The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1478
BID: $OPDX.1478
August 24, 2020
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, WB6RSE, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, EA5GL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO and YI1DZ for the following
DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 16th/August, through Sunday, 23rd/August there were 199
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2,
9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9,
CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS,
FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP,
HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, 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,
P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2,
T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3,
V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YB, YI, YL, YN,
YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, 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".

4L, GEORGIA. Peter, G4ENL (9X9PJ, HB9DVG), is now active as 4L/G4ENL and
reports on QRZ.com: "After leaving Rwanda I am now in Georgia again working
on major hydro-power development. Its a beautiful country, friendly people
with a great and ancient tradition. My station is located high in the
northern Caucasus mountains. Harsh climate and isolated in winter, an
idyllic paradise in summer." He was heard on 20 meters SSB this past
week. His current station (according to QRZ.com) is a K3S with an amp
(EXPERT 1.3) into a SPIDERBEAM (5 Band) and 5 element yagi (15m). Soon
to have dipoles for 40/80/160m and 6m antenna. QSL via his home address
in Switzerland (HB9DVG): Peter Jewitt, Fluckenstrasse 9, Meisterschwanden
5616, Switzerland, or by the Bureau to Dan, N4GNR.

5R, MADAGASCAR. Francesco, IK0FUX, reports that he just received his 5R8UX
callsign. He states that he will be active from Madagascar when COVID-19
travel restrictions are lifted. Michele, 5R8UI, who lives on Nosy Be Island
(AF-057) helped Francesco get his callsign. Look for more info to be
forthcoming.

6O, SOMALIA. Ali, EP3CQ/6O1OO, announced on August 17th that he is "away
(QRT) from Somalia until November 2020. During this period, all received
QSL cards will be replied."

8Q, MALDIVES. Yusuke, JJ1DQR, who was expected to be active as 8Q7QR from
Male Island (AS-013) between September 4-8th, has canceled his opertaion
due to Covid pandemic.

9M63 MALAYSIAN SPECIAL EVENT (West Malaysia [9M2] and East Malaysia
[9M6/9M8]). To celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Malaysia's independence
(August 31, 1957), look for the following special event stations to be
using the special prefix 9M63. Activity starts on August 30th and will
end on August 31st:
9M63MA - Perak, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M63MP - Penang, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M63MB - Selangor, W. Malaysia 9M63MQ - Sarawak, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M63MC - Pahang, W. Malaysia 9M63MR - Perlis, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M63MD - Kelantan, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M63MS - Sabah, East Malaysia (9M6)
9M63MJ - Johor, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M63MT - Terengganu, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M63MK - Kedah, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M63MW - Kuala Lumpur, E. Malaysia (9M6)
9M63MM - Melaka, W. Malaysia (9M2) 9M63MY - (HQ)Selangor, W. Malaysia (9M2)
9M63MN - Negeri Sembilan

 Activity is organized by the Amateur Radio Club Sarawak (ARCS), ASTRA
Malaysia, Borneo Amateur Radio Club (BARC), KELAB RADIO AMATUR TAIPING -
(STAR), Kelab Radio Amatur Melayu Jalan Klang Lama, Kota Setar Amateur
Radio Club (KSARC), Kuala Lumpur DX Team, Melaka DX Club, Perlis DX Club,
Penang DX Club, Persatuan Komuniti Radio Amator Dan Rekreasi Kok Lanas
(KRAKL), Terengganu Radio Amateur & Recreation Club (PEMANCAR) and
Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (MARTS). Check QRZ.com
for the QSL info because each station QSLs are different.

FP, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON (Rescheduled Again). Eric, KV1J, who was expected
to once again be operating from the Island of Miquelon (NA-032, DIFO FP-002
WLOTA 1417, Grid GN17) as FP/KV1J between September 22nd and October 6th,
has rescheduled his trip for 2021 between June 29th and July 13th. This
was "due to travel restrictions." For more details and updates, check out
his Web page at: http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July20.html

FR, REUNION ISLAND. A couple of sources reports that Chris, F8FPY, is a
resident in Le Guillaume on Reunion Island and now has the callsign FR8TG.
Activity will be on various HF and VHF bands using mostly CW, but will do
some SSB and FT8. QSLs should be sent direct to: Mr. Chris, 88, Chemin de
la Glacière, 97423 Le Guillaume Saint Paul, Réunion Island via France.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between August 17-22nd (as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8AP CANARY 20m; FT4
 AF-004 EA8BWL CANARY 20m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8DHA CANARY 20m; CW/SSB
 AF-014 CT3KN CORSICA 80m; CW
 AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 30m; CW
 AF-057 5R8UI MADAGASCAR'S COASTAL W 40m; CW
 AS-003 4S7JL/MM SRI LANKA 20m; SSB
 AS-007 JH1BHW HONSHU 40m; Digi
 AS-007 JR1BAS HONSHU 40m; Digi
 AS-008 JR0UIU/P NORTH IZU 20m; FT8
 AS-045 HL5FUA KYONGSANG-BUKTO PROVINCE 30m; FT8
 AS-066 R0MZ/P Reyneke 17m; Digi
 AS-117 JA4GXS/4 Kasado 20m; CW
 AS-141 BA5CJ/5 Dongtou 30m; FT8
 AS-147 JA8COE/8 HOKKAIDO'S COASTAL 17m; SSB
 AS-206 JR7AMZ Oshima 30m; Digi
 EU-004 EA6/EA3HSO Balearic 20m; SSB
 EU-004 EA6AJ Balearic 40m; Digi
 EU-004 EA6NP Balearic 60m; CW
 EU-005 G0BLB GREAT BRITAIN 40m; Digi
 EU-005 G0KPH GREAT BRITAIN 12m; Digi
 EU-005 G3EJS GREAT BRITAIN 40m; Digi
 EU-005 G7CNF GREAT BRITAIN 20m; Digi
 EU-005 GB80CH GREAT BRITAIN 30m; CW
 EU-005 M0NPT GREAT BRITAIN 20m; Digi
 EU-005 M0WGI GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
 EU-010 GB9UL South Uist 20m; CW
 EU-012 GB2ELH SHETLAND 80m; SSB
 EU-013 GJ0KYZ JERSEY 20m; CW
 EU-020 SM1ALH GOTLAND COUNTY 40m; CW
 EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 40m; Digi
 EU-025 IT9BDW SICILY 20m; SSB
 EU-025 IT9PWR SICILY 20m; SSB
 EU-026 JW4PUA SPITSBERGEN 40m; SSB
 EU-029 5P5L SJAELLAND 40m; CW
 EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 40m; CW
 EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
 EU-030 OZ4HAM BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
 EU-033 LA/DF9TM VESTERALEN 20m; SSB
 EU-033 LA/DL2SWW VESTERALEN 30/20/17m; CW/Digi
 EU-034 ES0/LY5O HIIUMAA/SAAREMAA/LAANEMAA COUNTY 20m; SSB
 EU-036 LA6K/P SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY N 40/20m; CW/RTTY
 EU-042 DA0DFF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 80/40m; CW/SSB
 EU-042 DA9DFF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 40m; SSB
 EU-042 DL0SY/P SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 40m; SSB
 EU-046 LA/DF9TM TROMS 40/20m; SSB
 EU-046 LA/DL2SWW TROMS 20m; CW
 AS-047 JS6TWW DAITO 17/10m; Digi
 EU-052 SV8/IK6QON PEIROS/DYTIKI ELLAS REGION 20m; CW
 EU-053 OJ0JR Market Reef 80/60/20m; CW/Digi
 EU-054 IF9/IT9PPG EGADI 20m; CW
 EU-055 LA/DH3RN Bomlo 20m; FT4
 EU-055 LA/DH7RG Bomlo 80/30/17m; FT8
 EU-055 LA9AKA SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 17m; Digi
 EU-057 DL3KZA/P Ruegen 20m; SSB
 EU-057 DH0JAE MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN STATE 40m; CW/SSB
 EU-076 LA/DL2SWW LOFOTEN 20m; CW
 EU-120 M0OPV Isle of Wight 40m; SSB
 EU-128 DL/OK1FZM SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE EAST 20m; CW
 EU-129 DL0MFK/LH USEDOM 40/20m; CW
 EU-129 DQ0Z USEDOM 80m; CW
 EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40/20m; SSB
 EU-175 CU3DX/P CENTRAL 20m; SSB
 EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CM3EFM CUBA 60m;
 NA-015 CO6HLP Cuba 17m; SSB
 NA-016 ZF1EJ Cayman 80m; Digi
 NA-018 OX3XR GREENLAND 20m; CW
 NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 20m; Digi
 NA-029 VY2IDX PRINCE EDWARD 20m; SSB
 NA-052 N1UL FLORIDA STATE SW 60/40; Digi
 NA-096 HI8RD HISPANIOLA 40/20; Digi/SSB
 NA-096 HI8JSG HISPANIOLA 20m; Digi
 NA-097 6Y6STAYHOME JAMAICA 40m; Digi
 NA-128 VE2WU QUEBEC PROVINCE 20m; CW
 NA-140 K3RLW MARYLAND STATE WEST 30m; Digi
 NA-142 N9EAJ/4 Okaloosa 20m; SSB
 NA-143 N5FWB TEXAS STATE EAST 20m; Digi
 OC-001 VK2WP AUSTRALIA 40m; CW
 OC-001 VK4FUEL AUSTRALIA 40m; Digi
 OC-019 KH6TU HAWAIIAN 20m; CW
 OC-019 WH6S HAWAIIAN 30m; Digi
 OC-021 8A201BA JAVA 20m; CW
 OC-022 YF9FCO BALI 40m; Digi
 OC-042 DV3CEP LUZON 40m; Digi
 OC-088 V85T BORNEO 20m' CW
 OC-088 YC7YGR BORNEO 40m; Digi
 OC-228 VK5MAV/P Granite 20m; CW
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20/17m; CW/Digi
 SA-012 YV7PMG NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; SSB
 SA-036 P41E Aruba 30m; Digi

 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....

 AS-068. A RI0B DXpedition video (19 min.) on the 2020 Rastorguev
 Island in the Arctic Ocean is now available in English on
 YouTube.com at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8CQoHWV_Mg

 AS-147. Taka, JA8COE, was expected to be active as JA8COE/8 from
 Yagishiri Island this past weekend. QSL via his home callsign
 or ClubLog's OQRS.

 EU-081. (Reminder/Update) Operators Jean/ON5DX, Kürt/ON5DZ, Tim/ON5HC,
 Pat/ON7PQ and Francis/ON8AZ will be active as TM2U from Saint
 Marcouf Island between August 23-28th. Activity will be on
 80-6 meters (also 60m) using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
 QSL via ON8AZ. For more details, see: https://www.eu081.be
 PLEASE NOTE: The team "may" start late due to rough seas.

 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......

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

P4, ARUBA (Special Event). Members of the Aruba Amateur Radio Club (AARC)
[P43ARC] will be using the special callsign P42WW between September 2-30th.
Their activity is to commemorate the 75th anniversary and the end of WW2.
For this special occasion the previously never issued P42 prefix was made
available by DTZ (Dienst Telecomunicatie Zaken). Operation efforts will
be made to be on all bands and modes. QSL info TBA. Look for more details
to be forthcoming.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 24-30th).......
 Aug/24th AN Aug/27th AN Aug/29th AN
 Aug/25th AN Aug/28th AN Aug/30th HN
 Aug/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

 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) (August 23rd)
 ** Sorry, No QSL-Infos This Week By DL1SBF -- It will return next week **
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 (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

 QSL 5T5PA/P via LoTW, Clublog, QRZ.com, direct or by the Bureau via PA5X.
 
 QSL 9H6DL via 9H1XT. Operators Fortunato/9H1ES, Mark/9H1GP, Ivan/9H1PI,
 John/9H1XT, Mike/9H5DX and Marco/9H5SN were active from the Delimara
 Lighthouse in Malta during the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend.

 NEW QSL MANAGER. Pedro, EA5GL, reports that he is now the QSL Manager
 for 9J2BS.

 NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, reports that he is now the QSL Manager
 for the following stations: 5E7NIL, 5E7PA and 5E7QR.

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3D2AG, 5T5PA, AA5JF/5 (NA-058), HC1HC, HL2EIZ,
 HP1CDZ, HP2NG, J73WA, JA1QJI, LY90IARU, P41E, TG9AKH and WC3N

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3W1T, 5Z4/G3AB, E44RU, GU8FBO, H44MS, R6AF/p
 (EU-185), TI9A (NA-012) and XR8RRC (SA-032)

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4L0ONY, 4S7VK, 5R8HT, 6W1RY, 9G5TF,
 C5FUD, C5GCJ, CU8/DJ6SI, FG/F6BFH, FG1PP, FM5KC, FY4VA, HR9/SP4Z,
 JD1BMB, KH6/DL8UI, KP2/DL5LYM, OH0/OH5O, OJ0C, P4/IV3IYH, PJ6/OH3JR,
 S79RR, ST2CF, T46BC, TO6OK, V31YN, V3O, V55V, YS1RR and ZF2GU
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....

RA75, RUSSIA. Members of the Moscow city branch of the Radio Amateur
Union of Russia will be active as RA75RA until September 3rd. Activity
is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the national nuclear industry.
A diploma is available (see https://ra75ra.ru/en/en.html). QSL via
R2ATC.

SILENT KEY. It was reported this past week that well known DXer, DX-
Peditioner and Contester Leszek Fabjanski, SP3DOI, became a Silent Key
(SK) on August 15th, due to private airplane crash. OPDX ad its readers
would like to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends
of SP3DOI.

TF, ICELAND. Norbert, DJ7JC, will be active as TF/DJ7JC from Iceland
between now and October 18th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-10
meters using CW, RTTY and FT8, with a FlexRadio 6700 and 90 watts into
a vertical antenna. QSL via DJ5BWD, ClubLog or LoTW.

VJ/VK/VL, AUSTRALIA (New Contest Callsigns). From the August 19th, ARRL
Contest Update (*): The new Australian contest call signs are here!
According to Glenn, VK4DU: "The Australian comms regulator, ACMA, have
approved the issue of 2 x 1 contest call signs with VJ, VK and VL prefixes.
These callsigns are available for Advanced-class amateurs and club stations,
for contest operation only. There is a limit of one callsign per licensee
and one per club. The 2 x 1 contest callsign structure was originally
developed by a cross-sector committee convened by the Radio Amateur
Society of Australia. After a suggestion by the ACMA's outsourced call-
sign provider, the Australian Maritime College, ACMA has extended this
structure to two new prefixes; VJ and VL. This allows 2 x 1 callsigns
to be available to many more amateurs. Here's(**) a link to the new call-
sign template and FAQ." Glenn is the President of the Radio Amateur
Society of Australia Inc.
 * http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=current#_772513379058862-News
 ** https://www.amc.edu.au/industry/amateur-radio/callsigns/new-callsign-template-and-faqs

Z8, SOUTH SUDAN. Diya, YI1DZ, is now active as Z81D from Juba. He is
working there (under the UN-WFP) until November 10th. Activity will be
during his free time there. He informs OPDX that he works SSB and the
Digital modes, but recently has concentrated on FT8. No CW. He was heard
this past week on 17 meters FT8 between 1245-1415z. Diya states that he
has antennas for all HF bands, except 160m. QSL via OM3JW. All QSOs will
be uploaded to QRZ.com, ClubLog, eQSL and LoTW.