IOTA NEWS. Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during
the past several weeks (probably because of many COVIN-19 travel restric-
tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were
active this past week between May 10-16th (as per the DXCluster):
 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8ARI La Palma 40/20m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8DEG Arona 20m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8JK La Palma 17m; SSB
 AF-016 FR4NT Reunion 80m; FT8
 AF-022 ZD7FT St. Helena 15m; SSB
 AF-022 ZD7MY St. Helena 17m; FT8
 AS-007 JA0IKP Honshu 80m; CW
 AS-007 JA1GZV Honshu 40m; CW
 AS-007 JA3CZY Honshu 40m; SSB
 AS-007 JR7TKG Honshu 17m; SSB
 AS-017 JR6FC Okinawa 10m; Digi
 AS-077 JF6TWP Kyushu 12m; SSB
 AS-101 HS0ZGV Malay Peninsula (E)17m; FT8
 EU-006 EA6UP Balearic 20m; CW
 EU-004 EA6VQ Balearic 12m; FT8
 EU-005 2E0TXE Great Britain 20m; FT8
 EU-005 G0UWK Great Britain 20m; SSB
 EU-005 G3BJ Great Britain 20m; SSB
 EU-005 G3XBI Great Britain 10m; FT8
 EU-005 GB0ELR Great Britain 40m; SSB
 EU-005 GB1RNLI Great Britain 20m; CW
 EU-005 GB1VE Great Britain 40m; SSB
 EU-005 GB1945PE Great Britain 10m; CW
 EU-005 GB1945PJ Great Britain 30m; FT8
 EU-005 GB4GCT Great Britain 40/20m; CW/SSB
 EU-005 GB75PEACE Great Britain 20/10m; CW/SSB
 EU-005 GM2TT Scotland 20m; FT8
 EU-005 M0XTA Great Britain 60m
 EU-005 MM0HVU Scotland 60m
 EU-009 GM8OFQ Orkney 20/10m; SSB
 EU-023 9H4CM Gozo 17m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0WKK Sardinia 60m
 EU-030 OZ30EU Bornholm 20m; SSB
 Eu-030 OZ8IE/P Bornholm 40m; SSB
 EU-062 LA6OP Nordland/Nord-Trondelag 20/17m; FT8
 EU-084 SM0CXS Trasko 20m; FT8
 EU-114 GU75LIB Guernsey 80m
 EU-115 MI0HZD Northern Ireland 20m; FT8
 EU-116 MD0CCE Isle of Man 20m; Digi
 EU-120 M0OPV Wight 20m; SSB
 EU-152 EA7IYF Almeria/Granada/Malaga 10m; SSB
 EU-171 5P1KZX Vendsyssel/Thy 17m; FT8
 EU-172 5P6MJ Jylland East/Fyn 20m; FT4
 EU-175 CU3HN Azores 20m; SSB
 EU-186 TA4VA Turkey 20m; SSB
 NA-021 8P6NW Barbados 20m; SSB
 NA-026 WA2HMM Long 10m; Digi
 NA-027 VO1AW Newfoundland 20m; FT8
 NA-027 VO1TXC/M Newfoundland 20m; SSB
 NA-090 XF3PAS Cozumel 15m; SSB
 NA-096 HI3Y Dominican Republic 40m; CW
 NA-099 KP4ATF Puerto Rico 20m; SSB
 NA-099 WP3R Puerto Rico 20m; SSB
 NA-102 FG4OJ Guadeloupe 20m; FT8
 NA-105 FS5GL St. Martin 20m; CW
 NA-134 OX3LX Aasiaat 20/17m; FT8
 NA-187 K6AVP CA State Central 20m; FT8
 OC-013 E51JD Rarotonga 20m; SSB
 OC-019 KH6RX Hawaiian 20m; SSB
 OC-019 WH6S Hawaiian 20m; CW
 OC-021 8C2WFH Central Java 20m; Digi/SSB
 OC-036 ZL1BD NZ North 20m; SSB
 OC-036 ZL1MVL NZ North 40m; Digi
 OC-036 ZL1WN NZ North 20m; SSB
 OC-042 DU3LA Luzon 20m; SSB
 OC-070 YB8XOB Seram 20m; FT8
 OC-097 5W1STAYSAFE Samoa 17m; FT8
 OC-129 DU7EYG Visayan 40m; FT8
 OC-134 ZL4AS NZ South 20m; Digi
 OC-147 YG9WKB West Papua's Coast (N) 40m; FT8
 SA-011 9Z4AM Trinidad and Tobago 20m; SSB
 SA-018 CE7VPQ Chiloe 20m; SSB
 OC-088 9M8DEN Borneo 20m; Digi

 2020 RSGB IOTA CONTEST. Per the RSGB Contest Committee: In line with
 "Stay at Home" guidance, to minimize the impact of Covid-19, the IOTA
 Contest in 2020 is exclusively for Single Operators using their home
 stations; Single Operator Fixed "Island" or "World" Stations are eligible
 to enter. RSGB will not be awarding trophies in 2020 but downloadable
 certificates will be available to winners....
 https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/riota.shtml

 EU-042. Mike, DG5LAC, will be active as DG5LAC/P from Amrum Island
 (WLOTA 2464, maybe sometimes WWFF DLFF-242 Amrumer Dunes)
 between May 18-24th. Activity will be on SSB and FT8/FT4.
 QSL via DG5LAC, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW,
 eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS.

 NA-039/ Members of the Russian Robinson Club (RRC) plan to activate
 NA-070. Kiska Island (NA-070) between September 5-10th (dates are
 subject to change due to travel restrictions). Callsign men-
 tioned is KL7RRC. Operators mentioned are Yuri/N3QQ, Rob/N7QT,
 Vyacheskav/OK8AU and Yuri/UA9OBA (possibly Tim/NL8F and Alexey/
 NW7M). Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8
 (F/H), with three stations. Suggested FT8 frequencies are:
 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911, 28091 and 50323 kHz.
 QSL via N7RO. All donors will receive QSL direct. After their
 Kiska Island operation, the team will activate Adak Island
 (NA-039) between September 11-18th (also subject to change).
 For more details and updates, see: https://www.na-234.com

 SA-079. Members of the PARA DX Group are planning to activate for
 the first time ever Ilha das Palmas (new DIB for Brazil, RJ
 [to be defined]) in the Rio de Janeiro State Center Group as
 ZV1M between July 24-26th, during the next RSGB IOTA Contest
 (July 25-26th). Operators mentioned are Renato/PY8WW, Carlos/
 PY1CG and Marcelo/PY1MT. Ilha das Palmas is a small island,
 uninhabited and without any infrastructure, there is no elec-
 tricity or drinking water. Landing is done on rocks and sea
 conditions are generally not good. The Grid Locator is GG86FW.
 Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW, SSB and
 the Digital modes. QSL via PY1MT, direct or by the Bureau. For
 more information, see:
 https://paradxgroup.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/zv1m-sa-079-ilha-das-palmas

 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......

OE30, AUSTRIA (Special Event). Hannes, OE1SGU, is now active with the
special callsign OE30MAGICBAND from Vienna (WW Loc. JN88EG) until June
30th. Activity is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the allocation of
the 6m band (50-52 MHz) to Austrian amateurs. Activity will mainly be on
6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. 

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 18-24th).......
 May/18th AN May/21st AN May/23rd AN
 May/19th AN May/22nd AN May/24th AN
 May/20th 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
 * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
 https://www.spaceweather.com
 * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
 overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
 * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
 * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
 * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (May 17th)
 Also, added QSL-INFO by Tedd, KB8NW
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4L8A via M0OXO (d/L) AT2CVD via VU2RDL GB1RNLI via GB1RNLI (G-B)
 4U9STAYHOME via 9A2AA AT2HWC via VU3ZHA GB200FN via M0XIG (d)
 5C1WTIS via RW6HS (d) AT2RB via VU3RQX GB2HOM via M0TZX
 6Y5CR via N1QAE (d) AT2SH via M0OXO (O) GB75VED via 2E0NDZ
 A60WTIS/1 via A61BK AT2SON via VU3ZIG HC5ARC via HC5VF
 A60WTIS/10 via A65GC AT9FC via VU2AK HG0WFF via HA0HW (O)
 A60WTIS/11 via A61AY CS2CMT via CT7ABF HZ1WTIS via (L)
 A60WTIS/2 via EA7FTR CT8/S51TA via S58N (d) OG2A via OH2RA
 A60WTIS/3 via A61NN EA5/LA2PC via LA2PC OH8SSAB via OH8DR
 A60WTIS/4 via A61BK ED5N via EA5KA OT4C via ON7PC
 A60WTIS/5 via A92AA EF0F via EA4URE PA75FREE via PA1WBU (O)
 A60WTIS/6 via A61BK EF5U via EA5U PA75FREEDOM via PA3FYG (B/O)
 A60WTIS/7 via A61FJ EF7A via EC7K PD75FREE via PD7YY (O)
 A60WTIS/8 via A61RJ EI5JF via EI5JF (L/e) PF75FREE via PB7Z
 A60WTIS/9 via A61BK EM65LR via UR2LM PI30COM via PA1AW
 A60ZHD/4 via A61BK GB0SOS via G1OVK (n) S5400J via S57WJ
 A91WTIS via A92AA (C) GB1945PJ via GB1945PJ (L/e)

 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
 (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
 (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs

 LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/J68HZ (Updated)

 QSL ROUTE. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is the QSL Manager for
 the special event station 5C1WTIS from the Kingdom of Morocco between
 May 11-17th, for the celebration of "World Telecommunication & Infor-
 mation Society Day."

 VP8PJ QSL STATUS. Gene, K5GS, reports: The VP8PJ QSL card shipment was
 received by Tim, M0URX, on Monday, and he will now begin stuffing
 envelopes.

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3D2AG/p, 4U1UN, JK1BQS, JH7MQD, PZ5RA, T2AR,
 TO7DL, VP8PJ and VU2CPL

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H4WZ, CB0Z, LA/CT1BWW (EU-076) and XV9F

 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....


 (*) Stations that qualify (as May 8th per QRZ.com) for the SRAL awards....

 QSL via operator's instructions or check to see if the QSL info is
 listed above or under "QSL INFO AND NEWS".

 ADDED NOTES: If you missed the SARL special announcement or the OPDX
 bulletin OPDX.1459.1 (http://papays.com/opdx1459.1.html), the Finnish
 Amateur Radio League (SRAL) is providing a number of special awards
 during these Stay-At-Home "OH" operations (as well as other countries
 signing STAYHOME that qualified) which run through July 8th. Complete
 details can be found in OPDX.1459.1 or on the SRAL Web page at:
 https://www.sral.fi/2020/04/07/finland-stay-home
*** NEW: The European DX Contest Club (EUDXCC) is now also providing a
 number of special awards (Golden and Silver) during these Stay-At-Home
 operations. As with the SARL awards, contacts are encouraged with the
 official special event callsign stations for the awareness of COVID-19
 pandemic around the world. Award's Manager is Francesco, IK6QON. For
 more details and a list of station that qualify, see:
 https://eudxcc.altervista.org/award-stayhome-staysafe

SWODXA ANNOUNCES DXPEDITION OF THE YEAR. Tom Inglin, NR8Z, President of
the Southwest Ohio DX Association (SWODA), announced the 2019-2020 SWODXA
"DXpedition of the Year" award on May 14th. The winner was the February
2020 Cocos Island TI9A DXpedition (http://ti9a.info/). The TI9A Team
consisted of: Dmitry/RA9USU, Andy/UA3AB, Mats/RM2D and Jorge/TI2JV. To
see the complete announcement, go to:
 https://www.swodxa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2019_DXPoftheYear.mp4
ADDED NOTE: CQ News reports: The DX Hall of Fame induction is planned to
air live on the Ham Nation podcast (https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation) on
Wednesday, May 20th.

TG, GUATEMALA. Enrique, YS1RM, is now active as TG9/YS1RM from Guatemala
City. Length of his stay is unknown at this time. Activity will be on
various HF bands and modes. No other details were provided. QSL via YS1RM,
direct, LOTW or eQSL.

TM0, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Ondes et Micro-Informatique
Radio Club (F6KUQ) are active as TM0BEE from Cestas until May 24th.
Activity is to celebrate Union Nations World Bee Day (May 20th); see:
 https://www.un.org/en/observances/bee-day
Operations will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 and PSK. QSL
via F6KUQ, by the Bureau or eQSL.

VE, CANADA (Special Event). Jean, VE2JCW, will use the special callsign
VE2SPEED throughout the month of June, to commemorate the Montreal Grand
Prix even if it is canceled. QSL via VE2JCW info on QRZ.com.

XP/OX, GREENLAND. Henning, OZ2I/OZ1BII, will once again be active as
XP2I from Black Ridge, Kangerlussuaq (WW Loc. GP47PA) sometime late
November. Activity will be CW only on all HF bands. He will participate
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-
Band/Low-Power entry. For activity outside of the contest, he will sign
OX/OZ2I. QSL via OZ2I, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details
and updates, see: http://www.oz2i.dk/index.html

ZL9 NEW ZEALAND SUB-ANTARCTIC ISLANDS DXPEDITION (OC-037) NEWS [Press
Release #1, date May 13th]. The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) has some
unfinished business. Several PDXG members participated on the 2012 ZL9
activation that was cut short by weather. After their successful VP8PJ
South Orkney Islands 2020 DXpedition, PDXG is pleased to announce their
intention to activate the New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands (ZL9), ClubLog
#24 most wanted, in the 2021-2022 timeframe.
 The plan includes 160-10m operation, CW/SSB/RTTY/FT8, with emphasis on
160, 80, 60, 40 and, propagation dependent, 12 and 10 meters.
 The landing permit process is pending and discussions with transportation
partners have begun. However, the Covid-19 lock down has caused significant
delays and uncertainty.
 Additional information will be published as it develops.
 Questions to: ZL9@pdxg.net
 73, PDXG Leadership Team

ZS1820, SOUTH AFRICA (Special Event). The Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio
Society has registered the special callsign ZS1820S and will be operating
the callsign for the rest of this year. The ZS1820S callsign celebrates
the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the 1820 British Settlers in the
Eastern Cape area of South Africa. Activity will be on various HF bands
and modes. QSL via the Bureau to Tom, ZS2EC, also via LoTW, ClubLog and
QRZ.com. For more details about the Settlers, see:
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820_Settlers
 https://www.1820settlers.com