The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1572
The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1572
BID: $OPDX.1572
July 25 2022
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4VQ, WB6RSE, K8YSE, KU8E, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W8KL, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA4NF, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, SV1DPI, TA3J and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. "Celebrating 31 years (March 1991) of FREE DX News" "Could this be the final year???" ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 10 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 9 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 8 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 7 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 6 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 5 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 4 ..Tick..Tick DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 17th-July, through Sunday, 24th-July there were 214 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, 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, PJ7, PY, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VK9L, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 5E9, MOROCCO (Special Event). Raji, CN8QR, will activate with special callsign 5E9QR from Marrakesh, Morocco, between August 16-29th. Activity is to celebrate "Youth Day", and the 59th birthday of HM King Mohammed VI. The radio amateurs of Morocco celebrate this Day "present to the Sover- eign their respectful wishes for happiness and long life." Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via CN8WW. 5R, MADAGASCAR. Elvira, IV3FSG, who was recently active as 5X3R, will be active as 5R8LH from Madagascar (AF-013) between August 1st and September 9th. Usually, activity will be limited to her spare time on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. She is there working on a project for the Informatici Senza Frontiere ONLUS. She is looking for some financial support. QSL via IK2DUW, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog and LoTW. 8A400, INDONESIA (Special Event). Operator Buyung/YC2BYG, Tamtomo/YC2HFO, Wawan/YC2KDU and Saiful/YC2OQR will activate the special callsign 8A400KJN to celebrate the 400th Pekalongan County Anniversary. Activity will be on 80/40/2 meters SSB and 40/15 meters FT8. Listen for QSL info. 8P, BARBADOS (SAT Op). Philippe, EA4NF, will be active as 8P9NF from Barbados (NA-021; WW Loc. GK03), in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the most easternly part of the Caribbean Islands, between August 8-12th. He will operate using his portable FM/Linear satellite station. Setup will be a Yaesu FT818ND, Yaesu FT817ND, and an Arrow antenna added to a Kenwood TH-d7 (HT) into a whip antenna to cover short, mid and long distances on both modes (FM & SSB). QSL 8P9NF via LoTW. Look for updated info on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT 9A, CROATIA. Bill, LA8FTA, is now active as 9A/LA8FTA from Pula, Croatia, until July 28th. Activity will be on 20-10 meters using mainly FT8 with some SSB with an Icom IC-705 transceiver into an End-Fed antenna. QSL via the LA Bureau or eQSL. 9N, NEPAL. Robert, S53R/9N7AA, posted the following, July 18th, on QRZ.com: "6m ES season is coming to an end. Very rarely EU stations were heard in the last 2 weeks and only a few JAs are still coming through. The more the season progressed into July the more very specific propagation patterns, as described below, were observed. June was by far the most productive month. All in all, a very good season with some 2250 unique QSOs (a total of around 2,450) in the log, out of which 450 are CW, 2 on SSB, and the rest are FT8. Europe accounts for about 20% and the rest is mainly JA and Asia, with only a handful of Pacific and Africa contacts. No North America worked, although VE1PZ and K1TO decoded my signals on one occasion. EU openings in 9N are very random, few, and selective - meaning only stations from a narrow/small geographical area come through, while at the same time I've been heard throughout EU with very decent signals. Always wondered how much the fact that I am positioned on the 'wrong', Southern side and just under the massive 7000+ meter Himalayan wall and EU being exactly in the same direction, has to do with this very peculiar pro- pagation phenomena? The main HF antenna, 2-element Yagi, is down for maintenance and won't be back on the tower before mid-September. In the meantime I operate with a small multi-band vertical, so don't expect the usual signals on the higher bands. QRM continues to be prohibitive for any normal CW/SSB on 20m and below, where even FT8 struggles with signals heavily plagued by the local inter- ference/QRM. Higher bands are surprisingly good with substantially less QRM. Please note that 60m band is not permitted in Nepal." QSL via S57DX, direct only, and of course, LoTW and ClubLog will be updated at least once a week. Please use s57dx@yahoo.com for PayPal requests. Last but not least, Robert states, "- NO Flags! Instead of counting flags, you may wish to spend more time on the bands and make some meaningful use of your expensive equipment. QRZ.COM log and eQSL are also not supported, hence please avoid sending emails with such requests." A3, TONGA (Update). Masa, JA0RQV, posted the following updates on QRZ.com, July 22nd [edited]: * "Activation of OC-191 and OC-123 CANCELED" -- I am so sorry but I have to annouce that my original plan to activate both Niuatoputapu Island (OC-191) in July and Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123) in August will be canceled due to technical problems. I will try to continue to be active as A35JP from Capital Nuku'alofa in Tongatapu Island (OC-049) from 24th July to end of September 2022. * "A35JP Started On-The-Air" -- I safely returned to capital Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu Island from Niuatoputapu Island (OC-191) on 21st July, and resume QRV as A35JP from Tongatapu Island (OC-049) from 22nd July. QRV will continue until the end of September 2022. See you on the air!! AM30, SPAIN (Special Event). The Federation Digital EA (FEDI-EA) will celebrate their 30th anniversary of its founding (1992-2022) this July, specifically on July 25th. For this occasion, the special event callsign AM30FEDIEA will be on air between July 15th and August 15th, to be used in multi-club mode through its usual booking system. In addition, the Spanish PTT has also authorized all Spanish license holders (who wish) to use, on the same dates, their callsign as special in the following format: * Changing prefix: those EA to AM, EB to AN and EC to AO * Adding the number 30 behind the own district figure and keeping the suffix of their own callsign. For example: The callsign EA3RKF would correspond to AM330RKF, EA2CW to AM230CW and EA6VQ to AM630VQ. For more details, see: https://www.fediea.org/news/?news=20220701&lang=en BONAIRE (PJ4) CONTEST STATION AVAILABLE. Jeff, KU8E/PJ4A, posted: The PJ4G contest station on Bonaire is available for every contest for the rest of 2022 *except for* *CQWW DX SSB **and* *CQWW DX CW*. There are also many contest dates available in 2023. The station can be operated either in-person or remotely via Beloud.us. Please see (https://pj4g.com/) for more information. CN23, MOROCCO (Special Event). Radio amateurs in Morocco will celebrate the 23rd anniversary accession to the throne of the Moroccan sovereign thus commemorating July 30, 1999, the date of the enthronement of his Majesty the King of Morocco Mohammed VI, where Moroccan stations can use the CN23 prefix between July 28th and August 7th. Raji, CN8QR, has announced that he will sign CN23QR. QSL CN23QR via CN8WW. CT9, MADEIRA ISLAND. Brani, OM2FY, will be active as CT9/OM2FY from Madeira Island (AF-014) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/DXpedition-Island/CW-Mode/12-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL via OM2FY. CT9, MADEIRA ISLAND. Radovan, OM2ZZ, will be active as CT9/OM2ZZ from Madeira Island (AF-014) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/DXpedition-Island/CW-Mode/12-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL via OM2FY. DX0, SPRATLY ISLANDS (Update OPDX.1570). Operators Gil/4F2KWT, Ed/4F1OZ, Ruel/DU1VGX, Mike/DU1XX (AE6DG) and Jong/DU3JA will be active as DX0NE from Kalayaan Spratly Island sometime between August 1st and December 31st, 2022. Specific dates have not been announced yet, but activity will be for one month. Nic, DU1NA, will be the pilot station: nickyga@gmail.com Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8. Suggested frequencies were listed in OPDX.1570 or below use the Web page. QSL via IZ8CCW, direct, by the Bureau or the OQRS. The complete LoTW log will be uploaded 5 to 6 months after the operation. They will upload LoTW contacts during the expedition for all 10 USDs contributors. For more details and updates, watch: https://www.mdxc.support/dx0ne ADDED NOTE: Sharon Taratula, ARRL Awards Manager has informed Gil, 4F2KWT, that DX0OE will be acceptable for DXCC credits from August 1st to December 31st, 2022. EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Sebastian, DD5VL, is now active as EA8/DD5VL from Fuerteventura Island until August 1st. He states [edited], "I have no permanent setup installed and will work with a portable setup focused on the HF bands (20/15/10m). Also possible is 40m but not the focus because I have no permanent installation, so I will not work in the night-time." He will use a Yaesu FT-891 with various antennas and SG239 tuner. QSL via his home callsign by the Bureau. FO/M, MARQUESAS ISLANDS. Patrick, FO5QS (ex-FO8DT, FR7CE, F6ESW), informs F6AJA that after 23 years spent in Huahine, French Polynesia (FO), he is moving permanently to Hiva-Oa in the Marquesas Islands (FO/M). Patrick has arrived on the Marquesas site with all of his the equipment, and he hopes to start his activity at the end of July. Activity will be on 160m to 70cm on all modes, and also on 6m on EME. H44, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Bernhard, DL2GAC, will once again be active as H44MS from capital Honiara on Guadalcanal Island (OC-047), Solomon Islands, between July 30th and September 15th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using SSB and possibly FT8. He will also be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via DL2GAC, direct, by the Bureau or via ClubLog. Possibly LoTW in the future. HC, ECUADOR. John, AE5X, is now active as HC5JHT from Cuenca until August 5th. Activity is holiday style with a portable setup with an IC-705 into a telescoping whip. He states that his, "Airbnb is a fully furnished two-bedroom apartment, in a 3-story building, in a residential area and we're on the top floor with a large balcony that looks to the northeast. Fortunately, there is also a gap to the northeast in the mountains that surround us. Propagation on 15m has been fantastic and I'm getting into W1, 2, 3 and Europe, no problem, on 15m." See the pictures on his Blog at: https://ae5x.blogspot.com Currently, QSL only to LoTW or ClubLog. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between July 18-23rd (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ----------- AF-004 EA8CVZ CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8CZK CANARY 10m; SSB AF-004 EA8DMX CANARY 17m; FT8 AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 EA8NF CANARY 15m; SSB AF-004 EG225GVJ TENERIFE 20/17/15/10m; CW/SSB AF-004 EA8W CANARY 20m; SSB AF-014 CT3HU MADEIRA 15m; FT8 AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 17/15m; SSB AF-016 FR5BT REUNION 15m; CW AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 15m; CW AF-019 IG9/I2ADN PELAGIE 6m; SSB AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 10m; CW AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 15m; SSB AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 10m; FT8 AF-057 5R8BM MADAGASCAR'S COASTAL W 20m; SSB AN-005 VK0WN Macquarie 20m; SSB AS-002 A92AA BAHRAIN 10m; FT8 AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 10m; SSB AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 20/12/10m; SSB/FT8 AS-004 P3X Cyprus 15m; CW AS-007 8N2TY HONSHU 15m; FT8 AS-007 JA3RPT HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JF3VEC HONSHU 20m; FT4 AS-007 JH1FVE HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-007 JH2LMH HONSHU 20m; CW AS-007 JH3IVO HONSHU 12m; FT8 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 20m; SSB AS-007 JM7OLW HONSHU 15m; CW AS-007 JR1WCT HONSHU 17m; FT8 AS-020 BX7ABT Taiwan 20m; FT8 AS-059 RI0IR Nedorazumeniya 40/30/20/17/15/12/10m; CW/SSB/FT8/FT4 AS-076 JA5WIO SHIKOKU 17m; FT8 AS-077 JA6GIR KYUSHU 17m; FT8 AS-099 TA3J/0 CANAKKALE/BALIKESIR/IZMIR PROVINCE 20m; SSB EU-001 SV5/ON4BCV/P DODECANESE 20/17/6m; CW/SSB EU-004 EA6ALW BALEARIC 15m; SSB EU-004 EA6AIU BALEARIC 40m; EU-004 EA6NB BALEARIC 20m; CW EU-005 2E0SPS GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8 EU-005 G8IXM GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8 EU-005 G8KHF GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT8 EU-005 M0DXR GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB EU-005 M0NPT GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8 EU-005 M0UNN GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW EU-005 M0VBV GREAT BRITAIN 15m; FT8 EU-005 MW0KCB/p GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW/SSB/FT8 EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW EU-009 MS0ORK ORKNEY 40m; SSB EU-013 GH5DX JERSEY 20m; FT4 EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 20/17/15m; FT8 EU-014 TK/DL5SE CORSICA 30/17m; CW EU-014 TK4TH CORSICA 20m; SSB EU-015 SV9/SV2CLJ CRETE 20m; SSB EU-016 9A/Z35M/p Korchula 30m; CW EU-016 9A/S55X/p DALMATIA SOUTH 15m; FT8 EU-016 9A5N/p DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB EU-018 OY/DK7PE/p FAROE 20m; CW EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17/10m; CW EU-018 OY6BEC FAROE 10m; CW EU-020 SM1HEV GOTLAND COUNTY 20m; CW EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 20m; SSB EU-021 TF3T ICELAND 15m; SSB EU-024 IQ0ID SARDINIA 20m; SSB EU-025 IT9CPO Sicily 15m; FT8 EU-025 IW9FDD Sicily 17m; FT8 EU-034 ES0IA HIIUMAA/SAAREMAA/LAANEMAA COUNTY 40m; SSB EU-038 PD2TX TEXEL 20m; SSB EU-039 SM7/DG1EHM/P Chausey 30m; CW EU-044 LA/DL2VFR FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 20m; CW EU-050 IL7/IZ5IUY Tremiti 15m; SSB EU-067 SV8IIE KYKLADES 17m; SSB EU-096 OH6KZP/p LANSI-SUOMI (TURKU) PROVINCE 20m; CW EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 20/12m; SSB/FT8 EU-117 R3RCC/1 GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m; SSB EU-125 OZ/DL8LAS JYLLAND WEST 160m; EU-128 D07YYZ/p SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE EAST 10m; SSB EU-129 DJ5RE/p USEDOM 40/20m; CW EU-131 IK3PQH VENETO REGION 40/20/15m; SSB/FT8/FT4 EU-136 9A/ON2KP KRK 20m; SSB EU-139 SD7V/2 NORRBOTTEN COUNTY 20m; CW EU-153 RO20LH WHITE SEA COAST WEST 80/40/30/20/17/15/12m; CW/SSB EU-162 RA1ALA/p Volostrov 20m; EU-165 IK1TTD/IM0 SARDINIA'S COASTAL 40m; SSB EU-171 OZ6ABA JYLLAND NORTH 40m; FT8 EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 17m; FT8 EU-175 CU6AD CENTRAL 15m; FT8 NA-001 C6ADX GREAT BAHAMA BANK 17m; FT8 NA-009 VE3KTB/VY0 NUNAVUT (DEVON) 20m; CW NA-015 CO2QU CUBA 30m; FT4 NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 15m; CW NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 17m; FT8 NA-026 N1UFO NEW YORK STATE 20m; SSB NA-099 KP4FRA PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB NA-099 KP4GL PUERTO RICO 15m; SSB NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 20m; CW NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 15m; SSB NA-101 J73ESL DOMINICA 15m; FT8 NA-103 VP2MNI Montserrat 15m; SSB NA-105 FS4WBS St Maarten 20m; SSB NA-109 J88CU St Vincent 15m; FT8 OC-001 VK2MIG Australia 15m; FT8 OC-001 VK2ZH Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK4ZD Australia 12m; FT8 OC-001 VK5MRD Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK6BMA Australia 10m; FT8 OC-001 VK6WC Australia 20m; SSB OC-005 VK9DX NORFOLK 30m; CW OC-006 VK7GS Tasmania 30m; FT8 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 10m; CW OC-016 3D2AJT VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 15/10m; CW/FT8 OC-019 K2GT HAWAIIAN 20m; FT8 OC-021 YB0AZ JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YB0ECT JAVA 17m; CW OC-021 YB0IBM JAVA 20m; SSB OC-021 YB1GAL JAVA 15m; SSB OC-021 YE1AR/2 JAVA 160m; OC-021 YE1JCD JAVA 15m; CW OC-022 YE9CDL BALI 15m; SSB OC-028 V73MS RALIK CHAIN 40/20m; FT8 OC-034 P29LL NEW GUINEA 20m; SSB OC-034 YC9WH NEW GUINEA 15m; FT8 OC-036 ZL1WN NORTH 15/10m; SSB OC-036 ZL3TE NORTH 15m; FT8 OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; FT8 OC-042 DU1IVT LUZON 30m; FT8 OC-042 DU1VGX LUZON 17m; FT8 OC-070 YB8XOB AMBON 20m; FT8 OC-088 8C51ODKS BORNEO 20m; FT8 OC-088 9M59SD BORNEO 20m; SSB OC-088 V84SPU BORNEO 20/17m; CW/SSB OC-088 YB7UTO BORNEO 20m; FT8 OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 15m; FT8 OC-137 VK4PZ QUEENSLAND STATE (SOUTH COAST) SOUTH 20m; SSB OC-143 YB4IR SUMATRA 12m; CW OC-143 YC5NBY SUMATRA 20m; FT8 OC-146 YB8SFE CELEBES 20m; FT8 OC-146 YF8BJS CELEBES 20m; FT8 SA-002 VP8LP FALKLAND 20m; SSB SA-006 PJ4EL BONAIRE 15m; FT8 SA-011 9Y4D TRINIDAD 6m; FT8 SA-080 PU2GTA/p Tinhare 15m; FT8 SA-099 PJ2Y CURACAO 40/20/15m; SSB ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba). AS-059. (Reminder/Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as RI0IR from Nedorazumeniya Island (RRA RR-13-16, WW Loc. QO59fo) between July 21-26th. Operators mentioned are Oleg/R7LP, Mike/RM2E, Maxim/RU5D, Eugene/RZ3EC, Igor/UA0IDZ and Igor/UA3EDQ. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and FT8. The team will also make a side trip to Sikulun Island (RRA RR-13-38 [new], RLHA RLA-NEW, WW Loc. QO59qn), July 27-29th, and will operate as RD20LH (not RI0IR/p as previously announced). QSL via RZ3EC, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/ri0ir AS-082. (Reminder/Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as RI0QQ from Brusnev Island (WW Loc. PQ41mp, RDA YA-11, RLHA RLA-033, WLOTA LH-0281, ARLHS ASR-161) located in the Laptev Sea, in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), between July 27-31st. Operators mentioned are Eugene/UA6EX, Yuri/RM0F, and Vasily/R7AA. Pilot station is Victor, UA3AKO. The team plans to be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). Activity will be on 40-10 meters. QSL via R7AA. To request a QSL via the Bureau or direct, use ClubLog' OQRS. For more details, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/ri0qq AS-099. Berkin, TA3J, will be active as TA3J/0 from Yassica Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS and via TA3J. AS-150. Members of the Ji Nan Amateur Radio Assciation (JNARA) will be active as BY4JN from Lingshan Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st), as a Multi-Single/All-Band/CW/SSB-Mode/ High-Power entry. Operators mentioned are BA4KR, Wang/BI4KKC, Gu/BD4TS and Qingtao/BI4LBD. Activity outside of the contest will be on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via BG4OP. AS-206. Hide, JO1CRA, will be active as JO1CRA/7 from O Island (aka Oshima, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture; JCC# 0605), in the Honshu's Coastal Islands East IOTA Group, Japan, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/ CW-Mode entry (states "Not full entry"). The plan could change depending on the status of WX and COVID-19. He will be on the island until August 1st. Activity will be mainly CW and FT8/FT4. He will be focused on the "RSGB IOTA Contest" and 6m band. Suggested frequencies are: CW : 10125, 14045, 21045 and 50110 kHz FT8: 10136, 14074, 21074 and 50303 kHz 6m : 50303 kHz FT8 as a beacon. QSO on 50313 or 50303 kHz. SSB on 50260 kHz for JAs QSL via his home callsign, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. EU-001. Operators Denis/SV5FRD and Noel/OO4O will be active as SX5P from Rhodes Island (WW Loc. KM46CJ), Dodecanese, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as an All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via SV5FRD. NO Bureau. EU-008. Operators Bill/GM3ZRT, Barry/GM3YEH and Gordon/GM7WCO will be active as GM7A from the Isle of Skye, Scotland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). QSL via LoTW. GM7A is a contest callsign of the Kilmarnock and Loudoun ARC (GM0ADX). EU-010. Look for GM7V to be active again from the Island of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-2/DXpedition entry. Operators men- tioned are John/MM0CCC, Gordon/MM0GPZ, Chris/GM3WOJ, Philip/ GM0LIR and Colin/GM0RLZ. QSL via Steve, N3SL. EU-017. Francesco, IZ7KHR, will be active as ID9/IZ7KHR from 2 islands belonging to the Eolie Island group between July 23rd and 29th. The schedule is as follows: July 23-26th -- Lipari Island (IIA E001, WLOTA 1144) July 27-29th -- Salina Island (IIA E015, WLOTA 1005) Activity will be holiday style on various HF/VHF bands using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via IZ7KHR, direct or ClubLog. EU-024. Operators Marco/IS0BSR, Walter/IS0SWW, Marco/IS0ZOD, will be active as IS0SWW (host station) from Sardinia during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via IS0SWW. EU-024. Doug, EA3ICJ, will be active as IM0/ED3Z from Sardinia during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode/ Island-DXpedition/12-Hrs/Low-Power entry. He states, "I will operate from north main Sardinia Is. using portable vertical antenna and only 100 watts." QSL via EA3ICJ. EU-032. Operators Alain/F6BFH, Jacques/F5JY and Laurent/F6FVY will be active as TM5OL from Oleron Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-Single/CW-SSB-Modes entry. QSL via F6AJA or LoTW. EU-052. Fred, DH5FS, will be active as SV8/DH5FS from Corfu Island during g the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/ Low-Power entry. QSL via DH5FS. EU-054. Giuseppe, IT9PPG, will be active as IF9A from Favignana Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/24-Hrs/CW-Mode/Low-Power entry. QSL via IT9ATF. EU-117. Andy, RZ3EM, was currently active as R3RRC/1 this past week from Malyj Vysotskij Island in the Gulf of Finland North IOTA Group. As this was being written, he is now active from Vik- hrevoy Island (also EU-117). The length of his stay is unknown. QSL via RZ3EC. ADDED NOTE: Malyj Vysotskij is now a deleted DXCC entity. It was deleted from the DXCC list February 17th, 2012. EU-121. In conjunction with Henning, OZ2I, (see OPDX.1560) the fol- lowing operators will put up a second station EJ1E on Bere Island. Operators mentioned are Denis/EI4KH, Gerard/EI5KF and David/EI6IQB. Activity will be Mixed-Mode(CW/SSB)/24-Hrs/ 100W. See QRZ.com or QRZCQ.com for QSL info. EU-121. Members of the Shannonbasin Radio Club will once again be active as EJ3Z from Inis Boffin Island off the west coast of Galway during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a 24-Hrs/Mixed-Mode/Low-Power entry. Operators mentioned are Marty/EI2IAB, Enda/EI2II, Tom/EI4HCB, Keith/EI5IN, Brian/ EI8IU, Fergus/EI6IB and Anthony/EI6GGB. QSL via LoTW. EU-123. Oliver, DH8BQA, will be active as MM/DH8BQA from Isle of Arran during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via DH8BQA. EU-124. Gareth, G0MFR, will be active as GW0MFR from Flatholm Island, Wales, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single- Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. EU-130. Daniele, IV3OSC, will be active as II3Y from Barbana Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). QSL via M0OXO's OQRS at: https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=ii3y EU-131. Several members of the ARI Mestre Team will be active as IQ3ME/p from Lido Island (Venice Lagoon) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-Single/CW-SSB-Modes/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL via IQ3ME, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. Operators mentioned are Ricky/IK3YBX, Fabio/IW3FVZ, Loredana/IW3GST, Giulio/IW3HVB, Andrea/IU3FBL, Marco/IN3EQD and Marco/IN3QGY. NA-008/ Pierre, VE3KTB, will once again be active from the Canadian NA-009. High Arctic between July and August. His approximate oper- ation schedule is as follows: July 21-31st: Resolute Bay, Cornwallis Island (NA-009) August 1-16: Eureka, Ellesmere Island (NA-008) Callsigns to be use are VE3KTB/VY0 (NA-009) and VY0ERC (NA-008). Operations as time permits using the CW, SSB and FT8 modes. QSL via M0OXO. For more details, see QRZ.com and (https://www.m0oxo.com/2022/07/18/ve3ktb-vy0-na-009/) NA-058/ Jeff, KU8E, will be active from Jekyll Island (NA-058) during NA-138. the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Island/ CW-Mode/Lower-Power entry using portable antennas. He states, [edited] "After the contest is over, I might drive down coast and activate NA-138 (FLORIDA STATE NORTH EAST (BREVARD TO NASSAU COUNTY IOTA Group) on either Sunday or Monday. QSL via KU8E or LoTW. NA-070. (Reminder/Commemorative IOTA Expedition) Members of the KL7RRC team will activate rare Kiska Island (NA-070). They will operate with 3 stations from July 25-31st, tentatively using the K7K callsign on 40-6m, and use the callsign KL7RRC during the 2022 RSGB IOTA Contest as a DXpedition entry. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 3540, 7040, 10105, 14040, 18073, 21040, 24891 and 28040 kHz SSB - 3790, 7090/7240, 14260, 18130, 21260, 24955 and 28485 kHz FT8 (F/H) - 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 Current operators are: James/KB2FMH, Alex/KL5CX, Adrian/KO8SCA, Yuri/N3QQ, Tim/NL8F and Hal/W8HC. QSL both callsigns via N7RO. Visit their website for updates and more information at: https://www.na-234.com NA-128. The NA-128 Contest Group will be active again this year as VX2I from Ile-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada (WW Loc. FN47) between July 28-31st. They will be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-2/DXpedition entry. QSL via F5JYD direct or LoTW. Information on past operations, see: http://www.qsl.net/na128cg OC-129. Members of the International Society of Communicators and Networkers (SCAN) will be active as DX7EVM from Capitancillo Island, Philippines, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30- 31st) as a Multi-Op/Single-TX entry. QSL via DX7EVM. Operators mentioned are Omar/DU7OK, Ruel/DU7LEG, DV7LEQ, DW7FBH, DW7ETU and DW7LET. OC-139. (Reminder) Grant, VK5GR, reports that he will once again be active as VK5KI from Kangaroo Island, but this time for the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). He will be on the island between July 29-31st. He posted the following on June 14th [edited]: We are pleased to announce that VK5KI will for the first time participate in the RSGB's Islands on the Air (IOTA) Contest this year from Kangaroo Island, off the coast of South Australia. The operators for this trip will be Grant/VK5GR and Chris/VK5FR. We will be active in the Island Station - DXpedition Multi-2 category in both SSB and CW modes on 80m-10m prior to the contest and on the main contest bands of 80/40/20/15/10m during the event. QSL cards will again be available through our QSL Manager, Charles, M0OXO. More details will be made available via our website at: https://vk5gr-iota.net OC-165. Members of the Amateur Radio Club Sarawak (ARCS) will be active as 9M8RC from Satang Besar Island (WW Loc. OJ51bt) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st). QSL via 9W8KIF. SA-047. Members of the Parana State Amateur Radio Association will be active as ZV5O from Mel Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-Single/Island-DXpedition entry. QSL via PZ5ZD. Operators mentioned are Mar/PY5AMF, Fernando/PY5FO, Luiz/PY5HC, Gonçalves/PY5IN, Vigand/PY5QW, and Marcelo/PY5ZD. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of thehave 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...... OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Pertti, OH2PM/OH0PM, will be active as OH0R from Aland Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Single-Op/ High-Power entry. QSL via OP2PM. OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 25-31st)....... July/25th HN July/28th AN July/30th HN July/26th AN July/29th HN July/31st HN July/27th 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 (Updated 01/26/2022) 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 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.com * Archive of ARRL Propagation Forecasts: http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * W4HM Daily HF/MF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast: https://groups.io/g/w4hmradiowavepropagationforecast * WM7D's Solar Resource Page: https://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/solar QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (July 24th) QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3A/F6EXV via F6EXV DP0POL via DL5EBE OE25MFCA via OE6XMF 3B9FR via M0OXO EA6/EA3HSO via N4GNR OY/DK7PE/P via DK7PE 4O/YU1CA/P via YU1CA EG1FAG via EA1JAY OZ/DL1RNW via (e) 4X21MG via 4X6ZM EG225GVJ via EG225GVJ (O/e) PJ2/KB7Q via KB7Q 8C51ODKS via YB7KE EG4RAM via EB4AVN (d/e) PU2GTA/P via PU2GTA 9A/S50IPA via S50IPA HA/SQ9MDF/P via SQ9MDF SM/DL3JJ/P via DL3JJ 9K2JJ via EA5GL HB0/DK3RED/P via DK3RED SU9VB via UA4WHX 9M59SD via 9W8KIF HS0ZOA via EB7DX SV8/OE2UKL via OE2UKL AM30FEDIEA via EA3RKF (e) HZ1SK via IZ8CLM SV9/OK1VKV via OK1VKV AM630VQ via EA6VQ (B/d/L/C) KL7J via N3SL & (L) TM100UNOR via F8KHG AP2IN via IK2DUW LA/SP7VC via SP7VC VK0MQ via M0OXO AP2SD via EA5ZD MS0ORK via MM5DWW (d) YN2RP via NN3RP CN8SG via EA7FTR OD5KU via EB7DX Z6/EI5HTB;(d/L);IZ3GNG(B) (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 (n) no printed QSLs (Q) QRZ.com only (E) E-Mail QSL only (P) Please send no QSL (BA) Bureau Automatic (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3A/F6EXV https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3A/PB8DX https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3A6M https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2RRR (Update) https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ID9/IZ7KHR https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/HP1PAR (Update) VK0MQ QSL STATUS. The VK0MQ logs are now online at the following link: https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3A/F6EXV, 3D2AG, 3V8SS, 4K3ZX, 4U1UN, 7Q5RU, 8Q7DX, AO1XAU, AO1XCI, AO1XCN, AO1XCU, BG2AUE, BG5IOW, C31CT, C5B, C5C, CE3BT, CR3DX, CS5ARC, CX1AA, D2UY, DL9MRF, DM5EE, EA5ISZ, EA6/EA3HSO, ER5GB, F6KHM, FM5BH, FP/KV1J, HC1HC, HI3A, I4EWH, I8HQ, II0WRTC, II1WRTC, II2WRTC, II3WRTC, II4WRTC, II5WRTC, II6WRTC, II7WRTC, II8FTDM, II8WRTC, II9WRTC, IR1WRTC, IW0RLC, IZ7NLJ, IZ7RJT, IR4M, IZ7RJT, JA0UUA, JA7WSZ, JE1BMJ, JE1CKA, JE2DZC, JH1XXB, JH3FUK, JI7VNJ, JK1SQI, JP1LRT, LU1HHT, LW2EDM, M0SNB, MX4Y, OH1F, OJ0JR, OK1JXU, OZ1HQ, PJ2HQ, PJ2Y, RN6DR, S50HQ, S58MU, SV1DZB, SV3CKF, TM0HQ, UA0NL, VK0MQ, VK3XV, VK3YKB, VK4MA, VK4OCD, VK4WTN, VK5COL, VK6APK, VK9DX, VO2AC, VP8ADR, VX9RK, W1AW/3, WP3L, XI0X, XQ3SK, YB9ELS, YC1GDF, YC2JPO and YT0HQ QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3X2021, 4O/YT2ISM, DL5AN, ET3AA, FM4SA, PZ5G (SA-092), T88JH, VP8TLE, VU4W, XQ6CF, Z68QQ and ZD7MY QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... R1160, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Special event station R1160GB continues to be very active (especially on the lower bands) from the Vologda Region in Russia until July 31st. Activity is to celebrate the the anniversary of one of the oldest towns in Russia - Belozersk City. A commemorative diploma is available (see QRZ.com for details). QSL via RW1QN, by the Bureau or direct. SX14, GREECE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece will activate the special event station SX14ASTRO between July 22nd and August 5th, in order to celebrate the "14th Pan- hellenic Meeting of Amateur Astronomers." The station will be on the air on HF, VHF, and UHF amateur bands. QSL via the Bureau or direct. The log will be uploaded after the event to LoTW, QRZ, eQSL, QRZCQ, Club- Log, Hamlog.online. They will also have several awards available: * ASTROBAND - 3 QSOs on the same BAND but on a different MODE (eg. SSB, FT8 and RTTY on 20m) * ASTROMODE - 3 QSOs in the same MODE but on different BANDS (eg. SSB on 20, 15 and 40 meters) * ASTROSITE - 3 unique QSOs from July 29-31 during the expedition. * ASTROBRONZE - 5 unique QSOs (each QSO on another band or in another mode (eg. 20SSB, 20RTTY, 20PSK, 40CW, 15RTTY) * ASTROSILVER - 10 unique QSOs * ASTR?GOLD - 15 unique QSOs * ASTROLEADER - To be awarded to the first place ham (most QSOs) in Greece, first place on each continent and first place in the world. For more details, see their Web site at: https://sz1a.org/en/news-announcements/sx14astro-special-event-station-14th-panhellenic-expedition-of-amateur-astronomers T88, PALAU. Members of the Western Washington DX Club[WWDXC](W7DX) will be active as T88WAA from Koror, Republic of Palau, approximately between November 2-14th. Operators mentioned are Justin/K5EM, Jack/N7JP, Rob/N7QT, Brian/N9ADG and YL Robin/WA7CPA. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826.5, 3523, 7010, 14023, 18069, 21023, 24891 and 28023 kHz SSB - 3790, 7090, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 kHz FT8* - 1836, 3567, 5357, 7056, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911, 28091 and 50313 kHz *(mostly F/H; except 60m & 6m) Equipment list: 3 Elecraft K3s, 2 K4KIO Hexbeams, 2 Big SteppIR verticals, 6m Innov, 160/80 Wire, KPA500 amp, Flex PGXL amp, 1 or 2 Gemini amps, 4O3A filters QSL via M0URX's OQRS or LoTW. See QSL details on QRZ.com. QSL URL: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=T88WA NO Bureau, eQSL or QRZ log. TA, TURKEY. Alex, SQ9UM, is now active as TA4/SQ9UM from Finike until July 29th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters including 60/30/17/12m using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. Most of his activities are on FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog. TM150, FRANCE (Special Event). Operators Laurent/F1SNK, John/F4EEY, Richard/F5LLZ, Pierre/F5LTM, Michel/F5MKD and Andre/F6APU will activate the special callsign TM150FOR from Strasbourg, France, during the following days in September: 1st, 3-4th, 10-11th, 15th, 17-18th and 24-30th. Their activity is to commemorate 150th anniversary of the fortify belt, 14 forts built around Strasbourg that protected the city. Activity will be on various HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via F5LLZ, direct or by the Bureau. TM3, FRANCE (Special Callsign). Members of the Radio Club Vendeen (F6KUF) will activate the special callsign TM3GGR between August 20th and September 4th. Operations are for the start of the 3rd "GOLDEN GLOBE RACE" (non-stop round-the-world sailing trip, without assistance and without a modern navigation system). Activity will be on all bands and all modes. QSL via F6KUF by the Bureau or direct via F5OEV. TR, GABON. Roland, F8EN, (ex-CN8EM/FO8BV/3C3CR/TR50R) is once again active as TR8CR from Libreville until July 28th. He will be celebrating his 94th birthday there. Activity will be on 30/20/15 meters using CW only. QSL via F6AJA, direct or by the REF Bureau. The log will be posted on the LNDX Web site at: http://lesnouvellesdx.fr/voirlogs.php F6AJA will update when he receives a copy of the log.