The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1323
BID: $OPDX.1323
July 24, 2017
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, Oh
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, KV4T, N4AA & QRZ DX, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HP1AC, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OH2HAN, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, TA3J, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and YO3JW for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT
According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Monday, 17th/July, through Monday, 24th/July there were 198 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FO/m, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J8, JA, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8

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

5W, SAMOA. Roly, ZL1BQD, will once again be active as 5W0RR from Apia
between July 26th and August 15th. Activity will be limited depending
on his workload. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using mostly JT65
(possibly FT8) with some CW. He uses a KX3 with 10 watts. QSL via his
home callsign.


7P, LESOTHO. Operators Quintus/ZS2KU and Vaughan/ZS2VR will be active as
7P8QM and 7P8VRR from the Sani Pass region between August 18-21st. Activity
will be on 40/20/15 meters. QSL via their home callsigns.


A2, BOTSWANA. Arnold, WB6OJB, will once again be active as A25JK from
Lotsane Game Lodge in eastern Botswana between July 21-27th. Activity
will be on various HF bands. QSL via his home callsign.


A4, OMAN. Operators Hamed/A41KT, Karam/A41LE, Ishaq/A41LX, Sulaiyam/A41MS,
Jihad/A41OF, Mudhfer/A41RN, Talal/A41SS and Khalid/A41ZZ will be active
as A43FD from Al Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountain) between July 21-22nd.
Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via A47RS.


E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as E51JHQ (pending)
from Rarotonga Islands (OC-013) between September 1-4th. Activity will
mainly be during the All Asian DX SSB Contest (September 2-3rd). Operations
outside of the contest will be on 80/40/20/15/10/6 meters using CW. QSL
via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog. For more
details and updates, see: https://pandasan.jimdo.com/s79nh


EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Jose, EA8CNR, will be active during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 29-30th) from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004, DIE S-005,
WLOTA L 0969) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, LoTW or eQSL.


EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Marco, EA8AQV, will be active during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 29-30th) from Gran Canaria Island (AF-004, DIE S-005,
WLOTA L 0969) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via his home
callsign, direct or eQSL. NO BUREAU.


GREEN PARTY AND WWFF ACTIVITIES.......
 GxFF National Parks Week -- July 24-30th; There will be awards, more
 info later on the Web page listed below
 9AFF-0029 -- By 9A2NA; operators 9A2MF and 9A5RBJ; July 24th
 EAFF-0081 -- By EA1/DL2DXA/p; July 24th; 0900-1200z
 VKFF-0607 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 24-25th; Somerton Coordinated Conservation
 Area; 7144 kHz SSB; 11:00am; this is a N/P, not a conser-
 vation area
 YLFF-155 -- By YL/LA9TKA; July 25th-August 1st; Latvia summer cottage;
 active on SSB only and 20/40/80m; 
 VKFF-0585 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 25th; 0300-0700z; Dowe Coordinated
 Conservation Area; 7144 kHz SSB; this is a N/P, not a
 conservation area
 ONFF-0648 -- By ON5SWA/P; July 25th; 0630-1230z; NEW ONE; Rosdel Mene
 Jordaan
 VKFF-1171 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 25-26th; Hobden Hill Coordinated Conser-
 vation Area; 7144 kHz SSB; this is a N/P, not a conser-
 vation area
 VKFF-1397 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 26th; Wondoba Coordinated Conservation
 Area; 7144 kHz SSB; weather permitting
 VKFF-0475 -- By VK5HSX/4; July 26-27th; Tamborine National Park; 7144
 kHz SSB; from Knoll Lookout, 14244 kHz later
 ONFF-0270 -- By ON5SWA/P; July 27th; 0630-1230z; Grande Fontaine in
 JO20XF (6690 Vielsalm); 1230-1330z ON/ON-026 Mont d' 
 Henri-Capelle
 VKFF-1879 -- By VK3FPHG; July 28th; 0400-0700z; Canadian Regional Park;
 7090 kHz SSB, may QSY to 7144 kHz
 GFF-XXXX -- By M/DD2CW and M/ON6LY; July 28th-August 3rd
 VKFF-0612 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 28-29th; Warialda National Park; 7144
 kHz SSB; weather permitting
 KFF-2950 -- By AF4O; July 29-31st; Henry Horton State Park in Tennessee.
 Multi purpose trip so operating times depending on when he
 gets a chance; update posts on ; he will also
 be doing Flight of the Bumblebees QRP event on Sunday
 VKFF-1387 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 29th; 0300-0700z; Warialda Coordinated
 Conservation Area; 7144 kHz SSB; weather permitting
 VKFF-0030 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 29th; 0300-0700z; Bendidee National Park;
 7144 kHz SSB; starting noon or a bit earlier, WX permitting
 ONFF-0649 -- By ON5SWA/P; July 29th 0630-1030z; NEW ONE; Pomperik-
 Dorpsbeemden
 VKFF-0580 -- By VK2JNG/P; July 29-30th; Bullala Coordinated Conservation
 Area; 7144 kHz SSB; this is a N/P, NOT a conservation area


 For more information about WWFF upcoming operations, see:
 http://wwff.co/agenda
 Also suggest URLs: 
 World-Wide -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/WWFF44
 USA -- https://www.facebook.com/groups/parksontheair
 A special DXCluster for WWFF is available at: http://wwff.co/dx-cluster


IOTA NEWS..............
 AS-073. Luca, IK2PFL, will once again be active as 9M2/IK2PFL from
 Perhentian Kecil between July 22-27th. Activity will be holiday
 style on 30-10 meters (possibly 40m) with a focus on the 30/17/12
 meters using mainly CW. QSL via IK2PFL, direct or by the Bureau.
 For more details, see:
 http://www.stellemare.eu/wordpress/amateur-radio


 AS-137. Members of the contesting station at Ningbo YinZhou High
 School (BY5CD) will be active as B5C from Qingbang Island
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). Operators mentioned
 are Gu/BD4TS, Xingang/BH4TVU, Xinrong/BI4SCC, Tony/BH4SQE and
 Weihai/BD4SS. Look for activity before and after the contest
 by operators signing B5/homecalls. QSL B5C via BA4TB.


 AS-138. Members of the Fuzhou Amateur Radio Club will once again be
 active as BG5UDN from Pingtan Island during the RSGB IOTA
 Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via M0OXO, direct or OQRS.


 EU-025. Operators Sal/IT9BXR, Salvatore/IT9DSZ, Will/IT9GQH and Nico/
 IT9KXK will be active as IO9Z from Sicily Island during the
 RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power
 entry. QSL by the Bureau via IT9DSZ.


 EU-034. Operators Pasi/OH2MZB and Simo/OH2HAN will be active as ES0HAM
 from Estonia's Hiiumaa Island between August 17-21st. Activity
 will be on 80-10 meters using mainly RTTY, but some SSB too.
 They will also participate in the SARTG RTTY Contest. QSL via
 the Bureau to OH2HAN or direct via info on QRZ.com.


 EU-034. Members of the Radio Club V will be active as ES0V from the
 Island of Saaremaa during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th)
 as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via ES3VI. Operators mentioned
 are ES2UK, YL Aive/ES2YW, Villi/ES3VI and Viljar/ES3VL.


 EU-047. Mario, DJ7MH, will once again be active as DJ7MH/p from
 Spiekeroog Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th)
 as a Single-Op/CW-Mode [40/20m]/QRP entry. QSL via LoTW or
 eQSL.


 EU-067. Micke, HB9EBC/SM0TXM, will be active as SV0XAF from Paros
 Island, in the Cyclades IOTA Group, during the RSGB IOTA
 Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via HB9EBC.


 EU-088. Operators Georg/DJ6GI and Alex/DD5ZZ will be active as 5P7LSO
 from Laesoe Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th)
 as a Multi-One/Island-DXpedition/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. They
 plan to use a vertical and Hexbeam for 10-20m and a vertical
 for 40/80m. QSL via OZ1KZX. Look for activity as OZ/homecall
 on Friday/Saturday before the contest.


 EU-093. Eugene, EA5HPX, will be active as EA5HPX/p from Tabarca Island
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/CW-
 Mode/High-Power entry. QSL via EA5HPX.


 EU-114. Members of "The Vulture Squadron Contest Group", will be active
 as GU3HFN/P from Guernsey Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
 (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via GU8ITE.
 Operators mentioned are Tom/2U0TKB, Oleg/MU/RL5D, Paul/GU4YBW,
 Paul/M0TZOP and possibly others.


 EU-120. Members of the Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society
 (NADARS) will once again be active as G5XV from Isle of Wight
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th), as a Multi-Op/
 DXpedition entry. Operators mentioned are John/G3VPW, David/
 G3KLH, Ray/G4FON, Colin/M0DDT, Richard/G3ZGC, Steve/M0SEL,
 Matteo/M0TKM, George/2E0FEC, and Rob/G4LMW. QSL via G5XV. 


 EU-123. Operators YL Dianna/2M1EDM, Chris/GM0UKZ, GM3COB, Ia/GM3UTQ
 and David/MM1BJT will be active as GM0UKZ from the Isle of
 Arran between July 27-29th. QSL via GM0UKZ.


 EU-124. Operators Stewart/GW0ETF, Danny/GW7BZR, Steve/GW0GEI and Martin/
 MW0BRO will be active as GW6W from Holy Island during the RSGB
 IOTA Contest (July 30-31st) as a Multi-Single/Mixed-Mode/Low-
 Power entry. This will be a field day style portable operation.
 QSL via LoTW.


 EU-129. Reinhard, DL6DQW, will once again be active as DL6DQW/p from
 Usedom Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th).
 QSL via his home callsign.


 EU-125. Dieter, DF2SD, will be active as OZ/DF2SD from Fano Island
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/
 Island-DXpedition/24-Hrs/Low-Power entry. Activity outside
 of the contest (July 23rd-August 4th) will be holiday style
 on 80-6 meters (focused on the 30/17/12m) using SSB and RTTY.
 QSL via LoTW, eQSL, and ClubLog (preferred) or via the his
 home callsign, by the Bureau or direct.


 EU-129. Members of the club station "des OV Konigs Wusterhausen"
 (DL0KWH) will be active as DL0KWH/p from Usedom Island (0-13
 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest
 (July 29-30th) as a Multi-Op/Two-TX/ entry. QSL via DL0KWH,
 direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog. Operators mentioned are Rainer/
 DL2RVL, Bert/DL2RNS, Heiko/DL1RTL, Ron/DG2RON, Georg/DL4SVA
 and Olaf/DL7JOM.


 EU-172. Poul, OZ9V, will be active as OZ9V/P from Aero Island (FY014)
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via LoTW.


 EU-179. Members of the Ukrainian "Radioclub Sputnik" (UR6GWZ) will be
 active as UR1G from Kalanchakskiye Island (UIA BS-08, URDA HE-14)
 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL direct to:
 Radioclub Sputnik, 2nd Vinogradnaya str., Apt. 11, Kherson 73035,
 Ukraine. Before (starting July 25th) and after the contest,
 operators will be active as homecall/p. Operators mentioned
 are Ivan/UR8GX, Nikolai/UR3GO, Mike/US0GM, Vladimir/US0GJ,
 Serge/US3QQ, Oleg/UV5QR, Alexey/UV5QQ and Vitaliy/UV5QAW.


 NA-034. Dennis, W2DEN, will be active from City Island during the
 RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode
 (Saturday only)/Non-Assist entry. QSL via W2DEN.


 NA-067. Keith, W4KAZ, will be active from Great Island (South Core
 Banks, Cape Lookout) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th)
 as a Single-Op entry. QSL via W4KAZ.


 NA-085. Ed, KN4Y, will be active from St. George Island during the
 RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via LoTW.


 NA-111. Dave, W2KV, will be active as W2KV/2 from Long Beach Island,
 NJ, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-
 Op/Low-Power entry.


 NA-213. Operators Allan/KV4T, Steve/KI4GGJ and Bridget/KS4YT will be
 active as KV4T/P from Dauphin Island (USI AL002S, Mobile county,
 Alabama) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via
 KV4T direct, LoTW or eQSL. Activity outside of the contest,
 operators will sign using their own callsigns/p. They will be
 there between July 26-31st. Activity will be on CW, SSB, JT65
 and FT8 QSL via the operator's home callsign.


JD1, OGASAWARA. Koji, JI1LET, will once again be active as JD1BOI from
Komagari, Chichijima Island (AS-031) between August 3-12th. Activity
will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY.
QSL via JI1LET, direct or by the Bureau. See QRZ.com.


K1, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Look for special event station K1T to
be active between July 23rd and August 5th. Activity is to honor and
memorialize Howard E. Anthony, second owner of the Heath Co., who died
in a tragic plane crash on July 23, 1954. The callsign K1T stands for
"kit". Operations will be on the standard "contest bands" (WARC bands
didn't exist in the prime Heathkit years), on the modes of SSB and CW.
See complete details and the schedule for operations on QRZ.com. QSL
via W7UUU.


KH9, WAKE ISLAND (Reminder). Randy, WW6RG, will be active as WW6RG/KH9
for only a one day operation on July 24th. Activity will be on 20 meters
QRP using SSB only between 0330-0730z on 14205 kHz; and again around
0545z; US General ops listen for him around 14235 after 0600z. QSL via
his home callsign direct. ADDED NOTE: He is expected to return on August
17th, for another one day operation.


N2, UNITED STATES (LH Op). The Old Barney ARC will be operating N2OB
from the Barnegat Lighthouse (USA-039) on Long Beach Island, NJ (IOTA
NA-111 and USI NJ-001-S) on August 5th. (Rain date August 6th). Approx-
imate hours are 1300-2100 UTC. The watch spots for operating frequencies
will mostly be on 40 and 20 meters SSB and some CW. QSL via N2OB. 


OH0, ALAND ISLANDS. Operators Doug/CO8DM and Pekka/OH2TA will be active
as OH0X from Brando Island (EU-002) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
29-30th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via OH2TA.


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 24-30th).......
 Jul/24th AN Jul/27th AN Jul/29th HN
 Jul/25th AN Jul/28th HN Jul/30th AN
 Jul/26th AN


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


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


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


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF... 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 We will be back next week.....


 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
 (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only **Your QSL is not needed


 T40HQ (Certificates Available). Some 48 stations from Europe, North
 America, South America and Africa, worked Cuban Headquarter T40HQ
 station on all four bands during the IARU HF World Championship (80,
 40, 20 and 15 meter). Those stations can obtain a Special Certificate
 which is already available to download by clicking on their callsign.
 The stations are listed at: 
 http://xavian2016.cubava.cu/2017/07/17/available-certificates-t40hq


 YR0HQ QSL (download). If you worked YR0HQ during the 2017 IARU Champion-
 ship you can get an electronic QSL from: http://www.hamyo.ro/yr0hq


 *** WOW... Slow week for QSL info!!!!


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: BY9CA, DL5MEV, G1HYD, GJ6WRI, I1NVU, IQ6AN,
 IT9LKX, LZ8E, M4A, MN0NID (2011), OL7HQ, R4HCM, SP2JMR, SP2KPD, SP9YFF,
 XX9D, YI3WHR and ZS8Z


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: AP2AM, C6ALY, DU2/JA1PBV (OC-092), J88PI
 and VP8LP


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3G1TUW, 3G47TA, SV8/DL8MCA (EU-072),
 VK5MAV/6 and XR80IARU?


S7, SEYCHELLES (Reminder). Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as S79NH from
Praslin Island (AF-024) between July 26-31st. Activity will be on 160-10
meters using CW and RTTY (possibly SSB). He will also be in the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 29-30th). QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau,
LoTW or ClubLog. For more details and updates, see: 
 https://pandasan.jimdo.com/s79nh


SU, EGYPT. Chris, DM4DX, now living in Cairo, Egypt, will be active
as SU/DM4DX from Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society Club station (SU0ERA)
until November. He is trying to get an Egyptian SU9 callsign. Activity
has been on 20-10 meters using SSB. QSL only via LoTW. No Bureau or
direct QSLs.


SV8, GREECE. Berkin, TA3J, will be active as SV8/TA3J from Mytilene-
Lesvos (EU-049) between August 14-17th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using SSB and FM. QSL via TA3J.


SX5, DODECANESE. Efstathios, SV5DKL, will once again be active as SX5R
from Rhodes Island (EU-001). Activity this time will be during the RSGB
IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Assisted/CW-Mode/24-Hrs/High-
Power entry. QSL only direct via info on QRZ.com. LoTW will be updated
in just a week's time after the contest.


T6, AFGHANISTAN. Salvatore, IZ1BWB, is now active as T6/IZ1CCK from Herat,
Afghanistan, until the month of December. He is there as a Brigade Alpine
"Taurinense" in the Italian Army. Activity has been mainly on 20 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL via IZ1BWB, direct or by the Bureau.


TX5, MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Reminder). Operators Didier/F6BCW, Dominique/
F6DTZ, Le/F1TCV and David/K3EL will be active as TX5EG from Hiva Oa
Island (OC-027) between July 29th and August 6th. Activity will be on
80-12 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. Suggested frequencies for CW
and SSB are:
 CW - 3527, 7027, 10117, 14027, 18077, 21027 and 24907 kHz
 SSB - 3677, 7127, 14127, 14227, 18127, 21227, 21277 and 24927 kHz
 RTTY and PSK on the bands dedicated to these modes.
Their plans are to do 65%/CW (Split 1-10), 25%/SSB (Split 5-15) and
10%/RTTY. QSL TX5EG via F6BCW, direct, by the REF Bureau or eQSL.


V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Frank, K3TRM, is once again active as V4/K3TRM
from Nevis Island (NA-104) until July 30th. Activity will be on 40-10 
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and Satellite. His equipment is an IC-706MKIIG
with a Elecraft KPA-500 500-watt amp into a G5RV and Arrow antenna. QSL 
via K3TRM, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog.


V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS (On the Bird). John, V47JA/W5JON, has been oper-
ating on SO-50 from St. Kitts with some success. The problem for him is
that there is terrain in the way from about 320 degrees, north to east,
so he is limited to what he can work from his house there. John is putting
together what he will need to operate portable from the top of the hill
where he will be able to see down to the horizon to the north. Once he
has everything together he will be able to work down low and work more
stations in the U.S. He is using an Arrow antenna and two FM mobile units.
He is not a newcomer to the birds, but hasn't operated since the HEO's
went away years ago. He will be on St. Kitts for a few weeks and he hopes
to work everyone that needs it. SO-50 only. He will QSL via LoTW, but
might wait until he returns to Texas to get everyone uploaded.


V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS (Reminder). Randy, WW6RG, is expected to be active
as V73/WW6RG from Kwajalein Island (after his Wake Island operation; see
above) for two days staring July 24th. Activity will be the same as his
Wake Island operation (see above), but this time he will be running 100
watts. QSL via his home callsign direct. ADDED NOTE: He is expected to
return sometime between August 21-23rd, for another two day operation.


W2, UNITED STATES (LH Op). The Old Barney ARC will be operating as W2T
from the Tucker's Island Lighthouse (USA-911) in the Tuckerton Seaport in
NJ on August 19th, and possibly again on August 20th, but not yet confirmed.
Lighthouse/Museum details at . This Lighthouse is
a replica of the original which fell into the sea during a storm in 1927.
It currently features a museum and is the focal point of the Tuckerton
Seaport. It is not on an island and it does not count for IOTA or USI.
Operation is planned mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB with some CW from
about 1300-2100 UTC each day. QSL via N2OO.


ZZ0, TRINDAD AND MARTIN VAZ ISLANDS (Cancelled). It was announced this
past week that the ZZ0T operation/project to Trindade and Martin Vaz
Islands has been cancelled. No other details were provided.