The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1405
BID: $OPDX.1405
March 11, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N6SS, WB6RSE,
K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL1MGB, DL7UXG & The
DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EP3CQ, ES1CW,
F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G4FAL, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
I2MQP & DX Italia News, JH1NBN, JL8AQH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Sixitalia
Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and VE9MY for the following DX information.


**** EDITOR'S COMMENT: Did you remember to change your clocks?
 See below "Daylight Saving Time".


DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd/March, through Sunday, 10th/March there were 227
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV,
BY, C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
DL, DU, E3, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET,
EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I,
IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4,
LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,
PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,
SV9, T2, T31, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0M, VP2E, VP2M,
VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z3, Z8, 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".


2018 WRTC MOVIE ONLINE. Chris, DL1MGB, reports that the official WRTC
2018 movie is now available online. You can watch the movie here:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwf-2f0cbjk&t=807s
 https://vimeo.com/317408827
He states, "Feel free to watch or to download it. Show it at home or
at your club meeting. Many thanks to DM6WAN and his team for producing
this beautiful piece of documentation of an unforgettable event!"


3D2, FIJI. Oleh, KD7WPJ/UR5BCP, will be active from Viti Levu Island
(OC-016) between May 11-16th. Callsign is pending. Activity will be on
40-12 meters using CW and SSB, with 100w into dipoles and verticals.
QSL via KD7WPJ or LoTW.


3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS. The following was posted on the 3Y0I Web
pages, dated March 7th: "The 3Y0I Team re-assembles in Cape Town, while
operators return to South Africa. Meanwhile, the rest of the team members
who are currently in ZS, finalize the very last vessel preparations. Stay
tuned for further news coming soon."
 Also posted on March 8th, on (Bouvetoya.org): "A COUPLE OF BITTER WORDS --
[edited] Important update regarding information sources regarding the 3Y0I
DXpedition. Since now on, the only website providing direct information
about our mission is (https://bouvetoya.org) ­ our DXpedition website.
Wayne, N0UN, responsible for managing our (rebeldxgroup.com) website had
to step back due to personal reasons. He has recently been deliberately
attacked by a number of American hams using words 'scammer' and other
offensive terms and we do all agree he didn't deserve such behavior. Due
to the above, we will not update that website anymore. The updates on 3Y0I
will also be available at our Facebook pages: (facebook.com/bouvetoya.org)
and (facebook.com/rebeldxgroup) + at Twitter: (twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg)
 To all those individuals calling names and calling our project a 'scam'
­ we kindly remind a couple of facts.
 Our expedition is covered by private funds and it's been a very indepen-
dent, personal project. Unlike other major DXpedition, for instance, 3Y0Z,
we did not receive any foundation sponsorship and WE WILL not ask nor
accept ANY. The only third party money we received up to date (less 5%
of our total budget, the entire rest is covered by private funds) come
from 100% VOLUNTARY donations of individual supporters ­ we are very
grateful for their trust in our enterprise! Unlike those organizers, we
will not accept any unclear rules of funding DXpeditions by foundations’
board members who are participants of the same DXpeditions applying for
grants! As for us, the lack of transparency, twisted rules and sponsoring
themselves with other foundations’ and individual sponsors’ funds is
simply unacceptable.
 Yes, we are in Cape Town for over 4 months now, and according to our
plan, this has been a good decision making. Unlike 3Y0Z leaders, asking
for almost $1 mln donations for over 2 years of preparations, but at the
same time not being able to inspect their vessel in full in prior of
departure (which outcome we all know), we are able to examine each and
every bolt and screw at our ship and we personally helped to fix past
technical problems and we got involved in preparations to obtain full
SAMSA’s strict and difficult to pass certification by end of February.
Note: Nobody rebuked their 2 years of preparations and asking for more
and more money that as final result ­ landed into a bin. We are being
criticized for staying and working in Cape Town for our own money, although
we do that on purpose: we want to take a closer look at the preparations
in person ­ to make things more than twice sure we don’t miss something.
 These bitter words of ours may hurt, but we feel like being deliberately
criticized and attacked on purpose ­ just because we’ve been brave enough
to be solitude standing, independent, willing to activate top DXCC #2 and
being able to do that. Unfortunately, it’s so clear that there are other
competitive DXpeditions’ participants among those individuals who attack
us and our friends. They are generally speaking ­ the ones who didn’t
succeed recently, and now trying to torpedo our plans, using some tricks
and methods not only among hams, but also here in South Africa. Actually,
we consider that once back to Cape Town from Bouvet, we will write a long
story about all backstage events and will address them to those rude
troublemakers.
 As bringing to a close, we fully guarantee we will NOT read all comments
like those anymore and they will all be totally ignored by the 3Y0I Team.
They bring absolutely no input to our plans and their authors may keep
their thoughts for themselves ­ we don’t need you! Moreover, we will
continue our independent plans and projects. We devote our private time,
resources, knowledge, family time and money in something that is not their
invention and they have absolutely no rights to impact our plans. They may
feel free to get started with their own, separate DX projects ­ nobody,
including us, will stop them, too. Good luck!
 As a bottom line: if you belong to that group of individuals not wishing
us best of luck ­ please do not call us while 3Y0I will be on the air. We
don’t need you nor your support. Your QSL card neither. We will enjoy the
trip ­ regardless of its final outcome ­ much more than you, and we’ll
have nothing to regret. Activating Bouvet Island our goal and sacrifice,
not yours."
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 Currently, no dates have been announced yet, and as of print time we are
not sure if the "Atlantic Tuna" has done their sea trial yet, but we have
been watching the tracking Web sites daily. Again, the Web sites to track
the Atlantic Tuna are: 
 https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7225051
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5786633/mmsi:601070100
 For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following
Web pages: https://bouvetoya.org
 http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
 https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
 https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
 https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg


5V, TOGO (Reminder/Update). Members of EIDX Group will be active as 5V7EI
from Main Street, Togo, between March 14-26th. Operators mentioned are
Dave/EI9FBB (Team Leader), Jeremy/EI5GM (Co-Leader), Declan/EI9HQ, Pat/
EI9HX, Enda/EI2II, Thos/EI2JD, Alain/EI2KM, Niall/EI4CF, Jim/EI4HH,
Norbert/DJ7JC, Heye/DJ9RR, Alain/F5JTV, John/F5VHQ, Jamie/M0SDV and
Gabi/YO8WW. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the
Digital modes. Suggested frquenices are:
 CW - 1818, 3518, 7018, 10118, 14018, 18078, 21018, 24898 and 28018 kHz
 SSB - 3768 (QSX Dw/3800+NA), 7118, 14218, 18158, 21218, 24958 and 28518
 RTTY - 14088, 18108 and 21088
 FT8* - 1840 (QSX 1908 for JA), 3577, 7053, 10133, 14083, 18108, 21088,
 24918 and 28078
 * F&H mode, except 160m
 They plan to have up to 5 stations on the air. This is the same group
that activated 9N7EI and 7Q7EI earlier in 2018. QSL via M0OXO OQRS,
direct, by the Bureau (OQRS) or LoTW (3 months after operation). For
more info and updates, watch: https://5v7ei.com


6O, SOMALIA (Update). Ali, EP3CQ, who works for the UN Department of
Safety and Security (UNDSS) and not the United Nations in African Union
Mission to Somalia [AMISOM] (as we reported), in Mogadishu, is once again
active as 6O1OO until March 24th. Activity will be limited to his spare
time on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB and FT8. Last time he
suggested everyday between 1800-2000 East Africa Time (EAT) and on the
weekend (Friday and Saturday) between 1400-1800. Equipment is a Yaesu
857D into a Tarheel Little II (currently active), and Sandpiper MV-10.
He informed OPDX that he has updated his information including new QSL
information on QRZ.com. QSL direct to: Ali Solhjoo, C/O Dr. de Vivanco,
Schnackenburgstr. 3, Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied to
on a bi-monthly basis. IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for more info
and picture of his station. Flash news will be posted via Twitter: @ep3cq


6W, SENEGAL. Jacques, F6HMJ, will once again be active as 6W7/F6HMJ from
Senegal between March 19th and April 28th. Activity will be mostly on CW
with some SSB on 80-10 meters with a dipole and IC-706MKIIG. QSL via his
home callsign.


7P, LESOTHO (Reminder). Operators Svein/LA3BO, Piotr/LA7RRA, Rune/LA7THA
(Team Leader), Arne/LA7WCA, Svein Jarle/LA9KKA, Thor/LA9VPA, Harald/LB2HG,
Chris/OE5CWO and Phillipp/OE7PGI are now active as 7P8LB from Molengoane
Lodge (WW Loc. KG30VO), Lesotho, until March 16th. They plan to have 2-3
stations running 24/7 on all HF bands using CW, SSB, with the focus on
low bands and FT8. QSL Manager is Charles, M0OXO. QSL is via M0OXO's OQRS:
 https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php
Logsearch can be found on Clublog: https://clublog.org/logsearch/7P8LB
Not in log: Use the busted callsign facility on the OQRS page. For more
details and updates, see: http://www.la9vpa.com/7p8lb/index.html


8Q, MALDIVES. Darek, SP3DX, will be active as 8Q7DM from Lankanfinolhu
Island (AS-013) between April 1-7th. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10
meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via SP3DX.


A3, TONGA. Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active as A35JP from Tonga.
This time he will activate Tongatapu Island (OC-049) between March 16-27th.
The QTH is Nuku'alofa (from a seaside cottage), in the capital of Kingdom
of Tonga. As it is a business trip, Masa will enjoy ham radio during his
spare time. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. His
equipment is an IC-7300 (w/100W) into a vertical antenna. QSL via his home
callsign, by the Bureau, direct (SASE w/1 IRC), ClubLog or LoTW. For more
details and updates, visit his Blog page at: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv


JA0RQV, Masa, will be QRV as A35JP from Tongatapu Island (OC-049) 
starting March 16th.He will be operating from a seaside cottage in 
Nuku'alofa until March 27. Activity will be on CW, SSB and FT8 on 3.5 
through 50 MHz, using an IC-7300 running 100 watts into a vertical. He 
prefers QSL requests be made using Club Log. Logs will also be 
uploaded to LoTW. You can also QSL via the JA QSL bureau or direct to 
his CBA.


C5, THE GAMBIA. Operators Sigi/DL7DF (& XYL Sabine), Csaba/DH7KU, Manfred/
DK1BT, Annette/DL6SAK, Frank/DL7UFR and Jan/SP3CYY will be active as C5DL
from The Gambia (WW Loc. IK13PJ) between April 1-15th. They will have
three stations on the air on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digitals
modes. Their equipment consists of a Elecraft K2 transceiver, two Icom
IC7300 transceivers, two OX1000 power amplifiers, one other power amp-
lifier, a vertical for 160 and 80m, a 40m loop, a 30m loop, a Spiderbeam
for 20m through 10m, Loop antennas for 20/15/10m and a vertical for 60m.
Pilot for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. QSL via DL7DF, direct or by
the German DARC Bureau. They will upload the full logs of the DXpedition
to LoTW within 6 months after the DXpedition. For more details and updates,
see: http://www.dl7df.com/c5


C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Pedro, CT7AHV, is now active as C91AHV from Matola Rio
until March 17th. Activity is on 80/40/20/15 meters using SSB, WSPR and
FT8. Equioment is an IC-7300 with 100 watts into a 4 monoband quarter
wave verticals. QSL via CT7AHV, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.


CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Hardy/DL3KWF and YL Rosel/DL3KWR are once
again active as CT9/DL3KWF and CT9/DL3KWR from Madeira (AF-014) until
April 3rd. Preferred activity will be on 30/17/12 meters and CW. Also
watch 60 meters (5351.5-5366.5 kHz, QSX 5405 kHz). Equipment is an IC-7000
+ AH-4 into a vertical 7m. QSL via their home callsign, direct, by the
Bureau (also via E-mail request), eQSL or LoTW. Visit their Web page
at: http://www.dl3kwf.com


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, except Hawaii and most of Arizona) who observe Daylight
Saving Time (DST) should have changed their clocks on Sunday, March 10th
at 2:00 AM, and should have moved their "local clocks" forward 1 hour to
3:00:00 AM local time. DST does not affect Universal Coordinated Time
(UTC), also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or simply Zulu (Z). DST
will end on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 AM. European countries will
switch to DST on March 31st. 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/2019.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.


DU, PHILIPPINES (Update). Press, N6SS, who is currently active as DU6/N6SS
from Panay Island (OC-129), near the town of Sibalom, Antique Province,
until April 17th, informs OPDX of the following update [edited]: "DU6/N6SS
attempted an 80m Single band entry in the ARRL SSB Contest. However the
over the horizon radar was S9 from as low as 3650 to 3850. Not a single
NA was even detected, totally inaudible here. Did hear a few JA calling
CQ during the contest. The radar is audible a couple hours before sunset
til after sunrise and was on continuously during nighttime contest hours
here. The radar is operational daily on 80m and I don't foresee any change
during the next contest. Consequently please revise info for CQWPX SSB
to a 40m single band entry." Activity outside of the contest will be on
160/80/40 meters using CW, FT8 and SSB. Remember, activity during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contests (March 30-31st) will now be a Single-Op/Single-Band
(40m) entry. His rig is a K3 with a KPA500 into the following antennas:
80/40m crossed Inverted Ves that serve as toploading for a 160m vertical.
QSL via his home callsign.


DXCC NEWS. ARRL Field Services and Radiosport Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ,
reports that the 2018 ZD9CW DXpedition to Tristan da Cunha Island has
been approved for DXCC credit.


E5, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (News). The Cook Islands are looking to
formally change their name and drop the reference to the British explorer
Captain James Cook in favor of a title that reflects its "Polynesian
nature".... Read the following article:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/05/cook-islands-change-name-remove-association-captain-cook/?fbclid=IwAR3I_6if-nZfEfS64xeOsM39ogFCb83ECxNg4sno_03UTq9d_fXE_ulxNvk


E5, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). By the time you read this,
operators Dagmar/DM7PQ, and Rainer/DL1AUZ will be active as E51NPQ and
E51AUZ, respectively, and finishing up their first leg in the Soth Cooks.
Activity will be from the following scheduled islands:
 March 9-11th -- Rarotonga Island (OC-013), South Cook Islands
 March 13-25th -- Manihiki Island (OC-014), North Cook Islands
 March 27-31st -- Aitutaki Island (OC-083), South Cook Islands
 April 2-11th -- Rarotonga Island (OC-013), South Cook Islands
 Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands and CW only. QSL
via their home callsigns. Watch QRZ.com for possible updates.


E6, NIUE. Janusz, SP9FIH, will fly to Niue Island (OC-040) on March 16th,
and will probably stay in Mutalau village on the northern coast of Niue. He
will be active as E6AF and his activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15
meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are:
 SSB - 7095, 14195, 18140 and 21295 kHz
 RTTY - 1845, 3585, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095 and 21095 kHz
 FT8 (F/H mode) - 1845*, 3585, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095 and 21095 kHz
 * listening for JA - 1908
 The length of his stay is not known yet, but he states that it "should
be few weeks long". QSL via SP9FIH or by ClubLog's OQRS (preferred). For
more details and updates, see: http://www.e6.dxpeditions.org


E6, NIUE (Update/Warning). Alex, 5B4ALX, will be active as E6ET from Niue
Island (OC-040) between March 19th and April 2nd. Activity will be on
160/60/40/30/20/17/15/10/6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested
frequencies are:
 CW - 1818, 7008, 10106, 14010, 18065, 21012 and 28022 kHz
 SSB - 7120, 14285, 18136, 21285 and 28470 kHz
 RTTY - 7055, 10140, 14080, 18106, 21090 and 28070 kHz
 FT8 - 1842/1908, 5358, 7055, 10140, 18106, 21090, 28070 and 50300 kHz
 * More details (suggested time/modes/bands/FT8) available on the
 Web page below.
 He will also be in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-
Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via 5B4ALX, ClubLog's OQRS or
LoTW. For more details and updates, see: 
 http://www.5b4alx.cloud/e6et-niue-2019
WARNING (From Alex): During my DXpedition I always have a notepad and a pen
next to me; those who think to work the DXpedition from remote stations in
other continents with the intent to take advantage of it without specifying
the real prefix/homecall will be marked, logged and then I will delete any
QSO in my log from that station, even if some were lawful. I’m smart enough
to understand when a station calls remotely and properly enough not to allow
anyone to be clever at the expense of others.
 If you care about your QSOs in the log, avoid using remote stations !!


HS, THAILAND. Yuki, JH1NBN, who was active from Nepal last week, informed
OPDX that he will be in Thailand this week before he goes to Vietnam as
XZ2C (between March 20-28th). It is not sure if he will operate from
Thailand because he did not provide a callsign, but listen just in case.


IOTA NEWS..............
 EU-016. Operators Zeljko/9A3DF, Branko/9A3ST, Kiko/9A4WY, Marin/9A5M,
 Neven/9A5YY and Emir/9A6AA will be active as 9A2L from Susac
 Island (Croatian Island reference CI-109, Lighthouse Kanula
 CLH-047 and ARLHS CRO 064) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
 27-28th). QSL via 9A3DF.


 EU-067. Jacques, F6HMJ, will be active as SV8/F6HMJ from Ios Island
 between May 14-28th. Activity will be mostly on CW with some
 SSB on 80-10 meters with a dipole and IC-706MKIIG. QSL via his
 home callsign.


 EU-123. Gordon, MM0GOR, will once again be active as MM1E from Great
 Cumbrae Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as
 a Single-Op/All-Bands/SSB-Mode/DXpedition/High-Power entry.
 QSL via MM1E, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.


 NA-077. Mikhail "Mike", VE7ACN, will be active as VE7ACN/VE2 from
 Anticosti Island (CISA QC-001, GRID FN79tt or FN79ru), Quebec,
 Canada, between August 21-31st. Activity will be holiday style
 on 80-15 meters (depending on the propagation) using mostly
 CW with some SSB. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (preferred), LoTW,
 direct or bureau to VE7ACN. For more details and updates,
 watch: https://www.ve7acn.com


 OC-130. Operator Ireneo/DU9XL, Roldan/DU9XM, Ernesto/DU9CA, Ronnel/
 DU9WH, DU9YS and DW9DDX will be active as DX9EVM from Mindanao
 Island, Philippines, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th)
 as a Multi-Single/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via DU9CA.


 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......


KH0, MARIANA ISLANDS. Tom, KC0W, has recently applied for a job on Saipan
(OC-086). It was announced that he will be active as KH0/KC0W possibly
on/near April 15th. Activity will be on various HF bands, including 60m,
using mainly CW and FT8. QSL via direct to his home callsign. NO LoTW,
NO BUREAU. For more details, read the following on QRZ.com or eHam.net at:
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/just-heard-great-news-from-tom-kc%C3%98w-da-cow-hes-back-and-soon-qrv-from-some-exotic-place.649304
https://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php/topic,124259.0.html


KH2, GUAM. Aki, W3JH/JR3QJB, along with some other operators will be
active as KH2KY from Guam between March 29th and April 1st. Activity
will be active on 80-10 meters, possibly 160m, using SSB. The team will
participate in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st). QSL via JA1MFR,
eQSL, ClubLog or LoTW.


OPDX MAILING LIST (Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up and
running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of
this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 11-17th).......
 Mar/11th AN Mar/14th AN Mar/16th AN
 Mar/12th HN Mar/15th AN Mar/17th AN
 Mar/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:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF 
 
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 4M1F via YV1JGT (d) F/ON4IE via ON4IE PJ4/AF4Z via AF4Z (d/L)
 7P8LB via M0OXO (O/d) F5PTA (e) via IM0SDX S01WS via EA2JG (O)
 7X0AD via EA5KB FO/OK2ZI via OK2ZI T42T via WB2REM
 AO3MWC via EA3RKB (d) G6XX via M0OXO (O) T46A via CO6LC
 AU60BARC via VU2LU GB5CC via (RSGB-B) T88XH via JA0EKI
 C91/CT7AHV via CT7AHV HF0SEA/MM via SP1G TA4/LB6OH via LB6OH
 CJ3A via VE3AT HG3R via HA3NU TM10WCA via F5NLX
 CM8NMN via EB7DX (d/L) II1IGG via I2AZ & (L) TM1USA via F5PTA (e)
 CQ8M via EA5GL IO2O via IQ2MG W5MIL/HR9 via W5MIL & (L)
 CR6K via CT1ILT (O) IU7FBC/VE3 via IU7FBC & (L) XR6N via CE6VMO
 CR6T via CT1ESV LX/DC2CL via DC2CL YR0UCRR via YO5KDV
 DF13BUD via DL1RUN LY11LY via LY2QT YU125VS via YU1BBV or (e)
 DL/OK8GG/M via OK8GG LZ818PT via LZ1KCP Z81D via OM3JW (O/L)
 DL70AIR via DL2VFR & (e) M2L via M0OXO (O) ZW8T via PS8HF (d)
 EA8/OZ7BQ via OZ7BQ & (L) OH8AA via OH8JK ZX5J via NZ4DX
 EF7X via EA7PP OL3Y via OK1CRM ZZ2T via PY2MNL (d/L)
 EG7JQS via EA7URM OS4U via ON4DN
 ET3AA via N2OO PA40UNIFIL via PC9C


 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
 (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
 (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau


 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/3B8XF
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/7P8LB
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/C5DX
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/JD1BLY
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ6A
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/TO19A


 9N7BN via JH1NBN. Yuki, JH1NBN, was active as 9N7BN from Nepal between
 March 7-9th. Direct address: Yuki Yosuke Uchiyama, 924-4, Yokokawa-cho,
 Hachioji, Tokyo, 193-0823, Japan.


 RAC NATIONAL INCOMING QSL BUREAU (Change of address). Len Morgan, VE9MY,
 RAC Incoming QSL Bureau Manager, informs: Effective May 1st, 2019, the
 address for the RAC National Incoming QSL Bureau for Canada will be as
 follows: RAC NATIONAL INCOMING QSL BUREAU
 MANAGER, ED SPINGOLA, VA3TPV
 P.O. BOX 83. STREETSVILLE, ONTARIO,
 L5M 1L5, CANADA
 The Incoming Box 51 at Saint John, NB, will be forwarded for a few
 months to allow for the bureau change notifications to be received by
 worldwide bureau's.


 OLD QSL COLLECTION (Update). Jean Michel, F6AJA, wants to remind every-
 one to visit the Les Nouvelles DX (LNDX) Web page to see more than
 16,600 old QSL cards in several different albums/galleries. This site
 contains:
 - The ten most wanted DXCC entities (2007 to 2016) with more than
 500 QSLs
 - At least one card for each 62 deleted DXCC countries (more than
 1900+ QSLs)
 - Nearest the totality of current prefixes, disappeared now (more
 than 5500+ QSLs)
 - Album for stations from North Africa 1945-1962 (500+ QSLs)
 - More than 1000 QSLs from the Antarctic bases.
 - With 270 QSLs from the TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
 Francaises).
 - More than 100 cards from Eparses Islands such as FR/B/E/G/J/T
 - More than 500 QSLs for the rare French Pacific Islands such as
 FK, FK/C, FO/C, FO/A, FO/M, FO/C and FW
 - The FG, FM, FP, FS, FY stations from 1945 to 1969
 - Commemoratives stations for ITU and IARU with more than 800 QSL.
 - More than 3000 cards for the old timer with more than 150 countries
 before 1945.
 - Cards from the French Department before 1945.
 - At least one card from each of the states in the U.S. before 1945.


 The URL address for the Web site is: http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr
 Some cards are still needed for the collection, and your particip-
 ation is welcome. Only a ".jpg" file (both sides of the card) is required.
 Please visit the site and give them your comments by sending an E-mail
 to: LesNouvellesDX@free.fr


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5T5PA, 8P5A, 9G2HO, C37NL, ET3AA, ET3YOTA, G5W,
 JG8NQJ/JD1, M7T, SV2DSJ, V73NS, VK4CAG, VP9/DK7LX and XE2V


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: KL7RA, RI0B (AS-054, AS-087, AS-104 and AS-121),
 TX0A (OC-113), TX0M (OC-297), VP2MUW and Z32MD


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!!
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....


ST, SUDAN. Arik, EK6DO, who works for the United Nations World Food Program
as Telecommunications and IT Officer, is now in Khartoum, and is active as
ST2/EK6DO for the next 3-4 years. He has requested the callsign ST2DO and
hopes to have approval by the local TRA soon. Activity will be on 40/20/
15/10 meters using CW and SSB. Reportedly, he has an Icom IC-756Pro III
running 100 watts into a Hustler 6BTV. QSL via K6EID. Look for for more
details and updates, at: https://www.qsl.net/ek6do


T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Ken, KH6QJ, will once again be active as T32AZ
from Crystal Lodge, Kiritimati Island [Christmas Island](OC-024) between
April 16-23rd. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15 meters, but will focus on
40 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home call, direct or by the Bureau.


WW0, UNITED STATES (WWV Special Event). The National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) and members of the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio
Club (NCARC) have teamed up to organize 100th anniversary events. Look
for special event station, WW0WWV, which was granted on February 23rd to
the WWV Amateur Radio Club for use during the event between September 28th
and October 2nd. For more details, see the ARRL Web page:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/wwv-centennial-special-event-will-use-ww0wwv


XV, VIETNAM. Jun, JL8AQH, is expected to be active as XV9XX from Hue,
Vietnam, between April 27th and May 4th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17
meters, but with a focus on 30 meters CW. His equipment is a TS-50s with
100 watts into Vertical array (over salt water). He will pay special
attention to work as many NA stations as possible. QSL via JL8AQH,
direct, NO BUREAU, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Jun states to OPDX, "This
is an old fashioned single operator DXpedition with light weight gears.
Barefoot with directional vertical array beaming to NA/EU. Always listening
up."


XZ, MYANMAR (Update). Yuki, JH1NBN, who makes frequent trips back and
forth from Myanmar and Japan, will be active as XZ2C between March 20-28th.
Activity will be on 15/12/10/6 meters on all modes but must run QRP (25w).
QSL via his home callsign.


YJ, VANUATU. Geoff, ZL3GA, will once again be active as YJ0GA from a new
beachfront location in the North of Efate, Efate Island (OC-035), between
July 21st and August 3rd. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters
using a FT-450D and a AL811H amp (which should improve the signals). Modes
will be predominately CW and FT8 with some SSB as well. He will also have
a CrankIR and an End Fed Half Wave vertical. QSL via his home callsign,
direct, ClubLog's OQRS (Bureau & direct) or LoTW (preferred). For more
details, especially from his past operations (with pictures), see his
QRZ.com page.


Z6, KOSOVO. In a first joint activity of Kosovon and Turkish operators,
look for Z66Y to be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st)
as a Mutli-Single entry. QSL via Z62FB. Operators mentioned are Ahmet/
Z63CAB, YL Donjeta/Z63DBB, Dardan/Z63DBM, Furkan/TA7AOF and Golkem/TA7AZC.
This is a YOTA (Youth on the Air) and all operators are Young!!