The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1464
BID: $OPDX.1464
May 11, 2020
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, W1CU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WA4DAN,
K5GS, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, N0TG, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EY8MM, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LA4LN, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ &
ICPO and VK3GA for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd/May, through Sunday, 10th/May there were 212 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U,
4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9,
CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7,
EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK,
FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI,
HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK,
OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5,
S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, TU,
TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M,
VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6,
Z8, ZA, ZB, 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".
3Y0I (BOUVET), T22T (TUVALU) AND T33T (BANABA) DXPEDITION NEWS. The Rebel
DX Group reports on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup):
Unfortunately, our plans regarding activating Banaba Island and Tuvalu
has been affected by the current COVID-19 situation - just like in case
of many other DXpeditions around the world. We're forced to postpone the
DXpedition, but it's not canceled. No worries! We'll resume our plans
once the island would become accessible again. Meanwhile, we keep an eye
on any possibilities to continue our plans in terms of activation Bouvet
Island at the end of this year. Surprisingly, the long wait until the
end of 2020 may not affect our plans at all and we'll be able to continue
with our initial 3Y0I plans without any disruption. We still miss a portion
of our necessary budget to activate Bouvet. Just like in case of many
other top-most-wanted-DXCC DXpeditions, it can't happen without your
support. We kindly ask for any possible donations via our GFM page at:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition
Don't forget to add your callsign in the donation form. Once donated,
your callsign would automatically be listed in the donors' list there.
5C1, MOROCCO (Special Event). A group of Moroccan radio amateurs will be
active as 5C1WTIS from the Kingdom of Morocco between May 11-17th. The
activity is to celebrate the United Nations World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day (May 17th). Operations will be on various HF
bands. Listen for the QSL route.
5Z4, KENYA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Society of Kenya (RSK)
is proud to share in the activity with their special event callsign
5Z4STAYHOME in recognition of the extraordinary circumstances the current
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has wrought globally! Length of activity
was not mentioned. QSL via the Bureau only. Visit their Web page at:
https://qsl.net/arsk
9M4, WEST MALAYSIA (Special Event). Due to the Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19)
outbreak, everyone is encouraged to follow the new norms of life with social
distancing, washing your hands frequently and wearing face mask whilst
being outside in public, even working from home (WFH). The Malaysian
Amateur Radio Transmitters Society (MARTS) wishes to thank Suruhanjaya
Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) for approving the following
special event callsign to be used for a period of 3 months starting from
May 15th. The callsigns that were approved to be on air are: 9M4StayHome,
9M4DudukRumah and 9M4Covid19. These callsigns will be activated on the HF
and VHF frequencies using SSB, CW and the Digital mode. The callsign will
be on aired from various locations all over Malaysia. Coordinators are
Zanirul/9M2PRO, Nornazmi/9M2MDX, Nasir/9W2VWT and Rabin/9W2PD. For direct
QSL cards, send to 9W2PD: Rabin Harichandra, PO Box 73, 71050 Port Dickson
NS, MALAYSIA. Kindly include a SASE and 2 USDs. IRC are NOT accepted in
Malaysia. Bureau QSLs can be send to: MARTS, PO Box 10777, 50724 Kuala
Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
9V1, SINGAPORE (Special Event). James, 9V1YC, announces on QRZ.com that
the special callsign 9V1STAYHOME will be active through June 30th. Activity
is to promote social distancing in the global battle against COVID-19.
QSL via LoTW only. Logs will be uploaded after June 30th, 2020. No direct
or Bureau QSLs please.
CY0(??) SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION (October 17-26th). Randy, N0TG, reports:
Hmmm..... Coronavirus Stay At Home and bored---looking for something to
do? Check out our Sable Island Dxpedition Web site (www.CY0dxpedition.net).
Check out the sponsors, maybe even become one, visit the team page to see
who's who, and enjoy viewing the team's previous video Dxpedition to St.
Paul Island ---2019--- you can even download it as MPG4 and share with
friends, clubs, etc. at:
http://cy0dxpedition.net/video-of-team-dxpedition--cy9c-2019.html
And, take the survey as to your Sable most needed band, mode, ATNO, etc.
Planning continues for OCTOBER 2020.
DL70, GERMANY. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the International
Police Association (IPA), German radio amateurs of the IPARC (IPA-Radio-
Club) will be active as DL70IPA with the main activity between August
2nd and 6th, November 7th (CW) and 8th (SSB) (IPARC-Contest 2020) and
various weekends. Therefore, QSOs will be on CW and SSB, every Sunday,
starting on the August 2nd, from 0800 UTC until 1000 UTC on QRG 7080 kHz
+/- QRM, and starting Thursday, August 6th, from 0600-0700 UTC on QRG
3680 kHz +/- QRM, followed by every Sunday/Thursday until the end of
2020. They will also try 20 meters, if the conditions are OK. For more
details, see their QRZ.com page or (https://dl0ipa.darc.de/).
EM100/EO100, UKRAINE (Special Event). Look for EO100A, EM100ALK and EM100LK
from Sumy, Ukraine, special memorial stations to celebrate the 100th birth-
day anniversary of "Marshal Kozhedub", Ivan Nikitovitch Kozhedub. A Marshal
of Aviation, Ivan Nykytovych Kozhedub was a Soviet military aviator and a
WWII fighter ace. He is credited with 62 individual air victories! Activity
will be on various HF bands. Listen for the QSL route. A special diploma
is available. See QRZ.com for details.
FW, WALLIS AND FUTUNA. DX-World.net reports that Tom, KH0/KC0W informed
them that he plans to be active from Wallis and Futuna in the near future.
Tom stated [edited], "I have been given the OK by my employer for a two
week DXpedition to FW land (Wallis & Futuna). This will be a CW only
operation with a strong emphasis on Europe. Bands will be 40-6 meters.
I'm seriously contemplating FT8 on 160/80 meters ONLY, but it all depends
how much room the 160/80 meter verticals will take up. Unfortunately,
Saipan airport has been closed for the past month so I can't leave KH0-
land even if I wanted to. As soon as everything opens up I'm ready to
be FW/KC0W."
HZ, SAUDI ARABIA (Special Event). Members of Saudi Amateur Radio Society
(HZ1SAR) will be active with the special callsign HZ1WTIS from Riyadh
between May 10-17th. Activity is to celebrate World Telecommunication
and Information Society Day (May 17th). Activity will be on various HF
bands. QSL via LoTW.
IOTA NEWS. Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during
the past several weeks (probably because of many COVIN-19 travel restric-
tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were
active this past week between May 2-9th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 AO8EU Canary 20m; CW
AF-004 EA8ARI La Palma 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8BWL Tenerife 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8W Canary 20m; FT8
AF-014 CT3MD Medeira 20m; FT4
AF-016 FR4QT Reunion 15m; SSB
AS-003 4S7VG Sri Lanka 17m; CW
AS-154 TA7I Black Sea Coast East 20m; CW
AS-201 TA0ACL Prince 40m; SSB
EU-003 CQ82AS Azores 30m
EU-004 EA6NB Balearic 40m; CW
EU-005 G3YJQ Great Britain 20m; FT4
EU-005 G4KHG Great Britain 20m; FT4
EU-005 GB1945PJ Great Britain 20m; CW
EU-005 2E0SPS Great Britain 80m; Digi
EU-005 GB4ARP Great Britain 20m; SSB
EU-005 GM4FDM Scotland 20m; CW
EU-005 MI0OBC Northern Ireland 20m; FT4
EU-005 MM0BSM Scotland 20m; FT8
EU-005 MM0LGS Scotland 20m; FT8
EU-005 MM3N Scotland 20m; CW
EU-009 GM8OFQ Orkney 20m; SSB
EU-026 JW6VDA Svalbard 40m; SSB
EU-029 OV1CDX Sjaelland 17m; SSB
EU-048 F5OWK Belle 80m; FT8
EU-067 SV8JVM Kyklades 30m; FT8
EU-093 EA5HJ Alicante/Murcia Prov 17m; FT8
EU-115 MI0OUT Northern Ireland 20m; FT8
EU-124 MW7CVT Anglesey 40m
EU-130 IV3DXW Grado 15m
EU-133 RP75KT Kotlin 20m; CW
EU-152 EA7LH Ameria/Granada/Malaga20m; FT8
EU-175 CU3HN Azores 20m; SSB
EU-175 CU7AA Faial 20m; SSB
EU-180 RP75KC Respublika Krym 20m; SSB
EU-183 YO4SRK Sacalinu Mare 20m; FT4
AS-006 VR2XAN Peng Chau 40m; FT8
AS-007 JA3FYC Honshu 160m; FT4
AS-007 JH4UYB Honshu 40m; CW
AS-007 JM7OLW Honshu 20m; CW
NA-015 CO2KY Cuba 20m; FT8
NA-015 CO8NMN Cuba 20m; FT8
NA-015 CO8ZZ Cuba 20m; FT8
NA-021 8P5AA Barbados 20m; SSB
NA-021 8P6NW Barbados 20m; SSB
NA-026 KC2MBV NY State 20m; FT4
NA-034 N1XX FL State Center West 40m; Digi
NA-052 N1UL Marco 60m; FT8
NA-059 NL8F Fox 20m; FT8
NA-080 C6AFV Grand 40m; CW
NA-096 HI8AT Dominican Republic 20m; SSB
NA-096 HI8RD Dominican Republic 20m; FT8
NA-096 HI8K Dominican Republic 15m; FT8
NA-099 WP4WW Puerto Rico 20m; FT8
NA-102 FG4SO Guadeloupe 20m; SSB
NA-108 J68HZ St. Lucia 10m; FT8
NA-108 J69Z St. Lucia 20m; SSB
OC-013 E51JD Rarotonga 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2TS Viti/Vanua Levu 40m; FT8
OC-075 YF5TKN Tanjungpinang Riau 40/15m; FT8
OC-150 YC9KXX Tenggara Barat 40m; FT8
SA-006 PJ4KY Bonaire 20m; SSB
SA-011 9Z4Y Trinidad & Tobago 40m; CW
EU-034. Igor, ES0IA, will once again be active from Kassaar Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Single-Op/
SSB-Mode/Fixed-Island entry. QSL via ES0IA, direct (3 USDs),
by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW.
NA-134. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from Asiaat Island (WW Loc.
GP38NQ), Greenland, between now and May 21st. Activity will be
on various HF bands. When not active, he will run a WSPR beacon
on 160 to 6 meters. He states this is NOT a DXpedition, and
the best chance to work him will be around lunchtime and after
dinner (his local time UTC-2). Also during the weekend, possibly
at night/morning. QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get
uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details
and updates, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped
NA-168. Operators Allan/KV4T and XYL Bridget/KS4YT will once again be
active from Grand Isle between May 22-25th. Activity will be
on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes, with
two stations. QSL via their home callsigns, LoTW or eQSL.
OC-130. Look for three stations to be active from Mindanao Island,
Philippines, during the upcoming RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th). The announced stations are:
DV8VMI -- Op Renante, DV8VMI; Single-Op/Single-Band (40m);
QSL via Bureau
DX8CAD -- Op DX8CAD; Single-Op/All-Band; QSL Bureau
DX9EVM -- Op Ernesto, DU9CA; Single-Op/All-Band/Mixed-Mode/
Low-Power; QSL via IK2DUW
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......
K7, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Jerry, N7WR, will be active as K7P
from Prineville, OR, between May 10-16th. Activity is to commemorate law
enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Operations will be in
the general portion of 20 and 40 meters as time permits. A special event
QSL card will be available (w/SASE) from N7WR.
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Miguel, W1SRR, is being deployed to Guantanamo Bay
[WW. Loc: FK29kv (Shack) and FK29kw (House)] in mid-June 2020 for a year.
He plans to be active as KG4MA. His current shack equipment: Elecraft KX3
with KXPA100. Activity will be on Digital and SSB on various HF bands;
learning CW and will try and make contacts via CW once proficient. He
states, "Will attempt QSL cards, please standby for further direction."
KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Kelly, NM7H, continues to be active as KG4NE from
Guantanamo Bay until possibly May 28th or early-June. Activity has been
primary on FT8 and FT4 on various HF bands between 160-6 meters. QSL via
NM7H, ClubLog, LoTW and eQSL.
OFFICERS FOR 2020-2021. The following Arizona Outlaws Contest Club (AOCC)
officers were elected for the 2020-2021 year (June 1, 2020 thru May 31,
2021), were announced:
Mike Mitchell, W6RW - President
Chuck Zanella, KF7U - Central Area VP
Ray Benny, N6VR - North Area VP
Owen Watson, AK7W - South Area VP
Larry Reader, KE2VB - Secretary-Treasurer
Visit their Web page at: http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net
OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 11-17th).......
May/11th AN May/14th AN May/16th AN
May/12th AN May/15th AN May/17th HN
May/13th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
------------------------------------------------------
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
* VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
* DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
* A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
* SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
* Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
http://sunspotwatch.com
* News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
https://www.spaceweather.com
* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
* Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (May 10th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
4Z75V via 4X6ZM EG3WMD via EA3IAZ RP75M via RD5C
9M4Covid19 via 9W2PD(d/B*) ER75V via ER4DX RP75NF via RO5F
9M4DudukRumah via 9W2PD(d/B*) EV75OB via EU1EU (d/e) RP75NV via UA1TGQ
9M4StayHome via 9W2PD(d/B*) GB0VER via M5ATR (d/e) RP75P via RK9LWA
AO8EU via EA3RKF GB7SRW via GM4JPZ RP75S via R3LC
AT2BTC via VU3MOE GB8OMQ via G7AEY & (e) RP75SP via R1QA
AT2SH via VU2HIT GI5NI via MI0SAI (d/L) RP75TG via UA9APA
AT9CID via VU2CID LZ177GL via LZ1KCP RP75TS via RU9SO
AU2SHW via VU2HW OE25EU via OE5RBO RP75UA via RU3DFA
B0CRA via BA1GG OE25XGM via OE5XGM (d) RP75X via R1II
B1CRA via BA1GG OE25YSC via OE3EMC RP75YR via UA3LBR (O)
B2CRA via BA1GG OT75VED via ON4CRD S50WAAD via S59DKS
B3CRA via BA1GG OZ11A via OZ6ABA (d) SD6M via SA6BGR & (L)
B4CRA via BA1GG PE75FREE via PE4BAS (O/e) UP75D via UP75D (L/e)
B6CRA via BA1GG PG75FREE via PG8M (O) UP75E via UP75E (L/e)
B8CRA via BA1GG RP75AF via UA6AGE UP75P via UP75P (L/e)
B9CRA via BA1GG RP75AOS via RZ1OK UP75POBEDA via UP75POBEDA (L/e)
CN17SG via EA7FTR RP75AZ via RC9A UP75VK via UN7LAN
CN17WW via CN17WW (L) RP75GT via UA1TGQ YU7ZZ/P via YU7ADY
DQ9Y via DF2SD (O/L) RP75KR via RX7K
DR1H via DG3FK RP75LO via RX3DBG
(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
(B*) MARTS, PO Box 10777, 50724 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
LA7AWW via LA4O (by the Bureau). Activity this past weekend (May 8-10th),
reminding the efforts by LA7A during WW2 (thereby the special callsign
LA7A + WW = LA7AWW), when he was transmitting messages on behalf of
the home guard. However, he was beamed in by the Nazi occupants, and
killed. LA7AWW will be operating portable from the mountain top where
LA7A was transmitting and killed in March 1945. Equipment will also
include radios being used during WW2.
LN1V via LA4LN. Active during the 75th anniversary of WWII during the
month of May. See (OPDX.1460).
NEW QSL ROUTE FOR EY8MM. There is a new QSL Manager for EY8MM. QSL via
W0VTT. Mike, W0VTT, will have all logs for EY8MM starting back to
Jan. 1, 1994.
QSL ROUTE. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is the QSL Manager for
the following: D075AM, D075DB, D075DO, D075EN, D075HZ, D075IL, D075MK,
D075P, D075SK, D075SN, D075SM, D075ST, D075TR, D075YS and D075ZG
VP8PJ QSL STATUS. Gene, K5GS, reports: The VP8PJ cards are printed and
were shipped from ON5UR QSL Print Services in Belgium to Tim, M0URX,
in the UK. Tim has the tracking numbers and after customs processing
expects the cards to be delivered soon. The envelopes, labels and pre-
printed postage are prepared and awaiting the cards. Once in hand the
"stuffing" process will begin. Until the Covid-19 lock down in the UK
is lifted Tim will probably have to do this work alone, it will take
longer than usual to complete. The initial mailing will include all
the VP8PJ confirmation requests in the system through the mailing date.
Bureau cards will be bulk shipped directly to the inbound bureaus early
next year.... 73, GS K5GS
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5K0K, 5X3C, 6Y2T, EA6UP, FG8OJ, HH2AA, HZ1DG,
IS0GQX, J68HZ, JY5HX, KD8JV, PX5E, T6AA, TT8SN, UK8FF, W4QK, W6JAZ,
WO7R, ZP4KFX and ZX5J
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: TK/S57VW
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B9FR, 3Z20SOT, 4U2U, 4U18FIFA, 4U500M,
4Z80FOC, 9H3OG, 9X2CW, AM170YO, AM500SEV, AT6MIT, CT9/LZ2JE, DB25ONN,
DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DK80FOC, DL19JDAY, DM80FOC, DM100ZM, DQ600UNI, EA6ZS,
EI50AOM, EJ6KP (EU-121), EM16UAP, FG/F6ARC, FG/F6HMQ, GS8VL, HA45CM,
HG45QRP, HB600NVF, HF13URSA, HF800RC, HP3/NL8F, J28NC, KP4/EI9FBB,
LP1H, LX18FIFA, LY80FOC, LY85DG, LY2017XMAS, LZ304AE, LZ304EW, LZ311HI,
LZ365BM, LZ1809PNS, LZ4408SPA, OA4AI, OC18FWC, OH0/OH3WS, OJ0/OG3A,
OJ0/OH3WS, OJ0Z, OL18AMPER, OL60HZ, OL90ITALIA, OL100ZH, OM18FIFA,
OM100CSR, OO70NATO, OR75USA, OX7A, OX7AM, OV9M, OZ17SJ, OZ80FOC, PA18FIFA,
PB18ANT, PH00GEVEEN, PH10WCA, PH70PH, S79HA, R3RRC/0, R25RMA, R25RRC,
R26MDXC, R30STM, R63RRC, R105WWS, R108M, R112MS, R130TU, R228L, R300POL,
R1941MB, RA80SP, RA17NY, RC17NY, RK17NY, RW17NY, RA0LQ/MM, RC18EK, RC18KA,
RC18NN, RC18OSP, RC19NY, RG2A, RG57GC, RI0B, RI1ANL, RI1ANV (AN-016),
RI1ANW, RJ80SP, RM80SP, RO7M, RP70WA, RP72PK, RP72PT, RQ80SP, RT9K/MM,
RT65KI, RT73AS, RT80KEDR, RU5D/8, RU18WC, RW19NY, RW3LG/MM, RW80SP,
RX80SP, RY80SP, SN100SHL, SO100ZHP, SO1919PS, SP85NISKO, SP100I, T48K,
TA1OSN, TJ3SN, TK/S53F, TK1KJ, TM18PGM, TM65EU, TO200SPM, TO3Z, TR8CR,
TX0M, UA9ZZ/9, UE28DX, UE75M, UE75ML, UE92L, UE95GA, UE109L,
V31MA, V5/ZS1AO, V55V, VI70MI, VO2RAC, VP2ECC, YO13IPA and ZM50GW
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....
SPECIAL STAY AT HOME STATIONS/ACTIVITIES (Updated/Corrections). Many more
special event stations have hit the airwaves (or soon will be) to promote
individuals to "STAY-AT-HOME" and raise awareness for the restrictions
necessary to fight the spread the coronavirus. List also includes special
event stations to thank all health and medical workers. Here is a checklist
of stations announced to be active (Updated May 10th, some with QRT dates):
3G2HOME (Chile) July 14th GB9WYH (England) May 11th
*4J0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan) May 31st (WYH=Wash Your Hands)
*4K0STAYHOME (Azerbaijan) May 31st HA0HOME (Hungary) ????
4MSTAYHOME (Venezuela) ???????? HA0STAY (Hungary) ????
*4U2STAYHOME (Austria) ???????? HA127STAY (Hungary) ????
4X2BESAFE (Israel) ???????? HG20AT (Hungary) May 15th
*5B4STAYHOME (Cyprus) July 31st HG20AY (Hungary) May 15th
5W19STAYSAFE (Samoa) ???????? HG20HO (Hungary) May 15th
5Z4STAYHOME (Kenya) ???????? HG20ME (Hungary) May 15th
*6Y6STAYHOME (Jamaica) July 23rd HG20ST (Hungary) May 15th
8A1HOME (Indonesia) May 29th *HZ1STAYHOME (Saudi Arabia) ????
8A1STAYHOME (Indonesia) May 29th IO6STAY (Italy) July 20th
8C2WFH (Indonesia) May 19th II9SH (Italy) ????
8C2STAYHOME (Indonesia) ???????? IX1HPN/STAYHOME (Italy) ????
*9K9STAYHOME (Kuwait) ???????? K2H (United States) May 31st
9M4Covid19 (W.Malaysia) Aug.15th KC1KUG/STAYH (United States) QRT
9M4DudukRumah (W.Malaysia)Aug.15th OD50SH (Lebanon) ????
*9M4StayHome (W.Malaysia) Aug.15th *OD5STAYHOME (Lebanon) ????
*9V1STAYHOME (Singapore) June 30th *OE1STAYHOME (Austria) May 15th
A60SH/1 [SH=StayHome] (U.A.E.)???? OH0PYSYKOTONA July 3rd
A60SH/2 (U.A.E.) ???? (Finland; "Pysykotona" means
A60SH/3 (U.A.E.) ???? StayHome in Finnish)
A60SH/4 (U.A.E.) ???? OH1PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/5 (U.A.E.) ???? OH2PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/6 (U.A.E.) ???? OH3PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/7 (U.A.E.) ???? OH4PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/8 (U.A.E.) ???? OH5PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/9 (U.A.E.) ???? OH6PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/10 (U.A.E.) ???? OH7PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/11 (U.A.E.) ???? OH8PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/12 (U.A.E.) ???? OH9PYSYKOTONA (Finland) July 3rd
A60SH/13 (U.A.E.) ???? *OH0STAYHOME (Aland Island) ????
A60SH/14 (U.A.E.) ???? *OH1STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
*A60STAYHOME (U.A.E.) ???? *OH2STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
A69STAYHOME (U.A.E.) ???? *OH3STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT2BTC (India) ???? *OH4STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT2GOK (India) July 26th *OH5STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT2SH (India) ???? *OH6STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT20SH (India) ???? *OH7STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT2SHI (India) July 23rd *OH8STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT9CID (India) ???? *OH9STAYHOME (Finland) July 8th
AT9SS (India) ???? ON4HEROES (Belgium) May 17th
AU2STH (India) May 31st ON4STAYSTRONG (Belgium) ????
AT2THC (India) August 1st OO7STAYHOME (Belgium) ????
AT2TNX (India) June 30th *OP2STAYHOME (Belgium) May 12th
AU2COV (India) July 26th *OP6STAYHOME (Belgium) ????
AU2IAG (India) July 26th OQ1HOME (Belgium) ????
AU2SHW (India) ???? OQ4ANGELS (Belgium) May 17th
AX2020STAYHOME (Australia) ???? *OR2STAYHOME (Belgium) ????
CB2HOME (Chile) July 14th *OR20STAYHOME (Belgium) May 15th
CB3SH (Chile) September 30th OR4LIFE (Belgium) ????
*CB3STAYHOME (Chile) July 8th *OR4STAYHOME (Belgium) May 18th
CH2IR (Canada) June 20th OR7LIFE (Belgium) ????
CN20SH (Morocco) QRT *OR8STAYHOME (Belgium) ????
*CQ8STAYHOME (Azores) ???? *OS0STAYHOME (Belgium) May 17th
*CR2STAYHOME (Azores) May 26th *OT2STAYHOME (Belgium) May 17th
*CT1STAYHOME (Portugal) QRT OT20LIFE (Belgium) ????
*CV7STAYHOME (Uruguay) ???? *OT20STAYHOME (Belgium) ????
*DX0STAYHOME (Philippine) May 15th OT4HOPE (Belgium) ????
E2STAYHOME (Thailand) July 15th OT6STAYSAFE (Belgium) May 11th
*E7STAYHOME (Bosnia & Herzegovina) OT7STAYSAFE (Belgium) May 11th
May 15th *OZ7STAYHOME (Denmark) ????
*EH5STAYHOME (Spain) ???? PC19STAYSAFE (Netherlands) ????
*EH7STAYHOME (Spain) ???? PC6STAYHOME (Netherlands) May 10th
GB0CCW (England) QRT PE6STAYHOME (Netherlands) ????
GB0EDH (England) May 18th *PR2STAYHOME (Brazil) ????
GB0FLW (England) ???? R3STAYHOME (European Russia) QRT
GB0GIG (Wales) May 28th *SZ3STAYHOME (Greece) ????
GB0KYD (England) May 16th *TC1STAYHOME (Turkey) May 25th
GB1CCW (England) May 14th *TC3STAYHOME (Turkey) June 23rd
GB1COR (Scotland) QRT VC2STAYHOM (Canada) May 6th
GB1HSC [Health & Social Care] VC3STAYHOM (Canada) May 10th
(Northern Ireland) May 18th VE9HOME (Canada) May 10th
GB1KEY (Wales) May 28th W4IPC/STAYHOME (United States) ????
GB2CCW (England) May 31st *VI2020STAYHOME (Australia) July 6th
GB2HOM (England) May 31st VI20SH (Australia) July 30th
GB2SH (England) QRT XM2STAYHOM (Canada)Callsign canceled
GB2SHS (England) May 24th XR2STAYHOME (Chile) October 18th
GB2SAH (England) ???? *XR3STAYHOME (Chile) ????
GB4KW (England) ???? *YO1STAYHOME (Romania) September 15th
GB4NHS (Northern Ireland) *YO19STAYHOME (Romania)September 15th
GB4SAH [SAH=Stay-At-Home] (England) YS1STAYHOM1 (El Salvador) ????
GB5KW (England) YS1STAYHOM2 (El Salvador) ????
GB5NHS Northern Ireland) May 31st YS1STAYHOM3 (El Salvador) ????
[NHS=National Health Service] YS1STAYHOM4 (El Salvador) ????
GB5SAH (England) May 28th YS1STAYHOM5 (El Salvador) ????
GB6NHS (England) May 22nd YS1STAYHOM6 (El Salvador) ????
GB6SAH (England) May 26th *Z30STAYHOME (North Macedonia) ????
GB8NHS (Northern Ireland) May 26th *Z39STAYHOME (North Macedonia) ????
GB8SAH (England) QRT *Z60STAYHOME (Kosovo) ????
GB9KS (England) May 31st ZW5STAYHOME (Brazil) ????
GB9KW (England) ???? *ZW8THANKS (Brazil) ????
GB9NHS (England) May 12th
GB9SH (England) May 31st
(*) Stations that qualify (as May 8th per QRZ.com) for the SRAL awards....
QSL via operator's instructions or check to see if the QSL info is
listed above or under "QSL INFO AND NEWS". ADDED NOTE: If you missed the
special bulletin OPDX.1459.1 (http://papays.com/opdx1459.1.html), the
Finnish Amateur Radio League (SRAL) is providing a number of special
awards during these Stay-At-Home "OH" operations (as well as other coun-
tries signing STAYHOME that qualified) which run through July 8th.
Complete details can be found in OPDX.1459.1 or on the SRAL Web page at:
https://www.sral.fi/2020/04/07/finland-stay-home
TM18, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the French Radio Club APRA62
(F4KLR) will be active as TM18JUIN during the following dates in May
(8-9th, 23-24th, 30-31st) and June (6-7th, 13-14th, 18-21st, 27th).
Activity is to commemorate General Charles de Gaulle's appeal to the
French on the BBC (June 18th, 1940) to continue to resisting the German
occupation, refuse defeat and to continue fighting with him in Great
Britain, within the Free French Forces. QSL via F4AHN. For more details,
see QRZ.com.
WIA AWARDS (Update). Graham, VK3GA, WIA DX Awards Manager, informs that
the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) DX Awards have been updated.
They have added several new awards and also winners can order crystal
plaques now. Their awards program is open to non-VK stations. The full
list of awards is:
List of Awards
--------------
DXCC Multi-mode - available in Open/CW/Phone/Digital modes
DXCC Single-band: 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10M
DXCC Multi-Band: 3, 5, 7, 8 & 9 bands
Elite 5-band DXCC
Antarctic
Grid Square
VHF Century Club
Worked All States VHF
Worked All VK Call Areas HF
Heard All VK Call Areas HF
Worked All VK Call Areas VHF
Worked All Continents (WAC)
Islands of Australia
* QRP endorsement available for all above awards.
The awards website is: http://www.wia.org.au/members/wiadxawards/about
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