The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1413
BID: $OPDX.1413
May 6, 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, W1AL, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K5GS,
WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YC, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG
& The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, E21EIC,
EU7A, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LZ1GC,
OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and VE4EA for the
following DX information.


DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 28th-April, through Sunday, 5th-May there were 209 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S,
4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7,
EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, 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, J2, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JX, JY, K, KH0,
KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK,
OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2E, VP8, VP9,
VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB,
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".


3D2, FIJI (Reminder). Oleh, KD7WPJ/UR5BCP, will be active from Viti Levu
Island (OC-016) between May 11-16th. Callsign is pending. Activity will
be on 40-12 meters using CW and SSB, with 100w into dipoles and verticals.
QSL via KD7WPJ or LoTW.


4L, GEORGIA. Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC, will be active as 4L9S from Georgia
between May 25th and June 2nd. Activity will be during his spare time
on various HF bands on CW. QSL via his Austrian callsign OE1ZKC.


8Q, MALDIVES (Reminder). Operators Nobuaki "Nobu"/JA0JHQ and Tetsuya
"Ted"/JA7XBG will be active as 8Q7NH and 8Q7XB, respectively, from Embudu
Island, Maldive Islands (AS-013) between May 7-10th. Activity will be on
160-6 meters using CW and FT8. QSL 8Q7NH via JA0JHQ direct only or LoTW
(preferable). NO BUREAU. For updates, watch his home page at:
 http://pandasan.jimdo.com
QSL 8Q7XB via JA7XBG, direct or LoTW.


8Q, MALDIVES. Sugi, JI3KDH, will be active as 8Q7SU from Kuda Bandos
Island, North Male Atoll, Maldive Islands (AS-013), between July 31st
and August 7th. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW.
Equipment is a TS-50 with 100 watts into a tiny dipole on the tree
beside the beach. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only.


A8, LIBERIA (Update). The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from
Liberia between September 28th and October 11th. They plan to use two
callsigns: A82X for CW and SSB; A82Z for the Digital modes. Operators
mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/
IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Alfeo/I1HJT, Franco/I1FQH, Tony/I2PJA, Gino/
IK2RZP, Alberto/IZ2XAF and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are:
 CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz
 SSB - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz
 RTTY - 14084 kHz
 FT8 - 1843, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz
 For JA STATIONS ONLY -- FT8 on 160m use normal mode. RX frq is 1908 kHz


 QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct
only or LoTW after the operation. They will also be using a "Real-Time
Online Logging", including their FT8 activity as A82Z. For more details,
updates, and a survey on bands/needs, see: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt


ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY (Crossband Communication Test/Set for Saturday,
May 11th). For complete details, see the ARRL Web page at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/annual-armed-forces-day-crossband-test-set-for-may-11


CP, BOLIVIA (6m EME Op). Lance, W7GJ, will be active as CP1GJ from Copa-
cabana (WW Loc. FH53kt) between May 5-21st. Activity will be mainly 6
meters EME. QSL via W7GJ direct. For more details and updates, see:
 http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Bolivia%202019.htm


DAY-XENIA NEWS........
 * Tim Duffy, K3LR, reports: Getting close to Hamvention time -- Only a
 little over 2 weeks before Contest University Dayton and Hamvention.
 Be sure to visit http://contestsupersuite.com for the latest infor-
 mation of interest to contesters and DXers.
 The "Contest Related Events" tab includes the presentation topics
 for the Antenna, Contest and RTTY Contest forums at Hamvention.
 There are also tabs to sign up for Contest University, Top Band Dinner
 and the Contest Dinner.
 Our Friday night entertainment this year is Ms. Kaori Mita, JI1BTL.
 Ms. Mita is a very popular recording artist.
 Don't forget four nights of pizza parties thanks to CTU, SMC, PVRC
 and YCCC..... Hope to see you in Dayton!


 * SWODXA News (Press Release, date April 30th). Mindi Jones, KC8CKW,
 reports: SWODXA DX DINNER ANNOUNCEMENT -- There is less than ONE
 month until the SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) hosts the
 34th annual DXDinner. The dinner, held in conjunction with the 2019
 Dayton Hamvention, will be on Friday, May 17th, at the Marriott Hotel
 in Dayton. Charlie Wooten, NF4A, has been licensed for over 56 years
 and has been a DXer from the start. Charlie has achieved the DXCC
 Honor Roll. He is the current Southeastern Division Representative
 on the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee. He was a referee for the
 WRTC-2006 international team championship held in Brazil in July
 2006, WRTC-2014 New England/USA, and WRTC-2018 Lutherstadt, Germany.
 Yaesu has donated an FT-1200 for the DX Forum and an FT-3000 for the
 DXDinner. Icom has donated an IC-7610. There will be many other prizes
 as well!
 The newest inductee(s) in to the CQ Hall of Fame will be announced,
 The IREF will announce the IOTA Expeditioner of the Year award, and
 SWODXA will announce the much-anticipated DXPedition of the Year!
 80% of the available ticket sales have sold so don’t wait much
 longer. For more information and to order dinner tickets, visit
 WWW.SWODXAEVENTS.ORG and follow us on Twitter (@SWODXA).


 * DX FORUM (sponsored by the SouthWest Ohio DX Association, SWODXA)
 -- May 18th; between 11:25AM-1:50PM; the Moderator Jay Slough, K4ZLE
 “Brunei, V84SAA” by KO8SCA, Adrian Ciuperca
 “VP6D, Ducie Island - DX Sharks” by K5GS, Gene Spinelli; K3EL,
 Dave Lloyd; W2LK, Les Kalmus
 “KH1/KH7Z - the rest of the story - getting there” by N1DG, Don
 Greenbaum; K6TD, Kevin Rowett
 “Legacy of W0AIH, What can we carry forward?” by W0GJ, Glenn Johnson
 At the conclusion of the DX Forum, they will draw the lucky winner
 for the Yaesu transceiver, so generously donated by Yaesu. All pro-
 ceeds from this activity are used 100% to help fund DXpeditions like
 the ones being presented in this forum.
 Note: This may not be the presentation order. However, the pre-
 sentation on W0AIH will be the last presentation for the forum so
 that any contesters planning to attend the Contest Forum, immediately
 following ours, can come early and hear the entire program.


 * CONTESTING FORUM -- May 18th; between 2:00PM-3:50PM; the Moderator
 Doug Grant, K1DG
 "The Team Exuberance WPX SSB operation at K3LR" - by Violetta Latham,
 KM4ATT, and Marty Sullaway, NN1C
 "Changing the game - Contesting with a Live Scoreboard" - by Victor
 Androsov, VA2WA, and Randy Thompson, K5ZD
 "The Road to WRTC2022" - by Carlo De Mari, IK1HJS
 "FT8 and the Future of Contesting" - by Ed Muns, W0YK
 "TI7W and the Quest for 10,000 QSOs" - by Chris Hurlbut, KL9A, and
 Kam Sirageldin, N3KS


 * ANTENNA FORUM -- May 17th; between 2:00PM-5:00PM; the Moderator
 Tim Duffy, K3LR


 * COMPLETE LIST OF FORUMS -- The May 17-19th, list is available at:
 Calendar-style chart -- https://hamvention.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Forums-Overall-Schedule-4-2019.pdf
 Full Details for Friday ­ Saturday ­ Sunday -- https://hamvention.org/event-details/forums/


DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of May 5th. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top 10 entities:
 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island
 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island
 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island
 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island
 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island
 
 No changes this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list
is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php


EA, SPAIN. Hans, ON6ZK, will be active as EA7/ON6ZK from San Juan de Los
Terreros between May 14-19th. Activity will be on 14306 kHz SSB using a
Yaesu FT-857 and a ground mounted 1/4 wave vertical. In case of Sporadic E,
he will be on 144 MHz SSB as well running a 4 element YAGI. WW Loc. IM97di.
QSL via his home callsign.


EA8, CANARY ISLANDS. Members of the "GRUPO DX GRAN CANARIA" (GDXGC) will
be on the air as EA8NL/P from the Templete Lazareto Gando monument on
Gran Canaria Island (AF-004, DIE S-005, DME 35026, MVGC 0400, WW Loc.
IL27hw) on May 19th. This monument has never been activated before.
Operators mentioned are EA8BVX, EA8CLI, EA8RY, EA8NL, EA8DGI, EA8CNR,
EA8DP, EA8JB, EA8RA, EB8BPX, EA8AXB and EA8AYV. QSL via EA8NL, LoTW,
eQSL and by the Bureau.


EX26, KYRGYZSTAN. Operators Ivan/EX7DI, Vladimir/EX8ABC, Eugene/EX8AY,
YL Alena/UN5GAO, Sergey/UN6GAO, Victor/UN7GIT and Victor/UN9GD will be
active as EX26Y from a few locations in Kyrgyzstan between May 7-15th.
Activity is to celebrate 26th anniversary of Amateur Radio Union of
Kyrgyzstan. Look for them to operate from the following locations:
 May 7-9th -- Bishkek; WW Loc. MN72hu
 May 10-12th -- Cholpan Ata; WW Loc. MN82mp
 May 13-15th -- Bishkek; WW Loc. MN72hu
 Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via EX7DI direct, LoTW, eQSL or HamLog. NO QSL Bureau. A special
award is available. Details are here:
http://qrzex.com/diplom-soyuzu-radiolyubitelej-kyrgyzskoj-respubliki-26-let


FK, NEW CALEDONIA. Giuseppe, IK2YDJ, is now active as FK/IK2YDJ from
FK4RD's Noumea station on New Caledonia (OC-032) until May 10th. Activity
will be holiday style on 40/20 meters using SSB only. QSL via IK2YDJ.


FW, WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS (Reminder). After his short operation on
Fiji (3D2AS), look for Nobby, G0VJG, to be active as FW/G0VJG from Wallis
Island (OC-054) between May 6-20th. Activity will be on 60-6 meters using
SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO or OQRS.


HC, ECUADOR. Uwe, DL8UD, will once again be active as HC5M from Cuenca
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/High-Power/Assisted entry. Before and after the contest, Uwe will
operate on 160-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW and
SSB. QSL via DL8UD, direct or by the Bureau.


HH6, HAITI. By the time you read this, operators Dale/N3BNA and Mark/K3MSB
are expected to be active as HH6/N3BNA and HH6/K3MSB, respectively, from
Haiti (NA-096) between May 4-11th. Their activity will be on various HF
bands including 160 and 60 meters. QSL HH6/N3BNA via KA2AEV. QSL HH6/K3MSB
via K3MSB.


HS10, THAILAND (Update/Special Event). Champ, E21EIC, updates OPDX on the
two special event stations to mark the Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn
Bodindradebayavarangkun (King Rama X):
 HS10KING - The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage
 of H.M. the King (RAST) will activate this special even station
 between May 1st and July 31st. Activity will be on all bands
 and all modes including satellite operations.


 HS10KING/mm - Will be active between May 3-6th, from the Royal Thai
 Navy helicopter carrier, HTMS Chakri Naruebet (CVH-911),
 in the Gulf of Thailand. Activity will be on all HF bands
 and satellites including the Es'hail 2 / QO-100 satellite.


 QSL via: Radio Amateur Society of Thailand, G.P.O.Box 2008, Bangkok 10501,
Thailand. All QSOs/QSL Card will send automatically via the Bureau. (No
need to send QSL requests).


INDEXA NEWS.....
 * (Spring Newsletter). The Spring 2019 Issue of the INDEXA Newsletter
 is now available. This issue features the report on the Baker Island
 DXpedition, KH1/KH7Z, prepared by Don Greenbaum, N1DG, of the Dateline
 DX Group. You'll enjoy reading how this first-ever use of FT8's Fox/
 Hound mode for a live DXpedition worked out. The newsletter can be
 downloaded at:
 ENG - http://indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-125-Spring%202019.pdf
 SPAN - http://indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-125-Spring%202019(ES).pdf


 * INDEXA is supporting the VU7RI DXpedition to Lakshadweep Islands
 (AS-011). Activity will take place between October 19-31st. For more
 details and updates, watch: https://vu7ri.com


IOTA NEWS..............
 AS-204. (New IOTA/Update/Date Change) Members of the Russian Robinson
 Club (RRC) [operators Vasily/R7AL, Igor/UA3EDQ, Vlad/RK8A and
 Albert/UB9WLJ] will be active as R26RRC from Paramushir Island
 between June 1-7th (not May 2-10th as first announced). Activity
 will be on 40/30/20/17 meters, using VDAs and Vertical antennas
 with 2x PA (600 watts each). QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (strictly
 preferable).


 EU-066. Operators Yuri/R2DY, Pavel/R2DX and Eugen/RW3FB are now active
 as RI1OB from Bolshoi (WW Loc. KP75UA) on Solovetsky Islands
 (RR 02-04, RFF-175, RDA AR-26, RCA RC-089, RAFA ULAS) in the
 White Sea until May 8th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
 CW SSB and the Digital modes. Their rigs will be 2x Kenwood
 TS-590 with an Ameritron ALS-500M amp into 2x SteppIr BigIR
 (vertical) + 80m. QSL via R2DX, by the Bureau, direct or
 ClubLog's OQRS.


 EU-095. Members of the IDRE and the Castres DX Gang will once again
 be using the special callsign, TM5FI, from Frioul Island (DIFM
 ME003, DFCF 13-061) between May 7-14th. They plan to have 4
 stations on the air on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
 modes. QSL via F5XX or ClubLog.


 EU-180. Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as
 R3RRC/6 from Lebyazhi Islands between May 17-20th. Operators
 mentioned are Gen/R3BY, Tom/R6AW, Oleg/R7LP, Max/RU5D and
 Yuri/RX6CM. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB.
 Team is looking for finance support (Paypal - oe-belov@mail.ru).
 QSL via RZ3EC or ClubLog's OQRS.


 NA-069. Members of the Island Hunters ARC have a new callsign, NA4PI,
 and will be activating Pine Island, Florida (FL033S, NA-069),
 beginning May 11th, from around 2000-2300z. Scott, W1AL, will
 be QRP, so listen carefully on the lower end of the 20m band
 on CW. Scott states, "The callsign should be issued by next
 Friday. If not, I'll be out the following weekend. Hope to
 catch you all! More info and pix will be posted on my individual
 website (w1al.com)."


 NA-125. Mikhail "Mike", VE7ACN, will be active as VE7ACN/VE2 from
 Grande Basque - Sept-Iles Archipelago between August 3-9th.
 Activity will be holiday style on 80-15 meters (depending on
 the propagation) using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via Club-
 Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, direct or bureau to VE7ACN.
 For more details and updates, watch: https://www.ve7acn.com


 NA-176. Mikhail "Mike", VE7ACN, will be active as VA7XW/VE2 from Ile
 Quarry - Mingan Archipelago between July 25th and August 1st. 
 Activity will be holiday style on 80-15 meters (depending on
 the propagation) using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via Club-
 Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, direct or bureau to VE7ACN. For
 more details and updates, watch: https://www.ve7acn.com


 OC-105. Dindo, DU1UD, will again make an attempt to activate this rare
 IOTA. It is the "Most Wanted" in the Philippines. He plans to
 be active as DU1UD/8 from Mapin Island (aka Mapun, formerly
 Cagayan de Sulu, Cagayan de Tawi-Tawi etc) as of Friday, May
 3rd, for approximately 2 weeks. Dindo will be by himself on
 this operation and activity will be limited due to his work
 schedule. Operations will probably be on the IOTA frequencies
 on 40-10 meters CW using an Elecraft K3 with a KPA500 amplifier
 into a VDA and vertical antennas. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by
 his OQRS. Please keep an eye on M0OXO Blog (www.m0oxo.com) or
 QRZ.com (under DU1UD) for further information. ADDED NOTE:
 Please remember this is currently a dangerous part of the
 World and his safety will always be paramount. Bear this in
 mind if he suddenly disappears off frequency without warning.


 SA-082. Operators Jenner/HK1E, Carlos/HK1MUI, Jan/HK1Q and Thierry/
 HK2SM were active this past week from Punta Aguja Island,
 Colombia. QSL via their home callsigns. They plan to return
 towards the end of May using the callsign 5K0PA.


 PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new (www.iota-world.org) 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......


JW, SVALBARD. Operators Christian/EA3NT and Col/MM0NDX will be active as
JW/EA3NT and JW/OJ0Y, respectively, from Svalbard (EU-026) between June
12-16th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS.


MJ, JERSEY (WWFF Op). Operators Marc/PD7YY, Marcel/PG8M and Lars/PH0NO
will be active as MJ/PG8M and MJ/PH0NO from Jersey between May 10-12th.
This is a WWFF expedition activating various nature reserves on the
island. Activity will be on various HF & VHF bands. QSL via ClubLog.
For more details and updates, watch the following URLs:
 https://www.qrz.com/db/MJ/PH0NO
 https://twitter.com/lars_ph0no
 https://www.ynomy.nl/2019/03/wwff-expedition-to-gj.html


NCDXF NEWS (Spring Newsletter). The 2019 NCDXF Spring Newsletter is now
available online at: http://www.ncdxf.org/newsletters/2019-SPRING.pdf
Highlights are: Ducie Island (VP6D); Saint Brandon (3B7A); Director
Profile - Lee, KY7M and Cycle 25 Update


PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators Noah/K2NG and Martin/W1MD will be active as PJ4G
from the "Radio House"  on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA
LH-1279) during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Multi-Single
entry. QSL via info on QRZ.com.


OG0, ALAND ISLAND. Operators Toni/OH5CY, Niko/OH5CZ, Juha/OH5CW, Hannu/
OH5FP, Jouni/OH2JIU and Jarkko/OH5XK (members of the "OldHouseRadioClub")
will be active as OG0C from Åland Islands (EU-002) between May 22-28th.
Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, FT4, FT8 and MSK144. The
group will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a
Multi-Multi entry. QSL via OH5C, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. For more
info on the "OldHouseRadioClub", see: http://www.OH5C.com


OM2019/OM83, SLOVAK REPUBLIC (Special Event). Members of the Slovak
Amateur Radio Association (SARA) will activate special event stations
OM83IHWC and OM2019IIHF during the 83rd Ice Hockey World Championship
(May 10-26th). The stations will be on the air between May 1-31st, on
various HF and VHF bands. A special award is available. For details,
see: http://awards.szr.sk/index_eng.html
QSL Manager for OM2019IIHF and OM83IHWC is OM2FY. All logs will be up-
loaded to ClubLog. You can request a QSL card via OQRS or by the Bureau.


PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 6-12th).......
 May/06th HN May/09th AN May/11th AN
 May/07th HN May/10th AN May/12th AN
 May/08th 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 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
 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
 overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
 * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm


QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (May 5th)
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3D2AS via M0OXO (O) HB2C via HB9FA (d) OE6MBG via EB7DX
 5B4ALX via IZ4AMS HB90OK via HB9OCR & (L) OH/DK4ZC via DK4ZC 
 5Q0X via OZ1EHW HF100O via SP5ZHJ OK/DL3JJ/P via DL3JJ
 5Z4/ZS5J via ZS5J (L) HF90OSP via SP3TYJ OK8CDX via G4OBK
 9H3KZ via G2BKZ (O) HQ9D via AA4FL & (L) OL5DIG via OK1AR
 AM470FL via EA4FL HS10KING via HS10KING (B/N) OL7C via OK1FIK
 AN570CS via EB5CS & (L) IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG OM2019IIHF via OM2FY
 AN570DZC via EB5DZC (d) II2VINC via IQ5EM & (L) OO7P via ON4AMI
 CT9/DL1ASA/P via DL1ASA II7C via IZ7FLP (L) OS8A via ON8VK 
 DL300AH via DG2FEJ & (e) II8K via IZ8EPX OT2X via ON6YX
 DL5SE via DL5SE IO3F via IZ3SQW RP74SP via RA3LV
 EA7/PE1DMH via PE1DMH IS0/I2GPT via I2GPT (O) SN7L via SP7PGK
 EA8/IK1PMR via HB9FKK IY0WY via IZ0LNP (d/e) TC3K via YM3KCN
 EG1DCC via EA1COW IY5EL via IU5DVC (d) TM10FOR via F5KOB
 EG1MAR via EA1UVR IY9ARS via IY9ARS (e) TM25GC via F5KMY
 EN60KSR via UT1KY KH6/KC5WXA via KC5WXA (d/L) TM49OTAN via TM49OTAN (e)
 EO33U via UT2UQ (d) LY15EU via LY2QT TM500LDV via F4GPB
 EV74K via EW8BQ LZ497OM via LZ1KCP TO19A via 9A2AA
 G5B via G4ODA LZ74ZZ via LZ2KLR V51WH via DK2WH
 GJ6EFW via ON6EF & (e) OE10WCA via OE3XHA


 (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://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/S9A


 * 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.......


 OLD QSL COLLECTION (Update). Jean Michel, F6AJA, wants to remind every-
 one to visit the Les Nouvelles DX (LNDX) Web page to see more than
 16,900 old QSL cards in several different albums/galleries. This site
 contains:
 - The ten most wanted DXCC entities (2007 to 2018) with more than
 600 QSLs
 - At least one card for each 62 deleted DXCC countries (more than
 1900+ QSLs)
 - Nearest the totality of current prefixes, disappeared now (more
 than 5600+ QSLs)
 - Album for stations from North Africa 1945-1962 (500+ QSLs)
 - More than 1000 QSLs from the Antarctic bases.
 - With 280 QSLs from the TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
 Francaises).
 - More than 100 cards from Eparses Islands such as FR/B/E/G/J/T
 - More than 500 QSLs for the rare French Pacific Islands such as
 FK, FK/C, FO/C, FO/A, FO/M, FO/C and FW
 - The FG, FM, FP, FS, FY stations from 1945 to 1969
 - Commemoratives stations for ITU and IARU with more than 800 QSL.
 - More than 3000 cards for the old timer with more than 150 countries
 before 1945.
 - Cards from the French Department before 1945.
 - At least one card from each of the states in the U.S. before 1945.


 The URL address for the Web site is: http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr
 Some cards are still needed for the collection, and your particip-
 ation is welcome. Only a ".jpg" file (both sides of the card) is required.
 Please visit the site and give them your comments by sending an E-mail
 to: LesNouvellesDX@free.fr


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4O4A, 9K2HD, J8NY, KH6RDO, KH8/OZ0J, OD5PY,
 T31EU, Z22VC and ZL2BH


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7P8LB, 9LY1JM, A5A, DU7ET, UK9AA, XX9D, Z81D
 and ZA1EM


 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE IARU BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 to send in their info....


T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Update/Change). Operators Stan/LZ1GC, Karel/OK2WM
and Mitko/LZ3NY will be active as T30GC from Tarawa Atoll (OC-017), Western
Kiribati, between October 7-23rd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB and RTTY with two different transmitters on different bands and
modes. QSL via LZ1GC, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates,
see: http://www.c21gc.com/index.php/t2gc-plans


THE REBELS ON THEIR WAY! The following was posted on the "Rebel DX Group"
Web page (and FaceBook) on April 30th: "The Rebel Team is on the way to
their next DXpedition locationS. (ed. Notice the "S") From hours on an
airplane to days on the high seas. Stay tuned, see you in the pileups!"
 Watch the following Media pages for updates:
 https://www.rebeldxgroup.com
 https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup


V3, BELIZE. Josep, EA3AKY, will be active as V31AK from Belize between
May 23-28th. Activity will be on various HF bands and include the CQWW
WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Outside of
the contest the focus will be on 6 meters FT8. QSL via EA3AKY.


V6, MICRONESIA. Toru, JH0CJH, will be active this year as V63YAP/p from
Chuuk Islands (OC-011) between May 6-7th. [Last year was V63YAP from Yap
Island (OC-012)] Activity will be on various HF bands (40/30/20/17/15m)
using CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.


VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Ralph Fedor, K0IR, reports on May
30th: We have lots of things going on. The DXpedition planning and staging
is ramping up. But first ------ here's our DXpedition logo, hot off the
press. Stay tuned for more news.
https://pitcairndx.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/VP6R-Logo-Final-White.png


VP8/O SOUTH ORKNEY ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Gene, K5GS, reports: We are
pleased to announce that Elecraft will be the radio sponsor for this
project. Elecraft will provide K3s transceivers, KPA-500 amplifiers and
their P3 Panadapters. We appreciate Elecraft's continued support of
Perseverance DX Group projects.


VX4, CANADA (Special Event/Hamfest). In celebration of the Centennial of
the Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club (WARC), various members of the WARC will
be using the special callsign VX4WARC for the month of June 2019. Activity
will be on all bands and multiple modes (SSB, CW and FT8). Contacts are
eligible for credit toward the Worked All Winnipeg Award:
 http://winnipegarc.org/awards.html
For more details on the WARC100 Centennial Hamfest and VX4ARC, see:
 http://winnipegarc.org/100/index.html


ZD7, ST. HELENA ISLAND. Oliver, W6NV, will once again be active as ZD7W
from Jamestown on Saint Helena Island (AF-022) during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via W6NV
or LoTW. His length of stay was not provided.