The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1487
BID: $OPDX.1487
october 26, 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, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8YSE, W8GEX &
60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, F1ULQ, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX
News, OH2BH, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the
following DX information.

*** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTES (by Tedd, KB8NW): This week's bulletin was
 sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX SSB
 Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with
 a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX SSB Contest participants.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 16th/October, through Friday, 23rd/October there were 215
countries active. Countries available: 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G,
9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE,
CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, D6, DL, DU, E3, E5/n,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT,
JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY,
PY0F, PY0S, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA,
TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8,
VE, VK, VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, 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".

3XY, GUINEA (Postponed). Members of the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP
team)[https://www.f6kop.com], who were expected to activate Kassa Island
(AF-051) in January 2021, posted the following on October 20th [edited]:
Hello everyone -- We were waiting as log as it was possible to, but we
will have to cancel and postpone our expedition to Guinea (Conakry) 3X.
The COVID 19 disease prevents us from making our expedition. The Guinean
Embassy no longer issues tourist visas and as of the end of October /
beginning of November we can no more wait for a January 2021 DXpedition.
We have to make a difficult decision, so we decided to postpone this
expedition to the end of 2021 or beginning of 2022. We know that many of
you were waiting for us, but don't worry. We will be ready for new
adventures with F6KOP... 73 TO ALL..... The F6KOP team

4L, GEORGIA. Operator Gia, 4L4WW, will be active as 4L0A from Obcha
(Western Georgia) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as
a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW. He states, "PLEASE
do not send QSL cards direct to him".

5R, MADAGASCAR. Sandro, IN3PPH, is expected to be active as 5R8SS from
Andilana, Madagascar (AF-013), and Nosy Be Island (AF-053), once the
COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Activity will be on various HF bands.
QSL via IN3PPH, direct or LoTW.

60 METERS NEWS. New Zealand amateurs lose 60m as of October 24th. Read
about it at:
https://www.nzart.org.nz/assets/infoline/2020/HQ-Infoline-Special-Issue-67.pdf

8Q, MALDIVES. Remo, HB9SHD, will be active as 8Q7RM from Kandolhu Island
(AS-013) between November 2-29th (He states, "Please note that the schedule
is subject to change due to the actual situation."). Activity will be
holiday style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via HB9SHD.

A4, OMAN. Khalid, A41CK, will be active as A42K in Muscat during the CQWW
DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via
LoTW.

BD9, CHINA. Dale, BA4TB, will be active as BD9XE from XiNing City, QingHai
Province, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSLs via BD9XE, direct or by the Bureau.

CQ3/CR3, MADEIRA. Helmut, DF7EE, will be active as CQ3W or CR3W during 
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 254-25th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)
entry. QSL CQ3W via ClubLog's OQRS. QSL via DL5AXX. Outside of the contest,
Helmut will be active as CT9/DF7EE. QSL via his home callsign.

CQWW NEWS FROM FAR NORTH (Press Release By Martti, OH2BH, dated October
21st)[edited]. Radio Arcala triangle riding again; CR2X, Azores, OH0X,
Aland Islands and OH8X Northern Finland.
 Many recall the gang at Radio Arcala's X-rated stations that dominated
the European contesting landscape by smashing twenty(20) major EU records
in CQWW, CQ WPX, CQ RTTY, CQ 160M and ARRL DX Contest and walked away.
Those EU records still stand except one.
 This CQWW is to treasure those callsigns still occasionally activated.
CR2X is piloted remotely on 15M by Martti, OH2BH, OH0X on 20m by Pekka,
OH2TA and OH8X, the flagship, on 20m by Pasi, OH6UM.
 QSL CR2X via OH2BH, OH0X via OH2TA and OH8X via OH0XX.

DT8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ, will be part of a scientific team
and plans to be active again from the King Se-Jong Korean Antarctic Base
on King George Island, South Shetlands (VP8/SH), as DT8A sometime in 2021
(specific date are not confirmed yet). Activity will be on various HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. QSL via DS5TOS.

EE5, SPAIN. Members of the Farfollas Contest Radio Team (EA5URT) from
Aldaia (Valencia) will be active as EE5T during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are:
Santiago/EA5GI, Toni/EB5WC, Dom/EA5NY, Juan/EC5Y, Jose/EA5B, Vlad/EA5IMB,
Luis/EC5A and Luis/EA5L. QSL via EA5URT. For more details about the
Farfollas Contest Radio Team, see: https://ea5urt.albertozayas.com 

HB9, SWITZERLAND. Sven, HB9DXB, and three other operators will be active
as HB9CC (the contest callsign and club station of the USKA section
"Funkamateure, St. Gallen HB9SG") during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Multi-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via HB9KNY, direct, by the
Bureau or LoTW (preferred).

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between October 18-22nd (as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8DEJ CANARY 15m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8DKV CANARY 15m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8JK CANARY 17m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8NF CANARY 17m; SSB
 AF-013 5R8AL Madagascar 12m; CW
 AF-016 FR4QT REUNION 15m; SSB
 AF-022 ZD7BG St. Helena 17m; CW
 AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; FT8
 AF-024 S79VU INNER 20m; SSB
 AF-049 3B8CW MAURITIUS 12m; FT8
 AS-004 5B4AAB CYPRUS 15m; FT8
 AS-004 5B4VL CYPRUS 15m; SSB
 AS-007 JA2FSM HONSHU 40m; RTTY
 AS-007 JF2RDG HONSHU 20m; FT8
 AS-007 JH1EDD HONSHU 20m; FT8
 AS-007 JH1HRJ HONSHU 20m; SSB
 AS-007 JE1RXJ HONSHU 40m; SSB
 AS-007 JA4CUU HONSHU 160m;
 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVE 40m; FT8
 AS-041 JA4DND/4 Oki 30m; FT8
 EU-005 G7SQW/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m;
 EU-005 MX0SNB GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 15m; SSB
 EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 30/12m; FT8
 EU-015 SV9ANK CRETE 17m; SSB
 EU-015 SV9GPV CRETE 15m; SSB
 EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; CW
 EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 20m; CW
 EU-018 OY1OF FAROE 15m; SSB
 EU-020 SB5RAFS/LH GOTLAND COUNTY 80m; SSB
 EU-020 SF1Z GOTLAND COUNTY 20m; CW
 EU-021 TF1A ICELAND 15m; FT8
 EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 17m; FT8
 EU-023 9H1TT MALTA 40m; SSB
 EU-023 9H1CG MALTA 40m; CW
 EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 10m; FT8
 EU-024 IS0GGA SARDINIA 17m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0HMZ SARDINIA 40m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 15m; FT8
 EU-024 IS0XCU SARDINIA 17m; CW
 EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB
 EU-026 JW/LB1QI Spitsbergen 40/20/17m; CW/SSB
 EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 15m; SSB
 EU-031 IC8AIK Ischia 160m;
 EU-042 DK8OL SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NORTH WEST 30m; CW
 EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB
 EU-074 F4HJO/P Brehat 80/40/20/17M; SSB
 EU-084 SK0HS/0 UPPSALA/STOCKHOLM COUNTY 20m; SSB
 EU-095 F5KDK/P PROVENCE-COTE D'AZUR (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) REGION 40m;
 EU-113 SV8/DJ4EL Makrokythira 40/20/17m; SSB
 EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB
 EU-137 GD0TEP SKANE COUNTY 80m; FT8
 EU-172 OZ7PR/P JYLLAND EAST AND FYN 40m; SSB
 EU-173 OH1MM/P LANSI-SUOMI(PORI) PROVINCE 40/30/20m; CW/SSB
 EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 40m; FT8
 NA-005 VP9/N1SNB BERMUDA 40m; CW/SSB
 NA-015 CM2XN CUBA 10m; SSB
 NA-016 ZF2LZ CAYMAN 15m; SSB
 NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 15m; FT8
 NA-026 W2LCW NEW YORK STATE 20m; CW
 NA-027 VO1AW NEWFOUNDLAND 15m; FT8
 NA-096 HI8AT HISPANIOLA 10m; SSB
 NA-099 NP3IR PUERTO RICO 10m; FT8
 NA-099 KP4VET PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB
 NA-099 NP4JM PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB
 NA-101 J73WA DOMINICA 15m; FT8
 NA-102 FG8OJ GUADELOUPE 20m; FT8
 NA-108 J69BP ST LUCIA 20m; FT8
 NA-168 KD5PCK Grand 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK3IO AUSTRALIA 30m; CW
 OC-009 T88SS PALAU 80m; FT8
 OC-021 YB0IBM Java 15m; SSB
 OC-021 YB1MIG Java 40m; RTTY
 OC-021 YC1IU Java 40m; RTTY
 OC-021 YB3DXG Java 30m; CW
 OC-022 YC9FAO BALI 20m; FT8
 OC-036 ZL2AIM NORTH 40m; CW
 OC-088 YD7ACD Borneo 40m; RTTY
 OC-143 YB4FIK Sumatra 40m; RTTY
 OC-143 YB4KAR Sumatra 40m; RTTY
 OC-143 YB4KRZ Sumatra 40m; RTTY
 OC-150 YC9JQZ TENGGARA BARAT 20m; FT8
 SA-006 PJ4DX BONAIRE 15m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17/15m; SSB
 SA-036 P40W ARUBA 40m; CW

 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports....

 AS-041. Operators Hiromi/JA4DND, Harumi/JR4OZR and Yuji/JA5ROH are
 now active as JA4DND/4, JR4OZR/4 and JA5ROH/4, from Oki Islands
 possibly until October 26th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
 using CW and FT8. QSL via their home callsign through the
 JARL QSL Bureau.

 EU-054. Giuseppe "Joe", IT9WDC, will be active as IF9A from Favignana
 Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the CQWW
 DX SSB Contest as (October 24-25th). QSL via IT9ATF.

 OC-130. Waldo, DU9WTZ, just received the contest callsign DX9MM, and
 plans to be active from Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao Island,
 Philippines. during various contests. QSL via DU9WTZ.

 OC-275. Members of the YB LAND DX Club of Indonesia, and from the ORARI
 Daerah Papua/Lokal Merauke will be active as 7H9H from Habe
 Island in West Papua between October 25th and November 1st.
 Activity wil be on various HF bands.

 OC-298. (TX0T Tatakoto Atoll Update) Cezar, VE3LYC, reported on October
 21st and 22nd, the following:
 21st -- "In order to comply with current entry requirements
 of French Polynesia, I need to take a Covid-19 test on Friday,
 three days in advance of my departure flight. I am scheduled
 for it at 9:50 am. There is no such thing here as a ?rapid?
 test, so the results are not guaranteed to be available by
 Monday morning, but I was told that most of them come within
 24 to 48 hours. Fingers crossed!"
 22nd -- All equipment is now packed and ready to go. I will
 have two large suitcases, a computer bag, and a long bag with
 the telescopic poles.
 The TX0T operation is expected to take place between October
 29th and November 5th. For more details and updates, see:
 https://tx0t.weebly.com

 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. Oleh, UR5BCP/KD7WPJ, will be active as
J8/UR5BCP from Saint Vincent Island (NA-109) between November 21-28th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters using mainly FT8/FT8 and with some CW
and SSB, with 100 watts. QSL via KD7WPJ, direct or by the Bureau. He
will be using LoTW for the Digital QSOs only.

K5, UNITED STATES (Bird DXpedition). Operators Ron/AD0DX and Doug/N6UA
are planning to be in Big Bend National Park (WW Loc. DL88) on Sunday,
October 25th. Activity will be on the FM and linear satellites. This
will be a daytime activation because the Talley Campground in DL88 is
currently closed. QSL via AD0DX. See QRZ.com for more info (WX, Pass
Predictions, Freq.).

KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Tom, NL7RR, was active as NL7RR/KH9 this past week,
but will probably be QRT by the time you read this. However, reports
indicate that he is expected to return after the new year.

KP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operator Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP2B
from St. Croix, Virgin Island, during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via EB7DX.

N5, UNITED STATES. Operators Marko/N5ZO and Larry/N6NC will be active as
N5ZO/MM (Maritime Mobile) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. Mostly 20 meters, planning
Saturday only. When on the way in zone 3, they will be signing N6NC/MM.

OH0, ALAND ISLAND. Pekka, OH2TA, will be active as OH0X from Brando Island
(EU-002) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/
Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via LoTW or to OH2TA.

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

P4, ARUBA. Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba
(SA-036), but this time during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th)
as a Single-Op entry. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 26th-November 1st).......
 Oct/26th HN Oct/29th AN Oct/31st AN
 Oct/27th HN Oct/30th AN Nov/01st AN
 Oct/28th 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
 * 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 DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (October 23rd)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ** SORRY, NO QSL INFO THIS WEEK... Lothar, DL1SBF, informs OPDX on
 Friday morning that his computer is down....
 (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

 LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZB2TT (Updated)

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, OZ1AD, S53R, SV5/DL3DRN, TF3JB, TI2CC,
 XE1KK and ZB2TT

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: VK2IAY/4 (OC-142) and VK5MAV/P (OC-228)

 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....

RQ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RQ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Andrey/R0AX and Sergey/UA0ADX. QSL via RQ7L,
direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RT30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RT30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Alexei/UA4WW, RK4W, Mike/RT4W, Vladimir/RW4WA,
Oleg/RM4W, Kostia/UD4W and Mikhail/R4WT. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the
Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RU30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RU30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Sergey/R3TKM, Mikhail/RC2T, R3TLH, Dmitrij/RT5T,
UA3123SWL and Oleg/RA3TOS. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's
OQRS.

RV30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RV30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operator mentioned is Valentin/RA2FU. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau
or ClubLog's OQRS.

RW30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RW30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Sergey/RW1F, Vladimir/RW1A, Gennady/RW1C, Vladimir/
RW1CW, Dmitrii/RU1M and Oleg/RD1A. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau
or ClubLog's OQRS.

RX30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RX30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Vladimir/RW0LX, Serge/RW0LD, Pavel/RW0LO, Vladimir/
UA0LE, Valery/UA0LW, Alexander/UA0LDY, Vladimir/UA0LGF and Sergey/R0LER.
QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RY30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RY30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Igor/RM9RZ and Alex/R9RT. QSL via RQ7L, direct,
by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

RZ30, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Miller-DX-Club
(M-DX-C)will be active as RZ30DX to celebrate 30th anniversary of the
founding of the International MILLER-DX-CLUB between November 16-29th.
Operators mentioned are Victor/R0CD, R0CBK, Sergey/RV0CG, Oleg/UA0CID,
RQ0C and RN0CW. QSL via RQ7L, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

STANDARD TIME. Remember to change your clocks next weekend! Countries who
observe Daylight Saving Time (DST), which took place on Sunday, March
10th, are now expected to move their "local clocks" backward 1 hour on
Sunday, November 1st, from 2:00 AM local time to 1:00 AM. In 2020, Day-
light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on Sunday, March 14th,
2021, at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about ST and
DST, as well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries
who observe DST), see:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
 http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2021.html
 https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2020
ADDED NOTE: 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.

V3, BELIZE. Bob, W0YBS, will be active as V31CO from Cay Caulker between
October 24th and November 13th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters including
30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY, with a FT-817ND running QRP
and a MiniPA50 amp (45 watts) into an EndFed long-wire. QSL via W0YBS and
LoTW. For more details and updates, see: http://w0ybs.com/w0ybs_036.htm

VE2, CANADA (Zone 2). Operator Yuri, VE3DZ, will once again be active as
VE2IM from Sept-Iles, QC (Zone 2), during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power or Low-Power entry. Yuri states
he will be there between October 19-26th, subject to travel and COVID-19
restrictions. Activity (usually) before and after the contest will be on
CW, SSB and RTTY, and all HF bands including the 30/17/12 meter bands.
QSL via VE3DZ, direct or by the VE3DZ OQRS. He usually uploads to the LoTW.

VP9, BERMUDA. Jeff, N1SNB, will once again be active as VP9I (not VP9/N1SNB
as first announced) from Bermuda (NA-005) between October 21-26th. Activity
will be on various HF bands, but focused on the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.

VP9, BERMUDA. Adrian, KO8SCA, will be active as VP9I from Ed/VP9GE's
Hamilton Parish QTH, Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201), during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL
VP9I via WW3S. For more details about the VP9GE station, see:
 http://vp9ge.com

ZB2, GIBRALTAR. Robert, M0TTT/ZB2TT, announced that he will be in the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-
Power entry. QSL ONLY via M0URX OQRS (Direct or Bureau) or LoTW.

ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Youth operators Alec/ZL1HAZ, Jaidyn/ZL4WW and possibly
Saskia/ZL2GQ and some other operators will be active as ZM4T during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via
LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS.

ZM1, NEW ZEALAND. Jacky, ZL3CW, will be active as ZM1A from Tauranga
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/High-Power entry. QSL via ZL3CW.

ZM4, NEW ZEALAND. Operators Ark/ZL/EI9KC, Michael/ZL2MY, Holger/ZL3IO,
Wes/ZL3TE (W3SE), Xenia/ZL4YL and possibly Gary/ZL2IFB will be active
as ZM4T during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS or direct to ZL3IO. NO BUREAU QSLS.

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 The following stations are expected to be active in the
 CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th, 2020)
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 Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2020 CQWW DX SSB 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/cqs2020.html (By callsign)
 http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsd2020.html (By entity)
 http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqsz2020.html (By zone)

 The CQ World-Wide DX Contest Web page and rules:
 http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm