The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1479
BID: $OPDX.1479
August 31, 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, AA6RE, WB6RSE,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News
Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F4IKA, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/
IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OH2BH, Pete Rayer & ISWL, RN3RQ, RW6HS, Sixitalia
Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 23rd/August, through Sunday, 30th/August there were 204
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H,
9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, 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, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG,
FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JY, K,
KG4, 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, PY, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN,
UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW,
XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8,
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".

3A, MONACO. Ennio, IW1RBI, will once again be active as 3A/IW1RBI from
Monaco between September 11-13th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using
SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home callsign or LoTW.

4A50, MEXICO (Special Event). Look for special event station 4A50CRH to
be active between September 1st and December 31st. Activity is to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Club de Radioaficionados Hidrocalidos (XE2CRH).
Operations will be on 160-6 meter, satellites, CW, SSB, FM, and the Digital
modes. QSL via XE2AU, LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. Every QSO will be confirmed.

5R, MADAGASCAR. Alessandro, IU3EDK, reports that he just received his 5R8AP
callsign. He states that he will be active from Madagascar when COVID-19
travel restrictions are lifted. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL
via his home callsign. Look for more info to be forthcoming.

8N, JAPAN. James, JH1XUP, will be active with the special callsign 8N1M
from Minato-ku, Tokyo, between September 1st and December 31st. Activity
is to celebrate 70th anniversary. Operations will be on various HF bands
and modes. QSL via 8N1M direct or by the Bureau.

9H, MALTA. Reiner, DL2AAZ, will be active as 9H3SAT from Gozo Island
(EU-023) between September 4-18th, depending on the CONVID-19 crisis.
Activity will be on various HF bands, including 6 meters, using CW and
SSB. Also, he will operate on the QO-100 Geostationary satellite. QSL
via home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Reiner does not use Club-
Log or LoTW.

AO5, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of Cartagena Team will be active as
AO5CLE from Cargatena, Murcia, Spain, between September 5-20th. Activity
is to commemorate 100th anniversary of the Spanish Legion. Operations
will be on various HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and other Digital
modes. QSL via the Bureau to EA5GTU (it is not necessary that you send
your QSL) for the bureau members of their countries and direct with a
properly stamped envelope for EA stations. Other countries the normal
contribution 2 USDs is sufficient for any part of the world.

ARRL NEWS (FCC Proposes to Reinstate Amateur Radio Service Fees). The
ARRL posted to their Web page on August 28th: "Amateur radio licensees
would pay a 50 USDs fee for each amateur radio license application if
the FCC adopts rules it proposed this week. Included in the FCC?s fee
proposal are applications for new licenses, renewal and upgrades to
existing licenses, and vanity call sign requests. Excluded are appli-
cations for administrative updates, such as changes of address, and
annual regulatory fees." Read the complete press release at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-proposes-to-reinstate-amateur-radio-service-fees

CUBA NEWS (Grupo DX de Cuba will celebrate its 40th birthday with a special
activity). [Press Release] On the first day of next September, it will be
40 years since in Havana, a small group of Cuban DXers founded the Grupo
DX de Cuba (GDXC).
 For this reason, throughout this month, the hunt for more than sixty
members and aspirants of the group will be the objective of those who
enthusiastically aspire to obtain the certificate "40th Anniversary of
the GDXC."
 As has already happened in previous celebrations, not only Cuban members
of the group join the valid stations, but there will be also members who
responded to the call from Bulgaria, Bolivia, Ecuador, Hungary, Spain, the
United States, the Canary Islands, Colombia, Japan and Mexico.
 Three basic versions of the certificate will be awarded, depending on
the number of valid stations worked, regardless of band or mode. To obtain
the "Gold" seal, it will be necessary to work at least 50 of the valid
stations, for "Silver" 40 and for "Bronze" 30. In addition, in parallel
a general classification will be created with all the contacts that are
made, which may be daily, by band and mode. At the end, those who occupy
the first ten places in this classification will receive a certificate
with the category "Diamond." Finally, a special Certificate will be granted
to those who, over the years, have become creditors of the certificates
granted during the 35th, 38th and 39th anniversaries, in addition to the
40th.
 Those who aspire to the certificate in any of its variants, must send
their request to the electronic address (gdxc@frcuba.cu). It must include
all the contacts made with each of the valid stations, organized chrono-
logically and also specifying the date, the time in UTC, the band and the
mode. QSOs made in any band and mode will be valid, in the case of the
2 meter band, contacts made through repeater stations will not be accepted.
We reiterate, daily contacts will be allowed, which will help in the
general classification score to obtain the "Diamante" category.
 The member and applicant stations of the DX Group of Cuba that will be
valid for the certificate are the following: CP6CL, EA5B, EA8XNX, HA3JB,
HC1DAZ, HK3TK, HK6DOS, JH1AJT, K7JA, LZ1BY, WB2REM, XE1KK/6E6E, CM2ANA,
CM2RSV, CO2AAT, CO2AFV, CO2BK, CO2CMI, CO2II, CO2JD, CO2PBR, CO2RQ, CO2TZ,
CO2VDD, CO2YQ, CM3EFM, CM5ABC, CO5FM, CO5LB, CO5WE, CO6OV, CO8RBD, CO6DE,
CO6EC, CO6HZ, CO6KVA, CO6RD, CO6SRS, CO6WIL, CM7VI, CO7DSR, CO7EPP, CO7HH,
CO7HNS, CO7JY, CO7MS, CO7MLS, CO7OK, CO7YS, CO8BYT, CO8CY, CO8HO, CO8LY,
CO8NMN, CO8MGY, CO8NDZ, CO8OH, CO8RRM, CO8RCP, CO8SC, CO8VQ, CO8VW, CO8WAL
and CO8ZZ.
 See you in the air!
 https://xavian2016.cubava.cu/category/informaciones-y-noticias/
 https://xavian2016.cubava.cu/2020/08/22/grupo-dx-de-cuba-will-celebrate-its-40th-birthday-with-a-special-activity

E6 & A3, NIUE AND TONGA (Update to OPDX.1460/1469). Stan, LZ1GC, and the
team for the E6AM and A35GC DXpeditions have now postponed their operations
until October and November 2021, "due to the restrictive measures related
to CONVID-19."

EG1-EG9/EH1-EH9, SPAIN (Special Event). Look for special event stations
EG1SDC through EG9SDC and EH1SDC through EH9SDC between September 1-13th.
Activity is commemorating the festivity of Asturias Day and its patron
saint, Santina de Covadonga. QSL all callsigns via EA1AUM, direct, by
the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. Diplomas are available. For more details, see:
 http://santina.dxfun.com
 https://www.qrz.com/lookup/EG1SDC

GB5, ENGLAND (Reminder/Special Event). Look for special event station
GB5ST to be on the air to celebrate 54 years of the hit TV show Star
Trek, spin off shows, many Star Trek movies and for the continuing new
shows upcoming in the future. The GB5ST station will be on the air starting
September 1st, and through the next 6 years. QSL via the RSGB Bureau or
direct to the address on QRZ.com. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Loick, HB9HBY, will once again be active as HB0/HB9HBY
from Liechtenstein between October 16-18th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via EB7DX. Look
for updates on Facebook (https://facebook.com/hb9hby) or on Twitter
(https://twitter.com/hb9hby).

HK, COLOMBIA. Lothar, DK8LRF, continues to be active as HK3JCL from Finca
Ligia (WW Loc. FJ34fg) until the end of December. Activity is mainly on
20 meters SSB. QSL via DK8LRF, direct or by the Bureau.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between August 24-29th (as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8W CANARY 17/10m; Digi
 AF-014 CT3KN MADEIRA 40m; Digi
 AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 20m; SSB
 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20m; SSB
 AS-002 A92FQ BAHRAIN 20m; SSB
 AS-003 4S6NCH SRI LANKA 20m; FT8
 AS-004 5B60AIF CYPRUS 30m; Digi
 AS-004 5B60AMX CYPRUS 17/12m; Digi
 AS-007 JA3KVT HONSHU 17m; Digi
 AS-007 JH1HHC HONSHU 80m; FT8
 AS-046 JS6TWW Minami-Daito 15m; Digi
 EU-004 EA6/EA3HSO BALEARIC 20m; SSB
 EU-004 EA6VQ BALEARIC 12m; Digi
 EU-005 2W0NED GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
 EU-005 GB1945PJ GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
 EU-008 2M0GOE INNER HEBRIDES 80m;
 EU-009 MM0DGI ORKNEY 30m; CW
 EU-014 TK/IK1TJK CORSICA 30m; FT8
 EU-016 9A/OM1AVL DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
 EU-021 TF3WK/P ICELAND 30m; CW
 EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 12m; Digi
 EU-028 DJ5TM/P Pellworm 40m; SSB
 EU-028 IK1MNF/IA5 TOSCANA 20m; SSB
 EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
 EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
 EU-032 F/OE6MBG/P OLERON 40m; SSB
 EU-036 LA9VBA SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY N 17m; Digi
 EU-042 DJ4EL/P SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 40/20/17m; SSB
 EU-044 LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; CW
 EU-044 LA/DF9TM FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; SSB
 EU-054 IF9/IT9PPG EGADI 20m; CW
 EU-055 LB5WB SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 60m;
 EU-064 F6GCP/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION 30/20/17m; CW/FT8
 EU-075 SV1EQU/8 PELOPONNISOS(ARGOLIS)/ATTIKI REGIO 20m; SSB
 EU-081 TM2U BASSE-NORMANDIE (MANCHE EAST) REGION 80/60/30m; CW/SSB
 EU-115 EI8JB IRELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-115 GI0LDI IRELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-115 MI6INB IRELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-133 RA1L/P GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m; SSB
 EU-141 LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY EAST 40/20m; CW
 EU-165 IM0/IS0BWM SARDINIA'S COASTAL 20m; SSB
 EU-175 CU3AK/P CENTRAL 20m; CW/SSB
 NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 80m; SSB
 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 15/12m; FT8
 NA-027 VO1NE NEWFOUNDLAND 10m; Digi
 NA-067 AF2F/W4 Hatters 40/30m; CW
 NA-069 KK1TLS FLORIDA STATE SW 20m; SSB
 NA-099 NP4AW PUERTO RICO 20m; CW
 NA-134 OX3LX GREENLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS NW 40m; Digi
 OC-001 VK4FUEL AUSTRALIA 40m; Digi
 OC-006 VK7XX TASMANIA 40m; Digi
 OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40/17m; FT8
 OC-034 YB9YBB NDONESIA WEST PAPUA 40m; Digi
 OC-036 ZL1WN NORTH 40/20m; SSB
 OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB
 OC-088 V85A BRUNEI 20m; SSB
 OC-133 9M6NA SABAH'S COASTAL 20m; CW
 SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; SSB
 SA-012 YV7BMZ NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; Digi
 SA-046 PY7RL/7 ITAMARACA 30m; Digi

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

 AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria
 Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
 during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-
 Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via LoTW.

 AF-115. (New) The "DX-World.net" reports that earlier this year an
 experienced IOTA team was issued the callsign ST6SIT to be
 used to activate Mukawwar Island, Sudan, but it has been
 postponed due to the CONVID-19 situation. This is a never
 before activated IOTA in the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan.
 The team will now wait until the CONVID-19 situation improves
 globally, and will eventually renew the ST6SIT license and
 restart their plans.

 AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/5 from Otsu Island
 between September 5-6th. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters
 using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JA4GXS, by the Bureau or direct.

 EU-016. Operators Tom/9A2AA and Neno/9A5N will be active as homecall/p
 from Lastovo Island (IOCA CI-051 and MIA MC-196) starting on
 August 31st, for 10 days. The duo also plans to activate 35
 islets and rocks around the Lastovo Island for the "Islands
 of Croatia Award" (IOCA)[http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/IOCA_IOTA/rule.htm].
 QSL via their home callsigns.

 EU-017. Members of the Oriental Sicily Contest Team (OSCT) will be
 active as ID9/homecall from Panarea Island (IIA E006, IFF-0443)
 between September 16-20th. Operators mentioned are Dario/IT9ZZO
 (Teamleader), Riccardo/IT9NKT, Eugenio/IT9VKY, Giovanni/IT9GAC,
 Alfio/IT9EJW, Salvatore/IT9LKX and Salvatore/IT9IDR. Activity
 will be on 80-2 meters (and 10 GHz) using CW, SSB, RTTY and
 FT8. There will be an online log and OQRS. For more details
 and updates, see:
 https://www.osct.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=153

 EU-039. Operators Fabien/F4HIK and Joel/F4IKA will be active as TM39EU
 from Chausey Island between November 4-11th. Activity will be
 on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT8, FT4, JS8 and BPSK, and if they
 have time, some SSTV on 14230 kHz. QSL will be available through
 eQSL.cc, QRZ.com and ClubLog. If needed, they will print a small
 amout of paper QSLs for answering paper QSLs received.

 EU-120. Members of the South Dorset Radio Society will be active as
 GB0LUN from Lundy Island, situated in the BristolChannel about
 10 miles from the North Devon coast, between September 26-28th.
 Operators mentioned are Ray/M0XDL, Chris/M0XFL, Stuart/M0SGV
 and Peter/G4UIX. Activity will be on various HF bands using
 SSB and the Digital modes with a variety of vertical and
 dipole antennas. QSL via eQSL, LoTW, but will respond to postal
 cards (see QRZ.com).

 NA-067. Matt, AF2F, will be active as AF2F/W4 from Hatteras Island
 for about two weeks as of August 24th. Activity will be holiday
 style on various HF bands (mostly 40m), including 6 meters,
 and splitting operations between CW and FT8. The log will be
 uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog daily. QSL via his home callsign
 direct, ClubLog or LoTW.

 NA-213. Operator Allan/KV4T and XYL Bridget/KS4YT will be active as
 homecall/p from Dauphin Island (USI AL002S, Mobile county,
 Alabama) between September 4-7th, depending on hurricane
 damage. Activity will only be on 40 meters using FT8/FT4.
 QSL via their home callsigns, LoTW or eQSL.

 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......

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For September 2020). The following ISWL club callsigns
will be used throughout the month of September 2020:

 GX4BJC/A - Operated from Great Missenden, in Buckinghamshire, by John,
 G8XTJ (WAB Square - SP80 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

 MX1SWL/A - Operated from Walton on the Naze, in Essex, by Herbie, G6XOU
 (WAB Square - TM22 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

 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.

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 (August 31st-September 6th).......
 Aug/31st HN Sep/03rd AN Sep/05th AN
 Sep/01st HN Sep/04th AN Sep/06th HN
 Sep/02nd HN

 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 30th)
 ** 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

 LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/5Z4VJ
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/VK5MAV/p

 NEW QSL MANAGER. QSL TI7W via Tim, M0URX. Sent direct or via his OQRS
 at: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs

 NEW QSL MANAGER. Vasiliy, RW6HS, reports that he is now the QSL Manager
 for the following stations: CN18FWC and CN8HAN

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5H4WZ, CU2DX, EI2KC, OD5ZZ, VE8CK, YO8DHA
 and ZD8SC

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H4WZ, 6F3A (NA-153), E44RU, FO5RH (OC-298),
 OX/OZ1LXJ, RI0B (AS-068), S79W (AF-024), TI9A, VK9NK (OC-005), VP8HAL
 and Z35T

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: R63RRC (AS-063), RI0B (AS-054), RI0B
 (AS-121) and RT65KI (AS-065)
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....

R13, EUROPEAN RUSSIA. Members of Miller DX Club (MDXC) will be active with
the special callsign R13KHL from Russia between August 31st and September
6th. Activity is to celebrate the start of the 13th season of the Kon-
tinental Hockey League. Operators mentioned are Sergey/RW1F, Oleg/RD1A,
Vladimir/RW1A, Gennady/RW1C, Dmitrii/RU1M and Vladimir/RW1CW. QSL via
ClubLog's OQRS.

STAYHOME NEWS (Press Release From Helsinki, Finland; Date August 27th).
Martti, OH2BH, sent out the following [edited]: ONE OF THE LUCKY STAY-
HOME/STAYSAFE OPERATORS WILL SOON BE TRAVELLING THE WORLD -- THE STAY-
HOME/STAYSAFE LOTTERY IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 30, 2020 -- Many of you
may recall the "COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT" that took place on
June 6-7th, 2020, and the great event prize offering for the top sixty-
three (63) single operator category high scorers as well as for the
qualifying STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations operators. The sixty-three (63)
hams listed below will participate in the lottery for an all-paid-trip
to either Finland or Brazil:
 3Z6V, 5R8UI, A71AM, DF9ZV, EA7ATX, EA8RM, EA8ZS, ER4KAA, F4DSK, G3SVK,
 HB9ARF, IZ4LZH, JG7AMD, K2LE, K8MFO, K9OM, K9ZO, LB6GG, LY4T, LY5W,
 LY9A, LZ4AA, LZ5R, MM9I, N4BP, NV9L, OG6N, OJ0A/OH3JR, OL725PLZ, OM3RM,
 OY1CT, OZ1AA, PA2LS, PA3AAV, PP5JR, PY2MC, PY4AZ, PY4BZ, PY4JW, PY5EW,
 PY5KD, RD1A, RG9A, RM2D, RU6K, RW1F, S53X, S56A, SA6G, SP2HMT, UA3EDQ,
 UA5C, UA9BA, UX6F, VK7GN, W1UE, WH7W, YL1ZF, YO4NF, YO4RDW, YO9HP, YQ6A
 and ZL3P

 This prize is jointly sponsored by Araucaria DX Group (ADXG) of Brazil
and Radio Arcala OH8X of Finland.
 For the drawing of the high performance Yaesu FTdx101D transceiver,
these sixty-three (63) operators will be joined by the qualifying 110
STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations operators. The proud winner of this prize will
be able to make this amazing YAESU transceiver part of his own radio shack.
 Another group of ninety-four (94) STAYHOME operators, which have made
more than 1000 QSOs during the event, will participate in a drawing of a
Yaesu FT-891 Mobile transceiver.
 These prizes are donated by Mr. Jun Hasegawa, President of Yaesu Musen
Co., Ltd.
 The Organizing Committee thanks everyone who participated in the
"COVID-19 RADIO COMMUNICATION EVENT" and sincerely congratulates those
63 high performers of which a lucky one will travel the world in 2021,
as well as those STAYHOME/STAYSAFE stations lottery winners that supported
this unique event.
 Covid-19 Radio Communication Event Organizing Committee:
 E21EIC, KO8SCA, OH2BH, OH2MM/PY2ZEA and PY5EG

ZD7, ST. HELENA ISLAND. Oliver, W6NV, who was expected once again be active
as ZD7W from Jamestown on Saint Helena Island (AF-022) during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 28-29th), has announced that "it does not look like
a trip to ZD7 is going to be possible this year. Since the gear is stock-
piled on the Island of St. Helena, I will try again in 2021."