Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1507

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1507

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1507
BID: $OPDX.1507
March 15, 2021
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, N4RRR, K5ZD,
AA6YQ, K6JS, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The
DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA1CS, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles
DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, International DX Press, PS7DX, R7AL,
RW6HS, Sixitalia Weekly, SP6DVP, VA3RJ & ICPO and VK2JI for the
following DX information.

** EDITOR'S COMMENT: Did you remember to change your clocks this past
weekend? See below "Daylight Saving Time".

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 7th/March, through Sunday, 14th/March there were 216
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 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, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/n,
E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY,
F, FG, FK, FM, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX,
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, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0,
S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL,
TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK,
VP2E, VP2M, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, 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".

2020 CASS AWARDS. It was announced and posted on March 6th, the following:
Janusz Wegrzyn, SP9FIH, has won the 2020 Single-Operator Cass Award for
working 6845 unique stations from Norfolk Island as VK9NK.
The HU1DL team has won the 2020 Unlimited Cass Award for working 19456
unique stations from El Salvador.
Both operations employed FT-8.
http://www.cassaward.com
73, Michael G7VJR (Club Log)
Ross K6GFJ (Northern California DX Club)
Dave, AA6YQ (DXLab)

3D2, FIJI (New Ham). Joanna "JK", 3D2ZK, from Denarau, Nadi, Fiji, posted
the following on QRZ.com [edited], "I'm very new to the HAM radio family.
Please be patient when you hear me. I finished Jagielonica Law University
in Krakow, Poland. I am a living rebel, so I joined forces with Rebel DX
Group. My plan is to be active from 3D2/C (Conway Reef), 3D2/R (Rotuma
Island) and several rare IOTAs around Fiji from May 2021 for 3-4 months."
No QSNs have been reported yet.

4U1U, UNITED NATIONS. From the FaceBook page of the United Nations Amateur
Radio Club (4U1UN); they posted on March 9th: To all the stations calling
but couldn't get through, we apologize. The noise floor at UNHQ is often
S9, sometimes +10 over. That's the issue of having a vertical 450 feet
up in the middle of Manhattan!

8Q, MALDIVES (Update to OPDX.1507). Last week we mentioned that Mats,
SM6LRR (RM2D), will be active as 8Q7MS from Ukulhas Island, Alif Alif
Atoll (AS-013), between March 28th and April 10th. Activity will be
holiday style on mainly 40-15 meters using CW, but with some SSB as
well. This is a NON-FT8/FT4 expedition! QSL via EA5GL, as well as LoTW.

A25, BOTSWANA. A small Russian team will be active as A25RU from Botswana
near Gaborone between March 15-28th. Operators mentioned are Vasily/R7AL,
Leo/UI8J, Vlad/R9LR and Mike/RU3UR. Activity will be on various HF bands
(160-10m; NO 60m) and QO-100 SAT (depends on propagation) with the priority
to most distant regions (NA and ASIA), using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) modes
during 12 days. They will have 3 stations with amps on the air. QSL via
R7AL, ClubLog's OQRS, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For more details
and updates, see: https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/botswana2021

CN21, MOROCCO (Special Event). Look for special event station CN21JIF
to be active between March 19-21st. Activity is to celebrate the United
Nations International Day of Forests, on March 21st. QSL via RW6HS.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST). Did you remember to change your clocks?
Countries in the Northern Hemisphere (most of N. American and some of
the Caribbean) who observe Daylight Saving Time should change their
clocks on Sunday, March 14th at 2:00 AM, and should move their "local
clocks" forward 1 hour to 3:00:00 AM local time. Daylight Saving Time
will end on Sunday, November 7th at 2:00 AM. European countries will
switch to DST on March 28th. For the history and details about DST, as
well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries who observe
DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2021.html
ADDED NOTES: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know not to change
their GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set their
computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on "some"
ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..) programs.

FM, MARTINIQUE (NA-107). Laurent, FM5BH, will be active during the CQWW
IWPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via W3HNK or LoTW. PLEASE no dupes. Checkout the FM5BH Contest Station
(Rental) on the Web at: http://www.fm5bh.com

GB0, ENGLAND (Special Event). Members of the Welland Valley ARS will be
activating several stations on air during 2021 to celebrate the Patron
Saints of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. (See OPDX.1503) This
week they will celebrate St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) with the call-
sign GB0SP between March 16-18th. QSL via G4XEX.

GB100, WALES. John, MW1CFN, will be active as GB1004FTS from Anglesey
Island (EU-005), island off the mainland's northwest coast, between March
25th and April 8th. Operations will be on various HF bands including 6
and 2 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Activity is to celebrate
the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force's No. 4 Flying Training
School which opened up on April 1st, 1921. QSL via MW1CFN direct.

H7, NICARAGUA. Myron, KN6GHM, will be active as H7/KN6GHM from Guana-
castillo during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 27-28th). QSL via his
home callsign, direct, eQSL or LoTW.

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between March 8-13th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-003 ZD8HZ Ascension 10m; FT8
AF-004 EA8CWA CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8DHV CANARY 20m; CW/SSB
AF-004 EA8ED CANARY 20m; SSB
AF-004 EA8ZS CANARY 80m; CW
AF-013 5R8AL MADAGASCAR 20m; CW
AF-018 IH9YMC Pantelleria 20m; CW
AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20/17/12m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 30m; FT8
AF-024 S79KW INNER 20m; SSB/FT8
AF-045 6W1PZ SENEGAL NORTH 20m; SSB
AF-049 3B8FA Mauritius 10m; FT8
AS-004 5B4VL CYPRUS 40/12m; SSB
AS-004 5B4AAB CYPRUS 12m; SSB
AS-007 JA9CCG Honshu 20m; FT8
AS-007 JH3NGD Honshu 17m; SSB
AS-007 JL1UCH Honshu 80m; CW
AS-018 UA0FO Sakhalin 17m; FT8
AS-020 BW/G4TDS TAIWAN 30m; RTTY
AS-047 JA2VRL/KTD60 North Dautou 40m; SSB
AS-078 JA8COE HOKKAIDO 20m; SSB
AS-136 BH4AAD Shanghai Province 15m; SSB
EU-004 EC6AAE BALEARIC 40m; CW
EU-005 G7KHV GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
EU-005 MM0TDS GREAT BRITAIN 17m; SSB
EU-009 GM8OFQ ORKNEY 20m; SSB
EU-013 GH5DX JERSEY 80m; FT8
EU-016 9A4W Dalmatia South 17m; CW
EU-023 9H5JO MALTA 40/17m; SSB
EU-024 II0IDP SARDINIA 40m; SSB
EU-025 II9IGJ SICILY 20m; CW
EU-025 IT9FIQ SICILY 20m; SSB
EU-025 IT9HRL SICILY 80/40m; CW/SSB
EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB
EU-029 OV1CDX SJAELLAND 30m; CW
EU-030 OZ8IE/P BORNHOLM 20m; SSB
EU-031 IC8AJU CAMPANIA REGION 30m; FT8
EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17m; SSB
EU-056 LB0OG/P MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY CENTRE 20m; SSB
EU-067 SV8IIR KYKLADES 40/20/17m; SSB
EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 40/20/17m; CW/SSB
EU-115 2I0UIR IRELAND 80m; FT8
EU-116 GD1JNB Isle of Man 17m; SSB
EU-172 OZ8ZY Jylland & East Fyn 17m; SSB
EU-174 Z36T MAKEDONIA/THRAKI REGION 40m; SSB
EU-175 CU6NS CENTRAL 60m;
EU-181 LZ1UBO Bulgaria 40m; SSB
NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 17m; CW
NA-026 KJ2AM NEW YORK STATE 40m; SSB
NA-026 KT3Q/2 NEW YORK STATE 40/20m; FT8
NA-029 VY2WW Prince Edward 160m;
NA-031 AA1AC RHODE ISLAND STATE 20m; SSB
NA-031 KJ7OXV RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB
NA-031 W1MBF RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB
NA-031 W3DO RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; SSB
NA-039 KL2JE ADAK 20m; FT8
NA-056 CO4XT LA JUVENTUD 40m; CW
NA-096 HI8S HISPANIOLA 15m; FT8
NA-099 KP4YB Puerto Rico 20m; SSB
NA-102 FG5GP Guadeloupe 20m; SSB
NA-105 PJ7AA ST MARTIN 17/15m; CW
NA-106 NP2X VIRGIN 40m; CW
NA-107 FM8QR Martinique 20m; SSB
NA-108 J69DS St Lucia 30m; FT8
NA-108 J68HZ St Lucia 20m; SSB
NA-110 AJ4EN SC STATE 40m; SSB
NA-141 N4UM FLORIDA STATE SOUTH EAST 20m; SSB
NA-217 K2RR New Hampshire State 80m; SSB
NA-247 PJ7FM SINT MAARTEN’S COASTAL 20m; RTTY
OC-001 VI100AF Australia 40/20/17m; CW/SSB
OC-001 VK100AF Australia 40/20/17m; CW/SSB
OC-019 PR7CPK HAWAIIAN 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB0GIN Java 40m; CW
OC-021 YB0IBM Java 20m; SSB
OC-021 YB1BML Java 12m; FT8
OC-032 FK4QX NEW CALEDONIA 40/20m; SSB
OC-036 ZL2KE North 40m; CW
OC-042 DU3CQ LUZON 30m; FT8
OC-088 9M8DEN BORNEO 20m; FT8
OC-209 YB8UTI TALAUD 30m; FT8
SA-002 VP8AIB/P Falkland 20m; FT8
SA-006 PJ4EL BONAIRE 40m; FT8
SA-006 PJ4NX BONAIRE 15m; FT8
SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
SA-012 YV7MAY NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; FT8
SA-012 YV7RCV NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 10m; FT8
SA-018 CE7VPQ LOS LAGOS REGION SOUTH 10m; SSB
SA-099 PJ2/K4JC CURACAO 30m; FT8

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

AS-081. Sungki, HL1IWD, will be active as HL1IWD/5 from Koje Island
between April 2-4th. Activity will be holiday style and during
his spare time on 40/20 meters using mainly CW, with some FT8.
Equipment is a IC-706MK2 into a Buddipole antenna. QSL via
EA5GL and QSLs will be sent via the Bureau after the operation.

AS-149. Look for a Russian team to be active as RI0FM from Moneron
Island (RR-16-01, RDA SL-16, WFF RFF-193, Russia) between
July 15-31st. Activity will be on various HF bands, including
an entry in RSGB IOTA Contest (July 24-25th). Look for more
details to be forthcoming.

AS-152. (Reminder) Members of the Arctic Legends Team (RT9K), are
expected to be active as RI0Q from Bolshoj Begichev Island
soon (possibly March 17th). The team headed to the island on
March 11th. To achieve their goal to operate from Bolshoj
Begichev Island, the team has to travel 3624 km (by snow-
mobiles 1812 km*2). For more details, see OPDX.1480/1482/1494
or: https://www.qrz.com/DB/RI0Q
https://legendsarctic.com/dnevnik_ekspedicii_ri0b_2_2
Pictures/Videos/Details are also available on Igor's (UA9KDF)
Twitter page at: https://twitter.com/ua9kdf

EU-123. Col, MM0NDX, reports that the MS0INT DXpedition Bass Rock
is still on. The team consists of Declan/EI6FR, Col/MM0NDX,
Jonathan/MM0OKG and a cameraman. The tentative dates are the
weekend of April 17-18th, 2021.

EU-133. Operators Mike/R1MJ and Julia/R1CBL were expected to be active
as R1MJ/p and R1CBL/p from Verperluda Island this past weekend
(March 13-14th). However, as of print time, we saw no QSNs. QSL
via their home callsigns or LoTW. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Eugene,
RZ3EC, reports: "Expedition has been postponed. They had to
evacuate because of the bad weather."

NA-048. Operators DJ/N4RRR, Jack/K4KSW, Terry/N4QBS and Jack/NN2T will
be active as C6AHA from Bimini Island (USI FL05) between July
14-21st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
FT8. They expect to possibly have 5 radios using "beams - Hy-Gain
TH3-MK4, Cushcraft MA5B, 40/80m Delta loops and Verticals.
Their goal is to aim for Europe and Australia (for those who
need them for the DXCC), and others that need the grid or
island. DJ states, "I know it's not a Rare DX but it is a rare
Island & grid. Great DxPedition for us Handi-hams and a vacation
for the wife with the Covid restrictions going on."

OC-146. Members of ORARI Daerah Sulawesi Selatan Station DX Contest
Club (7A8A) will be active from Makassar, Celebes (Sulawesi)
Island (WW Loc. OI94ru), Indonesia. They will operate in
various contests. QSL via 7A8A at: ORARI Daerah Sulawesi,
Jl. Buakana Kompleks Pertamina Blok C, Makassar, Indonesia.

OC-268. By the time you read this, operators Ravie/YD7RV and Mas Jok/
YD7HKV will be on the air from the island group called Laut
Kecil Islands. Callsigns mentioned are YD7RV/P and YD7HKV/P.
They were expected to activate Marabatua Islands; Moresses
Islands first on March 13th, on SSB, FT8 and (DV if possible).
On March 14th, they will operate from Payongpayongan Island
(same modes). Then on March 15th, they plan to activate and
use a special callsign from Denawang Islands (Denawan National
Park), a turtle conservation and breeding place. QSL Manager
is EA5GL.

IOTA VIDEO. An online IOTA presentation at a Redwood Empire DX Association
(W6KB) meeting is now available on YouTube.com. The video is
called "Why Chase Islands? - An Introduction to the IOTA Program
by Cezar Trifu, VE3LYC", and is about 1:30+ long. To view it,
go to:

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......

ITALIAN SETTLER SPECIAL EVENT. To commemorate the 117th anniversary of
the arrival of Italian settlers and the foundation of the locality of
Capitan Pastene in southern Chile (Nova Italia at its beginnings), look
for the following stations to be active between March 12-28th:
II4CPC -- Operated by Associazione Radioamatoriitaliani, Carpi Section,
Modena, ITALY
LU6DK/D -- Operated by the Radio Club Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
CB6I -- Operated for the Radio Club Traiguén, CHILE
Three special certificates will be available (see QRZ.com). QSLs can
be sent direct to: RADIO CLUB TRAIGUÉN, Box N. 150 - CP 4730000, TRAIGUÉN,
CHILE. QSL via the Bureau to IQ4DJ.

NEW CQ WPX ACTIVITY MAP. Randy, K5ZD, CQ WPX Web Manager, posted the
following [edited]: "We are always looking for new and interesting ways
to present the results of the CQ WPX Contest. Thanks to the efforts of
Tom Morrison, K5TM, we can now display the number of entries over the
past 10 years from each DX entity in a visual form on a world map. The
new CQ WPX Activity Map is available at: https://cqwpx.com/maps
The map shows the number of log entries from each country and each call
area for USA, Canada, Japan and Russia. The mode and year is selected by
the drop down menu at the top right of the map. The map color scheme is
selected just below that. The map legend describes the color code.
Moving the mouse over a country or clicking on it will show the number
of entries for that region. Enjoy! And let us know what you think.

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
PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below.

PA96, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Alex, PA1AW, will be active with
the special callsign PA96WARD celebrating "World Amateur Radio Day 2021"
(WARD) on April 18th. It was on April 18th, 1925, that the International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was formed in Paris. QSL via PA1AW.

PJ4, BONAIRE. Marty, W1MD, will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio
House" on Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during CQWW WPX SSB Contest
(March 27-28th) as a Single-Op entry. Outside the contest, Marty will
be active as PJ4/W1MD. QSL PJ4A via K4BAI or LoTW. QSL PJ4/W1MD via his
home callsign. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House" at: http://www.pj4g.com

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 15-21st).......
Mar/15th LN Mar/18th LN Mar/20th DIS
Mar/16th HN Mar/19th DIS Mar/21st LN
Mar/17th 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
* Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA):
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
* News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
https://www.spaceweather.com
* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
* Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

PQ213, BRAZIL (Update/Special Event). Members of the Brazilian Radio
Amateurs of CFN Rio de Janeiro will activate the special callsign PQ213CFN
until March 31st. Activity is to celebrate the 213rd anniversary of the
Brazilian Marine Corps. Operations will be on all HF bands and modes,
including via SAT QO-100. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog. A special certificate
will be available after April 10th, at: http://www.gcen.org.br

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)
(March 8th and 14th) and various sources provided by OPDX
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1K0MM via RM0L EM5C via UR7CF PJ2/K4JC via (d/L)
3D2TS via M0OXO FM/PE1IGM via PA3C PJ2ND via K8ND
3G1D via XQ1FM FM1HM via ON6DP PJ4G via W1MD
5B4AAB via G8CLY FM8QR via F5EAN PT1K via EA7FTR
5B4AMM via UT5UDX GX3CO via G6XOU R125PR via R1AU
5T5PA via PA5X HC1HC via NE8Z R1961G via RV3LZ
6Y5HM via EA5GL HC1MD/2 via K8LJG R21BLIN via RO3M
7X2GK via IK2DUW (d/L) HC5LM via HC5VF RG61PP via RZ3LC
7X2TT via EA5GL HC6IM via EC5R RI01ANT via RX6A
7Z1AL via EC6DX & (L) HF6FIRAC via SP6IEQ (B/L) S79KW via N4GNR (d)
7Z1OO via EC6DX HH2AA via EB7DX (L/d) SF400B via SK6LK & (L)
8P1W via KU9C (d) HZ1TT via A61BK (O/L/d) SG0X via SM0MLZ
8S9J via SM5TOG IB3N via IV3SKB SK0TM via SM0BYD
9A10FF via 9A2MF II0IDP via IM0SDX SN2021WBN via SP1PBW
9A5USA via EB7DX II2S via IZ2FOS & (L) SN5D via SQ5NBK
9J2BG via HB9EWU II4CPC via IQ4DJ SP21DKS via SP3POB
AP2MKS via EA5GL II9IGA via IT9CKA (d/e) SP223OI via SP5ZIP
CB6I via CE6TRA IO9A via IT9YVO (d/L) SU0ERA via SU1SK
CN8PA via RW6HS IQ0OH via 9A5URI SX200AGT via SV3AGT (L)
CN8PG via EA7FTR IQ1SM via IZ1GAR SX200BOH via SV2BOH (L/e)
CN8QR via RW6HS IQ2XZ via 9A8MDC & (L) SZ200ERS via SZ8ERS (d/L)
CN8RAH via RW6HS IQ3ZL via IU3CIE TM6M via F4DXW
CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR IQ5WT via IW5AB VP6MW via W0VTT
DB100AVUS via DO2PZ IQ8BV via IK8YFU XL3A via VE3AT
DL0RD via DL3CQ IQ8YT via IU8CFS ZF5T via K5GO (d/L)
DP50AGCW via DM4CW IR4M via I4IFL ZM4T via ZL3IO (O/d/L)
DQ2C via DL2CC & (L) LY31A via LY5A ZS7ANF via RK1PWA
DR100JL via DL1HZM (B) M1C via G1XOW ZT1T via ZS1AFS
EA8OM via DJ1OJ MD/EI7HDB via EI7HDB ZW5B via K3IRV
ED7O via EA7EU (d) OE100GTU via OE4GTU ZZ4A via PY2RMZ
EE7P via EA7ATX & (L) OG60IPA via OH4MDY

(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
(*) QSLs will be sent via the Bureau - No QSL needed

LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated)
https://clublog.org/logsearch/J68HZ (Updated)
https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA (Updated)
https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated)

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, 9J2MM, 9Z4Y, A42K, A62A, D2EB, FR4NT,
G4NXG/M, GJ6WRI, HV0A, JA1XEC, JA8ISU, JH2FXK, OM2VL, SV5DKL, SV9/SV2CLJ,
SV9COL, TA0TA, TA3LG, TF8KY, TK4TH, ZD8HZ, ZM4T and ZS6JSI/TY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2RX, 3V8SS, 4K1AZI, 5H3EE, 7X7X, 9G5FI, 9M6NA,
A62A, A71AM, BG2AUE, CB7FT, CO4SM (NA-056), CP4BT, CX2DK, DU3LA, E51WL,
E7DX, ED8W, EJ9FBB (EU-006), FS5GL, GM5X, GM8OFQ (EU-009), HH2AA, JH0BBE,
JH6TYD (AS-040), JT5DX, KP4AA, N1UL (NA-052), NL0H (NA-040), NP3A, OH0V,
PJ4EL, S79KW, TG9ADM, TK/S57C, TO0Z, TZ1CE, VK9NC, VK9NE, VK9NG, VP8CWI,
VP9I, VR2XAN, XV1X, ZF1A, ZL7DX

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4L8A, 6Y9X, 8P9BJ, 8P9RY, 9G1SD, AD8J/HR9
(NA-057), AP2NK, C6AUM (NA-080), CE0Y/W7YAQ, CG9IU (NA-014), CO8AV,
DU3LA, E51WWA, EY8MM, FP/KV1J, FJ/N0KV, FS/K4UEE, FS/K4ZGB, HD8M, HH2PK,
HS0ZAR, HZ1HZ, J6/K4ZGB, J6/K0BBC, J6/WJ1B, J6/WB2YQH, J79FCG, J87HQ,
J8/KE1B, K7Y (NA-250), K9AJ/VY0 (NA-207), KA3NAM/VP9, KG4AW, KG4DY,
KG4HF, KG4SS, KH6CW, KP2/K5WE, KP2/W4ATL, KP4/N6MJ, KL7KK, NL7K, NL8F
(NA-059), NP3U, P40A, P40L, P40S, PJ2/AI5P, PJ2/WF9V, PJ4A, PJ4R,
PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/K5KG, PJ4/W9NJY, PJ5/AH6Y, PJ5/N6YEU, PZ5W, T30YA, T48G,
T48X, TI2CF, TI7/K4ZGB, V25M, V26RA, V31JZ/p (NA-180), V4/K4ZGB, VK9WA,
VP2EAQ, VP2MEW, VP2VEM, VP5K, VP5T, VX3150, WL7E, WP2/K4ZGB, WP4U,
XR0YS, YB0AZ, YI9PSE, YN2CC, YN5Z, YW450ARV, ZF2BJ, ZF2LC, ZF2WE and
ZS6TQ
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....

R108, RUSSIA (Special Event). Pavel, RK3LC, will be active with the special
callsign R108M from Smolensk, Russia, between now and April 30th. Activity
is to commemorate the 87th anniversary of the birth of Yuri Gagarin (March
9th, 1934) and the 60th anniversary of his historic 108-minute first flight
into outer space (April 12th, 1961). QSL via: Pavel Aleyev, Normandii-Nem
d.26, kv.44, Smolensk 214000, Russia.

R7, RUSSIA (Republic of Ingushetia). Operators Tim/R7QR, RA3ATX/RA3ATX,
Dmitry/RA9USU, YL Elena/RC5A and Mussa/UA6QB will be active as R7QR from
the Republic of Ingushetia (separate P-150-C entity) during next week's
Russian DX Contest (RDXC) (March 20-21st) as a Multi-Single or Multi-2
entry. QSL via eQSL or LoTW. Ingushetia is the smallest region of the
Russian Federation, not counting federal cities. The length of the republic
from north to south is 144 km, from west to east - 72 km. Because of the
territorial disputes the exact area of Ingushetia is unknown, in most
cases it varies from about 3,400 to 3,700 square kilometers. For more
etails, see: https://www.qrz.com/lookup/R7QR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingushetia

SO100, POLAND (Special Event). Members of the Piastowski Klub Krótkofalowców
(SP6PAZ-SN6O) will activate the special event callsign SO100PS between
May 1-31st. Activity is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the "Third
Silesian Uprising - 1921-2021". Operations will be on 160/80/40/30/20/
17/15/12/10/2 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4. Operators mentioned
are Krzysztof/SP6DVP, Andrzej/SP6GCU, Janek/SP6IHE, Bogdan/SP6LUV, Jarek/
SP6OJK, Andrzej/SP6RTX, Sławek/SP6ZC, and Bogusław/SQ6NDC. QSL via SP6PAZ,
by the PZK Bureau, direct, ClubLog or LoTW. A special diploma is available.
Details available at: https://logsp.pzk.org.pl/index.php?page=award&id=88

TO1, ST. MARTIN. Janusz, SP9FIH, is expected to be active as TO1K from
Saint Martin Island (NA-105) between March 22nd and April 5th. This all
depends on Covid-19 travel restrictions. Activity is usually on 160-10
meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via SP9FIH or ClubLog's OQRS. Look
for updates at: http://fs.dxpeditions.org

VK9C, COCOS KEELING ISLANDS (Reminder). Members of the Northern Corridor
Radio Group (NCRG) will be active as VK9CE from Cocos Keeling Islands
(OC-003) between March 16-23rd. Operators mentioned are Steve/VK6SJ,
Wayne/VK6EH, Stu/VK6SSB, Gerald/VK6XI, Chris/VK6LOL, Brian/VK6BMA, Tim/
VK6EI, Alex/VK6KCC, John/VK6NU and Brian/VK6MIT. Activity will be holiday
style on 80-10 meters (possibly 6m) using CW, SSB and FT8, with two radios
and modest antennas. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog or eQSL. Paper QSL via EB7DX.

VK9HR WILLIS ISLAND DXPEDITION (Status Update). The following press release
was sent out by Ed, VK2JI, on March 10th [edited]:
I am glad to report on behalf of the group, that all is going well and
all is on schedule for November. Please add this into your calendars:
* The boat is chartered to leave Australia on November 3rd returning
November 13th.
* Plans are being made around what equipment to take.
* The team is growing, the latest new member being Allan, VK6CQ,
representing Western Australia.
* Coverage is planned for 160m through 10m on SSB/CW/Digital (6 meters
being considered if time & equipment allows).

Details about location:
* Willis Island is currently No. 38 on the ClubLog most wanted list
* DXCC Country - Willis Islets
* WAZ zone - CQ 30.
* ITU Zone - 55.
* RSGB IOTA - OC-007.
* QTH Locator - QH43

This DX'Pedition is being organized and run by the Hellenic Amateur
Radio Association of Australia.

HARAOA website: www.haraoa.com
73, Ed, VK2JI, Publicity Officer VK9HR Willis Island DX'Pedition.
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ZW61, BRAZIL (Special Event). Members of the LABRE-DF (PT2AAA) will
activate the special event callsign ZW61DF to commemorate the 61st anni-
versary of the founding of Brasília, the Brazilian capital. Activity
will be between April 1-30th. Operations will be on CW, SSB and FT8.
The QSL Manager is PT2GTI. Paper QSL via Bureau or direct with SAE +
2GS.

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