The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1447
BID: $OPDX.1447
January 13, 2020
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News
Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, F8DVD, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RN3RQ,
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, 5th/January, through Sunday, 12th/January there were 213
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5,
C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E3, E4, E5/s,
E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, 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, J3, J6, J7, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S5, SM, SP, ST, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3,
Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
 more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
 First Worry Later".

3D2/R, ROTUMA (Terrible/Tragic News from Rotuma). The following has been
reported from several sources. Antoine, 3D2AG, who has been active from
Rotuma since December 21st, has reported that his 11 year old son (eldest)
drowned on January 9th. His son accompanied him on his latest trip to
Rotuma. They found his body early in the morning in the deep sea. His
burial was expected to be on the 11th, and all 3D2AG/p operations are
now QRT. OPDX and its readers send out our deepest sympathy to Antoine
and his family.

3V, TUNISIA (Tunisia issues personal licenses to operate). The IARU (Inter-
national Amateur Radio Union) Web page reports on January 7th: "The first
three 'Authorizations to Operate' have been issued to 3 Tunisian amateurs.
These are the first issued since 1956. 3V8HB, 3V8MN and 3V1MB will soon be
on the air from their homes rather than being restricted to operating from
a club station. Issuing individual authorizations to operate is a new pro-
cess in Tunisia and involves a number of stages, including equipment con-
formity checks. This is great news for Tunisians that the process now
exists so that radio amateurs can practice their hobby from homes in full
compliance with the Tunisian Laws. The IARU Member Society ARAT extends
its thanks to the National Agency of Frequencies, the Ministry of Tele-
communications and all involved parties for making this happen."
 https://iaru-r1.org/index.php/174-news/latest-news/1928-tunisia-issues-personal-licences-to-operate

4S, SIR LANKA. Peter, DC0KK, will once again be active as 4S7KKG from
Moragalla, Sri Lanka (AS-003, WLOTA 0762) until March 30th. He states
that he preferably likes to be active on the Digital modes and CW. QSL
via his home callsign, direct and by the Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW and ClubLog.

8P, BARBADOS. Richard "Dick", G3RWL, will once again be active as 8P6DR
from Barbados (NA-021) between March 8th and April 9th. Activity will
be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW and some RTTY. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or by the Bureau using ClubLog's OQRS. See QRZ.com for
more QSL info.

8Q, MALDIVES. Hiro, JG1SXP, will be active as 8Q7HK from Maldive Islands
(AS-013) between February 19-24th. Activity will be on 80-15 meters
(possibly 160m) using FT9, CW and some SSB, with 200 watts into a 15m
vertical. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog or direct.

C2, NAURU. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, is planning to be active from here, if he
can get into the country and obtain a license. Operations look to be
January 13-19th. If he receives a "C21" license, look for activity to
be on 160-10 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW or direct to JA0JHQ.
For more details and updates, see: https://pandasan.jimdofree.com
https://pandasan.jimdofree.com/%E8%AC%8E%E3%81%AE%E5%9B%BD%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB

C2, NAURU. Operators Kay/JH3AZC, Takio/JH3QFL, Hiroyuki/JR3GWZ, Taka/
JA1PFP and Mamoru/JH3VAA will be active as C21MB (on 2m EME), C21AA (on
various HF bands, with focus on low-bands), C21GW (on various HF bands,
with focus on low-bands), C21PF (mainly 40/20m) and C21VA (various HF
bands), respectively, from Nauru Island (OC-031) between February 5-8th.
QSL via their home callsigns, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW (except
JH3AZC).

CN, MOROCCO. Jean-Pierre, F6CTF, has been active as CN2JF since December
10th and continues until February 28th. Activity has been on 80/40/20/17
meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via EA5GL.

CR3, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Henning, OZ2I/CT9ABR, will be using the special
callsign CR3EE from Madeira (AF-014) during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February
15-16th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Outside of the contest
(before and after), Henning will sign CT9ABR. QSL both callsigns via OZ2I.

DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION NEWS.................
 * DAYTON CONTEST DINNER (Press Release, dated January 5th) [edited] -
 The North Coast Contesters are proud to announce: The 28th Annual
 Dayton Contest Dinner at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Dayton, Ohio.
 2020 Contest Dinner tickets are on sale now exclusively via our
 web site.
 HUGE thanks to Scott, KA9FOX, and QTH.com for designing, building,
 donating and running the Contest Dinner Web site at:
 http://contestdinner.com
 Master of Ceremonies for the 2020 Dayton Contest Dinner is Contest
 Hall of Fame member and CQ WorlWide Contest Director, John Dorr, K1AR.
 Thanks to Teri, K8MNJ, for coordinating and organizing the 2020
 Contest Dinner.
 The 2020 Contest Hall of Fame inductees will be announced during
 the 2020 Dayton Contest Dinner by Dave, K3ZJ.
 Thanks to Icom America N9JA - the MAIN prize is a Icom IC-7610.
 The Dayton Contest Dinner will be held on Saturday night, May 16,
 2020, at 6:30 PM Cash bar opens at 5:30 PM.
 Located at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Official Contester Hotel) 5th
 and Jefferson Streets (Next to the Dayton Convention Center) Dayton
 (Downtown), Ohio in the PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM on the second floor.
 Seating is random. Tables are set in rounds of 10 and rectangles
 of 12. You can purchase an entire table for your group (purchased
 group tables are set for round 10 or rectangle 12). Full Table pur-
 chases are reserved seating.
 Tickets are only available on: http://contestdinner.com
 There are no tickets for sale at the door.
 The 32st annual Contest Super Suite (all FOUR nights during Dayton)
 details are here: http://contestsupersuite.com
 And the 14th Annual Dayton Contest University seats are filling up
 fast (http://contestuniversity.com).
 The 31th annual Dayton Top Band Dinner tickets are available at:
 http://topbanddinner.com
 We expect another sold out event for the 2020 Dayton Contest dinner. 
 Get your tickets early! (http://contestdinner.com)
 73 and Happy New Year! 
 Tim, K3LR, Dayton Contest Dinner Chairman - 28 years

 * DAYTON TOPBAND DINNER (Press Release, date January 5th) [edited] --
 Continuing the great Dayton Top Band dinner tradition that George,
 K8GG, and George, W8UVZ, started, I am proud to announce the 31st
 Annual Dayton TopBand dinner. Dinner reservations are now available
 for 2020!
 Friday evening May 15, 2020, at the Crowne Plaza in the Presidential
 Ballroom - downtown Dayton, Ohio. Top Band Social hour is at 6:00 PM
 and Dinner starts at 7:00 PM. Come and have dinner with the guys you
 work on 160 meters and enjoy great TopBand discussions.
 Dinner reservations are available on line with credit cards and
 PayPal.
 Thanks to Teri, K8MNJ, for coordinating and organizing the 2020
 TopBand Dinner.
 The 2020 Dayton TopBand Dinner details are here: 
 http://topbanddinner.com
 Scroll down to make your reservations. We will pass the mic so every-
 one can introduce themselves. We will also have the exciting TopBand
 DXCC count down.
 Four nights of great Top Band, DX and Contesting hospitality are
 also at the Crowne Plaza Contest Super Suite.
 http://contestsupersuite.com
 Slots are filling up fast at 2020 Dayton Contest University.
 http://contestuniversity.com
 2020 Contest Dinner reservations are open at: http://contestdinner.com
 If you enjoy having fun on the 160 meter band, the 31st Annual Top
 Band Dinner is for you!
 Hope to see you at the 2020 Dayton TopBand Dinner.
 73, Tim, K3LR, Dayton Top Band Dinner Chairman

DL35, GERMANY (Special Event). The DARC honors 35 years of SDR-technology
with special callsign and special-DOK. In order to acknowledge the high
importance of digital signal processing for communications technology in
general and amateur radio in particular, a special event station "DL35SDR"
will be active from the greater Munich area throughout the year 2020. The
Special-DOK "35SDR" was issued for this station.
 Today, digital signal processing via Software Defined Radio (SDR) is the
generally accepted standard for decoding and generating of radio signals.
Commercial services have been using this technology for a long time and
nowadays amateur radio is not imaginable without SDR.
 Prof. Dr.- Ing. habil. Ulrich L. Rohde, DJ2LR / N1UL, was the first
describing the possibilities and perspectives of SDR in a congress lecture
at the "Third International Conference on HF Communication Systems and
Techniques" in London in February 1985 (classified). The title was: "A
Sampling of Techniques". 
 DJ2LR / N1UL, member of DARC Amateur Radio Club Munich South (C18) is
recognized as one of the pioneers of SDR technology 35 years ago.
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/darchfref/permalink/2254053784888101

FG/TO7, GUADELOUPE. Jean-Pierre, F6ITD, will once again be active as
FG/F6ITD from Guadeloupe and one of its islands between January 13th
and March 9th. This is his 11th trip. Island mentioned is La Desirade
Island (IOTA NA-102, Lighthouse GUA005 and French Flora Faune FFF 1000).
Activity will be on all HF bands (80-6m) using CW, SSB, FT8 and the
Digital modes. Look for him to use the callsign TO7D during some
contests. Radio equipment is a FT-450D + Tokyo 550 Power 500w. QSL via
his home callsign, direct or LoTW (preferred). Logs will be uploaded to
ClubLog and LoTW.

FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY. Ismo, OH2IS, will be active as FJ/OH2IS from Saint
Barthelemy Island (NA-146) between April 1-7th. Activity will be holiday
style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via OH2IS, LoTW or
ClubLog's OQRS.

IOTA NEWS..............
 AS-153. (Reminder) By the time you read this, members of the West
 Bengal Radio Club (VU2WB) will be active as 8T2G from Ganga
 Sagar Mela until January 17th. Activity will be on various
 HF bands. QSL via VU2NRO.

 EU-105. Operators Didier/F6DXE, Derek/F5VCR, Stephane/F5UOW, Jean-
 Pierre/ON7ZM, Christophe/F4ELI and Andrй/F4ELK will be active
 as TM5IB from Batz Island (DIFM MA018) between May 16-23rd.
 Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL
 via ON7ZM.

 NA-057. Dirk, WA4DT, will be active as HR9/WA4DT from Roatan Island
 between January 18th and February 2nd. Activity will be on
 40/30 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via his home callsign.
 
 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......

J8, ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES. David, WJ2O, will be active as J8/WJ2O
from Saint Vincent Island (NA-109) between February 9-20th. Activity will
be on various HF bands (no 160m) using CW and FT8. He also plans to be
active in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16th) as a Single-Op/
High-Power entry. QSL via N2ZN. For updates, watch his FaceBook page at:
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/667223760010677

J8, ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES. Oleh, UR5BCP/KD7WPJ, will be active as
J8/UR5BCP from Saint Vincent Island (NA-109) between May 20-27th. Activity
will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via KD7WPJ direct,
but he will be using LoTW for the Digital QSOs only.

LX20, LUXEMBOURG. Ron, DL3BPC, will use the special callsign LX20I during
the CQ 160m CW Contest (January 24-26th) as a Single-Op entry. The special
callsign is for the 20th anniversary of the LX7I contest station. QSL via
LX2A.

OZ, DENMARK. Operators Gerard/EI5KF, Henning/OZ2I and possibly others
will be active as OZ5E from Aarhus during the CQ 160 Meter CW DX Contest
(January 24-26th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via OZ1ACB.

PACIFIC TOUR (Update). Operators Will/AA4NC and Ron/AA4VK will be active
from 8 different islands during this year. Their schedule is as follows:
 French Polynesia -- As TX4N and TX4VK between February 11-17th. Look
 for Will to be active during the ARRL DX CW Contest
 (February 15-16th) as a Single-Op-Low-Power entry.
 New Zealand ------- As ZL/AA4NC and ZL/AA4VK between February 18-20th
 Norfolk Island ---- As VK9NR and VK9NN between February 21-24th.
 Australia --------- As VK/AA4NC and VK/AA4VK between February 24-27th
 Papua New Guinea -- As P29NC and P29VK; February 28th
 Solomon Islands --- As H44NC and H44VK between March 1-2nd
 Vanuatu ----------- As YJ0NC and YJ0VK between March 3-6th.
 Fiji -------------- As 3D2AA during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th)
 as a Single-Op-Low-Power entry. Operator will be
 Will.
 Activity on most islands will be holiday style on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL TX4N, ZL/AA4NC, VK/AA4NC, P29NC, H44NC and YJ0NC
via EA5GL. QSL TX4VK, ZL/AA4VK, VK9NN, VK/AA4VK, P29VK, H44VK and YJ0VK
via AA4VK direct.

PJ4, BONAIRE. Rich, M5RIC, will be active as PJ4/M5RIC from Bonaire Island
(SA-006) between September 22-29th. Activity will include the CQWW DX RTTY
Contest (September 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry signing as PJ4CC. QSL via
M0OXO or his OQRS.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (January 13-19th).......
 Jan/13th AN Jan/16th AN Jan/18th AN
 Jan/14th HN Jan/17th AN Jan/19th AN
 Jan/15th 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

 *** (Update January 9th) SOLAR CYCLE 25 CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY: A
 sunspot has emerged in the sun's northern hemisphere, see here:
 https://www.spaceweather.com/images2020/09jan20/f_HMI_cont_aiascale.jpg
 Its magnetic polarity identifies it as a member of new Solar Cycle 25.
 This is the second Solar Cycle 25 sunspot we've seen this month, con-
 tinuing a trend of low but intensifying Cycle 25 activity. The next
 solar cycle is coming, after all. Sun spot is in the mid upper right
 edge of the Sun. Small as it comes into view.

 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Enviroment:
 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
 * 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 (www.qslinfo.eu) (January 12th)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3Z100BY via SP2PBM (B/d/O/L) HF90TPBB via SP7PGK P49X via W0YK (d/L) 
 9G2HO via JA3PJL & (L) HP3SS via AC2OV (d/L) PA75LIMBURG via PC9DB (O)
 9H3YY via DL2JRM IR9CWO via IT9SSI TM70IPA/P via F6IPA
 9M2MRS via PA0RRS (L/C) K1K via K1EBY (L) VC3CWO via VE3ABN (L)
 DL0HWO via DG3HWO K3Y/9 via K3Y (d) VP5/KM3T via KM3T & (L)
 DP7D via DF1QR (d/e) KL0R via N4GNR (d/L) ZC4UW via G7VJR (O)
 DQ100SL via DK8VR ON5ZS via ON8GE (B/d) ZP/KC2RG via KC2RG
 EM7U via UR7UT or (e) OO2O via ON4LDI ZV5J via PY2OP
 (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/E44RU
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/TO3FM

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4O4T, 5Z4/G3AB, ET3YOTA, HI3CC, HS0ZEE, JW4PUA,
 LZ2XF, OE3DXA, OY9JD, SV5BYR, T77BL, TN5R, TO80SP, V73NS and ZC4UW

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 9J2BO, AU2WBR, FO5RH (OC298P), TC0Z, TK/S57L
 (EU-014), TO80SP, VU7RI, YP0F (EU-191) and ZK3A (OC-048)

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5R8PX, 7X2BDX, A65BT, BA5HAM, CE7/DL2OE,
 CR3EE, CX4ACH, DA0HQ, DF13MUC, DM80FOC, E6ET, JY5MM, KH8/OZ0J, KH8/OZ1RH,
 LU7YWC, LU8YE, OX3LX (NA-151), P40X, RV1CC/0 (AS-025), S79DPX, SV5/OV9A,
 SV5/RT1L, TX5T, YB7MP (OC-088), YC1UUU (OC-021), YC8QT (OC-146), YI0FIFA,
 YI3WHR, Z66Z, ZA1WW, ZP4KFX, ZP5CGL, ZP5DNB and ZP6ARO,
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 to send in their info....

TI9, COCOS ISLAND. Operators Jorge/TI2JV, Dmitry/RA9USU, Mats/SM6LRR and
Andrew/UA3AB will be active as TI9A from Cocos Island (NA-012) between
February 1-12th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
possibly FT8, with three stations on the air. QSL via UA3DX, ClubLog's
OQRS or LoTW.

TM17AAW, FRANCE (Special Event). Look for special event station TM17AAW
to be on air during February 3-17th. Activity is to celebrate the 17th
Antarctic Activity Week (AAW). Operations will be made by Franзois, F8DVD,
from his QTH of Mвcon, in the east part of France, 60 km North of Lyon.
The new reference number for the WAP (Worldwide Antarctic Program) program
is 302. Activity is usually on 40-10 meters using mostly SSB. QSL via
F8DVD, direct (SAE + 2 USDs) or via the Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded
to LoTW.
 For more details on TM17AAW, see QRZ.com 
or contact Franзois at: a.pole@laposte.net -- For more information on the
WAP, see: http://www.waponline.it

V3, BELIZE. Uwe, DL8UD, will be active as V31KO from Mayahill/Belmopan
between February 11-20th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB
and FT8. He will also be in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16th)
signing as V3O and as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted entry.
QSL via DL8UD, by the Bureau or direct (incl. 2 USDs and SASE; NO IRCs).
He will try to upload the log daily on ClubLog. He states [edited], "Please
don't make any dupe calls; give other OMs the chance to work V31; Check
upload daily at ClubLog."

V3, BELIZE. Operators Gerd/DJ4KW and XYL Gisela/DK9GG will once again
be active as V31YN and V31GW, respectively, from Consejo Shores during
the end of February. Activity will be on 160-10 meters including the
30/17/12m bands using CW and RTTY. They will only operate with 100 watts
max. See their equipment and QTH at:
 http://echo34.de/Mitglieder/V31YN/Information
QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau or LoTW. For more
details about their operation, see:
 http://www.qslnet.de/member/dj4kw/v31yn.htm
 http://www.qslnet.de/dk9gg

V6, MICRONESIA. Sho, JA7HMZ, will once again be active as V63DX from
Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between February 14-21st. Activity will be on
160-6 meters and all modes. He will be looking for European stations on
160m. QSL via his home callsign direct or LoTW. No Bureau QSLs.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT (Reminder). By the time you read this, Duane, WV2B, will
be active as VP2MDT from St. Peters, Montserrat (NA-103), until January
15th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via WV2B direct.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT (On the Birds). Mel, W8MV, will be active as VP2MCV
from Montserrat (NA-103) between January 26th and February 2nd. Activity
will be mainly FM satellites with some CW HF bands also expected. QSL via
W8MV direct. ADDED NOTE. The VP2MCV has been used before by Rob, PA2R,
in 2002.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS. Operators John/AF3K and Ross/W2TT will be active
as VP5/AF3K and VP5/W2TT, respectively, from Providenciales Island (NA-002)
between March 26th and April 2nd. Activity will include an entry in CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) signing as VP5P. QSL via N2OO.