The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1535
BID: $OPDX.1535
Octobeer 11, 2021
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, N2OO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZW, W4VQ,
W5JON, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, NE9U, W9EWZ, 4X1VF, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F1ULQ, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, F8DVD, G3SWH, HA0HW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, ON4ZD, Sixitalia Weekly
and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

 "Celebrating 30+ years (March 1991) of FREE DX News"
 "Could this be the final year???"
 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick
 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick

 *** (Reminder) SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: The OPDX bulletin is smaller
 than normal this week because I was on vacation/holiday. The October
 18th bulletin should be back to normal. PLEASE, continue to send your
 DX info (You never know what I might do).... 73, Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 3rd/October, through Sunday, 10th/October there were 216
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,
D6, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX,
EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, 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, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA,
JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ,
OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5,
PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5,
T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

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

3DA0, ESWATINI (Swaziland). All of a sudden, Kindom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
has become a popular spot for DXpeditions. Three operations are planned for
October and one for November. Here are the upcoming operations:

 3DA0RU -- Russian DXpedtion Team (RUDXT) will be active near Mbabane
 between October 7-22nd. Operators are Nick/R5EC, Vasily/R7AL,
 Vladimir/R9LR, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Mike/RU3UR, Leo/RW9JZ, Slav/OK8AU
 and Wlodek/SP6EQZ. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW,
 SSB, FT8 and QO-100 satellite, with multiple stations.
 Suggested FT8 frequencies: 1836, 3567, 5357, 7056, 10131,
 14095, 18095, 21095, 24911 and 28095 kHz. QSL via R7AL (direct
 or by the Bureau), ClubLog's OQRS (preferable) or LoTW. For
 more details and updates, see their new Web page at:
 https://3da0.ru/en

 3DA0WW -- Latvian RSF team will be active as 3DA0WW from eSwatini between
 October 12-26th. Operators are Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Wald/
 US7IGN, Sasha/UT7UV, Pavlo/UU0JR and Vlad/UW7RV. Activity
 will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H).
 For suggested frequencies, see: https://lral.lv/3da0ww/freq.html
 QSL via YL2GN (direct) or ClubLog's OQRS (direct and by the
 Bureau). The log will be uploaded to LoTW six months after
 the end of the operation. For more details and updates, see:
 https://lral.lv/3da0ww/index.html

 3DA0RR -- There have been reports that Roman Vega (aka Romeo Stepanenko,
 3W3RR [also to name a "few" other callsigns -- 1S0RR, 1S0XV,
 1S1RR, 4L/AH0M, 5A0RR, 9D0RR, R3A/3W3RR, UB5JRR, XE2/AH0M,
 YA0RR and P5RS7]) is expected to be active as 3DA0RR between
 October 14-16th. ADDED NOTE: Even if Romeo's 3DA0RR operation
 takes place, his operation will probably not count. He has been
 banned/disqualified from participation in the DXCC program (in
 any manner). This was activated by the ARRL Awards Committee
 after they reviewed all of the documentation for Romeo's
 1992-93 P5RS7 North Korea operation. It was also announced in
 a ARRL DX Bulletin (#11) in 1996:
 http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive/ARLD011/1996

 3DA0LP -- Lionel, ZS6DPL, is once again active as 3DA0LP from Manzini
 between October 11-15th and again between November 1-5th.
 Activity is limited due to work. He does operate on FT8.
 No other details are available.

4U2, AUSTRIA. Members of the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club
(ARCDXC - United Nations, 4U1A) will be active as 4U2U between now and
October 31st. Activity is to celebrate United Nations Day (October 24th).
QSL via UA3DX, direct or by the Bureau. ADDED NOTE: Remember this station
counts for Austria (OE) for DXCC purposes and as 4U for the Vienna Inter-
national Centre for the CQ DX Marathon award.

7A, INDONESIA. A team of YB operators will be active as 7A2A from a contest
station in Central Java during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st)
as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW, direct, or via YB2DX.

9K, KUWAIT. Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry.
QSL via EC6DX or LoTW.

9X, RWANDA (Update). Members of the Holy Land DX Group (HDXG) will operate
from Rwanda signing 9X4X between November 24th and December 1st. Operators
mentioned are Mark/4Z4KX, Hilik/4X6YA, Ruben/4Z5FI, Ruslan/4Z5LA, Hanan/
4Z1DZ, Slava/4Z5MU and Jan/4X1VF. They will run 3 stations on 160-10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (maybe SAT also). They will also
participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th). QSL via Ruben,
4Z5FI (direct or by the Bureau) or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and
updates, see: http://9x4x.qrz.co.il/home
Special thanks to Harald, DF2WO, for his outstanding support.

C5, THE GAMBIA. Alan, G3XAQ, will be active as C56XA from Brusubi, The
Gambia, between November 24th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 40-10
meters using only CW. His main activity will be during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power
entry. QSL via G3SWH's OQRS (preferred; via his Web site [www.g3swh.org.uk],
direct or LoTW. No bureau cards. The log will be uploaded to LoTW and
ClubLog once Alan returns home.

CARIBBEAN TOUR (Update/Change/Back-On). John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX
that his St. Kitts operation is back-on because "St. Kitts has reduced
the Covid Quarantine down to one day (YEA!)." So in addition to his PJ7JA
and PJ5/W5JON trips this month, his V47JA trip is back on. This will be
his first time back to St. Kitts since March 2020. So here is John's
schedule for October/November:
 PJ7JA, SINT MAARTEN -- John, W5JON/V47JA, will be going to Sint Maartrn
 between October 18-23rd, and be active as PJ7JA. His radio equip-
 ment is a Yaesu FT-891, Elecraft KPA-500 Amplifier and dipoles.
 Activity will be on 40-6 meters using SSB and FT8.
 PJ5/W5JON, ST. EUSTATIUS -- John, W5JON/V47JA, will be going to St.
 Eustatius between October 23rd and November 1st, and be active
 as PJ5/W5JON. His radio equipment is a Yaesu FT-891, Elecraft
 KPA-500 Amplifier and dipoles. Activity will be on 40-6 meters
 using SSB and FT8.
 V47JA, ST. KITTS -- John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA
 from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home,
 located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between November 10-24th.
 Activity will be on 160-6 meters using SSB and FT8. Equipment is
 a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT450D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John
 states his antennas are a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m, 33' Vertical
 10-40m, 35' Top Loaded 80m Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m 5 ele-
 ment Yagi.

 ALL QSLs (PJ5/W5JON, PJ7JA and V47JA) go to W5JON direct or
 via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.

 LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENT BY JOHN, W5JON [edited]: Hi Guys... This week
 St. Kitts announced the Covid quarantine was reduced to one (1) day. As
 previously the quarantine WAS four days. Previously, Andy, N2NT/V47T,
 canceled his stay at my St. Kitts home and is now obligated to operate
 with a group on Bonaire. As you can see on the VBRO/HomeAway calendar
 the villa is now unrented November 24 - December 2,2021. 
 https://www.vrbo.com/385600
 As V47T will not be on V4 during the CQWW CW Contest and I am sure
 whoever rents the villa will be in great demand during the CQWW CW
 Contest. So if you know of anyone interested in renting the villa that
 week, please have them contact me, as it seems a real shame for V4 not
 to be active on a CQWW weekend.
 Thanks and 73, John W5JON/V47JA, 281-813-9873

D6, COMOROS. Members of the F6KOP Radio Club are planning to active Comoro
Islands (AF-007) with a multi-national 12 operator team sometime between
mid-to-end January in 2022. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, using CW,
SSB, RTTY, and FT8/FT4, with 5 stations as well as QO-100 satellite oper-
ations. Their callsign is pending. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of October 6th. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top 26 entities:
 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island
 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands
 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands
 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island
 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos
 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands
 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands
 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. EZ Turkmenistan
 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. FK/C Chesterfield Island
 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria
 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. JD/M Minami Torishima

 There have been no changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported
 back on September 6th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list
 (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

FO/A, FO/M & TX7, AUSTRAL AND MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Update). Lance, W7GJ,
reports that his planned 6m DXpedition activity is still on schedule
despite Covid travel restrictions: Austral Islands (FO/W7GJ) October
15-24th, and the Marquesas Islands (TX7MB), October 27th to November
7th. Keep watch his Web page for updates:
 http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
 http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Austral%20Islands%202020.htm
 http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Marquesas%202020.htm
For more details, also read OPDX.1528. QSL direct to W7GJ and LoTW.

HL30, SOUTH KOREA (Special Event). Look for special event station HL30UN
to be active from Gyeonggido, South Korea, to celebrate the entrance of
South Korea into United Nations on September 18th, 1991. This is their
30th anniversary. Recent activity has been on 40 meters CW. QSL via the
Bureau or direct to EA5GL only.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between October 4-9th(as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8A0 CANARY 10m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8AM CANARY 12m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8AQV CANARY 10m; FT8
 AF-004 EA8RM CANARY 20m; SSB
 AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA 12m; SSB
 AF-016 FR8TG REUNION 10m; SSB
 AF-020 J5HKT Bubaque 40/30/17/12m; FT8
 AF-020 J5T Bubaque 40/17m; CW
 AF-022 ZD7BG ST HELENA 15m; CW
 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 12m; SSB
 AF-023 S9OK SAO TOME 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10m; CW/SSB/FT8
 AF-024 S79KW INNER 15m; FT8
 AN-015 8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND (PR.HARALD & CR PR OLAV COASTS) 15m; FT8
 AS-007 JA4NIJ HONSHU 17m; FT8
 AS-007 JA7PKV HONSHU 40m; FT8
 AS-007 JH4MTE HONSHU 20m; CW
 AS-007 JL1UCH HONSHU 40m; CW
 AS-007 JR1JFA HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-013 8Q7KX MALDIVE 40/12/10m; CW
 AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVE 40m; FT8
 AS-015 9M2TO PINANG STATE 20m; FT4
 AS-060 DS1TRU/4 Kumo 40m; FT8
 AS-076 JH5LTS SHIKOKU 20m; FT8
 AS-078 JA8KSF HOKKAIDO 17m; FT8
 AS-079 JE1HXZ/6 MIYAKO 30m;
 EU-001 SV5AZK DODECANESE 12m; FT8
 EU-004 EG6VCL BALEARIC 160/80/40/30/20/15/10m; FT8/FT4
 EU-005 G2YT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 G3PXT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4
 EU-005 G4DBW GREAT BRITAIN 15m; FT8
 EU-005 G6UT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 GM0ADC GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW
 EU-005 GM0UKZ GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 GM0VGI GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8
 EU-005 M0JCQ GREAT BRITAIN 20m; FT4
 EU-005 M0KCB/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 MM0EDZ GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
 EU-005 MM0HVU GREAT BRITAIN 17m; FT8
 EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 20m; SSB/FT8
 EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 20m; SSB
 EU-014 TK5IH CORSICA 20m; FT8
 EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20/15m; CW
 EU-021 TF1A ICELAND 30m; FT8
 EU-021 TF1EIN ICELAND 20m; FT8
 EU-021 TF3T ICELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-021 TF3LB ICELAND 20m; FT8
 EU-023 9H1WE MALTA 15m; CW
 EU-024 IS0SLM SARDINIA 10m; FT8
 EU-025 IT9MRM SICILY 20m; FT8
 EU-029 OZ5MD SJAELLAND 40m; FT8
 EU-029 OZ8SW SJAELLAND 30m; CW
 EU-031 IC8/UR8QX Ischia 40m; CW
 EU-031 IC8HRG Ischia 20m; SSB
 EU-042 DK8OL Sylt 17m; CW
 EU-047 DJ9IN NIEDERSACHSEN STATE 20m; SSB
 EU-047 DL2BCY NIEDERSACHSEN STATE 40m; FT8
 EU-053 OJ0WS Market Reef 30/12m; CW
 EU-055 LA9AKA SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 20m; FT4
 EU-067 SV8DJW KYKLADES 20/15m; FT8
 EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40/20/17m; CW
 EU-114 GU0GUX Guernsey 12m; FT8
 EU-115 2I0BSA IRELAND 40m; SSB
 EU-115 EI7HDB IRELAND 17m; FT8
 EU-115 GI0CWV/P IRELAND 17m; SSB
 EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
 EU-138 SM/DH0JAE BLEKINGE COUNTY 40/20/17/15m; CW/SSB
 EU-171 OZ5HP JYLLAND NORTH 160m;
 EU-175 CU3EM CENTRAL 15m; FT8
 EU-175 CU7AA CENTRAL 20m; FT8
 NA-005 VP9IN BERMUDA 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CM2RSV CUBA 15m; FT8
 NA-015 CO2AME CUBA 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CO2CW CUBA 30m; FT8
 NA-015 CO2GL CUBA 15m; FT8
 NA-016 ZF1PB CAYMAN 10m; FM
 NA-018 XP3A Greenland 17m; FT8
 NA-022 VP2ETE ANGUILLA 12m; SSB
 NA-026 KA2ABA NEW YORK STATE 17m; SSB
 NA-036 VE7DX BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE (VANCOUVER) 15m; FT8
 NA-036 VE7SA BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCE (VANCOUVER) 15m; FT8
 NA-052 N1UL FLORIDA STATE SOUTH WEST 20/15m; FT8
 NA-058 WD4DX GEORGIA STATE 20m; SSB
 NA-099 KP4JRS PUERTO RICO 12m; FT8
 NA-099 KP4PUA PUERTO RICO 15m; SSB
 NA-099 NP4AW PUERTO RICO 40m; CW
 NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 30/12m; FT8
 NA-107 FM4SA MARTINIQUE 15m; SSB
 NA-108 J69BB ST LUCIA 15m; SSB
 NA-141 W6ZD FLORIDA STATE SOUTH EAST 20m; SSB
 NA-143 K5KUA TEXAS STATE EAST 20m; SSB
 NA-148 N1ECC MASSACHUSETTS STATE NORTH 17m; FT8
 NA-249 KP4SX PUERTO RICO'S COASTAL 15m; FT8
 OC-001 VK2BNG Australia 40m; FT8
 OC-001 VK2POP Australia 20m; FT8
 OC-001 VK2WJ Australia 20m; FT4
 OC-001 VK2XN Australia 80m; FT8
 OC-001 VK5KV Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK5WU Australia 40m; FT8
 OC-001 VK8NSB Australia 10m; CW
 OC-006 VK7YUM TASMANIA 20m; FT4
 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 30/15/12m; CW/FT8
 OC-019 AH6U HAWAIIAN 10m; FT8
 OC-019 KH6ML HAWAIIAN 20m; FT8
 OC-019 WH6ML HAWAIIAN 12m; FT8
 OC-021 YB1KAJ JAVA 20m; FT8
 OC-032 FK8HW NEW CALEDONIA 20m; SSB
 OC-036 ZL1IF NORTH 40m; CW
 OC-042 DV1IIW LUZON 20m; SSB
 OC-046 FO5QB WINDWARD 17/10m; FT8
 OC-088 9M8DEN BORNEO 12m; FT8
 OC-088 YB7XYO BORNEO 20m; FT8
 OC-134 ZL3JAS SOUTH 20m; SSB
 OC-143 YC4SIZ SUMATRA 20m; FT8
 OC-148 YB9MJA TIMOR 40m; FT8
 OC-148 YF9PBZ TIMOR 15m; SSB
 OC-228 VK5MAV/P SOUTH AUSTRALIA STATE EAST 20/15m; CW
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 12m; FT8
 SA-055 LU1COP/E Martin Garcia 40/20/10m; SSB
 
 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster
 reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group"
 (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).

 AF-050. Operators Johannes/PA5X and Gerben/PG5M will be active as
 5T5PA/P and 5T1GM, respectively, from Arguin Island between
 October 15-19th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW,
 SSB, and FT8. They will use satellite communication for short
 messages on Twitter. Follow: https://twitter.com/PA5X_HAM
 https://twitter.com/PG5M
 QSL 5T5PA/P via LoTW, Clublog or via PA5X (direct or by the
 Bureau). For more details and updates, see: http://dx.to/5T1GM

 AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/4 from Mi Island
 between October 16-18th. Activity will be on 40/20/17/6 meters
 using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or
 by the Bureau.

 EU-064. The Charente DX Group (CDXG) will be active as TM2N from
 Noirmoutier Island (DIFM AT-020) betweeb October 24-30th.
 Operators mentioned are Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/
 F5NBQ, Bertrand/F6HKA and Leon/ ON4ZD/OS0S. Activity will be
 on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL
 via ON4ZD, direct, by the Bureau or Clublog's OQRS (preferred).

 NA-092. Rich, WA5LFD, is now active as WA5LFD/p from North Padre
 Island until November 30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters,
 with an interest on 6 and 2 meters, using CW, SSB, and RTTY.
 QSL via LoTW or WA5LFD direct. He also states, "E-mail me for
 a sked at: richknagg@gmail.com ".

 OC-247. Operators Arfan/YB8DKL, Hajar/YB8HZ, Mashud/YC8ES, Ikhvan/
 YC8AQY, Basri/YC8BNZ, Andi/YD8CUI, Nurdin/YD8CXQ, Risman/YD8BVL,
 YD8ESH and YD8ERF will be active from Sapuka Besar Island
 between November 12-16th. It will take the team more than a
 day by ship to get to the island. Activity will be on 80-10
 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.

 SA-092. (Reminder) Operators Markus/DJ4EL (PZ5GE), Sascha/PF9Z
 (PZ5ZS; not PZ5SB) and Rico/PZ5JW will once again try to
 activate Pagegaaien Island (WW Loc. GJ15kv)as PZ5G between
 October 15-18th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW
 and SSB. QSL PZ5G via LoTW or ClubLog. REMEMBER: Operators
 will be active from Surinam before and after their PZ5G IOTA
 operation.

 PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the  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......

J5T & J5HKT DXPEDITION TO GUINEA BISSAU NEWS (Reminder). Members of the
Italian DX Team are now active from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea Bissau,
as J5T (CW-SSB-RTTY) and J5HKT (FT8) until October 22nd. Activity will be
on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. They will have 6 operators
and 4 stations active. QSL via I2YSB direct, OQRS or LoTW. For more info,
see OPDX.1520. Their official Web site is at: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
Real-time online logs during the DXpedition on: http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/

KH7, HAWAII. Alex, KU1CW, will be active as KH7Q from Oahu Island (OC-019)
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. Look for activity before and after the contest where Alex will be
signing as KH6/KU1CW. QSL KH7Q via LoTW or direct to AH6NF.

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Operators Gerard/PA0PIW, Gert/PA2LO, Maarten/PA3EYC,
Tymen/PA3GRM and Hans/PE1KWH will be active as LX/homecall from Wilwer-
dange, Luxembourg, between October 12-19th. Activity will be on 160-10
meters using CW, SSB, FT8, FT4 and RTTY. QSL via PA3EYC, ClubLog or LoTW.

MDXC PRESENTATION. The Madison DX Club's (MDXC) will have a ZOOM pre-
sentation on Tuesday October 12th. The program will be "The Lure and
Challenges of Sable Island: the CY0C 2022 Dxpedition", presented by Dan
Sullivan W4DKS, team member. The MDXC ZOOM host will be Kevin Shea, N9JKP,
that will be online from 5:45 PM Central Daylight Time to socialize before
the business meeting begins and to provide time to work through any tech-
nical issues. A brief business meeting will begin at 6:00 PM Central
Daylight Time. The program begins at 6:30 PM Central Daylight Time, sharp.
All interested hams are welcome.
 To Join the Zoom Meeting and Program simply use this link:
 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83181396616?pwd=dUIrdWo3bE45T0xyUkZOS2xKdDBIZz09
 Meeting ID: 831 8139 6616
 Password: 124658

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bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below.

PJ4, BONAIRE. Jeff, KU8E, will be active as PJ4/KU8E from the 'PJ4G Radio
House' on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) between November 24th and December
1st. He plans to be in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) signing PJ4A
as a Single-Op/Single-Band (TBD)/High-Power entry. QSL via K4BAI.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 11-17th).......
 Oct/11th HN Oct/14th BN Oct/16th AN
 Oct/12th HN Oct/15th LN Oct/17th AN
 Oct/13th HN

 SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
 ------------------------------------------------------
 NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
 ----------------- ------ -------- ------
 AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400

 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
 * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
 https://www.spaceweather.com
 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
 overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
 * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

  

 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3DA0RU
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/S9OK

 HG0WFF via ClubLog's OQRS. Istvan, HA0KA, and a large group of operators
 were active as HG0WFF from the Bukk National Park (HAFF-0002) between
 October 8-10th.

 NEW QSL ROUTE. Bob, N2OO, reports that he is new QSL Manager for Dickson,
 EL2DT. Exact details coming soon.

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B9FR, UA2FZ, VK3HJ and XW0LP

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: GM3RCV EU-111, JW0W, KL7RRC (NA-039), MS0INT
 (EU-092) and RI0FWA (AS-025)

 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....

TM50, FRANCE (Special Event). Operators Serge/F6HFI and Michel/F8GGZ have
activated the special callsign TM50RQL until October 18th. Activity is to
celebrate the 60th anniversary of the legendary "Renault 4L". Operations
will be on various HF bands using mainly CW and SSB. QSL via F8GGZ by
the REF Bureau.

TM60, FRANCE (Special Event). François, F8DVD, will activate the special
event station TM60ANT between November 16-30th. Activity is to commemorate
the 60th anniversary of Antarctic Treaty Signature (ATS). Operation will
be made by from François QTH in Mâcon (JN26JH), France. Activity will be
on various HF bands between 40-10 meters. The new reference for the WAP
program is WAP-318. QSL via F8DVD, direct (SAE + 2 USDs) or by the Bureau.
ADDED NOTE: France was one of the 12 countries who signed the ATS in
Washington on December 1, 1959. The treaty officially entered into force
on June 23, 1961. All info on this event is on:
 http://www.qrz.com/db/TM60ANT

VP2M, MONTSERRAT (Correction). Last week we mentioned that operators
Ron/KK9K and Scott/NE9U would be active from the VP2M Gingerbread Hill
contest station in Montserrat (NA-103), during the CQWW DX CW Contest),
this info was misread and incorrect. Please disregard.

YASME NEWS (Press Release, date October 8th)[edited]. YASME FOUNDATION
GRANT -- The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation announces that
it has made the following grant at its recent board meeting.

 Seychelles Amateur Radio Association (SARA) to establish a facility
for the recently formed amateur radio club.

 YASME FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE AWARD -- The Yasme Excellence Award is
presented to individuals and groups who, through their own service,
creativity, effort and dedication, have made a significant contribution
to amateur radio. The contribution may be in recognition of technical,
operating or organizational achievement, as all three are necessary for
amateur radio to grow and prosper. The Yasme Excellence Award is in the
form of a cash grant and an individually-engraved crystal globe.

 The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce
the latest recipients of the Yasme Excellence Award:

 Steve Babcock, VE6WZ -- Steve is recognized for his contribution to
the art of lowband antennas and remote operating. Steve has made available
to the amateur community countless hours of instructional videos, for
free, on his YouTube channel and QRZ.COM page. 

 * * * * *
 The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to support
scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including
DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of
amateur radio in developing countries. For additional information about
The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at (www.yasme.org).

 Ward Silver, N0AX, President, The Yasme Foundation

 Board of Directors:
 Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director
 Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President, Secretary and Director
 Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director
 Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director
 Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director
 Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director
 Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director
 Marty Woll, N6VI, Director
 James Brooks, 9V1YC, Director