The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1493
BID: $OPDX.1493
December 7, 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, K8BL, K8LBT,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9VA, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5RM, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH
& 425 DX News, JG7PSJ, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VE6TL and YS1AG
for the following DX information.

** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE (Reminder): YAHOO GROUPS (Shutting Down). It
 was announced on October 13th that Yahoo Groups will be shutting down
 after being online for 20 years. This means all amateur radio groups
 (Golist, DX-IS, YBDXC_News, DX-EU...etc) mailing lists will stop. For
 OPDX readers, this means if you have been reading the OPDX Bulletin
 on these mailing lists, you will not receive it anymore and will have
 to subscribe directly to the OPDX Mailing List to receive the bulletin
 (See details below). Beginning December 15, 2020, the Yahoo Groups
 website will shut down, and members will no longer be able to send
 or receive emails from Yahoo Groups. They state, "Yahoo Groups has
 seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that
 same period we've witnessed unprecedented levels of engagement across
 our properties as customers seek out premium, trustworthy content."

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 29th/November, through Sunday, 6th/December there were 217
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6,
C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7,
J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, 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, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI,
TK, TL, TR, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE,
VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI,
YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, 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/R, ROTUMA. Tony, 3D2AG, will once again be active as 3D2AG/p from
Rotuma Island (OC-060). He posts on QRZ.com: The "Rehanisi Memorial
 DXpedition" appears on track, with boat tickets in hand. Departure is
 scheduled for the 12th of December 2020, and return sometime mid-January
 2021. Following a family function to remember our dear late son Rehanisi
 and put a tombstone on the grave, as time allows radio operations will
 take place 160m to 6m. Currently in process of securing some equipment,
 including a generator to take on the boat.
QSL via 3D2AG using PayPal, ClubLog's OQRS or direct. He uses paper logs
for CW, and ClubLog for FT8. NO LoTW.

7Q, MALAWI (Reminder). Karl, DK2WV, will continue to be active as 7Q7W
from Lilongwe, Malawi, until December 10th. Activity will be on 40-6
meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via DK2WV.

CP, BOLIVIA. Antonio, EA5RM, will once again be active as CP1XRM from
Bolivia between January 9-26th, working as Solidaridad Medica and Radio-
amateurs Without Frontiers NGO volunteer. He states that he will be
"installing a new emergency radio network in the middle of the Bolivian
Amazon rainforest. I will be on the air as CP1XRM during my spare time
using a end-feed antenna on all bands on SSB and digital. I want to say
thanks to Santa Cruz de la Sierra Radio Club, CP6AA, for to help me to
keep updated my Bolivian amateur radio license. QSL via LOTW."

DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of December 3rd. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top 26 entities:
 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island
 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands
 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks
 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands
 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island
 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos
 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands
 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands
 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. JD/M Minami Torishima
 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. EZ Turkmenistan
 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria
 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. FK/C Chesterfield Island

 The only changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported back on November
 1st, is that ZL9 and JD/M changed places. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted"
 entities list (340) is available at:
 https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

EG40, SPAIN (Special Event). Members of the Regional Section of the Union
of Radio Amateurs of Spain in San Fernando (EA7URF) were active as EG40URF
this past weekend. Activity is to commemorate their 40th anniversary.
Next activity of EG40URF will be December 12-13th. QSL via EA7URF.

ET, ETHIOPIA. Operators Ken/K4ZW and Bob/W9XY, will be active as ET3AA
from the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS) club station, ET3AA,
until December 12th. It sounds like the main purpose is to do some main-
tenance at the station. QSL via N2OO.

IO5, ITALY (Special Event). Members of the ARI Club of Grosseto (IQ5GR)
will be active as IO5CNPP between December 6-20th, in remembrance of
the Heroes of Chernobyl (called Liquidators). The Memorial Day in the
Ukraine is observed on December 14th - for those who were called upon
to deal with consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
disaster. QSL direct via the address on QRZ.com or by the Bureau to
IZ5RHU. As special "Heroes of Chernobyl Diploma" is available. For more
details, see QRZ.com.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between November 30th and December 5th (as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- ------------
 AF-004 EA8CDG CANARY 17m; CW
 AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 17m; SSB
 AF-014 CT9ABO MADEIRA 160m;
 AF-014 CT9ABV MADEIRA 80/17m; CW/SSB
 AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 60/15m; CW
 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 12m; SSB
 AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 10m;FT8
 AF-024 S79KW SOUTH 20m; SSB/FT8
 AF-024 S79VU SOUTH 20m; FT8
 AF-049 3B8BAP MAURITIUS 17m; FT4
 AS-003 4S7AB SRI LANKA 30m; FT8
 AS-007 7K4VPV HONSHU 15m; CW
 AS-007 JA1FNO HONSHU 30m; FT8
 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 40m; SSB
 AS-007 JK1BQS HONSHU 40m; SSB
 AS-007 JM7OLW HONSHU 40m; CW
 AS-013 8Q7PR MALDIVES 15m; FT8
 AS-020 BX5AA TAIWAN 15m; FT8
 AS-031 JD1BHA CHICHI/HAHA/MUKO 20m; FT8
 AS-117 JA4GXS/4 Kasado 40/20m; CW
 AS-141 BA5CJ/5 ZHEJIANG PROVINCE SOUTH 15m; FT8
 EU-004 EA6SX ARAN 160m;
 EU-005 M0DXT/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 MM0TDS GREAT BRITAIN 15m; SSB
 EU-012 GM4LER SHETLAND 40m; FT8
 EU-014 TK5IH CORSICA 12m; FT8
 EU-015 SV9MBH CRETE 40m; CW
 EU-021 TF5B ICELAND 15m; FT8
 EU-024 II0GD SARDINIA 40m; CW/SSB
 EU-024 IQ0NU SARDINIA 40m; SSB
 EU-025 IT9BGE SICILY 40m; SSB
 EU-025 IT9HRL SICILY 40/20m; SSB
 EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB
 EU-026 JW4GUA SPITSBERGEN 17m; SSB
 EU-093 EA5EL/P Tabarca 40m; CW
 EU-046 LA2HGA TROMS COUNTY 20m; SSB
 EU-049 SV8QDJ NORTH AEGEAN 20m; SSB
 EU-049 SV8SKL NORTH AEGEAN 20m; SSB
 EU-093 EA5EL/P ALICANTE/MURCIA PROVINCE 40m; CW
 EU-115 EI0YOTA IRELAND 40m; SSB
 EU-115 MI0AIH IRELAND 15m; SSB
 EU-115 MI0GTA IRELAND 15m; SSB
 EU-115 MI0SAI IRELAND 15m; SSB
 EU-116 MD0CCE ISLE OF MAN 20m; FT4
 EU-124 MW7CVT WELSH COASTAL 40m; SSB
 EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CO8MGY CUBA 15m; SSB
 NA-018 XP3A GREENLAND 12m; FT8
 NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 17m; SSB
 NA-026 KA2ABA NEW YORK STATE 17/15m; SSB
 NA-026 KT3Q/2 NEW YORK STATE 17/15m; FT8
 NA-032 VO1JJM ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON ISLANDS 15m;FT8
 NA-040 NL0H St. Lawrence 40m; FT8
 NA-099 NP4AW PUERTO RICO 20m; CW
 NA-099 WP3R PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB
 NA-101 J79WTA DOMINICA 30/12m; FT8
 NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 10m; FT8
 NA-108 J69DS ST LUCIA 10m; FT8
 NA-110 AJ4EN SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 40m; SSB
 OC-001 VK1TX Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2BY Australia 12m; CW/SSB
 OC-001 VK2OWD Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2PW Australia 12m; CW
 OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 15m; CW
 OC-001 VK4CH Australia 12m; FT8
 OC-006 VK7XX TASMANIA 20m; FT8
 OC-026 KH2L GUAM 30m; FT8
 OC-028 V73NS RALIK CHAIN 15m; CW
 OC-032 FK8CE NEW CALEDONIA 20m; FT8
 OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB
 OC-073 JG8NQJ/JD1 MINAMI TORISHIMA 40m; CW
 OC-082 E51WL PENRHYN ATOLL 30m; FT8
 OC-086 KH0W NORTHERN MARIANA 15m; CW
 OC-088 V85A BORNEO 40m; SSB
 OC-143 YB4FIK SUMATRA 20m; SSB
 OC-150 7C9B Sumbawa 40/20m; SSB/FT8
 SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 15m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 12m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 40m; CW
 SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 15m; SSB
 SA-055 LU7EHR/E Martin Garcia 40/15m; CW/FT8
 SA-055 LW1DJL BUENOS AIRES (DELTA DEL PARANA) PROVINCE 12m; FT8

 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we
 suggest is "IOTA#/Mode/Island or Group" (ex. OC-146/FT8/Celebes).

 AF-045. A group of Senegalese operators will once again be active as
 6V1A from Goree Island between December 18-20th. Operators
 mentioned are John/6W1JX, Jul/6W1QL, Mael/6W1SV, Mouhamed/
 6W1TC, Ouzin/6W1PZ, Tafa/6W1KI, Yves/6W1TA and possibly others.
 Activity will be on CW and SSB on all HF bands using a FT-1000
 and Icom 7300 with 150 watts into dipoles G5RV/Kelemen. QSL via
 LoTW, or PayPal [6v1a.aras@gmail.com] for a direct QSL card.

 AF-115. (New IOTA) "DX-World.net" reports the following about activating
 Mukawwar Island in the Sudan (as reported in OPDX.1479): As news
 of Covid vaccines emerge - with hopefully an improving picture
 across the world by the middle of next year - plans for this
 particular island activity will restart after March 2021.
 Future updates will be posted here [DX-World.net]."

 AS-023. Kenji, JA4GXS, who was expected to be active as JA4GXS/6 from
 Amami Oshima Island between December 18-20th, has canceled
 his operation due the spread of Covid-19 virus.

 AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, was once again active as JA4GXS/4 from Kasado
 Island on December 5th (0700-2200 UTC). QSL via his home
 callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

 OC-150. Members of the ORARI Daerah NTB will be active as 7C9N and
 7C9T from Tenggara Barat Islands, Indonesia. Dates were not
 provided. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL 7C9N and
 7C9T via direct or eQSL.
 ADDED NOTE: The Bima DXpedition Team is currently active as
 7C9B from Sumbawa Island, also in the OC-150 IOTA group until
 December 10th. QSL via DL3KZA.

 SA-055. Hernan, LU7EHR, is now active as LU7EHR/E from Martin Garcia
 Island (ARLHS ARG-045, ARLHS ARG-152, LUFF-0064, WW Loc. GF05)
 until December 8th. Activity will be on 80-2 meters using
 SSB (80/60/40m) and FT8. QSL via LU7EHR, 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......

JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ (JD1BMH/KW2X/WH0RU), will once again be
active as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between December 14th
and January 9th, 2021. This will be his 24th visit. Activity will be on
40-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau to JD1BMH or
direct to JG7PSJ. Visit his Web page for more details at:
 http://jd1bmh.webcrow.jp
Also, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jd1bmh

LY20, LITHUANIA (Special Evemt). Look for Valerijus, LY2QT, to be active
as LY20XMAS during December for Christmas holiday. QSL via LY2QT.

OA90, PERU (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Peruano [RCP] (OA4O)
will be active as OA90O until December 31st. Activity is to celebrate
the club's 90th anniversary. The RCP is an IARU member and was founded
on December 6th, 1930. QSL via OA4O.

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 (December 7-13th).......
 Dec/07th AN Dec/10th HN Dec/12th AN
 Dec/08th HN Dec/11th HN Dec/13th AN
 Dec/09th 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
 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
 Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA):
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
 * 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) (December 6th)
 and by OPDX from other sources
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3Z0YL via SP9SX CT9ABO via OM3GI (d/L) OL4W via OK1IF
 4A50CRH via XE2AU CT9ABV via DL5AXX OT5X via ON4CRD
 4O7CC via UA4CC CX3AT via EA5GL PI75VERON via PA1AW & (L)
 5Z4VJ via M0URX EA9KB via EA7FTR PI75ZUT via PA2PKZ
 7A0D via YH0AD (d/L) EF42C via EB5R & (L) R30EMER via RW9QA
 7C9B via DL3KZA EG3PCD via EG3PCD (L) R30MCHS via R4CR
 7X3YOTA via M0SDV EG40URF via EA7URF SI9AM via SM3FJF
 9G5FI via DL1RTL HB9KLAUS via HB9FDT ST2TS via ST2M
 A60ND via EA7FTR HC1HC via NE8Z SX2500S via SX2500S (B/O)
 A61DD/49 via A61BK II1DCC via IK1RAE SX40ARES via SX40ARES (SV-B/L)
 A61Q/ND49 via EA7FTR J73HGL via EA5GL TM110P via F6KEH
 A91ND via EC6DX KH0/KC0W via KC0W TM63SC via F8DZU
 AP2TN via DJ9ZB KH0W via KC0W VE2CSI via M0URX
 C44C via M0URX (O/L) KL7SB via N4GNR YC8FXI via EA5GL
 C4XMAS via IZ4AMS KT3Q/2 via DF8DX YI1H (PIRATE Alert)
 CJ3T via VE3AT LY111A via LY5A YP8XMAS via YO2MSB
 CN8KD via EA5XX (d/L) LZ5Y via LZ1YE (d) ZE3A via EB7DX
 CR2AA via CU3AA OE25JWD via OE6JWD ZT1T via ZS1AFS
 CT9/DL7UGN via DL7UGN & (L) OE25LAL via OE5LAL
 CT9/DL8JJ via DL8JJ OE25LCR via OE3LCR

 (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/5T3WW
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/7Q7RU (Updated 12/05th)
 https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated 12/04th)

 QSL Manager Pedro, EA5GL, is now the manager for the following stations:
 TK4QL, V51LZ and YV6BTF.

 NEW QSL MANAGER. Andy, YS1AG/G5AYU, informs OPDX of the following
 [edited]: "Due to the pandemics in El Salvador we have a blockage with
 the outgoing mail: Postal Services refuse to accept any letter going
 abroad. After the tremendous spring openings in six meters, I was
 deluged with requests for QSL confirmations and unable to reply, I
 asked help from K3SX, through a friend traveling to Miami I sent him
 a pack of envelopes with QSL confirmations and he posted them. But
 cards keep arriving and Sid, K3SX, has agreed to be my QSL Manager
 only for 'pandemic' QSOs, that is only for QSOs during this year 2020.
 I know there is a good number of hams both Stateside and Europeans
 trying to confirm YS on Six meters."

 NEW QSL BUREAU MANAGER FOR VA6/VE6. Jerry, VE6TL, informs OPDX that he
 is the new incoming Canadian QSL Manager for the VA6/VE6 area. Jerry
 states, "Larry, VE6KC, and the guys have been looking after it for 15
 years (and doing an excellent job), so enough already. Please make a
 note of the new address. The website remains the same, but will soon
 be updated to reflect the changes." The new address is:
 VA6/VE6 QSL Bureau
 C/O Jerry Spring VE6TL
 206 Hampstead PL NW
 Calgary, AB CANADA
 T3A 5J2
 Website: http://www.buro.ve6hams.com

 SATELLITE ROVER QSOS. Bob, K8BL, reports: "All Rover Q's from recent
 operations now in LoTW. [EM21/22/31/32/33/44/54, EN91, FN01]. Let me
 know if I botched yours and I'll recheck my recordings."

 U.S. POSTAL STOPPAGE (Updated as December 4th).
 The U.S. Postal Service is temporarily suspending international mail
 acceptance for certain destinations due to service impacts related to
 the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Suspension Due to Foreign Postal Operator Service Suspension
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 Libya Madagascar Panama Turkmenistan

 Suspension Due to Unavailability of Transportation
 -----------------------------------------------------------------
 Angola Guadeloupe Myanmar (Burma) Sierra Leone
 Brunei Laos Republic of Congo South Sudan
 Chad Liberia Reunion (Bourbon) Tajikistan
 Cuba Martinique St. Pierre & Miquelon Timor-Leste
 French Guiana Mauritius Seychelles Yemen

 Customers: Please refrain from mailing items addressed to the countries
 listed above, until further notice. For more details, see:
 https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B8BAP, 3B8CW, 5B4AMM, 7Q7RU, 8P1W, 9A3JB,
 9H4G, A82X, BG9NJY, C31MF, CN8AM, CR2AA, CR3W, CT3MD, CT9/DL7UGN, E72U,
 EA2W, EA6Y, EA8ACW, EA8RM, EA8TL, EV1R, EW3EO, GM3YTS, HB0WR, HC7AE,
 HI8DAR, IS0KNG, J35X, J69DS, JG8NQJ/JD1, JR7AMZ (AS-206), JW4PUA, K9FD,
 KP2A, LA3BO, LY2IJ, MM0EAX, NP2J, NP2KW, OA9DVK, OD5ZZ, OM3JW, OQ5M,
 OT4A, OX3LX, OX3XR, OZ7YY, P40W, PJ4GR, SP5SR, TA1K, TI2JS, TT8SN,
 TX0T, V51MA, VK4KW, VP5M, VY2ZM, XP3A, YD9XR, YO3APJ, YT3PL, YV1SW,
 ZA/IK2RLM, ZB2RR, ZB2TT and ZF1EJ

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: ID9ISC, K0AP/4 (NA-052) and RI0B (AS-068)

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: JW9DL, J68GU, S9YY, T31EU, TY2AC and
 VK9LQ
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....

RI01, ANTARCTICA. Alexei, RX6A, will be active as RI01ANT from Antarctica
between December 25th, 2020, and May 30th, 2021. Activity will be from
Russian Progress (WAP RUS-11) and Vostok (WAP RUS-13) Base stations.
Operations will be on 40 meters and higher using CW and FT8. QSL via
RX6A. ADDED NOTES: Alexei, RX6A, is currently operating as RX6A/MM from
on-board of the Russian scientific research icebreaker "Akademik Treshnikov"
(aka Akademik Tryoshnikov) on its way to Antarctica. DXClusters reports
show activity on FT8 and SSB, on 30/12/10 meters.

SN65, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club Lacznosci Ligi
Obrony Kraju will be active as SN65KDU from Tarnowskie Gory (WW Loc.
JO90kk) between January 1st and February 28th, 2021. QSL via SP9KDU
by the Bureau.

SX2500, GREECE (Special Event). Members of the Radio Amateur Association
of Greece will be active as SX2500S to commemorate the 2500th anniversary
of the "Naval Battle of Salamis" during the month of December. Activity
will be on all bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW,
ClubLog's OQRS, or by the Bureau. Four special awards will be available
for download (https://xromio.gr/SX2500S/) for QSOs made on any three
bands (at least) in any mode. After the 5th of January 2021, all contacts
will be uploaded on LoTW and ClubLog. Please, before any request, check
your contacts. For any questions, please contact them at: raag-hq@raag.org

SX40, GREECE (Update/Special Event). Look for special event callsign
SX40ARES to be active to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Hellenic
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (A.R.E.S.) between December 5-20th.
QSL via the Bureau, direct, LoTW, ClubLog's OQRS, eQSL or QRZ. A special
award will be available "FREE OF CHARGE" in electronic form to all those
who make at least one contact on any band and any mode. The award can
be requested directly from the user and printed by the applicant free
of charge from the link: https://xromio.gr/SX40ARES/

TM63, FRANCE (Special Event). Jean, F8DZU, is now active as TM63SC (suffix
- Santa Claus) to celebrate the Christmas holidays until December 30th.
QSL via F8DZU, direct or by the Bureau.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Neil, WD8CRT, is once again active from Kwajalein
Atoll (OC-028) as V73NS. Length of his stay is not known. Activity has
been on 20/17/15 meters CW. QSL via W3HNK or LoTW. No direct QSL. Direct
QSL will not be forwarded or returned. eQSL NOT ACCEPTED. Visit his Web
page at: http://www.qsl.net/v73ns

W4, UNITED STATES (Update/Special Event Reminder). Brad, N9EN, from Bluff
City, TN, informs OPDX that he will activate the special event station
W4A between December 18-20th. Activity is to honor of Major Edwin Howard
Armstrong's birthday which is on December 18th. Brad states [edited],
"The ARRL has issued me the callsign, W4A, for use through those dates.
I have some special QSL cards that I had printed up (1,000 of them) and
will mainly be operating on 20 meters and 40 meters. It will be a CW
operation only. I will be using a Cushcraft XM240 (2-el. 40 meter mono-
band yagi) at 25m and a Hygain 204BA (4-el. 20 meter monoband yagi) at
27m above the ground. I will also be using my Ameritron AL-82 amplifier,
which puts out roughly a kW of power. I also have antennas for 15 meters
- a small 3-element 15 meter monoband yagi, fixed on EU; a full-size 80
meter delta loop and an inverted Vee for 160 meters. I will try out these
other bands, as conditions allow, but the majority of the QSOs will be
on 20 & 40 meters. This will be my 'small effort' to honor a man who was
our country's most important inventors in radio, television, radar and
cell phones. Among his inventions were: the regenerative and the super-
regenerative circuit; the super-heterodyne circuit; the invention of fre-
quency modulation and stereo multiplexing, as well as a major improvement
in radar at the end of World War II. I will have a page on QRZ.com for
the event and also the Swedish national ham radio magazine, 'QTC', will
have a write-up on my special event. Also, the ARRL will be listing the
event in QST magazine." Check out the "W4A Major Edwin Howard Armstrong
Special Event station" QRZ.com page for more details.
 ADDED NOTE: Look for a second Major Edwin Howard Armstrong special
event station(s), W2XMN/W2XEA, to be on the air the weekend of December
19-20th. Apparently, this is going to be a SSB-only operation and will
be operated by Jeff, WA4AW. QSL via his home address.

YOTA MONTH. The ARRL Web page reports the following: "The month of December
has been designated as YOTA month. The annual initiative sponsored by
Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) initially focused on International Amateur
Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 (Europe, the Mideast, and Africa), with young
radio amateurs taking to the air with YOTA-suffix call signs. YOTA (Youth
on the Air) in Region 2 (the Americas) is following step, and K8Y, K8O,
K8T, and K8A will be on the air from the US..... All radio amateurs can
support this effort by contacting participating stations. An awards
program is available." To read the complete press release, see:
 http://www.arrl.org/news/december-is-yota-month-1