OPDX Bulletin 1507 March 15, 2021
The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1507
BID: $OPDX.1507
March 15, 2021
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio
hanks 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, N4RRR, K5ZD, AA6YQ, K6JS, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA1CS, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, International DX Press, PS7DX, R7AL, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, VA3RJ & ICPO and VK2JI for the following DX information. ** EDITOR'S COMMENT: Did you remember to change your clocks this past weekend? See below "Daylight Saving Time". DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 7th/March, through Sunday, 14th/March there were 216 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, 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, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, 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". 2020 CASS AWARDS. It was announced and posted on March 6th, the following: Janusz Wegrzyn, SP9FIH, has won the 2020 Single-Operator Cass Award for working 6845 unique stations from Norfolk Island as VK9NK. The HU1DL team has won the 2020 Unlimited Cass Award for working 19456 unique stations from El Salvador. Both operations employed FT-8. http://www.cassaward.com 73, Michael G7VJR (Club Log) Ross K6GFJ (Northern California DX Club) Dave, AA6YQ (DXLab) 3D2, FIJI (New Ham). Joanna "JK", 3D2ZK, from Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, posted the following on QRZ.com [edited], "I'm very new to the HAM radio family. Please be patient when you hear me. I finished Jagielonica Law University in Krakow, Poland. I am a living rebel, so I joined forces with Rebel DX Group. My plan is to be active from 3D2/C (Conway Reef), 3D2/R (Rotuma Island) and several rare IOTAs around Fiji from May 2021 for 3-4 months." No QSNs have been reported yet. 4U1U, UNITED NATIONS. From the FaceBook page of the United Nations Amateur Radio Club (4U1UN); they posted on March 9th: To all the stations calling but couldn't get through, we apologize. The noise floor at UNHQ is often S9, sometimes +10 over. That's the issue of having a vertical 450 feet up in the middle of Manhattan! 8Q, MALDIVES (Update to OPDX.1507). Last week we mentioned that Mats, SM6LRR (RM2D), will be active as 8Q7MS from Ukulhas Island, Alif Alif Atoll (AS-013), between March 28th and April 10th. Activity will be holiday style on mainly 40-15 meters using CW, but with some SSB as well. This is a NON-FT8/FT4 expedition! QSL via EA5GL, as well as LoTW. A25, BOTSWANA. A small Russian team will be active as A25RU from Botswana near Gaborone between March 15-28th. Operators mentioned are Vasily/R7AL, Leo/UI8J, Vlad/R9LR and Mike/RU3UR. Activity will be on various HF bands (160-10m; NO 60m) and QO-100 SAT (depends on propagation) with the priority to most distant regions (NA and ASIA), using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) modes during 12 days. They will have 3 stations with amps on the air. QSL via R7AL, ClubLog's OQRS, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/botswana2021 CN21, MOROCCO (Special Event). Look for special event station CN21JIF to be active between March 19-21st. Activity is to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Forests, on March 21st. QSL via RW6HS. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST). Did you remember to change your clocks? Countries in the Northern Hemisphere (most of N. American and some of the Caribbean) who observe Daylight Saving Time should change their clocks on Sunday, March 14th at 2:00 AM, and should move their "local clocks" forward 1 hour to 3:00:00 AM local time. Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 7th at 2:00 AM. European countries will switch to DST on March 28th. For the history and details about DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries who observe DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2021.html ADDED NOTES: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know not to change their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some" ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs. FM, MARTINIQUE (NA-107). Laurent, FM5BH, will be active during the CQWW IWPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W3HNK or LoTW. PLEASE no dupes. Checkout the FM5BH Contest Station (Rental) on the Web at: http://www.fm5bh.com GB0, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Welland Valley ARS will be activating several stations on air during 2021 to celebrate the Patron Saints of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. (See OPDX.1503) This week they will celebrate St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) with the call- sign GB0SP between March 16-18th. QSL via G4XEX. GB100, WALES. John, MW1CFN, will be active as GB1004FTS from Anglesey Island (EU-005), island off the mainland's northwest coast, between March 25th and April 8th. Operations will be on various HF bands including 6 and 2 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force's No. 4 Flying Training School which opened up on April 1st, 1921. QSL via MW1CFN direct. H7, NICARAGUA. Myron, KN6GHM, will be active as H7/KN6GHM from Guana- castillo during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, eQSL or LoTW. IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between March 8-13th (as per the DXCluster): IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-003 ZD8HZ Ascension 10m; FT8 AF-004 EA8CWA CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 20m; CW/SSB AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 20m; SSB AF-004 EA8ZS CANARY 80m; CW AF-013 5R8AL MADAGASCAR 20m; CW AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 20m; CW AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20/17/12m; SSB AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 30m; FT8 AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; SSB/FT8 AF-045 6W1PZ SENEGAL NORTH 20m; SSB AF-049 3B8FA Mauritius 10m; FT8 AS-004 5B4VL CYPRUS 40/12m; SSB AS-004 5B4AAB CYPRUS 12m; SSB AS-007 JA9CCG Honshu 20m; FT8 AS-007 JH3NGD Honshu 17m; SSB AS-007 JL1UCH Honshu 80m; CW AS-018 UA0FO Sakhalin 17m; FT8 AS-020 BW/G4TDS TAIWAN 30m; RTTY AS-047 JA2VRL/KTD60 North Dautou 40m; SSB AS-078 JA8COE HOKKAIDO 20m; SSB AS-136 BH4AAD Shanghai Province 15m; SSB EU-004 EC6AAE BALEARIC 40m; CW EU-005 G7KHV GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 MM0TDS GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 20m; SSB EU-013 GH5DX JERSEY 80m; FT8 EU-016 9A4W Dalmatia South 17m; CW EU-023 9H5JO MALTA 40/17m; SSB EU-024 II0IDP SARDINIA 40m; SSB EU-025 II9IGJ SICILY 20m; CW EU-025 IT9FIQ SICILY 20m; SSB EU-025 IT9HRL SICILY 80/40m; CW/SSB EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 30m; CW EU-030 OZ8IE/P BORNHOLM 20m; SSB EU-031 IC8AJU CAMPANIA REGION 30m; FT8 EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB EU-056 LB0OG/P MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY CENTRE 20m; SSB EU-067 SV8IIR KYKLADES 40/20/17m; SSB EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40/20/17m; CW/SSB EU-115 2I0UIR IRELAND 80m; FT8 EU-116 GD1JNB Isle of Man 17m; SSB EU-172 OZ8ZY Jylland & East Fyn 17m; SSB EU-174 Z36T MAKEDONIA/THRAKI REGION 40m; SSB EU-175 CU6NS CENTRAL 60m; EU-181 LZ1UBO Bulgaria 40m; SSB NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 17m; CW NA-026 KJ2AM NEW YORK STATE 40m; SSB NA-026 KT3Q/2 NEW YORK STATE 40/20m; FT8 NA-029 VY2WW Prince Edward 160m; NA-031 AA1AC RHODE ISLAND STATE 20m; SSB NA-031 KJ7OXV RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB NA-031 W1MBF RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB NA-031 W3DO RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB NA-039 KL2JE ADAK 20m; FT8 NA-056 CO4XT LA JUVENTUD 40m; CW NA-096 HI8S HISPANIOLA 15m; FT8 NA-099 KP4YB Puerto Rico 20m; SSB NA-102 FG5GP Guadeloupe 20m; SSB NA-105 PJ7AA ST MARTIN 17/15m; CW NA-106 NP2X VIRGIN 40m; CW NA-107 FM8QR Martinique 20m; SSB NA-108 J69DS St Lucia 30m; FT8 NA-108 J68HZ St Lucia 20m; SSB NA-110 AJ4EN SC STATE 40m; SSB NA-141 N4UM FLORIDA STATE SOUTH EAST 20m; SSB NA-217 K2RR New Hampshire State 80m; SSB NA-247 PJ7FM SINT MAARTEN'S COASTAL 20m; RTTY OC-001 VI100AF Australia 40/20/17m; CW/SSB OC-001 VK100AF Australia 40/20/17m; CW/SSB OC-019 PR7CPK HAWAIIAN 20m; SSB OC-021 YB0GIN Java 40m; CW OC-021 YB0IBM Java 20m; SSB OC-021 YB1BML Java 12m; FT8 OC-032 FK4QX NEW CALEDONIA 40/20m; SSB OC-036 ZL2KE North 40m; CW OC-042 DU3CQ LUZON 30m; FT8 OC-088 9M8DEN BORNEO 20m; FT8 OC-209 YB8UTI TALAUD 30m; FT8 SA-002 VP8AIB/P Falkland 20m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4EL BONAIRE 40m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4NX BONAIRE 15m; FT8 SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 17m; SSB SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17m; SSB SA-012 YV7MAY NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; FT8 SA-012 YV7RCV NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 10m; FT8 SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 10m; SSB SA-099 PJ2/K4JC CURACAO 30m; FT8 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes). AS-081. Sungki, HL1IWD, will be active as HL1IWD/5 from Koje Island between April 2-4th. Activity will be holiday style and during his spare time on 40/20 meters using mainly CW, with some FT8. Equipment is a IC-706MK2 into a Buddipole antenna. QSL via EA5GL and QSLs will be sent via the Bureau after the operation. AS-149. Look for a Russian team to be active as RI0FM from Moneron Island (RR-16-01, RDA SL-16, WFF RFF-193, Russia) between July 15-31st. Activity will be on various HF bands, including an entry in RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). Look for more details to be forthcoming. AS-152. (Reminder) Members of the Arctic Legends Team (RT9K), are expected to be active as RI0Q from Bolshoj Begichev Island soon (possibly March 17th). The team headed to the island on March 11th. To achieve their goal to operate from Bolshoj Begichev Island, the team has to travel 3624 km (by snow- mobiles 1812 km*2). For more details, see OPDX.1480/1482/1494 or: https://www.qrz.com/DB/RI0Q https://legendsarctic.com/dnevnik_ekspedicii_ri0b_2_2 Pictures/Videos/Details are also available on Igor's (UA9KDF) Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/ua9kdf EU-123. Col, MM0NDX, reports that the MS0INT DXpedition Bass Rock is still on. The team consists of Declan/EI6FR, Col/MM0NDX, Jonathan/MM0OKG and a cameraman. The tentative dates are the weekend of April 17-18th, 2021. EU-133. Operators Mike/R1MJ and Julia/R1CBL were expected to be active as R1MJ/p and R1CBL/p from Verperluda Island this past weekend (March 13-14th). However, as of print time, we saw no QSNs. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Eugene, RZ3EC, reports: "Expedition has been postponed. They had to evacuate because of the bad weather." NA-048. Operators DJ/N4RRR, Jack/K4KSW, Terry/N4QBS and Jack/NN2T will be active as C6AHA from Bimini Island (USI FL05) between July 14-21st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They expect to possibly have 5 radios using "beams - Hy-Gain TH3-MK4, Cushcraft MA5B, 40/80m Delta loops and Verticals. Their goal is to aim for Europe and Australia (for those who need them for the DXCC), and others that need the grid or island. DJ states, "I know it's not a Rare DX but it is a rare Island & grid. Great DxPedition for us Handi-hams and a vacation for the wife with the Covid restrictions going on." OC-146. Members of ORARI Daerah Sulawesi Selatan Station DX Contest Club (7A8A) will be active from Makassar, Celebes (Sulawesi) Island (WW Loc. OI94ru), Indonesia. They will operate in various contests. QSL via 7A8A at: ORARI Daerah Sulawesi, Jl. Buakana Kompleks Pertamina Blok C, Makassar, Indonesia. OC-268. By the time you read this, operators Ravie/YD7RV and Mas Jok/ YD7HKV will be on the air from the island group called Laut Kecil Islands. Callsigns mentioned are YD7RV/P and YD7HKV/P. They were expected to activate Marabatua Islands; Moresses Islands first on March 13th, on SSB, FT8 and (DV if possible). On March 14th, they will operate from Payongpayongan Island (same modes). Then on March 15th, they plan to activate and use a special callsign from Denawang Islands (Denawan National Park), a turtle conservation and breeding place. QSL Manager is EA5GL. IOTA VIDEO. An online IOTA presentation at a Redwood Empire DX Association (W6KB) meeting is now available on YouTube.com. The video is called "Why Chase Islands? - An Introduction to the IOTA Program by Cezar Trifu, VE3LYC", and is about 1:30+ long. To view it, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSF1wwOs7f8 PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the newhave 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...... ITALIAN SETTLER SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 117th anniversary of the arrival of Italian settlers and the foundation of the locality of Capitan Pastene in southern Chile (Nova Italia at its beginnings), look for the following stations to be active between March 12-28th: II4CPC -- Operated by Associazione Radioamatoriitaliani, Carpi Section, Modena, ITALY LU6DK/D -- Operated by the Radio Club Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina CB6I -- Operated for the Radio Club Traiguén, CHILE Three special certificates will be available (see QRZ.com). QSLs can be sent direct to: RADIO CLUB TRAIGUÉN, Box N. 150 - CP 4730000, TRAIGUÉN, CHILE. QSL via the Bureau to IQ4DJ. NEW CQ WPX ACTIVITY MAP. Randy, K5ZD, CQ WPX Web Manager, posted the following [edited]: "We are always looking for new and interesting ways to present the results of the CQ WPX Contest. Thanks to the efforts of Tom Morrison, K5TM, we can now display the number of entries over the past 10 years from each DX entity in a visual form on a world map. The new CQ WPX Activity Map is available at: https://cqwpx.com/maps The map shows the number of log entries from each country and each call area for USA, Canada, Japan and Russia. The mode and year is selected by the drop down menu at the top right of the map. The map color scheme is selected just below that. The map legend describes the color code. Moving the mouse over a country or clicking on it will show the number of entries for that region. Enjoy! And let us know what you think. 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. PA96, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Alex, PA1AW, will be active with the special callsign PA96WARD celebrating "World Amateur Radio Day 2021" (WARD) on April 18th. It was on April 18th, 1925, that the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris. QSL via PA1AW. PJ4, BONAIRE. Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op entry. Outside the contest, Marty will be active as PJ4/W1MD. QSL PJ4A via K4BAI or LoTW. QSL PJ4/W1MD via his home callsign. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 15-21st)....... Mar/15th LN Mar/18th LN Mar/20th DIS Mar/16th HN Mar/19th DIS Mar/21st LN Mar/17th 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 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (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 * 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 PQ213, BRAZIL (Update/Special Event). Members of the Brazilian Radio Amateurs of CFN Rio de Janeiro will activate the special callsign PQ213CFN until March 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 213rd anniversary of the Brazilian Marine Corps. Operations will be on all HF bands and modes, including via SAT QO-100. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog. A special certificate will be available after April 10th, at: http://www.gcen.org.br QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (March 8th and 14th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1K0MM via RM0L EM5C via UR7CF PJ2/K4JC via (d/L) 3D2TS via M0OXO FM/PE1IGM via PA3C PJ2ND via K8ND 3G1D via XQ1FM FM1HM via ON6DP PJ4G via W1MD 5B4AAB via G8CLY FM8QR via F5EAN PT1K via EA7FTR 5B4AMM via UT5UDX GX3CO via G6XOU R125PR via R1AU 5T5PA via PA5X HC1HC via NE8Z R1961G via RV3LZ 6Y5HM via EA5GL HC1MD/2 via K8LJG R21BLIN via RO3M 7X2GK via IK2DUW (d/L) HC5LM via HC5VF RG61PP via RZ3LC 7X2TT via EA5GL HC6IM via EC5R RI01ANT via RX6A 7Z1AL via EC6DX & (L) HF6FIRAC via SP6IEQ (B/L) S79KW via N4GNR (d) 7Z1OO via EC6DX HH2AA via EB7DX (L/d) SF400B via SK6LK & (L) 8P1W via KU9C (d) HZ1TT via A61BK (O/L/d) SG0X via SM0MLZ 8S9J via SM5TOG IB3N via IV3SKB SK0TM via SM0BYD 9A10FF via 9A2MF II0IDP via IM0SDX SN2021WBN via SP1PBW 9A5USA via EB7DX II2S via IZ2FOS & (L) SN5D via SQ5NBK 9J2BG via HB9EWU II4CPC via IQ4DJ SP21DKS via SP3POB AP2MKS via EA5GL II9IGA via IT9CKA (d/e) SP223OI via SP5ZIP CB6I via CE6TRA IO9A via IT9YVO (d/L) SU0ERA via SU1SK CN8PA via RW6HS IQ0OH via 9A5URI SX200AGT via SV3AGT (L) CN8PG via EA7FTR IQ1SM via IZ1GAR SX200BOH via SV2BOH (L/e) CN8QR via RW6HS IQ2XZ via 9A8MDC & (L) SZ200ERS via SZ8ERS (d/L) CN8RAH via RW6HS IQ3ZL via IU3CIE TM6M via F4DXW CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR IQ5WT via IW5AB VP6MW via W0VTT DB100AVUS via DO2PZ IQ8BV via IK8YFU XL3A via VE3AT DL0RD via DL3CQ IQ8YT via IU8CFS ZF5T via K5GO (d/L) DP50AGCW via DM4CW IR4M via I4IFL ZM4T via ZL3IO (O/d/L) DQ2C via DL2CC & (L) LY31A via LY5A ZS7ANF via RK1PWA DR100JL via DL1HZM (B) M1C via G1XOW ZT1T via ZS1AFS EA8OM via DJ1OJ MD/EI7HDB via EI7HDB ZW5B via K3IRV ED7O via EA7EU (d) OE100GTU via OE4GTU ZZ4A via PY2RMZ EE7P via EA7ATX & (L) OG60IPA via OH4MDY (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 (*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/J68HZ (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated) QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, 9J2MM, 9Z4Y, A42K, A62A, D2EB, FR4NT, G4NXG/M, GJ6WRI, HV0A, JA1XEC, JA8ISU, JH2FXK, OM2VL, SV5DKL, SV9/SV2CLJ, SV9COL, TA0TA, TA3LG, TF8KY, TK4TH, ZD8HZ, ZM4T and ZS6JSI/TY QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2RX, 3V8SS, 4K1AZI, 5H3EE, 7X7X, 9G5FI, 9M6NA, A62A, A71AM, BG2AUE, CB7FT, CO4SM (NA-056), CP4BT, CX2DK, DU3LA, E51WL, E7DX, ED8W, EJ9FBB (EU-006), FS5GL, GM5X, GM8OFQ (EU-009), HH2AA, JH0BBE, JH6TYD (AS-040), JT5DX, KP4AA, N1UL (NA-052), NL0H (NA-040), NP3A, OH0V, PJ4EL, S79KW, TG9ADM, TK/S57C, TO0Z, TZ1CE, VK9NC, VK9NE, VK9NG, VP8CWI, VP9I, VR2XAN, XV1X, ZF1A, ZL7DX QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4L8A, 6Y9X, 8P9BJ, 8P9RY, 9G1SD, AD8J/HR9 (NA-057), AP2NK, C6AUM (NA-080), CE0Y/W7YAQ, CG9IU (NA-014), CO8AV, DU3LA, E51WWA, EY8MM, FP/KV1J, FJ/N0KV, FS/K4UEE, FS/K4ZGB, HD8M, HH2PK, HS0ZAR, HZ1HZ, J6/K4ZGB, J6/K0BBC, J6/WJ1B, J6/WB2YQH, J79FCG, J87HQ, J8/KE1B, K7Y (NA-250), K9AJ/VY0 (NA-207), KA3NAM/VP9, KG4AW, KG4DY, KG4HF, KG4SS, KH6CW, KP2/K5WE, KP2/W4ATL, KP4/N6MJ, KL7KK, NL7K, NL8F (NA-059), NP3U, P40A, P40L, P40S, PJ2/AI5P, PJ2/WF9V, PJ4A, PJ4R, PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/K5KG, PJ4/W9NJY, PJ5/AH6Y, PJ5/N6YEU, PZ5W, T30YA, T48G, T48X, TI2CF, TI7/K4ZGB, V25M, V26RA, V31JZ/p (NA-180), V4/K4ZGB, VK9WA, VP2EAQ, VP2MEW, VP2VEM, VP5K, VP5T, VX3150, WL7E, WP2/K4ZGB, WP4U, XR0YS, YB0AZ, YI9PSE, YN2CC, YN5Z, YW450ARV, ZF2BJ, ZF2LC, ZF2WE and ZS6TQ --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... R108, RUSSIA (Special Event). Pavel, RK3LC, will be active with the special callsign R108M from Smolensk, Russia, between now and April 30th. Activity is to commemorate the 87th anniversary of the birth of Yuri Gagarin (March 9th, 1934) and the 60th anniversary of his historic 108-minute first flight into outer space (April 12th, 1961). QSL via: Pavel Aleyev, Normandii-Nem d.26, kv.44, Smolensk 214000, Russia. R7, RUSSIA (Republic of Ingushetia). Operators Tim/R7QR, RA3ATX/RA3ATX, Dmitry/RA9USU, YL Elena/RC5A and Mussa/UA6QB will be active as R7QR from the Republic of Ingushetia (separate P-150-C entity) during next week's Russian DX Contest (RDXC) (March 20-21st) as a Multi-Single or Multi-2 entry. QSL via eQSL or LoTW. Ingushetia is the smallest region of the Russian Federation, not counting federal cities. The length of the republic from north to south is 144 km, from west to east - 72 km. Because of the territorial disputes the exact area of Ingushetia is unknown, in most cases it varies from about 3,400 to 3,700 square kilometers. For more etails, see: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/R7QR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingushetia SO100, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Piastowski Klub Krótkofalowców (SP6PAZ-SN6O) will activate the special event callsign SO100PS between May 1-31st. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the "Third Silesian Uprising - 1921-2021". Operations will be on 160/80/40/30/20/ 17/15/12/10/2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4. Operators mentioned are Krzysztof/SP6DVP, Andrzej/SP6GCU, Janek/SP6IHE, Bogdan/SP6LUV, Jarek/ SP6OJK, Andrzej/SP6RTX, Slawek/SP6ZC, and Boguslaw/SQ6NDC. QSL via SP6PAZ, by the PZK Bureau, direct, ClubLog or LoTW. A special diploma is available. Details available at: https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/index.php?page=award&id=88 TO1, ST. MARTIN. Janusz, SP9FIH, is expected to be active as TO1K from Saint Martin Island (NA-105) between March 22nd and April 5th. This all depends on Covid-19 travel restrictions. Activity is usually on 160-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via SP9FIH or ClubLog's OQRS. Look for updates at: http://fs.dxpeditions.org VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLANDS (Reminder). Members of the Northern Corridor Radio Group (NCRG) will be active as VK9CE from Cocos Keeling Islands (OC-003) between March 16-23rd. Operators mentioned are Steve/VK6SJ, Wayne/VK6EH, Stu/VK6SSB, Gerald/VK6XI, Chris/VK6LOL, Brian/VK6BMA, Tim/ VK6EI, Alex/VK6KCC, John/VK6NU and Brian/VK6MIT. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) using CW, SSB and FT8, with two radios and modest antennas. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog or eQSL. Paper QSL via EB7DX. VK9HR WILLIS ISLAND DXPEDITION (Status Update). The following press release was sent out by Ed, VK2JI, on March 10th [edited]: I am glad to report on behalf of the group, that all is going well and all is on schedule for November. Please add this into your calendars: * The boat is chartered to leave Australia on November 3rd returning November 13th. * Plans are being made around what equipment to take. * The team is growing, the latest new member being Allan, VK6CQ, representing Western Australia. * Coverage is planned for 160m through 10m on SSB/CW/Digital (6 meters being considered if time & equipment allows). Details about location: * Willis Island is currently No. 38 on the ClubLog most wanted list * DXCC Country - Willis Islets * WAZ zone - CQ 30. * ITU Zone - 55. * RSGB IOTA - OC-007. * QTH Locator - QH43 This DX'Pedition is being organized and run by the Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia. HARAOA website: www.haraoa.com 73, Ed, VK2JI, Publicity Officer VK9HR Willis Island DX'Pedition. --------------------------------------------------------- ZW61, BRAZIL (Special Event). Members of the LABRE-DF (PT2AAA) will activate the special event callsign ZW61DF to commemorate the 61st anni- versary of the founding of Brasília, the Brazilian capital. Activity will be between April 1-30th. Operations will be on CW, SSB and FT8. The QSL Manager is PT2GTI. Paper QSL via Bureau or direct with SAE + 2GS.
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