The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1406
BID: $OPDX.1406
March 18, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB6RSE, K8GG, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA4NF, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, ON4ZD, OZ6OM & 50
MHz DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX
information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 10th/March, through Sunday, 17th/March there were 226
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5,
A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN,
CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK,
EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G,
GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV,
HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6,
KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY,
OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP2E, VP2M, VP8,
VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6,
Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".
3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS. The following was posted on the 3Y0I Web
page, dated March 14th: "3Y0I INITIAL PLANS EXTENDED -- A short but
essential update this time. An important decision to our DXpedition plans
has been taken today, which will reflect in extending the initial 3Y0I
plans. We decided to take more provisions than initially planned. So did
we regarding the fuel.
More than 90,000 diesel liters has been fueled up (approx. 1 liter =
U$1 = $90,000 we paid from our private money). That's all because if
weather permits, we plan to stay up to 3-4 weeks at the island itself
(excluding sailing and landing time), giving much more chances for ATNOs
all over the world. We are loading very list gear to the vessel.
We have already installed and tested our maritime station from our ship.
We'll be signing as E51DOM/mm on way to and from the island on HF bands.
As these preparations are bringing to a close, we will announce our de-
parture and estimated on-the-air dates very soon.
Stay tuned and cross fingers, please! 73!"
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Currently, no dates have been announced yet, and as of print time we are
not sure if the "Atlantic Tuna" has done their sea trial yet, but we have
been watching the tracking Web sites daily. Again, the Web sites to track
the Atlantic Tuna are:
https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7225051
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5786633/mmsi:601070100
For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following
Web pages: https://bouvetoya.org
https://www.rebeldxgroup.com (seems to be back online)
http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
4A/4B/4C/6E/6F, MEXICO. A group of Ham Radio operators from Southern
Mexico will once again be operating from some Mayan archaeological sites
from the Mexican States of Merida/Yucatan (4B3MAYA), Champoton/Campeche
(4C3MAYA), Museo de Antropologia Regional/Tabasco (4A3MAYA), Chiapas
(6F3MAYA) and Quintana Roo (6E3MAYA), between March 21-24th. Activity is
to commemorate the Spring Equinox which was so important for the Mayan
culture. Activity will be on 80-6 meters on CW, SSB, the satellites and
the Digital modes. QSL via info on QRZ.com (some are by XE3N, the FMRE
Bureau or LoTW).
5V, TOGO (Update). Members of EIDX Group are now active as 5V7EI from
Main Street, Togo, until March 26th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Suggested frequencies were listed
in OPDX.1405. QSL via M0OXO OQRS, direct, by the Bureau (OQRS) or LoTW
(3 months after operation). For more info and updates, watch:
https://5v7ei.com
5X, UGANDA (Reminder). The Italian Dxpedition Team (IDT) is now active
using the following callsigns for their DXpedition to Uganda until March
25th: 5X3C (not 5X0T) for CW,SSB and RTTY
5X3E (not 5X0X) for FT8
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via
I2YSB, direct, OQRS or LoTW. For more details on the IDT team and an
online survey for "needs/wants", see their Web page at:
http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
6W, SENEGAL. YL Elvira, IV3FSG, is now active as 6W/IV3FSG from Thies,
near Dakar until April 16th. She works for the Informatici Senza Frontiere
organization. Activity will be limited to her spare time on 80-10 meters.
Look for Elvira to operate SSB and possibly the Digital modes. QSL all SSB
and Digital mode QSOs via IK3GES. Logs will be uploaded to both LoTW and
ClubLog after the operation.
6W, SENEGAL. Giovanni, IK5BSC, is now active as 6W/IK5BSC from Senegal
until April 14th. Activity will be on various HF bands. No other details
were provided. QSL via IK2DUW.
A4, OMAN. Operators Khalid/A41CK, Hamed/A41KT, Mohammed/A41NN, Mudhfer/
A41RN, Khalid/A41ZZ, San/A45TT, A45VB and A45VJ will be active as A42K
from Muscat, Oman, during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a
Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW.
E5, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). By the time you read this,
operators Dagmar/DM7PQ, and Rainer/DL1AUZ will be active as E51NPQ and
E51AUZ, respectively, from Manihiki Island (OC-014), North Cook Islands
until March 25th. Next activity will be from the following scheduled
islands:
March 27-31st -- Aitutaki Island (OC-083), South Cook Islands
April 2-11th -- Rarotonga Island (OC-013), South Cook Islands
Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and CW only. QSL
via their home callsigns. Watch QRZ.com for possible updates.
E5, NORTH COOK ISLANDS. Before heading to Western Kiribati, operators
Stan/LZ1GC and Mitko/LZ3NY will be active as E51GC from Manihiki Atoll
(OC-014), North Cook Islands, between October 10-28th. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LZ1GC, LoTW or ClubLog's
OQRS.
E6, NIUE (Update to OPDX.1405). Janusz, SP9FIH, will fly to Niue Island
(OC-040) on March 16th, and will probably stay in Mutalau village on the
northern coast of Niue until April 25th. He will be active as E6AF and
his activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15 meters using SSB, RTTY and
FT8. QSL via SP9FIH or by ClubLog's OQRS (preferred). For more details
and updates, see: http://www.e6.dxpeditions.org
ED9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Members of the Amateur Radio Union of Ceuta will
be active as ED9E during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a
Multi-Op entry. QSL via EA9ACD direct only.
HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (Sat Op). Philippe, EA4NF, will be active as HB9/EA4NF
from the Principality of Liechtenstein between April 17-19th. Activity
will be on the FM and SSB satellites. During this trip, the Grid Locator
JN47(sk) will also be activated. Equipment is 2X Yaesu FT817ND (5W) into
an Arrow II 146/437 (Portable) antenna. QSL via LoTW. For updated info
and satellite pass announcements (Time+Frequencies) on Twitter: EA4NF_SAT
IOTA NEWS..............
EU-038. Marcel, PD5MVH, will once again be active as PD5MVH/p from
Ameland Island between March 16-30th. Activity will be on
40/20/10 meters using CW, SSB and JT65. He also plans to be
in the UK/EI DX CW Contest (March 23-24th) using the callsign
PD38EU. QSL for both callsigns via PD5MVH, direct or by the
Bureau. Check out QRZ.com for more details.
EU-048. Christian, F5OHH, will be active as F5OHH/p from Groix Island
between now and March 23rd. He plans to activate from various
locations (3 lighthouses, 4 WWFF references, 2 castles).
Operations will be on 80/40/20/15 meters. QSL via F5OHH,
direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. For more details, updates and
his complete schedule of operations, see: https://headlight44.fr
EU-048. The Charente DX Group (CDXG) will be active as TM4G from Groix
Island (DIFM AT 012) between April 13-20th. Team members are
Franck/F4GBD, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Bertrand/
F6HKA and Leon/ON4ZD/OS0S. Activity will be on various HF bands
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via ON4ZD, direct, by
the Bureau or use as much as possible Clublog's OQRS.
NA-150. (Reminder) Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as VE3LYC/KL7 from
Little Diomede Island, Alaska, between March 18-26th. Activity
will be on 40-17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC,
direct or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see:
https://ve3lyc-kl7-na150.weebly.com
SA-005. (Reminder/Update) The RRC operators Vasily/R7AL, Vladimir/RK8A,
Aleksei/RL5F, Leonid/RW9JZ and Wlodek/SP6EQZ are now active
as XR0ZRC from Robinson Crusoe Island (WW Loc. FF06oi), in
the Juan Fernandez Islands (CE0Z) group, until April 3rd.
The DXpedition Pilot will be Victor, UA3AKO. Activity will
be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB and
FT8. QSL via R7AL, direct, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more
details and updates, see: https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/xr0zrc
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have
decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......
KH8, SAMOA (Update). Operators Palle/OZ1RH and Joergen/OZ0J will be active
as KH8/OZ1RH and KH8/OZ0J from American Samoa (OC-045) between April
15-22nd. Activity will be on 80-12 meters, including using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes (FT8, maybe RTTY). QSL via their home callsign,
LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or eQSL. For more details and updates, see:
http://kh8.oz0j.dk
OPDX MAILING LIST (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
OT40, BELGIUM (Special Event). Look for special event station OT40THN to
be active throughout the month of April. Activity is to commemorate the
40th anniversary of the Thuin UBA (ON6TN) section. A special QSL card will
be sent through the UBA Bureau. Operations will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters
on SSB, CW, RTTY and the Digital modes.
PJ2, CURACAO (Reminder). Andy, DK5ON, is once again active as PJ2/DK5ON
from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) until March 30th. Activity will be on
80-6 meters including the 17/12 meter bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and
the Digital modes (RTTY/PSK/JT65/FT8). QSL via his home callsign, direct,
by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. NO eQSL.
PJ4, BONAIRE. John, KK9A, will once again be active as PJ4/KK9A from the
"Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279)
between March 24-31st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW and
SSB. He plans to be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) signing
PJ4R as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via WD9DZV.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 18-24th).......
Mar/18th AN Mar/21st AN Mar/23rd AN
Mar/19th AN Mar/22nd AN Mar/24th AN
Mar/20th HN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
======================================================
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites:
* 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
* 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
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4S7KKG via DC0KK EA9/G4ONL via GI4ONL (d/L) LZ19ECC via LZ1KSP
5X3E via I2YSB ED3D via EA3RCB OE/DJ8QP via DJ8QP
C56DF via G3XTT EH8URT via EA8URT R100WD via RZ9WU
CO6RD via EA5GL (d) EI100YXQ via EI9FVB R100WW via RM8W
CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR & (L) EM3N via UR5NLA R160PM via RA9FDR
DR19SID via DM2RM & (L) FG8OJ via F4AVX & (L) W9W via N0HJZ
E51NPQ via DM7PQ GP0STH via G4DIY (d/L) XR0ZRC via R7AL (O/L)
EA/CT1EEC via CT1EEC I3/OE6MBG/P via EB7DX YO3IPA via YO3AAS
(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://clublog.org/logsearch/A5A *now available for the latest operation
https://clublog.org/logsearch/A52IC
https://clublog.org/logsearch/XV9JK
* PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html)
is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and
activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have
uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the
last week. Check it out.......
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5X2B, 9G2HO, 9G5AR, 9M6ZAE, A45XR, A5A, EW8W,
FR4NT, HB9NBG, HD8M, HQ9X, IB4A, IZ2GTS, MJ0LEL, OK7W, OO9A, PU2OIP,
S79AA, S79KW, TG9ANF, TI7W, VK0AI, ZL3GAV and ZL3JT
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B9FR, HD8M, LX1JX, OA1F and TR8CR
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!!
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....
SU, EGYPT. During the past week, Vlad, UA4WHX, was active as SU9VB from
Egypt, but seems to have gone QRT on March 12th. QSL via UA4WHX.
T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Operators Stan/LZ1GC and Mitko/LZ3NY will be active
as T30GC from Tarawa Atoll (OC-017), Western Kiribati, between October
30th and November 15th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via LZ1GC, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS.
V8, BRUNEI. Hajime, JO1RUR, will once again be active as V85RH from Brunei.
Activity will be during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a
Single-Op entry. QSL via LoTW.
VK9C, COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. Operators Chris/GM3WOJ and Keith/GM4YXI will
once again be active as VK9CZ from Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between
November 12-29th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and some
FT8. Two stations will be on the air. They will also be in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via N3SL. Look for a
new Web page to be activated in the next few weeks with more details and
updates.
VP6 PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION (Update). The October Pitcairn Island DX-
pedition team has now posted their callsign, VP6R, for their operation
which will take place between October 18th and November 1st. Visit the
Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com
Their Pitcairn Island FaceBook page is at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416
Also, their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island
VP8/OS, SOUTH ORKENY ISLANDS (Press Release, dated March 15th). [edited]
"South Orkney Islands DX-pedition (AN-008) -- After their successful VP6D
Ducie Island 2018 DX-pedition, the Perseverance DX Group (pdxg.net) is
pleased to announce their intention to activate South Orkney Islands,
currently ClubLog #16 most wanted.
Planning has begun for an expedition in Feb/Mar, 2020. A team of expe-
rienced DX and Contest operators will operate from Signy Island for up
to 15 days. The process of obtaining landing permission is underway. The
callsign will be announced at a later date. The team will sail from Punta
Arenas, Chile, aboard RV Braveheart. Seven operating positions are planned
for 160-10 meters, SSB/CW/Digital.
The team includes: Dave/K3EL, Les/W2LK, Steve/W1SRD, Ricardo/PY2PT,
Gene/K5GS, Arliss/W7XU, Heye/DJ9RR, Laci/HA0NAR, Mike/WA6O, Vadym/UT6UD,
Walt/N6XG and Rob/N7QT.
Additional details will be released as they develop.
Donations may be made via the website.
Website: https://sorkney.com/
Please direct your questions to: info@sorkney.com
73, South Orkney 2020 Team"
YB, INDONESIA. Hans, YB2DX, will once again be active during the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
LoTW or direct to his home callsign.
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