Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1471

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1471

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1471
BID: $OPDX.1471
July 6, 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, N6PSE, W7GJ,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
M0URX, PA5Y, PY3DF, 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, 28th/June, through Sunday, 5th/July there were 206 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4X, 5B, 5R,
5T, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2,
A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL,
EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I,
IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, 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, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7,
T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB,
YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL,
ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".

5X, UGANDA (Postponed). Shabu, M0KRI (ex-9U4RI), who was expected to be
active as 5X1RI sometime during the end of July to mid-August, has post-
posted his trip, probably for about 6 months.

8A52, INDONESIA (Special Event). Special event station 8A52PA will be
active until July 6th, to celebrate the 52th anniversary of the Indonesia
Radio Amateur Organization (ORARI). Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Special Cenderawasih Award is available
at: https://sites.google.com/view/ordapapuaofficial/special-call

9A164, CROATIA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Klub Novi Bokanjac
will be commemorating the birth (July 10th, 1856) and life of Nikola
Tesla, the great visionary who fathered not just the radio, but "the
wireless world, the man out of time, the man who was dreaming and was
dreaming correctly." Due to the COVID-19 situation, activity will not
take place in Smiljan, the birthplace of Nikola Tesla, but in Zadar.
QSO confirmation by eQSL.cc. Traditional paper QSL via the 9A Bureau.

DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of July 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. JD/M Minami Torishima
10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. EZ Turkmenistan
11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands
12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria
13. YV0 Aves Island 26. FK/C Chesterfield Island

No change on the Top 26 since we last reported back on May 4th. The
complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list (340) is available at:
https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php

EF4, SPAIN. Members of the URE (Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles)
will be active as EF4HQ from their HQ station during the IARU HF World
Championship between 1200z Saturday, July 11th and 1200z Sunday, July
12th. Activity will be on 160/80/40/20/15/10 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL via EA4URE, by the Bureau (prefered) or direct. Three awards are
available (Gold, Silver and Bronze). Details can be found on QRZ.com
or (https://concursos.ure.es/en/iaru-hf-world-championship/).

EV1944, BELARUS (Special Event). Look for special event station EV1944M
to be active from Minsk until July 31st. Activity is to celebrate the
75th anniversary of the liberation of Minsk and Belarus from the German
invaders. QSL via EW1I.

FO/A, FO/M & TX7, AUSTRAL AND MARQUESAS ISLANDS (Postponed). Lance, W7GJ,
informs OPDX of the following [edited]: Because of the ongoing COVID 19
pandemic, we regret that the W7GJ 6m EME DXpedition to FO/A and FO/M and
the KB7Q 2m EME DXpedition to FO/M must be delayed until 2021. Lodging
reservations already have been changed, and we are in the process of
revising the licensing and equipment importation authorizations. The
APPROXIMATE dates for the new DXpeditions are:
FO/A (6m only) - October 15-24, 2021
FO/M (TX7MB on 2m and 6m) - October 26-November 4, 2021
Exact dates and operating schedules will be posted on my website after
September 2020, when airline reservation dates for 2021 become available:
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Austral Islands 2020.htm
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Marquesas 2020.htm
We are looking forward to contacting you and hope that this unfortunate
delay provides you with any extra time you may need to improve your
station to get ready for the FO DXpedition!

IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Next Weekend). The complete rules for next
weekend's IARU HF World Championship are available at:
http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-world-championship

INTREPID-DX GROUP NEWS (Press Release, dated July 1st)[edited]. First
Annual "Dream Rig" Youth Essay Contest -- The Intrepid-DX Group is a U.S.
based 501 C(3) nonprofit organization that promotes Amateur Radio activ-
ities in developing countries.

Announcing our first annual Youth Essay Contest-Prize is a Dream Rig!

The Intrepid-DX Group recognizes the importance of including Youth in
our great hobby because they are our future! We are establishing an
annual Dream Rig Youth Essay Contest to learn the suggestions of young
people for attracting other young operators to Amateur Radio.

What is the Prize?
The prize is a factory fresh ICOM IC-7300! See the features here:
https://www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/hf/7300/default.aspx

Contest Rules:
1) Two-page Essay answering these questions:
A) What are your amateur radio goals?
B) What can we do to attract more youth to amateur radio?
2) USA Amateur Radio License Holders Age 19 or younger.
3) Promise to keep the radio for one year, not flip it, trade it or
sell it, and to use it on the air.
4) Send essay in text or MS Word attachment to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com
by July 31, 2020.
5) You may alternatively mail it to: The Intrepid-DX Group,
3052 Wetmore Dr, San Jose, CA 95148, USA.. Must be post marked by
July 31, 2020.
6) The winner of the Essay Contest will be announced on our Website
and Facebook page on August 10, 2020.

All submissions become the property of the Intrepid-DX Group and may
be published.

Questions: Send an email to pauln6pse@gmail.com

Follow us on our homepage www.Intrepid-DX.com and/or our Facebook page
at https://www.facebook.com/The-Intrepid-DX-Group-180857615282553

IOTA NEWS. Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during
the past several weeks (probably because of many COVID-19 travel restric-
tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were
active this past week between June 28th-July 4th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8W Canary 17m; FT8
AF-004 EA8DEG Tenerife 20m; SSB
AF-014 FR4PV Reunion 20m; CW
AF-022 ZD7FT St. Helena 17m; SSB
AF-057 5R8UI Madagascar 20m; RTTY
AS-002 A91FTDMC Bahrain 20m; Digi
AS-007 JH3NGD Honshu 40m; SSB
AS-007 JI1UGH Honshu 20m; Digi
AS-019 9V1YC Singapore 20m; Digi
AS-020 BX5AA Taiwan 20m; SSB
AS-021 A61EK Trucial Coast 30m; Digi
AS-031 JD1BHA Ogasawara 40m; Digi
EU-003 CQ8F Formigas 20/17m; SSB
EU-004 EA6AM Balearic 40m; SSB
EU-005 G0TSM Great Britain 15m; Digi
EU-005 G4UJS Great Britain 15m; Digi
EU-005 G6XX Great Britain 40/20m; SSB
EU-005 GB13COL Great Britain 40/20m; SSB
EU-005 GB8AFD Great Britain 40m; SSB
EU-005 GM3YEH Great Britain 20m; Digi
EU-005 M3FON Great Britain 20m; Digi
EU-015 SV9ANK Crete 17m; SSB
EU-015 SV9BMG Crete 17m; Digi
EU-023 9H1VC Malta 10m; SSB
EU-023 9H5BZ Malta 17m; SSB
EU-023 9H5JO Malta 20m; SSB
EU-024 IS0DCR Sardinia 10m; SSB
EU-024 IS0HYW Sardinia 20m; Digi
EU-024 IS0MVE Sardinia 12m; Digi
EU-029 5Q0X Sjaelland 20m; Digi
EU-029 OZ0MJ Sjaelland 20m; SSB
EU-088 OZ7AEI/P Kattegat 80m; Digi
EU-115 2I0DYA Ireland 12m; Digi
EU-115 MI0ITS Ireland 17m; SSB
EU-115 MI0SAI Ireland 15m; Digi
EU-143 EA7KDM Cadiz/Huelva 20m; Digi
EU-032 F1HOM/P Poitou-Charentes 40m; SSB
EU-174 SV2AEL/8 Ammouliani 20m; SSB/FT4
EU-175 CU3HN Azores 17m; Digi
EU-181 LZ2CW Bulgaria 40m; CW
NA-015 CO3VT Cuba 30m; FT8
NA-015 CO5WE Cuba 30m; FT8
NA-026 K2L NY State 40/20m; SSB/CW/Digi
NA-026 KB2ZPB NY State 20m; Digi
NA-065 WU8U WA State N 30m; Digi
NA-107 FM4SA Martinique 20m; SSB
NA-108 J68HZ St. Lucia 20m; SSB
NA-139 K2I MD State E 80m; SSB
NA-143 W8NEO TX State E 15m; SSB
OC-001 VK1TX Australia 40m; SSB
OC-019 K2GT Hawaiian 20m; Digi
OC-021 YB0AZ Java 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB1NWE Java 20m; Digi
OC-021 YB2BOB Java 30m; Digi
OC-022 YB9AY Bali 20m; Digi
OC-032 FK8HM New Caledonia 20m; Digi
OC-147 YG9WKB West Papua's Coastal 40m; Digi
SA-002 VP8LP Falkland 20m; SSB
SA-006 PJ4GR Bonaire 20m; FT8
SA-029 PY1SAD Rio De Janeiro State W 40m; Digi

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

EU-031. Salvadore, IC8SDL, is active from Capri Island. Activity is
on various HF Bands including 6 meters. QSL via IC8SDL:
Salvatore Lembo, Porciello 4/a, Capri, 80073, Italy.

EU-047. Markus, DJ4EL, will be active as DJ4EL/p from Juist Island
between July 10-13th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using
SSB with mono-band and multi-vertical antennas. QSL via LoTW
or his home callsign. ADDED NOTE: Markus plans to activate
more German islands (which have never been activated) at the
end of August. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

EU-081. Operators Jean/ON5DX, Kürt/ON5DZ, Tim/ON5HC, Pat/ON7PQ and
Francis/ON8AZ will be active as TM2U from Saint Marcouf Island
between August 23-28th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters (also
60m) using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via ON8AZ. For
more details, see: https://www.eu081.be

EU-113. Markus, DJ4EL, will be active as SV8/DJ4EL from Kythira Island
between July 26-30th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using SSB
with quads and vertical antennas. QSL via LoTW or his home
callsign.

NA-134. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from Asiaat Island (WW Loc.
GP38NQ), Greenland, between July 7-30th (possibly longer due
to the COVIN-19). Activity will be on 40-4 meters. When not
active, he will run a WSPR beacon on 160 to 6 meters. He states
this is NOT a DXpedition, and the best chance to work him will
be around lunchtime and after dinner (his local time UTC-2),
also during the weekend, possibly at night/morning. QSL via
OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog
and sometimes eQSL. He may also go to other islands in the
NA-134 group. For more details and updates, watch QRZ.com or
his Web page at: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped

OC-139. Grant, VK5GR, on July 5th, updated the following on his VK5KI
Expedition to Kangaroo Island between July 13-18th [edited]:
"Preparations are almost complete for the VK5KI mini DXpedition
to Kangaroo Island. We are on track to depart Monday week (July
13th) on the Sealink Ferry to the island, part of the South
Australia State East Centre IOTA group.
Andrew, VK5AKH, and I are preparing to take two stations,
the first comprising an Elecraft K3S+KPA500, with the second
consisting of an Icom IC7600 and SPE 1.5K-LFA (the amplifier
that didnt make it to Tonga). We will have a HexBeam on 20-10m,
a dedicated 40m vertical and a multi-band vertical for 160-10m.
We will be operating SSB, CW and multiple digital modes,
including FT8. We do not expect to run Fox/Hound mode this
trip but stay tuned on the clusters as we could switch over
if we are receiving excessive calls."
For more updates/details, see Grant's Web page at:
https://vk5gr-iota.net

OC-228. Andy, VK5MAV, will be active as VK5MAV/P from West Island or
Granite Island, Australia, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
25-26th). Activity will be CW only. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS.

SA-052. Markus, DJ4EL, will activate two islands in the Suriname
SA-092 IOTA group in October:
Houttuyn Island - as PZ5GE; between October 11-25th; on
40-10m using SSB; WW Loc. GJ25kr
Pagegaaien Island - as PZ5G; between October 16-19th; on
80-10m using CW and SSB; WW Loc. GJ15kv
QSL both operations via LoTW or his home callsign.

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. Takashi, JH1FFW, will be active as JD1/JH1FFW from Ogasawara
(AS-031) between July 15-19th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using SSB
and FT8. QSL via JH1FFW, by the Bureau, LoTW and eQSL.

LZ70, BULGARIA. Look for special event station LZ70IPA from Stara Zagorato
be active to celebrate 70th anniversary of International Police Association.
Length of activity is not known. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL
via ClubLog's OQRS.

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

OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Torsten/DL4APJ and Udo/DL2AQI will be active
as OY/DL4APJ and OY/DL2AQI, respectively, from the Faroe Islands (EU-018)
between September 15-23rd. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters
using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY, PSK, FT8). QSL via their home
callsigns, by the DARC Bureau, direct, eQSL or LoTW.

PJ4, BONAIRE. John, K4BAI, will be active as PJ4A from Bonaire (SA-006,
WLOTA LH-1279) during the IARU HF World Championship (July 11-12th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Operations will be done remotely.
Outside contest he will be active as PJ4/K4BAI. QSL via K4BAI.

PJ4, BONAIRE (Canceled). Rich, M5RIC, who was expected to be active as
PJ4/M5RIC from Bonaire Island (SA-006) between September 22-29th, and
PJ4CC during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th), has canceled
his operation. Reason was not provided, but "probably" because of the
COVIN-19 crisis and transportation.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 6-12th).......
Jul/06th AN Jul/09th AN Jul/11th AN
Jul/07th AN Jul/10th AN Jul/12th AN
Jul/08th 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

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (July 5th)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
9A1P via 9A2RD EF0F via EA4URE OD5ET via EB7DX
CQ8F via EA5GL EM100ALK via EM100ALK (e) OL1R via OK1KFQ (B)
DQ8FTDMC via DM2RM GB100GKU via G4HLN (B) OR6T via ON4AMX
DQ9Y via DF2SD (O/L) GB13COL via G0VLF SF6F via SA6FOL (L)
DZ30SH via DX3H (L/e) GM9C via MM0GHM & (e) SM7/DK7RD via DK7RD
E75C via E73Y HS0ZLJ via HS0ZLJ (L/e) SN7L via SP7PGK
EA1G via EA1G (L/e) LX8FTDM via LX1TI V51B via V51B (L)
EA6/EA3HSO via N4GNR (d/L) LZ120AE via LZ1ZF
ED2SANFER via EA2CNA LZ551MS via LZ1KCP
EE5O via EA5ITJ N7ET/DU7 via N7ET & (L)

(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

CB0Z QSL STATUS. The following was posted on July 2nd [edited]: Nando,
IT9YRE, has sent all direct QSL requests on April 14, 2020, in Europe
they have been received while in many other countries the envelopes
will have been blocked due to a Covid-19 emergency issue that no one
would have expected. He continues to receive many emails especially
from OM in the United States for information on the status of the QSL
cards, Nando cannot know where the QSL cards are located, there is no
tracking. If someone would like to try a second shipment, Nando is
willing to simply cover the cost of the stamps, considering the amount
of requests (hundreds) it would not be appropriate to take on the expense.
Postal rates: https://www.poste.it/prodotti/postamail-internazionale.html

NEW QSL ROUTES. As of July 2020, all QSLs for 3D2TS and FK1TS can now
be requested only via M0OXO, direct or by the Bureau (OQRS). Bureau
cards MUST be requested via M0OXO's OQRS at:
https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=3D2TS
https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php?dxcallsign=FK1TS

NEW QSL ROUTES. Vasiliy, RW6HS, informs OPDX that he is now the QSL
Manager for CN8JQ, CN8XP and UK8ICU.

OLD QSL COLLECTION (Update). Jean Michel, F6AJA, wants to remind every-
one to visit the Les Nouvelles DX (LNDX) Web page to see more than
18,000 old QSL cards in several different albums/galleries. This site
contains:
- The ten most wanted DXCC entities (2009 to 2018) with more than
600 QSLs
- At least one card for each 62 deleted DXCC countries (more than
2000+ QSLs)
- Nearest the totality of current prefixes, disappeared now (more
than 5900+ QSLs)
- Album for stations from North Africa 1945-1962 (500+ QSLs)
- More than 1000 QSLs from the Antarctic bases.
- With 280 QSLs from the TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques
Francaises).
- More than 100 cards from Eparses Islands such as FR/B/E/G/J/T
- More than 500 QSLs for the rare French Pacific Islands such as
FK, FK/C, FO/C, FO/A, FO/M, FO/C and FW
- The FG, FM, FP, FS, FY stations from 1945 to 1969
- Commemoratives stations for ITU and IARU with more than 900 QSL.
- More than 3600 cards for the old timer with more than 150 countries
before 1945.
- Cards from the French Department before 1945.
- At least one card from each of the states in the U.S. before 1945.

The URL address for the Web site is: http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr
Some cards are still needed for the collection, and your particip-
ation is welcome. Only a ".jpg" file (both sides of the card) is required.
Please visit the site and give them your comments by sending an E-mail
to: LesNouvellesDX@free.fr

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 8P2K, 8P6DR, AB1QB, KL7J, KP4JRS, LA2XPA,
TA3D, TO7DL, XV1X and ZD7MY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 6F3A, 9J2LA, CB0Z (SA-101), OX3LX (NA-134)
VP8PJ and XF3PAS (NA-090)

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4S7YSG, 5Z4/LA4GHA, 6O0LA, 8P9EE, 9H9DD,
DJ6OI/P (EU-127), E6AF, FM/F6ARC, FS/AG5CR, H44LG, JF1CCH/0 (AS-206),
JI3CEY/0 (AS-206), JQ1SUO/0 (AS-206), JR0UIU/P (AS-046), PJ2/DK6SP,
T30PY, T88CJ, T88TJ, TO6OK, V3O, V55QO, V6K (OC-059), VY2/JR1GSE and
ZS95QO
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....

SN87, POLAND. Members of the Mysliborski Klub Lacznosci PZK (SP1PMY) will
be active with the special callsign SN87LOT from Mysliborz between now
and August 31st. Activity is to commemorate 86th anniversary of the flight
over the Atlantic Ocean by two Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys
Girėnas. They flew from New York in little airplane "Lituanica" to Kaunas
on July 15th, 1933. Their flight ended with catastrophy in a forest near
the village of Pszczelnik (ca. 6 km from Myślibórz, West Pomeranian Voivode-
ship). There is a monument dedicated to those two brave airmen at the
place where airplane fell. Every year at this monument every year there
takes place celebrations with highest Polish and Lithuanian represent-
atives. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via SP1PMY, direct or
by the Bureau.

TK, CORSICA. Max, DL8UW, will be active as TK4VQO from Olmeto, Corsica
(EU-014). Activity is on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB. You can also
find him active everyday on the Medical Assistance Radio (MAR) net on
14332 kHz at 0730z. QSL via his home callsign.

XT2, BURKINA FASO. Max, DK1MAX, will once again be active as XT2MAX from
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, sometime during November/December. Activity is
usually holiday style on all bands using mostly CW and FT8. QSL via EA5GL,
LoTW, eQSL, (no Bureau or SWL reports) and ClubLog. NO PAPER QSLs. Look
for more details to be forthcoming.

YI, IRAQ. A few sources and QRZ.com are reporting that Giorgio, IU5HWS,
who is a sergeant in the Italian Army of the Airborne Brigade, will be
60km from Bagdad between July 30th and November 30th. He hopes to use
the callsign YI/IU5HWS (has not applied for a callsign yet) on 40/20/10
meters. QSL via his home callsign direct. Watch for updates on his QRZ.com
page.

Z6, KOSOVO (Update). A German team will be active as Z66DX from the capital
city of Prystina in Kosovo between October 15-28th. Operators mentioned
are Werner/DJ9KH, Rainer/DL2AMD, Günte/DL2AWG (Co-leader), Peter/DL3APO,
Franz/DL9GFB and Wolf/DM2AUJ (Team Leader). Activity will be on 160/80/
40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8, with three
IC-7300 stations on the air running 800 watts into 160/80m Verticals,
others Loops Verticals with Spider poles. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1822.5, 3526, 7026, 10102, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz
SSB - 3805, 7095, 14210, 18120, 21275, 24955 and 28465 kHz
RTTY - 7044, 10145, 14095 and 18105 kHz
FT8 - 1836, 3569, 7056, 10131, 14091, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz
* Please listen always to the instructions of the operators!
QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau; recommended) or via DL2AWG,
by the Bureau or direct (SAE and cash only - 3 USDs or EURs). LoTW will
be activated 6 months after DXpedition. No eQSL! QSL requests with in-
sufficient return postage will be answered via the Bureau. For more
details and updates, see: http://www.z66dx.de/?Welcome

ZG, GIBRALTAR. During the period of September 4-10th, the Gibraltar
Amateur Radio stations will celebrate "Gibraltar National Week". Gibraltar
celebrates its historic 1967 self-determination referendum every year on
September 10th. To commemorate this event, stations can use the prefix
ZG. Robert, ZB2TT, will be active as ZG2TT during the week in the hours
he is not working. Although, he will not have a special QSL card for
this activity, he will overprint the QSO report labels with ZG2TT and
the log will be uploaded to the M0URX OQRS after the September 10th,
so that you can claim the QSL card. For the prefix hunters, he will also
upload the log to LoTW. QSL via M0URX's OQRS is preferred.

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