The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1518
BID: $OPDX.1518
May 31, 2021
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, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, K9EL, 3B8DU, 9J2GS, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News
Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, OH2BH, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following
DX information.
"Celebrating 30 years (March 1991) of FREE DX News"
** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants.
SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR KB8NW (Reminder): There will NOT be a bulletin
on June 7th. However, if I receive any special announcements I will send
them out. PLEASE continue to send me your DX information (You never know
what I might do while taking in the sun with the family at Panama City
Beach, FL).
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 23rd/May, through Friday, 27th/May there were 208 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5A,
5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2,
9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, 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, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL,
KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ,
P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE,
XW, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, 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".
3A, MONACO (Reminder). Operators Ennio/IW1RBI (Team Leader), Alessandro/
IZ1AZA, Gianluca/IU1KBL and Andrea/IU1JXW will be active as 3A/IW1RBI
from Monaco between now and May 30th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H). QSL via the address on QRZ.com or LoTW.
They now have a Web page available at: https://www.3a-iw1rbi.com/#
4U29, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the 4U1GSC Amateur Radio Club are
now active as 4U29MAY from the UN Global Service Center in Brindisi, Italy,
until June 30th. Activity is to celebrate "International Day of UN Peace-
keepers" (May 29th) [http://www.un.org/en/events/peacekeepersday/]. They
hope that the "29MAY" suffix will be reminding you of this day when they
pay tribute to more than 4,000 'Blue Helmets', UN Police and civilian
personnel who lost their lifes whilst serving in field missions. Their
efforts are one of the most concrete expressions of the UN Charter's
determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
Operations will be on 160-10 meters. Remember, this operation only counts
for Italy for DXCC.
5N, NIGERIA (Update). Jean-Louis, F5MAW (aka ZS6AAG, 3DA0MF, C91MSF and
TT8JLH), who was active as 5N7MSF from Abuja until May 25th, is now sign-
ing 5N9JLH. According to "The Daily DX", Jean-Louis says, "It has been
a long way to have the final license, after a long debate with the author-
ities they have finally sent the final license with the call 5N9JLH and
not 5N7MSF as asked..... They did not agree with 5N7MSF because 5N7 is
Lagos region not Abuja." As mentioned during the last 2 weeks, Jean-Louis
is there working for the Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF](Doctors Without
Borders), so his on air time will be limited, and he will try to be on
after his working hours and Saturdays and Sundays. It suggested to watch
20/15 meters (14122 and 21170 kHz; after 1600z). QSL is currently only
via eQSL.
A3, TONGA (Reminder). After one year of being QRT since May 2020 due to
Covid-19, Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active as A35JP from Tong-
atapu Island (OC-049) between the end of May and October. Schedule might
be changed due to Covid-19. However, Masa, posted the following on his
Blog May 27th [edited]: "Due to Covid-19 pandemic, I am still being stuck
in Fiji on the way to Tonga for more than 1 month since I departed Narita/
Tokyo on 14th April 2021, and enter into Fiji as the last transit to Tonga
and spent 2 weeks MIQ here. However, Tonga is closing airport for the flight
from Fiji from 30th April until situation in Fiji improved. I will update
as soon as new schedule decided." For more details and updates, visit
his Blog page at: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv
C7, AUSTRIA. Members of the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club
(ARCDXC - United Nations, 4U1A) will be active as C7A during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi-Single entry from the International
Meteorology Organization (WMO). QSL via UA3DX, direct or by the Bureau.
ADDED NOTE: Remember this station counts for Austria (OE) for DXCC pur-
poses and as 4U for the Vienna International Centre for the CQ DX Mar-
athon award.
E2, THAILAND. Operators will be JayCie/E20NKB, Champ/E21EIC, Tony/E24OYI,
Bun/E25KAE and Mew/E29TGW will be active as E2A during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via E21EIC or LoTW.
EH5, SPAIN (Museum Ship Op). Members of the CQ Torrevieja Amateur Radio
Cultural Association (EC5RKT) will once again be active as EH5SUB from
the Delfin S-61 Submarine as part of "Museum Ships Weekend 2021" between
June 5-6th. Part of the operators mentioned are YL Georgette/ON6AK/EA5HZC,
Jean/ON5JV/EA5HZB and Paco/ON6LP/EA5GVJ. A special QSL is via EA5GVJ. For
More details about this weekend, see: https://www.nj2bb.org/museum
EO30, UKRAINE (Special Event). Look for special event station EO30A to
be active to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine.
QSL via eQSL or LoTW.
FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY. Phil, K2LIO, is expected to be active as K2LIO/FJ
from Saint Barthelemy (NA-146) until August 5th. Phil states to look for
him on 40/20/15 meters. He uses a Xeigu G90 with 20 watts into a MFJ end
fed wire. QSL via his home callsign.
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G9, ENGLAND. Mark, M0DXR, will be active as G9W during the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via M0DXR.
GB0/GB1, ENGLAND. Members of the "Online Amateur Radio Community" (OARC,
callsign M0OUK) are now active as GB1ORC (until June 20th) and GB0ARC
(until June 24th) to celebrate the one year anniversary of their organ-
ization. They are a UK online based club there to have fun and experiment
with amateur radio - A social group for Ham Support, Advice, and Community,
without Committee. Activity has been on 80/40/20 meters using SSB and FT8.
For more details, see QRZ.com or visit their OARC Web page at:
https://www.oarc.uk
Live logging at: https://log.oarc.uk
HV0, VATICAN. Francesco, IK0FVC, is expected to be active as HV0A from
the Vatican during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via IK0FVC direct.
I2, ITALY. Giovanni, I2IFT, from Seriate, will be active during the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL
via his home callsign.
IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between May 24-28th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8AT CANARY 30/12m; FT8
AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 15m; CW
AF-086 D4Z WINDWARD 10m; CW
AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 12m; SSB
AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 17m; SSB
AS-007 8N0OLP HONSHU 30m; CW
AS-020 BV2LA TAIWAN 10m; FT8
EU-003 CU2AP EASTERN 10m; FT8
EU-004 EA6T BALEARIC 10m; SSB
EU-005 G4UJS GREAT BRITAIN 10m; FT8
EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 60m;
EU-015 SV9RKU Crete 17m; SSB
EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 17m; CW
EU-018 OY1R FAROE 30m; FT8/FT4
EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 10m; SSB
EU-024 IS0GGA SARDINIA 17m; SSB
EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 17m; SSB
EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40m; CW
EU-115 2I0IEU IRELAND 20m; FT8/FT4
EU-116 GD1JNB ISLE OF MAN 17m; SSB
EU-125 5P8VW JYLLAND WEST 40/17m; SSB/FT8
EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
EU-133 UA1TD/P GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m;
EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40/20m; SSB
EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 12m; FT8
NA-002 VP5/K2SX CAICOS 20m; CW
NA-015 CO7FR CUBA 40m; CW
NA-015 CO8OH CUBA 40m; CW
NA-040 NL0H ST LAWRENCE 20/15m; FT8
NA-041 KL7NC ALEXANDER 20m; FT8
NA-059 NL8F FOX 40m; FT8
NA-096 HH2JA HISPANIOLA 15m; FT8
NA-096 HI8K HISPANIOLA 30m; FT8
NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 30m; FT8
NA-139 KC3NYT MARYLAND STATE EAST 15m; FT8
OC-002 VK9XX CHRISTMAS 20m; SSB/FT8
OC-013 E51JD RAROTONGA 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 15m; FT8
OC-019 WH6EY HAWAIIAN 30m; FT8
OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 60m;
OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 12m; FT8
OC-143 YB4KAR SUMATRA 15m; FT8
OC-164 VK6NU/P Rottnest 40/15m; CW
SA-006 PJ4NX BONAIRE 10m; FT8
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we
suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).
EU-055. Operators Trond/LA1ZTA, John/LB2GI, Odd Arne/LB3AI, Jan Ove/
LA6GKA, Ivar/LA6ZP, Morten/LA7XIA and Knut/LA9RY, members of
the Haugaland group of NRRL, will be active as LA4C, from
Feoy Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th) as
a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LA4C, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
EU-088. Fred, ON6QR, will be active as OZ/ON6QR from Laeso Island in
the Kattegat IOTA Group, Denmark, during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 24-25th) as a Single-Op/DXpedition/24-Hrs entry. QSL
via ON6QR.
EU-125. Volker, DJ8VW, is once again active as 5P8VW from Romo Island
(WWFF OZFF-0004) until June 10th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters (possibly 4m), including the 30/17/12m bands, using
CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via DJ8VW ONLY DIRECT, LoTW, eQSL or
ClubLog's OQRS.
EU-137. Lars, SM6CUK, will once again be active as SA6G/7 from Ven
Island between June 7-12th. Activity will be holiday style
on 40-6 meters using mostly CW on or near the usual IOTA
frequencies. QSL via SM6CUK, by the Bureau, direct, ClubLog
or LoTW. NO eQSL.
EU-178. Operators Serge/ES1LL and Ed/ES2TT will be active as ES1LL/8
and ES2TT/8, respectively, from Kihnu Island between May
29-30th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/6 meters using CW and
SSB (no Digital mode). They will try to call at ??14040 kHz
and above. It will depend on the clogged band, but please
log spots if you hear them. Suggested SSB frequencies are 14244
or 14260 kHz. On 30 meters watch around ??10120 kHz. They will
monitor 50 MHz. Operations will be from the lighthouse in the
morning and from the reserve in the afternoon and Sunday morning.
QSL via their home callsigns. It was mentioned: direct (3 USDs,
you can via PP), Bureau (they will answer), you can order (via
E-mail, Facebook PM). Logs will be uploaded to eQSL, HAMLOG.RU
or ClubLog.
NA-067. Matt, AF2F, is now active as AF2F/W4 from Hatteras Island
(WW Loc. FM25) until June 6th. Activity will be holiday style
on various HF bands and 6m, using CW and FT8. QSL via AF2F,
direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.
OC-166. Members of the YB7-DXClub will be active as YB1JYL/7 from
Sebuku Islands between June 9-11th. Activity will be on SSB
and FT8. QSL via EA5GL. ADDED NOTE: The YB7-DXClub will also
activate a few BOTAs (Beaches On The Air) before the IOTA
operation using the same callsign YB1JYL/7. Schedule is as
follows: May 29th -- Angsana Beach
May 30th -- Pagatan Beach
-- YH7HK Club Station local Tanah Bumbu
June 6th -- Teluk Tamiang Beach
June 8th -- Gedambaan Beach
Listen for QSL info........
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......
MM1, SCOTLAND. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MM1E from near Glasgow
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS only.
NEW BIRD TO BE LAUNCHED (MIR-SAT1). Jean Marc, 3B8DU, sent out the fol-
lowing on May 23rd: The first 3B8 satellite will be sent to the ISS (by
JAXA) on the NASA SpaceX resupply mission-22 on the 3rd of June 2021,
and will be deployed in June by the KIBO robotic arm.
The callsign is 3B8MIR (MIR-1 meaning Mauritius Imagery & Radio-commun-
ication Satellite 1).
Payloads are a camera and a digipeater (bent tube) which will be made
available to the HAM community worldwide when satellite is not downloading
images or used for experimental purposes, the uplink will be on 145.9875
MHz and the downlink on 436.925 MHz, 9K2 GMSK, as coordinated with IARU.
More information will be available on (https://spacemauritius.com) soon.
OE60, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Alex, OE3DMA, has just received permission
from the authorities to use the special callsign OE60ANT between July 1st
and December 31st 2021. Activity is to celebrate the 60th anniversary of
the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS). The WAP special reference for OE60ANT
has been issued as WAP-315. For more details about the special event, see
the WAP Web page at: http://www.waponline.it
OG60, FINLAND. Olli, OH0XX, will be active as OG60BBM from Oulu during
the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th). The special callsign is used to
celebrate his 60th anniversary as a ham. He received his first license
as OH2BBM on March 24, 1962. QSL via OH0XX.
OP0, BELGIUM. Members of the Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union (UBA)
will be active as OP0HQ from UBA HQ Station during the CQWW WPX CW Contest
(May 29-30th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, by the
Bureau or direct to ON4CAS.
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.
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Stian, LB5SH, has announced that he will be active
as OY/LB5SH from Torshavn, Faroe Islands (EU-018), for a one weekend
operation sometime around August, September, or maybe October 2021.
Dates will be announced in good time. Activity will mainly be on SSB
and FT8. Bands of operation depend on what antennas he can take and
set up at his QTH. QSL via his home callsign.
P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, will once again be active as P40A from Aruba
(SA-036) between now and June 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW ad SSB. Operations will include activity in the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 29-30th). QSL via WD9DZV direct.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 31st-June 6th).......
May/31st AN Jun/03rd HN Jun/05th HN
Jun 01st HN Jun/04th HN Jun/06th HN
Jun/02nd 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 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
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX
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3A/IW1RBI via IW1RBI FP5CJ via K9OT R103PW via R2AB
3Z0R via SP9SX GS8VL via M0OXO S79LA via 4Z5LA
3Z1921PS via SP6YG HF35BLP via SP7MJX SO100PS via SP6PAZ
4S7VK via DJ9ZB HG21TISZA via HA7VK SQ1W via SP5ENA
5P2A via OZ1HX HI8S via EA5GL ST2NH via EA7FTR
5P6PI via OZ6PI HK1MW via N2OO SX200HXX via SV2HXX
5P8VW via DJ8VW HS0ZJF via ON4AFU SX200JFL via SV1JFL
5Z4PA via M0URX II2CC via IZ2FED SX200LIQ via SV1LIQ
7Z1AL via EC6DX II6RI via IK6IHU SX200PMQ via SV1PMQ
8N1MORSE via (JARL-B) JY4CI via K2AX T71A via T70A
8P6ET via KU9C KL2R via EA5GL T88SS via EA5GL
9K2YM via EA5KB KL4NE via EA5GL TM6KJS via F6KJS
AM5IP via EA5CP LZ125LAZ via LZ1ZF UE36MS via RQ7L
CL7YW via EA7FTR LZ73TRC via LZ1YE V31AE via EB7DX
CM2XN via EB7DX NP2X via KU9C V73NS via W3HNK
CO6DS via EA7FTR OA9DVK via IZ6BRJ VI100AF via M0URX
CT9/OM2KW via OM2FY OD5KU via EB7DX VK100AF via M0URX
D4VHF via IK2NCJ OD5PY via KU9C VK9XX via EB7DX
DK0A via DH8IAT OH0T via OH2GEK VP5/K2SX via K2SX
DL65ESSEN via DK1DM OR40NOL via ON6NL VP5/K4BAI via K4BAI
DR100JL via (B) OS4EM via ON4EM VP5M via K4QPL
DU3LA via W3HNK OS8A via ON8VK VP8ZMS via M0ZMS
EA8/DL9XJ via DL9XJ OZ9ETOV via OZ1HHH VX31IGY via VE3NE
EA9KB via EA7FTR P40A via WD9DZV YO/HA8FY via HA8FY
EH1MDC via EA1UVR P44W via N2MM YT165TESLA via YU1MM
EO30A via (e/L) P49Y via AE6Y Z81S via IT9YVO
EY8MM via W0VTT R103PS via RK9DR ZF2MJ via N6MJ
(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
(**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs
"SLIM PICK-INS THIS WEEK!!!!"
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QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: A71BX and NH6Y
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: JX2US, RI0Q (AS-152), R207RRC (AS-207) and
WW6RG/KH9
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....
SRAL PRESS RELEASE (From Helsinki, Finland; dated May 28th). Martti,
OH2BH, sent out the following [edited]: SRAL OF FINLAND IS PUTTING SIX
OF THEIR TREASURES ON WPX -- This is part of SRAL's 100th Anniversary.
EARN THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FROM YOUR OH FRIENDS
Just contact 100 (one hundred) of your OH friends during 2021 and
10 (ten) specially featured Finnish stations to earn the OH Northern
Light 100-year certificate (OH-NL-100) and the featured story, explaining
the magic of the OH-land and the Northern Lights:
Your 100 contact should include 50 OH stations and 50 OF stations, a
total of 100. A special OF prefix will be launched to all OH stations
on September 15th, 2021. Your maximum point value can be 100. The number
of your OF/OH contacts.
TEN SPECIAL ACTIVITY MULTIPLIERS -- SRAL and its members are active in
a wide range of Amateur Radio activities and each of the ten multipliers
represent some of those activities. The multiplying stations are:
OH100SRAL, OH2A, OH0W, OJ0C, OF2HQ, OH2YOTA, OG2B, OH6SRAL, OI3AX
and OF9X.
WHAT IS THE STORY ON THESE TEN MULTIPLIERS? WE PUT SIX OF THEM QRV
IN THE WPX:
OH2A -- This is the SRAL HQ station in our capital, Helsinki. It is
rarely active internationally but to honor this special year
you can catch it occasionally. Surely A is first in the alpha-
bets. Here the station is activated by Radio Club of Pusula,
OH9W; OH2BCI, OH5BQ and OH2KW.
OH100SRAL -- This is the official SRAL centennial jubilee station which
is circulating all year throughout Finland and is activated by
SRAL's member societies (120) and special activity groups. This
will be activated by OH1AJ & OH1NDA.
OH0W -- Aland Islands is Finland's share in the DXCC program. But also,
the most beautiful archipelago to visit and enjoy. It is home
to three HF superstations and the historical battlefield of all
OH contesters for once winning the world -- CQWW at OH0W 1982.
Here the station is activated by BIG Group: OH2GEK, OH2TA and
OH6KZP.
OG2B -- The IARU/NCDXF beacon network has been supported by the SRAL
and its dedicated members for almost 40 years. While OH2B is
busy at work, the alternative OG2B will be its substitute
during this centennial jubilee. Here the station is activated
by: OH7EA
OI3AX -- Amateur Radio activity in the Finnish Signal Corps (OI prefix)
have a brilliant history of cooperation with SRAL. Many well-
known OHs have caught the bug while doing their service to
their country. OI3AX will represent the country-wide network
of 35 OI-locations. Here the station is activated by: OH5LLR.
OH6SRAL -- Every Saturday at 3 PM SRAL transmits its radio news to its
entire membership. OH6 is in the middle of the country and has
a long history of such transmissions. The chief, Heikki, OH6ZS,
has done those transmissions for more than 40 years and his
dedication to this duty continues. Here the station is activated
by: OH6NVC.
You will find a special logging sheet handy during the hunt at:
https://tinyurl.com/eb8dmpb2
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T7, SAN MARINO. Members of the Associazione Radioamatori Republica di
San Marino (ARRSM) Radio Club (T70A) will be active as T71CC during the
17th "Carabinieri Radio Amateurs Association (COTA) Award" until June
5th. Details about this Award can be found at:
https://www.cota.cc/diploma-cota.html
QSL via A.R.R.S.M. RADIO CLUB, P.O Box 77, 47890 Rep. San Marino ARINO
(via ITALY), San Marino.
TM1 FRANCE (Special Event). In memory of the first parachuting that took
place on occupied French soil (June 15th, 1941), look for the special
event callsign TM1PAR to be active between June 5-19th. Receive a special
QSL via F5RRZ by the Bureau.
TM57, FRANCE (Special Event). To pay tribute to the individuals (YL and
OM) who have suffered, those who are currently suffering or have passed
(SK) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, look for the special event
callsign TM57COV to be used between June 15-29th. They also pay tribute
to the caregivers who with strength and courage do an extraordinary job
saving lives everyday throughout the world. The operators mentioned are
Denis/F1PHB, Jean-Jacques/F4HEI, Sébastien/F5BQU, Michel/F5PPG, Pascal/
F5TLZ and André/F6BGH. QSL via Marc Nogent (F-11734), 60 Rue Foch, Audun-
le-Tiche, F- 57390 France. QSLs will be printed in July/August. For all
QSLs received, the callsigns will be listed on the QSL Manager's Web site
at: https://f-11734.skyrock.com/4.html
TO9, ST. MARTIN. Team Leader John, K9EL, informs OPDX he is pleased to
announce that his team will once again travel to the beautiful country
of Saint Martin and operate TO9W between December 1-10th. He states the
following [edited]: "As in past years, we will concentrate on the 160,
80 and 40 meter bands, with special emphasis on Asia on those bands. New
this year will be some activity on 60 meters. Full details are available
on our website at: http://www.k9el.com/TO9W/TO9W.htm
Our team this year will consist of Paul/K9NU, Mike/W9MK, Guy/VE2BWL,
Marco/FS4WBS and John/K9EL. We will be building new directional receive
only antennas for the 80 and 160 meter bands. Activity will be on CW,
SSB, FT8/4 and limited RTTY.
We will have a very experienced pilot team who will forward any questions
or problems to us in real time. We plan real time logging on ClubLog and
daily updates to LoTW. QSL cards will be available for those who wish a
card. Bureau card requests are always accepted by the TO9W team, but
please use ClubLog's OQRS - we do not need your QSL card."
VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Postponed Again). Dave, W9DR, who was
expected to be active as VP2V/W9DR from the north shore of the Island
of Anegada (NA-023) in the British Virgin Islands (FK78TR) between June
17-24th, has canceled his 6 meter operation again due to the Covid-19
restrictions. He hopes to try again in June 2022.
XM2, CANADA. Pierre, VA2CZ, will be active as XM2Z from Sherbrooke, QC,
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Low-Power entry. QSL route is ONLY LoTW. No Paper QSL will be printed
for this contest.
Z2, ZIMBABWE (Update/Correction). Gertjan, 9J2GS (PA3CPG, 9J2GS, 3D6CW,
C30BBP), (and not Peter/PA3CPI as reported last week) is in Masvingo,
Zimbabwe, and is active as Z21DX. The length of his stay is not known.
Gertjan informs OPDX that he has lived in Zimbabwe/Southern Africa for
over 20 years now. Activity will be on SSB on all bands. He states,
"However, the propagation is still not picking up, so we look forward
to better days!" Gertjan was heard a few weeks go on 20 meters SSB (14247.5
kHz between 1743 and 1757z), but no QSNs this week. QRZ.com says QSL via
PA3CPI, but it is recommend to wait for new QSL info.
ZL25, NEW ZEALAND. "2021 CQ DX Hall of Famer" Jacky, ZL3CW (F2CW), will
be celebrating his quarter of a century of immigration to New Zealand
with the special callsign ZL25NZ during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May
29-30th). QSL via ZL3CW.
ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Gavin, ZL1BBW, will be active as ZM1M from Whangarei
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(20m) entry. QSL via ZL1BBW.
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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th, 2021)
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Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2021 CQWW WPX CW Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxc2021.html (By callsign)
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxcd2021.html (By entity)
The complete rules are available here: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
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4L8A Georgia SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via M0OXO OQRS
8P1W Barbados SOAB LP KU9C
9M6NA East Malaysia SOAB LP (L)
C7A Austria M/M UA3DX (d/B)
D4Z Cape Verde LoTW; QSL via IK2NCJ
E2A Thailand Multi-2 E21EIC or (L)
G9W England SO M0DXR
HV0A Vatican SO IK0FVC (d)
I2IFT Italy SOSB 40M I2IFT
MM1E Scotland SOAB (L/C)
OG2B Finland SO OH2GEK
OG60BBM Finland OH0XX
OH0W Aland Islands MO (L); QSL via OH2BH
OH100SRAL Finland MO (L/B/d)
OH2A Finland MO (L/d)
OH6SRAL Finland SO
OI3AX Finland SO OI3AX
OL57ZW Czech Republic SOAB LP OK1YM
OP0HQ Belgium M/M (C); (d ON4CAS)
P40A Aruba WD9DZV
P44W Aruba SOAB LoTW
P49Y Aruba SO AE6Y
TM4Y France F6KGL
TM6KJS France F6KJS
TO3F Martinique SO ON4RU (d)
VB3E Canada SO VE3AT
VC2W Canada SOAB HP (L/O); QSL via VA2WA
VC3T Canada SO (L); QSL via VE3DZ
VP5M Turks & Caicos M/S LoTW; QSL via K4QPL (d)
VX31IGY Canada M/S VE3NE
XM2Z Canada SOAB LP LoTW (No Printed QSLs)
YB0ECT Indonesia SOSB 20M W2FB
YB2DX Indonesia SOAB LoTW; QSL via YB2DX (d)
ZL25NZ New Zealand SO ZL3CW
ZM1M New Zealand SOSB 20M ZL1BBW
ZP5AA Paraguay SO
(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
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