SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1443 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1443 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1443 BID: $OPDX.1443 December 9, 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, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2OO, KC3HFW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4DTA, K5GS, K8PGJ, K8YSE, KZ8Y, W8GEX & 60m DX News, WB8K, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, F8DVD, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OM5ZW, 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, 1st/December, through Sunday, 8th/December there were 215 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E3, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, 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, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, 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, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TR, TT, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZK3, 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". 3D2AG/P ROTUMA DXPEDITION NEWS. Antoine, 3D2AG, reports on December 6th the following on QRZ.com: "All is still on schedule for sailing on the 14th of December, with start of operations around the 17th December. Packing and shipping of equipment is being finalized; shipping freight is very expensive this year even for smaller items. Because of the need to take drums of diesel fuel, a heavy-duty generator, and other equipment flying is not an option. Please see the 3D2AG/p QRZ.com page for more details and operating schedule. The 6m southern Es season has officially begun and 50 MHz will be activated as well from Rotuma!" EDITOR'S NOTES: For more details, updates, and operating schedule and frequencies, watch the QRZ.com at: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/3D2AG/P 4K6, AZERBAIJAN. Furkan, TA7AOF, will be active as 4K6/TA7AOF from Bakü between February 7-12th, 2020. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB and RTTY. Primary focus is the CQ WPX RTTY Contest (February 8-9th). See QRZ.com for direct QSL info. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW, Clublog, QRZ.com and e-QSL. Watch Furkan Blog for possible updates: http://furkanozen.com.tr 4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. The United Nations HQ station, 4U1UN, has been active several days now on 40/20 meters CW. Watch around 7024 and 14024 kHz between 1300-1500z and 2100-0330z. QSL via HB9BOU or LoTW. Watch for updates on the United Nations Amateur Radio Club's (4U1UN) FaceBook at: https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Amateur-Radio-Club-4U1UN-169357566427247 A5/A50, BHUTAN. Zorro, JH1AJT, and his team will once again visit Bhutan. This time Zorro will have meetings with the Olympic Committee and Bhutan Paralympic Committee for Bhutan's participation in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympic/Paralympic Games, especially focusing on his support to Paralympic and Para-athletes. Also he will discuss the possible participation of Bhutan in the next Winter Olympic/Paralympic Games and preparation for that. As always, Zorro cannot operate for long time as he has many duties, but good operators in his team will do their best for world-wide contacts. They look forward to seeing you on the air! Callsigns for this operation is as follows: A50BOC (BOC stands for Bhutan Olympic Committee) A50BPC (BPC stands for Bhutan Paralympic Committee) A5B – Bhutan Team callsign Schedule: December 11-20th Bands: All bands (160-6 meters). Modes: All modes (CW, SSB, FT4 and FT8). Operators mentioned are: Zorro/JH1AJT, Franz/DJ9ZB, Adrian/KO8SCA, Max/ON5UR and Champ/E21EIC. QSL via JH1AJT: P.O. Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 255-0003, Japan. An OQRS will be available at ClubLog after his return to Japan. Support FGC – Foundation for Global Children: http://www.fgc.or.jp/english C5, THE GAMBIA. Russell, G5XW, will be active as C5XW from The Gambia starting January 28, 2020, for 10 days. Activity will be holiday style on 40-17 meters using SSB and possibly CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the RSGB Bureau. DAY-XENIA HAMVENTION TO RAISE FEES for 2020! The ARRL Web page and Letter reports that the Day-Xenia Hamvention is increasing the cost of admission and its booth fees. The cost of general admission would rise by 4 USDs per ticket to 26 USDs in advance or 31 USDs at the gate for all 3 days. The cost of flea market spots will go up by 5 USDs per space, and inside exhibitors will pay 30 USDs more. For more details, see: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-admission-fees-to-increase-in-2020 DL250, GERMANY (Special Event). Look for special event station, DL250BTHVN, to be active Between December 16th and December 17th, 2020. The Beethoven anniversary year will take place under the auspices of the Federal Pre- sident Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The aims of this anniversary are to convey Beethoven's work, to strengthen and promote innovative projects, and to increase Bonn's reputation as a Beethoven city. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn and lived there for the first 22 years. QSL via direct or by the Bureau. More information and updates, see: https://dl250bthvn.de ET, ETHIOPIA. Members of the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society (EARS) will be active as ET3YOTA during the month of December from the ET3AA club station. QSL ET3YOTA via N2OO. QSLs are available via ClubLog's OQRS or via direct mail to N2OO. Details for QSLing are on the QRZ.com page for N2OO. For a list of participating YOTA stations, see: https://events.ham-yota.com FK, NEW CALENDONIA. Rudi, DB1RUL, is now active as FK/DB1RUL. He plans to activate four different QTHs/islands in New Caledonia until December 27th. His activity will start from Grande Terre Island (OC-032) until December 9th. He will move on to Poingam (between December 13-15th), Ouvea Island (OC-033) between December 18-21st, and ending at the Ile de Pins (OC-032) between December 23-27th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using mainly FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. IOTA NEWS.............. AF-063. Members of Low Bands Contest Club (OM7M) will take part in a DXpedition to Pemba Island, Tanzania, between February 6-18th, 2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. They will also take part in the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 15-16th) and the CQ WPX RTTY Contest (February 8-9th). Operators will use 2x K3 TCVR, 1xTS590 with 2xPA Expert 1K3 PA and Vertical antennas for HF bands. The license is issued and the callsign will be 5H4WZ. Operators mentioned are Karel/OK2WM, Lubo/OM5ZW, YL Margita/OM5MF, Jozef/OM4AZF and Leszek/SP9LJD. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog (https://clublog.org/charts/?c=5H4WZ). QSL via OM3PA. More details will be forthcoming. EU-008. (Early Announcement) Ray, M0DHP, will be active as MM2U from Skye Island, Scotland, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th, 2020). QSL via LoTW. NA-057. Thomas, N9EAW, is active as N9EAW/HR9 from Roatan Island, Honduras, until December 22nd. Activity will be holiday style and mainly on 20 meters SSB using a Yaesu FT-450D into a ZS6BKW multi-band wire dipole at 35 feet. QSL via his home address on QRZ.com. SA-023. Ron, PP2RON, will be active as PY6/PP2RON from Itaparica Island in Bahia State between December 20th and January 1st, 2020. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and possibly FT8. QSL via his home callsign. direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. 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...... JD1, OGASAWARA. Harry, JG7PSJ, will once again be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between December 22nd and January 3rd, 2020. This will be his 23rd visit. Activity will be on 80-10 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 PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (December 9-15th)....... Dec/09th AN Dec/12th AN Dec/14th AN Dec/10th AN Dec/13th AN Dec/15th AN Dec/11th 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)(December 8th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4U1A via UA3DX & (L) EG3PCD via EG3PCD (L) OU5U via OZ3FD 5B4AMM via UT5UDX EN185UNIV via UT8UF OV3T via OZ4XL (L) 9A01GPPVC via 9A5WW KL7J via N3SL & (L) PH75AIR via PA9RF 9A440KA via 9A1CVW LZ4408SPA via LZ1KCP PV8ABC via PV8AA & (L) 9A62AA via 9A2AA OK/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA SN1T via SP1NQN & (L) CS2019RCL via CS0RCL ON/PD0RWL/P via PD0RWL T7/I4GHG via T77C (d) DM2025C via DM9TT & (e) OP0PPY via ON7LX TM20HNY via F5PTA (e) E7TESANJ via E75RKP OR18HCC via ON4AMX UN7AB via DL8KAC (d) EA3/OK2PDT/P via OK2PDT OR1Z via ON6IX (d/e) XP3A via PA3249 (d/L/e) EA6/DL2JRM via DL2JRM OR4CHK via ON4CHK YP8XMAS via YO2MSB (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://clublog.org/logsearch/E44CC https://clublog.org/logsearch/5H4WZ https://clublog.org/logsearch/TO9W https://clublog.org/logsearch/V6K https://clublog.org/logsearch/YW5F NEW QSL MANAGER. QSL Manager Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for the following station: CN19JIM (International Mountain Day, December 21-22nd, 2019), CN8YM and EC6FK SIDE NOTE: From Tom, KC3HFW: "I just wanted to pass on my great ex- perience with a responsive/ethical QSL Manager. I have used the services of RW6HS on numerous occasions with DX that he is the QSL Manager of. Upon my request he emails me the time when he will mail the QSL card and follows up on my receipt. He mentioned that if I did not receive the card within a certain time frame to contact him and he would re-mail the card free of cost. Does it get any better than that? I think not. Please post in your publication. He is one of the finest QSL Managers I have worked with." YW5F LOGS. Steve, W4DTA, informs OPDX that the logs for YW5F (SA-058) are now online at: https://clublog.org/logsearch/YW5F OQRS is also switched on. QSL via W4DTA QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4U1UN, 4Z5ML, 5U9AMO, 6O7O, 6W7PCT, 7Z1IS, 8P5A, 9Y4DG, C5YK, CN3A, E41/OK1DTP, FG4ST, FG4SU, FY5FY, H40TT, HC5DX, IS0GQX, J69DS, J79WTA, NP2Q, OH1ND, OX3HI, OX7AM, P40C, PJ5/SP6EQZ, PZ5T, PZ5W, S92HP, SX2I, T30GC, TF3DT, TK/S57L, VK3IO, VK9CZ, VP8NO, ZF9CW and ZK3A QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5K0K (NA-033), AP2AM, GW3YDX, KH0/KC0W, K5P, N5C, NA7TB, RA1ALA/8 (AS-083), TZ4AM and V47T QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NO QSLS REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... T8, PALAU. JA operators Shimatake/JI3DNN (T88CZ), Kunio/JH3LSS (T88DK), Shozo/JA3HJI (T88DN), Jusei/JA3IVU (T88ED), Tatsuo/JA3ARJ (T88EF) and Masum/JA3AVO (T88MB) will be active from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) during January 15-23rd, 2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using various modes. QSL via their home callsigns. T8, PALAU. Operators Kazuhiro/JA7WFT (T88FT) and Shinichi/JI6IHG (T88IH) will once again be active from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009), between June 5-12th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8, JT65 and JT9. QSL T88IH via JI6IHG, by the Bureau, direct or LoTQ. QSL T88FT via JA7WFT by the Bureau. TF, ICELAND (Special Event). Look for special callsign, TF3YOTA, of the National Association of Icelandic radio amateurs, "Íslenskir radíóamatörar, ÍRA". The callsign is active during the IARU special event "Youngsters On The Air". This event runs during the month of December (each year). The 1st year of operation was 2018. TF3YOTA is active from the headquarters of Icelandic Radio Amateurs in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. QSL Manager is Mathias Hagvaag, TF3MH. Complete details about the event and the available awards can be found at <https://events.ham-yota.com/>. QSLs are via ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau ONLY) or direct to M0SDV. Also, statistics by participating stations, by bands & modes and awards are available at: https://events.ham-yota.com/stats TM70TAAF, FRANCE (Special Event - 70th Anniversary of the First Amateur Radio contacts with FSAT - TAAF). Between January 12-26th, 2020, look for special event station TM70TAAF to be activated by François, F8DVD. The special callsign commemorates the 70th anniversary of the first Amateur Radio contacts with French Southern and Austral Territories (FSAT - TAAF). These took place in January 1950 during the building of sci- entific research stations on Saint Paul and Amsterdam Island (FB8ZZ), Kerguelen island (FB8XX) and Adelie Land in Antarctica (FB8AX). The TM70TAAF station will be operated from the QTH of F8DVD in Mâcon, 60km north of Lyon (JN26JH). Reference number for the WAP program is WAP 301 (www.waponline.it). QSL via the Bureau, direct with a SASE (1 IRC or 2 USDs) or LoTW. Only QSLs received will be answered. All QSOs will be uploded to LoTW. For more info on TM70TAAF, see: http://www.qrz.com/db/TM70TAAF V3, BELIZE. Iain, G4SGX, will once again be active as V31GX from Ambergris Caye (NA-073) sometime in March. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters using mainly CW, and possibly some Digital modes (FT8). Iain will also participate in the Commonwealth Contest (Beru) [March 14-15th]. Also, he will be very active on 160m after the contest. He will run 100 watts into 1/4 verticals over seawater and inverted-L over seawater for 80m. QSL via his home callsign, ClubLog or LoTW. VE8, CANADA. Garth, VE8NSD, member of the North Country DX Association (NCDXA), will be active as VE8RST from Hay River, Northwest Territories (NT) between January 1st and February 28th, 2020. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via K7ICE. For updates, watch QRZ.com or the NCDXA FaceBook page at: https://www.facebook.com/North-Country-DX-Assoc-K7ICE-1717462798496577 VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Maciek "Mark", WQ7X, will once again be active as VP5/WQ7X from Providenciales Island (NA-002) until December 21st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters CW and SSB. He states, "I’m operat- ing as portable. Home made vertical made out of fiberglass 16ft. Vertical is placed in the sea water with one radial made out of sizable copper plate and it is submerged. That simple antena works great. Radio is FT891 with 100W. Battery pack 11Ah. SGC antenna tuner at the base of the vertical. QSL via his home callsign, direct or LoTW. VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND PHOTO BOOK. Nodir, EY8MM, has put together a spec- tacular photo book of the recent VP6R Dxpedition. The photo book is 239 pages and is available to browse through or purchase at: https://www.blurb.com/b/9820054-vp6r-expedition-to-pitcairn-island VP8/VP8DXU SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS NEWS (Press Release #8, date December 8th). The following update was sent out by Gene, K5GS, on the VP8/VP8DXU South Orkney Islands (AN-008) DXpedition [edited]: * Team Staffing -- We're sorry to report that Dave, WD5COV, had to leave the project, replacing Dave is: Alan Cheshire, VK6CQ -- Originally from Scotland, Alan has lived in Perth, Western Australia for many years and was first licensed as G4EEL in 1975 whilst studying for his commercial Merchant Marine Radio Officer ticket. He holds degrees in Physics & Telecoms Engineering and is a con- sultant telecom engineer in the offshore oil and gas industry. He has over 5 years Antarctic and sub-Antarctic experience with the British Antarctic Survey, Australian National Antarctic Research Ex- peditions and Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions and has over-wintered four times with the callsigns VP8PJ and VK0LD. Other DX callsigns over the years: A4XYF, VS5AC, V85AC, P29AC, VK8AC, 9V1DX, 9V0A and CE9/VK0LD. An A1 CW Op, he gave many an all time new one as VK0MM from Macquarie Island over the year 2000 and was also a member of the 2016 VK0EK Heard Island team. When not pounding away on a Morse key, Alan plays a mean bluegrass banjo. * Equipment Shipping -- After a short delay the equipment was accepted by our freight agent, placed on pallets, shrink wrapped and loaded into a sea container. The container was trucked to Oakland, California and after US Customs formalities it began its journey to Coronel, Chile. Expected arrival is December 21st. Subsequently, the shipment will be taken to Punta Arenas, Chile. * Fundraising -- The estimated cost of this project is 310,000-325,000 (USDs), with the most expensive line items being the ship, freight and cold weather shelters. We expect fuel prices to remain within the con- tracted range, with minimal foreign exchange fluctuation. Our bills are paid in: US and New Zealand Dollars and Euros, we closely follow currency trends. We appreciate the support from the worldwide DX and amateur radio organizations. Forty-nine clubs / foundations have signed on, and equally important are the over 400 individuals who have already sup- ported the project, especially our 47 Premier Sponsors who each donated 200(USDs), or more. While we still have a long way to go, we continue to make progress towards our goal of the radio team paying 50% of the project cost with sponsorships paying the remainder. The corporate sponsors: Elecraft, DX Engineering, WIMO, RadioSport, Low Band Systems, Spiderbeam, Rig Expert, Mastrant and Clamcleat are instrumental to the success of this project. We know that Max at ON5UR Print, working with our QSL Manager Tim, M0URX, will deliver a high quality QSL card. Our next major milestones include finalizing the radio operating schedule and assigning team member responsibilities for camp setup, radio and antenna installation. Thanks for your continued interest and support of our project. Good luck in the pileups. 73, Team VP8/VP8DXU Website: https://sorkney.com/ Please direct your questions to: info@sorkney.com VP9, BERMUDA. Joe, WB9EAO, will be active as WB9EAO/VP9 from the Hamilton QTH of Ed, VP9GE (see http://vp9ge.com/), between January 9-14th. Joe states, "This is my first DXpedition! So please forgive the operating problems and delays!" Activity will be holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW and SSB. He will use various wire antennas and a 4 element yagi for 20/15/10 meters with 100w. QSL via WB9EAO, direct, by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, is once again active as XT2AW from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, until December 20th. Activity is usually holiday style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. He states that he works mostly on the Digital modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW. He will concentrate on 160/80/60 meters. "PLS Skeds for 80 and 160." He will also be active on the Satellites. See QRZ.com more details. QSL via M0OXO, direct or by M0OXO's OQRS (www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/). XV, VIETNAM. Keith, G4FUF, reports [edited]: "We are located in Tra Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta region, some 100km SW from Ho Chi Minh city. We are situated close to the Co Chien river with a clear horizon in all directions. Occasionally QRV on HF, main activities are 6m, 2m and 70cm including EME. QSL is direct only to my UK address, no LoTW, no eQSL, and no Bureau. Please provide sufficient return postage. DO NOT send any IRC's, they cannot be used in the UK. Sorry, but there is no Bureau in XV and I am unable to collect cards via the UK Bureau due to RSGB rules. I understand how difficult it is to get cards in and out of some places, if you desperately need a QSL please E-mail me. QSL direct via G4FUF." XW, LAOS (Reminder). Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang, is once again active as XW4XR from Vientiane until December 14th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters (60m included) using CW, RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW (preferred method). ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. Pete, K8PGJ, will be active as ZF2PG from the Sunny Isle of Grand Cayman (NA-016) during the week of January 11-19th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters during the week, and the North American QSO Party (NAQP) SSB Contest (January 18-19th) on 160-10 meters. He will be looking for DX to work on the 16th especially 160-40 meters during the evening hours. He states, "I will be trying to motivate 10 meters." LoTW will be utilized and direct QSLs to his home callsign. Weekday schedule will be published on QRZ.com. ZZ, BRAZIL (WFF Op). Operators Joao Carlos/PU4GOD, Leo/PY1CC, Aldir/PY1SAD and Eduardo/PU1REC will be active from the headquarters of the Restinga de Jurubatiba National Park (PYFF0226) with special callsign ZZ1F between December 12-15th. This is during the first weekend of the Brazilian Parks event, under the coordination of Ronaldo (PS8RV). Activity will be on 80/40/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters including VHF using CW, SSB, Satellites and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW or QRZ.com. *********************************************************************** TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Subscribe: (mailto:kb8nw@hotmail.com?subject=subscribe) Unsubscribe: (mailto:kb8nw@hotmail.com?subject=unsubscribe) Just a reminder, you can still obtain the OPDX Bulletins via the OPDX Web page (provided by John, K8YSE) [http://www.papays.com/opdx.html], QRZ.com (under Forums; News; Special Events, Contests.. etc.), several DX Mailing Lists, and two different UseNet Groups (rec.radio.info and rec.radio.amateur.dx). 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