The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1408
BID: $OPDX.1408
April 1, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4DTA, AD5A,
WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News
Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EP3CQ, F5NQL, F6AJA &
Les Nouvelles DX, HA5AO, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OE1WHC, OZ6OM &
50 MHz DX News, PA3CNO, Pete Rayer & ISWL, Sixitalia Weekly, PY4WAS,
VA3RJ & ICPO and VK2CA for the following DX information.


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


DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Friday, 22nd/March, through Friday, 29th/March there were 231
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W,
3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y,
7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9,
EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY,
G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS,
HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, 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, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TY, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z2, Z3, 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".


3D2 & FW, FIJI AND WALLIS & FUTNA ISLANDS (Update). Nobby, G0VJG, will
be active as 3D2AS from Fiji between May 3-8th. He will also be active
as FW/G0VJG from Wallis Island (OC-054) between May 8-22nd. He may also
make a possible short side trip to Futuna Island (OC-118). Dates could
change. Activity from the islands will be on 60/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6
meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.


3V, TUNISIA. Operator SWL Ashraf "Ash", 3V4-002 (KF5EYY), will be active
as 3V8SF from the Scout Radio Club of Sfax city club station during the
CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op entry. QSL via LX1NO
or LoTW. Read about Ashraf on the following Web page at:
 http://www.kf5eyy.info


3Y0I BOUVET DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Postponed). SAD NEWS. Excerpts from
a very long press release dated March 26th, the 3Y0I team was just 70
nautical miles off Bouvet Island, and the ship was "hit by a series of
11+ meters (36+ ft) tall waves + wind exceeding 83 knots/h (approx. 160
km/h). The fierce oceanic forces swept past the upper deck, taking one
of the radars, including VSAT, VHF and HF marine antennas, off the mast
and throwing them all overboard. The hit was so hard the vessel tilted
as much as 45°." On March 27th, it was reported that all team members
and crew were safe, but "with lack of the most important navigational
tools, the captain declared it was not safe to navigate and they needed 
to go back to Cape Town to secure both all participants on the board, 
their equipment and the vessel's gear." Also from press release, the 
3Y0I team stated that the the "3Y0I Expedition is NOT cancelled ­ we 
don't give up that easily".... The "3Y0I’s events will be long discussed 
and analyzed by the Team to 'attack' the island one more time ­ as soon 
as possible ­again all marked with 'safety-first' principles." To read 
the complete Press Release #4 written by Stan, SP8S, the 3Y0I Press 
officer, see:
 https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-postponed
 While this was being written, two more press releases were posted (one
short and one very long) by Stan, SP8S, on March 28th. They contain more
details about what happened and an audio conversation with Dom, 3Z9DX, on
20 meters. They can be read at:
 Press Release #5 (HAMS SIMPLY ROCK!) -- https://bouvetoya.org/hams-simply-rock
 Press Release #6 (3Y0I TO BE CONTINUED!) -- https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-to-be-continued
 As of press time, the "Atlantic Tuna" was reported to be in a middle of
another storm. The "Atlantic Tuna" can be tracked at the following Web sites:
 https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7225051
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:5786633/mmsi:601070100
https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0tARRAqk3ftzEN8piDb2UOWqGrnOX349o
 For more details and updates, we suggest to watch the following Web pages:
 3Y0I Bouvetoya Web site: https://bouvetoya.org
 Rebel DX Group Web site: https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
 3Y0I_JA Support Team Web site: http://jouban.jp/3y0i_ja (For JA stations)
 3Y0I Bouvetoya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
 Rebel DX Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup
 Bouvetoya Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg


4Z, ISRAEL. Moshe, 4X1DX, will be active as 4Z7Z during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power/Assisted entry.


6O, SOMALIA (Update). Ali, EP3CQ, will once again be active as 6O1OO
starting April 15th, and onward (no ending date provided). Activity
will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department
of Safety and Security (UNDSS), in Mogadishu. Operations will be on
80/40/30/20/17/15/10 meters (mostly on 40/20meters FT8) using SSB and
FT8. Last time he suggested that he will be on everyday between 1800-
2000 East Africa Time (EAT) and on the weekend (Friday and Saturday)
between 1400-1800. Equipment is a Yaesu 857D into a Tarheel Little II
(currently active), and Sandpiper MV-10. Ali informed OPDX that he is
looking for anybody who can donate a FT450D for the station. Also, effec-
tive as of February 11, 2019, the callsign (6O1OO) is accepted for DXCC
credit. QSL direct to (changed a little): Ali Solhjoo, Schnackenburgstr. 3,
Berlin 12159, Germany. QSL cards will be replied to on a bi-monthly basis.
IRC's are not accepted. See QRZ.com for more info and picture of his
station. Flash news will be posted via Twitter: @ep3cq


6Y, JAMAICA (Reminder). By the time you read this, Kasimir, DL2SBY, will
be active as 6Y5KB from Jamaica (NA-097) until April 10th. Activity will
usually be on 40-6 meters including 17/12 meters and possibly 30 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL 6Y5KB via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS
(Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau!
His log will be uploaded to LoTW later.


AFRICAN OPERATION (eSwatini [Swaziland] and Lesotho Tour). Pista, HA5AO,
will return to eSwatini (Swaziland) during the second half of September.
He will be active for 14 days on the bands of 80-10 meters using CW, RTTY
and FT8. The exact date will be announced later. His 3DA0AO license was
issued last year. Station setup includes: Elecraft K3s, KPA 500, vertical
antennas, with N1MM+ logging software.
 After the Swaziland operation he will return to Lesotho again during
the first half of October. He will use the 7P8AO callsign. Bands, modes
and station setup is the same as above. The length of operation is 14-16
days. A log search and an OQRS will be available at: https://www.ha5ao.com
Look for more details to be forthcoming.


B1, CHINA. Members of the Beijing DX Club will be active as B1Z during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st). QSL via EA7FTR.


BW, TAIWAN. Operators YL Ama/JI1NLJ and Ryo/JG1WBB will be active as
BW/homecall during the CQWW WPX DX Contest (March 30-31st) both doing
a Single-Op/Single-Band entry. QSL via their home callsigns.


CQMMDX CONTEST. The CQMM DX Contest, organized by the Juiz de Fora CW
Group , will be held on April 20-21st, with a
new starting time of 0900 UTC. For more details, see: 
 http://www.cqmmdx.com.


E2, THAILAND. Champ, E21EIC, will be active as E2A (The SIAM DX Group/
Contest Callsign) from Bangkok during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or by
the Bureau using ClubLog.


E5, NORTH AND SOUTH COOK ISLANDS (Reminder). By the time you read this,
operators Dagmar/DM7PQ, and Rainer/DL1AUZ will be active as E51NPQ and
E51AUZ, respectively, from RAitutaki Island (OC-083), South Cook Islands
until March 31st. Next activity will be from Rarotonga Island (OC-013),
South Cook Islands, between April 2-11th. Activity will be holiday style
on various HF bands and CW only. QSL via their home callsigns. Watch
QRZ.com for possible updates.


E5, SOUTH COOK ISLANDS. Operators Bruce/AD7MM, along with his XYL Marilyn,
KI7DLK, and Doug/W6HB will once again be active as E51BAS, E51MAS and
E51DLD, respectively, from Rarotonga Island (OC-013) between April 21-28th.
There may be some operations from the stations of Jim/E51JD and Bob/E51BQ.
Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands, modes, with two stations
with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW.


EF9, CEUTA AND MELILLA. Jorge, EA9LZ, will be active as EF9Z from Ceuta
during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via LoTW and EA5KB.


HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. A group of Dutch amateurs (from the PI4RAZ Radio Club)
will be active as HB0/homecall from Steg (WW Loc. JN47SC) between April
6-13th. Operators mentioned are Mans/PA2HGJ, Robert/PA2RDK, Frank/PA3CNO,
Gert/PE0MGB and Piet/PE1FLO. Activity will be on all bands, 160-10 meters,
using the main modes CW and FT8, with occasional SSB. QSL via PE1FLO.


II0, ITALY (Special Event). Look for special event station, II0KT, to be
active between April 1st and August 31st. Activity is to commemorate the
1947 voyage of the raft Kon Tiki. QSL via I0KQB. Check out QRZ.com for
more details and pictures.


IO5, ITALY. Members of the TEN-FIFTY Contest Group will be active as IO5O
from Grosseto, Italy, during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as
Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW. Operators mentioned are Claudio/IK5RLP,
Marco/IK5ROS, Alessandro/IV3KKW, Claudio/IW2HAJ, Leonardo/IW5EFX, Emanuele/
IZ0PMV, Alessandro/IZ0UME, Gabriele/IU2FQW, Simone/IK5RUN and Dan/I5OYY.


IOTA NEWS..............
 AN-006. Roman, UT7UA, is currently active as VP8CTR from Wordie House
 (WAP GBR-07) on Winter Island, Antarctica, on FT8 usually. The
 length of his stay unknown. QSL via DL5EBE. Watch the W.A.P.
 Web site for updates at: http://www.waponline.it


 NA-038. Operators Jim/WA4YIZ, Becky/KA2BEC, Richard/VE2DX and his
 XYL Michele will be active as VX2A11 from Grosse Iles, Iles de
 la Madeleine, between July 23-30th. Activity is to commemorate
 the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Operations
 will be on various HF bands using mostly SSB and FT8. They
 will also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest. QSL via VE2STN.
 For more details and updates, see:
 https://www.facebook.com/vx2a11


 NA-250. (NEW IOTA/UPDATE) Operators Mike/K9AJ and Bruce/KD6WW will be
 active as K7Y from the North side of Khantaak Island in the
 Yakutat County Group, Coastal Groups (Alaska), between May
 9-13th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17 meters using mainly
 CW, with some SSB and FT8. QSL via K9AJ, direct, by the Bureau
 or ClubLog's OQRS.


 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......


IREF PRESS RELEASE (IOTA Expeditioner of the Year Award). The inaugural
IREF IOTA Expeditioner of the Year competition is over and the points
have been tabulated. Who will be the first IOTA Expeditioner of the Year?
We’ll know at the Dayton DX Dinner, Friday, May 17th, 2019, at the Marriot
Hotel in Dayton, Ohio, where the award will be announced and the winner
awarded the trophy. Tickets for the DX Dinner can be purchased on line
at: https://swodxaevents.org/purchase-tickets/ . The DX Dinner is held
in conjunction with the Dayton Hamvention and is sponsored by the South-
west Ohio DX Association (SWODXA). IREF would like to thank our plaque
sponsors for 2018:
 1st Place IOTA Ltd.
 2nd Place Central Texas DX and Contest Club
 3rd Place Daily DX Bulletin


 IREF would also like to thank SWODXA allow us to present the award at
 the DX Dinner. The race is already heating up for the 2019 award.
Sponsorship for 2019 Plaques are available and IREF will award as many
plaques as we have sponsors. Proceeds from the sponsorships go to funding
IOTA Expeditions. See the rules on our website, (www.irefradio.com).


ISWL CALLSIGNS (For April). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of April 2019:


 GX4BJC/A - Operated /A, from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie,
 G6XOU (WAB Square - TM22 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).


 MX1SWL/A - No Operator has been allocated yet.


 ALL QSLs will be handled by Dick, M5DIK - The QSL Manager and NOT the
individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club.
All QSL info is on  or  or 
or via . NO LoTW.


K3, UNITED STATES. Six of the world's top young contesters, Team Exuberance,
will be active from the super contest station K3LR during the CQWW WPX SSB
Contest (March 30-31st) as a Multi-? entry. The team with an average age
of about 16, is made up of Marty/NN1C (ex-KC1CWF), Violetta/KM4ATT, Bryant/
KG5HVO, Levi/K6JO, Tomi/HA8RT and David/VE7DZO. QSL via LoTW. Read the
complete details about the "Team Exuberance" at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/team-exuberance-to-take-over-k3lr-superstation-for-cq-ww-wpx


NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from
here as NP2P during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-
Op entry. QSL via LoTW. ADDED NOTE. Also look for Yuriy to be in the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op entry.


OE19, AUSTRIA (Marconi Special Event). The association's board of CARO,
the Club of Amateur Radio in the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation)
and the Documentary Archives Radio Communication /QSL Collection, will
operate, for 72 hours only, a special event station with the callsign
OE19M between Friday, April 26th, and Sunday, April 28th (00:00-24:00 UTC).
OE19M is an official "International Marconi Day" station. Contacts made
on Saturday, April 27th, are valid for the IMD Award. QSL info is available
at: https://www.qrz.com/db/oe19m
Direct QSL (send SAE, w/2 USDs, no IRC) to: 
DokuFunk, An den Steinfeldern 4A, A-1230 Wien, Austria
Bureau QSL are via OE1WHC.
Press Contact: Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC (office@dokufunk.org)
QSL motif download at: http://www.qsl.at/down/oe19m.tif


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


PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. W2ZBT will be active as PJ7/W2ZBT from Philipsburg,
Sint Maarten (NA-105, WLOTA 0711) between April 2-7th. Activity will be
on various HF bands using mainly SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign.


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 1-7th).......
 Apr/01st AN Apr/04th AN Apr/06th AN
 Apr/02nd AN Apr/05th HN Apr/07th AN
 Apr/03rd AN


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


 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
 https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF  
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5T5PA via PA5X & (L) IN3ADG/IS0 via 9A5URI PI40FL via PA3HEB
 6W/ON4AVT via ON4AVT & (e) JW6VDA via OH2NRG (O/L/N) R125IL via RZ5D
 CR7AUS via CR7AUS (e) LU/DL2OE via DL2OE and LoTW S549APR via S51A
 D4Z via HB9DUR(d);IK2NCJ(B) LU/EA8DE via LU/EA8DE (e) ----------------
 DL1250G via DL8SCU OE1/DL3IAS via DL3IAS UP160AP via UP160AP (O/L)
 EA8/DL1DVE via DL1DVE (d/L) OG60IPA via OH4MDY VP2ETE via W3HNK & (L)
 EA8/DL3VTA via DL3VTA OL50MR via OK1MR VP8CTR via DL5EBE 
 EG2AZF via EA2URZ ON/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL ZS6TW via ZS6WB
 HB90EYP via HB9EYP ON/Z35M/P via Z35M (d)


 (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/3Y0I (“Postponed, Not Canceled”)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/4M1X
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/4M4X
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/4M5X
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VI9NI
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW1T
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW4M
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW5LB
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW5M
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW6C
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW7C
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/YW8D


 * PLEASE NOTE: The ClubLog DX Report (https://clublog.org/dxreport.html)
 is updated every 7 days and contains a summary of band conditions and
 activity, based on the data that you and other ClubLog users have
 uploaded. Also, it now includes a breakdown of modes logged in the
 last week. Check it out.......


 JW6VDA QSL POLICY. Do NOT send direct cards by mail. Use Clublog's
 OQRS to request direct cards. Repeat: Direct QSLs: DO NOT SEND. Check
 ClubLog's Log checker at bottom of QRZ.com page. If you are not there,
 you are not in the log.


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5X3C, 5X3E, JO1LVZ, JR3DXJ, PJ0DX, VK1HMS,
 VK2DX, VR2XYL, XX9D and YB7SKM


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: A5A and ET3YOTA


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE TO REPORT THIS WEEK!!!
 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE Radio Club Panama Bureau (NOT IARU Bureau):
 CE0Z/UA4WHX, CE7/UA4WHX, CE9/UA4WHX, HK0/UA4WHX, RG50K and RZ3FW
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 to send in their info....
 --- PANAMA Bureaus (both IARU and LPRA) have not received QSLs for 5
 months. Most active HP ham stations are from LPRA non members so it
 looks that they are not interested in passing along the other 99%
 of QSLs batches received via IARU clubs. Many talks with IARU 2
 executive directors do not produce any satisfactory solutions and
 NO QSLs are received via the IARU members QSLs Bureaus.


V3, BELIZE. Members of the Medical Amateur Radio Council (MARCO) will be
active as V31D from Belize City on May 1st, between 1600-2100 UTC. Activity
will be on 20/17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via AA4FL. This is the
first three DX port activations taking place while on their MARCO post-
annual meeting cruise. Next activations are:
 HQ9D -- Roatan, Honduras, on May 2nd, between 1600-1900 UTC
 ZF2D -- Savannah, Cayman Islands, on May 3rd, between 1700-2100 UTC
 For more details about MARCO, see: https://www.marco-ltd.org


VI9N, NORFOLK ISLAND (Correction/Update). Operators Chris/VK3QB, Luke/VK3HJ,
Patrick/VK2PN and David/VK3BDX will be active as VI9NI from Norfolk Island
(OC-005) between April 1-14th. VI9NI is being activated to celebrate the
40th anniversary of the signing of the Norfolk Island Act. Their main focus
will be on low bands using CW and FT8, but will also be active on various
HF bands (160-17m) on SSB. The team plans to include some SOTA activation
from "Mt. Bates" and "Jacky Jacky" summits. QSL via VK2CA direct (not
VK4FW, which is the 2006 route), ClubLog or LoTW (preferred). Bureau
cards will ONLY be available via Clublog's OQRS - DO NOT send via a Bureau
as they are not members, and they will not reach them! For more details
and updates, watch their FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/VI9NI


VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Operators Dennis/K2SX, John/K4BAI, Jim/K4QPL
and Robert/KK4R will be active as VP5/homecall from Providenciales between
May 21-28th. The group will be there for the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May
25-26th) signing as VP5M as a Multi2 entry. QSL VP5M via LoTW. QSL all
others via their home callsign.


WP4, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as WP4X from San Juan during
the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry.
QSL via WP4X.


YC9, INDONESIA. The team of Orlok Kanjuruhan Malang & Orlok Karangasem
will be active as YC9DE during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st)
as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via YB3MM or LoTW.


Z6, REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO (IN THE WPX CONTEST March 30-31st). A Press Release
by Martti, OH2BH, states [edited]: The Amateur Radio Society of Kosovo,
SHRAK, is proud to announce a youth activity in the WPX contest this coming
weekend. The youth of Kosovo and Turkey will join to work together and
ultimately activate two stations as: Z66Y (youth)
 The operators are Ahmet Bucko, Z63CAB, Donjeta Berisha, Z63DBB, Dardan
Bojniku, Z63DBM, Furkan Ozen, TA7AOF and Golkem Cagri Zivali, TA7AZC;
all about 20-years of age.
 The team is supported in Pristina by Fehmi, Z62FB and Tevfik, TA1HZ.
QSL via Z62FB CBA.


ZL7, CHATHAM ISLANDS (Reminder/Update). By the time you read this, operators
Ian/ZL2BGL and Bill/ZL2AYZ/ZL3VZ will be active as ZL7C from Chatham Islands
(OC-038) until April 2nd. Activity will be on 80-15 meters using CW, SSB,
FT8, RTTY and PSK31, as well as an entry in the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March
30-31st). QSL via ZL4HU.


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 The following stations are expected to be active in the
 CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 30-31st, 2019)
 Contest Rules: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm
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 Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2019 CQWW WPX 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/wpxs2019.html (By callsign)
 http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/wpxsd2019.html (By entity)
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 Contest DXCC Class QSL
 Callsign Entity Route
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3V8SF Tunisia SO LoTW; QSL via LX1NO
3Z6V Poland SO LoTW; QSL via SP6DVP (B)
4L/F5RAV Georgia SOSB F5RAV
4Z7Z Israel SOAB HP
7X7X Algeria M/? **
8P1W Barbados SOAB LP KU9C
A42K Oman M/2 LoTW
B1Z China EA7FTR
BP0P Taiwan M/? ***
BW/JL3RDC Taiwan SO JL3RDC
BW/JG1WBB Taiwan SO JG1WBB
BW/JI1NLJ Taiwan SO JI1NLJ
CB1H Chile M/? (C)
D4C Cape Verde Island M/M LoTW
DU6/N6SS Philippines SOSB 80m N6SS (d)
E2A Thailand SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via E21EIC (d)
E6ET Niue SOSB 20m ClubLog
EB8AH Canary Islands SOAB HP LoTW
EF9Z Ceuta & Melilla SOAB LoTW; QSL via EA5KB (d)
HB9EOU Switzerland M/2
IO5O Italy M/S LoTW
IS0SWW Sardinia M/2 LoTW; QSL via IQ0NU
K3LR United States M/? LoTW
KH2KY Guam M/? LoTW; QSL via (C/e)
LY29A Lithuania SOAB LY5A
LZ73A Bulgaria M/S LZ1YQ
MU2K Guernsey SOAB LP GU8ITE
NP2P U.S. Virgin Islands SO LoTW
P44W Aruba SOAB LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d); (NB)
PJ2T Curacao M/? K1ZN
PJ4K Bonaire SOAB KU9C
PJ4R Bonaire SOAB WD9DZV
RL3A Russia (Europe) M/S W3HNK
SI9AM Sweden M/2 ON3UN
TM3Z France SOAB F4DSK
TO2BC French Guiana SO LoTW; QSL via DL7BC (DARC-B/d)
V31VP Belize SOAB HP WB0TEV; QSL via (B/d/C)
V85RH Brunei SO LoTW Only
VC2W Canada SOAB HP LoTW
VC2Z Canada M/S LoTW
VP5P Turks & Caicos M/S LoTW; QSL via N2OO & (C) 
VP9I Bermuda M/2 LoTW
YB2BOB Indonesia SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via YB2BOB (d)
YB2DX Indonesia SOAB LoTW; QSL via YB2DX (d)
YB9ZGD Indonesia M/S (e)
YC9DE Indonesia M/2 LoTW; QSL via YB3MM
YJ0CA Vanuatu SO VK2YUS (d)
YV1KK Venezuela SOAB HP LoTW
WP4X Puerto Rico SO HP
Z66Y Kosovo M/S Z62FB (d)
ZL7C Chatham Island SO (C); QSL via ZL2AYZ and maybe LoTW
ZZ4A Brazil MO HP LoTW


 (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
 ** QSL: Ben Lagha, 18 Rue Louis Aragon 26200, Montelimar, France
 *** QSL: c/o ART, PO Box 73-326, Taipei, Taiwan