SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1378 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1378 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1378 BID: $OPDX.1378 August 27, 2018 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, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZW, WA4DAN, W5JON, N7NG, K8GI, K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N0TG, CO3JK, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JE1SCJ, M0URX, OK6RA, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, 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, 19th/August, through Sunday, 26th/August there were 213 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, J8, JA, JW, JX, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TL, TR, TY, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, 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". 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The following was posted August 24th, on the 3Y0I Web page <https://bouvetoya.org/>: Kohjinsha’s antennas and 3Y0I -- We’re pleased to announce our new partnership. The Japanese company Kohjinsha becomes our supporter and a sponsor of our antennas we take down to Bouvet Island and many more our expeditions in the future. The company is known for its compact and robust setups and that’s what we exactly need at the island. Read more about their competitive con- structions and other ham radio equipment: http://www.kojinsha.jp/en_index.html 4U, UNITED NATIONS HQ. On August 22nd, Adrian, KO8SCA, was able to finish with the antenna installation (SteppIR BigIR) on top of the UN building, and became active from the UN building on 20 meters SSB for about 30 minutes. Operations testing were conducted from the 41st floor of the UN building. According to "The Daily DX", "In the future he (KO8SCA) hopes to be able to get the amplifier online and remote the station down to the third floor. This new location will make it easier for guest operators to activate the 4U1UN station." QSL Manager is HB9BOU. CE0Y, EASTER ISLANDS (Reminder). Jose, NP4G, will be active as CE0Y/NP4G from Rapa Nui, Easter Island (SA-001), between August 26-29th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW and FT8. Suggested FT8 frequencies are: 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz. QSL via LoTW or NP4G. CO0, CUBA (Special Event). If you work CO0CW on August 24th, this was a special event station by the Group CW of Cuba (GCWC) to celebrate "the first telegraphic message of the world". Suggested frequencies were to be on/near 7030 and 7115 kHz. QSL via CO3JK. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND (Press Release, date August 19th)[edited]. The same team that operated as CY9C from St. Paul Island in 2016 will return as CY9C in August 2019. Transportation arrangements have already been made with Paul Fitzgerald providing the boat transportation and Pat Dolan, N2IEN, providing helicopter support. Our 2019 team will again utilize the Northeast Island and Atlantic Cove as the two operational sites. The team will consist of 12 operators and will be primarily the same ops as were there in 2016. This will be an all band/all mode operation, including EME by WW2DX. The DXpedition website is up and running at: http://www.cy9c.com Updates will be on the website as well other pertinent information. 73, Randy, N0TG, Team Co-leader Murray, WA4DAN, Team Co-leader ADDED NOTES (From their Web page): Activity will be on 160-2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and lots of EME, SAT and FT8 as well. Their suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826.5, 3523, 5400, 7023, 10108, 14023, 18079, 21023, 24894 and 28023 SSB - 3785, 5400, 7082, 14185, 18130, 21285, 24955 and 28485 RTTY - 3580, 7045, 10142, 14080, 18099, 21080, 24912 and 28080 FT8 - 1835, 3570, 5357, 7071, 10133, 14067, 18095, 21067, 24912 and 28067 6m - 50316/FT8 2m - 144.144 MHz (EME) Team members mentioned are: Alantic Cove Team - Murray/WA4DAN, Randy/N0TG, John/N8AA, Bill/K5DHY, San/K5YY and Dan/W4DKS Northeast Point Site Team - Jay/K4ZLE, Lou/N2TU, Lee/WW2DX, Pat/N2IEN, Will/AA4NC and Phil/VA3QR QSL via WA4DAN direct, ClubLog or LoTW. Look for more details to be provided on their Web page. CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Delayed). Randy, N0TG, informs OPDX that the team which was going to Sable Island in 2019, has now planned/delayed the operation for 2020 and will go to St. Paul Island (CY9) instead in 2019 (see CY9 above). FG, GUADELOUPE. Laci, HA0NAR, will be active as FG/HG0R from Guadeloupe (NA-102) between August 27th and September 7th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. FG, GUADELOUPE. Roger, SM7RYR, will be active as FG/SM7RYR from Deshaies, Guadeloupe (NA-102), between October 27th and November 11th. Activity will be holiday style mainly on 20 meters CW and possibly 17/12m (depending on conditions). Equipment is a KX2 with a KXPA100 into a GP on beach. QSL via LoTW. FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Operators Rich/KE1B and YL Anna/W6NN will be active as FO/KE1B from Bora Bora Island (OC-067) and Moorea Island (OC-046) between April 21st and May 3rd, 2019. Activity will be mainly on 20 meters using FT8 with a KX2 and 10 watts. QSL via KE1B direct or LoTW. FR5, REUNION ISLAND. Patrick, FR5FC, is now active from Saint Leu, Reunion Island (AF-016). Length of stay is unknown. Activity is mainly on 40-15 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via EA7FTR or LoTW. GB250, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Pontefract and District Amateur Radio Society (PDARS) are now active (as of August 23rd) GB250CC for 28 days (September 28th) to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, spanning the years 1768-1771. Captain Cook sailed out of Plymouth on August 25th, 1768, on the ship called the "Endeavor". Other activations may be possible over the next 3 years to coincide with "key moments" of the voyage. For more details, see <https://www.qrz.com/db/gb250cc>. QSL via G0BPK direct, by the Bureau to GB250CC, LoTW or eQSL. HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. Members of the NB-DX Team report that they will be "on the road again" as HB0/ON4ANN from Triesenberg between September 24-28th. Operators are Willy/ON2BDJ, Erik/ON4ANN, Erik/ON4CCV, Cedric/ ON4CKM, Paul/ON5PDV, Rudi/ON6MI and Etienne. The operators may also do some WWFF activity as HB0/ON4CCV/P and HB0/ON4CKM/P. Activity will be on various HF bands (usually) with special attention on 160/80/40/30 meters using CW, SSB the Digital modes. Antennas: Spiderbeams, Verticals, Inverted-L for 160m and RX antennas. QSL via M0URX or OQRS. Watch QRZ.com for a link to their Facebook page and a link for pictures (during their expedition). IOTA NEWS.............. AF-018. Operators Vaclav/OK6RA and Milan/OK1VWK will be active as IH9/OK6RA and IH9/OL9R, respectively, from Pantelleria Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). Vaclav will be a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power entry. Milan will be a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via their home callsigns. Also, look for them before the contest on another bands. AS-120. (Reminder/Change) Members of DX World team (Emil/DL8JJ, Paul/ G4PVM, Col/MM0NDX) will be teaming up again, this time with Norman/5B4AIF and were expected to activate the Island of Ayios Yeoryios in the Cyprus's Coastal Islands Group between August 25-26th. However, due to high seas around Ayios Yeoryios Island, the team decided to activate Manijin Island instead. This too counts for AS-120. Their callsign will still be C4II. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, possibly 6m, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW. QSL via M0SDV 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...... JW, Svalbard (On the Birds). Raffaello, JW/OH8FKS/p, will be back on Svalbard between August 27-30th, and plans to operate FM and FO-29 satel- lites after 1900 UTC each day. He has worked many EU stations last week and a few in NA on FO-29! QSL via LoTW using JW/OH8FKS/p. KH2, GUAM (Press Release dated August 22nd, OCEANIA ZONE 27 ---- AH3D/KH2 SOON QRV --- Tuesday, 28 August to Monday, 03 September, 2018)[edited]. Martti, OH2BH, and Leena, OH2BE, along with the WRTC 2018 winners, Gedas, LY9A, and Mindis, LY4L, will attend the Japan (JARL) Ham Fair 2018 in Tokyo this coming weekend. You can find them at the Yaesu booth for most of Saturday and Sunday. During their travel they will do some “test drives” with a new FTDX101D and discuss its characteristics with Yaesu R&D engineers prior the com- mercial release of the radio. Martti will be presenting the Kosovo Project, Z60A at the Japan Inter- national DX Meeting (JIDXM 2018). He will also introduce the WRTC winners. On the following Monday, he will be heading to Guam for a week long holiday stint. This will include participation in the All Asian DX Contest, with another slick (TBA) contest call. The Governor of Guam has declared the island in a state of emergency as a low-pressure keeps hanging above Guam with lots of rain. Erecting the Stepper beam is jointly in the hands of Ed, KH2L, and Mother Nature. Just follow the WX development or come by the Stepper booth (Nr B-21) at Ham Fair in Tokyo to hear the latest. http://www.goes.noaa.gov/guam/guamloops/guamircolor.html QSL via OH2BH. PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Randy, K5SL, will once again be active as PJ7/K5SL from Sint Maarten (NA-105) between September 8-15th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (August 27th-September 2nd)....... Aug/27th AN Aug/30th AN Sep/01st AN Aug/28th AN Aug/31st AN Sep/02nd HN Aug/29th 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 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://www.bandconditions.com>: The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf/ A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF <www.qslinfo.eu> [August 26th] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3E1FD via HP1RCP EG5VCE via EB5AG (d/L) OE23HABC via OE3PFS (B) 5B/UT5SI via UT5SI EM25URD via UR7UT & (e) OH11WCA via OH11WCA (O) 9A/DL9RNV via DL9RNV EO27U via UR8US OI1AY via OH1AJ 9A/S51R via S51R GB250CC via G0BPK PI4ECC via PA0MBD & (L) 9H3KC via EI8GVB GB2HLH via G3XYZ R1530IG via UA3VLO A41NN via A61BK (O/L) GB8WOW via GB8WOW (L) RA/DD7QJ via DD7QJ C4II via M0SDV HB9/N4QX via N4QX (L) RT65KI via UA3AKO C91CCY via K3IRV IA5/IK5WOB via IK5WOB SN0BPS via SP1PNW CV7S via CX7SS IK2SGL/OA9 via IK2SGL (L) SP85NISKO via SQ7FPD & (L) D90HE via DS2GOO JW/OH8FKS/P via OH8FKS & (L) T2AT via N7SMI & (L) DA0CCC via DK7MS K0A via K5CM TM100LGG via F4GRW DA0TOR/p via DL9WJM K0K via KG0J TM2LW via F4ELJ DG8SBX/AM via DG8SBX (d) K0Y via KD7QAS UN9GD via DL8KAC DM125FS via DL8UER LZ/SV2RUJ/P via SV2RUJ V47FWX via M0URX (O) DR18WRD via M0SDV (O/L) LZ35PAR via LZ1ZF YU/4O4A via LX1NO (L/C/d) EA3/PD9Z via PD9Z (d/L) N0R via N5NA YU/9A1AA/P via 9A1AA & (L) EA6/EA3ERT via EA3ERT OE/DL7UZO/P via DL7UZO EG3MDV via EG3MDV (L/e) OE18BALLON via OE3RNS (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 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0C https://clublog.org/logsearch/Z68HZ QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3C0W, 9A7RA, 9H1TT, DK8ZZ, EA1VM, EA5KV, EA5KV, EA5NI, EU1KY, F6ARC, GJ3RCV, HA6FQ, HC2AO, HG0HQ, HK1MW, KD6WW/VY0, KL7SB/VP9, LZ380PM, OS0S, RA4SAT, S55G, TM5EE, TX5T (OC-114), VE9IU, YV5DRN and Z66X QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 4B4B, VK5CE/6 (OC-140, OC-170, OC-193) and Z68M QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B8HD, 4L9MH, 4S7DLG, 4S7KKG, 5B/DL6JF, 5Q4X, 5Q4X (EU-125), 5R8UP, 5X2B, 5Z4/DL2MC, 7P8WO, 8J1ME, 8N1T, 8N4HQ, 9M2CNC, 9V1XX, A25NPD, A73A, AH2EA (OC-026), C21MA, C21VE, CT9/DF7ZS, D73G (AS-060), DA0HQ, DM1517L, DQ2018KTMS, DR18WRD, DS3CHK, DS4AOW, DS4GKF, DS5OYE, DU1/OE1SGU, DX7EME, EI100T, EI11WAW, EI150ITU, EI33WAW, EJ3Z, ET3AA, FH/DJ9RR, H40GC, H42NT (OC-127), H44MS, HB0/EI1E, HB0/OE9HRV/P, HK1MW, HL0WOP, HL16RI, HL1AVS, HL2CFY, HL3EFM, HS0ZV, IC8/DJ5AA (EU-031), IM0/OE5FSM (EU-024), JD1BON (AS-031), K1N, K5D, MD0CCE, OA6Q, OY1OF, PJ4/DL5LYM, PJ4Y, PZ5XX, S79AC, SV5/DL3DRN, SV8/OE2LCM/P, SW9AA, T41G (NA-093), TJ3PD, UN7L, VK0IR, VK9/G7VJR, VP2MDL, VP2MKG, YF1AR/0 (OC-177), YF1AR/4 (OC-204), YF1AR/5 (OC-215), YF1AR/6 (OC-270), YF1AR/7 (OC-166), YF1AR/8 (OC-272), Z6/DF8AN and ZF2DX TT8, CHAD. Kenneth, LA7GIA, has announced his next DXpedition to take place from a hotel in N’Djamena between October 9-21st. His callsign will be TT8KO. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using mainly CW and possibly SSB. There is no Digital modes planned. Look for more details to be forthcoming. Also, watch his Web page at: http://la7gia.com/Chad/index.html V4, ST. KITTS. John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, between October 10th and November 6th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8. Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT857D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John states his antennas are a 33', 40-10m Vertical, 35', 80m Top Loaded Vertical, a base loaded 160m Vertical and on 6m a 5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. Also, visiting and operating from John's QTH will be Clive, GM3POI, between October 23-30th, as V4/GM3POI, on CW, SSB and FT8. Clive will also be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 27-28th) signing as V47X, and as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL V47X via M0URX. VP2E, ANGUILLA. Operators Rich/KE1B and YL Anna/W6NN will once again be active as VP2EAQ and VP2EAR, respectively, from Songbird Villa, Rendezvous Bay, between November 19-28th. Activity will be "holiday-style" using a single station (an Elecraft K3S) with 100w and a Buddipole antenna system directly adjacent to the sea. Operations will be on all bands 40-10 meters (including 30/17/12m), and all modes (CW/SSB/RTTY/FT8). Look for VP2EAQ to be active in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th). They expect to have Internet access, and plan to upload logs to ClubLog daily. You can check your QSO status and request a QSL card via the Online QSL Request System (OQRS). Direct QSLs are via their home callsign (see QRZ.com for details). Also, QSL via LoTW or eQSL. Bureau cards should be sent via KE1B. VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Operator Lee/K7NM, Steve/WM7Z, Richard/NS7K and Glenn/ AC7ZN will be active as VP2MLB, VP2MSA, VP2MSK and VP2MZN, respectively, from Gingerbread Hill, St. Peters, Montserrat (NA-103), sometime late November and early December. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and FT8. They will also be in the ARRL 160m CW Contest (November 30th-December 2nd) signing as VP2MSK and as a Multi-Op entry. QSL VP2MSK via NS7K, ClubLog or LoTW. QSL VP2MLB via K7NM. QSL VP2MSA via WM7Z or LoTW. QSL VP2MZN via AC7ZN. WWV & WWVH MAY GO SILENT!! WWV and WWVH are planned to be shut down due to major proposed budget cuts. Read about it on the ARRL Web and Letter page: http://www.arrl.org/news/nist-fy-2019-budget-would-eliminate-wwv-and-wwvh http://www.arrl.org/news/view/conce...io-community-over-wwv-wwvh-shut-down-proposal http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/?issue=2018-08-22 "The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will dis- continue the dissemination of the U.S. time and frequency via the NIST radio stations in Hawaii and Ft. Collins, CO. These radio stations transmit signals that are used to synchronize consumer electronic products like wall clocks, clock radios, and wristwatches, and may be used in other applications like appliances, cameras, and irrigation controllers." There is a petition to requests continued funding of these stations be maintained into the 21st century and beyond to ensure future operations. 100,000 signatures are needed by Sept. 15th. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/maintain-funding-nist-stations-wwv-wwvh XR208, CHILE (Special Event). To commemorate the "First National Board of Government", members of the Díscolo DX Group will activate XR208A, XR208B, XR208C and XR208D between September 1-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB, PSK31 and FT8. Operators mentioned are Carlos/ CA6CGX, Carlos/CE6UFF, Alejandro/CE6SAX, Juan/CE5PRD, Erich/XQ6OA, Roland/ XQ3MCC, Claudio/CE5AUC, Marco/CE3LI, Oscar/CE5CSV and Mario/CE6TK. QSL will be sent out in November via the Bureau. A diploma is available for making four QSOs. The request for this diploma should be made to: contacto@discolodxgroup.cl Upon confirmation it will be available for download (in PDF format) on the Díscolo DX Group Web site. For more details, see: http://discolodxgroup.cl YASME PRESS RELEASE (dated August 21st). THE YASME FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES ELECTION OF A NEW DIRECTOR -- The Board of Directors of The Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce that it has elected Marty Woll, N6VI, as the newest Yasme Foundation Director. Marty brings a wealth of experience in ham radio including nine years of service as Vice-Director for the ARRL South- western Division and Life Member of ARRL, past president of the Southern California DX Club, past president of the Los Angeles Area Council of Radio Clubs, past chair of the ARRL’s Contest Advisory Committee, and founding member of the Southern California Contest Club. Marty is also active in public service as Training Officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department's Auxiliary Communications Service. He authored a chapter of the ARRL's Introduction to Emergency Communications course and is a popular speaker at clubs and conventions. * * * * * The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio, including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. For additional information about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at <www.yasme.org>. Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation Board of Directors: Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice President, Director, Interim Secretary Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Director and Treasurer Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Director ZL7, CHATHAM ISLAND. Operators Shige/JH1GNU, Kaz/JH1HRJ and Tack/JE1SCJ will be active as ZL7X from Chatham Islands (OC-038) between October 16-22nd. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. The focus will be on the low bands CW and all bands FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1822.5, 3504, 7004, 10115, 14010, 18080, 21010, 24895 and 28010 SSB - 3785, 7080, 14210, 18140, 21305, 24970 and 28510 FT8 - 1840*, 3563, 7060, 10140, 14095, 18105, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz * FT8: DXpedition mode except 160m QSL via JA0VSH (direct/by the Bureau), LoTW or eQSL. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST -- Click or send requests to: Help: <mailtopdx-request@barf80.org?subject=help> Subscribe: <mailtopdx-request@barf80.org?subject=subscribe> Unsubscribe: <mailtopdx-request@barf80.org?subject=unsubscribe> OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://www.papays.com/opdx.html NOW ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of "The OPDX Bulletin" are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: <kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org> OR <kb8nw@arrl.net> OR <kb8nw@hotmail.com> Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
