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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1204

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster

DX Bulletin No. 1204

BID: $OPDX.1204

March 2, 2015

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, NA2U, W2GB, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The

Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, NS4J, K5ZD, AA6RE, N6PSE, KH6MT, WB6RSE, K8GI,

K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, N0JK, W0GJ, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,

DL1SBF, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F5NQL, F5UFX, F6AJA

& Les Nouvelles DX, G3BJ, I1HYW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX

Italia News, IK7JWY, JA1TRC, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer

(ISWL), PS7AB, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SM1TDE, 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, 22nd/February, through Sunday, 1st/March there were 228

countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L,

4O, 4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G,

9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY,

C2, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,

D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX,

EY, EZ, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,

H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2,

J3, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4,

LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4,

PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5,

SV9, T2, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TI9, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TY, UA, UA2, UA9,

UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VP2E, VP5, VP8,

VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,

YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or

more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work

First Worry Later".

3G0, JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND (Update). Members of the Provins ARC (F6KOP)

continue to be active from Robinson Crusoë Island (SA-005, aka Juan

Fernandez Archipelago) as 3G0ZC until March 4th. QSL via F1ULQ, direct

or by the Bureau. Also QSL via LoTW and ClubLog's OQRS (direct/Bureau).

The 3G0ZC Web site is at: http://www.juanfernandez2015.com

A FaceBook page is available at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/JuanFernandez2015/747628888649765

3W, VIETNAM. Jacek, SP5APW, will be active as 3W2JK from Con Son Island

(AS-130) between March 11-17th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10

meters using SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign, direct or

by the Bureau. For updates, watch: http://as-130.blogspot.com

5J0, ANDRES ISLAND. Joseph, LU1FM, will be active as 5J0B from San Andres

Island (NA-033) between March 21st and April 4th. Activity will be on

160-6 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Also look for him to partic-

ipate the CQWW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th). Equipment will be an

IC-7100 with an ALS MRX 500 amp into a Hexbeam (20-6m) and dipoles for

160/80/40m. QSL via his home callsign.

5T: MAURITANIA: Jean, 5T0JL (F3JL/ON8RA), will use the special callsign

5T2MM between April 17-20th. Look for activity in the CQ Manchester Mineira

DX Contest (April 18-19th). QSL via PY4KL. For more details and updates,

see: http://www.qrz.com/db/5T2MM

5X, UGANDA. Eric, SM1TDE, is once again active as 5X8EW from Entebbe. He

showed up on the air on February 24th and will be active until March 3rd.

Activity has been on 15 meters CW, but he will also be on 40/30/20/17/15

meters CW. QSL via his home callsign.

5X, UGANDA. Alan, G3XAQ, will once again be active as 5X1XA from Kampala

between March 11-18th. Activity is usually on 80-10 meters CW only, but

his primary focus will be on the SARL Africa DX Contest (March 14-15th).

QSL via G3SWH, LoTW.

8P, BARBADOS. Tom, W2SC, will once again be active as 8P5A during the

ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as Single-Op/All-Band/

High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to NN1N.

8Q, MALDIVES. Nobby, G0VJG, will once again be active as 8Q7CQ between

June 5-18th. His last activity was limited because Nobby was on his

honeymoon with his wife Maxine. Operations this time will be on the

Island of Meedhupparoo (AS-013). Activity will be on the HF band but

with a serious effort on 6 meters. Modes will be SSB with some PSK31.

His equipment will be a FT-897 with a 400 watt amp into a small 6m beam,

DK9SQ vertical loop for the HF bands and possibly a 3 element tribander.

QSL via Owen, G4DFI, direct or by the Bureau. Visit Nobby's Web page at:

http://g0vjg.piczo.com/?cr=5

9Q, DEM. REP. OF CONGO (Update to OPDX.1193/1200). The "Radioamateur

Association of the Democratic Republic of Congo" (ARAC) has invited the

"Italian DXpedition Team" (IDT) for a short stay in Kinshasa during March.

The IDT will be active as 9Q0AR between March 10-25th. QSL via I2YSB only

direct. A OQRS is available via their Web page. As usual, the official

Web site is: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt

A dedicated 9Q0HQ Survey form has been added to the Web page. The results

will be used in the planning of activity on the various bands. Activity

will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. Updated suggested fre-

quencies are:

CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24893 and 28030 kHz

SSB - 3780, 7103, 14270, 18155, 21310, 24975 and 28420 kHz

RTTY - 21087 kHz

6m - 50102/CW and 50123/SSB

For info, questions or skeds on the 6m band, please contact ONLY the

pilot station Sergio, IK0FTA. For info, questions or problems with the

DXpedition LOG, please contact ONLY the pilot station Arturo, IK7JWY.

For E-mail messages to the pilot stations see QRZ.com. Please DO NOT

SEND E-mail messages about the DXpedition to the Team. They will NOT

answer. For updates about the DXpedition please visit the official forum:

http://www.hamradioweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25856

If a suitable internet connection is available, the ONLINE REAL-TIME LOG

will be at: http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/default.asp?ID_dxpedition=38

A3, TONGA. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as A35JR from the Likualofa

Beach Resort Kanokupolu on Tongatapu Island (OC-049) betwee March 12-16th.

Activity will be on 30/17/15/12/10 meters using CW and SSB, if possible

20m CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. For updates,

watch his home page at: http://pandasan.jimdo.com

BP0, TAIWAN. Members of the Amateur Radio Taipei (ART) will be active

from BU2AQ's QTH as BP0P during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th)

as a Multi-2 entry. Operators mentioned are: Tang/BM2AAV, Eddie/BV2DD,

YaoJun/BV5OO, Lee/BX2AB and Jie/BX3ABH. QSL via BP0P. QSL also OK via

ART QSL Service.

C6, BAHAMAS. Operators Tom/N1GN, William/NE1B, Paul/K1VK and Ken/AG2K will

be active as C6ANM from Nassau (NA-001, FL15) during the ARRL International

DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via LoTW.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME (DST). Remember to change your clocks next weekend.

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 8th 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 1st at 2:00 AM. European countries will

switch to DST on March 29th. 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/2015.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.

E3, ERITREA. If you missed OPDX Special Bulletin #OPDX.1103.1, the SEISA/

Foundation for Global Children announced that their next activity, the

"Eritrea Project 2015", will conduct an amateur radio DXpedition from

Asmara, Eritrea, between March 6-17th. This is a multi-national team of

nine operators, consisting of: Zorro/JH1AJT (Team Leader), Paul/N6PSE

(Co-Leader), Franz/DJ9ZB, Jay/JA1TRC, Yuki/JH1NBN, Kazu/JH1OGX, Thomas/NQ7R,

David/WD5COV and Dmitri/RA9USU. This DXpedition has taken many months of

careful planning and negotiations. The DXpedition's callsign will be

assigned to them upon their arrival in the capital of Asmara. They will

use four transceivers consisting of two Elecraft K3 radios with the KPA500

amplifiers and two Kenwood TS590 transceivers with the ACOM 1010 amplifiers.

They will use beam antennas for the high bands (10-20 meters) and four

verticals for the low bands (30-160 meters). They will try to work every

area as much as possible. QSL Manager is Tim, M0URX. To see the complete

press release, go to: http://papays.com/opdx1203.1.html

E6, NIUE. Members and operators of the UK group "6-G", most of whom formed

the TX6G (Austral) expedition in 2014, will be active from Niue for two

weeks in the second half of September 2015. The team will be comprised of

Don/G3BJ, Chris/G3SVL, Nigel/G3TXF, David/G3WGN, Mike/G3WPH, Hilary/G4JKS

and Justin/G4TSH. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

FT4TA STORY AND BOOK. Sebastien, F5UFX, reports -- Dear friends,

Our emissions from Tromelin stopped a few months ago. Since, we have been

very busy by many subjects. You undoubtedly read the news of our QSL cards

(in progress), our equipment boxes are on the way back, we have been able

to debrief on several occasions with the TAAF.

We are happy to show you today the complete report of our expedition.

For each operation, stories are very often quite similar. It is difficult

in a few lines not to be limited to the banalities of the antenna setup,

the conditions of propagation, and some statistics. We choose to write a

report which would tell in details all that one would like to know in

connection with such adventure: the « behind the scenes" of FT4TA !

In these days with of DQRM, anonymous and nasty comments, it does not

exist a better answer than explaining, and try to sensitize, show the

work done for a so ambitious project.

For the others, a large majority, organizers of expeditions themselves,

those who would like to start a project, or DX lovers, let us hope that

our story will make you dream.

Please follow the link bellow to consult the online book of FT4TA:

French version: http://blur.by/1KGFCIT

English version http://blur.by/1LziqfS

It is also possible to order the « printed » version.

This communication will probably be one of the last for this project.

Thanks again for your support and see you soon for new adventures.....

FT4TA TEAM

HR2, HONDURAS. Operator Dan, HR2DMR, will be active as HR2WW during the

ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Single-Op/All-Band

entry. QSL via KD4POJ.

IOTA NEWS..............

AF-072. Paolo, C91PM, is now active as C91PM/p from Bazaruto Island

until March 3rd. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via LoTW

or eQSL.

AS-118. Members of the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will once again

be active as 9K2F from Failaka Island between March 11-16th.

Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via 9K2HN, direct, by

the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLogs OQRS.

EU-038. Marcel, PD5MVH, will be active as PD38EU from Ameland Island

between now and March 14th. Activity will include the ARRL

International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th). QSL via PD5MVH,

direct or by the Bureau.

EU-081. Emil, DL8JJ, will be active as F/DL8JJ/P from Saint Marcouf

Island between June 5-11th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters

using CW and SSB. QSL via LZ1JZ. For more details and updates,

visit: http://www.dl8jj.darc.de

NA-079. Mike, WA0SPG, who will be on his first DXpedition, will be

active as WA0SPG/4 from the Dry Tortugas between May 4-6th.

Activity will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. Equipment

will be a KX3 and a FT-817 into a buddipole vertical dipole

near saltwater, Alpha vertical and Loop antenna. Mike will

also be on the satellite using 2x FT-817's for SO-50 and FO-29

(CW/SSB) with both arrow and elk antennas. All power will be

by Goal Zero batteries being charged by Solar PV panels. QSL

via his home callsign.

NA-079. Arturo, KG4DRP, will be active from the Dry Tortugas (EL84np)

between May 9-10th. Activity will be on QRP with a FT-817ND

on 20 meters SSB. QSL via address on QRZ.com.

NA-212. Dan, HR2DMR, is expected to be active from Farallones de

Cosiguina sometime during mid/late July (possibly between

23-28th) and also to include the RSGB IOTA Contest (July

25-26th). Activity depends on the Honduran and Nicaraguan

Navy officers. He is requesting a special H7 prefix or use

the YN9W callsign. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

OC-252. Imam, YB4IR, will be active as YB4IR/7 from Temajo Island

between March 14-18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using

CW, SSB, and RTTY. Antennas will be a Tribander for the High

Bands and a Vertical for Low Bands. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog's

OQRS or via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For March). The following ISWL club callsigns will be

used throughout the month of March 2015:

GX4BJC/A - Operated from Cleethorpes, in Lincolnshire by Dave, M0KWK.

(/A WAB Square TA20 England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

MS1SWL/A - Operated from Walton-on-the-Naze, in Essex, by Herbie,

G6XOU. (ISWL Council Member & QSL Bureau Manager) (/A WAB

Square - England, IOTA EU-005 and WLOTA 1841). Herbie

will also operate as MX1SWL/P during the month and will

give his WAB square if requested.

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.

J8, ST. VINCENT. Brian, GW4DVB, will be active as J88PI from Palm Island

(aka Prune Island, WW Loc. FK92HO, IOTA NA-025), in the St. Vincent and

the Grenadines Island group, between April 13-22nd. Activity will be on

40/20/17/15/10/6 meters SSB only using an Elecraft KX3 and KXPA100 Power

Amp (100w) into a 10m vertical antenna and a M0CVO HW-40HP off center fed

dipole. QSL via GW4DVB, by the Bureau or direct to: PO Box 20:20, Llanharan,

Pontyclun, Wales - UK CF72 9ZA. For more details and updates, check:

http://www.g4dvb.co.uk

ADDED NOTE: Palm Island is an exclusive, private-island resort. This

idyllic tropical hideaway is situated near the southern tip of St. Vincent

and the Grenadines, an idyllic archipelago of 32 tropical islands and

cays known for its stunning natural beauty, clear, warm waters and turtles.

K1N SATELLITE QSOS. A special K1N Satellite QSL will be made for their

satellite contacts/QSOs. To order one, go to ClubLog and process a QSL

under K1N/SAT log. They are only charging 1 USD for these QSLs, but an

additional contributions can be made if you wish. You will need to change

the callsign in your log "temporarily" to K1N/SAT in order for this to

work: https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/K1N/SAT

Cards ordered in this way cannot be combined with your regular K1N QSL.

Regular K1N QSLs (OQRS) is found at:

https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/K1N

Or, you can send in the old fashioned way (SNAIL Mail), but they suggest

including a special separate card clearly marked as SATELLITE QSO (it

can be in the same envelope as your regular K1N QSL), if you use the

direct mail method with an SASE.

ADDED NOTES: There is a new picture of the satellite operators at:

http://69.89.25.185/~trexsoft/t-rexsoftware.com/k1n/photos-qrv.htm

Also, there is an interesting interview with Glenn, W0GJ, on the Mediter-

raneo DX Club's Web page at:

http://www.mdxc.org/k1n-interview-for-mdxc-by-w0gj

KH6, HAWAII. Fred, NA2U, will operate from the Volcano on the Big Island

[Hawai'i Island - OC-019] between March 4-8th. Activity prior to and

following the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th), he will

operate as KH6/NA2U. During the ARRL International DX SSB Contest Fred

will operate as KH7M. QSLs for KH6/NA2U are via LoTW, or direct with

SASE and IRC or greenstamps. All other cards via Bureau.

KH6, HAWAII. Jon, N0JK, will be active as KH6/N0JK from Wailea, Maui

(OC-019), between March 1-18th. Activity will be holiday style on 10

meters and 6 meters using CW and SSB. This will include a Single-Op/

Single-Band (10m) entry in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March

7-8th). QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

LX, LUXEMBOURG. Philippe, LX2A, will be active as LX7I during the ARRL

International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.

QSL via LX2A. Visit the following Web page at: http://www.lx2a.com

MESSAGE FROM THE PW0F TEAM (Sunday, March 1st). Just before going to

print, Martti, OH2BH, sent the following [edited]: "Hello from Miami

Airport enroute to Cayman Islands with lost luggage... Yes the PW0F team

left Recife, Brazil, on Saturday but luggage did not. The Amateur Radio

equipment always generates many security concerns but among the critical

items went all pink underwear of the much anticipated science element

of the effort. Highly interesting results have surfaced for those who

plan to take on a radio trip. With some 12,000 PW0F QSOs on selected

bands those 160M QSOs were hard with rain and noise at PW0F location

right in the middle of village. OQRS is opened on Sunday for those for

PW0F QSLs. ZF2BH will hit airwaves later on this week."

MJ, JERSEY. Kazu, JK3GAD, will be active as MJ0CFW from Jersey (EA-013)

between March 20-23rd. Look for activity in the Russian DX Contest (March

21-22nd). In the contest he will sign MJ5Z. QSL via LoTW or M0CFW.

NCDXF PRESS RELEASE (Grant for South Sandwich & South Georgia) [edited].

The Northern California DX Foundation is pleased to announce a major grant

of $50,000 to the Intrepid-DX Group for their plans to activate TWO Top

Ten DXCC entities during January & February of 2016. At that time, South

Sandwich Island will be #3 and South Georgia will be #7 on The Most Wanted

List.

These destinations are very remote and costly to reach. The Braveheart

has been chartered for the voyage. Fourteen team members will contribute

half of the $425,000 projected budget. The team plans to be on each island

for ten days with eight full days on the air.

Without grants of this type, many of the most wanted entities would not

be possible to activate.

Individual contributions to NCDXF have enabled us to make this grant

possible. Contributions to NCDXF are tax-deductible, to the extent of

U.S. law. See <www.ndxdf.org> for details.

Glenn Johnson, W0GJ -- NCDXF, vice president

P4, ARUBA. Operators Ed/N4OC, Bob/AA6VB, Andy/AE6Y and Scott/K0DQ will be

active as P49Y from the P40L-P49Y station at Pos Chiquito, Aruba (SA-036),

during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Multi-2

entry. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

PR70, BRAZIL (Special Event). Operators Rony/PS7AB and Leo/PP1CZ will

activate special event station PR70FEB between March 1-30th. Activity is

to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II and to remember the

importance of PEACE. The special callsign is also in honor to all who

participated in the war, especially the Brazilian Expeditionary Force -

FEB, on the battlefields in Italy. Operations will be on 40/20/17/15/10

meters using SSB (Op PS7AB) and CW/Digital (Op PP1CZ). QSL via PS7AB,

direct (1 USD), by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW. A special certificate will

be sent in 2016 via E-mail to stations who made contacts with at least

10 Special Event Stations by mode (SSB, CW or digital), or mixed (3 modes).

Each month in 2015, Ronaldo will activate a different callsign and also

send 12 different QSLs. PR70FEB is the third special event station to

celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. For

more details, see: http://qrz.com/db/pr70feb

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (March 2-8th)....

Mar/02nd HN Mar/05th AN Mar/07th AN

Mar/03rd AN Mar/06th AN Mar/08th AN

Mar/04th HN

SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE

======================================================

NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha

----------------- ------ -------- ------

AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7

HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15

LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29

BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49

DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99

VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400

REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://www.bandconditions.com>:

The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual

(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for

Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of

benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets

and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-

dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a

new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"

which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................

QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (March 1st)

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5H1OC via IK6CAC EG7DAM via EA7URM PA6NH via PH9HB

5T0JL via ON8RA G50FRS via G0YYY PR5P via PT2OP

7Q7GIA via LA7GIA (L) HI3/DL4NAC via DL4NAC VI110ROTARY via VK4ZD

9A2L via 9A3AG J64SLI via WB5Q VK9LC via OH2YY

BV0TW via BU2BF JW/DL2JRM via DL2JRM VP5/K0PC via K0PC

D44TBR via SM7RYR LY97O via LY8O ZD8D via DL9HO

DM100CTK via DF1XC P4/W1VE via W1VE (d)

EA6/DF3MC via DF3MC PA15C via PH7Y

(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only

(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only

K1N QSL QUESTIONS. "The Daily DX" reports per N2OO, "If anyone has any

questions about their QSOs, QSLs, OQRS, LoTW about K1N, the recent

Navassa Island DXpedition they should be sent to <k1nqsl@yahoo.com>

and they will be answered."

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4S7VG, 7M4CLF, C5YK, CT1ETE, DH7SA, DK4FP,

DL2MSA, EA1EYG, EA8DO, ES0/OH7KA, F3EPR, HA3AUI, JA1WWO, JA3FYC, JA7QVI,

JH1RGG, K1N, LA9K, PU2KNM, R3PW, RW0LT, SA5CDO, SP7FKQ, T77C, UW2ZM,

VE3WEJ, VU4KV and YU2A

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: CE8RNK, HI2DX, HV0A, KH6SAT, VK9DLX, VK9LM,

VP2MDX and VU4KV

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: BA8BA, BD3MV, BD4TH, BD8ASG, BD9ALM,

BG4ACE, BG7JD, BG8AM, BH3OTC, BH4ACQ, BY4RWT, T88HZ, TA1PB, TA7EB,

TC2C, TC10SWAT, TC57A, VA2EU, VA2KZ, VA2QR, VC2O and YM7KX

TI, COSTA RICA. Operators Kamal/N3KS, Chris/KL9A, Mark/M0DXR and Nathan/

N4YDU will be active as TI5W from Alajuela during the ARRL International

DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via N3YIM direct.

The operators will be signing TI5/homecalls before and after the contest.

TO5, FRENCH GUIANA (Special Event). Kris, F4GHW, will be active as TO5BR

between March 10-23rd. Activity is to celebrate "Carnival French Guiana

2015" and operations will be on the HF bands. QSL via F4HGW, direct or

by the Bureau.

USI ONE-DAY GETWAY. Jay Chamberlain, NS4J, USI Webmaster and Awards

Chairman, reports [edited], "US Islands announces a new operating activity

(not a contest) on May 9th, 2015. ARRL press release:

http://www.usislands.org/USI-1DG-PressRelease.pdf

List of pending operating stations including IOTA numbers are available at

<http://www.usislands.org>."

V6, MIRCONESIA. Kiichi, JF1LUT, will be active as V63KI from Kolonia,

Pohnpei (OC-010), between March 20-25th. Activity will be on 20-10 meters

using SSB only. QSL only direct to QSL Manager to: A4maniax, c/o Sankei

Kousinsya Co,.Ltd., 6-20-6, Hirai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, 132-0035 JAPAN.

Log will be uploaded to ClubLog.

VK0EK HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Rich, KY6R, posted the following on

March 1st [edited]: "VK0EK Needs Your Support! -- Please visit

<http://www.heardisland.org/HD_pages/HD_donations.html> and Donate

today. Thanks so much." In recent days/weeks, the following have donated

funds: European DX Foundation (EUDXF) and Willamette Valley DX Club

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Charlie, K1XX, will once again be active a VP2MLL during

the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/

Low-Power entry. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via N4OX.

VP8/G & VP8/SS, SOUTH GEORIGA and SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS (Press Release -

An update from the Intrepid-DX Group VP8 DXpedition Team). The Intrepid-DX

Group is very pleased to receive a major grant of $50,000 from the Northern

California DX Foundation to support our plans to activate South Sandwich

and South Georgia Islands in January/February 2016. At the time of these

activations, they will be the #3 and #7 most wanted entities.

It is only through the generosity of amateur organizations such as the

NCDXF that we can make this Dxpedition possible. This grant by the NCDXF

gives us the foundation with which we can solidify our plans and move

forward with successful activations of these rare islands.

Our destination is very remote and costly to reach. Our Braveheart

charter is $310,000. Our fourteen team members will contribute $210,000

towards our goal of $425,000. We are very appreciative of all of those

Clubs, Associations and individuals that have supported us thus far and

we welcome and appreciate each and every donation that helps us move

forward with our plans.

Our objective is to be on each island for ten days with eight full days

QRV. We ask each DX Club or Association to please consider supporting our

efforts to make this an effective, enjoyable and safe Dxpedition for

everyone!

You can view our website at http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8

Thank you,

The Intrepid-DX Group VP8 Team.

VP9, BERMUDA. Kurt, W6PH, will once again be active as VP9/W6PH for the

ARRL International DX Phone Contest (March 7-8th) as a Single-Op/All-

Band/Low-Power entry. QSL direct to his home callsign W6PH.

VQ9, CHAGOS ISLAND. Bob, N7XR, will once again be active as VQ9XR from

Diego Garcia Island (AF-006) between March 19-27th. Activity will be on

80-10 meters (possibly 160m) using CW, SSB, and RTTY. NO 6 meters (no

antenna). He will also be on 60 meters CW due to the newly modified

license which now allows operations on that band (5403.5 & 5405.0 kHz).

QSL via ClubLog or direct via his home callsign (NO IRCs). NO Bureau

QSLs, eQSL or LoTW. All ClubLog requests for BUREAU cards will not be

processed. He mentions, "No internet access is available in the area I

operate from. I check emails once in the evening IF I can gain access.

Most of the time it's extremely slow."

WEB PAGE OF INTEREST. Jari/OH2BU and Bernd/DF3CB, have compiled and posted

a "Mega DXpeditions Honor Roll" listing which is hosted on the German DX

Foundation (GDXF) Web page at: http://gdxf.de/megadxpeditions

There are currently 230 DXpeditions with more than 30,000 QSOs in the

Honor Roll from 136 different DXCC Entities and 31 of the 40 CQ Zones.

The complete list of DXpeditions (containing some 40 DXpeditions, in the

late 1990s) is sorted by the number of achieved QSOs - and by year of

activity, by Prefix, by DXCC Entities, by Continent, by Single-Operator

DXpeditions and much more..... The World Records page shows the leading

DXpeditions in the categories of the highest number of total QSOs, QSOs

per mode and band and per continent. Give it a look see, and they feel

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