The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1381
BID: $OPDX.1381
September 17, 2018
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Sent/Written in Strongsville, OH

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, N1SV, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4UEE,
K5GS, W5TFW, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G2KHZ, G3SWH/AD5YS, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
I2MQP & DX Italia News, ON4VT, 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, 9th/September, through Sunday, 16th/September there were
201 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,
C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/s, E6, E7, EA,
EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL,
KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX,
OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV,
SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9,
UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VR, VU,
XE, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, 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".


3B8, MAURITIUS (Reminder). Hans, PA3HGT, is now active as 3B8/PA3HGT
from Mauritius (AF-049) until September 24th. Activity will be holiday
style on 40/20/10 meters using mostly SSB, and possibly some Digital
modes. Equipment will be an Icom IC7100 into an End-Fed antenna. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. No LOTW or eQSL; he
prefers a real card!


3DA0, KINGDOM OF ESWATINI (Swaziland) [Two Edited Press Releases, dated
September 12th and 15th]. 3DA0AO Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland), by HA5AO.
 * September 12th -- On Thursday Sept. 13, 2018, Pista, HA5AO, will leave
 Budapest for the Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland) and arrive on the 14th,
 late afternoon. He will set up the station on Saturday Sept. 15th. He
 plans to enter the: Africa All Mode International DX Contest, Single-
 Operator, All-Band, High-Power CW only category, which is held this
 weekend (September 15-16th). The contest rules can be found at:
 http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201712180812348XdiUz5yFy.PDF
 Station setup: Elecraft K3s, KPA-500 power amplifier and vertical
 antenna. He will be active until the end of September mostly on CW, RTTY
 and FT8 (only Fox / Hound mode, please only use WSJT-X Version 1.9.x. 
 After the contest, if the Internet is available the log will be
 uploaded in real time to the Log Search and OQRS system at .
 QSL via HA5AO. Please do not send your QSL via Bureau, use the OQRS
 system for confirmation via the Bureau. 
 Pista continues his humanitarian fund raising for the orphaned and at
 risk children of eSwatini. He pays all expenses, travel, accommodation,
 food, overweight luggage fees, from personal funds.
 One hundred percent of your donation is used for humanitarian purposes,
 food, clothing, and school supplies. Your donation will help change a
 child's life.
 You may use the donate button at .
 * September 15th -- Pista, HA5AO, reports that his planned operation from
 the Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland) is delayed. He and his equipment are
 in the country, but he was unable to install the antenna. While dis-
 appointed, he expects to be on the air by the end of next week (Sept.
 21st).


3Y0Z BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (From Bob, K4UEE, dated September 10th).
 [edited] To the DX Community.... We are happy to announce that our 3Y0Z
Bouvet sea container is on its way home. It should arrive in Chicago on
September 26th, then be moved to K9CT's QTH shortly thereafter. All
associated costs have been paid. Craig, K9CT, says he will get all the
loaned items/equipment back to our sponsors quickly and those shipping
costs will then be paid.
 From my perspective, we will then have all the expenses paid and can
determine the amount of refund available to DX Clubs, DX Foundations,
Individual supporters and our Team.
 As previously mentioned, there will be several options available for
everyone to consider when deciding what to do with their refund. PLS QRX!
 73, Bob-K4UEE


5H, TANZANIA. Maurizio, IK2GZU, will once again return to the "Mission
Ilembula" to do some work at the new hospital and orphanage between October
24th and November 28th. He plans to be active during his spare time as
5H3MB on various HF bands. Maurizio will use his FT-100 and the mission's
TS-850 into a tri-band 3 element beam (20/15/10m) fixed on Europe and a
vertical or dipole for the other bands. QSL via IK2GZU, direct or by the
Bureau. Also, QSL via LoTW (after his return home) and eQSL. For more
details, updates and an online log, visit his Web pages at:
 http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/Tanzania%202011.htm
 http://www.buffoli-pm.it/5h/qsl%20request.htm


7P, LESOTHO. Rune, LA7THA, Rune, announced that he is currently building
a team for a DXpedition to Lesotho (7P8) to be active during the first
part of March 2019. Activity will be approximately 10 days with a focus
on the low bands. License application has already been received and the
QTH selected. Rune is currently waiting for confirmation, but everything
so far looks positive. A Web site will be announced later. He plans to
use M0OXO's new online/direct upload. QSL via M0OXO.


7Q, MALAWI (Reminder). Alex, IW5ELA, will be active as 7Q7ELA from three
different lodges in Malawi between September 17-26th. Operations will be
from Game Have Lodge (September 17-20th), Mvuu Camp (September 20-23rd)
and Makokola Retreat (September 23-26th). This will be a suitcase operation
using a Yaesu FT-857 transceiver into vertical antenna. Activity will be
on various HF bands using mainly CW. QSLs will be sent automatically by
the Bureau. For direct, send an E-mail request to: iw5ela@gmail.com


8Q, MALDIVES. Shinji, JF2SDR, will be active as 8Q7SD from Halaveli
Island, Alifu Alifu Atoll, Maldive Islands (AS-013) between September
20-25th. Activity will be holiday style on 30-10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign.


CQ MAGAZINES NEWS (CQ White Paper: WWV in the Crosshairs). Rich Moseson,
W2VU, CQ Editor, published the following interesing article (September
8th) on the WWV, WWVB and WWVH, situation called A CQ White Paper Analysis
and Commentary on Issues Affecting Amateur Radio -- "Does Anybody Really
Know What Time it Is?" - WWV in the Crosshairs at: 
 http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com


EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Andrew, G8GNI, is now active as EA6/G8GNI from
Mallorca Island (EU-004) until September 21st. Activity will be holiday
style on various HF bands using mostly Digital modes (RTTY, PSK, Olivia
and FT8). QSL via his home callsign, direct, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog.


EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Operators Kari/OH2BP, VÄINÖ/OH9GIT, Ewe/SM7BHM and
possibly Vilnis/YL2KF will be active as EA8DED from Puerto de la Cruz,
Tenerife Island (AF-004, DIE S-012, WLOTA 1276, EAA TF) during the CQWW
DX RTTY Contest (September 29-30th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry.
QSL via OH2BP only direct. After the contest look for them on the WARC
bands using CW, SSB and PSK31.


GR150, ENGLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station run by
Terry Robinson, GM3WUX, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Royal
National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The station will be active
mainly on CW with some SSB between October 1-28th, using all bands 160-4
meters, excluding 60 meters which is not permitted by the licence. A
special QSL will be available. There will be a log search and OQRS
facilities at  and all logs will be
uploaded to both LoTW and ClubLog in due course.


H8, PANAMA. Operators Nicola/I0SNY, Elvira/IV3FSG, Hans/HB9BXE, Alexandru/
Y08SS and Florian/OE3FTA will be active as H88X from Playa Farallon Pro-
vincia Cocle', Panama, between September 24th and October 9th. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via
I0SNY direct or by the Bureau to 9A5URI.


HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN (Update). Members of the NB-DX Team report that they
will be "on the road again" as HB0/ON4ANN from Triesenberg between September
24-28th. Operators are Willy/ON2BDJ, Erik/ON4ANN, Erik/ON4CCV, Cedric/
ON4CKM, Paul/ON5PDV, Rudi/ON6MI and Etienne. The operators may also do
some WWFF activity as HB0/ON4CCV/P and HB0/ON4CKM/P. Activity will be on
various HF bands (usually) with special attention on 160/80/40/30 meters
using CW, SSB the Digital modes. Equipment will be a TS590SG, TS480HX and
Expert 1kfa amp into a Spiderbeams, Verticals, Inverted-L for 160m and
RX antennas. QSL via M0URX's OQRS or LoTW. Link to their pictures (during
their Expedition) will be at: https://photos.app.goo.gl/nKyjuewsy4Kw9feg7
Link for their Facebook page is:
http://www.facebook.com/NBDX-Team-Liechtenstein-DXpedition-740378969649880


INDEXA NEWS (Election Results for 2019 Fiscal Year). Dick Williams, W3OA,
Secretary-Treasurer, announced the following results of the INDEXA election:
 * Three Year Directors: Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, was elected as a three year
 director to serve during the 2019, 2020, and 2021 fiscal years. Bob
 Allphin, K4UEE, and Ralph Fedor, K0IR, are both three year directors
 previously elected to serve during the 2018, 2019, and 2020 fiscal
 years.


 * Two Year Directors: Lou Dietrich, N2TU, was elected as a two year
 director to serve during the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years. Franz Langner,
 DJ9ZB, and Gary Dixon, K4MQG, are both two year directors previously
 elected to serve during the 2018, and 2019 fiscal years.


 * One Year Directors: Steve Sullivan, KZ2I, Hal Turley, W8HC, and Otis
 Vicens, NP4G, were each elected as one year directors to serve during
 the 2019 fiscal year.


 * President: Bob Schenck, N2OO, was previously elected to serve during
 the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years.


 * Vice President: John Scott, K8YC, was previously elected to serve
 during the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years.


 * Secretary-Treasurer: Dick Williams, W3OA, was previously elected to
 serve during the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years.


 * The Directors have now voted for the Fiscal Year 2019 Chairman and
 elected Ralph Fedor, K0IR, to serve as Chairman.


 Thanks for your continuing support of INDEXA and their purpose of
working DX and making DX happen! INDEXA is always poised to support many
of the "Most Wanted" DXpeditions.
 73 and Good DX!
 Dick Williams, W3OA, Secretary-Treasurer
 International DX Association
 398 Lakeview Shores Loop
 Mooresville, NC 28117 USA
 indexa@roadrunner.com


IOTA NEWS..............
 EU-052. Operators Sergio/IK8TNG, Armando/IK8BPY, Stefano/IZ8CKY and
 Gianni/I7PHH will be active as SW8DX from the Island of Meganisi,
 Greece, between October 6-13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters
 using CW and SSB (possibly Digital modes and FT8). Suggested
 frequencies are:
 CW - 3530, 7025, 10011.5, 14040, 18098, 21040, 24920 and
 28040 kHz
 SSB - 3755, 7055, 14260, 18128, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz
 QSL via LoTW or IK8JAI. For more details and updates, watch:
 https://meganisidx2018.wordpress.com/


 EU-081. Operators Emil/DL8JJ, YL Laura/DL2JJ (Germany's youngest HAM)
 and YL Vergy/DL9JJ will be active as F/DL8JJ/P, F/DL2JJ/P and
 F/DL9JJ/P, respectively, from St. Marcouf Island between
 September 20-22nd. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
 CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or
 by the Bureau. Visi their Web page at: http://www.dl8jj.darc.de


 NA-144. (Late Announcement) Phil, WM6Y, was expected to be active from
 Santa Rosa Island (WW Loc. CM93) between September 10-14th.
 QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.


 OC-128. Bodo, DF8DX, states that he will be active as DU1WQY/1 from
 Palawan Island between February 4-14th, 2019.


 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......


KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Several sources are reporting that operators Bill/W4WV
and Al/W6HGF will be active as KG4WV and KG4HF, respectively, from Club
Gitmo between October 10-24th. Activity will be on various HF bands but
with some focus on 160/80m, and using mainly SSB and FT8, with some oper-
ations on CW, PSK and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. They will also
make nightly uploads to ClubLog.


NH7, HAWAII. Operators Albert/NH7A/F5VHJ, will be active as NH7A from
Keaau during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) as a Single-Op/
All-Band entry. QSL via F5VHJ, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. REF Bureau cards 
to to F5VHJ. USA cards via WA6WPG.


OJ0, MARKET REEF. A German team is now active from here as OJ0DX for
about a week. Some of the operators mentioned are Dietmar/DL3DXX, Thomas/
DL5LYM and Dan/DL5SE. Activity will be focused on 160/80/60 meters. QSL
via DL3DXX or ClubLog. 


OT4/ON5, BELGIUM (Parks & Belgian Lighthouses). Operators Danny/ON4VT/OT4V
and SWA/ON5SWA are planning to activate some ONFF parks and Belgian Light-
houses on Wednesday, September 15th. Stay tuned on the DXCluster for
correct REF info. All activated lighthouses are valid for the Belgian
Lighthouse Award (see https://belgianlighthouses.wordpress.com ). 


OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Carsten, OY1CT, is active almost daily from Streymoy
Island in the Faroe Islands (EU-018) around/about 14033 kHz after 1500z.
QSL via OY1CT direct or ClubLog.


P29, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (2019 IOTA DXpedition). Operators Derek/G3KHZ,
Hans/SM6CVX and Eddy/K5WQG will activate two IOTA islands during late
January and early February in 2019 as detailed below:
 OC-025 -- They will activate Manus Island between/around 1200z, January
 31st and 0100z, February 5th, using the callsign P29VCX. QSL
 via SM6CVX.
 OC-153 -- They will activate Daru Island between/around 1200z, February
 6th and 0100z, February 11th, using the callsign P29NI. QSL
 via G3KHZ.
 Activity will be on 40-15 meters using CW/SSB/RTTY and if possible
some activation on 160/80 meters. Flight tickets are paid and all locations
booked, so there should not be any changes. QSL direct or via OQRS. They
will be grateful for any donations either via PayPal or together with a
direct QSL card.


P4, ARUBA. Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as P40T between October
21-31st. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via VE3DZ.


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 17-23rd).......
 Sep/17th AN Sep/20th AN Sep/22nd DIS
 Sep/18th AN Sep/21st HN Sep/23rd LN
 Sep/19th 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


 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE :
 The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
 (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
 Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
 benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
 and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
 dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
 new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
 which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.


 Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
 http://www.voacap.com/hf/
 A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF  [September 16th]
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4L/R1CC via DJ1ND; R1CC (*) HB0/VK1AD/P *** PJ4/PA3BWK via PA3BWK (d/L)
 A61SM via A61BK (d/L) HF100ZHP via SP5ZHH PJ7/K5SL via K5SL
 CT9/DL3ABL via DL3ABL IE9A via IT9YVO (d/L) SM5/DL2JRM via DL2JRM
 CT9/DL6MHW via DL6MHW II0IANI via IZ0EUX & (L) SM5/DL5SE via DL5SE
 DF18HET via DG3FFM & (e) II1AIT via I1SAF SO100ZHP via SP9ZHP
 EG0SDC via EA1AUM II2IARD via I2QIL SV5/HB9OAU via HB9OAU & (L)
 EG8BFS via EA8URV II2MM via IQ2CF SV5/OH2LZC via OH2LZC (L/e)
 EH1SDC via EA1AUM II8IHBC via IU8CEU (d/e) SV9/DL2MDU via DL2MDU
 EH2SDC via EA1AUM II9IHPM via 9A5URI SV9/DL3HD via DL3HD
 EH4SDC via EA1AUM IS0/OE2LCM via OE2LCM & (L) TM40CDXC via F5CWU
 EH5SDC via EA1AUM JH1ILX via JH1ILX (d) TM420CCAE via F6FMT
 EH7SDC via EA1AUM MJ/OT9Z via ON8ZL TO40CDXC via F5CWU
 EH8SDC via EA1AUM OE/DG7ACF/P via DG7ACF UN2E via DF6PB
 GB2HAM via G1OET OE/DG7MEJ/P via DG7MEJ ZA/OK1MU via OK1MU
 GB2OWM via GM3IBU OE/DL8DBW/P via DL8DBW
 HB0/OE9HRV/P via OE9HRV OM/SQ9MDF/P via SQ9MDF


 (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 *** >>> PLEASE NO QSL CARDS
 (*) Russia only


 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/A5A (updated)
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0DX (updated)


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: A45XR, A5A, DS5USH, F/DK2RP/P (EU-156), HK4SAN,
 JA1TMG, RN1ON, RU0LL and TG9AOR


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: C96RRC (AF-088), C98RRC (AF-066), F6HRP, F8ZW,
 JA4DND, JH7WCF, KH1/KH7Z (OC-089), LY2SA, OE3XMA, SV1DH, SV1FJA and
 VE1FA/KL7


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!!


RC8, RUSSIA (WWFF Op). Jacob, RC8SC, will be active as RC8SC/P from the
National Park "Buzulukskiy Bor" (Orenburg region) [RFF-0171] between
September 19-26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters on CW and SSB. QSL
via his home callsign RC8SC. For more details on the "Buzulukskiy Bor"
go to: http://www.buzulukskiybor.ru


SILENT KEYS (SK).......
 * QSL Manager Emir, 9A6AA, informs OPDX that the oldest amateur radio
 operator in Kosovo, Sabit Zymberi, Z61AA, has become a Silent Key (SK)
 on September 9th. He was active on CW and SSB before and after the
 declaration of independence of Republic of Kosovo.


 * Frank Griffin, K4FEG, became a Silent Key this past week after a
 brief illness. Frank was active on the satellites most every day and
 was well known in the Satellite DX Community for promoting activity
 on the birds. Frank had 1525 grids confirmed on the LEO satellites!
 He was an Elmer to many and will be missed. 


 * OPDX and its readers would like to send out our deepest sympathy to
 the family and friends of the above SK(s).


T32, EAST KIRIBATI (Reminder). Uli, DL2AH, is now active as T32AH from
Kiritimati (Christmas) Island (OC-024) until October 1st. Activity will
be holiday style on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT8 and RTTY, with a IC-7300
into a Windom antenna. QSL via DL2AH direct.


V3, BELIZE (Reminder). Operators Victor/WB0TEV (V31VP) and Scott/K5PS
(V31CQ) will once again return to Maya Hill Lodge in Blackman Eddy between
September 26th and October 2nd. They will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest (September 29-30th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry signing
V31VP. QSL via ClubLog. Outside of the contest, look for V31VP to be on
SSB/RTTY and V31CQ on CW. Operations will be on 80-10 meters. QSL V31CQ
via K5PS.


VP6D DUCIE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. On September 12th, the following was
posted on the VP6D FaceBook page: DX-peditions to rare entities depend
on donations from: Individuals, Clubs / Foundations & corporate entities.
We appreciate the generous support from each.
 We especially appreciate those VP6D Premier Donors who have shown their
trust and confidence in our project. These unique sponsors are identified
on our web page. https://www.vp6d.com/index.php/support/donation


 Website: vp6d.com, Twitter and Facebook
 Please direct questions to: info@vp6d.com
 VP6D Web page: https://www.vp6d.com
 VP6D FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/VP6D-Ducie-2018-1470984209616170


VP9, BERMUDA. Operators Ed/W1ZZ and Les/N1SV will be active as VP9/W1ZZ
and VP9/N1SV, respectively, from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda Islands (NA-005),
between October 24-28th. Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 27-28th) as a Multi-Op/Low-Power entry signing as VP9I. QSL
VP9/W1ZZ via W1ZZ. QSL VP9/N1SV via N1SV, direct or ClubLog. QSL VP9I
via WW3S, direct or LoTW.


ZD9, TRISTAN DA CUNHA. Operator James/9V1YC, Decla/EI6FR and Patrick/EI9HX
will be active as ZD9EI (pending) from Tristan da Cunha Island (AF-029)
next year in September 2019. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Look for more details
to be forthcoming.