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Sunday, August 31, 2014

SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1178
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1178

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1178
BID: $OPDX.1178
September 1, 2014
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, NN1N, W3UR & The
Daily DX, K4SV, N4AA & QRZ DX, K6VVA, N7US, AC8G, K8GI, K8YSE, KQ8Z, W8GEX
& 60m News, W0GJ, AT International, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DL1SBF,
DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, EA5DWS, ES1CW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HP1AC,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, JA1TRC, LU5BE, OE1WHC,
OH2YY, ON4CAS, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA2P, Pete Rayer (ISWL), RSGB IOTA
Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, and the VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF)
for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 24th-August, through Sunday, 31st-August there were 210
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L,
4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3, C9, CE,
CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6,
EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO,
FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J5, J6, J8, JA, JT, JW, 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, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, SM, SP,
ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TT, TU, TZ, UA,
UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V, VP8,
VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, VU4, XE, XU, YA, YB, YI, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS,
YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZD9, 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".

5H, TANZANIA. Andrea, IZ1MHY, will be active as 5H1MD from Zanzibar Island
(AF-032, WLOTA 1080) between September 28th and October 10th. Activity
will be on the HF bands (20/15/10/6 meters), using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. See QRZ.com for more details.

9H, MALTA. Operators Olaf/DL4HG and Holger/DL5XAT will once again be
active as 9H3TX from Gozo Island (EU-023) during CQWW CW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Multi/2 entry. QSL via DL5XAT, by the Bureau,
direct or LoTW. Operators will be there between November 27th and December
1st. Look for operators to "possibly" be active outside of the contest
using their own 9H callsigns.

A5, BHUTAN (Update to OPDX.1176 and OPDX.1177). Pekka, OH2YY (A52YY),
updates OPDX [edited]: "I will be returning to Bhutan with my good friend
Pekka, OH1TV, late September this year. The callsign we are going to use
is still open, alternatives are A52O or A52YY. We will arrive in Paro
late afternoon on Sept. 26th and will depart in the morning of Oct. 2nd.
We will be staying close to the city of Paro. This time we have no other
activities in Bhutan and we can focus 100% on amateur radio! The QTH will
be up on a hill facing to north and it should give a good take off to
North America, most of South America, northern Asia, Middle-East and
whole Europe.
  We will have two K3 radios. We are planning to have three 2-element
yagis: a tribander 14/21/28, a duobander 17/24 and one that can be
manually tuned to any band 18/21/24/28 MHz. In additon we will have a
dipole/vertical for 7 MHz. We will also have a 3-elemnet yagi for 6
meters. We will operate both SSB and CW. We try to start the operation
already in the evening of Sept. 26th with a temporary antenna set-up.
 From 27th onwards we will have the yagis up. On Oct. 2nd we will have
a morning flight and need to go QRT sometime during the night."
  Remember, QSL checking will be on QRZ.com and on LoTW. QSL cards
directly to his home address (OH2YY) or via SRAL QSL Bureau.

ANTENNA FORUM SLIDES. Tim, K3LR, announced that the 2014 Dayton Ham-
vention Antenna Forum slide decks are now posted on: http://www.k3lr.com
Click on the left side box "DAYTON ANTENNA SUMMARY". You will see 2014
back through 2004.

B4, CHINA. Andrea "Andy", IK7YTT, will be active as B4L from Zibo Shandong
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
High-Power entry. QSL via BY4IIG.

CQ3/CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Helmut, DF7ZS, and possibly others will
be active as CR3L or CQ3L from the contest station in Santana on Madeira
Island (AF-014) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). Operating
class to be announced. QSL CR3L/CQ3L via DJ6QT. Activity by the operators
outside of the contest signing /CT9, please QSL via their home callsign.
Visit the CR3L Santana, Madeira Island, Web page at:  http://www.cq3l.de

DXCC NEWS. Dave Patton, NN1N, ARRL Staff Liaison, reports the following
operations are approved for DXCC credit: A52JR, 4W/HB9FLX, 4W/N1YC and
4W/PE7T.
  If you have had cards for these operations rejected in a recent appli-
cation, please send an E-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk at <dxccadmin@arrl.org>
and you will be placed on the list for an update.

E3, ERITREA (2014 - by Foundation for Global Children [FGC]/SEISA). The
following press release was sent out [edited]: "Zorro, JH1AJT, will be
visiting the State of Eritrea (E3) with a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives of Japan and some others, from Monday, 15th until the following
Monday 22nd September 2014, for a FGC mission. The group will have meetings
with Eritrea's Ministries of; Health, Transportation & Communications,
Education, Foreign Affairs, Information, and Eritrean Sports Commission.
Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Japan will also join the meetings.
One of the main objectives of this trip is to finalize a draft Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) regarding Eritrea ­ Japan Sports Collaboration
(2014-2020) and to be signed on a ceremony program to be held in Asmara
on 16th September 2014.
  Through this project, both parties shall make efforts to promote sports
for handicapped people in Eritrea and also to further improve the environ-
ments they are placed in. FGC will also support activities for the better-
ment of education and sanitation for the children of Eritrea.
  Zorro will try to be QRV (call sign: TBA) in his very limited spare time
probably after Thursday, 18th September, mainly SSB and possibly some CW.
He will bring a TS-590/ ACOM-1010 and a Small-IR with 40/30m optional coil.
  QSL to JH1AJT: P. O. Box 8, Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan
73, FGC Radio Team -- Jay ­ JA1TRC"

EG, SPAIN (EA FLT 2014, Special Event, Awards and Special Trophy). The
Spain Football League Teams' (EA-FLT) awards (gold/silver) and trophies
may be requested by any licensed radio amateur or SWL worldwide by valid
contacts made on any mode or band between 160-6 meters with the 20 special
stations using the special prefix EG, that will represent each of the 20
Football Teams in the First Division of Spain Soccer. The full list of
all 20 special EG stations, including online queries for the Log, can be
obtained on the Web site at:          http://www.eafltaward.com
(The website will be operative since the first September 2014 )
Dates for this event is between September 9-29th.

FT4T, TROMELIN (Press Release, August 26th). Flo, F5CWU, sent out and
posted the following on the FT4TA Web page: "We have just passed the 100
days mark before the beginning of our FT4TA operation to the island of
Tromelin. Since the last official press release many things have evolved
well; we are extremely fortunate.
  Thanks to the strong mobilization around our project, we are relatively
trustful in the fact of being able to gather the necessary budget. If we
do not meet last minute problems, and if individual donations continue
to flow at the current rate, we should balance our budget (after the
expedition). Some partners have not yet validated their assistance, and
we definitively count on them!
  In addition, several people in Japan have mentioned to us they encountered
problems with the Paypal button on our website. In order to circumvent this
problem, we invite people who would be in this instance to use our address
<tromelin2014@orange.fr> directly from their Paypal account.
  Almost all of the equipment was gathered by the team. This equipment was
lent, purchased or taken from our personal stations. We want to express
our thanks to Spiderbeam (masts), Elecraft (radios), OM Power (amplifiers),
Microham (interfaces), Messi and Paolini (coaxial cables), DX Engineering
(phasing 80m) and DX World.net, which sponsors us the Internet access by
satellite to let you use our on-line logbook and read daily news from the
team during the operation.
  At the end of June, three pallets of equipment had been shipped to Reunion
Island. They have been transported to Tromelin Sunday (by helicopter) by
the logistics service of TAAF.
  This possibility was offered to us suddenly and was not in our initial
plan. Although it induces very important expenditure, we could not let
pass this opportunity because it will deeply modify the physiology of our
operation. It would not have been possible for us to carry all this equip-
ment on a small aircraft. This freighting marks the true point of no return!
  Our preliminary works with TAAF continue. Michel, FM5CD, and Seb, F5UFX,
went at the end of May to RĂ©union to meet our interlocutors (TAAF, civil
aviation, airline company). We want to highlight again the trusted relation-
ship and the incommensurable assistance brought by TAAF.
  2014 marks the 60th birthday of the first amateur radio activity from
Tromelin. Prepared in collaboration with the philatelic service of TAAF,
and drawn by an artist, a special stamp will be put on sale at the time
of the Autumn Philatelic Exhibition in Paris (November 6th to 9th). During
this event, an amateur radio station will be set-up on the TAAF booth by
the radio-club of Provins, F6KOP. They will proceed to demonstrate and
make contacts with FT4TA team twice a day. It's very important to promote
our activity in such an exhibition.
  Our website evolves constantly. The pages known as 'classical' are
available since the beginning (operators, pilots, QSL manager, sponsors)
and news articles appeared lately (historical, bandplan..). Others are
in preparation and should be published soon (interview of FR5ZU and F6JJX,
two ex-'Tromelin' operators, PowerPoint presentation..).
  It is the ideal time to prepare your station to be ready. On October 30th,
point your antennas towards the Indian Ocean! In the meantime join us on
              Facebook  <https://www.facebook.com/tromelin2014>
              & Twitter <https://twitter.com/tromelin2014>
to follow our news and keep an eye on the Tromelin2014 website
<http://www.tromelin2014.com>. A surprise will be announced soon!"

GJ, JERSEY. Members of the Jersey Contest Group will be active as GJ2A
from Jersey Island (EU-013) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
25-26th) as Multi-Single entry. QSL via LoTW, or direct to GJ3DVC.

HH, HAITI. Tom, KC0W, will be active as HH5/KC0W between January 11th
and February 3rd, 2015. Activity will be on 160/80/40 meters using CW
only. Antennas will be over salt water using 500 watts and dedicated RX
antennas. QSL direct via KC0W.

IOTA CREDIT BY OQRS & PAYPAL (Proposal). Rick, K6VVA, (The Locust) has
posted a video demo and proposal for IOTA credit by the use of an OQRS
and PayPal. View his video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJeNLX-G-kY

IOTA NEWS..............
  AF-019.  Emilio, IZ1GAR, will be active as IH9/IZ1GAR from Pantelleria
           Island (IIA TP-001, WLOTA 0041) at the end of November. In
           the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th), Emilio will be
           active as IH9R and as a Single-Op/Single Band (40m)/QRP entry.
           Pantelleria counts as Multiplier Zone 33 Africa Italy for the
           CQWW DX rule (islands are located over the African continent
           platform). QSL via IZ1GAR, direct or by the Bureau.

  AS-113.  Operators Yung/BU2BV, Ted/BV2OO, Su/BX2AI, Wu/BX2AM and Lee/
           BX2AN will be active as BO0D from TungYin Island, Matsu Islands,
           between September 13-20th. Activity will be on all HF bands
           using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via the BV Bureau
           (preferred). For more info and updates, watch:
                                http://www.qrz.com/db/do0d
                  http://www.ctarl.org.tw/bv5ya/2013-14/2014-BO0D.htm

  AS-200.  Take, JI3DST, will be active as JI3DST/5 from Shodo Island
           (Kagawa Prefecture, Shozu District) between September 20-22nd.
           Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB, FM and RTTY.
           In case of heavy rain or other conditions, the operation con-
           dition may vary. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or
           direct. For more details and updates, see:
                              http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ji3dst

  EU-038.  Marcel, PD5MVH, will be active as PD5MVH/p from Ameland Island
           (ARLHS NET-001, WLOTA 1059) between now and September 13th.
           Activity will be on 40/20/10 meters using SSB. QSL via his
           home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

  EU-062.  Frank, DH0JAE, will be active as LA/DH0JAE from Donna Island
           between September 8-10th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
           using CW and SSB. His rig is a K3 and K2, operating QRP only.
           QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. ClubLog's
           OQRS will be available. ADDED NOTE: Frank also has plans to
           activate IOTAs EU-036, EU-056 and EU-079 between September
           11-20th.

  NA-052.  Bruce, N9BX, will be active as N9BX/4 from Marco Island (USI
           FL025S) between September 3-9th. Activity will be on all bands
           using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign. An OQRS is available
           on ClubLog.

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For September). The following ISWL club callsigns will
be used throughout the month of September 2014:
    GX4BJC/A - Operated from Ivybridge, in Devon, by Peter, G4VFG (ISWL
               Honorary Secretary) (/A WAB Square SX65 - England, IOTA
               EU-005, WLOTA 1841).
    MX1SWL/A - Operated from Clacton-on-Sea, in Essex, by George, G1IPU.
               (/A WAB Square TM11 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).
               George will also operate as MX1SWL/P throughout the month.
               If required, he will give his current WAB Square during
               the QSO.

    ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU, and NOT the individual
  operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK Club. All QSL
  info is on <www.iswl.org.uk> or <www.qrz.com> or via <www.eQSL.cc>.
  NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are available to all Hams and SWLs, see
  <www.iswl.org.uk> for full details. The eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for
  their awards.

J3, GRENADA (Ops Needed). Harry, AC8G, is helping Mike, W7RIS, in organ-
izing a team for the CQWW DX SSB Contest on October 25-26th. Operators
should have time for individual operation before and after the contest
of course depending on arrival and departure dates to/from Grenada. The
group will have access to the equipment and antenna, etc. used by J3A
over many past years. For details, Mike can be reached by E-mail at:
                            w7ris@arrl.net

J7, DOMINICA (Update). Operators Janusz/SP9FIH and Kazik/SP6AXW will be
active as J79L and J79X, respectively, close to the village of Calibishie
(NA-101, WW. Loc. FK95HO) between October 19-26th. Their main goal is to
participate in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as two Single-Op/
Single-Band stations (one on 40m and the other on a higher band) and to
work as many stations as possible from Asia before the contest. Outside
of the contest, activity will be on 80-6 meters. QSL J79L and J79X via
SP9FIH. For more details and updates, see:  http://www.j7.dxpeditions.org

KP1, NAVASSA ISLAND (Press Release): "The KP1-5 Project is pleased to
announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to allow an
amateur radio operation from Navassa National Wildlife Refuge (KP1). The
operation will occur within the next 18 months and will be coordinated
with the USFWS work flow.
  Over the past year, the KP1-5 Project has had numerous meetings with
various levels of USFWS management. Throughout our discussions, their
personnel have been courteous, professional and cooperative. We have been
treated with sincere interest and respect and believe that amateur radio
operators may now be viewed as partners and not adversaries.
  As with the Desecheo operation in 2009, and in order to be transparent
and fair, the USFWS has requested proposals for the amateur radio operation
from those individuals and groups that have already applied for a Special
Use Permit in the past. The KP1-5 Project will be submitting a proposal
and hoping to be selected as they were for the very successful Desecheo
(K5D) operation.
  We wish to thank the USFWS for their decision to allow this operation.
Navassa Island is ranked #2 most-needed DXCC entity by The DX Magazine
and #1 by ClubLog.
  Please visit our website for up to date information.  http://kp1-5.com/
73, The KP1-5 Project
  Bob Allphin, K4UEE, President
  Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, Vice-President
  Mike Thomas, NA5U, Secretary
  Jim Bass, K5KQI, Treasurer"

KP4, PUERTO RICO. James, KH2RU, will be active as KH2RU/KP4 during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via NP3O.

LU/T, ARGENTINA. Operators Horacio/LU5BE (CW), Henry/LU8EFF and Arnaldo/
LU3AAL will be active as homecall/T from Purmamarca - Jujuy (WW Locator:
FG76FG), a Region in Argentina with very little activity and almost no
CW operations between September 24-30th. They will try to have 2 active
stations on whenever possible. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/10
meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and SSTV. They will try to have a beacon on
6 meters. QSL via LU8EFF (see QRZ.com). DX: SASE (+ 1 IRC or 2 USDs).

MAJOR ARRL SECOND CENTURY CAMPAIGN GIFT (To Support DX Log Archive). The
ARRL Web page and Letter reports (excerpt): "A major donation from noted
DXer Kan Mizoguchi, JA1BK, to the ARRL Second Century Campaign will support
'The DX Log Archive Endowed by JA1BK.' Earnings from the generous gift
will fund the creation and management of a DX Log Archive Program for
paper DX logs of rare and significant DXpeditions that took place pre-
dominantly in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The archive also would include
pre-1950 paper logs, as well as those from rare operations, and logs kept
by long-time residents of very rare entities." For the complete press
release, see:

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from
here as NP2P during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW.

PA70, THE NETHERLANDS (Update). Special Event Station, PA70OMG, will be on
the air between September 12-21st. Activity is to commemorate and celebrate
the 70 years of freedom, and as part of Operation Market Garden (OMG) in
World War II, paratroopers of the allied forces, such as American, British,
Canadian, Polish and Dutch troops, landed in the Nijmegen region on
September 17th, 1944, and the region was soon be liberated after four
years of German occupation.
  During the 10 days of activity, the callsign PA70OMG will try to work
as many amateur radio operators across the world as possible. So far the
special event site has been surveyed and they have chosen their antennas
as well as the antenna-positioning on the terrain. All the necessary equip-
ment has been collected. HF bandpass filters have been made available by
PI4DEC and many other radio-amateurs have been very generous with their
equipment. Thanks to all of you.
  Sponsoring of the station is at full swing and they are confident that
they will reach their final budget for the entire operation. Many thanks
as well to all the sponsors who have contributed so far.
  In the meantime many radio-amateurs have signed up to join them during
the entire operation and to activate the callsign PA70OMG. If you’re
interested in joining them please drop them a note on their Web site.
  For local publication, they designed posters to invite the population
to visit them at their special event site. If you find yourself in the
vicinity of Groesbeek and Nijmegen, be sure to visit them throughout the
activities of the special event station. They are situated at one of the
exact landing grounds of the 82nd Airborne division. Next to the poster
the QSL design is ready and published on the Web site. Information is
also available on QRZ.COM.
    You can also follow PA70OMG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PA70OMG
Furthermore, don't forget to visit their Web site at:
                          http://www.pa2p.nl/pa70omg
New pictures and panoramic views have been published lately. You'll also
find their exact location and their contact form. The PA70OMG team states,
"Let's commemorate and celebrate 70 years of freedom. Hoping to work you
all soon."

PJ4, BONAIRE. Operators John/K4BAI, Jeff/KU8E, Dennis/K2SX, Leslie/W2LK
and Hans/PJ4LS will be active as PJ4A from the "PJ4G Radio House" on
Bonaire (SA-006, WLOTA LH-1279) during CQWW DX CW Contest (November
29-30th) as a Multi-? entry. The team will be on the island between
November 25th and December 2nd. Outside the contest, operators will be
active as PJ4/homecall. QSL PJ4A, PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI.
QSL all others via their home callsigns. Check out the "PJ4G Radio House"
at:                         http://www.pj4g.com

PRESS RELEASE (Friedrichshafen, Germany). Wolf Harranth, OE1WHC, from the
Amateur Radio Section of ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the
Documentary Archives Radio Communications/QSL Collection, has informed
OPDX that the following 2014 Friedrichshafen Ham Radio Lectures (listed
below, and previous years' lectures) are available at:
                        http://www.dokufunk.org/talk
  * "Yagi and Quad antennas for HF/Shortwave" by Martin Steyer, DK7ZB,
    (in German)-- in two parts.
  * "The Enigma and Others famous Cipher Machines" by Tom Perera, W1TP
  * "FT5ZM- Amsterdam Island DXpedition" by Ralph Fedor, K0IR

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 1-7th)....
 Sept/01st AN      Sept/04th  AN      Sept/06th  AN
 Sept/02nd AN      Sept/05th  HN      Sept/07th  AN
 Sept/03rd 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

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
  SPECIAL NOTE (Canadian Postal Costs). QSL Manager Nenad, VE3EXY, reports:
  "I am still receiving two green stamps with SAE for direct overseas
  QSLing of my clients. Please be advised that Canada Post has increased
  the postal rates on April 1. 2014 as follows:
    Overseas: $2.5 CDN + %13 Taxes, (max 30 gr) or 1 valid and stamped IRC
    US:       $1.2 CDN + %13 Taxes  (max 30 gr)
  Please take above values in consideration when mailing. Today's Exchange
  rate is: $1 CDN = $0.92 U.S."

  T49C QSL STATUS. Al, K8SIX, reported on August 28th: "All T49C cards will
  be going out in tomorrow's mail. Had to wait for the logs and when they
  came in it was vacation time."

  QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4S7DFG, 4X6KA, 4Z4OQ, 4Z5IW, 5B4AHL, 7Z1TT, 8P6NW,
  9A0HQ, 9A7C, 9K2GS, 9K2OD, A71AM, CN8YR, EG3ANT, ES5RW, FG4NO, FO4BM,
  FR4NT, GJ0VNK, HI8CR, HI8K, HK3W, HP3AK, IR8C, MU0FAL, OL4HQ, PJ4DX,
  RA3QK, SN0HQ, SV3GLL, SV9CVY, SX5LA, TG9AJR, UA3KW, UA4LCH, UA9MA,
  UN6GDX, V21ZG, VK8NSB, VU2NKS, W1AW/5, YB9DJ, YR0HQ and ZS8Z

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2RH, 3E100PC, 4Y1A, A35JP/P, A43MI, BA5CJ/5,
  BD5BAJ, C7A, EX8VZ, J6/G0VJG, JA6TBE/5, OJ0R, PJ4/G3TXF, S01WS, T6T,
  TM70UTAH, VP2MSN, XR0YG, YN9SU, YV8AD and ZS8Z

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3A/ON4LG, 3DA0FC, 4L1MA, 4S7KKG, 5V7TH,
  8P9XC, 8Q7TB, 9G1AA, 9H25Y, 9H3AAG, 9L5MS, 9M2MRS, A6/DL9WVM, A61AV/P,
  CN2LG, CS8/PD9DX, CT8/DK9WI, EA8/DJ9BN, EA8/DK1RI/P, H44MS, HB0/ON4WRC,
  HB0/PA3CNO, HS0ZJF/9, J45MD, J45PO, J79ZG, J8/PE1IGM, JW/DL2JRM,
  LX/PA3DUU, MD/DM2VC, MJ/ON6NB, MU/OT9Z, MU/PA9M, MU/PA0VHA,OH0/ON5UR,
  OH0/PA2AM, OX5YL, OY/DL3UB, OY/PA2A, PJ2/PA1CC, PJ2/PA0VDV, PJ2/PE2MC,
  PJ4X, PZ5MM, SI9AM, SW8YY, T2YY, T6JR, T8GM, TN2MS, TO3X, TF/PA3DUU,
  TF/PD3EM, TF/PD7YY, XU7AFU, and Z21MA

SILENT KEY. It is with great sadness to report that Tony, N3ME, father
of Bernie McClenny, W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX, became a Silent Key on
August 25th, at the age of 70 years. OPDX and its readers would like to
send out our deepest sympathy to the McClenny family and friends of N3ME.

SV5, DODECANESE. George KQ8Z (C6AZZ, GM0IIO), will be active as SV5/GM0IIO
from Kos Island (EU-001) between August 28th and September 8th. Activity
will be holiday style on 20 and 17 meters using CW and SSB. Equipment is
a K3 w/100 watts into a 1/2 wave vertical endfeds antenna. QSL via GM0IIO,
direct only, SAE and either 1 EURO for Europe or 2 USDs for the rest of
the world. NO BUREAU.

T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI (Update/Bulletin #2): "(August 29th, 2014) --
  Everything is on schedule 4 weeks before our expedition starts at the
end of September. As already announced our group will run four stations
24/7. Also one or two more well equipped stations can be used from time
to time and as back-up. Only one station will be possible on each band
at the same time because we have only one antenna location. The antenna
setup includes 3 spider beams, a 4 element for 6 m, several full size
loops and verticals and small amplifiers. Our main targets are lots of
radio contacts with far away Europe, but we will not forget the hams from
the other parts of the world. A serious effort is planned to all bands
160 to 6 m and modes CW, SSB and RTTY. We decided to change the previous
announced 10-m-SSB-Frequency from 28.445 to 28.465 MHz to avoid conflicts
at the IOTA frequency 28460 kHz with our split. The most wanted bands and
modes are known and will be considered. Right now we have no plans to take
part in any contests to a full extend. If we have a good internet access
we will do a daily log update at club log.
  The T30D-crew is overwhelmed and grateful for the great support of many
Ham Radio Foundations and individual hams. Special thanks go to sponsors
who have made a donation in advance. This helped a lot with early expedition
costs. Our crew also wants to thank the DL7DF-crew and DL9GFB for material
help. One last challenge was to receive the confirmation from the involved
airlines for oversize and excess baggage which is not only extremely
expensive but also a long process.
  Keep your fingers crossed for a high FLUX and good conditions. We look
forward to receive messages of good and unexpected band openings during
our stay and therefore we will check our email several times a day."

T7, SAN MARINO (Satellite Op). Operators Boris/9A2GA and Neven/9A5YY will
be active as T7/homecall on an amateur radio satellites DXpedition from
the Republic of San Marino (Grid JN63FW) between Friday, September 5th,
and Sunday, September 7th. They will be active during the day on the
majority of satellite passes. They plan to be on air via AO-7, FO-29 and
SO-50 satellites (CW, SSB, FM). Please, be short giving reports and give
others chance to do satellite QSO with them. QSL via their home callsigns
9A2GA and 9A5YY, for details see QRZ.com.

TA7/TC7, TURKEY. Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC, will be active as TC7S from Trabzon
during the CQWW DX CW Contest November 29-30th, as a Single-Op entry.
Activity before and after the contest he will be active as TA7/OE1ZKC.
QSL via OE1ZKC, direct or by the Bureau.

UBA 14-18 AWARD. In commemoration of the World War One centenary, the Royal
Union of Belgian Radio Amateurs (UBA) issues a remembrance award. Between
August 1st, 2014, and November 30th, 2018, applicants must collect at least
1418 points. The following rules apply for obtaining points:
    * OP0PPY = 500 points
    * Special event stations with prefix OP14, OP15, OP16, OP17, OP18
      contribute each for 250 points; Belgian stations need to work at
      least three of these stations, other European stations two and
      stations outside of Europe one;
    * During the month of November of the years 2014-2018 all other
      Belgian stations will count 30 points.

  There are no band or mode restrictions, but contacts via terrestrial
repeaters, Echolink etc. are not accepted. Every station may be accounted
for only once in the AWARD application. There is an "Endorsement" available
if you collect the 1418 points in one calendar year. Five of these
"endorsements" are available (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).
  The AWARD is free of charge, and only available in digital form. Send
your log extract in TXT format as well as your points calculation to:
                                on4cas@uba.be

VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Four Australian operators will be active as VK9NT
from Norfolk Island (OC-005, WLOTA 1469, WWFF VKFF-392) between September
12-21st. Operators mentioned are Chris/VK3QB (Team Leader), Luke/VK3HJ,
Brenton/VK3CBV and Lee/VK3GK. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW
and SSB. No Digital or 6m activity is planned. Equipment will be 2x TS-
480HX, KX-3/KXPA-100, verticals and dipoles. Another KX-3 will be used
portable and for some SOTA activity. Logs will be uploaded daily to ClubLog,
and soon after the end of the activity to LoTW. An OQRS via ClubLog will
also be active. QSL via VK2CA, direct or by the Bureau. For more infor-
mation and updates, visit:     http://vk9nt.odxg.org/vk9nt2014

W4DXCC PRESS RELEASE #3. Dave Anderson, K4SV, reports [edited]: "The W4DXCC
DX and Contest Convention located in Pigeon Forge, TN, between September
26-27th, is less than 30 days. This is our 10th year and it will be
another great event.
  The presentation schedule is full and packed with presentations. We have
had two new arrivals, Heil Sound and Steppir Antennas. Our manufacturers
are located in the lobby right outside of the conference hall allowing
you easy access to all the gear. Come and have a one on one conversation
with the manufacturers and twist the knobs.
  Heil Sound will have two workshops called 'The Science of Audio' on
Saturday. Come learn how to improve your audio from Bob Heil himself.
  We will conduct Amateur FCC License testing.  It's a great time to
upgrade or get your spouse or friends licensed.
  Pigeon Forge is a wonderful place for the family too, bring the family
and they can enjoy the local attractions while you enjoy the convention.
  Check out the details at <http://www.w4dxcc.com/>."

W9DXCC PRESS RELEASE. Howie Huntington, K9KM, PR Chairman/NIDXA W9DXCC
Committee reports [edited]: "It is NOT TOO LATE to register for the 62nd
annual W9DXCC, now less than one month away. The hotel special rate is
only good through August 28th, and banquet orders must be received by
September 13th, so please register now at: http://w9dxcc.com/registration.html
  DXers, those interested in learning more about DXing, and their guests
are welcome. If you have already registered, we thank you and appreciate
your continued support. PayPal or a check with the form are accepted.
  W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet - September 19-20th, 2014, Hyatt Regency
  Schaumburg (new, larger location), 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg,
  IL 60173

  Friday, September 19th
  * DX-U ­ Opens at 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
    A full day of exciting topics: Software, Propagation, Station Engineer-
    ing, DX Contesting, Pileups, QSLing, and Conquering a Small Lot.

  * RECEPTION and Cash Bar 5:00 PM, hosted by SMC along with W9DXCC Early
    Registration, Atrium

  * HOSPITALITY SUITE 9:00 PM, hosted by Northern Illinois DX Association,
    Room 1321

  Saturday, September 20th
  * PROGRAM ­ Opens at 8:00 AM, begins at 9:00 AM.
    'DXpeditions and the 21st Century Dynamics', Bob Allphin, K4UEE
    'DXpeditions for the Rest of Us', Jim Fitzpatrick, WI9WI
    'Topband DXpedition Operations, Amsterdam and Wake Island', Craig
       Thompson, K9CT
    'NCDXF Update', Glenn Johnson, W0GJ
    'ARRL Roundtable Discussion', ARRL First Vice President Rick Roderick/
       K5UR, Central Division Director Dick Isely/W9GIG, Central Division
       Vice Director, Kermit Carlson/W9XA, and DX Advisory Committee, Jim
       O’Connell, W9WU
    'Cycle 24 Update, FT5ZM Skewed Paths, Maunder Minimum and More', Carl
       Luetzelschwab, K9LA
    'The ARRL Lab: Trials, Tribulations, and Tall Tale', Ed Hare, W1RFI
    'From the Top of My Tower I can see W9-land', Glenn Johnson, W0GJ
    'The Amsterdam Island FT5ZM DXpedition', Ralph Fedor, K0IR

  ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: QSL checking, Vendor Exhibits, Many Prizes
  CW PILEUP Contest 5:00 PM
  RECEPTION.  5:30 PM, Atrium Lounge
  BANQUET. Speaker ARRL First Vice President Rick Roderick K5UR, the DX
     Countdown, and grand prizes.
  HOSPITALITY SUITE, hosted by Greater Milwaukee DX Association after
     the banquet, Room 1321
  For more information about W9DXCC, E-mail:       casey@w9lp.com
  W9DXCC is an ARRL approved Operating Specialty Convention and is
  sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX Association:  http://nidxa.org

WEBINAR (A Long Overdue Review of Gray Line Propagation on the Low Bands).
Ken, K4ZW, reports: "The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) is
pleased to present "A Long Overdue Review of Gray Line Propagation on the
Low Bands" with Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA. Carl will trace the origin of
gray line propagation, and show that there is a problem with the current
explanation that propagation along the terminator is efficient. He will
then provide an alternative explanation for gray line that satisfies both
observations and ionospheric physics."
                 Date:  Thursday, September 11
                 Time:  9 PM EDT (Friday, September 12 - 01:00 UTC)
          Registration:  https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/582697442

WESTERN GRID EXPEDITION (Satellite). OPDX Web Master John, K8YSE, will be
embarking on a grid expedition to some Western States beginning shortly
after Labor Day. The grids that he will definitely operate from are: CN93,
CN96, DN03, DN05, DN07, DN14, DN15, DN20, DN21, DN22, DN23, DN48, DN54,
DN68, DN76, DN78, DM38, DM48 and DM49. John states, "There will be many
other grids on the route, but I'll only operate from them if the situation
permits. This is a tent camping trip, and the weather will play a role in
when and if I can operate. The first grid will be DN54 although there may
be one or two before that depending on the timing. I will be using an Icom
910H and an Arrow or Elk antenna rather than the setup in my truck that
was used on the Lake Superior Expedition. Setup time and weather will be
a factor. I don't anticipate operating in darkness although it may be
possible at campsites. I will be using computer control on the linear
birds. We don't have many satellites now and since AO-7 is now switching
between Mode A and B, it will only be available every other day. The
primary birds will be FO-29 and SO-50. There may be some AO-73, but not
likely. If AO-7 is weak, I may operate on CW on that bird only." John
will be track-able on APRS as K8YSE-9 (cellphone 3g/4g) and/or K8YSE-12
on RF. He also adds, "Sometime in October I will plan a short trip over
to DM63/64 if anyone needs those grids. And on January 1st, 2015, I will
operate at least one pass from FM13 in the afternoon." John doesn't
anticipate doing LoTW for this expedition. Cards should be sent direct
to him. If you have many contacts to confirm, a log excerpt can be sent
that he can sign and return to you. Please make sure you indicate which
grid he was in for each QSO. He also plans to record all passes and log
on paper as well. QSOs will be confirmed sometime in December. To read
John's complete press release, to:

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Bob, G4DBW, will once again be active as ZD8RH
from Ascension Island between September 22-30th (subject to flight con-
firmation). If like last time, Bob will be working on the island, and
his activity will be limited. Operations will be mainly on CW. Suggested
frequencies are around 7007, 10105, 14007, 18073, 21007, 24897 and 28007
kHz. Equipment is a FT857 w/100 watts and a modified MP-1 portable whip
antenna. Bob will be active in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (Septemeber
27-28th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15 or 10m) entry. QSL direct via
G4DBW with 2 'green stamps' or IRC or via RSGB Bureau. Bureau replies
can take up to 18 months.

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START END DXCC CALLSIGN INFO
05.09.2014 12.09.2014 3A Sorin, YO2MSB.

26.08.2014 02.09.2014 3D2 Island of Tavenuni (OC-016) by Stan/AC8W, David/KC8CO, Charles/KN8R and Lee/N8LJ.

24.08.2014 04.09.2014 4O Alex, US0KW.

26.08.2014 01.09.2014 8P Barbados (NA-021) by Mike, G4BLH.

23.08.2014 01.09.2014 9Y Rick, AI5P.

01.09.2014 03.09.2014 A2 Gerard , ZS6AYU.

05.09.2014 07.09.2014 A5 Ryo, JH7EQW.

04.09.2014 10.09.2014 A5 Kunio, JH3LSS.

04.09.2014 10.09.2014 A5 Kunio, JH3LSS.

04.09.2014 11.09.2014 A5 Jusei, JA3IVU.

13.08.2014 08.09.2014 CO Riccardo/IZ1GDB.

05.09.2014 10.10.2014 D4 Fran, EA7FTR. QSL via EB7DX.

23.08.2014 07.09.2014 F Special event callsigns will be active during the 7th World Equestrian Games to be hosted in Lower Normandy. The special callsigns' suffix stands for Jeux Equestres Mondiaux, while the number in the prefix denotes the Department (14 for Calvados, 50 for Manche and 61 for Orne). QSL info: TM14JEM via F6KCZ, TM50JEM via F5RJM and TM61JEM via F1DOI.

04.09.2014 07.09.2014 FK

Matthew Island (OC-218) by Cezar/VE3LYC and Bob/KD1CT. QSL via VE3LYC.
06.09.2014 07.09.2014 G Farne Islands (EU-109) by Nobby/G0VJG, Dave/EI9FBB, Richard/G7GLW and Charles/M0OXO. QSL via M0OXO.

26.08.2014 02.09.2014 KH0 Saipan's Island (OC-086, USi NI002S, WLOTA 1333) by Joe, OZ0J.
30.08.2014 20.09.2014 OZ Vendsyssel-Thy/Nordjylland Island (EU-171, DIA NJ-001) by Tom, DL4VM.

31.08.2014 12.09.2014 OZ Bornholm Island (EU-030, OZFF-030) by Zdeno/OK1OM and Renata/OK1GB.

30.08.2014 06.09.2014 OZ Jegindø Island (EU-171) by Heinz/DC5WW, Max/DF2MX, Robert/DK2RO, Anton/DL8AW and Thilo/DL9NBJ. QSL via DL8AW.
25.08.2014 01.09.2014 SV Zakynthos Island (EU-052, SVFF-082) by Marian/YO2MBU.

24.08.2014 07.09.2014 SV9 Crete (EU-015, GIOTA KRS-005, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA 1400) by Christo, LZ3FN.

02.09.2014 09.09.2014 T8

Koror Island (OC-009) by Joe, OZ0J.
04.09.2014 08.09.2014 T8 Nobuaki, JH1QJU.
02.09.2014 09.09.2014 T8 Koror Island (OC-009) by Joe, OZ0J/5Q2T.
24.08.2014 03.09.2014 T8 Arakabesan Island (OC-009) by Tony, KQ2I.

25.08.2014 14.09.2014 VQ9 Diego Garcia (AF-006) by Bob, N7XR. QSL via NN1N.
04.09.2014 08.09.2014 XX9 Coloane Island (AS-075) by Andrea "Andy", IK7YTT. QSL via IZ8CCW.

07.09.2014 13.09.2014 YB Obi Island (OC-222) by Imam/YB4IR and Din/YB8RW. QSL YB4IR/8 via OQRS. QSL YB8RW/p via YB9BU.

02.09.2014 09.09.2014 ZK2 Maurice, ZL2MF.

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Saturday, August 30, 2014

CQ Six - 50 MHz DX Information.

MMXIV. edited by O. Bjørn "Matt" Madsen (MCMLX)
holder of; OZ6OM, OZ50MHz, 5Q6M, ex. OZ1IZB, G0DJJ & OZ7M

Current email address to enter info is; oz6om(a)uksmg.net

DX information - Stop press, news of the latest 7 days.

Malawi, 7Q. Postponed. The 7QAA DXpedition to Malawi (www.malawidx.org), which was planned to take place between 10 November and 2 December, has been postponed until March 2015. The general approach will not change, and the large team will be split into two sub-teams: Team One will operate CW only on 11-21 March, while Team Two will operate only SSB and RTTY from 22 March to 1 April, including an entry in the CQ WPX SSB Contest.
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - Mar. 2015

Botswana, A2. Charles, K5LBU, will be on the air from Botswana as A25CF starting the 21st of October until the 3rd of November 2014. Plans are to be QRV on all bands from 160 through 6 metres. QSL via home call. Charles informs readers: "Please do not send me cards for A25FC who was on the air from the 14th of April 2011 through the 18th of April. That was a differant group of hams."
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 3 Oct. 2014

Chile, CE. Using XR2T, an IOTA DXpedition to Damas Island, WW Loc. FG40FS is being planned for 6-12th October 2014 time-frame. The main focus of the DXpedition will be to work the greatest possible number of unique calls, thus offering a possibility also to Little Pistols and QRP stations. Team members include XQ1KZ,
XQ1CR, CE3KHZ, XQ3WD, XQ4CW, CE1TBN, CE1KR, CE1UMY, CE1DY, XQ1FM, CE2WU, CE3OP, CE3WDH, CE3TAM, CE4KCA, CE3RBJ and CE5PHI. All bands will be activated on CW, SSB and Digital operations. Damas Island is part of the Humboldt Penguin National Reserve. QSL via XQ4CW and LotW. Website:
www.qrz.com/db/XR2T
Sixitalia Weekly 27 Aug. 2014 - 12 Oct. 2014
St. Martin, FS. John, K9EL, will once again be active as FS/K9EL from St. Martin WW Loc. FK88 between November 20th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters. He will be running 500 watts into a 3 element yagi on 6m, dipoles for 10-30m and a vertical for 40-80-160m. John will operate on 60m if there is interest. This will be a holiday trip with only a minimal effort for the CQWW DX CW Contest. Usually there are daily uploads to ClubLog and LoTW. QSL via his home callsign. John states, "This year I am planning a Twitter experiment and will tweet my operating frequency/mode at the beginning of my daily activity and also each time when I change bands, change modes, QRT for meals, beach, etc. Those interested in following my operating activities during my trip, can follow me at https://twitter.com/FSK9EL
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Greece, SV. Laci, HA0HW, will once again be active from Thassos Island (QRA KN20HS), as SW8WW (ex-J48HW) between September 12-22nd. He will operate mainly CW, with some SSB and RTTY, on the HF bands (usually on 80/40/30/20/17/12/10 meters) and on 6 meters. His rigs are usually a FT-840 with a MOS-FET amplifier (300-400 watts) and an IC-706 (for 6m only). Antennas are a monoband Gps and dipoles on fishing poles. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the HA Bureau, or by the OQRS via ClubLog is 'OK' as well.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1177 25 Aug. 2014 - 22 Oct. 2014

DX / Activity calendar. - Sorted by expiration date
Starting
Ending
Call
WWL.
Opr.
QSL via
Remarks
Aug. 26 th.
Aug 31 st.
YW5D

Int. team
DM4TI
OQRS
Aug. 26 th.
Sep. 2 nd.
KH0/OZ0J

OZ0J
OZ0J
OQRS on Clublog.org
Sep. 1 st.
Sep. 3 rd.
A25GF
KH22OD
ZS6AYU ZS6AYU

Sep. 2 nd.
Sep. 9 th.
T8...

OZ0J
OZ0J
OQRS on Clublog.org
Sep. 2 nd.
Sep. 9 th.
E6MF

ZL2MF
ZL2MF

ongoing
Sep. 15 th.
T6DD

4O4A
4O4A
LoTW and ClubLog 
Sep. 11 th.
Sep. 16 th.
ZL7X

JA team

ClubLog and eQSL
Sep. 12 th.
Sep. 26 th.
3D2AG/P

3D2AG
3D2AG 
Sep. 5 th.
Oct. 10 th.
D44KS

EA7FTR
EB7DX

Oct. 6 th.
Oct. 12 th.
XR2T
FG40FS 
CE team
XQ4CW
LoTW
Oct. 2 nd.
Oct. 15 th.
T30D

DL team

LoTW
Oct. 3 rd.
Oct. 15 th.
YJ0X

Int. team


Oct. 8 th.
Oct. 21 st.
KH0/W1AW

Int. team
W1AW
LoTW
Oct. 19 th.
Oct. 26 th.
J79L
J79 ?
FK95HO 
SP9FIH
SP6AXW
SP9FIH
SP6AXW

Oct. 25 th.
Oct. 26 th.
ZD8W

W6NV W6NV
±a few days before and after.
Oct. 21 st.
Oct. 27 th.
KH8B

JH3PRR
JH3PRR
LoTW
Oct. 18 th.
Nov. 1 st.
VK9XSP

SP team
SP6EQZ

Oct. 28 th.
Nov. 1 st.
XX9..
OL62SC 
EA5HPX
EA7FTR
US7UX
EB7DX
EB5BBM
EA7JQS
EB7DX
! CW only - NO SSB allowed on 6 in XX9 !
QSL direct and LoTW
Sep. 29 th.
Nov. 2 nd.
PJ6/G4IUF

G4IUF
G4IUF

Oct. 21 st.
Nov. 3 rd.
A25CF

K5BLU
K5BLU

Oct. 20 th.
Nov. 4 th.
5R8M

Int. team.
IK2VUC

Nov. 1st.
Nov. 8 th.
Z21EME

Int. team.


Sep. 29 th.
Nov. 11 td.
V47JA
V47HAM
FK87SG 
W5JON
W5HAM 
W5JON
Direct or LoTW - No Bureau!
Nov. 21 st. 2013
Nov. 20 th.
AF1G/C6A

AF1G
AF1G
LoTW
Nov. 19 th.
Nov. 23 rd.
HI2DX

Int. team.
M0URX

Nov. 3 rd.
Nov. 30 th.
S79VR

DD0VR
DE3BWR
DD0VR

Nov. 15 th.
Nov. 30 th.
VU4KV

Int. team
W4VKU
OQRS will be available in December
Nov. 20 th.
Nov. 30 th.
TY1AA

Int. team
I2YSB
OQRS will be available for direct QSL and LoTW
ongoing
Dec. primo
HH2/PY3SB

PY3SB PY3SB 
LoTW
Nov. 20 th.
Dec. 2 nd
FS/K9EL
FK88
K9EL
K9EL 
ClubLog and LoTW
Nov. 25 th.
Dec. 3 rd
YN2CC
EK71AU
AJ9C
AJ9C

Apr. 2013
Dec. 2014
6O0LA

LA4GHA
LA4GHA 

Apr. 2013
Dec. 2014
5Z4/LA4GHA

LA4GHA
LA4GHA 

Jan. 9 th. 2015
Jan. 15 th. 2015
T88SM
T88HS
T88CP
T88HK

JA6EGL
JA6KYU
JA6UBY
JE6DND
JA6EGL
JA6KYU
JA6UBY
JE6DND

Jan. 9 th. 2015
Jan. 17 th. 2015
CE0Y/JA3ARJ
CE0Y/JA3AVO
CE0Y/JA3HJI
CE0Y/JA3IVU
CE0Y/JH3LSS
CE0Y/JH3PBL
CE0Y/JI3DNN

JA3ARJ
JA3AVO
JA3HJI
JA3IVU
JH3LSS
JH3PBL
JI3DNN


Nov. 10 th.
Mar. 2014
7QAA

Int. team

LoTW
May 21 st.
May 28 th. 2015
PJ4/WJ2O

WJ2O
WJ2O

ongoing
Summer 2015
TJ3TS

DL8SEQ
PA3249
Direct
Oct. 2013
Autumn 2015
FW5JJ

TK5JJ
F5RXL


DX information - by expiration date.
August.
Venezuela, YV. The Grupo DX Caracas announces an activation of Tortuga Island for August 26 to 31. QRV as YW5D on 160-2m in CW, FM, SSB, and digital modes. The last activity from there was in 1999. QSL via DM4TI (d/B), OQRS. http://qrz.com/db/yw5d
DXNL 1898 20 Aug. 2014 - 31 Aug. 2014
September.
Mariana Isl., KH0. Update. Joe, OZ0J/5Q2T, will be active as KH0/OZ0J from Saipan's Island Rental Shack http://saipan.rental-shack.com/ between August 26th and September 2nd. Activity will be on all possible bands between 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY or PSK). All QSOs will be uploaded to ClubLog www.clublog.org once a day depending on the Internet connection. He requests to please use the OQRS on Clublog.org. QSL via OZ0J, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and updates, watch his Web page at http://www.oz0j.dk
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 2 Sep. 2014
Mariana Isl., KH0. Joe, OZ0J/5Q2T, will be active as KH0/OZ0J from Saipan's Island Rental Shack http://saipan.rental-shack.com/ between August 26th and September 2nd. Activity will be on all possible bands between 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY or PSK). QSL via OZ0J, direct or by the Bureau. He requests to please use the OQRS on Clublog.org. For more details and updates, watch his Web page at: http://www.oz0j.dk
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 2 Sep. 2014
Botswana, A2. Gerard (Gert), ZS6AYU, will once again be active as A25GF between September 1-3rd. Activity will be "6 meters only" this time from WW Loc. KH22od beaming North. He hopes to be on the air between 1300z until around 1900z on 50.097 MHz CW. QSL via ZS6AYU, direct or by the Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 3 Sep. 2014
Palau, T8. Joe, OZ0J/5Q2T, will be active from Palau Rental Shack on Koror Island http://palau.rental-shack.com/english between September 2-9th. Currently, his T8 callsign is pending. Activity will be on all possible bands between 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (RTTY or PSK). All QSOs will be uploaded to ClubLog www.clublog.org once a day depending on the Internet connection. He requests to please use the OQRS on Clublog.org. QSL via OZ0J, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and updates, watch his Web page at http://www.oz0j.dk
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 9 Sep. 2014
Niue, E6. Maurice, ZL2MF (aka G3ZXD), will be active as E6MF from Niue between September 2-9th. Activity will be on 40/20/15/10/6 meters, but mainly on 20 and 6 meters SSB. Look for him in the All Asian DX SSB Contest (September 6-7th). QSL via ZL2MF, direct or by the Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 9 Sep. 2014
Afghanistan, T6. Dragan, 4O4A, is now active as T6DD from Mazar Village in the Badakhshan Province until September 15th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using mainly CW. QSL via 404A, LoTW or ClubLog.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1155 3 Apr. 2014 - 15 Sep. 2014
Chatham, ZL7. A Japanese team of operators calling their operation "BBQ DXpedition for the Chathams" will be active as ZL7X from Awarakaw Farmstay in Waitangi, Chatham Island, between September 11-16th. Operators mentioned are Kaz/JH1HRJ/ZL3JP, Tack/9M2/JE1SCJ, Tatsu/JH1TXG and Kazu/JA0VSH. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
  CW    - 1826, 3524, 7024, 14024, 18074, 21024, 24904 and 28024 kHz
  SSB   - 3790, 7124/7174 (NA), 14224, 18144, 21240, 24964 and 28424 kHz
  RTTY  - 3528, 7033, 10143, 14088, 18103, 21088, 24922 and 28088 kHz
  PSK31 - 3525, 7028, 10141, 140072, 18102, 21072, 24922 and 28122 kHz
  JT65  - 7076, 10139, 14076, 18102, 21076, 24922 and 28076 kHz
  6m    - 50104/CW, 50124/SSB, 50098/RTTY and 50276/50330/JT65
QSL preferably via LoTW. Direct and Bureau QSLs go to JA0VSH. ClubLog
and eQSL will be available.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1175 11 Aug. 2014 - 16 Sep. 2014
Contest, Open / WW.
What to do on a Tuesday evening ?
- Well the 4th. Tuesday in the month brings You "
The 50 MHz Open"
- This month thats Tuesday - the 23 rd. 17 - 21 UT.
- You could help participants out with some QSO´s
- or participate Your self ...
You may find the
rules for "The 50 MHz Open" here
and check out the
standings here.
- so are You keen to give "
The 50 MHz Open" a try ?
Hope to see You down the log - and Your log ...
Vy 73 de Bjørn/"Matt" OZ6OM
23 Sep. 2014
Rotuma, 3D2/R. Postpone. Antoine, 3D2AG, who was expected to be active as 3D2AG/p from Rotuma between July 25th and August 8th, had to reschedule his operation because of bad WX in Rotuma and unavailability of flights. He will try again around September 12-26th. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW and SSB.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1175 11 Aug. 2014 - 26 Sep. 2014
October.
Western Kiribati, T30. Update. A experienced German team is pleased to announce another DXpedition to the Pacific Ocean to Southern Tarawa Atoll, Western Kiribati. Their callsign will be T30D, and they will be active between October 2-15th. Operators mentioned are Uwe/DJ9HX, Rudolf/DK3CG, Sid/DM2AYO, Dietmar/DL2HWA, Georg/DL4SVA, Bert/DL2RNS, Heiko/DL1RTL, Juergen/DF7TT, Olaf/DL7JOM, Guenter/DL2AWG, Hans/DL6JGN and Rolf/DL7VEE.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least four simultaneous stations with 500 watts amps around the clock. Suggested frequencies are:
 CW   - 1814.5, 3526, 7026, 10119, 14026, 18086, 21026, 24906 and 28026 kHz
 SSB  - 1849, 3805, 7095, 7182, 14210, 18120, 21255, 24955 and 28455 kHz
 RTTY - 3595, 7046, 10137, 14090, 18099, 21090, 24918 and 28090 kHz
  6m  - 50120/CW and 50120/SSB
QSL Manager is DL4SVA. QSL via OQRS (see Web page), direct, by the Bureau and logs will be uploaded to LoTW at a later date. A Web page will is now available at:
http://t30d.mydx.de
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1158 14 Apr. 2014 - 2 Oct. 2014
Cape Verde, D4. Fran, EA7FTR, will be active as D44KS from Boa Vista between September 5th and October 10th. Activity will be limited to his spare time (job commitments) on 40-6 meters using SSB and RTTY. QSL via EB7DX.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 10 Oct. 2014
Western Kiribati, T30. A experienced German team is pleased to announce another DXpedition to the Pacific Ocean to Southern Tarawa Atoll, Western Kiribati. Their callsign will be T30D, and they will be active between October 2-15th. Operators mentioned are Uwe DJ9HX, Rudolf DK3CG, Sid DM2AYO, Dietmar DL2HWA, Georg DL4SVA, Bert DL2RNS, Heiko DL1RTL, Juergen DF7TT, Olaf DL7JOM, Guenter DL2AWG, Hans DL6JGN and Rolf DL7VEE. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, with at least four simultaneous stations with 500 watts amps around the clock. A Web page will be available soon. They want to say, "A big thank you goes to our friends PY2WAS, PY2XB, T30MK, DL6KVA and DL5EBE for their help in organizing this expedition."
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1156 3 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Vanuatu, YJ0. Members of "The Quake Contesters" will be active as YJ0X from Vanuatu for a DXpedition between October 3-15th. Operators mentioned are Phil/ZL3PAH (Team leader), Paul/ZL4PW, Geoff/ZL3GA and Gordon/G3USR. They announced that flights have been booked and they have secured a seafront villa. The team will have 2 stations (K3s + amplifiers) plus a reserve (K2), operating on CW, SSB and RTTY. Antennas are foldingantennas.com Hexbeam(s), 6 element 6m yagi and verticals for 30/40/80m on the edge of the sea. They are investigating the cost/benefit of operating 160m. Phil, ZL3PAH, is their QSL Manager. Logs will be on ClubLog, and OQRS will be available. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW within 3 months. They do mention the following: "Phil's, Geoff's and Gordon's XYLs will be along with us but this is NOT a 'holiday style' expedition so whilst there will be some down time for the ops, we are looking to make a high total number of QSOs. We will be operating in both SSB and CW weekends of the 'Oceania DX Contest' http://www.oceaniadxcontest.com. For more details and updates, visit http://yj2014.wordpress.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 15 Oct. 2014
Mariana, KH0. Between 8-21 October 2014 look for W1AW/KH0 to be active from Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands, as part of the ARRL Centennial celebrations. Team members include Kit JA1NVF, Hiromi JA4DND, Ruu JA7MSQ, Yutaka JF1LZQ, Zorro JH1AJT, Seiji JH6RTO, Miho JJ2VLY, Ed KH2L and Jun WH0V. QRV on the HF bands, plus 6 metres, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via W1AW or LotW.
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 21 Oct. 2014
Ascention Isl., ZD8. Oliver, W6NV, will once again be active as ZD8W from Ascension Island during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). Look for activity outside of the contest on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via W6NV. More details should be forthcoming.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1160 28 Apr. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
Dominica, J7. Operators Janusz/SP9FIH and Kazik/SP6AXW will be active as J79L and J79*(still pending), respectively, close to the village of Calibishie WW. Loc. FK95HO between October 19-26th. Their main goal is to participate in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as two Single-Op/Single-Band stations (one on 40m and the other on a higher band) and to work as many stations as possible from Asia before the contest. Outside of the contest, activity will be on 80-6 meters. QSL J79L via SP9FIH. QSL route for Kazik is pending at this time. For more details and updates, see http://www.j7.dxpeditions.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 26 Oct. 2014
American Samoa, KH8. Masahiro, JH3PRR, will be active as KH8B from Pago Pago between October 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters with a focus on 10 meters CQ ZONE 14 and 80/160m for AS/EU LP. He also plans to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Equipment: K3+2K-FA 1.5kW. 10-20m HEXBEAM and 30-160m VDP. QSL via JH3PRR or LoTW (preferred). OQRS via ClubLog will also be available too.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1152 6 Feb. 2014 - 27 Oct. 2014
November.
Christmas Island, VK9X. A Polish team of operators will be active as VK9XSP from Christmas Island between October 18th and November 1st. Operators mentioned are Bob/SP2EBG, YL Gala/SP2GKS, Jan/SP3CYY, Jurek/SP3GEM, Wlodek/SP6EQZ, Ryszard/SP6FXY, Janusz/SP6IXF and Roman/SP9FOW. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
  CW   - 1822.5, 3525, 7025, 10115, 14025, 18085, 21025, 24900 and 28025 kHz
  SSB  - 1840, 3793, 7045/7165, 14265, 18125, 21273, 24970 and 28440 kHz
  RTTY - 7070, 10138, 14090, 18101, 21090, 24915 and 28090 kHz
   6m  - 50105/CW and 50105/SSB
They will have two to three stations on the air 24 hours a day, and pay a special attention to the lower bands and to areas where VK9X is the most difficult to work from. Also, look for one station to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via SP6EQZ. For more details and updates, watch
http://www.vk9xsp.dxing.pl
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
Macao, XX9. A team consisting of Eugene/EA5HPX, Fran/EA7FTR, Oleg/US7UX, David/EB7DX, Jose/EB5BBM and their respective XYLs, (also one YL operator - Veronica/EA7JQS) will be active from Praia de Cheoc Van, at the Pousada of Coloane Hotel (WW. Loc. OL62SC) between October 22th and November 1st. Callsign will be announced soon. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters, including 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Suggested frequencies are:
  CW   - 1823, 3523, 7023, 10103, 14023, 18073, 21023, 24893 and 28023 kHz
  SSB  - 1825, 3780, 7065/7160, 14145, 18145, 21295 and 28495 kHz
  RTTY - 7035, 10140, 14080, 18100, 21080, 24921 and 28080 kHz
   6m  - 50103/CW
Added Note: Not allowed in Macau - 6m SSB and 12m SSB They will try as much as possible to have two stations running simultaneously on SSB, CW and RTTY, and also have an entry in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th). QSL via EB7DX, direct or by the Bureau. All QSOs will be confirmed via LoTW. An OQRS will be available for direct and Bureau QSOs (TBA). For more details and update, visit their Web page at
http://macao2014.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162 12 May 2014 - 1 Nov. 2014
Saba, PJ6. Mike, G4IUF, will once again be active as PJ6/G4IUF from Isle House, Windwardside, Saba Island between September 29th and November 2nd. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or E-mail for Bureau request (see QRZ.com).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 2 Nov. 2014
Madagascar, 5R. [Edited excerpts from PRESS RELEASE #1] Nosy Be means "big island" in the Malagasy language and Nosy Be, not far, from the mother island Madagascar, will be the next destination of the Mediterraneo International DX Club (MDXC) Team! Look for leader Antonio, IZ8CCW, and the co-leader Gabriele, I2VGW, to head-up a team of operators to be active as 5R8M from Nosy Be Island, thanks from the help of a local friend, Michele, 5R8UI, between October 20th and November 4th.
Activity will take place during 16 days and 14 nights. According to their evaluations, they are confident to give a lot of DXers a chance to work this country on the Lower Bands, 30/17/12m and especially on the Digital modes. The 16 operators will be an international team from countries. Currently, the operators listed are:
  CW   - Eric/ON7RN, Feri/YO5OED and Karl/OE3JAG
  SSB  - Ant/IZ8CCW (Leader), Michel/F5EOT, Steve/IZ5GST and Michele/IK5ZUI
  RTTY - Gabriele/I2VGW (Co-Leader), Marco/IZ2GNW, YL Manu/IZ8IYL,
         Mario/IK4MTK and Henri/F1HRE
  Pilot Stations - Don/N1DG (USA), Rino/IK7JTF (Europe) and Sergio/IK0FTA (6m pilot)
QSL Manager is Giuliano, IK2VUC, for direct or Bureau QSLs. However, there will be an OQRS available on the Web page below. LoTW files will be uploaded by the end of May 2015.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to have four stations on the air around the clock using dipoles, Inverted L, verticals and Spiderbeams. For more details and updates, visit the 5R8M Web page at
http://www.mdxc.org/5r8m The team is looking for sponsors and funds/donations.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 4 Nov. 2014
Zimbabwe, Z2. Operators Chris/PA2CHR (Z21CHR), Lins/PA3CMC (Z21CMC), John/ZS6JON (Z21EME) and Paul/ZS6NK (Z21NK) will be active on an EME DXpedition as Z21EME between November 1-8th. Activity will be on 6/2 meters as well as 70 and 23 cm. QSL routes have not been announced. The group is looking for donations. For more details and updates, watch: http://www.pa3cmc.nl
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1171 14 Jul. 2014 - 8 Nov. 2014
St. Kitts, V4. John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will once again be active as V47JA from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts WW Loc. FK87SG, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between September 29th and November 12th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl.60m) using SSB. He will also be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Equipment is a Kenwood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas include: 31', 10-40m Vertical, and 35', 40/80m Top Loaded Vertical; and newly added, shortened 160m dipole and 3 element Yagi for 6m. Also, XYL Cathy, W5HAM, will occasionally operate as V47HAM. All QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 12 Nov. 2014
Bahamas, C6. Tim, AF1G, is now living and working on Andros Island. He has had the callsign/license AF1G/C6A since November 21st (2013) and will be there until November 20th, 2014. Activity is expected to be on 80-6 meters SSB. No QSNs have been reported yet. QSL via LoTW or direct to: Tim Hardy, PSC 1012 Box 593, FPO AA 34058-9998, USA.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - 20 Nov. 2014
Dominican rep., HI. Member of the Hotel India DX Club will be active as HI2DX from Saona Island between November 19-23rd (tentative dates). Operators mentioned are Joe/HI3A (Team Leader), Tino/HI3CC (Co-Leader), Ez/HI3EPR, Edwin/HI3K, Jose/HI3LCG, Franky/HI3TT, Miguel/HI7MC, Rafael/HI8A, Sergio/HI8AR, Joe/HI8C, Alfredo/HI8CR, Elio/HI8EFS, Julio/HI8JQE, Juan/HI8JSG, Rafael/HI8KW, Rig/HI8RD, Daniel/K1TO, Dave/K3LP, Paul/K9PG, Ray/N9JA and Danny/W4UH. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They will have 10 stations on the air using dipoles, verticals and other various antennas. QSL Manager is Tim, M0URX, for direct requests and Bureau QSLs. A OQRS is available. For more details and updates, watch the following URL links http://qrz.com/db/hi2dx and http://saonadxpedition2014.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1172 21 Jul. 2014 - 23 Nov. 2014
Andaman and Nicobar, VU4. Krish, W4VKU, will be leading a team of 10 operators to the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands in the month of November. The callsign for both activations will be VU4KV. Initially, a short duration of activity will be carried out from Campbell Bay in the Great Nicobar by few of the team members. This will be followed by a larger activation from Neil Island in the Andamans for at least 10 days. The exact dates will be published once the logistics are in place. Operators mentioned are Krish W4VKU (VU2VKU), Prasad VU2PTT, Pai VU2PAI, Nandu VU2NKS, Kumar VU2BGS, Chetan VU3DMP, Deepak VU2CDP, Sangeeth A45WH (VU2WH), Kiran VU3KPL and Aravind VU2ABS. The tentative plans and schedule are as follows:
 * Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar Island - Operation between November 3-13th, and is dependent on boat schedules published only a week ahead of departure. The team will be Krish W4VKU (VU2VKU), Pai VU2PAI, and Chetz VU3DMP. Activity will be focused on limited bands for CW/SSB with QRO and gain antennas. They will have two stations on the air:
Radios: 1x Elecraft K3, 1x Kenwood TS 480, 5 band Hexbeam, vertical for 40/30m 2x Elecraft KPA-500 amplifiers
 * Neil Island, Andaman - This will be a bigger operation with 5 QRO stations and 10 operators possibly between November 15-30th.
The five stations (4x HF, 1x 6m) will be made-up of Elecraft K3, Kenwood TS-590 and Kenwood TS-480, with 3x Elecraft KPA-500 and 2x Acom 1000 amps. Antennas: Phased Vertical arrays for 160/80/40/30m + separate RX antennas, Mix of directional antennas and verticals for 20-10m and a 5 element Yagi for 6m.
The team is looking for sponsors/funds for both operations (PayPal available). QSL via W4VKU. An OQRS will be available in December. For more details and updates, see the Web page at: 
http://www.vu4kv.info
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1176 20 Aug. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
Benin, TY. Members of the Italian DXpedition Team have announced their next DXpedition will be to Benin. They report on their IDT Web page: "We received the callsign for our DXpedition to Benin, TY1AA. Owing to working commitments of some members of our Team, we are not able, at the moment, to announce an exact date for the DXpedition. Therefore, the actual date of operation could vary somewhat with respect to the already announced date (November 20-30th, 2014)." Operators mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA and Stefano/IK2HKT. Also listed but not confirmed are Alfeo/I1HJT, Mac/JA3USA and Gino/IK2RZP. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Their suggested
frequencies are:
  CW   - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24893 and 28030 kHz
  SSB  - 3780, 7103, 14270, 18155, 21310, 24975 and 28420 kHz
  RTTY - 14087 kHz
   6m  - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB
QSL via I2YSB, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available for direct QSL and LoTW at 
http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/ For more details and updates, watch: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1168 27 Jun. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
Seychelles, S7. Operators Heli/DD0VR and XYL Bigi/DE3BWR, along with their traveling partners Petra and Didi, will be active as S79VR from the Seychelles Islands between November 3-30th. Activity is planned from Mahe (Nov. 4-10th and 22-24th), Praslin (Nov. 10-16th) and La Dique Islands (Nov. 16-22nd). Operations will be holiday style on 80-6 meters operating only QRP CW and QRO/QRP SSB on the IOTA frequencies.
He mentions that he will make CW QSO (using his G-QRP-Club NR 7073) in the QRP segments with 5 watts and SSB with 500 watts on all other bands if possible depending on the conditions. Heli will use an Elecraft KX3 with a modified Tokyo High Power HL-1.1 and KX1 for QRP into a Vertical, Single-Quad, Double-Zepp and a Currentsumeantennakit. QSL via DD0VR, direct or by the DARC Bureau.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1169 9 Jul. 2014 - 30 Nov. 2014
December or later.
Kenya, 5Z. Roger, LA4GHA is now active from Kenya and Somalia while on work assignment. QRV (160-6 CW, SSB & Digi) until December 2014, look for him to sign 5Z4/LA4GHA or 6O0LA. QSL via LA4GHA. Note add by Sixitalia: We hope that Roger will be able to have a 6m permits from Kenya; GL!
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014

Somalia, 6O. Roger, LA4GHA is now active from Kenya and Somalia while on work assignment. QRV (160-6 CW, SSB & Digi) until December 2014, look for him to sign 5Z4/LA4GHA or 6O0LA. QSL via LA4GHA.
Sixitalia Weekly 19 Apr. 2013 - Dec. 2014
Haiti, HH. Sergio, PY3SB, remains active from Port-au-Prince until December as HH2/PY3SB. QRV on 40-6m in CW and SSB. QSL direct via homecall, LoTW.
DXNL 1892 14 Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2014
Malawi, 7Q. Members of the Black Mamba Contest & DXpedition Team will be active as 7QAA (yep, that is the callsign) and plan to be active this November and December (specific dates below). They plan to have around 20-24 operators, the current list mentions Chris/DL2MDU, Emil/DL8JJ, Jo/DJ3CQ, John/GW4SKA, Frosty/K5LBU, Dick/K9APW, Neil/VA7DX, Don/VE7DS, Keith/VE7KW, Bob/W5UQ, Sam/ZS6BRZ and Roger ZS6RJ. The ZS pilot station is Hal, ZS6WB. The operators will split into two sub-teams operating over different date-range periods:
Team One will operate only SSB and RTTY on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters (any mode that works) for the first eleven days.
Team Two will follow on for the next eleven days, operating on CW only, and running an M2 contest entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest for Zone 37.
Suggested frequencies are as follows:
CW   - 1825, 3520 7018, 10105, 14018, 18075, 21018, 24905 and 28018 kHz
SSB  - 1845, 3790 7085, 14180, 18145, 21180, 24960 and 28480 kHz
RTTY - 3610, 7042, 10140, 14082, 18102, 21082, 24912 and 28082 kHz
6m  - 50110/CW and 50110/SSB
Please note: JA frequencies and NA license class frequencies and other country exceptions will be added into this list later. QSL route still has not be announced yet. ClubLog will be used. Look for more details to be forthcoming. A Web page is still currently under construction at
http://www.malawidx.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1157 7 Apr. 2014 - 2 Dec. 2014
Nicaragua, YN. Mike, AJ9C has been going to Granada (WW Loc. EK71au, Nicaragua, for the past few years around CQWW CW time. This year he plans a return (as YN2CC) between 25 November and 3 December 2014. Before/after the contest, he will be active on CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-6m (check ON4KST chat for 6m skeds). QSL is direct to AJ9C, LotW and Bureau. QSL requests can be made via Clublog also.
Sixitalia Weekly 20 Aug. 2014 - 3 Dec. 2014
Bob, N7XR, announced this past week that he plans to activate the following in 2014 (specific dates are still in the works):
Chagos Islands, VQ9. VQ9XR - Diego Garcia, Chagos Islands. Bob states, "Twice during 2014, we'll operate from Diego Garcia as VQ9XR on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. During the second trip, Mike Mraz/N6MZ will be coming along to help on all bands. We're might get lucky and have one of the resident shipboard operators there as well. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, each trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration.
Wake Island, KH9. NH9/N7XR - Wake Island (Also, WH9/W1AW - ARRL Centennial). Bob states, "Sometime during 2014, I'll operate from Wake Island on all bands - 160 through 6m. Operation will include Phone, CW and RTTY. The dates are currently unknown because of scheduling; however, the trip will average approximately 3 weeks in duration. During the trip, the call WH9/W1AW will be used to commemorate the 100th year of the ARRL. WH9/W1AW will be used for only 1 week on the trip. Information will be posted here <see URL below) as well as the ARRL website."
A Web page has been set up by Bob for more details and updates at:
http://www.n7xr.net Dave Patton/NN1N will be the QSL Manager. Logs will be posted to LoTW within 6-12 months of the trip. NO BUREAU QSLS. Donations are always welcomed via PayPal (see Web page). All antennas and small items will be left on the island with the MWR folks to assist future Amateur Operations. All donations will be used for both VQ9 and WH9.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1144 6 Jan. 2014 - within 2014
El Salvador, YS. Hiro, JA6WFM, is now active as YS1/NP3J from San Salvador until the end of 2014. Activity has been on 80-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via EA5GL.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1153 11 Feb. 2014
Benin, TY. Update. Patrice "Pat", LA0HF, is now active as TY2BP from Ouidah. He informs OPDX, "I am here for an indefinite time, but I may have to go back to Norway for a while, at any time." Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10/6 meters SSB. QSL via IK2IQD.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1162
12 May 2014 - unknown
 2015 or later.
Palau, T8. Early Announcement. Operators Mike/JA6EGL, Hirotaka/JA6KYU, Yasu/JA6UBY and Yu/JE6DND will once again be active as T88SM, T88HS, T88CP, and T88HK, respectively, from Koror Island between January 9-15th, 2015. Activity will be 160-6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via their home callsigns (direct only).
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 15 Jan. 2015
Easter Isl., CE0Y. Early Announcement. A team of Japanese operators will be active as CE0Y/homecall (pending) from Hare Kapone on Easter Island between January 9-17th, 2015. Operators mentioned are Tatsuo/JA3ARJ, Masumi/JA3AVO, Shozo/JA3HJI, Jusei/JA3IVU, Kunio/JH3LSS, YL Hiroko/JH3PBL and Shima/JI3DNN. Some of these operators are from the Lord Howe Island DXpedition last year. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via the operator's instructions. For more details and updates, watch the following http://www.nakade.jp/ce0y.htm and http://ja3avo.blog81.fc2.com
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1165 17 Jun. 2014 - 17 Jan. 2015
Gabon, TR. Sebastien, F4EIH  will be in Gabon for at least three years starting on 1 February. He plans to operate SSB, PSK31 and JT65 on the HF and VHF (EME and Satellite) bands.
Sixitalia Weekly 07 Feb. 2012 - 01 Feb. 2015
Camaroon, TJ. Thomas, DL8SEQ (7J1AIJ, AA8NN), working for German Foreign Service, and presently in Yaounde until the summer of 2015, is now active as TJ3TS. He is currently using an Icom IC-720, but will have a Yaesu FT-897 and Kenwood TL922 during the first week of May 2014. Antennas are a Spiderbeam (20/15/10m) and a homebrew dipole for 80/40/30m. Modes will be SSB and the Digimodes (PSK, JT-65, JT9). He will attempt to be active on the Oscars, and next month he hope to be active on 6 meters as well. His QSL Manager is SWL PA3249 (only direct with SAE and 2 GS). At the moment, Thomas is working on QSL design. The QRZ.com page is not up-to-date yet. Thomas has an aviation Web site page at http://www.n81eu.eu(aero-mobile operations have been performed during his first Atlantic-crossing on 20 meter with a magloop [built from a bicycle rim] aboard.) He informed OPDX that his previous DXpeditions have been from Guam, Palau and Ogasawara in the early 1990s.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1155 3 Apr. 2014 - Summer 2015
Wallis and Fortuna Isl., FW. Jean-Jacques, TK5JJ, will leave Corsica for 2 years and travel to Wallis Island where he will be active as FW5JJ. He hopes to be active very soon after his arrival with an Icom 756PRO and G5RV antenna. The rest of his equipement will arrive later. He will be active on SSB, CW and the Digital modes on all HF bands, 6m and 2m EME. QSL via F5RXL.
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1130 27 Sep. 2013 - Autumn 2015
Heard Isl., VK0H. (Press Release - New Radio Team Leaders Announced). The following was sent out and posted on the VK0EK Web page [edited]: "We are pleased to announce that we have made an informal agreement with Wayne Mills, N7NG, and Martti Laine, OH2BH, to lead the Heard Island radio team. They will have complete authority and responsibility to build the team, interface with the DXing community, manage radio operations on Heard Island, and other matters relating to the radio part of the expedition. Matters that concern the entire expedition such as safety, schedule, vessel, logistics, communications, facilities, and finances remain the responsibility of the Expedition Leader, Robert Schmieder. A formal agreement will be completed in the near future that specifies these various roles and responsibilities. We will provide more information as we move forward, and in the meantime we invite you to leave your feedback in this blog." The 2016 Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition Web page can be see at: http://vk0ek.org
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1174 5 Aug. 2014 - during 2016
E.d. OZ6OM, Now the big question is, will they carry 6 meters?
Cameroon, TJ. Update. Nicolas/F8FQX (ex 5T5SN, TN5SN) will be staying in Cameroon during the next 3 to 4 years. He hopes to get on the air as TJ3SN on HF and 6m. QSL via IZ1BZV (d), LoTW.
DXNL 1896 5 Aug. 2014 - 2017

Credits 2014.
Credit is attached, to each individual DX information.