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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1537
BID: $OPDX.1537
October 25th, 2021
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, N2OO, W2GD, W3UR & The Daily DX,
WA4DAN, W5JON, N6GQ, WB6RSE, K8YSE, NE8Z, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY,
DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F1DUZ,
F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, International DX
Press, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

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DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Monday, 18th/October, through Monday, 25th/October there were 207
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7P, 7Q, 7X,
8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A4, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E4,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW,
JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH,
OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VR, VU, XE,
XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8,
ZD9, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

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

3B8, MAURITIUS. Denny, KX7M, will be active as 3B8/KX7M from Mauritius
between November 22nd and December 1st. He is there as part of the 3B8M
team. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via F5CWU or the OQRS:
                        http://www.f5cwu.net/oqrs

3B8, MAURITIUS. Jamie, M0SDV, will be active as 3B8/KX7M from Mauritius
between November 22nd and December 1st. He is there as part of the 3B8M
team. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's
OQRS.

3DA0RU ESWATINI DXPEDITION WRAP-UP. The Russian DXpedtion Team (RUDXT)
is now QRT as 3DA0RU as of 0252z, October 21st. Per ClubLog, as of October
21st, 0252z, 3DA0RU has made a total of 94464 QSOs with 24980 Unique call-
signs. Breakdown by mode: 40748/CW, 11602/SSB and 42114/FT8. Breakdown
by Continent (%): 0.7/AF, 13.6/AS, 64.8/EU, 18.9/NA, 0.9/OC and 1.1/SA.
QSL via R7AL (direct or by the Bureau), ClubLog's OQRS (preferable) or
LoTW. For more details and updates, see their new Web page at:
                            https://3da0.ru/en

3DA0WW ESWATINI DXPEDITION NEWS. By the time you read this, the Latvian
RSF is about to be QRT (October 26th) as 3DA0WW. Per ClubLog, as of October
24th, 0843z, 3DA0WW has made a total of 28646 QSOs with 12443 Unique call-
signs. Breakdown by mode: 8272/CW, 3418/SSB and 16956/FT8. Breakdown by
Continent (%): 0.9/AF, 15.3/AS, 57.5/EU, 19.9/NA, 2.0/OC and 4.4/SA. QSL
via YL2GN (direct) or ClubLog's OQRS (direct and by the Bureau). The log
will be uploaded to LoTW six months after the end of the operation. For
more details and updates, see:    https://lral.lv/3da0ww/index.html

3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Ken Opskar, LA7GIA, posted the followin=
g
on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129) on October
20th: Today we have finalized the procurement of all our 3Y0J antennas. All
antennas will be supplied by our sponsors InnovAntenna, DX Engineering and
Spiderbeam. We have run extensive HFTA analysis that shows our signals is
predicated to be STRONG all over the planet. We will bring a mix of antenna=
s
with us with different material and technology. We have prepared a main
antenna farm, backup antennas and a replacement strategy. We have focused
on bringing quality products with us. You can expect our 160m top-loaded
vertical to be 21 m tall and our yagis will be 7 to 10m up on solid antenna
masts that can withstand 35 to 44 m/s wind. We have various yagis with us.
And we plan dedicated yagis for Asia, EU and NA/SA on a triplexer/diplexer
system. We will run inband on 40-10m. All this will be visible on the
antenna layout drawing. InnovAntenna will launch a new product DXR-3
Bouvet - a yagi designed for our DXpedition which you can soon buy at
DX Engineering.
  The antennas will soon be shipped to Norway for inspection and testing,
we have a site off the west coast to test the equipment in harsh weather.
Some low band verticals will be shipped to Arizona for assembling and
testing, some yagis will be shipped to New York, and finally topband
antennas will be sent to Hungary. This is truly an international project
where all team members contribute with a common goal to activate Bouvet
to give you that much needed QSO!
  Let's make it happen - support 3Y0J via PayPal bouvet@3y0j.no
        ---------------------------------------------------

7P, LESOTHO. Members of the Russian DX Team (RUDXT), who went QRT early
October 21st as 3DA0RU from Eswatini, continue their African trip (per
their Web page) later in the day (October 21st) crossed over the border
(by car) into Lesotho. Vasily, R7AL, informs OPDX that they plan to stay
there for 12 days. The plan is to be active with four radios on all HF
bands. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 (F/H, WSJT-X
2.0 software). Operations will last until November 4th. Operators mentioned
are Vasily/R7AL, Slav/OK8AU, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Mike/RU3UR, Leo/RW9JZ and
Nick/R5EC. Per ClubLog, as of October 24th, 0806z, 7P8RU has made a total
of 14131 QSOs with 5942 Unique callsigns. Breakdown by mode: 4851/CW,
910/SSB and 8370/FT8. Breakdown by Continent (%): 0.9/AF, 11.9/AS, 45.3/EU,
38.4/NA, 0.7/OC and 2.8/SA. QSL via R7AL (direct or by the Bureau), Club-
Log's OQRS (preferable) or LoTW. For more details and  updates, see their
Web page at:             https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/7p8ru=20

8N1, JAPAN (Special Event). Members of the Amateur Radio Club Tama (JH1ZMK)
will activate the special event station 8N1TAMA to celebrate 50th anni-
versary of Tama city until June 30th, 2022. Activity will be on 160m-70cm
bands using CW, SSB and FM. QSLs will be sent via the Bureau. QSL Manager
is JA1DKU.

8P, BARBADOS. Charles, 8P6ET, will be active as 8P1W during the CQWW DX
SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/High-Power entry. QSL via
KU9C.

8Q, MALDIVES (Bird Op). Torsten "Tor", DG7RO, will be active as 8Q7RO
from the Fihalhohi Island Resort on Kaafu-South-Male Atoll (AS-013) during
the Christmas holiday between December 11-27th. Activity will only be on
Oscar QO-100 satellite. QSL via DG7RO, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
PLEASE NOTE: The 8Q7RO callsign is a reissued callsign that was used in=20
January 2013 by RT4RO.

B4, CHINA. Look for B4T, the contest station in Wuxi, Jiangyin, China,
to be active in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-2
entry. QSL via BA4TB. Operators mentioned are Dale/BA4TB, Gu/BD4TS,
Chen/BD4SS, Xingang/BH4TVU, Yun/BH4QBV, Caros/BH4TXN, Tom/BH4SCF, XiaoWei/
BI4VNM, Gu/BI4WWO, Pengfei/BD4TSK and BD4SVT.

C5, THE GAMBIA (Reminder). By the time you read this, operators Jan-
Francois/F4AHV (ex-6W7RV), G=E9rard/F5NVF, Abdel/M0NPT (7X2TT) and Luc/F5RA=
V
should be active as C5C from Kololi (WW Loc. IK13PK), The Gambia, until
November 19th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters (depending of local situ-
ation & the propagation) using CW, SSB, FT8/FT4 (NO F/H) and the QO-100
satellite if possible. Suggested frequencies were published in OPDX.1536.
The team is also planning to be active in CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
30-31st). QSL via F5RAV direct.

C6, BAHAMAS (Update). Richard, NN2T (C6AHB), and team of operators will
be active as C6AHB from Bimini DXpedition" (NA-048) between October 27th
and November 22nd. Activity will be before and after the CQWW DX SSB Contes=
t
(October 30-31st). During the contest, operators will be a Multi-2 entry.
QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For more details and updates, see:
                        https://www.biminidxpedition.com

CN46, MOROCCO (Special Event). Look for the special event callsign CN46MS
to be active between October 25th and November 10th, to celebrate the
46th anniversary of the "GREEN MARCH" inspired by the late HASSAN 2, King
of Morocco bringing together 350,000 participants in a peaceful march to
recover their Saharan provinces from the protectorate. QSL via CN8WW.

EX0, KYRGYZSTAN. Valery "Val", US4MAO, announced on QRZ.com that he will
be active, starting in 2022, as EX0NN, from Uzgen, every two to three
months. He states, "Estimated activity on 40-15 meters, CW and FT-8,
with a maximum power of 20 watts, locator MN70. It will be more of a
field activity in the beginning. Mobile antennas LW, Vertical, Inv V.
In time, I hope to find a sponsor to equip QTH with a transceiver and
PA and install antennas on all bands, including the Top bands.... QSL
Manager will be determined a little later."

FG, GUADELOUPE. Philippe, F1DUZ, is once again active as FG4KH from FG5FI's
QTH at Sainte Anne on Guadeloupe (NA-102) until November 2nd. Activity
will be holiday style and mainly during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October
30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via his home callsign, direct,
by the Bureau, eQSL or LoTW.

HC, ECUADOR. Rick, NE8Z/HC1MD/SP9E, is once again active as HC1MD/2 from
the Santa Elena Province as of October 17th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via K8LJG or LoTW.

IOTA NEWS.........
  * IOTA PRESS RELEASE (date October 23rd). The following is an excerpt:
    "IOTA Management regrets that it will not be able to accept for IOTA
    credit contacts made with the 3D2CR operation from Conway Reef between
    18 and 25 September 2021." Read the complete press release at:
    https://www.iota-world.org/management-news/973-3d2cr-operation-by-domin=
ik-grzyb-from-conway-reef-september-2021.html

  * The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week
    between October 18-23rd (as per the DXCluster):

    IOTA     Callsign     Island/GROUP            Bands/Modes
   ------    ----------   -------------           ------------
   AF-004    EA8ED        CANARY                  12m; SSB
   AF-004    EA8J         CANARY                  17m; FT8
   AF-013    5R8AL        MADAGASCAR              12m; CW
   AF-014    CQ3J         MADEIRA                 30m; FT8
   AF-014    CT3IQ        MADEIRA                 20/17/12m; SSB
   AF-014    CT9ABV       MADEIRA                 40/30/15m; CW/SSB
   AF-016    FR1GZ/B      REUNION                 10m; CW
   AF-017    3B9FR        RODRIGUES               12m; FT8
   AF-019    IG9ITO       PELAGIE                 20m; SSB
   AF-020    J5T          Bubaque        160/80/30/20/17/15/12/10m; CW/SSB
   AF-020    J5HKT        Bubaque                 17m; FT8
   AF-022    ZD7BG        ST HELENA               20/15m; CW/FT4
   AF-022    ZD7FT        ST HELENA               12m; SSB
   AF-050    5T1GM        Arguin                  17/12/10m; CW
   AF-050    5T5PA/P      Arguin                  30/17/15/10m; SSB/FT8
   AN-015    8J1RL QUEEN MAUD LAND (PR.HARALD & CR PR OLAV COASTS) 30/15m; =
FT8
   AS-007    JA1UTQ       HONSHU                  20m; SSB
   AS-007    JA1WQD       HONSHU                  15m; SSB
   AS-007    JH3NGD       HONSHU                  17m; SSB
   AS-007    JH4MGU       HONSHU                  15m; FT8
   AS-007    JI1NJC       HONSHU                  15m; FT8
   AS-018    RT0F         SAKHALIN                40m; FT8
   AS-077    JA6FFO       KYUSHU                  15m; FT8
   AS-078    JE8CXM       HOKKAIDO                30m; CW
   AS-078    JA8ZO        HOKKAIDO                17m; FT8
   AS-200    JI3DST/5     Shodo                   20/17m; CW/SSB
   AS-206    JO3LVG/P     HONSHU'S COASTAL EAST   17m; SSB
   EU-001    SV5DZX       Kalymnos                40m; CW
   EU-001    SV5TH        DODECANESE              40m; CW
   EU-004    EA6BH        BALEARIC                80m; FT8
   EU-004    EA6KB        BALEARIC                20m; SSB
   EU-005    G0ORC        GREAT BRITAIN           17m; FT8
   EU-005    G4GIR        GREAT BRITAIN           30m; FT8
   EU-005    G6UT         GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-005    G7SQW/p      GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-005    M0HKB        GREAT BRITAIN           10m; SSB
   EU-005    M0ALA        GREAT BRITAIN           20m; SSB
   EU-005    M0MJA        GREAT BRITAIN           20m; SSB
   EU-005    MM0DXT/P     GREAT BRITAIN           40m; SSB
   EU-009    MM7ARJ       ORKNEY                  17m; FT8
   EU-014    TK4QL        CORSICA                 40/20m; SSB
   EU-015    SV9IOI       Crete                   17m; SSB
   EU-018    OY1DZ        FAROE                   30m; FT8
   EU-018    OY1R         FAROE                   40m; SSB
   EU-020    9A10FF/P     GOTLAND COUNTY          40m; CW
   EU-021    TF1A         ICELAND                 30m; FT8
   EU-021    TF2MSN       ICELAND                 17m; SSB
   EU-023    9H4CM        MALTA                   17m; SSB
   EU-024    IS0FDW       SARDINIA                17m; SSB
   EU-024    IS0GQX       SARDINIA                17m; CW
   EU-026    JW6VDA       SPITSBERGEN             20/17m; SSB
   EU-031    IC8/UR8QX    Ischia                  15m; CW
   EU-031    IC8AIK       Ischia                  30m; FT8
   EU-038    PD/DO1BEN    Texel                   20m; SSB
   EU-049    SX200RMA     NORTH  AEGEAN           17m; SSB
   EU-050    IL7/IK5AEQ   SAN DOMINO              40/20/17m; FT8
   EU-050    IL7/IZ5IUY   SAN DOMINO              40m; SSB
   EU-054    IF9ZWA       EGADI                   80m; FT8
   EU-067    SZ200ERS     KYKLADES                40m; CW
   EU-097    OH2/DL4BBH ETELA-SUOMI (UUSIMAA) PROVINCE 40/17m; SSB
   EU-097    OH2/DL7UXG ETELA-SUOMI (UUSIMAA) PROVINCE 40m; SSB
   EU-097    OH2/DL2VFR ETELA-SUOMI (UUSIMAA) PROVINCE 17m; CW
   EU-114    GU4FOC       GUERNSEY                20m; CW
   EU-115    EI2ILB       IRELAND                 17m; FT8
   EU-115    EI5KG        IRELAND                 17m; FT8
   EU-115    EI8GS        IRELAND                 30/12m; FT8
   EU-115    EI9HQ        IRELAND                 20m; SSB
   EU-115    MI0LLG       IRELAND                 17m; FT8
   EU-115    MI0NWA       IRELAND                 17/15m; FT8
   EU-131    IK3PQH/P     VENETO REGION           40/20m; SSB
   EU-170    9A10FF/P     DALMATIA  NORTH         40m; CW
   NA-014    VE9BS   NEW BRUNSWICK PROVINCE SOUTH 20m; SSB
   NA-015    CO6XE        CUBA                    20/12m; FT8
   NA-015    CO8LY        CUBA                    12m; CW
   NA-022    VP2EIH       ANGUILLA                15m; SSB
   NA-022    VP2ETE       ANGUILLA                15m; SSB
   NA-029    VE2WW        PRINCE EDWARD           40m; SSB
   NA-096    HI3AA        HISPANIOLA              20/17m; FT8
   NA-096    HI8AT        HISPANIOLA              10m; SSB
   NA-099    KP4JRS       PUERTO RICO             30m; FT8
   NA-099    KP4PUA       PUERTO RICO             20m; SSB
   NA-105    FS4WBS       ST MARTIN               20/15m; FT8
   NA-105    PJ7FM        ST MARTIN               20m; FT8
   NA-105    PJ7P         ST MARTIN               20/15/12m; SSB/FT8
   NA-106    KP2B         VIRGIN                  10m; FT8
   NA-106    NP2X         VIRGIN                  160m;
   NA-107    FM5BH        Martinique              160m;
   NA-110    AJ4EN        SOUTH CAROLINA STATE    17m; SSB
   NA-122    HI3JCC  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S COASTAL 15m; FT8
   NA-247    PJ7/W5JON    SINT MAARTEN            15m; FT8
   OC-001    VK2TEV       Australia               40m; SSB
   OC-001    VK4SX        Australia               17m; SSB
   OC-001    VK6IR        Australia               12m; SSB
   OC-006    VK7NET       TASMANIA                40m; FT8
   OC-016    3D2MP      VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU  20m; FT8
   OC-016    3D2USU     VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU  80/12m; FT8
   OC-021    YB0IBM       JAVA                    15m; SSB
   OC-021    YB2NDC       JAVA                    40m; SSB
   OC-032    FK4QX        NEW CALEDONIA           20m; SSB
   OC-032    FK8GX        NEW CALEDONIA           30m; FT8
   OC-036    ZL1WN        NORTH                   12m; SSB
   OC-042    DU3LA        LUZON                   15m; CW
   OC-129    DU7EYG       VISAYAN                 30m; FT8
   OC-143    YB4IR        SUMATRA                 30m; FT8
   OC-143    YB5QZ        SUMATRA                 30m; FT8
   OC-143    YD5ACA       SUMATRA                 40m; SSB
   OC-143    YD5AKH       SUMATRA                 40m; SSB
   SA-006    PJ4NA        BONAIRE                 17m; CW
=20
  ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
     (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster
     reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group"
     (ex. FT8/OC-146/Celebes).

  AS-014.  A team of members from the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society
           (ROARS) will be active as A44M from Masirah Island, Oman,
           during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Multi-?
           entry. Also, look for the ROARS team to be active before and
           after the contest as A43MI. QSL both callsigns via ClubLog's
           OQRS, LoTW or eQSL.

  EU-064.  (Reminder) The Charente DX Group (CDXG) will be active as TM2N
           from Noirmoutier Island (DIFM AT-020) between October 24-30th.
           Operators mentioned are Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/
           F5NBQ, Bertrand/F6HKA and Leon/ ON4ZD/OS0S. Activity will be
           on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL
           via ON4ZD, direct, by the Bureau or Clublog's OQRS (preferred).=
=20

  NA-114.  (Update) Members of the Radio Club de Montceau Les Mines (F6KJS)
           will be active as TO6S from Terre de Haut (WW Loc. FK95eu87,
           WLOTA-3998), Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, between January
           20th and February 1st, 2022. Activity will be on 160-6 meters,
           with 2 stations using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8/FT4. Suggested
           frequencies can be found at:
           https://les-saintes.f6kjs.fr/index.php/lactivite__trashed/les-fr=
equences
           Operators mentioned are Didier/F6BCW, Pascal/F1MNQ, Pierre/
           F1TCV, Mike/F5LRL and Keith/VE7KW. QSL via F6KJS. For more
           details and updates, see:   https://les-saintes.f6kjs.fr
           Their Facebook page is at:
              https://www.facebook.com/DXp=C7dition-TO6S-102954718850959

  PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the <www.iota-world.org> have
  decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
  operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
  and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......

J5T & J5HKT DXPEDITION TO GUINEA BISSAU NEWS (Update). Members of the
Italian DX Team are now QRT from Bubaque Island (AF-020), Guinea Bissau,
as J5T and J5HKT. They made over 73k QSOs. QSL via I2YSB direct, IDT OQRS
(Not ClubLog) or LoTW. For more details, see:  http://www.i2ysb.com/idt

ON75, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the Belgian Air Force Amateur
Radio Association (BAFARA) have activated the special event stations
ON75AF, ON75BAF, and ON75BFS to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the
Belgian Air Force until the end of 2021. Activity will be on various HF
bands. QSL ON75BAF via ON4CMO. QSL ON75AF via ON6KL.

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.

OQ60, BELGIUM (Special Event). Members of the UBA NOK will be active as
OQ60ANT (WAP 338) from Turnhout, Belgium, between November 1st and De-
cember 31st. Activity is to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the An-
tarctic Treaty Signature. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS; your QSL is not needed.
They will send QSLs automatically via the Bureau.

P4, ARUBA (Update). John, W2GD, will once again be active as P40W between
October 25th-31st. Activity will be (when time permits) on the various
HF bands, with some focus on the 30/17/12 meters and 160 meters mostly
on CW (before the contest). His activity will also include an entry in
the upcoming CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-
Band entry. QSL via LoTW or N2MM. No bureau cards.

P4, ARUBA. Mathias, DL4MM, will be active as P4/DL4MM from Aruba (SA-036)
between January 23rd and February 2nd, 2022. Activity will be on various
HF bands with a focus on the lower bands and 30/17/12m, using CW, SSB
and FT8. QSL via DL4MM, direct or by the Bureau (via ClubLog) or LoTW.
He will also be in the CQ 160m CW Contest (January 28-30th, 2022) as a
Single-Op/Assisted/High-Power entry signing P40AA. Also, QSL via DL4MM,
direct or by the Bureau (via ClubLog) or LoTW.

PA21/PD21/PD22, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Ray, PA5DX, will be
activating three special event stations (SES), PA21XMAS, PD21SANTA and
PD22HNY during the Christmas holiday season. The SES's PA21XMAS and
PD21SANTA will be active between December 1-31st. The SES PD22HNY will
be active until the end of January 2022. Activity of operations and modes
were not mentioned, but there will be a special award for working at
least 2 Christmas stations to download on QRZ.com at: =20
                     https://www.qrz.com/db/PA21XMAS
No QSLs will be available and only the award will be available...

PJ4, BONAIRE. Tjeerd "TJ", PE1OJR, will once again be active as PJ4/PE1OJR
from Kralendijk, Bonaire (SA-006), between October 22-29th. Activity
will be holiday style (when not diving or sight seeing) on mainly 40/20
meters using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL only via LoTW or ClubLog.

PJ7, SINT MAARTEN (Update & PJ5 Op). John, W5JON/V47JA, did not sign as
PJ7JA as planned from Sint Maartrn Island (NA-247), but was active as
PJ7/W5JON. John informs OPDX that his PJ7JA license was not ready to be
picked up even though he applied for his license some three months ago.
So, John resorted to "plan B" snf operated under CEPT as PJ7/W5JON. QSL
via W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. REMINDER: By the time you
read this, John, W5JON/V47JA, will be active from St. Eustatius Island
(PJ5) between October 23rd and November 1st, and sign as PJ5/W5JON.
Activity will be the same has his PJ7 operation.

PJ7, SINT MAARTEN. Janusz, SP9FIH, is now active as PJ7P from Sint Maarten
Island (NA-247) until November 3rd. Activity will be on 30/15/12/10 meters
using SSB, FT8 and RTTY. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more details
and updates, see: http://pj7.dxpeditions.org/?post=3Dready-to-visit-sint-ma=
arten

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (October 25-31st).......
  Oct/25th LN      Oct/28th BN     Oct/30th HN
  Oct/26th HN      Oct/29th BN     Oct/31st HN
  Oct/27th AN

   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   ------------------------------------------------------
    NORMALITY               GEOMAG       K Values    Alpha
   -----------------        ------       --------    ------
   AN  - Above Normal       Quiet        K=3D0-1       0-7
   HN  - High Normal        Unsettled    K=3D2         8-15
   LN  - Low Normal         Active       K=3D3         16-29
   BN  - Below Normal       Minor Storm  K=3D4         30-49
   DIS - Disturbed          Major Storm  K=3D5         50-99
   VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=3D6-9       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 Administration (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 DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (October 24th)
    QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------=
--
  3F200NG via HP2NG         II5QSP via IQ5DY        OO5Z via ON5AZ
  3V8SF via LX1NO           II6OANT via I1HYW       OS7XT via ON7XT
  4L1AN via N4GNR           IL3/KN6RCV via OE3SGU   OX/OZ1LXJ via OZ1LXJ (d=
)
  4O/UA9JNV via UA9JNV      IL3/KN6RCV via OE3SGU   PA/SP1MVG/P via SP1MVG
  5W1SA via JA1DXA          IL7/IK5AEQ via IK5AEQ   PJ2MAN via EC5AHA
  5X4E via IZ3ZLG           IL7/IZ5IUY via IA5IUY   PJ4DX via M0URX
  9A/F5SNJ via F5SNJ        IL7/IZ5IUY via IZ5IUY   PJ7/W5JON via W5JON (d/=
L)
  9A2CHRIS via 9A0Z (***)   JY4CI via K2AX          PJ7P via SP9FIH
  9G1SD via AB0GC           JY5MM via IK2DUW        RJ60AN via RZ3EC
  A61BG via EA7FTR          K7P via N7WR            RT2C via RN3DK & (L)
  AN100ACM via EA7URM       KP2B via EA7FTR         S5730ZT via S57ZT
  CQ3J via CT3MD            KP2BH via EB7DX         SP0NOBEL via SP3POB
  CS7/DO3HK via DO3HK & (L) KP4/AA3TT via AA3TT (L) SP60VHSC via SP3LPR
  CT9/DK7YY via DK7YY       LZ1337KM via LZ1KCP     SX200RRP via SV1RRP
  D2EB via IZ3ETU           LZ5R via LZ1YQ          TF3T via TF3MH
  DL/OE7RDI/P via OE7RDI    LZ6E via LZ1GU          TF3VE via EA7FTR
  ER/DL5CW via DL5CW        N3G via KB3WAV          TM2VI via F4EDR
  HB0/PA3CNO via PA3CNO     NP2X via KU9C           YB0ECT via W2FB
  HC1MD/2 via K8LJG         OE100GOA/4 via OE1GOA   YT1914KOL via YU1EA
  HG8A via HA5JI (d)        OH2/DL4BBH via DL4BBH   YW200BC/1 via YV4KW
  HP/VE1RM via W1VE         OL5GMA/P via OK3EQ   ZA/IW2JOP via IW2HAJ & (L/=
e)

  (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
  (P) Please send no QSL
  (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs
  (***) download
=20
  LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU     (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3DA0RU     (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3DA0WW     (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/7P8RU
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9G5FI      (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/C6AHB      (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/KP4/AB2RF  (Updated)
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/PZ5G
  https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/PZ5GE

  EL2DT QSL STATUS (Update). Bob, N2OO, reports: The EL2DT QSL cards
  arrived from the printer. OQRS has been set up on ClubLog. A limited
  number of older paper logs have been made available. More are expected.
  Specific dates will be posted on the N2OO QRZ page with instructions.=20

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5T5PA/P, CX2DK, G3RWF, PA3FQA, SX200BOH, S9OK
  and VE5MX

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7Q7RU, C92RU, JW0W (EU-063), KL7RRC (NA-039)
  and S79KW

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3D2DK, 5N7Q, 5T7OO, 7C9B (OC-150), 8Q7AO,
  9G5FI, A61AJ, C21EU, C5DL, CE0ZY, HL5/DF8DX, HU1DL, KH8/DL2AWG, LX5WARD,
  LX9DX, OH/DF9TM (EU-096, EU-097), OH/DL2SWW (EU-096, EU-097), OH0/SK3SN,
  OH0/SM1TDE, OZ/DL2AQI, OY/DL4APJ, P29VXX, PJ4/DL6KR, S9DX (AF-023),
  T31EU, TA0/DL7UCX (AS-201), TO7DL, TY1CE, V5/DL3DXX, V73D, VK9LM, XR0YD,
  XX9D (AS-075), Z66DX and Z66X
    --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
        send in their info....

R325, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Look for special event station
R325G from the city of Gadzhievo to be active to celebrate the 325th
anniversary of the founding of the Russian Navy. Gadzhievo city is the
base point of Russian nuclear submarines. The base was opened in 1956
and served as a home port for diesel submarines. Since 1963, nuclear
submarines have also been based in Gadzhievo, including the K-219 that
sank in 1986. Initially, the city was called the village of Yagelnaya
Guba. Then it was renamed and began to bear the name of the Hero of the
Soviet Union Magomed Imadutdinovich Gadzhiev, who died in the Great
Patriotic War. QSL via the Bureau.

SILENT KEY. Murray, WA4DAN, member of the Sable Island Team, informs OPDX
of the following [edited]: "Our beloved team member, contester and DX-
peditioner, Will Roberts, AA4NC, was killed in a plane crash late Thursday
afternoon (October 21st) near Holly Ridge, NC. Will was a pilot and he was
taking off from a small airstrip when his plane crashed. The FAA and NTSB
are investigating. Will was a member of our DXpedition team and was already
signed up for both CY9C and CY0C in 2022.... Our DXpedition team is just
stunned and devastated by what happened. Will was a very experienced pilot
and had been flying for decades. He owned the Mooney aircraft that crashed.
You can go to his QRZ page and see a photo of him and his plane."
  For more details, see:
https://www.witn.com/2021/10/22/crews-continue-investigate-deadly-onslow-co=
unty-plane-crash
https://www.witn.com/2021/10/23/officials-community-deals-with-fallout-fata=
l-onslow-county-plane-crash/
OPDX and its readers send out our deepest sympathy to the family and
friends of AA4NC.

SP60, POLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station SP60ANT
(WAP-339) to be active to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the An-
tarctic Treaty Signature. QSL via SP3POB, direct or by the Bureau.

SX200, GREECE (Special Event). Kostas, SV1RRP, will be active as SX200RRP
from Agrinio, Greece, to commemorate 200th anniversary of the Hellenic
War of Independence in 1821. QSL via LoTW.

TC29, TURKEY (Special Event). Mustafa, TA8DX, will be active as TC29OCTOBER
to celebrate Turkey's proclamation as a Republic on October 29, 1923. QSL
via TA8DX.

TF, ICELAND. Benni, TF3T, will be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest
(October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. He states,
"If CDX allows, might go SB 80M HP or 20M HP." QSL via LoTW or TF3MH.

V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Bob, WX4G, will once again be active as V4/WX4G
from the V47JA station at Calypso Bay on St. Kitts (NA-104) between
November 24th and December 2nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including
60m, using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4, with yagis and verticals. He also plans
to be active as V47A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as
a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via WX4G, eQSL, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

VP9, BERMUDA (Update). Jeff, N6GQ, will be active as VP9/N6GQ and VP9I
from Ed/VP9GE's Hamilton Parish QTH (NA-005, WLOTA 0201) between October
27th and November 1st. He will sign VP9/N6GQ between October 27-29th,
on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB, no 30/17/12 meters. Jeff will sign
VP9I during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/
All-Band (160-10m)/Low-Power entry. QSL VP9/N6GQ via LoTW. QSL VP9I via
WW3S or LoTW. If in doubt, for fully updated QSL information, please go
to:                           http://vp9ge.com/vp9i
JUST A REMINDER: Jeff will also be active as VP9I during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 27-28th).

YB0, INDONESIA. Pri, YB0ECT, from Jakarta, will be active during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 30-31st) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/
High-Power entry. QSL via W2FB only!

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