Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1510

SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1510 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1510   The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1510 BID: $OPDX.1510 April 5, 2021 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, Ohio   Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2ARP, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4VQ, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G4MWO, GU0SUP, HK5NLJ, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, PY4WAS, M0ZMS, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.   "Celebrating 30 years (March 1991) of FREE DX News"   DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 28th/March, through Sunday, 4th/April there were 219 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D4, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, 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, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T31, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS   * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later".   2021 CQMM DX CONTEST. Ed, PY4WAS, continues 2 weeks. Contest is between April 17-18th, and is organized/coordinated by the CWJF Group. For more details, see: http://www.cqmmdx.com Some for the announced stations that will be on the air are: 3DA0AQ - QSL via EA5GL 5Z4PA - QSL via M0URX's OQRS, ClubLog or LoTW CP6UA - QSL direct only or LoTW, "no eQSL" EK6RL - QSL via direct OA1F - QSL via: Elena P. Moran, Rua do Codestal 5-3 Dcha, 15405 Ferrol (A Cornua), SPAIN TG9ADM - QSL via EA5GL   3D2, FIJI. Dom, 3Z9DX, a member of the Rebel DX Group, is now active as 3D2DOM. Activity has been mainly on 20 meters using CW and SSB. Watch after 0600z. The following was reported on the Rebel DX Group's FaceBook page on March 31st: Rebels still on quarantine but playing some radio. If some of you need any band, slot, mode, point... Just let us know. We can make a schedule. Preperation for Conway, Rotuma and some rare IOTA groups will be in progress after quarantine. More info soon.....   5J39/5J85/5K48, COLOMBIA (Special Event). Álvaro, HK5NLJ, informs OPDX that there will be three special activation for CW operators to obtain the "Los Libertadores University Foundation - LRB 2021" certificate. Look for the following 3 special callsigns to be active between 0001 UTC, Tuesday, June 1st, through 2359 UTC, Tuesday, June 8th, 2021: 5J39FUL -- Libertadores University Foundation 5J85FJR -- Jorge Reynolds Foundation 5K48LRB -- Bogota Radioamateurs League The purpose of this activity is to commemorate/exalt the work, contri- butions to science and the academy of the following three illustrious and renowned Colombian scientists and academics radio hams: * Dr. Jorge Reynolds Pombo, HK3RJ - Ham radio at heart. * Dr. Luis Hernán Linares Ángel, HK3AMU (SK) - Ham radio leader in the academy and science. * Dr. Italo Amore, HK3IE (SK) - A lifetime in radio experimentation. Activity will be on 80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (FT8/FT4/RTTY). For details on obtaining a certificate (Radio Amateur Heart)/or Diplomas (Gold/Silver/Bronze), see QRZ.com under the special callsigns. For QUESTIONS and/or CONCERNS: hk3ecoalfa@gmail.com More info at: https://www.qrz.com/db/5K48LRB Certificate requests must be sent to (hk3lrb@gmail.com) before July 31, 2021.   60 METERS NEWS. Paul Gaskell, G4MWO, Editor of "The 5 MHz Newsletter", informs OPDX that the 2021 Spring Edition is now available online at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/koz6msf74mtk76t/5%20MHz%20Newsletter.pdf?dl=0 Also, view the Newsletter Archive is at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9si2gq8dnz73uy9/AACCZty4t4wQaF1mot3cA3d9a?dl=0 The G4MWO's Worldwide 5 MHz Amateur Allocations Chart at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/dhapwdfqyaraxh2/5%20MHz%20WW%20Amateur%20Allocations%20Chart%20%28%20c%29%20G4MWO.xls?dl=0   9A25, CROATIA (Special Event). Members of the radio club "Libertas" (9A4J) will activate the special "Ronald Brown Memorial" callsign 9A25RBM through April 30th. The special activity is in memory to former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ronald Harmon Brown, together with other 34 crew members and passengers who lost their lives in an airplane crash at 700m asl St. Ivan Hill, 12km east of Dubrovnik, on April 3rd 1996, while doing final landing approach to Dubrovnik airport - Cilipi. QSL via address on QRZ.com.   A3, TONGA. Masa, JA0RQV, will once again be active as A35JP from Tongatapu Island (OC-049) between the end of May and October. He states, "This time, I will be stationed there as a resident supervisor of the international corporation project." Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. Equipment is an IC-7300 w/100W into a Vertical antenna. QSL via LoTW and ClubLog, or direct w/2 USDs or by the Bureau via his home callsign JA0RQV. He states, "If you need paper QSL, please be patient to receive it because I will be able to issue paper QSL after I return to Japan in November 2021. Please do not send SASE to my home address." He also men- tions, "During the period, if possible, I will try to activate some outer islands again such as Niuatoputapu (OC-191), Niuafo'ou (OC-123), Vava'u (OC-064) and Ha'apai (OC-169). Details will be announced once decided."   C92, MOZAMBIQUE. By the time you read this, the Russian team that was active as A25RU from Botswana last week should be active as C92RU near Barra Beach, Inhambane Province, Mozambique, between April 4-13th. Oper- ators mentioned are Vasily/R7AL, Leo/UI8J, Vlad/R9LR and Mike/RU3UR. Activity will be on various HF bands (160-10m) and QO-100 SAT (depends on propagation) with the priority to most distant regions (NA and ASIA), using CW, SSB and FT8 (F/H) modes. They will have 4 stations (3 with amps) on the air. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS (preferred), direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://rv6ali.wixsite.com/mozambique2021 UPDATE as of April 3rd (0500z)[edited]: "We finally crossed the C9 border successfully yesterday evening at around 2000z. Due to the total curfew in Mozambique we were forced to stay overnight in Maputo and continue the journey next morning. It's still 400 Km to go." Later that evening, the team arrived at Barra Beach.   DA21, GERMANY (Special Event). Members of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC), a national non-profit organization for amateur radio en- thusiasts in Germany, are now active as DA21WARD for World Amateur Radio Day (April 18th) until June 30th. QSL via DK5ON, direct or by the Bureau.   DT8, SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. Lee, DS4NMJ, is part of a scientific team and is now active again from the King Se-Jong Korean Antarctic Base on King George Island (AN-010), South Shetlands (VP8/SH), as DT8A until December 31st. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8, with 100 watts. He has been heard on 40/20 meters using FT8 (F/H) at various times. QSL via DS5TOS.   DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of April 3rd. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 26 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 14. KH4 Midway Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 15. ZS8 Prince Edward & Marion Islands 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 16. PY0S Saint Peter and Paul Rocks 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 17. PY0T Trindade & Martim Vaz Islands 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 18. KP5 Desecheo Island 6. BV9P Pratas Island 19. SV/A Mount Athos 7. KH7K Kure Island 20. VP8S South Sandwich Islands 8. KH3 Johnston Island 21. KH5 Palmyra & Jarvis Islands 9. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island 22. ZL9 New Zealand Subantarctic Islands 10. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 23. JD/M Minami Torishima 11. FT/G Glorioso Island 24. EZ Turkmenistan 12. VK0M Macquarie Island 25. YK Syria 13. YV0 Aves Island 26. FK/C Chesterfield Island   There have been no changes in the "Top 26" since we last reported back on March 8th. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list (340) is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php   IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between March 29th-April 3rd (as per the DXCluster):   IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ AF-003 ZD8HZ ASCENSION 17m; FT8 AF-004 EA8AM CANARY 17m; SSB AF-004 EA8CVZ CANARY 17m; SSB AF-014 CT3MD MADEIRA 30m; CW/FT8 AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 20m; FT8 AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 40m; SSB AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20/17m; SSB AF-022 ZD7MY ST HELENA 30m; FT8 AF-024 S79KW INNER 15m; FT8 AS-004 5B4ALJ Cyprus 17m; SSB AS-006 VR2CO HONG KONG 10m; FT8 AS-007 JA0FIL HONSHU 20m; FT8 AS-007 JA1TFT HONSHU 20m; AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-007 JR7TKG HONSHU 17m; SSB AS-013 8Q7MS MALDIVES 20/17/15m; CW/SSB AS-078 JA8COE Hokkaido 17m; SSB AS-081 HL1IWD/5 Koje 40/30m; CW/FT8 EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 40m; CW EU-004 EA6NB BALEARIC 40m; CW EU-005 2W0FLW/P GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB EU-005 G4ELZ/P GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW EU-005 G4NVT GREAT BRITAIN 40m; FT8 EU-012 MM0MOL/P Shetland 40m; FT8 EU-015 SV9ANK CRETE 17m; SSB EU-015 SV9BMG CRETE 30m; FT8 EU-015 SX200COL CRETE 20m; FT4 EU-015 SX200RGI CRETE 20m; SSB EU-016 9A4W DALMATIA SOUTH 20m; CW EU-021 TF3JB ICELAND 30m; CW EU-025 IT9ELM/0 SICILY 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9JAV SICILY 40m; SSB EU-025 IT9RZR SICILY 10m; FT8 EU-026 JW4PUA SPITSBERGEN 30m; FT8 EU-030 OZ75BO BORNHOLM 40m; SSB EU-031 IC8AIK CAMPANIA REGION 30m; FT8 EU-033 LA9PJA/P Hadsel 30/20m; CW/SSB/FT8 EU-036 LA9VBA Frei 30m; FT8 EU-067 SZ200ERS KYKLADES 17m; CW EU-131 IK3PQH/P VENETO REGION 40m; SSB EU-145 CT7/DJ4EL Culatra 40/20/17m; SSB EU-175 CU3HN CENTRAL 20m; SSB NA-052 N1UL FLORIDA STATE SOUTH WEST 30m; FT8 NA-086 CO7HNS CIEGO DE AVILA/CAMAGUEY PROVINCE NORTH 17m; FT8 NA-099 KP4CQ PUERTO RICO 10m; SSB NA-099 NP3A PUERTO RICO 20m; CW/SSB NA-099 WP4J PUERTO RICO 10m; FT8 NA-099 WP4OMQ PUERTO RICO 20m; SSB NA-105 TO1K St Martin 20/17m; SSB/FT8 NA-106 KP2M US Virgin 40/20m; CW NA-106 NP2KW US Virgin 20m; FT8 NA-108 J69BP St Lucia 20m; FT8 NA-120 N5OB LOUISIANA STATE WEST 80m; FT8 OC-001 VK2CPC Australia 20m; SSB OC-001 VK2GR Australia 80m; CW OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 80/30m; CW OC-001 VK6IR Australia 30m; CW OC-001 VK2WF Australia 160m; OC-001 VK2WJ Australia 40m; FT8 OC-001 VK4DX Australia 20m; CW OC-013 E51JD RAROTONGA 20m; SSB OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 60/20/17m; CW/FT8 OC-019 AH6AA HAWAIIAN 30m; CW OC-019 AH7HW HAWAIIAN 20m; FT8 OC-021 YB1DNF Java 20m; SSB OC-021 YB2MVD Java 15m; SSB OC-021 YC1INQ Java 20m; FT8 OC-022 YB9AY BALI 80m; FT8 OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 17m; SSB OC-032 FK8HM NEW CALEDONIA 40m; FT8 OC-032 FK8IK NEW CALEDONIA 30m; CW OC-038 ZL7DX CHATHAM 40m; FT8 OC-082 E51WL PENRHYN ATOLL 40m; FT8 OC-129 DV6XDS VISAYAN 40m; FT8 OC-143 YB6VK SUMATRA 15m; FT8 OC-147 YB9VAB WEST PAPUA'S COASTAL ISLANDS NORTH 40m; FT8 OC-166 YD7RV KALIMANTAN'S COASTAL ISLANDS EAST 15m; FT8 SA-002 VP8NO FALKLAND 10m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4EVA BONAIRE 30m; FT8 SA-006 PJ4NX BONAIRE 15m; FT8 SA-008 LT5X ISLA GRANDE DE TIERRA DEL FUEGO 20m; SSB SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; CW SA-012 YV7PMG NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; SSB SA-099 PJ2ND CURACAO 20m; CW   ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode on their QSNs on their PacketCluster reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group" (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).   AS-053. By the time you read this, Jorge, AB6WP, should be active as HS0ZOK from Phuket Island. Length of stay is not known. Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters using mostly SSB with some CW. He states that this is not a DXpedition. QSL via LoTW or HS0ZOK.   AS-081. By the time you read this, Lee, HL1IWD, will be finishing up his HL1IWD/5 operation from Koje Island (April 4th). Activity will be limited (holiday style) using CW and FT8, with an IC-706MK2 with Buddistick and endfed wire antenna. QSL via EA5GL.   AS-148. Lee, HL1IWD, (along with his XYL Kim/KH6IYL) will be active as HL1IWD/4 from Kogunsan Island between May 1-3rd. Activity will be limited (holiday style) on 40/20 meters using CW and FT8, with an IC-706MK2 with Buddistick and endfed wire antenna. QSL via EA5GL.   EU-145. By the time read this, Markus, DJ4EL, will be active as CT7/DJ4EL from Culatra Island until April 10th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using SSB. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS.   EU-178. Ed, ES2TT, is planning to be active as ES2TT/8 from Kihnu Island during a weekend sometime in May. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW and SSB. Sorry no Digital. QSL via his home callsign or eQSL.   NA-039/ (Rescheduled again) Members of the Russian Robinson Club, who NA-070. were to be active as KL7RRC/p from Adak Island (NA-039), Alaska, (originally scheduled for June), have now rescheduled their operation for July 14-16th, and Kiska Island (NA-070), Alaska, as KL7RRC has now rescheduled their operation between July 7-12th. The team has found a charter vessel and are currently in negotiations. Operators mentioned are Yuri/N3QQ, Rob/N7QT, Tim/NL8F, Sandro/VE7NY and possibly one more. QSL via N7RO.   PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......   JD1, MINAMI TORISHIMA. Take, JG8NQJ, is once again active as JG8NQJ/JD1 from Marcus Island, Minami Torishima (OC-073, JCG 10007), for the next 3 months. He is usually there to work on the island's weather station. Activity will be limited to his spare time. He will usually be mainly on 17 meters, but may try 40/30 meters and will also be on 20/15/12/10/6 meters using CW (possibly RTTY), with a Yaesu FT-450 and 50W. QSL via JA8CJY or by the Bureau via JG8NQJ.   JD1, OGASAWARA (Update/Change). Takio, JH3QFL, will be active as JD1BQA from Komagari, Chichijima Island (AS-031), between April 23-30th (not May 1-7th, as first announced). Activity will be on 160-6 meters with a focus on 160/80/40/6m using FT8/FT4 and some CW on the RS44 Satellite. QSL via LoTW or JH3QFL direct only to: Takio Hata, 921-25 Rokujio, Yasu-City Shiga, JAPAN 520-2412.   JX, JAN MAYEN (Reminder). Erik's, JX2US, activity is quickly coming to an end, and he is expected to head back to Norway on April 15th. Over the past week, activity has been on 20 meters CW and FT8. QSL via LoTW, LA2US direct or ClubLog's OQRS upon his return.   KH6, HAWAII (Special Event). Several Hawaiian Amateur Radio operators will activate the special event station K6K to celebrate "King Kamehameha the Great and Hawaii's Rich History." Activity is expected to be between June 10-13th. For updates and schedule of operations, see: https://sites.google.com/view/k6khawaii/home   OFFICERS FOR 2021-2022. On Thursday, April 1st, during an On-Air Meeting, the members of Northern Ohio DX Association (NODXA) re-elected the following to serve as officers between May 2021 and May 2022: President: Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Vice President: Dennis Stuber, K8LBT Secretary: Glenn Williams, AF8C Treasurer: Mary Michaelis, N8DMM Newsletter Editor: David Autry, WD8IOU For more information about NODXA, check out the club's Web site at: http://www.nodxa.org NODXA has a FaceBook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation   OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below.   OX, GREENLAND. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will once again be active as OX3LX between April 8th and May 1st, but this time from 2-3 different locations. He will activate two locations on the west coast in Greenland's main island (NA-018, WW Loc. GP47TA and GP44DE). He will also activate one location on the east coast in Greenland's Coastal Island South East Group (NA-151, WW Loc. HP15EO). Activity usually will be on 40-4 meters with a focus 50 and 70 MHz. When not active, he will run a WSPR beacon on 40-6 meters. He states this is NOT a DXpedition, and the best chance to work him will be around lunchtime and after dinner (his local time UTC-2), also during the weekend, possibly at night/morning. QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details and updates, watch QRZ.com or his Web page at: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped   P4, ARUBA. Members of the South Carolina DX Association (SCDXA) will be active from Aruba between July 7-14th. The purpose of the trip is to be an entry in the IARU Contest (July 10-11th) as P40US. The two operators are Bill/N4IQ and Bob/ND7J. They will also make as many casual contacts outside of the contest as P4/N4IQ and P4/ND7J. Activity will be on 160- 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4. Logs will be posted to ClubLog. ALL QSLs for P40US, P4/ND7J and P4/N4IQ via QSL Manger EA5GL or LoTW.   PG96, THE NETHERLANDS. Ruud, PG1R, is now active as PG96WARD from Leersum until April 30th. Activity is to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day (April 18th) and to remind you that the IARU was founded for 96 years. Operations will be on SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via PG1R, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.   PJ2, CURACAO. Jeff, K8ND, will once again be active as PJ2ND from the PJ2T Caribbean Contesting Consortium's (CCC) Signal Point contest station on Curacao Island (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) between April 15th and May 3rd (depending on Covid-19 restrictions). QSL PJ2ND via K8ND or LoTW. QSL PJ2T via W3HNK.   PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 5-11th)....... Apr/05th HN Apr/08th LN Apr/10th DIS Apr/06th LN Apr/09th DIS Apr/11th LN Apr/07th LN   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ----------------- ------ -------- ------ AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400   Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation: * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminisration (NOAA): https://www.swpc.noaa.gov https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment: https://www.spaceweather.com * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm   QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (April 4th) and various sources provided by OPDX ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3E3E via AC2OV EG1PEA via EA1RKA PF6IK via (PA-B) 3W9FAR via EA5GL EG5WRD via EG5WRD (L/e) PJ2/WI9WI via WI9WI & (L) 4L8A via M0OXO ES9C via ES5RY R75RAA via RN3RQ 5R8AL via G3SWH G9W via M0DXR RK3R via R3RK 5Z4VJ via MURX IF9A via IT9ITF RU3A via RA3AUU 8Q7MS via EA5GL & (L) IO6A via IZ6BRJ S79VU via N4GNR 9A165T via 9A1ZDR & (e) IZ1ANK via HE9ERA SD400SU via SM3NXS 9J2BO via EA5GL J79WTA via HB9MFM & (L) SF400B via SK6LK 9N1CA via EA5ZD KH0/KC0W via KC0W SK75AT via SK2AT (L) AZ7H via EA5KB L21RCA via LU4AA SN0MORSE via SP2FVN CN8KD via EC5R LR3D via EA7FTR & (L) SX1A via SV2GWY CP1XRM via EA5RM LX8M via LX1ER SX200AOK via SV2AOK (d/L) CR5OIDH via EA4URE & (L) LZ1612EN via LZ1KCP SX200ME via SV1ME (L/e) CT7/DJ4EL via DJ4EL (O/L) LZ7x via LZ1UQ SZ200ERC via SZ8ERC CT7/DJ7PR via DJ7PR LZ8E via LZ2BE T6AA via S53R D44PM via IZ4DPV & (L) MU2K via GU8ITH TM1W via F6HRY DA21WARD via DK5ON OE6VIE via DE1QSL & (L) TM2Y via F6BEE DK0FFR via DF1AA (B/L) OO0Q via ON6VDS & (L) TM6BZF via F6KTM DQ11WCA via DF6EX OS8A via ON8VK TZ4AM via W0SA DR165TESLA via DK8ZZ OZ75BO via OZ1ACB (O/L) YB0ECT via W2FB DR50AGCW via DL1DXL OZ75MAY via OZ1ACB (O/L) YU51ANO via YU1EA E7CW via E73ESP & (L) P40A via WD9DZV ZF5T via K5GO EA5/LA2PC via LA2PC & (L) PA96WARD via PA1AW ZS1C via (L) EA8/DL9XJ via DL9XJ PB00T via PA2TMS ED7N via EA7KHB & (L) PB96WARD via PA1AW   (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs   LOGS ONLINE (New/Updated) AVAILABLE ON CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://clublog.org/logsearch/7D5RI https://clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/A25RU (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/C92RU https://clublog.org/logsearch/PJ7AA (Updated) https://clublog.org/logsearch/TO1K https://clublog.org/logsearch/ZD8HZ (Updated)   A25RU OQRS STATUS. The ClubLog OQRS is now available......   NL0H (NA-040) QSL STATUS. QSL Manager Charles, M0OXO, reports [edited]: Henry, NL0H, informed me today that he has finally managed to sort out his QSLs requests that up to now had not been processed. These cards relate to 2019 & 2020 before I took over the role as his Manager. He sincerely apologizes for the delay and advises that the cards will be mailed out the next time he is in Nome on the mainland. Hope- fully this will be within the next fortnight. Any issues or inquiries regarding his cards please drop me (M0OXO) a line anytime.   ZS1C QSL ROUTE (Correction). QSL Manager Bob, W2ARP, states to QSL ZS1C via LoTW only.   QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 9G5FI, AZ7H, B4T, DT8A, EA6NB, FY5KE, JG8NQJ/JD1, JW4PUA, LS2D, LU1ZA (AN-008), NP2J, PD2VE, PV4T, PY2TC, PY2TMV, RA0FF, TI7W, VK2BJ, VE3ELL, YL2SM, YV8MJG, ZA/IW2JOP and ZM4T   QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3D2AG, 4U75UN, 5Z4VJ, 8Q7NV, 8Q7ZO, A25JR, A71YY, CB7FT (SA-018), CT3MD, CU2DX, E51WL, ED9Z, FG/F5HRY, FM5BH, HH2/N5JR, HH2AA, HP3SS, J3/WA2DE, JD1BMH, JT1BV, JT5DX, KH0W, KH6ZM, KP4AA, L22D (SA-022), NL0H (NA-040), NP3A, NP4DX, OH0V, ST2NH, TK5IH, TT8SN, TZ1CE, V51WH, VU2OY, XU7AKU, XV1X, ZB2FK, ZD7JC, ZD8SC, ZF2LZ and ZF2MJ   QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!! --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) send in their info....   R60/R1961, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). To celebrate/commemorate the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into space (April 12th, 1961), look for the following stations to be active: R1961AG -- April 8-13th; operators mentioned Valery/UA4CGR, Aleksandr/ RK4CYW, Sergey/RA4DR, Aleksey/RQ4C, Sergey/RX4CD, Aleksandr/ R4CDP, Svetlana/R4CEV and Oleg/RA4DZ; QSL via RA4DR; ADDED NOTE: Some members of this team will be active between April 10-13th from the landing site of the first cosmonaut on the planet Earth. This place to be on left coast of Volga River, near the village of Smelovka. R1961GP -- April 7-13th; operator Roman, R4CR; QSL via R4CR or ClubLog's OQRS. R60RDK -- April 10-12th; operator Alexander, RA4DAR; QSL via the operator's instructions.   R75, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Members of the Tambov Radio Club (RK3R) will activate the special callsign R75RAA to celebrate their club's 75th anniversary. A full-color electronic anniversary diploma will be issued to all participants of the activity days (April 1-30th). See QRZ.com for details. QSL via RN3RQ.   TM100, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the Société Havraise de Télé- graphie Sans Fil (SHTSF) will activate the special callsign TM100SHT to celebrate their club's 100th anniversary. SHTSF was created just 100 years ago by Raoul Cénac-Thaly, associate professor of physics at the Lycée for boys in Le Havre, the current Lycée François 1er. With the Radio-Club du Nord de la France, it is the oldest amateur radio club in the country. Activity will take place on some weekends starting April 4th through August 1st (see QRZ.com for schedule). For obtaining a special diploma, see the SHTSF Web site for details at: https://shtsf.fr   YB0, INDONESIA. Pri, YB0ECT, from Jakarta, will be active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/ High-Power entry. 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