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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Museum Ships Weekend Special Event Station KK5W Satellite
Operations

The Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club (BVARC) will participate in the
Museum Ships Weekend Event on June 1-2, 2013 from Pelican Island
(IOTA NA-143) near Galveston, Texas.

Currently 90 ships worldwide are registered to participate in the event and it is expected that additional museum ships will register before the event begins. In 2008 the BVARC satellite team was the first museum ship to use OSCAR satellites. Last year at least a half dozen museum ships joined us on the OSCAR satellites.

This year the KK5W team will launch a balloon on Saturday morning,
June 1, 2013. Previous balloons launched by the South Texas Balloon
Launch Team have reached an altitude of over 111,000 feet and have
traveled as far east as South Carolina.

This balloon will carry a 70cm to 10m linear transponder with center frequencies of 433.500 MHz and 28.600 MHz. The balloon can be tracked on http://www.aprs.fi by entering the identifier N5BPS-11 (the USS Cavalla's wartime call sign was NBPS). Working the balloon transponder is just like working a satellite but with no Doppler shift.

BVARC plans a full 2-day operation on the HF bands. Operation on OSCAR satellites is planned for daytime passes on Saturday, June 1,
2013. The BVARC satellite and balloon team consists of AMSAT members
Andy MacAllister, W5ACM, Allen Mattis, N5AFV, Charlie Keng, K5ENG,
Carl Hacker, WC5WM, Thomas Krahn, KT5TK, and Mike Scarcella, WA5TWT.

We encourage any interested satellite operators to volunteer to operate on the OSCAR satellites if you live near a participating museum ship. Join in and be part of this worldwide event.

If you hear KK5W on during MSWE 2013 give us a call.

QSL with SASE to KK5W, Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club, PO BOX 2997, Sugar Land, TX 77487-2997.

Additional information:
http://www.nj2bb.org/museum/index.html

Thanks to ANS and Allen F. Mattis for the above information
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DXCC News

Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:

9G5EME - Ghana; 2013 operation

E51WL – North Cook Island; Please Note: The operator is a native there, and his callsign was previously ZK1WL which was approved for DXCC previously, so this is just a change in callsign.

If anyone had this contact rejected in a recent submission send an
E-mail to bmoore<at>
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G0MGX on-the-air from Qatar

Mark, G0MGX, is currently working and spending some of his time in the state of Qatar. After a long wait, he now has the appropriate permissions to operate as A71/G0MGX in accordance with the reciprocal licensing agreement between the Qatar and UK governments.

Mark states,
"I will be operating casually during evenings and some weekends (Fri and Sat in the Middle East) primarily in RTTY and JT65 modes. So far I have experienced some very big pileups on RTTY so please be patient - I am not an experienced DXpedition operator! The Qatar Amateur Radio Society have made me very welcome and I am very grateful to them for the support and help they have given me."

Mark's setup is a FT-450 and Buddypole. He has provided the ARRL with the necessary documents of licensing for all his callsigns and uploads to LoTW regularly.

Visit his Blog page for updates and other details at:
http://g0mgx.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/a7-land-a71a-ah-qatar.html

OPDX
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Saturday, May 25, 2013


DX News

Ham Radio DX News, DX peditions announcements, Contest and more DX related news
<http://www.f5uii.net/>

French Guiana: Jun 5-14, 2013 -- FY -- QSL via: F5UII

Jun 5-14, 2013 -- French Guiana -- FY -- QSL:
F5UII -- Source: MM0NDX (May 25, 2013) -- By
F5UII as FY/F5UII fm Royale, Salou Is (SA-020); QSL OK via REF Buro or direct
<http://c82dx.com/>

Mozambique: Oct 10-20, 2013 -- C82DX -- QSL via: TBA

Oct 10-20, 2013 -- Mozambique -- C82DX -- QSL:
TBA -- Source: OPDX (May 27, 2013) -- By N1DG
N4XP CT1EEB DJ9ZB I8NHJ N6MZ WB4JTT W6OAT ZS6EZ
ZS6P ZS6RI; 160-10m; dates tentative
<http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped>

Greenland: Jul 20-Aug 1, 2013 -- OX3LX -- QSL via: OZ1PIF

Jul 20-Aug 1, 2013 -- Greenland -- OX3LX -- QSL:
OZ1PIF -- Source: 425DXN (May 25, 2013) -- By
OZ1DJJ fm Tasillaq I (NA-151, HP15eo); HF + 6m and 4m
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Bonaire: Jun 4-16, 2013 -- PJ4V -- QSL via: LotW

Jun 4-16, 2013 -- Bonaire -- PJ4V -- QSL: LotW --
Source: MM0NDX (May 24, 2013) -- By 9M6DXX fm
SA-006; SSB; 100w; Spiderbeam; holiday style
operation; QSL also OK via M0URX, OQRS preferred
<http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped>

Greenland: May 29-Jun 5, 2013 -- OX3LX -- QSL via: OZ1PIF

May 29-Jun 5, 2013 -- Greenland -- OX3LX -- QSL:
OZ1PIF -- Source: 425DXN (May 25, 2013) -- By
OZ1DJJ fm Tasillaq I (NA-151, HP15eo); HF + 6m and 4m
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Maldives: May 26-Jun 8, 2013 -- 8Q7FC -- QSL via: unknown

May 26-Jun 8, 2013 -- Maldives -- 8Q7FC -- QSL:
unknown -- Source: 425DXN (May 25, 2013) -- By
G4ZWI fm AS-013; 20 15m; CW, perhaps PSK; 5 watts; holiday style operation
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Senegal: Oct 9-17, 2013 -- 6V7T -- QSL via: F5RAV

Oct 9-17, 2013 -- Senegal -- 6V7T -- QSL: F5RAV
-- Source: MM0NDX (May 23, 2013) -- By F5RAV fm
La Calao; 40-10m; PSK SSB; 3 days side trip to N'gor I (AF-045)
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Belize: Jun 20-Jul 1, 2013 -- V31IV -- QSL via: W6JKV

Jun 20-Jul 1, 2013 -- Belize -- V31IV -- QSL:
W6JKV -- Source: VA3RJ (May 23, 2013) -- By W6JKV
fm San Pedro (Grid EK67); 80-6m
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Palau: May 16-27, 2013 -- T88AT -- QSL via: KQ2I

May 16-27, 2013 -- Palau -- T88AT -- QSL: KQ2I --
Source: MM0NDX (May 23, 2013) -- By KQ2I fm
Arakabesan I; 40 30m; CW; QSL also OK via KQ2I
<http://www.rsgbiota.org/activations/details.php?activ_uid=00008139>

Activation of Dongfu Shan (AS-137)

From 23-May-2013 01:00 UTC until 27-May-2013
13:00 UTC, the callsign BD4TS/5 will be activated
by BD4TS/5,BD4SS/5,BD4SBN/5,BH4TVU/5,BI4QWQ/5.
QSL Information - #BD4TS. Green Bang Island Green
Creek Island under the Putuo District Zhoushan,
Zhejiang East Pole town. In shenjiamen at 47.5 km
northeast of the town, near the West Lake Temple Islan... [continue]
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Bermuda: Feb 19-27, 2014 -- VP9 -- QSL via: M0OXO

Feb 19-27, 2014 -- Bermuda -- VP9 -- QSL: M0OXO
-- Source: MM0NDX (May 21, 2012) -- By G7VJR as VP9/G7VJR
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

St Martin: Jul 10-14, 2013 -- FS -- QSL via: unknown

Jul 10-14, 2013 -- St Martin -- FS -- QSL:
unknown -- Source: MM0NDX (May 21, 2013) -- By
AF6KJ as FS/AF6KJ and AF6WU as FS/AF6WU; HF; multi mode
<http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/adxo.html>

Sint Maarten: Jul 5-9, 2013 -- PJ7 -- QSL via: unknown

Jul 5-9, 2013 -- Sint Maarten -- PJ7 -- QSL:
unknown -- Source: MM0NDX (May 21, 2013) -- By
AF6KJ as PJ7/AF6KJ and AF6WU as PJ7/AF6WU; HF; multi mode
<http://qrz.com/db/ZS6AYU/C91GR>

Mozambique: May 28-Jun 1, 2013 -- C91GR -- QSL via: ZS6AYU

May 28-Jun 1, 2013 -- Mozambique -- C91GR -- QSL:
ZS6AYU -- Source: ZS6AYU (May 21, 2013) -- By
ZS6AYU fm Bilene; between 1600 and 0500z
<http://www.dx-info.de/show_dxdetail.php?id=5817>

24.05.2013-23.06.2013 XL3T

Period: 24.05.2013-23.06.2013DXCC: VECallsign:
XL3TRon/VA3RVK has been granted the special
callsign to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of
the Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1916). QSL via VA3RVK.
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IOTA News from OPDX

25 May, 2013

Island activities:

AF-109. Photos and video are now available online for the recent SU8N Nelson's Island and World Lighthouse DXpedition (WLOTA 2694) by the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society. Visit the ERASD Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/erasdnet/photos_stream
A short video on YouTube can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l600euAOeOw&feature=youtu.be
QSL Manager is SM5AQD (see QRZ.com).

EU-047. Oliver, DK7TX, will be active as DK7TX/p from Wangerooge Island between June 5-10th. Activity will be holiday style 20-10
meters. QSL via hishome callsign.

EU-114. Members of the Martello Tower Group will once again be active
as GP0PKT from Herm Island between October 4-9th.
Operators mentioned are Keith G6NHU/KB3WPE, Tony G0MBA, Richard G7HJK, Colin M1EAK, Kevin M0GWE, Yan M0YNK and Chris 2E0DBY.
The plans are to have three stations on the air: 2x TS-590 and 1x
TS-2000. Activity will probably be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using SSB and RTTY (same as last time). Herm is one of the smallest Channel Islands, and although it's part of the EU-114 IOTA group, it's not activated very often. QSL via G6NHU, direct or by the Bureau.
For updates and details, see:
http://martellotowergroup.com/gp0pkt

EU-123. William, GM0OBX, will be active as GM0OBX/P from Inchcolm
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/ Unassisted/SSB-Mode/QRP/DXpedition entry. QSL via his home callsign.

NA-029. Operator Ken, K6LA, will once again operate from Prince Edward
Island in eastern Canada using the VY2TT superstation (Grid Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Mixed/24H/High-Power entry. QSL by the Bureau.

NA-064. Jeff, KL2HD, will be active as KL7NWR on Attu Island, Aleutian
Islands, Alaska, between June 2-5th. Actual dates depend on ship schedule and weather. This is a relatively rare IOTA that many would like to contact. Look for KL7NWR on 20, 17, and 15 meters as propagation allows. Details on QRZ.com under KL7NWR.
Spotting assistance appreciated.

Compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
OPDX

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Friday, May 24, 2013


SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP21
QST de W1AW
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 21 ARLP021
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA May 24, 2013
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP021
ARLP021 Propagation de K7RA

Overall, solar activity is still pretty quiet, but one positive sign
was on May 16, when the daily sunspot number was 212. I eyeballed
the records, and had to keep searching further and further back to
find a higher sunspot number.
One year, six months and one week earlier, on November 9, 2011 the
sunspot number was nearly that high, at 208. We look clear back
seven years, 10 months and 12 days to July 4, 2005, another near
miss at 192. To find activity beating the May 16 number we have to
go back nearly a decade, to November 1, 2003 when the daily sunspot
number was 277. This was way back on the downward slide of cycle
23, nine years, six months and 15 days earlier than our recent high
number. Let's hope for many more days like this. That seems
likely, as the peak of this solar cycle is predicted for this fall,
which begins about four months from now, on Sunday, September 22.
Compared to the previous period (May 9-15) average daily sunspot
numbers this week were down over 12 points to 144. Average daily
solar flux sank nearly 6 points to 134.2. Geomagnetic activity was
higher, with average daily planetary A index up 3.7 points to 9.7,
and average daily mid-latitude A index up 4.4 points to 10.3. It
should be noted that five of the eight daily geomagnetic readings
which make up the A index were not recorded for May 16 at the mid-
latitude observatory, so the mid-latitude A index of 12 for that day
is an estimate.
The latest prediction from NOAA/USAF has solar flux at 135 on May
24-25, 130 on May 26-27, 135 on May 28-29, and then 130, 115, 105
and 110 on May 30 through June 2, 120 on June 3-5, and 125 on June
6-8, before rising to a short-term peak of 140 on June 12-13. This
prediction is a bit far off, but it also shows a minimum flux value
of 100 on June 26-27.
Turning to geomagnetic activity, predicted planetary A index is 15,
20, 12 and 8 on May 24-27, 5 on May 28 through June 10, and then 8,
12 and 8 on June 11-13, 5 on June 14-17, and then 15, 12, 8 and 5 on
June 18-21. On June 24, a month and about one solar rotation from
now, they show planetary A index rising from 5 to 15, perhaps an
echo of current geomagnetic activity.
OK1HH predicts active to disturbed geomagnetic conditions May 24,
quiet to active May 25, mostly quiet May 26-27, quiet to active May
28, quiet to unsettled May 29, quiet May 30, quiet to unsettled May
31 through June 1, mostly quiet June 2, quiet to unsettled June 3,
quiet June 4-8, mostly quiet June 9-10, quiet to active June 11,
active to disturbed June 12-13, quiet to unsettled June 14, and
mostly quiet June 15-16.
The CQ World Wide WPX Contest, CW weekend begins tonight/tomorrow at
0000 UTC May 25. The geomagnetic activity predicted for this
weekend may add some additional challenge to the test, which has a
new set of rules. The multiplier used is the number of unique call
sign prefixes of stations worked. See details at
The current geomagnetic activity is due to a May 22 M5 class solar
flare, which is expected to deliver a glancing blow to our
geomagnetic field today, May 24.
Jon Jones, N0JK reports that during a six meter e-layer opening last
Sunday evening observed from coast to coast in North America, a rare
Australia to North America opening took place. From 2355 UTC on May
19 until 0032 UTC on May 20 on CW VK4MA worked W9FF, NW0W, K9ZM,
WZ8D, W9WZJ and K0GU. It appears the longest distance was to WZ8D,
about 9,041 miles. N0JK believes the propagation path was via
e-layer linked to trans-equatorial propagation.
Last Friday, May 17 Jim Smith, K3RTU took his backpack rig into
Ridley Creek State Park in Southeast Pennsylvania (FM29). He wrote:
"After some hiking I set up my Buddistick vertical and new KX3 about
1730. I tried 15 meters first, but had no luck and only heard a few
stations, so I readjusted the antenna for 17 meters and after a few
minutes worked Duncan, EA5ON/M with SSB and got a 54 report. Not
too bad for vertical to vertical, but the QRN on his end was
troublesome. Duncan told me it was raining there with lots of
atmospheric noise and later contacts with Western Europe confirmed
the bad weather was pretty wide spread. Then over the next two
hours worked Dave VP5/W5CW (my report 59), Mario DJ2OR (55), Carolyn
W5/G6WRW near Santa Fe, NM (53), Al VE7WJ (53), Joe DF9ZP (59),
KB5AVE (56), and last, Mike IF9ZWA (55) on Favignana Island off the
coast of Sicily. What amazed me the most was that I had good
propagation both east and west of my location which I don't always
find to be the case."
And finally, I just ran across a previously overlooked email from
Wayne Mills, N7NG of Jackson Hole, Wyoming sent on January 4, 2013,
reflecting on cycle 19. Wayne said, "I have seen all of the solar
peaks since 1956. What I have to say, however, is that I had
absolutely no expectation of what cycle 20 might be like. The
reason was that when I was a sophomore in high school in 1958, I had
NO IDEA what sunspots were.
I started working DX in 1956 with 90 watts and a low 40M dipole. I
was on 20M CW ONLY. No worries about other bands, what might be
open, what long paths might be open. Just listen and work what I
heard.
It was just a few high school friends and me; we had very little
contact with local DXers. Eventually, I ran into W6MX (Honor Roll
1955) and W6BAX, a serious DXer and learned a few things.
Soon, I put up a 2 element 20M beam, and then I had to worry about
where to point it. Still, it took more than 2 years to work DXCC.
Things will never be the same."
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service at
the numbers used in this bulletin, see
past propagation bulletins is at
information and tutorials on propagation are at http://k9la.us/.
Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://arrl.org/propagation.
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL
bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.
Sunspot numbers for May 16 through 22 were 212, 198, 146, 113, 113,
119, and 107, with a mean of 144. 10.7 cm flux was 144.7, 136.4,
132.1, 135.3, 132, 125.3, and 133.4, with a mean of 134.2.
Estimated planetary A indices were 14, 9, 21, 12, 7, 7, and 12, with
a mean of 9.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 12, 9, 16, 11,
6, 8, and 10, with a mean of 10.3.
NNNN
/EX

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SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1113
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1113

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1113
BID: $OPDX.1113
May 27, 2013
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Relayed this week from Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network, ARRL Letter/Web Page, K1XN & GoList, NC1L, NJ1Q & W1AW,
KH2AR/W4, N200, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, N4JF,
K5WE, K6VVA, KH6BZF, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m News, W9ILY, 9M6DXX, ARVM,
AT International, DK8JB & The DX News Letter, DK9IP, DL1MGB, DL1SBF,
DxCoffee.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, HB9ASZ,
HS0ZCW, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, IK1SOW,
IK8YFU, NP4G, OZ1BII, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete's DX-Newsdesk, RSGB
IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, SU1SK, VA3RJ & ICPO, the VHF-DX-Portal
(MMMonVHF) and YO3JW for the following DX information.

** EDITOR'S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week's bulletin was sent out earlier
than normal to accommodate the late CQWW WPX CW Contest announcements.
Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing
of the CQWW WPX CW Contest participants.

** SPECIAL NOTE FROM EDITOR (Short Dayton HamVention Wrap-Up By KB8NW):
I has been an interesting couple of weeks due to my health issues,
but things seem to be better now since my heart procedure, and I was
able to attend Dayton. It is always great to see the many DXers from
all over the world. It is the special camaraderie I enjoy, visiting and
talking to the DXers/Contesters of the world. The NODXA Hospitality
Suite is a great place to share this camaraderie with well-known DXers.
Anyway, I did miss the DX Dinner Banquet because of my duties of helping
to run the NODXA suite with our hostess Janeen Hire (W8ZET). We
did hear, however, that the NH8S Swains Island operation received the
"SWODXA (SouthWest Ohio DX Association) DXpedition of the Year for
2012-2013".
The weather was almost perfect for the flea market, but it did not
fair too well for my bad knee (with all the walking). This year's DX
Forum included talks on:
* DX legend Al Hix, W8AH (SK) - speaker Hal Turley, W8HC
* Interesting talk on propagation, Cycle 24 and a possible second
peak - by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA
* DXpedition to St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks - by George Wallner, AA7JV
* DXpedition to Yemen (Socotra Island) - by Dave Collingham, K3LP
The 2013 Dayton HamVention in all was a great time and experience.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Saturday, 18th-May, through Saturday, 25th-May there were 217
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, BV,
BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/s, E7,
EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK,
FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HC8,
HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, JA, JD/o, JT, JW,
JY, K, 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, R1FJ, S5, S7,
SM, SP, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR,
TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL,
YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS, ZS8

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

4K, AZERBAIJAN. Alim, 4K6FO, Alim, will be active during the CQWW WPX
CW Contest as a Single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign.

4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active in the CQWW WPX CW
Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via
K1BV or LoTW.

A7, QATAR. Mark, G0MGX, is currently working and spending some of his
time in the state of Qatar. After a long wait, he now has the appropriate
permissions to operate as A71/G0MGX in accordance with the reciprocal
licensing agreement between the Qatar and UK governments. Mark states,
"I will be operating casually during evenings and some weekends (Fri
and Sat in the Middle East) primarily in RTTY and JT65 modes. So far I
have experienced some very big pileups on RTTY so please be patient - I
am not an experienced DXpedition operator! The Qatar Amateur Radio Society
have made me very welcome and I am very grateful to them for the support
and help they have given me." Mark's setup is a FT-450 and Buddypole. He
has provided the ARRL with the necessary documents of licensing for all
his callsigns and uploads to LoTW regularly. Visit his Blog page for
updates and other details at:

C8, MOZAMBIQUE (Attention PFX Hunters!). An international team of operators
will be active as C82DX during mid-October. Operators mentioned are
Doug/N1DG, Tom/N4XP, Jose/CT1EEB, Franz/DJ9ZB, Massimo/I8NHJ, Mike/N6MZ,
Dave/WB4JTT, Charles/W6OAT, Chris/ZS6EZ, Tjerk/ZS6P and Christian/ZS6RI.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters. More details are forthcoming, and a
Web page is currently under construction at: http://c82dx.com

C9, MOZAMBIQUE. Gerard, ZS6AYU, will be active as C91GR from Bilene
between May 28th and June 1st. Activity will be holiday style on CW
only using a Cushcraft R7000 vertical and 350-400 watts. Operations
will between 1600-0500z. QSL via ZS6AYU, direct or by the Bureau.

CQ3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Winfried/DK9IP, Andree/DL8LAS and
Holger/DL9EE will be active as CQ3L during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May
25-26th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via DJ6QT. Look for operators to be
active two days before the contest as CT9/homecall. Some activity on
RTTY is planned. QSL via Bureau. Visit the CR3L Santana, Madeira Island
(AF-014), Web page at: http://www.cq3l.de

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports: "Over
the years some applicants have had TI9CCC for Cocos Island rejected in
their DXCC application mostly due to 'Incorrect Date Period'. The issue
with the dates for this operation have been resolved. If you had this
operation rejected, and your confirmation falls within the dates noted
below, send an E-mail to <bmoore@arrl.org> to be placed on the list for
an update to your record.
TI9CCC ­ Cocos Island; February 15 through February 28, 1984"

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL Awards Branch Manager, reports that
the following operations are approved for DXCC credit:
9G5EME - Ghana; 2013 operation
E51WL ­ North Cook Island; PLEASE NOTE: The operator is a native
there, and his callsign was previously ZK1WL which was approved
for DXCC previously, so this is just a change in callsign. If
anyone had this contact rejected in a recent submission send
an E-mail to <bmoore@arrl.org> for an update to your record.

E2, THAILAND. Charly, HS0ZCW, reports that the members of the Radio
Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) will be active as E2E part time during
the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a High/Power entry. QSL via
HS0AC.

EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Tom, OK2BFN, will be active as EA6/OK2BFN/P from
Mallorca Island (EU-004, DIE E-021, MIA MB-004, WLOTA 1902) during the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL
via his home callsign.

EUFF GREEN PARTY 2013 (Field Day Operations). The YOFF team of the SRR
(Romanian Society of Radioamateurs) and the ARER (Romanian Association
of Environmentalists Radioamateurs) invite all the radio amateurs to join
them in the EUFF Green Party 2013. Purpose: To stimulate the ham operators
to leave their house and be involved in portable/outdoor operations related
to the nature and ecology and to familiarize the world-wide radio amateurs
with protected natural areas. Dates: 0600-1759z, June 8th. For complete

FJ, ST. BARTHELEMY. Father and son team, Jeff/K5WE and Erik/N5WR will be
active as FJ/homecall from St. Barts (NA-146) beginning June 3rd and
ending June 10th. Activity will be on all bands 80-6 meters, mostly CW,
some RTTY and SSB. QSL to their home callsigns.

FS & PJ7, ST. MARTIN AND SINT MAARTEN. Operators YL Kjerstin/AF6KJ and
Travis/AF6WU will once again be active as PJ7/homecall from Sint Maarten
(NA-105, WLOTA 0711) between July 5-9th. Then both Kjerstin and Travis
will move onto St. Martin (NA-105, WLOTA 0383) and be active as FS/homecall
between July 10-14th. Activity from both islands will be on multi-bands
and multi-modes on HF according to the best available propagation. QSL
both callsigns via AF6WU, direct or by the Bureau. Also eQSL, LoTW and
Clublog. For direct QSLs, U.S. stations send 1 US stamp, $0.33 does it.
DX stations send $1 USD or 1 IRC. Don't send him a standard envelope,
the card is large, 4" x 5.25", and it won't fit.

IK, ITALY (Lighthouse Op). Members of the Calabria DX Team will be active
from the Punta Stilo Lighthouse (ARLHS ITA-147, CL-010 WAIL) on May 26th.
Callsign will be IK8YFU/p and possibly others. For more info, see:

IOTA NEWS..............
AF-109. Photos and video are now available online for the recent SU8N
Nelson's Island and World Lighthouse DXpedition (WLOTA 2694)
by the Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society. Visit the ERASD Facebook
A short video on YouTube can be seen at:
QSL Manager is SM5AQD (see QRZ.com).

EU-047. Oliver, DK7TX, will be active as DK7TX/p from Wangerooge Island
between June 5-10th. Activity will be holiday style 20-10
meters. QSL via hishome callsign.

EU-114. Members of the Martello Tower Group will once again be active
as GP0PKT from Herm Island between October 4-9th. Operators
mentioned are Keith/G6NHU/KB3WPE, Tony/G0MBA, Richard/G7HJK,
Colin/M1EAK, Kevin/M0GWE, Yan/M0YNK and Chris/2E0DBY. The
plans are to have three stations on the air: 2x TS-590 and 1x
TS-2000. Activity will probably be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters
using SSB and RTTY (same as last time). Herm is one of the
smallest Channel Islands, and although it's part of the EU-114
IOTA group, it's not activated very often. QSL via G6NHU,
direct or by the Bureau. For updates and details, see:

EU-123. William, GM0OBX, will be active as GM0OBX/P from Inchcolm
Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 27-28th) as a Single-
Op/Unassisted/SSB-Mode/QRP/DXpedition entry. QSL via his
home callsign.

NA-029. Operator Ken, K6LA, will once again operate from Prince Edward
Island in eastern Canada using the VY2TT superstation (Grid
Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
27-28th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Mixed/24H/High-Power entry.
QSL by the Bureau.

NA-064. Jeff, KL2HD, will be active as KL7NWR on Attu Island, Aleutian
Islands, Alaska, between June 2-5th. Actual dates depend on
ship schedule and weather. This is a relatively rare IOTA that
many would like to contact. Look for KL7NWR on 20, 17, and 15
meters as propagation allows. Details on QRZ.com under KL7NWR.
Spotting assistance appreciated.

JW, SVALBARD. Svein, LA9JKA (ex-JX9JKA), will be active as JW9JKA from
Bear Island (EU-027) between (Approx.) June 16th and December 15th. Activity
will be limited to his sparetime, and Svein will be focusing on the bands
from 160-4 meters. QSL only direct to his home address (see QRZ.com).

K6VVA/KL7 IOTA TOUR INFO UPDATE. Rick, K6VVA, informed OPDX on May 16th
[edited]: "I have received several inquiries as to the status of the
K6VVA/KL7 - North Slope IOTA tour, which was QRX'd from 2012 (NA-172
QRX'd again from the NA-242 trip in 2011).
Here is the situation as of today, as I have continued to monitor solar
condx and trends. If anyone wonders why, you can read my previous his-
torical comments on the <dx-world.net> website also relating to 70 Degree
North Latitude HF operating, the Auroral Oval concerns, and that Mike,
K9AJ, and I would have set foot on NA-172 right in the middle of a major
solar X-Flare had we gone to NA-172 last Summer. This would NOT have
resulted in a successful activation in spite of enormous expenses involved.
In less than a month now, on 3 different occasions the K Index has spiked
to K=4. The prognosis for this summer from observations of solar trends
and my perspective appears that things will likely be similar to last
summer (2012). And, that escalated CME and X-Flare activity is more common
near and at the peak of any sunspot cycle (if you can call this a peak).
Mike, K9AJ, has decided he is only interested in doing NA-172 with me,
and NA-050 is pretty much a one-person activation anyway. So I am breaking
up the 'Tour' into 3 separate chunks which may, or may not be done in one
lengthy trip vs. separate ones (NA-172, NA-004 & NA-050). NA-004 is NOT
the 'Drive-On' QTH many have worked in the past. It is a boat journey &
Bear Guards venue like NA-172.
At this point, there is a 50-50 possibility that any of these activations
will take place until 2014, and a final decision will not be made until
mid June to possibly the first week in July. I am not going to make any
official date changes at this point. Mainland lodging reservations will
remain in place for NA-172 unless it may be determined to QSY that activa-
tion plan again to Summer 2014. My personal NA-004 and NA-050 plans will
remain fluid, and hope to at least make one or more quick attempts at least
to NA-050 this year if solar condx coooperate (or in-between any CME's or
X-Flares), because this one requires the least advance logistics beyond
several airline leg seats and local lodging. I also have some other
business to attend to in NA-050 when I finally get up there.
I have various other IOTA Projects on the back burner, one or more of
which may occur without much advance notification, if any. As I am ready
to push the send button on this Info Update, the solar K Index has spiked
back up to K=5. No Bueno..... FYI & 73... Rick, K 6 V V A * The Locus"

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 27th-June 2nd)....
May/27th AN May/30th AN Jun/01st AN
May/28th HN May/31st AN Jun/02nd AN
May/29th 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

KP4, PUERTO RICO (USI Op). Members of the Puerto Rico Amateur Radio
League (PRARL) will be active as KP4ES from Cayo Algodones (US Island
PR015) on/around July 27th. QSL KP4ES via NP3O. Visit their FaceBook
and Web site for updates at: https://www.facebook.com/PRARLPR

LX, LUXEMBOURG. A team operators (not provided) will be active as LX7I
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
via LX2A. Visit the following Web page at: http://www.lx2a.com

P3, CYPRUS. Operators Alex/5B8AD, Jack/R2AA, Valery/R2DA, Dimitri/RA3CO,
Alexey/RN3TT, Dmitry/RT5K, Tony/RT9T and Max/RV3BA will be active as P3N
during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Multi-Op/Single-Tran-
smitter entry. QSL via RW3RN.

P5, NORTH KOREA (P5 Project). Members of the Intrepid-DX Group (Paul/N6PSE
and David/AH6HY) have received visas to visit the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea sometime in June. Read the complete press release at:

PJ4, BONAIRE. Steve, 9M6DXX, plans to operate as PJ4V from Bonaire (SA-006)
starting June 4th or 5th until June 16th. Activity will be "holiday-style"
on SSB only using 100 watts to a Spiderbeam. QSL via M0URX, direct or by
the Bureau, preferably using OQRS (see www.m0urx.com/oqrs). Logs will be
uploaded to LoTW within a few days of the end of the operation at the
latest.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (For May 19th and May 24th)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3B8CW via NI5DX F/DF3FS via DF3FS PJ2/WI9WI via WI9WI
5B/RT5K via RT5K F/G3TOE via G3TOE PJ4/NA2AA via NA2AA
5K0W via HK3W FO8WBB via N6JA R95PW via RW4PUG
8J1ITU via JA8CCL GB0HSM via G4LKW R155C via RZ0CWA
9A/DL1NEO/P via DL1NEO GB5PT via M0XIG R230CF/MM via RV6AWW
9A/DL4OCE/P via DL4OCE GB8CC via G0VXC RY9C via UA9CGA
9A13P via 9A1CBK (B) GB70BOA via M0BZZ SE5P via SA5BUM
9H3E via PA1FW GB70WA via G3UFO SF4J via SM4CJY
A60ITU via IZ8CLM GM/DH5JBR via DH5JBR SG0U via SM3CXS
AO6FOC via EA6BF (L) GM3WOJ via N3SL SM4R via SM4RGD
C4Z via G3SWH GS5NB via GS5NB SM6E via SM6FUD
CE3/UA4WHX via UA4WHX GW100RSGB via M0VFC SN100PSP via SP5YOW
CO8LY via EA7ADH (d) HB0/OE9HBV/P via OE9HBV SV9/IK4ALM via IK4ALM
CP6LA via HA3JB (d) HB0/PC5A via PC5A SX5KL via SV2FWV
CR5AT via CS5CRE (d/e) HF2ZPM via SP7PRA SZ4SRM via SV4FFL (d)
CR5CQK via CT1CQK HG8C via HA8EK SZ8S via M0SCG (B)
CT7/DL4IAL via DL4IAL HR5/F2JD via F6AJA TC19MAY via YM4XA (d)
CU2KG via OH2BH IH9YMC via IH9YMC (e) TC19MAY via YM4XA (d)
DD0D via DK5AN IK1/DH2SAQ via DH2SAQ TC19MYS via YM6KA (d)
DL0DSA via DH0BRO IQ9SY via IT9DAA TC1919ATA via TA6P
EA1/DH1TW via DH1TW IZ2ZEX via DF5DN TM5FI via F5XX
EA3/DF1ZA via DF1ZA K5N via W5TFW TM5JST via F4BTD
EA7/G1WUU via G1WUU (e) KL7/SP7EWX via SP5EWX TM75FOC via F6HKA
EA8/UA5C via UA5C (d) LT5D via LU2DT UA4WHX/CX via UA4WHX
ED5T via EA5ELT LU/AI6V via AI6V UN3M via EA7FTR
ED8RCP via EA8RCP LY605W via LY5W UN7QF via EX2A
EE6R via EA6TS (L) LZ1876SMB via LZ1KCP UN9LBB via W3HNK
EG1FPF via EB1FPF LZ2013KM via LZ1BJ VP5/W8RHM via W8RHM (d/L)
EG3FTV via EA3BDE OE/S57MS/P via S57MS VU3RWP via OE1ZKC
EH2WFF via EA2CTQ OE/S57NAD via S57NAD W2WSC/100 via W2WSC
EH6ITU via EA6QY OE3KIDS via OE3CFC W7P via W7BBQ (d/L 2013)
EH8DDC via EA8RKL OH0/SK3SN via SM3KIF YB8P via W2FB
EH8ITU via EA8ED OK7GU via OK1FM YE30P via YB9WR
EM40CU via UR5CJN OL2013DIG via OK1AR YL44WFF via YL2SW
EM70LL via UX4LL ON44BLH via ON3EA YP7ARDF via YO7KFX
EM100U via UT7UK OP7V via ON7VA YP100S via YO7HKR
ER0ITU via ER1DA OS0C via ON7KC YR625RMV via YO7HKM
EX20ARUK via EX2T PA/II7FOC via I7ALE ZP9SC via EA5KB
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only

3D2XX QSL INFO. Kip, W6SZN, reports: "I have the logs and blank cards
for our 1988 3D2XX operation from Rotuma. Cards sent to Eddie, VK4AN,
will eventually get to me."

NEW LoTW Software Available: Last week the ARRL Letter and Web page
reports: "After much testing, the ARRL will release a new version of
Trusted QSL, the open-source development project responsible for de-
veloping and maintaining the three Logbook of the World (LoTW) client-
side applications: TQSL, TQSLCert and the TrustedQSL library. After
six weeks of public beta testing, version 1.14 is ready for official
release and will be available for download from the ARRL website beginning
Monday, May 20th." For details on improvements, see:
However, on May 21st, the League reported that they found three defects
in the software:
•Incorrect behavior when the user specifies the wrong ITU zone
•Incorrect behavior when TQSL is invoked via command line without
the ­l switch present
•Incorrect behavior when processing an ADIF file containing duplicate
QSOs when TQSL is running on MacOS
These defects have been corrected, but they must test the corrected
version before publicly releasing it. Expect the public release within
the next 10 days (by the end of the month). For more details and the
download for the fixed version, go to:

QSL CORRECTION. The QSL Manager for the EJ7NET DXpedtion to the Aran
Islands (EU-006) has been changed to HB9ASZ (not EI6FR), direct and/or
by the Bureau. LoTW will be uploaded once HB9ASZ receives the log.

VK9NT OQRS is available/active now at: http://vk9nt.odxg.org

Z81X OQRS is available/active now at: http://www.qrz.com/db/Z81X

QSL RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4O3A, 5B75FOC, 9A4PA, 8Q7EJ, 9A3W, 9A4KW, 9M2PJU,
9M2TO, 9M6YBG, BV1EL, CE2AWW, CO2HQ, CO2WF, CP4BT, CU3EQ, D3AA, D9K,
DJ9RR, DS2XUM, E21EIC, EJ7NET, ER6A, EV50WB, FG4NO, FM5CD, GJ100C,
GS3PYE/P, HB9BLQ, HC1MD, HC2/AL1O, HK1T, HK3JJH, IO5O, IV3BTY, J49C,
J75PL, JA0EQL, JA1XMS, LA6XAA, LT6E, LZ833MBB, M0RSE, NH7O, OK1URO,
OT4A, PA3PCV, PS2T, PY2GH, PY2WC, RK6CI, RY3D, RZ3FW, SU9AF, TM1W,
TO2D, TS8TI, TZ6BB, UN5J, UN7AM, V44KAI, VK9IR, VK9NT, VP2EAQ, VP2MRV,
YB4IR, YI1RZ, YY4DNN, YY4HAH, ZL3KQ, ZP9EH and ZW7MGY

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3B8/HB9ARY, 3D2NB, 3D2RX, 4J5A, 5C5W, 5Z4EE,
6W2SC, 9X0ZM, CS2F, H40T, H44G, J5NAR, J5UAP, JG8NQJ/JD1, JX9JKH,
KP2/JS6RRR, PJ2/DL5AXX, PT0S, TO7BC, TT8TT, V63XG, VY0/VE3VID, WH7P/KP2,
XT2TT and XV2DLH

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 8J1ING, 8J1RL, AH0BT, B3C, C31CT, FM5LD,
HF2112UFC, HS0ZJU, IS0HFE, LX1NO, LZ916SS, LZ1500PNB, LZ1737SSS,
SN2012JZU, SN2012WA, SV9COL, TJ3AY, TK5AE and TO4M

SPECIAL REQUEST FROM DL1MGB: "Hello DXers all over the world! This time I
am not announcing a new DXpedition (don't worry, the planning for the next
one has already started). This time I want to call your attention to a
campaign a colleague of mine (Tobias Höher) and me initiated.
We are going to participate in the Dodentocht <http://www.dodentocht.be/>
which takes place on August 9th, 2013, around the city of Bornem in Belgium.
The Dodentocht is a 100 km hike which has to be finished by foot in minimum
10 and maximum 24 hours.
100 km or 24 hours can get very long, and we will have definitely our
lows. So we decided to find as many supporters as possible, who are willing
to donate a pre-determined amount of money for every commenced kilometer.
These donations will go 100% to the Kinderkrebshilfe Berchtesgadener Land
und Traunstein e.V. (Childern's Cancer Aid), an incorporated society with
a lot of voluntary helpers. They are giving advise, help and financial
support not only to children having cancer but also to children and
teenagers whose parents suffer from cancer or already died as a result
of cancer.
What has it to do with DXing? -- At first glance nothing. I will not
carry any radio with me giving out ON / Belgium to the deserving. At
second glance maybe. Going on a DXpedition is not only taking a plane
or boat, going to a remote place, sit there and work pile-ups. The work
to around it (carrying equipment, building antennas and stations and
even sitting in front of the radio with 45 °C inside the tent) can be
physically demanding. So if you don't want to fail, you have to be fit.
And my way to stay fit is: Walking.
What can you do? -- You may come to Belgium. We still need some cheer-
leaders for the second 50 km :-) But mainly you should support our campaign
with your donations. The most interesting way is to make your donation
dependent on how far we will go at the Dodentocht.
Just go to http://www.100-km.org/ and learn more about our campaign and
register to commit your willingsness to donate.
Thank you very much for your support! .... 73 Chris DL1MGB"

V5, NAMIBIA. Operator Hans/DF2UU and Hardy/DF3GY will be active as V55V
from Omaruru, the QTH of Martin, V51W, during the SSB Field Day (September
7-8th) and the Worked All Europe DX SSB Contest (September 14-15th). QSL
via DJ8VC, by the Bureau or direct. Activity outside of the contest will
be on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB.

V7, MARSHALL ISLANDS. Mike, KJ6MZ (ex-V73/KJ6BBP), will be active as V73MZ
from Kwajalein Island (OC-028) starting June for a few months. Look for
updates and more details on his QRZ.com page soon. QSL via: Mike Szelazek,
P.O. Box 22409, San Diego, CA 92192, USA.

VK0H, HEARD ISLAND (Update). If you missed the special OPDX Bulletin last
week, it was announced that the DXpedition to Heard Island has been
rescheduled for January, 2015. The primary reason for this decision was
the cost of using the preferred vessel, the Marion Dufresne, to put the
team on Heard Island for the required time. In spite of extensive negoti-
ations and rescheduling of the cruise, it became clear that the cost of
using this vessel will exceed $1 million, and, therefore, the total cost
for the project would be about $1.5 million, as they noted earlier. In
spite of their plan to increase the team size to 50 (which the M-D can
accommodate) to partially cover this cost, they reluctantly concluded
that sponsorship at this level would be impossible. They have therefore
decided to delay the DXpedition to January 2015, to allow more time to
restructure the project, locate a more suitable vessel, and bring the
cost more in line with projected available resources.

VP9, BERMUDA. By the time you read this, Yuri, VE3DZ, will be active as
VP9FOC until May 30th, to celebrate FOC's 75th anniversary. Activity will
include the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via VE3DZ.

VP9, BERMUDA (Early Announcement). Michael, G7VJR, the author of ClubLog,
will be active as VP9/G7VJR from Bermuda (NA-005) between February 19-27th,
2014. QSL via M0OXO.

W2, UNITED STATES (Special Event). The South Jersey DX Association, Old
Barney ARC and Tuckerton Wireless ARC will be operating W2WSC/WSC from
the last active operating site of coastal marine station WSC (aka The
Tuckerton Wireless) in West Creek, NJ, on Saturday, June 1st from 1300
to 2000 or later. Bands planned will be 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 CW and SSB.
QSL VIA W2WSC.

XP, GREENLAND (Update/Cancelled). Henning, OU2I/OZ1BII, who was expected
to be active as XP2I from Kanger-lussuaq this week and during the contest,
had to cancel do to an illness. He'll try again later this year.

YS, EL SALVADOR. Hiro, JA6WFM, will be active as YS1/NP3J during the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (possibly
10m)/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW. Hiro will be here until
January 2014.

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. Oliver, W6NV, will once again be active as ZD8W
from Ascension Island (AF-003) between November 19-21st. Activity will
include the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) with two other operators
to make it an international team. Look for activity outside of the contest
on the HF bands and 6 meters. QSL via W6NV.

ZP, PARAGUAY. Manu, ZP9MCE, will be active from Hohenau-Itapúa during the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)/Low-
Power entry. QSL only via EA5ZD.

ZS, SOUTH AFRICA (60m News). The "60m News" reports that the Independent
Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), South African's national
telecommunications regulator, has approved two 5 MHz frequencies for the
South African Radio League (SARL) to carry out propagation research. The
frequencies allocated are 5250 and 5260 kHz. These are 'center frequen-
cies', the 'USB Dial' frequencies being 1.5 kHz below this (i.e. 5248.5
and 5258.5 kHz). All modes are permitted (USB/CW preferred) with 3 kHz
maximum bandwidth. Maximum Power is 100W (400W PEP) measured at the output
of the radio. No antenna restrictions. The 5250 kHz channel is intended
for propagation experiments (e.g. SARL News Bulletin transmissions) and
5260 kHz for general contacts (this channel being common to a number of
countries). The licence is a pilot licence which has been purchased, so
the channels are private and licensed to the SARL who allow their members
to use the frequencies. Participating stations, who need to be SARL
members, must register. For further information and a list of registrants,

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The following stations are expected to be active in the
CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 25-26th, 2013)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following
consolidated listing of the participants in the 2013 CQWW WPX CW Contest.
For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML
format, please visit Bill's Web page at:
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Contest DXCC Class QSL
Callsign Entity Route
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3V8BB Tunisia SO LoTW; QSL via LX1NO
4K6FO Azerbaijan SO 4K6FO
4L8A Georgia SOSB 20M LoTW
9A33P Croatia M/? 9A2NA
AO2URD Spain M/S EA2URD
CR2X Azores M/S OH2BH
CR3L Madeira M/? DJ6QT
E7DX Bosnia & Herzogovina M/? E77E
EA6/OK2BFN/p Balearic Islands SO LP OK2BFN
ED1R Spain M/2 LoTW
EE8X Canary Islands SOAB W2GR
GM9W Scotland SOAB HP M0DXR
HF55O Poland SO SP6DVP
HI3TT Dominical Republic SOAB HP ON4IQ
IF9/IT9PPG Italy SO IT9PPG
IO0T Italy M/S IK1RQT
J47X Greece SOAB SV7BVM
KP2M US Virgin Islands M/S AI4U (d)
KP2MM US Virgin Islands SOAB LoTW
LO5D Argentina SOSB 10M LoTW
LP5D Argentina SOSB 80M AC7DX
LS1D Argentina SOSB 20M AC7DX
LX7I Luxembourg M/2 LX2A
LY605W Lithuania SO LP LY5W
LY7A Lithuania M/M LoTW
MJ5Z Jersey SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via M0CFW
OG0Z Aland Island SOAB HP W0MM
P3N Cyprus M/S RW3RN
P40A Aruba SOAB WD9DZV
PJ4A Bonaire SOSB 40M LoTW
PJ4G Bonaire SOSB WA2NHA
PJ4R Bonaire SOSB 15M N4RR
PJ6A Saba & St Eustatius M/? LoTW; QSL via N4NX
PQ5FB Brazil SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via PY5FB
RG3K Russia (Europe) M/S UA3QDX
RT27WW Russia (Europe) SOAB HP RT4RO
RW0A Russia (Asia) M/2 LoTW
SW8LZ Greece M/? LZ1QN
SW8WW Greece SOAB HP HA0HW
TP2CE France M/2 F5LGF
VP9FOC Bermuda SOAB VE3DZ
XL3T Canada VA3RVK
XP2I Greenland SO LP LoTW
YJ0PO Vanuatu SOAB LoTW; QSL via K2PO
YN2GY Nicaragua K9GY
YS1/NP3J El Salvador SOSB LoTW; QSL via EA5GL
ZL3IO New Zealand SOAB ZL3IO
ZM4T New Zealand M/S ZL2AL; QSL (d) or (OC)
ZP9MCE Paraguay SOSB 10M EA5ZD
ZV2K Brazil SOAB HP ZV2K
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (L) LoTW only
(OC - OQRS/Clublog only)

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** IMPORTANT NOTICE/REMINDER ** The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin now has a new
FAX number. Contributors can now send/fax their DX information to the
following number: 1-419-828-7791 ( F A X only! )
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SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: If you are having a problem receiving bounced
mail by sending mail to me via " kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org ", please send
mail to me via " kb8nw@arrl.net "...... TNX de Tedd KB8NW
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PLEASE NOTICE (as of February 12th), NEW ADDRESS CHANGES FOR THE
OPDX INTERNET HELP/SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS:
OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE):
ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT:
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Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as
KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, please send
via InterNet Mail to: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org - OR - kb8nw@arrl.net
Information can now be faxed to the following "NEW" phone line at:
1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!)
/EXIT
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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw@arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)

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