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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1251

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1251
BID: $OPDX.1251
February 1, 2016
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, K1LD, K1XN & GoList, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
N4AA & QRZ DX, WB6RSE, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, Sharon Taratula,
CO8ZZ, DL1SBF, DL2RMM, DL2SBY, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DL7VOA,
DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, EA5RM, ES1CW, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les
Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, OZ6OM
& 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL, PY4WAS, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia
Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, and VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) for the following DX
information.

*** EDITOR LOOKING FOR COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS (Update): I want to thank the
many who replied with comments/suggestions about my Yaesu FT1000MP
radio problems. The majority suggested it is worth having the radio
repaired. There were several places (as well as some individuals)
that were suggested to do the repair. However, the majority picked
two places: 1) WA4GEG - http://www.hamradiobug.com/
2) Burghardt - http://www.burghardt-amateur.com/
I have not yet decided what I am going to do, but it looks to be
one of the two above because of their high rating, and it may be
sometime before I can have it repaired....
Thanks again for the help/suggestions, and 73 de Tedd KB8NW


DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 24th/January, through Sunday, 31st/January there were 221
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P,
8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, 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, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4,
HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6,
J7, JA, JD/m, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH2, KH5, 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,
PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, T8, TA, TF,
TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/g, VP8/h, VP8/s, VP9, VR,
VU, XE, XT, XU, YA, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".

2015 CQMM DX CONTEST RESULTS. Ed, PY4WAS, President of the CWJF Group
PY4KL, reports [edited]: Congratulations to all 978 participants (re-
ceived logs) from 112 DXCC entities who took part in this competition
sponsored by CWJF Group. Database shows 143,538 QSOs from all Continents.
During cross checking log process, we could validate about 96% of QSOs
among over 8,024 callsigns listed on all the received logs. We are very
happy with world wide response to CQMM DX Contest. Pse QSP! Help us to
disclose the results between radio amateurs/clubs and groups of your
country. The CWJF GROUP's Website: http://www.cwjf.com.br

4X, ISRAEL (Special Event). Amir, 4X6TT, will be active as 4X429DS from
"The Earth's Lowest Elevation On Land Ever" at 429 Meters Below Sea Level
(The Dead Sea) between March 3-6th. Activity will be on all bands and
modes. A very special award will be awarded to each station that has
confirmed him on 3 bands (any Mode). QSL via N4GNR. Look for more info
to be published on the 4X429DS QRZ.com page.

60M NEWS. Nodir, EY8MM, has received a license to operate on 60m as
wel as 4m. He is using wire antenna. QSL via K1BV.

6Y, JAMAICA. Operators Robert/N4GU, Dan/W0CN, Kyle/WA4PGM and Everett/WZ8P
will be active as 6Y6Y from Jamaica (NA-097) during the ARRL DX SSB Contest
(March 5-6th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW.

8Q, MALDIVES. Wolfgang, DK1HW, will be active as 8Q7HW from Safari Island
Resort on Mushimasgali Island (AS-013) between June 20-28th. Activity will
be holiday style on the HF bands using CW, SSB and PSK31, and running 100
watts into verticals in the seawater. QSL via DK1HW.

8R, GUYANA. Alex, W1CDC, will once again be active as 8R1A from Guyana
between April 11-24th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters,
including the 30/17/12m bands, using CW mainly. There will be SSB on
the local Caribbean nets. His rig is a Yaesu FT-450D with a MFJ-904H
Tuner into a G5RV antenna. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau. NO IRCs, COINs or STAMPs. Look for more details on his QRZ.com
page.

9M0, SPRATLY ISLANDS. Michael, DF8AN, will be active as 9M0S from Layang
Layang Island (AS-051) between April 19-29th. Activity will be on 160-6
meters using mainly CW. QSL via DF8AN, direct or by the Bureau. No eQSL
and NO LoTW. For more details and updates, watch his Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/227645770903070/?frefÿ

A2, BOTSWANA. Operators Nobby/G0VJG, Nick/G4FAL, Giles/M0TGV, Tony/G4DLD
and Edd/GM0WED will be active as A25UK from Tuli Block between April
13-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL
via M0OXO, direct, eQSL or ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau). For more
details and updates, see: http://www.prismembroidery.co.uk/dxexp/a25uk

A3, TONGA (Update). An international group of amateurs will descend onto
Heilala Holiday Lodge, a beach resort from the Kingdom of Tonga, during
the last two weeks of February 2016 (around February 18-24th. Dates to
be finalized later.). The callsign will be A35T. This trip encompasses
the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st). Activity will be on 160-10
meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY (antennas, weather, propagation all per-
mitting). Suggested frequencies a
CW - 1822.5, 3528, 7028, 10128, 14028, 18078, 21028, 24898 and 28028 kHz
SSB - 1848, 3788, 7088/7188, 14188, 14288, 18138, 21288, 27938 and 28488
kHz
RTTY - 3588, 7088, 10138, 14088, 18100, 21088, 24920 and 28088 kHz
6m - 50108/CW and 50108/SSB

QSL via M0URX. Operators mentioned are Madison/W5MJ (Team Leader),
Rich/K5NA, Susan/K5DU, Paul/W5PF, Bob/W5RF, Dale/KG5U, Dave/VA7AM, Neil/
VA7DX, Keith/VE7KW and Roger/ZS6RJ. Pilot stations a Don/N7BT (WC-USA),
Tony/K2SG (EC-USA) and Franz/DL9GFB (EU). For more details and updates,
see: http://www.tonga2016.com

C6, BAHAMAS. Ken, AG2K, will be active as C6AKE from Nassau, New Providence
Island (NA-001) early March. Activity will be on the HF bands. Operations
will also include the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th). QSL via LoTW.

CN, MOROCCO. Mike, DF8AN, will be active as CN2AY from Marrakech between
March 25-29th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using mainly CW. He will
be testing various antennas to use on his 9M0S operation (see above) and
looking for real reports. QSL via DF8AN, direct or by the Bureau. No eQSL
and NO LoTW.

D4, CAPE VERDE. Massimo, IZ4DPV, will once again be active as D4C from Sao
Vicente Island (AF-086) during the ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) as a
Single-Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via HB9DUR direct or IK2NCJ by
the Bureau.

DAYTON HAMVENTION NEWS..................
* 2016 DAYTON TOPBAND DINNER (Update/27th Annual Event!) - Tim, K3LR,
is pleased to announce that Tree, N6TR, will be the featured speaker
at the 2016 Dayton Top Band Dinner. The dinner will be held Friday
evening May 20, 2016, at the Crowne Plaza in the Presidential Ballroom
- downtown Dayton, Ohio. For more details, on the 2016 Dayton Top
Band Dinner, go he http://topbanddinner.com

DX3, PHILIPPINES. Operators Jim/W4RS (DU3JH) and Larry/N0QM (DU3LA) will
be active as DX3R from Subic Bay during the CQ WPX RTTY Contest (February
13-14th). They plan to use vertical antennas. QSL via LoTW.

DXCC APPROVED OPERATION. Sharon Taratula, ARRL Awards Branch Manager,
reports that the following operation is approved for DXCC credit:
TT8AMO -- Afghanistan; 2015 Operation

FG/TO66, GUADELOUPE. Operators Gildas/F6HMQ and Michel/F6GWV will once
again be active between February 26th and March 14th. Look for them to
sign TO66R during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th)
as a Multi-Single entry. QSL TO66R via F6HMQ. Outside of the contest
they will be active on all bands signing FG/homecall. QSL via their home
callsign.

FT4JA JUAN DE NOVA DXPEDITION (Press Release dated January 26th)[edited]:
Thank you for your engagement! -- We are extremely happy to receive
donations for our project. Everybody is now well aware that the countries
of the Top 10 DXCC are not easy to activate, sometimes because of difficult
access, sometimes because of the political situation or the extremely high
budget required to organize an expedition.
Juan de Nova has long been on the list of these islands activated reg-
ularly by scientists, mostly members of the French meteorological agency
and occasionally by soldiers. The last major activity was in 2003 from
the nearby island of Europa. Almost 13 years of silence to an island in
the Indian Ocean, close to other very common entities DXCC list. That's
right, this little island is located about 100km from the western coast
of Madagascar. So why is it complicated and expensive to go?
Well, first of all, it's a question of authorization. Like other islands
JDN is administered by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands prefecture,
which is in charge of these territories. Most of them are classified as
nature reserves to maintain these places as wild as possible. Moreover,
it is no coincidence that these places are often considered reference
(level 0) in terms of human impact. Millions of birds can breed and nest
in peace, like turtles. It would be nonsensical to allow streaming missions.
After our operation since 2014 Tromelin TAAF accepted our application for
authorization, possibly because of mutual trust and positive relationships
established during these years of preparation . For our part, we do our
best not to be a "weight" to these people and ensure immediately take into
account all the remarks and recommendations of the different services
involved.
From one place to the other, the constraints are different and we had
to rethink a number of aspects of the operation. Air transport used in
2014 was not possible, mainly because of the volume and weight to carry.
The assistance received (transport crates) for Tromelin was not possible
this year.
Therefore, we had to settle for maritime solution by soliciting a ship
allowed to park in the lagoon and to transport our team and our equipment.
With the various tourist taxes, this represents about 70% of the total
budget. The cost of our energy independence is also important because we
have to route multiple generators and proper electrical installation and
motor fuel (10-15%). For an operation of this magnitude, these costs are
difficult to compress, especially need respect us a precise schedule of
load, which we will waive do not.
On the other hand, we tried to best optimize our costs and makes as much
as possible to use the material available from each of us or loaned by our
generous sponsors. Although the team (10 operators) finance a good part of
the expedition - which is quite logical, we launched an appeal to amateur
radio associations around the world as well as from DX'ers. It is indisput-
able that this mobilization has led to progress in the organization and
that without it, our expedition would have remained at the planning stage.
To you, contributors, sponsors or members of associations/clubs/founda-
tions that help us, we take you hat off. However, it is important that the
mobilization will continue on different continents to continue to support
the team's efforts.
We can only be proud and happy to so many brands of sympathy and generos-
ity.
Who says the Ham Spirit no longer existed?
ADDED NOTE BY EDITOR: Be sure to follow them on their Web site, Facebook
and Twitter at: http://www.juandenovadx.com
http://www.facebook.com/juandenovadx
https://twitter.com/juandenovadx

HC, ECAUDOR. Bill, W0OR, will once again be active as HC1WDT from Cotacachi
between March 2nd and April 29th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using
mostly CW with some RTTY. Operations will also include the ARRL Inter-
national DX SSB Contest (March 5-6th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL
via LoTW or direct to his home callsign.

HH2, HAITI. Jim, WS6X, is now active as HH2/WS6X from Haiti until February
2nd. Activity will be on 60/40/20/17 meters. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or LoTW.

HI3, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Gab, HA3JB, will be active as HI3/HA3JB from
Dominican Republic (NA-096) sometime in September. Activity will be on
the HF bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. Operations will also include the
CQWW RTTY DX Contest (September 24-25th). QSL via his home callsign,
direct or his OQRS (see QRZ.com).

IOTA NEWS..............
AF-018. Operators Gianfranco/IT9SPB, Giuseppe/IT9HBT, Paolo/IT9MYB,
Gabry/IT9RGY and Andrei/RA6LBS will be active as IH9A from
Pantelleria Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT),
African Italy, during the CQ 160m SSB Contest (February 26-28th)
as a Multi-Op/Not-Assisted/High-Power entry. Their set-up will
be a Elecraft K3, 4-Square full size vertical antennas and 5
beverage from 300m long with the sound system by Andrey, RA6LBS,
Low Band System. QSL via LoTW.

AF-119. A video (about 37 mins.) of the recent November S79C Coetivy
Island DXpedition is now available on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vÿXIJVWvKos#t)1

AS-056. Taka, JA8COE, will be active as JA8COE/6 from Ona Island between
April 8-9th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by
the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

EU-090. Operators from Croatia and Germany will be active as 9A8DXG
from Palagruza Islands between May 28th and June 4th. The team
will consist of Maticic/9A2MF, Mladen/9A2NA, Emir/9A6AA, Heinz/
DC5WW, Manfred/DD0NM, Sascha/DH6TJ, Robert/DK2RO, Anton/DL8AW
and Thilo/DL9NBJ. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW,
SSB and the Digital modes, with EME on the VHF bands. QSL via
DL8AW or the OQRS www.codxg.org.

NA-151. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will once again be active as OX3LX from Christian
IV Island between February 11-18th. Activity will be on the
HF Bands, as well as 6 and 4 meters. Emphasis will be on the
low bands (80,160 and 60m) when time permits. Bo states, "It
is not a DXped so I will only be QRV when not at QRL. Best
chance is in the morning around lunch and after dinner (local
time UTC+2) In the weekend also during night/morning." QSL
via OZ1PIF. For more info and updates, see: http://geronne.dk

OC-022. Emmanuel, F5LIT, is now active as YB9/F5LIT from Bali Island
until February 5th. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via
his home callsign direct. No Bureau.

OC-165. Operators Allpa/9M8ADX, Wat/9M8WAT, Dennis/9W8DEN and Keith/
9W8KIF will be active as 9M8RC from Satang Besar between April
29th and May 1st. QSL via 9W8KIF direct.

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For February). The following ISWL club callsigns will be
used throughout the month of February 2016:

GX4BJC/A - Operated from Ivybridge, in Devonshire, by Peter, G4VFG.
(/A WAB Square SX65 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

MX1SWL/A - Operated from Skegby, in Nottinghamshire, by Merv, G0UJD.
(/A WAB Square SK56 - England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

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

K5P PALMYRA DXPEDITION WRAP-UP. The K5P team went QRT from Palmyra Atoll
o January 26th. The K5P team made 75230 QSOs with 18267 Unique callsigns
per ClubLog as of 1844z, January 26th:
https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?cõP
Breakdown by modes are 43820/CW, 23254/SSB and 8156/RTTY. Breakdown by
percentage by Continents are .4/AF, 0/AN, 34.2/AS, 11.3/EU, 46.1/NA,
4.6/OC and 3.4/SA. QSL via the OQRS by ClubLog is "Highly Recommended".
Logs will be posted to LoTW 3-6 months after the conclusion of the DX-
pedition. For other routes see their Web page. It has been reported that
the ClubLog's OQRS is now active. Check the K5P Palmyra2016 Web page for
for any new updates and the donation page, at: http://palmyra2016.org

NP2, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active from
here as NP2P during the ARRL International DX CW Contest (February 20-21st)
as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW.

P4, ARUBA. Jens, DL2RMM, will be active as P40MM from Paradera, Aruba
(SA-036) starting next week (length of stay was not provided). Activity
will be holiday style (family vacation) and limited, using a FT450AT with
an 'Up and Outer' multi-band vertical. QSL via DL2RMM (Bureau only, no
direct, no eQSL).

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

SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet Kÿ1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled Kÿ 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active Kÿ 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm Kÿ 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm Kÿ 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm Kÿ9 100-400

REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE http://www.bandconditions.com:
The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.

Also, checkout the VOACAP predication Web page at:
http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (January 31st) www.qslinfo.eu
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
4J90UD via DL6KVA OO5C via ON5HC TM1A via F6KOP
4KRA29 via 4K4K (d) OP1A via ON6UQ TM39PVJ via F8GGZ
4V1TL via W3HNK OT5A via ON7LR VP8SGI via KU9C
BG5VSD/IK7YTT via EA5GL R1943S via RZ4AWB W5M via KG5GBH
DQ200RHH via DF7PN R1LK via RV1AQ W8/UR5MID via UR5MID
II8FC via IZ8XJJ RJ7A via RA9YA YO2016BALKAN via YO3KAA
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: C31MF, CN8KD, MW0CRI, OH4A, OM7KW, SM4XIH,
UA0AV and VE6AO

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: DL4SVA, S01WS, SV2ASP/A, SV5/OM3AG/P, T2TT,
V5/DK1C and V73D

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4X0W, 5B/G7VJR, 5B/R2DX, 5B/W2TAA, 8J1RL,
8J6HAM, 8N150KC/1, 9M2/JE1SCJ, 9M2/R6AF/P, 9M6DXX, 9M6XRO, 9M8YY, 9V1JA,
9V1VV, 9V1SV, 9V1XX, 9V50XX, H27A, HC2AO, HC2WAT/8, CT9/R9DX, KB7OBU/KH2,
MD2C, MD2CCE, PJ4DX, PU2KGK, PU2KKE, PU2TDN, PY2CX, PY2DS, PY2IQ, PY2GG,
PY2KA, PY2LJK, PY2LPM, PY2LW, R0SAP, R0CM, R0TR, R73RDA, R90BA, R2015P,
RA0SK, RA0SAS, RV0SS, RA0LMO, RA110RAEM, RC0LAD, RF9C, RI1ANC, R1ANF,
RI1ANP, RI1ANR, RI1ANT, RI1ANZ, RI1N, RI0K, RI0X, RK0QZ, RL0L, RT0F,
RU9HM, RU0FM, RU0SD, RV0SK, RW0LL, RW0LX, RX0SA, SV2/RW3AL, SV9/R2DX,
UA0FAM, UA0KBG, UA0LAE, UA0LEP, UA0SF, UA0SR, UA0ZC, UB9JBN, UC3C/3,
UD9CT, UF2F, UE2SK, VK5PAS, ZS2/RD3MX and ZL7X

T48, CUBA. Members of the Las Tunas Contest Crew (T48K) will be active
during the next ARRL International CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a
Multi-2 entry, celebrating its 15th anniversary of foundation. T48K was
active for the very first time during ARRL contest in February 2001, and
won 6th place World and Continental leadership as a Multi-Single entry.
This time the crew has included guests, two good friends and well-known
DXpeditioners: Kenneth/OZ1IKY and Pekka/OH2TA. The rest of the team
will be founding members Doug/CO8DM and Raúl/CO8ZZ. Station setup will
include a K3 and IC 756ProIII radios, two elements VDAs on 10, 15 and 20
meters, as well as wire verticals on the low bands. Antennas farm will
be located a few feet from sea water were the area is a swamp during the
high tides. The team is planning some activity before and after the contest
mainly on the lower bands. QSL via DK1WI.

T8, PALAU. Rick, WB5GSA, will be active as T88SA from Peleliu Island
(OC-009) in mid-February. He hopes this activity will start around/after
February 15th. According to the "Daily DX" he will be using "dipoles and
a vertical, which he hopes to install on the beach. While operating from
the beach he'll be QRP and from the hotel full power with his FT-897D."
QSL via his home callsign.

T8, PALAU. Mike, JA6EGL, will once again be active as T88SM from the VIP
Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between April
13-18th.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home
callsigns.

T8, PALAU. Kan, JJ2RCJ/AB2RF, will once again be active as T88RF (callsign
may change) from Palau (OC-009) between May 1-5th. Activity will be focused
on the Digital modes (PSK63/Hell, but mainly RTTY). QSL only via JJ2RCJ, by
the Bureau or direct. Also via LoTW. For updates, watch:
http://www.qsl.net/ab2rf/framepage1.html

V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Thaire, W2APF, will be active as V47JR from Nevis
(NA-104) between February 22nd and March 1st. Activity will be holiday
style on CW and SSB, using an Elecraft KX3 with KXPA100 and KX1. Antennas
will be Buddipole and wire. He states that he will try to self spot when
on the air. QSL direct via W2APF.

VP2M, MONTSERRAT (Update). Operators Scott/NE9U and Ron/KK9K will be
active as VP2MWA and VP2MRF, respectively from Montserrat Island (NA-103)
between February 16-23rd. Activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. They will
be using VP2MWA during the ARRL DX CW Contest (February 20-21st) as a
Multi-? entry. QSL VP2MWA via NE9U, direct or by LoTW. QSL VP2MRF via
KK9K direct.

VP8SGI SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. Members of the Intrepid-DX
Group are now active as VP8SGI from South Georgia Island as of about
1500z, January 29th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Reports from Antonio, EA5RM, VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot, on Sunday
stated that the VP8SGI team is running with six stations at the same time.
Good reports are coming from EU and NA after their first day of operation.
Paul, N6PSE, describes South Georgia Is. as an amazing, very beautiful,
windy and cold place. They are surrounded by Penguins and youg Seal pups.
Check their Web site for photos. The team did report that the biggest
problem for them is the out of turn calling (specially from EU and NA).
So PLEASE, let's help them run the pile-up. The VP8SGI team will depart
from South Georgia on February 8th. PLEASE NOTE: QSL VP8SGI via KU9C,
ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. As this was being written, the VP8SGI team made
13342 QSOs with 6425 Unique callsigns per ClubLog as of 2035z, January
30th: https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?cÿ8SGI
Breakdown by modes are 9852/CW, 957/RTTY and 2533/SSB. Break-down by
percentage by Continents are 1.7/AF, 0/AN, 9.8/AS, 45.6/EU, 35.0/NA,
..5/OC and 7.4/SA. For more details on the stations layouts and other
detailed information, see: http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8

VP8STI DXPEDITION WRAP-UP. Members of the Intrepid-DX Group went QRT as
VP8STI from Southern Thule Island (AN-009) at 2025z, January 25th. If
you have been following OPDX's special bulletins from Antonio, EA5RM,
VP8STI/VP8SGI Chief Pilot, the team had very trying times during their
last few days (70 MPH winds; blizzard-like conditions; antennas damaged
by the high winds; team to abandon its equipment/belongings and return
to their transport vessel [R/V Braveheart]; their skipper, Nigel Jolly,
declared an emergency on January 25th at 2120z, ordering the VP8STI team
to cease all operations and come back to the ship because a large ice floe
broke away due to the storm and threatened to block the entrance to the
bay where the team had camped, raising the possibility that the ship might
not be able to retrieve the operators], but all the operators are safe
and are now active from South Georgia Island as VP8SGI (see above). QSL
VP8STI via N2OO, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. ClubLog's OQRS is now active.
The VP8STI team made 54642 QSOs with 17337 Unique callsigns per ClubLog
as of 2025z, January 25th: https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?cÿ8STI
Breakdown by modes are 14058/SSB, 37382/CW, 3201/RTTY and 1/PSK31. Break-
down by percentage by Continents are 1.6/AF, 0/AN, 6.7/AS, 55.5/EU,
30.4/NA, .9/OC and 5.0/SA. For more details and possible updates, see:
http://www.intrepid-dx.com/vp8
LAST MINUTE ADDED NOTE: Bob, N2OO, VP8STI QSL Manager, informs that any
log inquires should be send to . Non-log
issues can continue to go to his regular email address.

YN, NICARAGUA. Operators Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M will be active as YN5RN
and YN5PL, respectively, from Nicaragua between February 20th and March
5th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY. QSL
YN5RN via W1USN or LoTW. QSL YN5PL via AA1M or LoTW.

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