SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1456 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1456 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1456 BID: $OPDX.1456 March 16, 2020 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Send 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, K3IRV, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WA4DAN, WB6RSE, K8YSE, KZ8Y, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, N0TG, CO2AME, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5GL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information. *** EDITOR'S NOTES: WOW! It was a bad week for upcoming hamfests, conventions, sports and DXpeditions. Stay healthy.... DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 8th/March, through Sunday, 15th/March there were 228 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, 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, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later". 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (and PACIFIC TOUR). The Rebel DX Group (RDXG) team reports/posted the following (https://bouvetoya.org/) on March 11th [edited]: A bunch of fresh news from the 3Y0I – Bouvet Island camp. Although we're still $25k short of our required budget, we arrange and follow things up according to our plans. A have already paid down-payment for our vessel. We also analyzed all conclusions collected during the 1st attempt. We have already verified, prepared and stored our expedition and radio gear. Actually we're just waiting for the coming Southern hemisphere's summer to "set sails" again. Our 2nd attempt to "conquer" the remotest island in the world – Bouvet Island – will take place by end of 2020. We strongly encourage to support our project via our GoFundMe page at (https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition). The website constantly updates and displays names and callsigns of each donor who decide to back up our plans. We are very very thankful for all donations sent by all of our current supporters! As announced before, we're up to our next project and about to leave for the Pacific IOTA tour by end of March. As a local tropical cyclone season withdraws, once arrived at Fiji we will check our Rebel's catamaran and prepare it for a long 1 month+ oceanic voyage. Expect the launch of the T33T Banaba and T22T Tuvalu project by late April/beginning of May 2020. We welcome our new gear supporter – The Adjustiwave Antennas. Their antennas' sector is simplicity and durability and we're going to use their verticals as additional and backup aerials during our Pacific tour. Take a look at their website to learn more about these self-erected ver- tical multibanders: https://adjustiwave.com 73 and fingers crossed! The RDXG Team ----------------------------------------------------- For more details and updates on the Bouvet Island DXpedition, watch the following Web page and Media sites at: This is the main site where you can find more details on the project and news: https://bouvetoya.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg Rebel DX Group: https://www.facebook.com/rebeldxgroup 6O0, SOMALIA. Janusz, AK4JK (aka 5H0JK, SP7GWF, ST/ZS5ADU, T6EU, V6JBVS, ZS5ADU), announced that he is now active as 6O0/AK4JK from Somalia. The length of his stay is not known. Activity will be CW only everyday at 1700 GMT on 14007 or 7007 kHz. QSL via his home callsign direct. NO IRCs. 8Q, MALDIVES (Reminder). Noel, F6BGC, is now active as 8Q7NC from Veligandu Island, Rashdoo Atoll, in the Maldives Islands (WW Loc. MJ64MH, IOTA AS-013) until March 21st. Activity will be holiday style (Suitcase Expedition) on 80-10 meters (depending on conditions) with 100w and a vertical, using all modes CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via F6BGC, direct or LotW. More information at: https://www.qrz.com/db/8Q7NC ARRL HAMFEST/COVENTION CLOSINGS. The ARRL has created a Web page that lists all hamfests and conventions that have advised the League that they are canceling scheduled events due to the concerns over the corona- virus (currently there are 17 listed): http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/page:1/keywords:Canceled/model:Event ADDED NOTE: ARRL Suspending Tours and Guest Visits to Headquarters, W1AW: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-suspending-tours-and-guest-visits-to-headquarters-w1aw CE0Y, EASTER ISLAND (Reminder). Mike, VE7ACN, will be active as CE0Y/VE7ACN from Easter Island between March 19-30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (possibly 160m) using CW and SSB. QSL via VE7ACN, ClubLog's OQRS (pre- ferred)or LoTW. CP, BOLIVIA. After the Russian Robinson Club's (RRC) activities as XR8RRC from Wellington Island (SA-032), look for the operators to be active as CP6/R7AL, CP6/RW9JZ, CP6/RK8A & CP6/RZ3K from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for up to 13 days. Activity will be on various HF bands (depends on propa- gation) using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (strictly prefer- able!), or direct via EU7A. For more details and updates, see: https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/bolivia2020 CQ NEWS RELEASE (Visalia, HamSCI, Conferences Canceled Due to Coronavirus). [edited] From the CQ Newsroom (dated March 11th): Concerns over coronavirus and various advisories regarding travel and large group gatherings have prompted cancellations of two upcoming ham meetings - the Visalia Inter- national DX Convention in California and the HamSCI workshop in Penn- sylvania. In a March 10th letter to speakers and participants, the co-chairs of the International DX Convention wrote: "Due to concerns (for the) health and well-being of our amateur radio family, our age group and possible compromised health issues; we are taking the side of safety and canceling the convention. Even though the percentage of COVID-19 is low, there are person(s) who have the illness but mild form and have not seen a physician. It only takes 1 person to pass the virus to a person with a compromised illness. We will be in close proximity of each other. Yes, the timing is bad, but all of your lives and families are more important." On March 11th, HamSCI Coordinator Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, announced that "it is no longer feasible to hold an in-person HamSCI workshop this year...The Science/Program Committee is discussing over the next few days the best alternative plans for the HamSCI workshop. This may mean a form all-electronic meeting using teleconference/webinar services." Updates will be posted at <https://hamsci.org/>. As of now, the Dayton Hamvention is still expected to be held on schedule. However, Ohio now has at least three confirmed cases of the disease and many of the state's universities are temporarily moving to online-only classes. Hamvention officials say they are in close contact with state and federal health officials. Monitor <www.hamvention.org> for updates. CQ Amateur Radio, 17 West John St., Hicksville, NY 11801 (www.cq-amateur-radio.com) EDITOR'S NOTE: Also, check out the ARRL's Web page (Visalia Inter- national DX Convention, Other Events Canceled Due to Coronavirus Worries) at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/visal...r-events-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus-worries CY0 SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release by Randy, N0TG, dated March 6th)[edited]. The team is busy planning for October. We invite you to visit the WEB SITE (http://www.CY0dxpedition.net) and participate in the SURVEY. We would like to hear from you as to details for your "Need" for CY0. Also, donations early on for upfront expenses during the pre- paration phase are very helpful. Keep in touch with the Web page for updates on the DXpedition details.... Tnx, Randy N0TG DAY-XENIA NEWS (COVID19 Update). The following was posted on the HamVention Web site March 12th: The Hamvention Executive Committee wants to update the Amateur Radio Community our current status in regards to COVID19. The health and welfare of all attending this event is very important to us all. As most of you know the COVID19 pandemic is a very fluid situation and the Hamvention Executive Committee is constantly in touch with the Greene County Department of Health and in turn they have daily meetings with the Ohio Department of Health. As of now we plan on holding Hamvention unless otherwise directed. It is our intention to follow the orders of the State of Ohio and the Greene County Health Dept. We will update as required. Thank you for your support and understanding. Vy 73, Executive Committee Hamvention 2020 DAY-XENIA NEWS (SWODXA Press Release for the DX Dinner, dated March 9th). [edited] Mike Suhar, W8RKO, (msuhar@woh.rr.com) reports: The SouthWest Ohio DX Association (SWODXA) has announced that Debbie Anderson will be the keynote speaker at the 35th annual DX Dinner. The dinner, held in conjunction with the 2020 Dayton Hamvention, will be on Friday, May 15th, at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton. Debbie Anderson, only child of Joseph and Dorothy Desch, grew up feeling that her family was unusual. Her father, engineer at NCR for 34 years, often mentioned events during WW2, before she was born. When asked about WW2, however, Mr. Desch would stall or quickly change the topic. After his death in 1987 Debbie began a slow but steady search for information about her father's wartime work. Slowly the story of wartime code-breaking was uncovered—specifically, reading German communications hidden in the Enigma cipher. She's been speaking on this topic since 1990. She also maintains a web site [http://daytoncodebreakers.org] on the Dayton codebreaking story and was associate producer of a documentary Dayton Codebreakers which has played on American Public Television since 2006. For more information and to order dinner tickets, visit: https://swodxaevents.org FK CHESTERFIELD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/Postponed). In light of the current COVID-19 virus pandemic, global travel restriction uncertainties as well as obvious concerns for our team's safety and welfare, the pre- viously announced DXpedition to Chesterfield Reefs (TK/C) is being post- poned until 2021. Further details will be released as our revised plans are solidified..... Gregg W6IZT and Hal W8HC FS, ST. MARTIN. David, F8AAN, will once again be active as FS/F8AAN from St. Martin Island (NA-105) between November 18th and December 4th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using CW only. He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th), and will apply for a special callsign. David normally uses a FT-897 into a portable antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct, LoTW, ClubLog and eQSL. GB0/GB2/GB4, NORTHERN IRELAND. Members of the "County Antrim DX Group" and operators John/MI0LPO and Martin/2I0WAI will be using the special callsigns GB0SPD, GB2SPD and GB4SPD, to celebrate St Patrick's Day. The St. Patrick's Day On The Air event will run from 1200 UTC on March 16th, until 1200 UTC on March 18th. Activity will be on all HF bands including 2m and 70cm using SSB and possibly FT8. QSL via info on QRZ.com. For more details, see: http://stpatrickaward.webs.com GT0, ISLE OF MAN. Operators Billy/GM6DX, Iain/GM5YTT and Stevie/GM2TT will be active as GT0SP from the Scarlett Point Tower on the Isle of Man (EU-115) between March 27-30th. Activity will include the CQWW WPX DX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). QSL via LoTW. View the Scarlett Point Tower Camera(s) at: http://scarlett.no-ip.org:8081/live/index.html?Language=0 IOTA NEWS.............. AS-118. (Postponed) Neil, G0JHC, reports that the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society's 9K2F Failaka Island IOTA DXpedition has been post- poned. Operation was to take place between March 11-15th. EU-107. Operators Gil/F4FET, Antoine/F5RAB and friends will be active as TM7P from Petite Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) as a Multi-2 entry. They plan to be active some days before and after the contest weekend. QSL via F4FET. EU-118. Col, MM0NDX, reported this past week, "There's been no activity from there (Flannan Isles) since 2010 when the MS0INT crew made about 8K QSOs. I recently contacted the boat operator who took us out there 10 years ago and they now say all landing areas have been eroded away and only recommend 'fit' people attempt to go there nowadays as 'it's very difficult to land'. So unless it's reactivated soon I guess this could become a real rare one in the years ahead." NA-034. Lou, W0FK, who was expected to once again be operating as W0FK/4 on Longboat Key between from March 1-14th, had to postponed his operation until later this year. NA-092. Markus, DJ4EL, is planning to be active as PZ5G from Papegaaien Island, Suriname, sometime during Easter (April 12th). Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming. OC-092. (Cancelled) Jacek, SP5APW, who was expected to be active as DU2/SP5APW from Calayan Island in April, has canceled his operation due to possible travel issues because of the Corona- virus. SA-029. Members of the CabreuvaDX Team will once again be active as ZV1C from Cedro Island between May 1-3rd. Activity will be on 160/80/40/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. There will also be activity on 2 meters satellite. QSL via PU2VCP. For more details and updates, see QRZ.com. SA-032/ By the time you read this, members of the Russian Robinson SA-091. Club will be finishing their activity as XR8RRC from Wellington Island (SA-032, which is located in a heart of Chilean Patagonia) possibly on March 16th. Activity is planned to be on various HF bands (depends on propagation) using CW, SSB and FT8 modes. Once XR8RRC goes QRT, the team will then head to Puerto-Natales, and then possibly activate Riesco Island (SA-091), weather and transport permitting. Activity will be up to 48 hours. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (strictly preferable!), or direct via EU7A: Andrey N. Teterukov, P.O. Box 13, Mogilev-30, 212030, Belarus. For more details and possible updates, watch: https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/patagonia2020 IOTA TOUR (V6, MICRONESIA). Jonathan, XE2BRX, will be on a "Micro DXpedition" to the islands: 1) Namoluk OC-254 5) Piherarh (Pisaris) OC-155 2) Losap OC-011 6) Nomwin OC-253 3) Houk (Pulusuk) OC-155 7) Weno OC-11 4) Polowat OC-155 He states, "This will be a work related travel, my operation time will be limited to my free time and schedule of affairs. Please don't expect much, as this won't be a full time DXpedition. When I have more info it will be posted on QRZ.com." 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...... KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND (Update). Ron, KH6DV, posted on March 14th, the following on QRZ.com: "We all know that one of the easiest ways to catch a respiratory infection is to travel by airline, visit a hospital or clinic waiting room, or pass through an airport. Expedition operators aren't going to want to travel while this pandemic is active, then get on a boat with cramped quarters and undertake a 6+ day voyage with others who have also traveled. I've been looking for Coronavirus forecasts, and have finally found what looks like a reliable one. An expert who has accurately predicted other pandemic time-lines stated on February 11th that the Coronavirus would burn itself out in 6 months. He didn't state if that was 6 months from discovery or 6 months from the date of his statement. Using 6 months from the date of his statement, travel should be safe by the end of the first week in August. We are assuming that, because travel for our expedition will be almost two months later, THE EXPEDITION WILL BE UNAFFECTED." LX20, LUXEMBOURG. A group of operators will be active as LX20I from Eschdorf (WW Loc. JN29XV) during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Multi-Op entry. The special callsign is for the 20th anniversary of the LX7I contest station. QSL via LX2A. In celebration, they will issue a special LX20I Award for those who work them on as many Band/Mode slots in 2020. For more details, see: http://lx7i.com/lx20i 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 PD2020, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Friso, PD1JFD, will use the special callsign PD2020GP during the Dutch F1 Grand Prix 2020 Zandvoort between April 3rd and May 3rd. QSL via the Bureau. PJ2, CURACAO (Update/Postponed). Andy, DK5ON, who was expected to be active again as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) between March 15-31st, has announced the following on QRZ.com: :Because of the Corona- virus, the airport in Curacao was blocked for incoming flights from Europe. The expedition is canceled and will be postponed to March 2021." PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 16-22nd)....... Mar/16th HN Mar/19th HN Mar/21st AN Mar/17th HN Mar/20th AN Mar/22nd AN Mar/18th AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.com * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm PY0F, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Philippe, PT2FM, will be active as PY0F from Fernando de Noronha Island (SA-003) during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via PY7RP. For more info about the station, see: https://py0f.wordpress.com QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (March 8th & 15th) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4A7S via XE2S HQ9X via KQ1F & (L) PT5J via PP5JR 5P1KZX via OZ1KZX & (L) II7ICT via IZ7AUH (O) S5400J via S57WJ 8P5A via HA1AG (B/d/L) IO5O via IK5RLP SN1T via SP1NQN (L) C6ATF via K4OV IR4M via I4IFL & (L) SN750MY via SP1PMY CQ8M via EA5GL J68HZ via K9HZ (d/L) SN8K via SQ8ERS & (L) CS5CT via CT1REP L1D via LU1DX SX1DI via SV1AHH (d/e) CT8/S51TA via S58N (d) LY11LY via LY2QT T30LY via DL4KQ CV7S via CX7SS & (L) M6T via G4BWP (O/L) TC18GL via TC18GL (e) DL0VR via DL6ED MP7DX via G4DIY TM8C via F6CUK DR4W via DJ9MH OE4XBH via OE4RGC TO3Z via F6HMQ ED8M via EA8DIG (L) OL6D via OK1DWQ VP2VB via OH2BH EE7P via EA7ATX OL7C via OK1FIK XR8RRC via EU7A (O/L) EX0QR via R2DX (O) OP4K via ON4JZ & (L) GB5HAM via M0IRU PA75PKZ via PA2PKZ (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 (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/3B8XF (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/9J2LA (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/EX0QR (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/VP2VB (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/XR8RRC BUREAU SERVICES. QSL Manager Pedro, EA5GL, informs OPDX, "If you have made any expedition, no matter how long ago, and you have not been able to answer the QSLs by the Bureau for any reason, contact me. I can take care of sending them at no cost to you. I take care of the QSLs and the the sending part. All I need is your log. For any inquiry, please E-mail me at: ea5gl@hotmail.com NEW QSL MANAGER. Irv, K3IRV, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL Manager for Patrice (Pat), FK8HA. QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3B8XF, 4F3OM, 4O4T, 4U1UN, 6Y5HN, 9K2HM, 9M8DEN, A45XR, BG4QNE, BH4IGO, FO5QB, HU1DL, HV0A, HZ1BO, HZ1TT, JA8ISU, JD1BON, PJ7AA, T6AA, TT8SN, V47JA, V85RH, VK3FGNT, VP2MSS, VP8PJ, VU2DED, YB2TX, YS1RS, ZM1A and ZS6NL QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AG/p, 5H3UA (AF-032), 9M2SAF/P (AS-072), T6AA, YP0H (EU-183), ZC4UW and ZW6C (SA-080) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 5X8C, 6O0X, 9A8VI/P (EU-136), 9H3EG, 9N7TB, AN1WHS (EU-077), EA6FB, EA8DHH, HB0/DK3RED, HB0/DL4APJ, HB0/DL8ECA, HC5EG, HL1/LZ4AX, HZ1HZ, LA/DL2VF (EU-076), OH8/DL7UXG (EU-184), OY/DL3UB, P40XM, PJ4H, PJ5/SP6EQZ, PJ6N, PY6/PY1JR (SA-023), SA6G/7 (EU-137), SD3G/2 (EU-139), SK0HS/0 (EU-084), VK9LQ and YV5OIE --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info.... S7, SEYCHELLES. Nick, G7EQM, is now active as S79EQM from Praslin Island (AF-024). , Seychelles, until March 29th. Activity will be holiday style on 20 meters using SSB and FT8, with an FT-891 into Quarter Wave Vertical. QSL via eQSL. SU, EGYPT. Thomas, DL2RMC, is now active as SU9TH from Egypt. The length of his stay is unknown at this time. Activity has been mainly on 20/15 meters FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. T42, CLUB. Members of the SMP DX Club (Sam Miguel del Padrón), in a region of Havana, plan to be on the air for the next CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). The operators also plan to be active between March 25-30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters usings CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 and RTTY. Operators mentioned are Amed/CO2AME/W0BHK (Team Leader), CO2EAP, Danilo/CM2DOY, Dayron/CL2DPC, CL2ARZ, CL2SSS, CL2ETT, CL2PUP and Alejandro/CL2CAS. QSL via CO2AME. TC18, TURKEY (Special Event). Burhan, TA1BX, reports that the special event callsign TC18GL will be active in accordance of the March 18th anniversary of the Gallipoli Naval Victory and the memorial of those who lost their lives. Members of some Turkism ham radio clubs [ATRO (YM1KTR), TANGO ALFA (YM1KE) and TAMAD (YM1KAD)] will be on the air between March 13-22nd, on all HF bands. QSL via eQSL. See QRZ.com for more details. TU, CÔTE D'IVOIRE (Postponed). The TU2R Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) DX- pedition between March 23rd and April 3rd, has been postponed. The fol- lowing was posted March 14th: "Nine days before leaving for Côte d’Ivoire, the TU2R Team members have decided to postpone the expedition to a later date in 2020. Due to the current pandemic situation, we took the decision in the interest of health and safety. We will keep you informed of our new plans. Thank you for your understanding.... 73 TU2R team" For more details and updates, watch: https://tu2r.wordpress.com UR4, UKRAINE (Special Event/Award). Look for special event station UR4NWW to be active between March 20-23rd, during the activity days called "The Warriors of Vinnitsa" 2020, from the Club WW Radioamateurs in Vinnitsa, a region of Ukraine. A special memorial award (The Warriors of Vinnitsa) is available making 3 QSOs (SWL) with radio amateur stations in the Vinnitsa region (UR#N, UT#N, US#N e.t.c.), and with QSOs with the club station of UR4NWW which gives you a 2 point QSO. "The Warriors of Vinnitsa" (Наши Воины Винничины) is an amateur radio diploma in honor of the 76th anni- versary of the Vinnitsa liberation from the Nazi invaders in 1944. Send your request with log info to their E-mail box (ur4nww@gmail.com) until March 31st, 2020. For more info, see: http://ur4nww.qrz.ru/memorial V2, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA. Fred, ND4DX, will be active as V26FK from Mamora Bay, Antigua Island (NA-100), between now and March 20th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using mostly SSB with some CW. QSL via his home callsign. VK9W WILLIS ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (New DXpedition). Murray Adams, WA4DAN, informs OPDX of the following: The 2016/2019 CY9C team, and the upcoming Sable Island DXpedition CY0C team, is pleased to announce our next DXpedition. After the Sable CY0C DXpedition, we will be going to Willis Island VK9W in 2021. Eight operators from those two teams will comprise the 2021 Willis Island DXpedition team. Boat arrangements have already been made. We are currently working with the Australian government for the necessary permits. Much more information will be released in the coming months. VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. By the time you read this, operators Adrian/ KO8SCA, Martti/OH2BH, Niko/OH2GEK and Sandro/VE7NY will be finishing up their VP2VB operation (QRT on March 16th) from Anegada Island (NA-023), British Virgin Islands. Activity will be focused on the low bands. QSL via OH2BH. VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. Operators Bob/K0NR, YL Joyce/K0JJW and Denny/KB9DPF will be active as VP2V/K0NR, VP2V/K0JJW and VP2V/KB9DPF from British Virgin Islands later this month. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via their home callsigns or LoTW. VP8PJ SOUTH ORKNEY DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Gene, K5GS (ZL1NA, VK2IXC), reported on Thursday, March 12th, 10:06 am (EDT): "The team is leaving the Braveheart about now, assuming their transportation arrived on time. They will be taken to the hotel, where I am waiting for them, but unfor- tunately we all must wait for rooms to be available, in about 3 hours. The ride back from Signy was relatively smooth. I think we'll all appre- ciate a good night's sleep without the noise of the engines and the ship rolling. Over the next few days team members will depart for their home." EDITOR NOTES: The team went QRT on March 6th, at 0100z. Several team members were to begin their travels home on the 13th. Current statistics show (as this is being written), as of 1325z March 14th, VP8PJ work 83778 total QSOs with 20595 Unique callsigns. QSO Modes: 40151/CW, 14046/SSB, 27140/FT8, 1/PSK and 2440/RTTY. By Continent: 766/AF, 1/AN, 5393/AS, 44118/EU, 29133/NA, 601/OC and 3754/SA. QSL via M0URX, direct or OQRS (direct and Bureau). LoTW will be uploaded 6 months after DXpedition. Online log is available at: https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=VP8PJ Also, details about the log, "Not In Log", LoTW, QSL Request questions can be answered here: https://sorkney.com/qsl The OQRS has now been activated. The following are VP8PJ media pages to watch: The VP8PJ Web page is at: https://sorkney.com The VP8PJ Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/SouthOrkneyDX The VP8PJ Groups.io group is at: https://groups.io/g/VP8PJ VU4R ANDAMAN ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Postponted). The VU4R DXpedition (March 20-31st) has been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic. XR0, EASTER ISLAND. A Polish team will be active as XR0YSP from Easter Island (SA-001) between September 15-30th. Operators mentioned are Jan/ SP3CYY, Jurek/SP3GEM, Wlodek/SP6EQZ, Janusz/SP6IXF, Roman/SP9FOW and Piotr/SP9RCL. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via SP6IXF, OQRS, LoTW or by the Bureau. Look for more information and Web page to be forthcoming. XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang, will once again be active as XW4XR from Vientiane between March 30th and April 12th. Activity will be on 60-6 meters (60m included) using CW, RTTY, JT65 and FT8/FT4. QSL via E21EIC and LoTW (preferred method). YB, INDONESIA. Hans, YB2DX, will once again be active during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign. YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR NEWS (YCP [9A1A] AND NOTA 2020 Canceled). Philipp, DK6SP, reports on March 11th: Unfortunately, we have to announce the can- cellation of the upcoming Youth Contest Program at 9A1A contest station in Croatia and to the Nordics On The Air Sub-regional camp in Norway due to COVID-19 virus. Both events might be postponed to fall if spreading of the virus calms down. Participants will be directly contacted by the organizers. *********************************************************************** 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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