SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1434
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
1434
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1434
BID:
$OPDX.1434
October 7, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by
BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Murfreesboro,
Tennessee
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern
Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR
Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, WA2HZR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The
Daily DX, W5JON,
WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter,
DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5RM, F5NQL,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, MDXC, RN3RQ,
RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly,
SP6DVP, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster
Network for the
week of Sunday, 29th/September, through Sunday, 6th/October
there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA,
3V, 3W,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P,
8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6,
A7,
A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D4,
DL, DU, E3, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
ET,
EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,
HA,
HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7,
J8,
JA, JT, JW, JY, K, 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, PY, PZ,
S0,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR,
TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M,
VP2V,
VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, 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). The current list of operators for the
3B8MU
Mauritius (AF-049) Multi-Multi entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November
23-24th) includes the following: Olof/G0CKV, David/K1ZZ,
Denny/KX7M,
Rich/N6AA, Martin/N6VI and Arthur/W6XD. QSL via LoTW or M0OXO.
The team
is expected to be there between November 18-29th. No other details
were
provided.
9H, MALTA. Operators Rene/DL2JRM and Robert/DM7XX will
be active as 9H9XX
during the Worked All Germany (WAG) Contest (October
19-20th). QSL via
DL2JRM.
9J, ZAMBIA. Mario, IK1MYT, is expected to be
active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka
by the time you read this. The length of his
stay is not known. Activity
will be on 40/20/15/10 meters using SSB. QSL via
IK2MYT.
9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K during the
CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)
entry.
QSL via EC6DX or LoTW.
CB1, CHILE. Members of the Antofagasta
Contest Group will be active as
CB1H during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Multi-? entry.
QSL via CB1H, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or
ClubLog's OQRS.
CN44, MOROCCO (Special Event). Members of the Groupe de
Radioamateurs
CN8/Morocco will be active as CN44MS from Tan-Tan, Sahara,
between November
1-12th. Activity is to celebrate the 44th anniversary of La
Marche Verte.
QSL via RW6HS.
CP, BOLIVIA. Antonio, EA5RM, will once
again be active as CP1XRM from
Bolivia between November 10-30th, working as
Solidaridad Medica and
Radioamateurs Without Frontiers NGO volunteer. He
plans to be on the air
during his spare time on 40-10 meters using SSB and
the Digital modes.
He may also be on 60 meters. QSL via EA5RM.
D4,
CAPE VERDE. Eric, OE4AAC, will be active as D44C from Santa Maria,
Sal Island
(AF-086), between November 17-30th. Activity will be on various
HF bands, and
an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th).
QSL via OE4AAC or
ClubLog's OQRS.
D68CCC COMOROS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Members of the
Mediterraneo DX
Club (MDXC) will be active as D68CCC from Comoros Island
(AF-007) between
October 21st and November 2nd. The following was posted on
their FaceBook
page (https://www.facebook.com/d68ccc/),
October 1st:
Here we are! Yes just few steps more and the multinational
team of
the Mediterraneo Dx Club is ready to fire the radios with their
signals
from Comoros Islands under the callsign of D68CCC. Their usual
inter-
national DXped will be on air from 21st October to 1st November.
The
leader IZ8CCW and the co-leader I2VGW are checking once again all
items
and so you make the same at home and be ready. Donation will be very
very
welcomed and QSL via IK2VUC. Official site: www.mdxc.org/d68ccc
DXCC'S MOST
WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on
ClubLog as of October 2nd. 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
FG,
GUADELOUPE. Philippe, F1DUZ, will once again be active as FG4KH
from
Guadeloupe (NA-102) between October 14-29th. Activity will be on
80/40/
20/1715/12/10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign,
direct
or by the Bureau.
HC, ECUADOR. Members of Quito Radio Club will
be active as HC0E from
Ecuador during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Multi-
Multi entry. QSL via HC1QRC, direct or by the
Bureau.
HC, ECUADOR. Antonio "Toni", EA5RM, plans to be in Ecuador
between December
2nd and January 5th. He will be on the air during his spare
time mainly as
HC3/EA5RM from Loja, and perhaps also as HC2/EA5RM from
Guayaquil. His
activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL
via his home callsign.
HS0, THAILAND. Lars, SM6NT, will
once again be active as HS0ZME from Hua
Hin between November 12th and April
6th (2020). Activity will be on 40-10
meters using CW. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-017.
Markus, DJ4EL, will be active from Yomitan, Okinawa, between
October 13-25th. His (JR6) callsign is pending upon his arrival
(possibly JR6/DJ4EL). Activity will be on 20m using a Quad an-
tenna (other bands are possible, if propagation allows) using
50
watts. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch
is
Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/rapanuiman
AS-147. Makoto, JI5RPT, will be active as JI5RPT/8 from Okushiri
Island
between October 19-20th. Activity will be on 630m (475 kHz)
to
10 meters. The "630m Band" will mainly be the JT9 mode. QSL
via
his home callsign. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog.
AS-206. Members of the Nara DX Association will be active as
JK3ZXK/2
from Suga Island between October 12-14th. Operators
mentioned
are Tosy/JA3FGJ, Hid/JA3KGF and Joe/JJ3PRT. Activity
will be
on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They will focus on
EU
and NA. QSL via a famous YL DXer JP3AYQ direct only. No
Bureau.
AS-206. Operators Masa/JG1LFF, Ryo/JG3DOR, Yoshi/JJ2ONH and YJ
Kaori/
JR2NMA will be active as homecall/2 from Shino Island for
only
a few hours (sometime between 0100-0730 UTC) on October
20th.
Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL
via
their home callsigns.
EU-039. Operators
Bastien/F4EYQ and Fabien/F4GYM, members of the F6KOP
Radio Club de
Provins, will be active as F4EYQ/P and F4GYM/P
from Grande Ile de
Chausey between October 19-25th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes
(RTTY, PSK, FT8). QSL via
their home callsigns, by the Bureau
or direct.
EU-138.
Fred, SM7DAY, is once again active as SM7DAY/P from Senoren
Island
until October 12th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8.
QSL via
his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's
OQRS.
SA-100. The 3G1DX operation from Pajaros Rocks that was to be
active
for 3 days sometime around October 18-23rd, has been
cancelled.
The team reports on their Web page, September 30th, at
0437z:
"After long and exhausting negotiations with the Chilean
Navy
we have been informed that they have denied the permit to
land
on the island. With the tickets and licenses in hands, all
the
gear packed and the logistics planned, regretfully, we
have
now cancelled the operation.
All the
donations will be refund to the sponsors and donors.
According to
the Chilean Navy standing it is our humble opinion
that the
activation of this IOTA Group will not occur in the
next few
years."
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......
JW, SVALBARD. Operators
Erling/LA6VM, Halvard/LA7XK and Just/LA9DL will
be active as JW6VM, JW7XK and
JW9DL, respectively, from the JW5E radio
club cottage in Longyearbyen,
Svalbard (EU-026), between October 9-14th.
Activity will be on various HF
bands and modes. QSL via operator's home
callsign. They will also be active
as JW5X during the Schandinavian
Activity SSB Contest (October 12-13th). QSL
JW5X via LA5X, direct, by
the Bureau, LoTW, eQSL, or ClubLog.
ADDED
NOTES FOR SATELLITE OPS. Halvard, LA7XK, will be active as JW7XK
via FO-29,
starting Wednesday, Oct 9th, to Friday, Oct.11th, during his
local evenings
between 1630Z and 0100Z. His WW Locator is JQ78. His best
takeoff will be
from 240 degrees via west and north to about 34 degrees.
In that sector the
elevation will be 1 to 2 degrees. The team has rented
a car up there and will
drive west from the city out past the airport
for the best takeoff. They
should be able to work most of USA and Canada,
and also Alaska. They will
alternate between SSB and CW, using an IC-9700
and an Arrow antenna. Please
spread the word in the North American satellite
community.
MD, ISLE
OF MAN. David, G3NKC, will be active as MD4K during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest
(October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry, and the CQWW
DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
G3NKC.
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
PJ2, CURACAO. Operators Roberto/CE3CT, Geoff/W0CG, Ed/K8IV,
Peter/K8PGJ,
Egon/KF4DX, Ray/ND8L, Jim/W8WTS and Bob/VE4GV will be active as
PT2T from
the Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point contest
station
on Curacao Island (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) during the CQWW DX SBB
Contest
(October 26-27th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL PJ2T via W3HNK.
Outside
the contest, operators will probably be signing PJ2/homecall or
their
own personal PJ2 callsign. QSL via their home callsigns.
PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators Jeff/KU8E, John/K4BAI and Scott/NE9U will be
active
as PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/NE9U from the "PJ4G Radio House" on
Bonaire
(SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between November 19-26th. Activity will
include
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-Single entry
signing
as PJ4A. QSL PJ4A (also LoTW), PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI.
QSL
PJ4/NE9U via NE9U. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com
Also, look at:
http://ku8e.com/Radio/pj4a.php
PROPAGATION
FORECAST/REPORT (October 7-13th).......
Oct/07th AN Oct/10th AN
Oct/12th AN
Oct/08th AN Oct/11th AN Oct/13th HN
Oct/09th
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
PY0F,
FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Members of the Noronha Contest Group will be
active as
PY0F from Fernando de Noronha Island (SA-003) during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest
(October 26-27th), possibly as a Multi-Single/High-Power
entry but not yet
decided. The team will be active between October 22-29th.
There will be some
activity during the week before the contest on 160-10
meters (as time allows;
maintenance) using mainly SSB and FT8. QSL via
PY7RP direct or ClubLog's
OQRS. No Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to
LoTW. For more details and
updates, see: https://py0f.wordpress.com
PZ,
SURINAME. Members of the "Team Parbo" Contest Group will be active
as PZ5K
from Lelydorp during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (Oct 26-27th) as a
Multi-Op
entry. QSL via G3NKC. Look for some operations before and after
the contest -
all modes. No other details provided.
QSL INFO AND
NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(October 6th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3W9KJ via SP5APW (O/L) I/DL6GCA/P via DL6GCA PH100ADL via (PA-B/e)
5H3CA via RC5A IQ9SY via IT9NVA PI4MRC via PD2PN
5H3RRC
via RC5A IR8SRE via IZ8XJJ PJ2MAN via EC5AHA (d)
5Q7DX
via PA7JWC & (L) L60ESC via LU7DUE & (L) PS36OKT via PY2AA
9A01GPPVC via 9A5WW LZ73TRC via LZ1YE SN110WM via SP3PGS
A35JT via M0OXO (O) MS0ORK/P via GM0WED (d) SN120OSP via SP4CUF
A82X via I2YSB & (L) OC19IARU via OA4O SV5/SM8C via SM0CMH &
(L)
A82Z via I2YSB & (L) OE8/DL1MKW via DL1MKW SV9/DJ9XB via
DJ9XB & (L)
CS5CRE via CS5CRE (B/d/L/e) OH0/R1BEV via R1BEV
TA3/UA9CDC via G3SWH (d)
DK0ERZ via DG0MKO OL19CAMP via
OK1MP TC16DOGA via YM3KB
DL/HA7UL/P via HA7UL (d/L) OL4ACF via
OK1AR TC3COTA via TA3CX
DL/HB9CGA/P via HB9CGA OL5DIG via
OK1AR TF/PD4L via PD4L
DL70AFUG via DM4EAX & (L) OL9A via
OK2ZAW & (L) TO80SP via DL7DF
EA6TS via EA6AZ and LoTW OZ/DK2AJ via
DK2AJ & (L) UT5C via UX7CQ
EW/LY2SL via LY2SL & (L) P49X via
W0YK (d/L) WC1X/VE2 via WC1X (d)
HB0/DF3FS via DF3FS (d/L) PA350RB via
PA2CVD & (e) WW0WWV via WW0WWV (O/L)
HI9/F5PLR via F5PLR & (L)
PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (O) ZZ40ZT via PT7ZT (d/L)
(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/VP2V/N5AQ
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VP2VEM
K7TRI QSL STATUS. Cezar, VE3LYC, reports: This is to update you that
these
cards had been printed, and were shipped by Alfio (IT9EJW) yes-
terday, Oct
2nd. They should arrive here in a couple of weeks or so.
Meanwhile, on
behalf of the K7TRI team, I would like to invite everyone
who wishes to
receive his card directly to submit a request. This will
guarantee that his
QSL will be mailed as soon as the cards arrive from
the printing
house.
NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the
QSL
Manager for Yuriesky García Meriño, CO5WE, who lives in Cardenas
Matanzas.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G2HO, FP/KV1J, KG4DY, MD/OP2D,
SV9FBM, S79VU
and VP8NO
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CY9C, GU3HFN,
R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204),
RW0IM/p (AS-059) and SF2CW
(EU-192)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5B4ALJ, 6W/IK5BSC, 6Y0ND, 6Y0W,
8Q7DW,
9K2OD, AN92EXPO, CE3NN, CO2RQ, CR2S, CW18FWC, DA2018LH, DJ70WAE,
DL70AFUG,
DM125FS, DM2025C, DM65MVP, DM775FLD, DQ800HRO, EH40CE, EO26U,
EO27U,
EO32U, EP/OE3GEA, FG4KH, FG8NY, FS/KH8Z, HB0WR, HF160MD,
HH2/PY2PT,
KH8Z, NP3K, OE100SGU, OE17WCB, OZ100DVI, PF2018LWD, PQ5M
(SA-027),
PS0F, PY0F/PY7RP, PY0FW, PY7RP/6 (SA-080), PY7RP/P (SA-046),
S21R,
S5100ANWW, S510PMC, SM80FOC, SO17TSR, TK/OO9O, TM12FAJ, TM63ASM,
TM80FOC,
TO2FH, UN5GM, UN5P, UN7BEW, UN7ID, UN7ZAG, XR208C, XX9B, YI0MTU,
YI3WHR,
YO14IPA, YT100SG, YT72AV, YU72LP, Z370M, ZP4KFX, ZP6ARO, ZR2A,
ZV2CV
(SA-028), ZX5B (SA-088) and ZY8D (SA-072)
--- We would like to
see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
to send in their
info....
S7, SEYCHELLES (Update). Operators Leszek/SP6CIK and
Janusz/SP9FIH will
be active as S79CI and S79W, respectively, from Seychelles
between October
18-29th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8.
Also, look for Janusz, SP9FIH, to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??m) entry signing S79W. QSL
via
their home callsigns or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and
updates,
watch: http://s79.dxpeditions.org
T8,
PALAU. Ichiro, JH7IPR, will once again be active as T88UW from the
VIP Guest
Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between
October 10-16th.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes (FSK,
JT65, JT9 and FT8). QSL T88UW via JH7IPR, direct,
by the Bureau, eQSL, LoTW
or ClubLog.
TM20, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club de
Vineuil (F6KJX)
will be active as TM20CI on the following weeks and weekends:
October
26-27th, November 1-11th and November 23-24th. Activity is to
commemorate
the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. QSL via
F6KJX.
V3, BELIZE. Rev. Emilio, AG4T, has been in Belize and active as
V31AG
since September 20th. He has been operating from Corozal Town. The
length
of his stay is unknown. His QRZ.com page states, "The station is
very
simple consisting of a Yaesu FT-891 and a multi-band dipole fed
with
open line and tuner. I also have an MFJ -2982 ground mounted
vertical
with radials that should be operational on 80-20 meters. My
favorite
bands and frequencies are 7022 kHz and 14022 kHz, but sometimes I
venture
to other locations. Very rarely I will operate SSB, so look forward
to
a CW QSO." QSL via AG4T.
V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON, will once
again be active as V47JA from his
Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies
vacation home, located 200 feet from
the Caribbean Sea, between October
16-22nd. Activity will be on 160-6
meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8.
Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP,
FT857D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John
states his antennas are
a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m, 33' Vertical 10-40m, 35'
Top Loaded 80m
Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m 5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to
W5JON
direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. John states to OPDX, "Just a
quick
five day visit to get the QTH ready for V49V Contest Group's
operation
in the CQWW SSB Contest (Oct. 26/27)." See OPDX.1416 for
details."
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 (October
18th-
November 4th), SP7VC (October 18-28th) and SP5ES (October
28th-November
4th). Activity will be on various HF bands. Modes: Jacek/SP5EAQ
(SSB
exclusively); Mek/SP7VC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES (CW).
Jacek/
SP5EAQ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th).
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 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
VP6R
PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). On September 29th, the
following
was posted on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition VP6R Web page
(https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates)
[edited]: We are pleased to
announce our pilot station network for the
Pitcairn Island DXpedition.
Our pilot station system is in place to relay
your reports, concerns,
and advise to us through our pilot stations.
Initially, the information
most important to us will be when we are being
heard in your area. This
is especially true if there are openings to more
than one geographical
area at the same time and one of those areas has strong
signals that
obscure stations calling from the other areas. We need to
attend to
those weaker signals and your reports will help us do that.
With time your band and mode needs will be relayed to us through our
system.
Constructive criticism is welcome as well.
Our system is somewhat
"Eurocentric," with north, south, east, and
western Europe each having a
representative in our system. We do this
because needs for a VP6 contact are
greater in Europe and European signals
may be "under" stronger signals from
other geographical areas.
Our chief and North American pilot is Jerry,
WB9Z. He will be supported
by JJ3PRT, OG2M, R7LV, G3XTT, EA3AKP, IK0FVC,
NP4G, ZS1C, and ZL3IO.
Please go to our Pilots and Off-Island Team Members
page for more details.
We want you in our log and we want you to have fun
working us.
On October 3rd, the following was also posted: We have
added Lance,
W7GJ, to our off island team. He will be our EME pilot, helping
to maximize
our effectiveness on 6 meter EME.
We have also formalized
our FT8 protocol. You can find the details on
the "How to Work VP6R" page.
Read and study them carefully. We also suggest
you use the link on this page
to read "The FT8 DXpedition User Guide" by
Joe Taylor, K1JT.
XZ,
MYANMAR . Yuki, JH1NBN, who makes frequent trips back and forth from
Yangon,
Myanmar, and Japan, will be active as XZ2C until October 12th.
Activity will
be limited (due to work) on 15/12/10/6 meters on SSB and
FT8, but must run
QRP (25w). QSL via his home callsign.
YJ, VANUATU (Reminder). By the time
you read this, Oleh, KD7WPJ, will be
active as YJ0BCP from Efate Island
(OC-035) until October 10th. Activity
will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB,
and FT8. QSL via KD7WPJ for CW and
SSB contacts, LoTW for FT8
contacts.
Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. James, VK4GKA (ex-P29HG), is now active as
Z81C from
Juba until December 31st, but one source states that he will reside
there
for at least 18 months. His activity will be on SSB and limited as time
permits. QSL info TBD.
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS
(Update). The ZK3A team will con-
tinue until October 11th. Activity is on
various bands and modes using
CW, SSB, FT8, RTTY and 6m EME, including the
60m band. They state, "We
originally were going to utilize the ClubLog Live
Stream logging, but
due to the very expensive cost of the internet on the
island, we decided
not to use this feature. Logs are uploaded to ClubLog once
per day!"
QSL via YT1AD direct, OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6
months
after DXpedition). For more details and updates,
see:
https://tokelau2019.com
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Saturday, October 05, 2019
ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-279
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
* New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
* Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
* AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
* SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-279.01
ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 279.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
October 06, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-279.01
AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
On or about October 9, AO-7 will enter a period of full
illumination that will last until approximately December 2.
During this time, the satellite's onboard timer should switch
it between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode
B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours.
To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the
AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at
https://www.amsat.org/status/.
Reporting observations during the first few days of the full
illumination period will be helpful for determining the approximate
time of the daily mode change.
Historical information on AO-7's systems, including the functioning
of the 24 hour timer, and operational plans can be found in the
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Technical Operations Plan And Experimenter's Guide,
available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-AO-7.
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting):
Uplink: 145.850 - 145.950 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.400 - 29.500 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 29.5020 MHz CW
Mode U/V (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting):
Uplink: 432.125 - 432.175 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 145.975 - 145.925 MHz SSB/CW
Mode U/V (B) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 145.975 MHz CW
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink 435.100 MHz CW
Additional frequency details are also posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/
[ANS thanks AMSAT Operations for the above information.]
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Don't miss the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium
October 18-20 in Arlington, VA.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
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2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
An on-line registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through October 11, 2019
per the following schedule:
Registration September 16, 2019 - October 11, 2019 is $65 (on-line).
Registration at the Door is $70.
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the
Proceedings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for
$25.00. Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a
hard copy, if there are any left over. The digital version of the
Proceedings will be made available on the online store shortly
after the Symposium concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]
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New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS
anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2020 and
December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the
exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities,
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes
in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS
and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
Please direct any questions to
ariss dot us dot education at gmail dot com.
[ANS thanks the 2019 ARISS for the above information.]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period September 1, 2019 through October 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL Sep Oct
WC7V 1200 1218
N9EAT 550 706
AA8CH 584 620
N3GS 525 597
WD9EWK (DM43) 575 585
VE7CEW 428 478
K9UO 450 475
KK4YEL 300 400
AD0HJ 300 325
PS8ET 274 303
WI4T 101 301
N7EGY 250 300
K7VNE New 150
KS1G 102 134
N7AME 125 127
N4QX 106 120
KJ4M New 102
N4BAF New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact Ron Parsons,
W5RKN off-list at@.com and he will revise
the announcement. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that
are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]
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Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE reports that amateurs will
be allowed to use 2,400.050 to 2,409.500 MHz for QO-100 (Es’hail-2)
geostationary satellite contacts until Dec 26, 2020.
A translation of the URE post says:
At the request of the Spanish Amateur Radio Union (URE), last March
the Secretary of State for Digital Advance authorized until
September 26, 2019 under certain conditions and on a temporary and
experimental basis the realization of emissions from the amateur
service in the frequency band 2400,050 to 2409,500 MHz.
The URE has again requested the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance the extension of the aforementioned administrative
authorization for a period of one year.
On September 26, the Resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance is approved by the resolution Authorize until
December 26, 2020 to the holders of amateur radio authorizations, the
realization of emissions from the amateur service in the frequency
band 2,400,050 to 2,409,500 MHz., With a maximum eirp of 1500 watts
and using directive antennas with a gain not less than 22.5 dBi, from
authorized amateur radio stations located anywhere in the national
territory to the QO-100 satellite located in the 25.9ºE orbital
position of the geostationary orbit.
See the resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital Advance at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Spain.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
The Secunda Amateur Radio Club in South Africa will be launching a
high-altitude balloon on Saturday 12 October 2019. AMSAT SA will
have two payloads, Kletskous and AfriCUBE. Both transponders are
part of the AMSAT SA CubeSat programme and will be tested on the
BACAR 7 balloon.
The Kletskous transponder which has been developed and built by
Leon Lessing, ZS6LMG has an uplink on 435,155 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz
and a downlink on 145,865 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz. It is a linear
transponder supporting FM and SSB transmissions.
AfriCUBE, the brainchild of Anton Janovsky, ZR6AIC has an uplink on
435,100 MHz plus/minus 40 kHz and a downlink on 145,950 MHz
plus/minus 40 kHz. AfriCUBE supports several modes including FM,
SSB, SSTV and CW. Please consult the band plan and ground station
requirements on www.amsatsa.org.za. A voice beacon will operate on
10,480 GHz with the call sign ZS6BZP.
Additional payloads will also transmit RTTY telemetry on 434,650 MHz
and 1,296,600 MHz CW. The Hammies club has built a SSTV payload oper-
ating on 144.500 MHz. Standard APRS on 144.800 MHz is also available.
The 10 GHz band is also active with a beacon. ZS6WBT will have a
voice beacon on 145.550 MHz reading out flight information. ZS6IIX
will be attempting an altitude and distance record for 868 MHz
LORAWAN equipment.
Please send all the telemetry and SSTV info decoded to
admin@stratosfeer.co.za. The BACAR team will send you a certificate
of participation as well. For the final detail frequencies and
latest flight predictions from Wednesday 9 October 2019 visit
www.sarl.org.za and www.amsatsa.org.za frequently before the flight.
[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2019-10-5 for the above
information]
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SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
An SSTV event employing the Russian MAI-75 experiment is planned for
October 9 from 09:50 to 14:00 UTC and on Oct 10 from 08:55 to
15:15 UTC. The frequency will be 145.800 MHz and the mode will be
PD120 SSTV. For more details, visit the Amateur Radio on the ISS
(ARISS) Facebook page.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Briefly
MD (& DE?) W3ZM/3 (N8HM), Oct 6
DN05,DN06 KC7JPC & KI7UXT, Oct 6, 1500z-2100z, FM & Linears
DN03 - KI7UNJ, October 7, 1700Z to 1910Z, FM only
EL99 - K4WPX, October 11-12 (evening) and possibly morning/afternoon
on October 13; FM only
EM45,EM46 (possible EM45/46/55/56) - N4DCW, Oct0ber 13, 1616Z to
1810Z; FM only
EM25,EM35 - WI4T, October 15-16; holiday style
DN04 - KI7UNJ, October 21, 1653Z to 1910Z; FM only
EN67 WN9Q, Oct 8
+ CM79, do we need to say more? – October 7-9, 2019
Super Rover Ron, AD0DX, has a little vacation time to burn, so he’s
heading to CM79, October 7-9. Day 1 will be getting set up in camp
and scouting out the CM79/CM89/CN70/CN80 corner, so there is a slight
chance Ron will jump on a pass or two on October 7. Day 2 & 3
(October 8-9) are main days for operation. Steep terrain, lots of
trees, and a formidable ridgeline will ultimately decide his
operating position and pass availability, but the main objective is
CM79. FM and Linears. Limited (if any) cell coverage, but Ron will
Tweet when he can: https://twitter.com/ad0dx.
In addition, Ron will be driving up to Seattle via the 101 on his way
back home, with planned stops in CN70, CN71, CN72, CN73, and CN74.
+ Hungary (JN97) October 7-10, 2019
Pedro, CU2ZG, will be in Budapest on business, but he is bringing
his sat gear as HA/CU2ZG. FM only and subject to availability. Follow
Pedro on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/pdsousa.
+ Svalbard (JQ78) October 9-11, 2019
Halvard (LA7XK), along with Just (LA9DL) and Erling (LA6VM), are
going to Svalbard for the phone portion of the Scandinavian Activity
Contest (SAC). They will arrive in JW mid-day on Wednesday October 9
and return mid-day on Monday October 14.
They will be QRV via FO-29 from Wednesday October 9 to Friday
October 11 during the local evenings between 1630Z and 0100Z. Call
sign will be JW7XK and the locator is JQ78. Our best takeoff will be
from 240 degrees via west and north to about 34 degrees. In that
sector the elevation will be 1 to 2 degrees. We are renting a car up
there and will drive west from the city out passed the airport for
the best takeoff. We should be able to work most of USA and Canada
and also Alaska. They will alternate between SSB and CW, using an
IC-9700 and an Arrow antenna.
+ #AMSATandAngling (DM15, DM06) October 11-13, 2019
Ed, KN6DBC, is going fishing (literally), but he is bring gear to
work FM Satellites. October 11 he’ll be in DM15, and October 12 and
13 in DM06. Visit Ken’s Twitter feed for specific pass schedule and
further updates: https://twitter.com/KN6DBC.
+ Central California (CM95, CM96, DM05, DM06) – October 19, 2019
David AD7DB will re-visit the four grids near Kettleman City CA.
AO-91, AO-92, SO-50 will be used, with eastern passes a priority.
Maybe PO-101 if it’s on, and AO-85 if it’s not too finicky. Contacts
will be put on LOTW following the trip.
Updates on Twitter https://twitter.com/ad7db.
+ Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away – BK28. Keep an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
+ Completed Contacts
The Southwest State University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia, direct
via UB3WCL
The ISS callsign was RSØISS.
The astronaut was Aleksey Ovchinin .
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 14:35 UTC.
UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via A68MBR
The ISS callsign was RSØISS.
The astronaut was Hazza Al Mansour.
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 11:20 UTC.
+ Upcoming Contacts
School in Russia TBD direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 06:05 UTC
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 08:25 UTC
Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 12:51:26 UTC 27 deg
Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org
Collège Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 14:29:21 UTC 53 deg
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ FO-29 Update
From JARL FO-29 control center as of October 3, 2019:
FO-29 Transponder will be available until under voltage control
activates in the CW telemetry. The current schedule is as follows
(UTC date and time):
1
October 5, 06:40-15:00
October 6, 07:25-17:35
October 12, 05:30-15:35
October 13, 08:00-14:40
October 19, 07:45-14:25
October 20, 05:10-15:15
[ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for the above information.]
+ ESA Academy Hosts CubeSat Academy
ESA Academy hosted the CubeSats Hands-On Training Week 2019. The
training ran from September 16 - 20, 2019. It was held at ESA
Academy's Training and Learning Centre, ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. The
event was attended by twenty-six university students from fifteen
different ESA Member States and Canada.
The Training Week had a clear objective: transfer hands-on knowledge
to university students who are keen to start their own educational
CubeSat initiatives, or who are already at the conceptual or
preliminary design stage of a CubeSat project at university.
The full article posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-ESA-Academy.
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
+ Cubesat Developers 2020 Workshop Announced
Cubesat has announced its 2020 Developers Workshop will be held
May 4–6, 2020 at the California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Performing Arts Center,
San Luis Obispo, CA. Workshop details are available at
cubesat-workshop@calpoly.edu.
[ANS thanks Cubesat for the above information.]
+ Cal Poly Aerospace Engineering Professor and Computer Engineering
Student Help Cambodian High School’s Quest to Launch Nation’s
First CubeSat
A two-person team from Cal Poly helped the Cambodian space program
get off the ground in August. The pair traveled to the capital city
of Phnom Penh to assist a group of high school seniors, with the goal
to install and test the students’ ground station for tracking
satellites — not to launch a national program. But they were happy to
play a role in the potentially history-making student project as
well as the bigger picture of lifting the nation into orbit. An
excellent story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Cal-Poly.
[ANS thanks Cal Poly News for the above information.]
+ Santa Rosa Middle School ARISS Contact Gets Good Press
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat gave the Middle School's ARISS
contact on October 1, 2019 excellent coverage. Read the article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Santa-Rosa.
[ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information.]
+ The Rise of the Smallsat Gaining Traction
Satellites of less than 180 kilograms are becoming increasingly
popular because of their ability to enable new technologies and
achieve revolutionary results. No longer used exclusively by
government agencies, satellites — and in particular — small
satellites (smallsats) are gaining in popularity with the private
sector. SatMag describes the current trend and why the use of
smallsats is on the rise. Read the full article at
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=8941393.
[ANS thanks SatMag.com for the above information.]
+ World Space Week, 4-10 October
The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space
Week (WSW) will be held each year from October 4-10. The dates were
in recognition of the October 4, 1957 launch of the first human-made
Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space
exploration and the October 10, 1967 signing of the Treaty on
Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial
Bodies. The theme for World Space Week 2019 is "The Moon: Gateway
to the Stars".
During World Space Week space education and outreach events are
organized by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools,
planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world. Find an
event near you at
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/outreach/events/wsw/index.html
[ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
for the above information.]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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ANS-279
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
* New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
* Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
* AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
* SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
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ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 279.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
October 06, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-279.01
AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019
On or about October 9, AO-7 will enter a period of full
illumination that will last until approximately December 2.
During this time, the satellite's onboard timer should switch
it between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode
B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours.
To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the
AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at
https://www.amsat.org/status/.
Reporting observations during the first few days of the full
illumination period will be helpful for determining the approximate
time of the daily mode change.
Historical information on AO-7's systems, including the functioning
of the 24 hour timer, and operational plans can be found in the
AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Technical Operations Plan And Experimenter's Guide,
available at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-AO-7.
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting):
Uplink: 145.850 - 145.950 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.400 - 29.500 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 29.5020 MHz CW
Mode U/V (B) Linear Transponder (Inverting):
Uplink: 432.125 - 432.175 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 145.975 - 145.925 MHz SSB/CW
Mode U/V (B) TLM Beacon:
Downlink 145.975 MHz CW
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink 435.100 MHz CW
Additional frequency details are also posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/two-way-satellites/ao-7/
[ANS thanks AMSAT Operations for the above information.]
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Don't miss the 50th Anniversary AMSAT Space Symposium
October 18-20 in Arlington, VA.
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
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2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11
An on-line registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through October 11, 2019
per the following schedule:
Registration September 16, 2019 - October 11, 2019 is $65 (on-line).
Registration at the Door is $70.
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the
Proceedings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for
$25.00. Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a
hard copy, if there are any left over. The digital version of the
Proceedings will be made available on the online store shortly
after the Symposium concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]
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New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS
anticipates that the contact would be held between July 1, 2020 and
December 31, 2020. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the
exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities,
ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of
participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed
education plan.
The deadline to submit a proposal is November 30, 2019. Proposal
information and documents can be found at www.ariss.org.
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes
in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS
and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.
Please direct any questions to
ariss dot us dot education at gmail dot com.
[ANS thanks the 2019 ARISS for the above information.]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period September 1, 2019 through October 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
CALL Sep Oct
WC7V 1200 1218
N9EAT 550 706
AA8CH 584 620
N3GS 525 597
WD9EWK (DM43) 575 585
VE7CEW 428 478
K9UO 450 475
KK4YEL 300 400
AD0HJ 300 325
PS8ET 274 303
WI4T 101 301
N7EGY 250 300
K7VNE New 150
KS1G 102 134
N7AME 125 127
N4QX 106 120
KJ4M New 102
N4BAF New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact Ron Parsons,
W5RKN off-list at
the announcement. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that
are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]
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Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain
Spain’s national amateur radio society URE reports that amateurs will
be allowed to use 2,400.050 to 2,409.500 MHz for QO-100 (Es’hail-2)
geostationary satellite contacts until Dec 26, 2020.
A translation of the URE post says:
At the request of the Spanish Amateur Radio Union (URE), last March
the Secretary of State for Digital Advance authorized until
September 26, 2019 under certain conditions and on a temporary and
experimental basis the realization of emissions from the amateur
service in the frequency band 2400,050 to 2409,500 MHz.
The URE has again requested the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance the extension of the aforementioned administrative
authorization for a period of one year.
On September 26, the Resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital
Advance is approved by the resolution Authorize until
December 26, 2020 to the holders of amateur radio authorizations, the
realization of emissions from the amateur service in the frequency
band 2,400,050 to 2,409,500 MHz., With a maximum eirp of 1500 watts
and using directive antennas with a gain not less than 22.5 dBi, from
authorized amateur radio stations located anywhere in the national
territory to the QO-100 satellite located in the 25.9ºE orbital
position of the geostationary orbit.
See the resolution of the Secretary of State for Digital Advance at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Spain.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight
The Secunda Amateur Radio Club in South Africa will be launching a
high-altitude balloon on Saturday 12 October 2019. AMSAT SA will
have two payloads, Kletskous and AfriCUBE. Both transponders are
part of the AMSAT SA CubeSat programme and will be tested on the
BACAR 7 balloon.
The Kletskous transponder which has been developed and built by
Leon Lessing, ZS6LMG has an uplink on 435,155 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz
and a downlink on 145,865 MHz plus/minus 15 kHz. It is a linear
transponder supporting FM and SSB transmissions.
AfriCUBE, the brainchild of Anton Janovsky, ZR6AIC has an uplink on
435,100 MHz plus/minus 40 kHz and a downlink on 145,950 MHz
plus/minus 40 kHz. AfriCUBE supports several modes including FM,
SSB, SSTV and CW. Please consult the band plan and ground station
requirements on www.amsatsa.org.za. A voice beacon will operate on
10,480 GHz with the call sign ZS6BZP.
Additional payloads will also transmit RTTY telemetry on 434,650 MHz
and 1,296,600 MHz CW. The Hammies club has built a SSTV payload oper-
ating on 144.500 MHz. Standard APRS on 144.800 MHz is also available.
The 10 GHz band is also active with a beacon. ZS6WBT will have a
voice beacon on 145.550 MHz reading out flight information. ZS6IIX
will be attempting an altitude and distance record for 868 MHz
LORAWAN equipment.
Please send all the telemetry and SSTV info decoded to
admin@stratosfeer.co.za. The BACAR team will send you a certificate
of participation as well. For the final detail frequencies and
latest flight predictions from Wednesday 9 October 2019 visit
www.sarl.org.za and www.amsatsa.org.za frequently before the flight.
[ANS thanks the SARL weekly news in English 2019-10-5 for the above
information]
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SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019
An SSTV event employing the Russian MAI-75 experiment is planned for
October 9 from 09:50 to 14:00 UTC and on Oct 10 from 08:55 to
15:15 UTC. The frequency will be 145.800 MHz and the mode will be
PD120 SSTV. For more details, visit the Amateur Radio on the ISS
(ARISS) Facebook page.
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Briefly
MD (& DE?) W3ZM/3 (N8HM), Oct 6
DN05,DN06 KC7JPC & KI7UXT, Oct 6, 1500z-2100z, FM & Linears
DN03 - KI7UNJ, October 7, 1700Z to 1910Z, FM only
EL99 - K4WPX, October 11-12 (evening) and possibly morning/afternoon
on October 13; FM only
EM45,EM46 (possible EM45/46/55/56) - N4DCW, Oct0ber 13, 1616Z to
1810Z; FM only
EM25,EM35 - WI4T, October 15-16; holiday style
DN04 - KI7UNJ, October 21, 1653Z to 1910Z; FM only
EN67 WN9Q, Oct 8
+ CM79, do we need to say more? – October 7-9, 2019
Super Rover Ron, AD0DX, has a little vacation time to burn, so he’s
heading to CM79, October 7-9. Day 1 will be getting set up in camp
and scouting out the CM79/CM89/CN70/CN80 corner, so there is a slight
chance Ron will jump on a pass or two on October 7. Day 2 & 3
(October 8-9) are main days for operation. Steep terrain, lots of
trees, and a formidable ridgeline will ultimately decide his
operating position and pass availability, but the main objective is
CM79. FM and Linears. Limited (if any) cell coverage, but Ron will
Tweet when he can: https://twitter.com/ad0dx.
In addition, Ron will be driving up to Seattle via the 101 on his way
back home, with planned stops in CN70, CN71, CN72, CN73, and CN74.
+ Hungary (JN97) October 7-10, 2019
Pedro, CU2ZG, will be in Budapest on business, but he is bringing
his sat gear as HA/CU2ZG. FM only and subject to availability. Follow
Pedro on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/pdsousa.
+ Svalbard (JQ78) October 9-11, 2019
Halvard (LA7XK), along with Just (LA9DL) and Erling (LA6VM), are
going to Svalbard for the phone portion of the Scandinavian Activity
Contest (SAC). They will arrive in JW mid-day on Wednesday October 9
and return mid-day on Monday October 14.
They will be QRV via FO-29 from Wednesday October 9 to Friday
October 11 during the local evenings between 1630Z and 0100Z. Call
sign will be JW7XK and the locator is JQ78. Our best takeoff will be
from 240 degrees via west and north to about 34 degrees. In that
sector the elevation will be 1 to 2 degrees. We are renting a car up
there and will drive west from the city out passed the airport for
the best takeoff. We should be able to work most of USA and Canada
and also Alaska. They will alternate between SSB and CW, using an
IC-9700 and an Arrow antenna.
+ #AMSATandAngling (DM15, DM06) October 11-13, 2019
Ed, KN6DBC, is going fishing (literally), but he is bring gear to
work FM Satellites. October 11 he’ll be in DM15, and October 12 and
13 in DM06. Visit Ken’s Twitter feed for specific pass schedule and
further updates: https://twitter.com/KN6DBC.
+ Central California (CM95, CM96, DM05, DM06) – October 19, 2019
David AD7DB will re-visit the four grids near Kettleman City CA.
AO-91, AO-92, SO-50 will be used, with eastern passes a priority.
Maybe PO-101 if it’s on, and AO-85 if it’s not too finicky. Contacts
will be put on LOTW following the trip.
Updates on Twitter https://twitter.com/ad7db.
+ Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away – BK28. Keep an eye on Alex’s Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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ARISS Activities & Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule
+ Completed Contacts
The Southwest State University of Kursk, Kursk, Russia, direct
via UB3WCL
The ISS callsign was RSØISS.
The astronaut was Aleksey Ovchinin .
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 14:35 UTC.
UAE school #2 with Space Flight participant, direct via A68MBR
The ISS callsign was RSØISS.
The astronaut was Hazza Al Mansour.
Contact was successful Saturday, September 28, 2019, 11:20 UTC.
+ Upcoming Contacts
School in Russia TBD direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is TBD
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 06:05 UTC
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The scheduled astronaut is Aleksey Ovchinin
Contact is go for Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 08:25 UTC
Bampton School, Bampton, United Kingdom, direct via G2LV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Drew Morgan KI5AAA
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 12:51:26 UTC 27 deg
Watch for live stream at https://live.ariss.org
Collège Robert Doisneau, Sarralbe, France, direct via F6KFT
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP
Contact is go for: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 14:29:21 UTC 53 deg
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ FO-29 Update
From JARL FO-29 control center as of October 3, 2019:
FO-29 Transponder will be available until under voltage control
activates in the CW telemetry. The current schedule is as follows
(UTC date and time):
1
October 5, 06:40-15:00
October 6, 07:25-17:35
October 12, 05:30-15:35
October 13, 08:00-14:40
October 19, 07:45-14:25
October 20, 05:10-15:15
[ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA for the above information.]
+ ESA Academy Hosts CubeSat Academy
ESA Academy hosted the CubeSats Hands-On Training Week 2019. The
training ran from September 16 - 20, 2019. It was held at ESA
Academy's Training and Learning Centre, ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. The
event was attended by twenty-six university students from fifteen
different ESA Member States and Canada.
The Training Week had a clear objective: transfer hands-on knowledge
to university students who are keen to start their own educational
CubeSat initiatives, or who are already at the conceptual or
preliminary design stage of a CubeSat project at university.
The full article posted at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-ESA-Academy.
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
+ Cubesat Developers 2020 Workshop Announced
Cubesat has announced its 2020 Developers Workshop will be held
May 4–6, 2020 at the California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo Cal Poly Performing Arts Center,
San Luis Obispo, CA. Workshop details are available at
cubesat-workshop@calpoly.edu.
[ANS thanks Cubesat for the above information.]
+ Cal Poly Aerospace Engineering Professor and Computer Engineering
Student Help Cambodian High School’s Quest to Launch Nation’s
First CubeSat
A two-person team from Cal Poly helped the Cambodian space program
get off the ground in August. The pair traveled to the capital city
of Phnom Penh to assist a group of high school seniors, with the goal
to install and test the students’ ground station for tracking
satellites — not to launch a national program. But they were happy to
play a role in the potentially history-making student project as
well as the bigger picture of lifting the nation into orbit. An
excellent story can be read at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Cal-Poly.
[ANS thanks Cal Poly News for the above information.]
+ Santa Rosa Middle School ARISS Contact Gets Good Press
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat gave the Middle School's ARISS
contact on October 1, 2019 excellent coverage. Read the article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-Santa-Rosa.
[ANS thanks JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM for the above information.]
+ The Rise of the Smallsat Gaining Traction
Satellites of less than 180 kilograms are becoming increasingly
popular because of their ability to enable new technologies and
achieve revolutionary results. No longer used exclusively by
government agencies, satellites — and in particular — small
satellites (smallsats) are gaining in popularity with the private
sector. SatMag describes the current trend and why the use of
smallsats is on the rise. Read the full article at
http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=8941393.
[ANS thanks SatMag.com for the above information.]
+ World Space Week, 4-10 October
The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space
Week (WSW) will be held each year from October 4-10. The dates were
in recognition of the October 4, 1957 launch of the first human-made
Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space
exploration and the October 10, 1967 signing of the Treaty on
Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial
Bodies. The theme for World Space Week 2019 is "The Moon: Gateway
to the Stars".
During World Space Week space education and outreach events are
organized by space agencies, aerospace companies, schools,
planetaria, museums, and astronomy clubs around the world. Find an
event near you at
http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/outreach/events/wsw/index.html
[ANS thanks the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
for the above information.]
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membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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[425ENG] 425 DX News #1483
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October 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1483
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9J - Mario, IK1MYT expects to be active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka, Zambia
starting on 6 October. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA from Labuan Island
(OC-133), East Malaysia on 24-28 October, including participation
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX
NG3K]
CP - Once again Antonio, EA5RM will be working on a non-governmental
Organization's project in Bolivia on 10-30 November. In his spare
time he will operate SSB and digital modes on 40-10m as CP1XRM. QSL
via EA5RM. [TNX EA5RM]
D6 - A large team of Mediterraneo DX Club's members (namely 9A6AA,
DJ5IW, DL6KVA, DL8OBF, F6BPZ, I2VGW, IK4QJF, IT9ZZO, IZ2GNQ,
IZ3GNG, IZ8CCW, LB3TI, MW0ZZK, OE3JAG, ON4LO, ON7RN, YO5OED and
YO8WW) will be active as D68CCC from the Comoro Islands (AF-007)
from 21 October to 2 November [425DXN 1462]. They will run five
stations on the following target frequencies:
CW 1823, 3519, 7010, 10109, 14019, 18069, 21029, 24891, 28019
SSB 3795, 7125, 14215, 18140, 21295, 24945, 28019
RTTY 3595, 7049, 10140, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24910, 28080
FT8 1840, 3567, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24910, 28080
Additionally, they will listen for US General class stations on
14280 kHz and up, JA stations on 160m CW down 5-6 kHz, JA stations
on 160m FT8 1908 kHz QSL via Club Log's OQRS, via IK2VUC (direct
or bureau) and LoTW. See http://www.mdxc.org/d68ccc for more
information.
F - Look for Fabien, F4GYM/p and Pierre-Marie, F4FCE/p to be active
from Grande Ile de Chausey (EU-039) on 19-25 October. They will
operate SSB, CW and digital modes (FT8, RTTY, PSK) on 80-10 metres.
QSL via home calls, bureau or direct.
F - Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da
Vinci, the Radio Club de Vineuil (F6KJX) will be active as TM20CI
(brilliant suffix for Francophones!) on 26-27 October, 1-11 Novem-
ber and 23-24 November. QSL via F6KJX.
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) 14-29 October. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on 80, 40,
20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ
(direct or bureau) [TNX The Daily DX]
HK - The Liga Radio Manizales (HK6RM) will be active as 5K6MZL on 5-14
October to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the city of Manizales
in the Caldas Department of Colombia. Activity will be on 160-2
metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, bureau, or
direct.
HK - Taking part in the commemorations of the 500th anniversary of the
death of Leonardo da Vinci, Colombian special event stations
5J500LDV, 5J500L, 5J500D and 5J500V will be active on 17-31
October. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or via HK3VHZ; logsearch on Club Log.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/5J500LDV for information about the
certificates that will be available.
JA - Members of the Nara DX Association (namely JA3FGJ, JA3KGF and
JJ3PRT) will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island (AS-206) on 12-
14 October. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-17 metres, with
a focus on Europe and North America. QSL via JP3AYQ (direct only).
[TNX NG3K]
JA - Ted, JF1CCH and Eiji, JQ1SUO will be active again as JF1CCH/0 and
JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island (AS-206) on 12-14 October. QSL via home
calls; JF1CCH/0's log will be uploaded to Club Log.
JA - JG1LFF/2, JG3DOR/2, JJ2ONH/2 and JR2NMA/2 (YL operator) will be
active holiday style from Shino Island (AS-206) for a few hours
(approximately between 01.00 and 07.30 UTC) on 20 October. They
will operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX
JN6RZM]
JW - Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW), JW9DL
(QSL via LA9DL and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active
from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 9-14 October. They will
participate in the SSB leg of the Scandinavian Activity Contest
(12-13 October) as JW5X (QSL via LA5X, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW).
Outside the contest they will also operate via satellite, mainly on
FO-29, during their local afternoon and evening passes. [TNX The
Daily DX]
ON - Radio amateurs and radio clubs from Belgium are allowed to replace
their standard prefix ON with special prefix OR from 25 October to
25 December. Additionally, special OR18 callsigns operated by club
stations include OR18ERA, OR18ONZ, OR18OSA and OR18OST. This is to
celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of
Brabant and future first-ever queen regnant of the Belgians.
PA - Members of PI9KLM (https://www.pi9klm.nl/), located at Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol, will be active as PA100KLM until 30 November to
mark the centenary of KLM, the flag carrier airline of the
Netherlands and the oldest airline in the world still operating
under its original name. QSL via the bureau to PA0WBZ.
P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 22-
29 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest;
outside the contest he will be QRV on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres.
QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PY0F - Julio, PP2BT and the PY0F Team (https://py0f.wordpress.com/) will
be active again from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 21-25 October.
Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (category to
be decided); outside the contest they will be QRV on 160-10 metres
when time allows, as they will be busy "installing antennas for 80
and 160m, RX antennas for the low bands and finalizing the assembly
of the station". QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to PY7RP.
[TNX PP2BT]
S7 - Leszek, SP6CIK as S79CI and Janusz, SP9FIH as S79W will be active
from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles (http://s79.dxpeditions.org) on 18-
29 October. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10
metres. Look for S79W to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via home calls.
SM - Fred, SM7DAY will be active again as SM7DAY/p from Senoren Island
(EU-138) on 5-12 October. He will operate "all bands, all modes"
(FT8 included). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct
or bureau).
SP - Celebrating their Golden Jubilee in Amateur Radio Dick, SP9GR will
be active as 3Z50GR from 1 October to 31 December 2019 (QSL via
home call), and Kris, SP6DVP will be active as 3Z50DVP from 15
October until 30 April 2020 (QSL via LoTW, or via home call).
T8 - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active again as T88UW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 10-16 October. Usually he operates mainly FT8, with CW and
SSB if conditions are good. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via
home call (direct or bureau).
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) on 16-22 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 160-6m.
QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VE - VY0ERC, the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located on Ellesmere
Island (NA-008), will be active again sometime in October-November.
QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
VP6 - The Pitcairn Island [425DXN 1454] DXpedition team (EA3HSO, EY8MM,
JR4OZR, K0IR, K0PC, K9CT, K9NW, N4GRN, N6HC, SM5AQD, W0GJ, W0VTT,
W6IZT and W8HC) will be active as VP6R from 18 October to 1
November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a
full-scale Multi-Multi entry. Plans are to operate CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8 (Fox & Hound) with "8 stations, each capable of maximum
legal power, with monoband Yagis for the high bands and verticals
with good radial systems and directional receive antennas for the
low bands". Announced frequencies are:
CW 1826.5 3523 7023 10108 14023 18069 21023 24891 28023
SSB - 3785 7082 - 14185 18130 21285 24955 28485
RTTY - 3580 7045 10142 14080 18099 21080 24911 28080
FT8 1836 3567 7056 10131 14090 18095 21091 24911 28091
VP6R will be also active on 6 metres FT8 (50323 kHz), 6m EME (see
https://pitcairndx.com for information) and 60m . The FT8 protocol
has been formalized, and details can be found on the "How to Work
VP6R" page.
The pilot station network for the DXpedition includes WB9Z (Chief
and North American pilot), EA3AKP (Western and Southern Europe),
G3XTT (Western Europe), IK0FVC (Southern Europe), JJ3PRT (Japan),
NP4G (South America and Caribbean), OG2M (Northern Europe), R7LV
(Eastern Europe), ZL3IO (Oceania), ZS1C (Africa) and W7GJ (EME
Pilot). Please go to the website's "Pilots and Off-Island Team
Members" page for the details. The pilot plan is somewhat
'Eurocentric', because needs for a VP6 contact are greater in
Europe, EU signals may be 'under' stronger signals from other
geographical areas, and Europe faces more substantial propagation
challenges which differ among the various parts of the continent.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
VU - Sporadically QRV since 29 August, AU19HFI is the special event
station for Hamfest India 2019, which will be held on 8-10 November
in Kanyakumari (http://hfi2019.com/). AU19HFI will be active on all
bands CW, SSB and digital modes until 10 November. QSL via VU3RSB.
W - Special event stations N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F, N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F
and N9F, plus KF2IRE and VA3FIRE (Canada) will be active on 6-12
October for the Fire Prevention Week 2019. QSL cards for all of the
FPW stations should be sent direct to Fire Prevention Week Special
Event, c/o Siemens Fire Safety USA, 8 Fernwood Road, Florham Park
NJ 07932, USA. See http://hamfire.com/ for more information on the
event.
Z8 - James, Z81C (formerly P29HG and VK4GKA) is a new operator in Juba,
South Sudan. He will be working for a non-governmental organization
for at least 18 months. James' preferred mode is SSB. QSL route to
be decided. [TNX The Daily DX]
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
3G1DX ---> "After long and exhausting negotiations with the Chilean Navy we
have been informed that they have denied the permit to land on the island",
the team announced on 30 September. With the tickets and licenses in hands,
all the gear packed and the logistics planned, regretfully, we have now to
cancel the operation". All donations are being refunded. 3G1DX was expected
to be QRV from Pajaros Rocks (SA-100, new one for IOTA) between 18 and 23
October [425DXN 1475].
+ SILENT KEY + Martha W. Henson, WN4FVU passed away on 1 October. She was
76, and became interested in Amateur Radio because of a desire to help her
husband Carl, WB4ZNH, operate from DX locations. During the Eighties and the
Nineties she was active from several rare places, notably Annobon Island
(3C0AC), Chad (TT8AC), Equatorial Guinea (3C1YL), Aves Island (4M0ARV),
Mauritania (5T5MH), Eritrea (9ER1TA) and Ethiopia (ET3YL).
QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0C, 9H1ET, 9M2TDX, AF2F/W4
(NA-067), C5DL, CE7/DL2OE (SA-018), CR2V, CY9C, D73G (AS-084), E51WL, EM1UA
(AN-006), HK1NA (SA-082), JY5IB, KA6RWL (NA-065), MJ/OK3RM, OL88YL, P29VCX
(OC-025), R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RI0BC
(AS-042), RI1ANP, RI1OM (EU-119), SF2CW (EU-192), SN10WFF, TO6OK, Z66X.
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****************************************************************************
425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit
Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
****************************************************************************
Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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No 1483
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
9J - Mario, IK1MYT expects to be active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka, Zambia
starting on 6 October. He will operate SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call. [TNX DX World]
9M6 - Saty, JE1JKL will be active again as 9M6NA from Labuan Island
(OC-133), East Malaysia on 24-28 October, including participation
in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS. [TNX
NG3K]
CP - Once again Antonio, EA5RM will be working on a non-governmental
Organization's project in Bolivia on 10-30 November. In his spare
time he will operate SSB and digital modes on 40-10m as CP1XRM. QSL
via EA5RM. [TNX EA5RM]
D6 - A large team of Mediterraneo DX Club's members (namely 9A6AA,
DJ5IW, DL6KVA, DL8OBF, F6BPZ, I2VGW, IK4QJF, IT9ZZO, IZ2GNQ,
IZ3GNG, IZ8CCW, LB3TI, MW0ZZK, OE3JAG, ON4LO, ON7RN, YO5OED and
YO8WW) will be active as D68CCC from the Comoro Islands (AF-007)
from 21 October to 2 November [425DXN 1462]. They will run five
stations on the following target frequencies:
CW 1823, 3519, 7010, 10109, 14019, 18069, 21029, 24891, 28019
SSB 3795, 7125, 14215, 18140, 21295, 24945, 28019
RTTY 3595, 7049, 10140, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24910, 28080
FT8 1840, 3567, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18103, 21080, 24910, 28080
Additionally, they will listen for US General class stations on
14280 kHz and up, JA stations on 160m CW down 5-6 kHz, JA stations
on 160m FT8 1908 kHz QSL via Club Log's OQRS, via IK2VUC (direct
or bureau) and LoTW. See http://www.mdxc.org/d68ccc for more
information.
F - Look for Fabien, F4GYM/p and Pierre-Marie, F4FCE/p to be active
from Grande Ile de Chausey (EU-039) on 19-25 October. They will
operate SSB, CW and digital modes (FT8, RTTY, PSK) on 80-10 metres.
QSL via home calls, bureau or direct.
F - Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da
Vinci, the Radio Club de Vineuil (F6KJX) will be active as TM20CI
(brilliant suffix for Francophones!) on 26-27 October, 1-11 Novem-
ber and 23-24 November. QSL via F6KJX.
FG - Once again Philippe, F1DUZ will be active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe
(NA-102) 14-29 October. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on 80, 40,
20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or via F1DUZ
(direct or bureau) [TNX The Daily DX]
HK - The Liga Radio Manizales (HK6RM) will be active as 5K6MZL on 5-14
October to celebrate the 170th anniversary of the city of Manizales
in the Caldas Department of Colombia. Activity will be on 160-2
metres SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, bureau, or
direct.
HK - Taking part in the commemorations of the 500th anniversary of the
death of Leonardo da Vinci, Colombian special event stations
5J500LDV, 5J500L, 5J500D and 5J500V will be active on 17-31
October. Look for activity on 80-10 metres CW, SSB and digital
modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL, or via HK3VHZ; logsearch on Club Log.
See https://www.qrz.com/db/5J500LDV for information about the
certificates that will be available.
JA - Members of the Nara DX Association (namely JA3FGJ, JA3KGF and
JJ3PRT) will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island (AS-206) on 12-
14 October. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40-17 metres, with
a focus on Europe and North America. QSL via JP3AYQ (direct only).
[TNX NG3K]
JA - Ted, JF1CCH and Eiji, JQ1SUO will be active again as JF1CCH/0 and
JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island (AS-206) on 12-14 October. QSL via home
calls; JF1CCH/0's log will be uploaded to Club Log.
JA - JG1LFF/2, JG3DOR/2, JJ2ONH/2 and JR2NMA/2 (YL operator) will be
active holiday style from Shino Island (AS-206) for a few hours
(approximately between 01.00 and 07.30 UTC) on 20 October. They
will operate CW and SSB on 80-6 metres. QSL via home calls. [TNX
JN6RZM]
JW - Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW), JW9DL
(QSL via LA9DL and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active
from Longyearbyen (EU-026), Svalbard on 9-14 October. They will
participate in the SSB leg of the Scandinavian Activity Contest
(12-13 October) as JW5X (QSL via LA5X, Club Log's OQRS and LoTW).
Outside the contest they will also operate via satellite, mainly on
FO-29, during their local afternoon and evening passes. [TNX The
Daily DX]
ON - Radio amateurs and radio clubs from Belgium are allowed to replace
their standard prefix ON with special prefix OR from 25 October to
25 December. Additionally, special OR18 callsigns operated by club
stations include OR18ERA, OR18ONZ, OR18OSA and OR18OST. This is to
celebrate the 18th birthday of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of
Brabant and future first-ever queen regnant of the Belgians.
PA - Members of PI9KLM (https://www.pi9klm.nl/), located at Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol, will be active as PA100KLM until 30 November to
mark the centenary of KLM, the flag carrier airline of the
Netherlands and the oldest airline in the world still operating
under its original name. QSL via the bureau to PA0WBZ.
P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 22-
29 October. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest;
outside the contest he will be QRV on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres.
QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PY0F - Julio, PP2BT and the PY0F Team (https://py0f.wordpress.com/) will
be active again from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 21-25 October.
Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (category to
be decided); outside the contest they will be QRV on 160-10 metres
when time allows, as they will be busy "installing antennas for 80
and 160m, RX antennas for the low bands and finalizing the assembly
of the station". QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to PY7RP.
[TNX PP2BT]
S7 - Leszek, SP6CIK as S79CI and Janusz, SP9FIH as S79W will be active
from Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles (http://s79.dxpeditions.org) on 18-
29 October. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10
metres. Look for S79W to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), or via home calls.
SM - Fred, SM7DAY will be active again as SM7DAY/p from Senoren Island
(EU-138) on 5-12 October. He will operate "all bands, all modes"
(FT8 included). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via home call (direct
or bureau).
SP - Celebrating their Golden Jubilee in Amateur Radio Dick, SP9GR will
be active as 3Z50GR from 1 October to 31 December 2019 (QSL via
home call), and Kris, SP6DVP will be active as 3Z50DVP from 15
October until 30 April 2020 (QSL via LoTW, or via home call).
T8 - Ichy, JH7IPR will be active again as T88UW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau on 10-16 October. Usually he operates mainly FT8, with CW and
SSB if conditions are good. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW or via
home call (direct or bureau).
V4 - Once again John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts
(NA-104) on 16-22 October. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 160-6m.
QSL via W5JON (direct only) and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
VE - VY0ERC, the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station located on Ellesmere
Island (NA-008), will be active again sometime in October-November.
QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
VP6 - The Pitcairn Island [425DXN 1454] DXpedition team (EA3HSO, EY8MM,
JR4OZR, K0IR, K0PC, K9CT, K9NW, N4GRN, N6HC, SM5AQD, W0GJ, W0VTT,
W6IZT and W8HC) will be active as VP6R from 18 October to 1
November, including participation in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as a
full-scale Multi-Multi entry. Plans are to operate CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8 (Fox & Hound) with "8 stations, each capable of maximum
legal power, with monoband Yagis for the high bands and verticals
with good radial systems and directional receive antennas for the
low bands". Announced frequencies are:
CW 1826.5 3523 7023 10108 14023 18069 21023 24891 28023
SSB - 3785 7082 - 14185 18130 21285 24955 28485
RTTY - 3580 7045 10142 14080 18099 21080 24911 28080
FT8 1836 3567 7056 10131 14090 18095 21091 24911 28091
VP6R will be also active on 6 metres FT8 (50323 kHz), 6m EME (see
https://pitcairndx.com for information) and 60m . The FT8 protocol
has been formalized, and details can be found on the "How to Work
VP6R" page.
The pilot station network for the DXpedition includes WB9Z (Chief
and North American pilot), EA3AKP (Western and Southern Europe),
G3XTT (Western Europe), IK0FVC (Southern Europe), JJ3PRT (Japan),
NP4G (South America and Caribbean), OG2M (Northern Europe), R7LV
(Eastern Europe), ZL3IO (Oceania), ZS1C (Africa) and W7GJ (EME
Pilot). Please go to the website's "Pilots and Off-Island Team
Members" page for the details. The pilot plan is somewhat
'Eurocentric', because needs for a VP6 contact are greater in
Europe, EU signals may be 'under' stronger signals from other
geographical areas, and Europe faces more substantial propagation
challenges which differ among the various parts of the continent.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.
VU - Sporadically QRV since 29 August, AU19HFI is the special event
station for Hamfest India 2019, which will be held on 8-10 November
in Kanyakumari (http://hfi2019.com/). AU19HFI will be active on all
bands CW, SSB and digital modes until 10 November. QSL via VU3RSB.
W - Special event stations N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F, N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F
and N9F, plus KF2IRE and VA3FIRE (Canada) will be active on 6-12
October for the Fire Prevention Week 2019. QSL cards for all of the
FPW stations should be sent direct to Fire Prevention Week Special
Event, c/o Siemens Fire Safety USA, 8 Fernwood Road, Florham Park
NJ 07932, USA. See http://hamfire.com/ for more information on the
event.
Z8 - James, Z81C (formerly P29HG and VK4GKA) is a new operator in Juba,
South Sudan. He will be working for a non-governmental organization
for at least 18 months. James' preferred mode is SSB. QSL route to
be decided. [TNX The Daily DX]
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
3G1DX ---> "After long and exhausting negotiations with the Chilean Navy we
have been informed that they have denied the permit to land on the island",
the team announced on 30 September. With the tickets and licenses in hands,
all the gear packed and the logistics planned, regretfully, we have now to
cancel the operation". All donations are being refunded. 3G1DX was expected
to be QRV from Pajaros Rocks (SA-100, new one for IOTA) between 18 and 23
October [425DXN 1475].
+ SILENT KEY + Martha W. Henson, WN4FVU passed away on 1 October. She was
76, and became interested in Amateur Radio because of a desire to help her
husband Carl, WB4ZNH, operate from DX locations. During the Eighties and the
Nineties she was active from several rare places, notably Annobon Island
(3C0AC), Chad (TT8AC), Equatorial Guinea (3C1YL), Aves Island (4M0ARV),
Mauritania (5T5MH), Eritrea (9ER1TA) and Ethiopia (ET3YL).
QSLs received direct or through managers: 1A0C, 9H1ET, 9M2TDX, AF2F/W4
(NA-067), C5DL, CE7/DL2OE (SA-018), CR2V, CY9C, D73G (AS-084), E51WL, EM1UA
(AN-006), HK1NA (SA-082), JY5IB, KA6RWL (NA-065), MJ/OK3RM, OL88YL, P29VCX
(OC-025), R205NEW (AS-205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RI0BC
(AS-042), RI1ANP, RI1OM (EU-119), SF2CW (EU-192), SN10WFF, TO6OK, Z66X.
****************************************************************************
425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly
****************************************************************************
425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin
edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH
Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
"425 DX News" or "425DXN" receive proper credit
Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
****************************************************************************
Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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ARLD039 DX news
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Look for Manfred, DK1BT, Wolf, DL4WK,
Annette, DL6SAK, Sigi, DL7DF, Frank, DL7UFR, Jan, SP3CYY and Leszek,
SP3DOI as TO80SP until October 14. They are QRV on 160 to 10 meters
using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via DL7DF.
TONGA, A3. Grant, VK5GR, Oly, VK5XDX and Andrew, VK5AKH are QRV as
A35JT from Tongatapu, IOTA OC 049, until October 7. Activity is on
80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. This
includes being active in the CQ World Wide RTTY DX and upcoming
Oceania DX contests. QSL via M0OXO.
CAPE VERDE, D4. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as D44TWO from Sao Tiago,
IOTA AF-005, until October 13. Activity will be on the HF bands and
possibly various satellites. QSL via M0OXO.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. Gerard, PA0PIW, Gert, PA2LO, Maarten, PA3EYC,
Tymen, PA3GRM, and Bert, PD0GP will be signing LX/home calls from
October 4 to 7 on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL
via PA3EYC, LoTW.
WESTERN KIRIBATI, T30. Stan, LZ1GC, Karel, OK2WM and Mitko, LZ3NY
will be QRV as T30GC from October 7 to 23. They plan to be active
on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via ClubLog OQRS,
LoTW or LZ1GC.
LIBERIA, EL. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team will be QRV as
A82X and A82Z until October 11. Activity will be on 160 to 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with five stations. QSL direct
to I2YSB.
PERU, OA. Members of Radio Club Peruano are QRV with special call
sign OC19IARU until October 6 during the 20th General Assembly of
IARU Region 2. QSL via bureau.
FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Members of the Noronha Contest Group
plan to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as PY0F. They will
be QRV on 160 to 10 meters. QSL via PY7RP or ClubLog OQRS.
UGANDA, 5X. Anton, ON6NL is QRV as 5X8C from Entebbe until October
7. Activity is in his spare time while working and teaching telecom
training classes. QSL to home call.
VIETNAM, 3W. Sven, HB9DXB is operating as XV9DXB until October 9.
He is QRV on 40 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX.
Also, Geri, DK8KW will be active as 3W9KW in Hanoi from October 18
to 26. Activity will be on various HF bands running QRP, mostly CW
and possibly some SSB. QSL via home call.
SEYCHELLES, S7. Ravi, VU2IIX will be QRV as S79VU from Mahe Island,
IOTA AF-024, until June 30, 2021. Activity will be on 80 to 10
meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operator's
instructions.
DODECANESE, SV5. Wolf, DL3DRN is QRV as SV5/DL3DRN from Rhodes,
IOTA EU-001, until October 10. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW.
GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN will be QRV as TR8CR until December 15.
Activity will be on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA.
VANUATU, YJ. Oleh, KD7WPJ will be QRV as YJ0BCP from Efate, IOTA
OC-035, until October 10. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using
CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The TRC DX Contest, The Oceana DX
Contest Phone, Russian WW Digital Contest, YLRL DX/NA YL Contest,
International HELL-Contest, California QSO Party, FISTS Fall Slow
Speed Sprint, SKCC QSO Party, RSGB DX Contest, UBA ON Contest SSB
and the Peanut Power QRP Sprint are all on tap for this weekend.
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
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From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT October 3, 2019
To all radio amateurs
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ARLD039 DX news
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Look for Manfred, DK1BT, Wolf, DL4WK,
Annette, DL6SAK, Sigi, DL7DF, Frank, DL7UFR, Jan, SP3CYY and Leszek,
SP3DOI as TO80SP until October 14. They are QRV on 160 to 10 meters
using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via DL7DF.
TONGA, A3. Grant, VK5GR, Oly, VK5XDX and Andrew, VK5AKH are QRV as
A35JT from Tongatapu, IOTA OC 049, until October 7. Activity is on
80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. This
includes being active in the CQ World Wide RTTY DX and upcoming
Oceania DX contests. QSL via M0OXO.
CAPE VERDE, D4. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as D44TWO from Sao Tiago,
IOTA AF-005, until October 13. Activity will be on the HF bands and
possibly various satellites. QSL via M0OXO.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. Gerard, PA0PIW, Gert, PA2LO, Maarten, PA3EYC,
Tymen, PA3GRM, and Bert, PD0GP will be signing LX/home calls from
October 4 to 7 on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL
via PA3EYC, LoTW.
WESTERN KIRIBATI, T30. Stan, LZ1GC, Karel, OK2WM and Mitko, LZ3NY
will be QRV as T30GC from October 7 to 23. They plan to be active
on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via ClubLog OQRS,
LoTW or LZ1GC.
LIBERIA, EL. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team will be QRV as
A82X and A82Z until October 11. Activity will be on 160 to 10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with five stations. QSL direct
to I2YSB.
PERU, OA. Members of Radio Club Peruano are QRV with special call
sign OC19IARU until October 6 during the 20th General Assembly of
IARU Region 2. QSL via bureau.
FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Members of the Noronha Contest Group
plan to participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as PY0F. They will
be QRV on 160 to 10 meters. QSL via PY7RP or ClubLog OQRS.
UGANDA, 5X. Anton, ON6NL is QRV as 5X8C from Entebbe until October
7. Activity is in his spare time while working and teaching telecom
training classes. QSL to home call.
VIETNAM, 3W. Sven, HB9DXB is operating as XV9DXB until October 9.
He is QRV on 40 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EB7DX.
Also, Geri, DK8KW will be active as 3W9KW in Hanoi from October 18
to 26. Activity will be on various HF bands running QRP, mostly CW
and possibly some SSB. QSL via home call.
SEYCHELLES, S7. Ravi, VU2IIX will be QRV as S79VU from Mahe Island,
IOTA AF-024, until June 30, 2021. Activity will be on 80 to 10
meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operator's
instructions.
DODECANESE, SV5. Wolf, DL3DRN is QRV as SV5/DL3DRN from Rhodes,
IOTA EU-001, until October 10. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LoTW.
GABON, TR. Roland, F8EN will be QRV as TR8CR until December 15.
Activity will be on the HF bands using CW. QSL via F6AJA.
VANUATU, YJ. Oleh, KD7WPJ will be QRV as YJ0BCP from Efate, IOTA
OC-035, until October 10. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using
CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The TRC DX Contest, The Oceana DX
Contest Phone, Russian WW Digital Contest, YLRL DX/NA YL Contest,
International HELL-Contest, California QSO Party, FISTS Fall Slow
Speed Sprint, SKCC QSO Party, RSGB DX Contest, UBA ON Contest SSB
and the Peanut Power QRP Sprint are all on tap for this weekend.
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
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2019 Sep 30 0233 UTC
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 - 29 September 2019
Solar activity was very low throughout the summary period and no active regions with sunspots were observed.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached very high levels on 29 Sep with high levels observed on 28 Sep. Normal and normal to moderate flux values were observed throughout the remainder of the week.
Geomagnetic field activity reached G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 27-28 Sep due to the influence of a recurrent, positive polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). The active conditions were observed on 24 and 29 Sep and quiet or quiet to unsettled conditions were observed throughout the remainder of the period.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 30 September - 26 October 2019
Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the outlook period.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 30 Sep-12, 14, and 25-26 Oct. Normal and normal to moderate levels are expected for the remainder of the outlook period.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 24-25 Oct and active levels on 06, 21, and 26 Oct due to coronal hole high speed stream influences.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2019-09-30
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2019 Sep 30 68 10 3
2019 Oct 01 68 8 3
2019 Oct 02 68 8 3
2019 Oct 03 68 12 4
2019 Oct 04 68 8 3
2019 Oct 05 68 8 3
2019 Oct 06 68 12 4
2019 Oct 07 68 5 2
2019 Oct 08 68 5 2
2019 Oct 09 68 5 2
2019 Oct 10 68 8 3
2019 Oct 11 68 5 2
2019 Oct 12 68 8 3
2019 Oct 13 68 10 3
2019 Oct 14 68 8 3
2019 Oct 15 68 8 3
2019 Oct 16 68 5 2
2019 Oct 17 68 5 2
2019 Oct 18 68 5 2
2019 Oct 19 68 5 2
2019 Oct 20 68 5 2
2019 Oct 21 68 12 4
2019 Oct 22 68 5 2
2019 Oct 23 68 5 2
2019 Oct 24 68 18 5
2019 Oct 25 68 25 5
2019 Oct 26 68 12 4
(NOAA)
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1433
SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1433
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1433
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1433
BID: $OPDX.1433
September 30, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written Mostly from Strongsville, Ohio
Sent from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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, K8GI, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, VA3RJ & ICPO
and VE2GT for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 22nd/September, through Sunday, 29th/September there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2,
C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s,
E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FK,
FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX,
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, PY, PZ, S0,
S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T32, T5, T7, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7,
V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ,
YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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".
3W, VIETNAM. Geri, DK8KW, will be active as 3W9KW from Hanoi between
October 18-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands running QRP with
a KX3 transceiver into vertical antenna. Mode will be mostly CW and
possibly SSB (depending on conditions). QSL via his home callsign.
3Z50, POLAND (Special Event). Krzysztof "Kris", SP6DVP/3Z6V (ex-SP0DVP,
SR6DVP, SP6V, SN40DVP, SO6V), will activate the special event callsign
3Z50DVP to celebrate his 50th anniversary (1969-2019) of being an amateur
radio operator. Activity will begin on October 15th and end on April 30th
(2020). Operations will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
5H, TANZANIA (Reminder). Maurizio, IK2GZU, has once again returned to
"Mission Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage
until October 28th. He plans to be active during his spare time as 5H3MB
on various HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the mission's TS-850
into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on Europe and a vertical
or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau.
Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and eQSL. For more details,
updates and an online log, visit his Web pages at:
http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm
http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm
6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ, is once again active as 6O1OO until October 6th.
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 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using
CW and FT8. Also, 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
8R, GUYANA (Update/Change). Rudi, DK7PE, was active from Guyana as
8R1/AH0G and not 8R1CW as first announced. Activity is now over.
QSL via DK7PE, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and updates
see: https://www.rooody.de
9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, who was active during this past weekend's
CQWW DX RTTY Contest, will once again be active as 9K2K during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via EC5AC or LoTW.
A3, TONGA (Update). Operators Andrew/VK5AK, Grant/VK5GR (Team Leader),
Oly/VK5XDX and Steve/VK5SFA continue to be active as A35JT from Tonga
until October 7th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters and
include the Oceania DX SSB Contest (October 5-6th). QSL via M0OXO, LoTW
and ClubLog. They are also going to try using ClubLog's new Live Logging
system. For more details and updates, watch Grant/VK5GR's Web page for
updates at: http://vk5gr-iota.net
A9, BAHRAIN. Fawaz, A92AA, who was active during this past weekend's CQWW
DX RTTY Contest, will once again be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via direct with 3
USDs and a SAE or Clublog's OQRS or LoTW.
AFRICAN TOUR (Update/Last Stop). Pista, HA5AO, will once again active as
7P8AO from Lesotho until October 19th. He will use his Elecraft K3S with
a KPA500 which is fed into a vertical antenna and will operate on 80-10
meters using mainly CW and FT8 on the higher bands. His updates, QSL
policy, Logsearch and OQRS are available at: https://www.ha5ao.com
IOTA NEWS..............
AF-054. (Reminder) Operators YL Elena/RC5A and Yuri/RM0F are now active
as 5H3CA and 5H3RRC, respectively, from Mafia Island, Tanzania,
until October 5th Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW
and SSB. QSL via RC5A.
AS-206. Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, will once again be active as JG7PSJ/7
from Oshima Island (JA7,Miyagi -- QM08) between 2200z, October
4th and 0600z, October 6th. This will depend on the weather.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
via LoTW or direct to JG7PSJ. For possible updates, watch:
http://jg7psj.starfree.jp
https://twitter.com/jd1bmh
AS-206. Operators Ted/JF1CCH and Eiji/JQ1SUO will be active as JF1CCH/0
and JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island between October 13-14th. Activity
will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via their
home callsigns.
NA-008. (Zone 2) Look for VY0ERC to once again be active from the
Eureka Weather station sometime in October-November. This
station is operated by the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably
the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world]
from Eureka, Nunavut. The list of the operating team was not
provided. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly
80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB,
the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited
to their spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. For updates,
see: https://twitter.com/vy0erc
NA-128. Pierre, VE2GT, was active from the Canadian island, Grosse Île
(CISA QC010), from the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
[https://cnpota.ca/](WW Loc. FN47pa, CNPOTA QC24, POTA VE-4910,
VEFF-1507) on September 29th (1445-1815z +/- delay of the boat).
Activity was to be on 80-10 meters. Follow him on APRS at:
https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600
NA-187. Rick, K6VVA, who planned to activate White Rock sometime
between September 15th and October 15th, has cancelled his
operation due to the new rule by the IOTA Board.
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......
ISWL CALLSIGNS (For October). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of October 2019:
GX4BJC/A - No Operator has been allocated yet.
MS1SWL/A - Operated /A, from Falkirk, in Scotland, by Brian, GM4XQJ
(WAB Square - NS97 - Scotland, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1234).
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.
MD, ISLE OF MAN. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MD1E from the Isle of
Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) possibly as
a Single-Op or Multi-Op/All-Band or Single-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
MD, ISLE OF MAN. Mark, M0UTD, will be active as MD1U from the Isle of
Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) possibly as
a Single-Op or Multi-Op/All-Band or Single-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
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
OR, BELGIUM (Special Event). The Belgian Institute for Postal Services
and Telecommunications (BIPT) to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal
Highness Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Belgian radio amateurs may use
the prefix "OR" instead of "ON" between October 25th and December 25th.
OF, FAROE ISLANDS. Gjermund, LB5GI, will be active as OY/LB5GI from Faroe
Islands (EU-018) between September 30th and October 4th. Activity will
be on 40/20/15/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 30th-October 6th).......
Sep/30th AN Oct/03rd HN Oct/05th HN
Oct/01st LN Oct/04th HN Oct/06th LN
Oct/02nd LN
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)(September 29th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3D2VR via DD0VR HB0/OE6FNG via OE6FNG R75YBO via RM3Y
5H3MB via IK2GZU (O/L) HB0/OE6WIG via OE6WIG S50WAAD via S59DKS
5Q2A via OZ2A (d/L) HF0PCK via SP1DPA SI6T via SM6LZQ
8R1/AH0G via DK7PE HQ9X via KQ1F & (L) SP3RN via SP7PGK
B7/BD7IHN via BD7IHN IQ1SM via IZ1GAR SV8/DL8MCA/P via DL8MCA
CR3DX via OM2VL & (L) KL7SB via N4GNR (d/) SV8/F6HMJ via F6HMJ
DL0FFF via DL2RPS & (e) LX7I via LX2A & (L) TC1HUT via YM1KM
DR50DIG via DH1PAL LZ16HST via LZ1BJ TK/IW5ELA via IW5ELA
EA3/PE1PUX via PE1PUX NL8F via N7RO & (L) TM19AL via F6KWP
EA8/DL1RNT via DL1RNT OG7Z via OH73ELK XE1/N4DMH via N4DMH (d/L)
F/DL1ASA/P via DL1ASA OK/DJ8QP via DJ8QP & (L) ZA/HA2SG via HA2SG
FP/KV1J via KV1J & (L) OP75E via ON4CRD ZK3A via YT1AD (O/d/L)
GB1CAM via GB1CAM (O/L) P49X via W0YK (d/L)
(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/3W9KJ
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/A35JT
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/MD/ON4CKM/P
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZK3A
4U1A via HB9RB. Schule, HB9RB, a member of the International Amateur
Radio Contest DX Club was active during this past weekend's CQWW DX
RTTY Contest from the Vienna International Center, Austria. QSL via
UA3DX, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.
IH9YMC via LoTW or eQSL. Raffaele, IH9YMC, was active from Pantelleria
Island (AF-018, IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
during this past weekend's CQWW DX RTTY Contest.
TG9ANF/7 via VE7BV. Was active during this past weekend's CQWW DX RTTY
Contest from the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala. Operators were
TG7/TG9ANF, TG7/TG9ADQ and TG7/TG9AXF.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3DA0AO, FW5IW, IK2SGL/OA9, IK4ALM, KG4DY,
LU8EKC, OM2VL, OO6O, SP2HCQ, SV1GFM, T6AA, UR5IKN and ZK1PN
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CE7/DL2OE (SA-018), CY9C, EM1UA (AN-006),
KA6RWL (NA-065), MJ/OK3RM, RIOBC (AS-042), RI1ANP, RI1OM (EU-119),
RW1AI/MM and SF2CW (EU-192)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: JG8NQJ/JD1
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
to send in their info....
S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Leszek/SP6CIK and Janusz/SP9FIH will be active
as S79CI and S79W, respectively, from Seychelles between October 18-29th.
Activity will be on various HF band, including activity in CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via their home callsigns or ClubLog's OQRS.
For more details and updates, watch: http://s79.dxpeditions.org
SV9, CRETE. Uli, DJ9XB, is once again active as SV9/DJ9XB from Crete
until October 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters, but
with a focus on 6 meters and using only RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Reminder/Update). Operators Stan/LZ1GC, Karel/OK2WM
and Mitko/LZ3NY will be active as T30GC from Tarawa Atoll (OC-017), Western
Kiribati, between October 7-23rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8, with two to three different transmitters on different
bands and modes. Some planned details on frequencies are:
160m will be 1822.5 kHz
6m will be 50100 kHz (CW) and 50313 kHz (FT8)
They will be working on all bands in SPLIT MODE as following:
* CW : QSX UP 1-8 kHz
* SSB : QSX UP 5-15 kHz
* RTTY : QSX UP 2-8 kHz
QSL via LZ1GC, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates,
see: http://www.c21gc.com
Their latest press release (September 26th) can be read at:
http://www.c21gc.com/index.php/last-news
TG, GUATEMALA. Dennis, KT8X, will be active as TG4/KT8X from Guatemala
between November 22-28th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF
bands using CW, FT8, RTTY and possible part-time operations in the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL LoTW only.
VP9, BERMUDA. Christoph, DL1YAF, is once again active as VP9/DL1YAF from
the Paget Parish (Grid FM72OG) on Bermuda (NA-005) until October 6th.
Activity will be holiday style on CW, SSB and PSK31, using a Elecraft
KX3 (KXPA100) into a MP1 Vertical Antenna and Dipole. QSL via home call-
sign, by the Bureau or direct.
VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). On September 23rd, the
following was posted on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition VP6R Web page
(https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates) [edited]: We are pleased to
announce The Pitcairn Island DXpedition’s participation in the 2019
CQWW SSB Contest on the Oct. 26th and 27th weekend. We will be a full-
scale Multi-Multi entry with stations active on 160 through 10 meters.
This will be the first-ever CQWW SSB Contest entry from Pitcairn Island
and the first time the VP6 multiplier has been offered in this contest.
If you’re not in the contest and need the contact, call us anyway.
Just give us our signal report and your CQ zone number in the exchange.
We want you in our log! Be sure to have a little fun by working some
other stations too.
XV, VIETNAM. Sven, HB9DXB, will be active as XV9DXB from his second home
in Vietnam between October 2-9th. Activity is usually on 80/40/20/10
meters using CW and SSB, but reports state to look for him on 7019 and
14019 kHz CW. QSL via EB7DX direct or LoTW.
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS. Just a reminder that a large inter-
national team of operators will be active as ZK3A from the Tokelau Islands
(OC-048) between now and October 11th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB, the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31 and FT8) and EME (6m). QSL
via YT1AD direct, OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6 months after
DXpedition). For more details and updates, see: https://tokelau2019.com
ADDED UPDATES:
On September 25th, it was announced that the advance (setup) team
(Adrian/KO8SCA, Robert/N7QT & Dusko/ZL3WW) have been active on 20m band
so far. They will have limited time on the air during the daylight hours,
as they are still setting up antennas etc. The rest of team will be
arriving on the 1st October.
On September 26th, it was announced that the Ukrainian team (UR9QQ,
US0KW, UR0MC, UT5UY, UT8IO) for the ZK3A DXpedition are on their way to
the island! Also announced: The ZK3A DXpedition 2019 from Tokelau Islands
has been approved by the ARRL Award Branch for DXCC credit.
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Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1433
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1433
BID: $OPDX.1433
September 30, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written Mostly from Strongsville, Ohio
Sent from Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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, K8GI, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, VA3RJ & ICPO
and VE2GT for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 22nd/September, through Sunday, 29th/September there were
214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5X, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2,
C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s,
E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FK,
FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX,
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, PY, PZ, S0,
S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T32, T5, T7, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7,
V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ,
YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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".
3W, VIETNAM. Geri, DK8KW, will be active as 3W9KW from Hanoi between
October 18-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands running QRP with
a KX3 transceiver into vertical antenna. Mode will be mostly CW and
possibly SSB (depending on conditions). QSL via his home callsign.
3Z50, POLAND (Special Event). Krzysztof "Kris", SP6DVP/3Z6V (ex-SP0DVP,
SR6DVP, SP6V, SN40DVP, SO6V), will activate the special event callsign
3Z50DVP to celebrate his 50th anniversary (1969-2019) of being an amateur
radio operator. Activity will begin on October 15th and end on April 30th
(2020). Operations will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
5H, TANZANIA (Reminder). Maurizio, IK2GZU, has once again returned to
"Mission Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage
until October 28th. He plans to be active during his spare time as 5H3MB
on various HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the mission's TS-850
into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on Europe and a vertical
or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the Bureau.
Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and eQSL. For more details,
updates and an online log, visit his Web pages at:
http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm
http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm
6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ, is once again active as 6O1OO until October 6th.
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 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using
CW and FT8. Also, 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
8R, GUYANA (Update/Change). Rudi, DK7PE, was active from Guyana as
8R1/AH0G and not 8R1CW as first announced. Activity is now over.
QSL via DK7PE, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and updates
see: https://www.rooody.de
9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, who was active during this past weekend's
CQWW DX RTTY Contest, will once again be active as 9K2K during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via EC5AC or LoTW.
A3, TONGA (Update). Operators Andrew/VK5AK, Grant/VK5GR (Team Leader),
Oly/VK5XDX and Steve/VK5SFA continue to be active as A35JT from Tonga
until October 7th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters and
include the Oceania DX SSB Contest (October 5-6th). QSL via M0OXO, LoTW
and ClubLog. They are also going to try using ClubLog's new Live Logging
system. For more details and updates, watch Grant/VK5GR's Web page for
updates at: http://vk5gr-iota.net
A9, BAHRAIN. Fawaz, A92AA, who was active during this past weekend's CQWW
DX RTTY Contest, will once again be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via direct with 3
USDs and a SAE or Clublog's OQRS or LoTW.
AFRICAN TOUR (Update/Last Stop). Pista, HA5AO, will once again active as
7P8AO from Lesotho until October 19th. He will use his Elecraft K3S with
a KPA500 which is fed into a vertical antenna and will operate on 80-10
meters using mainly CW and FT8 on the higher bands. His updates, QSL
policy, Logsearch and OQRS are available at: https://www.ha5ao.com
IOTA NEWS..............
AF-054. (Reminder) Operators YL Elena/RC5A and Yuri/RM0F are now active
as 5H3CA and 5H3RRC, respectively, from Mafia Island, Tanzania,
until October 5th Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW
and SSB. QSL via RC5A.
AS-206. Harry, JG7PSJ/JD1BMH/KW2X, will once again be active as JG7PSJ/7
from Oshima Island (JA7,Miyagi -- QM08) between 2200z, October
4th and 0600z, October 6th. This will depend on the weather.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
via LoTW or direct to JG7PSJ. For possible updates, watch:
http://jg7psj.starfree.jp
https://twitter.com/jd1bmh
AS-206. Operators Ted/JF1CCH and Eiji/JQ1SUO will be active as JF1CCH/0
and JQ1SUO/0 from Sado Island between October 13-14th. Activity
will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via their
home callsigns.
NA-008. (Zone 2) Look for VY0ERC to once again be active from the
Eureka Weather station sometime in October-November. This
station is operated by the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably
the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world]
from Eureka, Nunavut. The list of the operating team was not
provided. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly
80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB,
the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited
to their spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. For updates,
see: https://twitter.com/vy0erc
NA-128. Pierre, VE2GT, was active from the Canadian island, Grosse Île
(CISA QC010), from the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
[https://cnpota.ca/](WW Loc. FN47pa, CNPOTA QC24, POTA VE-4910,
VEFF-1507) on September 29th (1445-1815z +/- delay of the boat).
Activity was to be on 80-10 meters. Follow him on APRS at:
https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600
NA-187. Rick, K6VVA, who planned to activate White Rock sometime
between September 15th and October 15th, has cancelled his
operation due to the new rule by the IOTA Board.
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......
ISWL CALLSIGNS (For October). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of October 2019:
GX4BJC/A - No Operator has been allocated yet.
MS1SWL/A - Operated /A, from Falkirk, in Scotland, by Brian, GM4XQJ
(WAB Square - NS97 - Scotland, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1234).
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.
MD, ISLE OF MAN. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MD1E from the Isle of
Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) possibly as
a Single-Op or Multi-Op/All-Band or Single-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
MD, ISLE OF MAN. Mark, M0UTD, will be active as MD1U from the Isle of
Man (EU-116) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) possibly as
a Single-Op or Multi-Op/All-Band or Single-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via M0OXO's OQRS.
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
OR, BELGIUM (Special Event). The Belgian Institute for Postal Services
and Telecommunications (BIPT) to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal
Highness Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Belgian radio amateurs may use
the prefix "OR" instead of "ON" between October 25th and December 25th.
OF, FAROE ISLANDS. Gjermund, LB5GI, will be active as OY/LB5GI from Faroe
Islands (EU-018) between September 30th and October 4th. Activity will
be on 40/20/15/10 meters. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 30th-October 6th).......
Sep/30th AN Oct/03rd HN Oct/05th HN
Oct/01st LN Oct/04th HN Oct/06th LN
Oct/02nd LN
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)(September 29th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3D2VR via DD0VR HB0/OE6FNG via OE6FNG R75YBO via RM3Y
5H3MB via IK2GZU (O/L) HB0/OE6WIG via OE6WIG S50WAAD via S59DKS
5Q2A via OZ2A (d/L) HF0PCK via SP1DPA SI6T via SM6LZQ
8R1/AH0G via DK7PE HQ9X via KQ1F & (L) SP3RN via SP7PGK
B7/BD7IHN via BD7IHN IQ1SM via IZ1GAR SV8/DL8MCA/P via DL8MCA
CR3DX via OM2VL & (L) KL7SB via N4GNR (d/) SV8/F6HMJ via F6HMJ
DL0FFF via DL2RPS & (e) LX7I via LX2A & (L) TC1HUT via YM1KM
DR50DIG via DH1PAL LZ16HST via LZ1BJ TK/IW5ELA via IW5ELA
EA3/PE1PUX via PE1PUX NL8F via N7RO & (L) TM19AL via F6KWP
EA8/DL1RNT via DL1RNT OG7Z via OH73ELK XE1/N4DMH via N4DMH (d/L)
F/DL1ASA/P via DL1ASA OK/DJ8QP via DJ8QP & (L) ZA/HA2SG via HA2SG
FP/KV1J via KV1J & (L) OP75E via ON4CRD ZK3A via YT1AD (O/d/L)
GB1CAM via GB1CAM (O/L) P49X via W0YK (d/L)
(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/3W9KJ
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/A35JT
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/MD/ON4CKM/P
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZK3A
4U1A via HB9RB. Schule, HB9RB, a member of the International Amateur
Radio Contest DX Club was active during this past weekend's CQWW DX
RTTY Contest from the Vienna International Center, Austria. QSL via
UA3DX, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.
IH9YMC via LoTW or eQSL. Raffaele, IH9YMC, was active from Pantelleria
Island (AF-018, IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
during this past weekend's CQWW DX RTTY Contest.
TG9ANF/7 via VE7BV. Was active during this past weekend's CQWW DX RTTY
Contest from the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala. Operators were
TG7/TG9ANF, TG7/TG9ADQ and TG7/TG9AXF.
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3DA0AO, FW5IW, IK2SGL/OA9, IK4ALM, KG4DY,
LU8EKC, OM2VL, OO6O, SP2HCQ, SV1GFM, T6AA, UR5IKN and ZK1PN
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CE7/DL2OE (SA-018), CY9C, EM1UA (AN-006),
KA6RWL (NA-065), MJ/OK3RM, RIOBC (AS-042), RI1ANP, RI1OM (EU-119),
RW1AI/MM and SF2CW (EU-192)
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: JG8NQJ/JD1
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
to send in their info....
S7, SEYCHELLES. Operators Leszek/SP6CIK and Janusz/SP9FIH will be active
as S79CI and S79W, respectively, from Seychelles between October 18-29th.
Activity will be on various HF band, including activity in CQWW DX SSB
Contest (October 26-27th). QSL via their home callsigns or ClubLog's OQRS.
For more details and updates, watch: http://s79.dxpeditions.org
SV9, CRETE. Uli, DJ9XB, is once again active as SV9/DJ9XB from Crete
until October 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on 40-6 meters, but
with a focus on 6 meters and using only RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Reminder/Update). Operators Stan/LZ1GC, Karel/OK2WM
and Mitko/LZ3NY will be active as T30GC from Tarawa Atoll (OC-017), Western
Kiribati, between October 7-23rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8, with two to three different transmitters on different
bands and modes. Some planned details on frequencies are:
160m will be 1822.5 kHz
6m will be 50100 kHz (CW) and 50313 kHz (FT8)
They will be working on all bands in SPLIT MODE as following:
* CW : QSX UP 1-8 kHz
* SSB : QSX UP 5-15 kHz
* RTTY : QSX UP 2-8 kHz
QSL via LZ1GC, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates,
see: http://www.c21gc.com
Their latest press release (September 26th) can be read at:
http://www.c21gc.com/index.php/last-news
TG, GUATEMALA. Dennis, KT8X, will be active as TG4/KT8X from Guatemala
between November 22-28th. Activity will be holiday style on various HF
bands using CW, FT8, RTTY and possible part-time operations in the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL LoTW only.
VP9, BERMUDA. Christoph, DL1YAF, is once again active as VP9/DL1YAF from
the Paget Parish (Grid FM72OG) on Bermuda (NA-005) until October 6th.
Activity will be holiday style on CW, SSB and PSK31, using a Elecraft
KX3 (KXPA100) into a MP1 Vertical Antenna and Dipole. QSL via home call-
sign, by the Bureau or direct.
VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). On September 23rd, the
following was posted on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition VP6R Web page
(https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates) [edited]: We are pleased to
announce The Pitcairn Island DXpedition’s participation in the 2019
CQWW SSB Contest on the Oct. 26th and 27th weekend. We will be a full-
scale Multi-Multi entry with stations active on 160 through 10 meters.
This will be the first-ever CQWW SSB Contest entry from Pitcairn Island
and the first time the VP6 multiplier has been offered in this contest.
If you’re not in the contest and need the contact, call us anyway.
Just give us our signal report and your CQ zone number in the exchange.
We want you in our log! Be sure to have a little fun by working some
other stations too.
XV, VIETNAM. Sven, HB9DXB, will be active as XV9DXB from his second home
in Vietnam between October 2-9th. Activity is usually on 80/40/20/10
meters using CW and SSB, but reports state to look for him on 7019 and
14019 kHz CW. QSL via EB7DX direct or LoTW.
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS. Just a reminder that a large inter-
national team of operators will be active as ZK3A from the Tokelau Islands
(OC-048) between now and October 11th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW, SSB, the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31 and FT8) and EME (6m). QSL
via YT1AD direct, OQRS (direct or Bureau) or LoTW (uploaded 6 months after
DXpedition). For more details and updates, see: https://tokelau2019.com
ADDED UPDATES:
On September 25th, it was announced that the advance (setup) team
(Adrian/KO8SCA, Robert/N7QT & Dusko/ZL3WW) have been active on 20m band
so far. They will have limited time on the air during the daylight hours,
as they are still setting up antennas etc. The rest of team will be
arriving on the 1st October.
On September 26th, it was announced that the Ukrainian team (UR9QQ,
US0KW, UR0MC, UT5UY, UT8IO) for the ZK3A DXpedition are on their way to
the island! Also announced: The ZK3A DXpedition 2019 from Tokelau Islands
has been approved by the ARRL Award Branch for DXCC credit.
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