The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1262
BID: $OPDX.1262
April 18, 2016
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Murfreesboro, TN

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following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 10th/April, through Sunday, 17th/April there were 224
countries active. Countries available: 1S, 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 3X,
4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q,
8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9,
AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E4,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F,
FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FT/j, FW, 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, J8, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2,
KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2,
P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2,
T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TN, TT, TY, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR,
V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK0H, VK9L, VP2E, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR,
VU, XE, XU, XW, YB, YI, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8,
ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

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

3B9, RODRIGUEZ ISLAND. Olof, G0CKV, will once again be active as 3B9HA
from Rodrigues Islands (AF-017) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LoTW.

3D2, FIJI. Operators Aki/JA1NLX and Iko/JI1CNA will be active as 3D2YA
from Mana Island (OC-121) between October 21-25th. Activity will be on
40-10 meters using mainly CW, but also SSB and RTTY with a 100W rig
and Vertical antennas. Suggested frequencies are:
   CW  - 7015, 10115, 14040, 18085, 21040, 24905 and 28040 kHz
   SSB - 14260, 18125, 21260, 24950 and 28460 kHz
   RTTY - (TBD)
  QSL via JA1NLX, OQRS_Bureau/Direct, SASE or LoTW. For more details,
see:     www.asahi-net.or.jp/~yy7a-ysd/3D2YA_2016.htm

3W2, VIETNAM. Mike, N0ODK, will once again be active as 3W2DK from Ho
Chi Minh City between October 20th and November 5th. Activity will be
on 40/20/17/15/10 meters using SSB, with some CW and the Digital modes.
Also, look for him to be in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th)
as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via N0ODK, direct, by the Bureau or
LoTW. He states on QRZ.com, 'If you have different contacts with me as
3W6DK, 3W2DK, XV4MN, or N0ODK, please QSL in one package to save you time
and money and I can QSL all in one time. I collect QSL cards so if we
QSL, please QSL even if you do not need my QSL card. I will QSL if in
logbook.'

8P, BARBADOS. Operators Anna/W6NN and Rich/KE1B will be active as 8P6NN
and 8P6MM, respectively, from Barbados (NA-021) between July 11-16th.
Activity will be on 40-10 meters using a K3S running 100 watts into a
Buddipole antenna. QSL all callsigns via KE1B, direct, by the Bureau,
LoTW, eQSL or Club's OQRS.

9K, KUWAIT (Early Announcement). Abdallah, 9K2GS, will be active as 9K2K
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog.

9Q0/9Q1, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. YL Elvira, IV3FSG, will be active from
two different locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo signing
9Q0HQ/1 between April 22-30th, and as 9Q0HQ between May 1-22nd. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31 using 100 watts into a
dipole antenna. QSL via IK3GES.

AU6, INDIA (Special Event). Operators Datta/VU2DSI, Jagadev/VU3WON,
Omprakssh/VU2KOC, Bhaskar/VU2BRJ, Puranik/VU3KOD, Siddhu/VU3NXU and
Suhas/SWL are now active as AU6HAP from Hampi, the capital of the great
'Vijayanagar Empire' during the period 1336-1556 AD, until April 20th.
Hampi is situated on the southern bank of river Tungabhadra in Karnataka
state in India. Hampi has many hundreds of monuments, temples, ancient
irrigation projects, palaces & buildings spread over 26 sq.kms. The reason
for their activity is to tell the world the glory & the prosperity of
this great 'forgotten kingdom' of 'VIJAYANAGAR'. Suggesedt frequencies of
operation are 7035, 7150, 14210, 14250, 21235, 21350, 28450 and 28545 kHz
(depending on the propagation). QSL via VU2DSI. See QRZ.com for more
details about this operation.

EP, IRAN (Reminder). By the time you read this, operators Yuris/YL2GM
(Team Leader), Valery/YL3CW, Jack/YL2KA, Dmitry/UT7UJ, Oleg/US7UX, Sasha/
T7UV, Alex/UX0LL, Mohammad/EP3MIR, Mohammad/EP2LMA and Herbert/K7GEX
(Team Supporter) should be active as EP2A from the Gilan Province in
Iran until April 25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (no 60m) using
CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have four stations on the air. QSL via YL2GM
or by ClubLog's OQRS (direct or Bureau). Log will be uploaded to LoTW 3
months after operation. For more details and updates, see:
               www.lral.lv/exped/ep2a/index.html

FT4JA JUAN DE NOVA DXPEDITION NEWS. Press Release April 15th (We were =

ready!): The entire FT4JA team is now safe back in Mayotte after 2 days
on the sea.
  Just a bit more than 2 weeks ago we were arriving on Juan de Nova. A
French island in the middle of the Mozambique Channel.
  It took us one and a half day to set-up our camp: shelters, generators,
antennas, stations. We started our operations in the afternoon of March
30th.
  Immediately, all stations were on the air and the pileups were big, as
expected!
  As planned, we did not waste one minute and we started following the
propagation plan to give everyone a chance. Orienting the pileup by area
was not too difficult and almost everyone was collaborating, understanding
the propagation rules.
  With only 10 op to manage radios and the life at the camp, we achieved to
keep a 10 000 qsos per day rate! We did not slept much!
  Thanks to a good setup, and been on right frequency at the right time,
even the most difficult areas to contact got their chances. We had long
runs with NA west coast with huge signals on many bands, as well as VK/ZL
area. It was not a surprise to get the longer and stronger openings with
EU and JA. People in AF and SA got also opportunities.
  The home-made VDA antennas on high band performed very well one more
time, giving us excellent signals. They were even over performing at high
tide!
  The low band setup performed pretty well. As usual finding a good com-
promise for receiving on 80-160 required a couple of days. We spent hours
trying to improve the systems and make changes up to a reliable solution.
The noise level is this areas was often very high, with lightnings over
the ocean every nights. It seams that the top band signal was quite strong
everywhere that everyone thought he should be heard easily by FT4JA. Keep
in mind that it=92s a two way radio contact and that your signal should rea=
ch
the DX station too ! By the way, 2331 qso on 160 and 3523 on 80 seams a
good result.
  Conditions on Juan de Nova have been very difficult, sometimes dangerous
for the health of ops. Temperature were incredibly high, sometimes with no
wind at all. Even the water of the lagoon was so hot that is was useless
to refresh ops! Swimming sessions were very limited due to the presence of
sharks that are never very far from the shore. We had quite a long walk
between the radio and life camp, involving 12 hours shifts. Some days we
had to face storms that damage antennas or generators shelter, requiring
lot of work by ops to fix things without interrupting the operation.
  All the equipment ran under hard conditions but we didn=92t got a single
failure. Once more, we have been impressed by the Elecraft K3. The addition
of the new SPE Expert 1.3 amplifiers appears to be an excellent choice.
None of them even turn on protection once. All others parts and accessories
supplied by Spiderbeam, Messi & Paolini, Dx Engineening/KD9SV, Microham,
Modmic, SunSDR, GM0OBX cables did a wonderful job and have contributed to
the success of the operation.
  We managed to keep good rates, and stay focused on the propagation to
give a chance to everyone. 25 156 unique calls is a satisfaction even if
we regret that some of you have not been able to come through. Even stations
with a very small setup have been able to make a contact.
  In addition to the amateur radio aspects, we were concerned by the pre-
servation of the nature and environment. We will explain later all the
actions conducted all along the operation. The island was left exactly
like it was when we arrived. That should be, and that is really a priority
is our hamradio DXpeditions.
  As you know, the OQRS system has been turned on. We highly recommend you
to use it for your qsl cards request. As a reminder, we will use a special
envelop and stamps, like we did for Tromelin. Do not hesitate to add a
donation, even a small one, to help us to balance the cost of the project.
We will  design the card in the coming days and print it as soon as pos-
sible. LoTW upload will be done after the first batch of corrections.
  FT4JA is now QRT with 105,570 is the log. We sincerely hope you had the
same pleasure as us in that adventure. Thank you for all your kind emails
and comments. We=92ll probably not be able to reply to all of them but let
us tell you THANK YOU!
  This is not over, we still have to get all the equipment back in France,
work on articles, video. Team members will try to come and tell you our
story in different conventions, meetings, etc.
  This project was made possible thanks to TAAF. Not only for all author-
izations, but also for all the help and support  provided from the begin-
ning to the end of the project. They have a very important mission in
protecting this islands. Let=92s hope, that through our amateur radio ex-
peditions we can continue to support their actions.
  See you soon! Where are we going next?

  QSL FT4JA via F5CWU, ClubLog's OQRS (recommended) or LoTW. The OQRS is
now active on ClubLog and you can order either a Bureau or direct QSL card.
This method is by far the most simple way to proceed without having to
send your own paper QSL! =

  As this was being written Sunday morning, the final total for the FT4JA
team is 105570 QSOs with 25126 Unique callsigns per ClubLog as of 2057z,
April 10th:     www.juandenovadx.com/en/online-log/
                https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/FT4JA
Breakdown by modes are 50309/CW, 45251/SSB, and 10010/RTTY. Break-
down by percentage by Continents are 1.0/AF, 0.0/AN, 16.1/AS, 60.5/EU,
20.9/NA, 0.9/OC and 0.6/SA. For more detailed information, see:
                         www.juandenovadx.com

IOTA NEWS..............
  AS-062.  Members of Russian Robinson Club (RRC) will be active as RI0FS
           from Shikotan Island, Kuril Islands, between August 4-16th.
           Activity will be on the HF bands. Look for more details to be
           forthcoming.

  AS-200.  Operators Take/JI3DST and Nao/JA5DCH will be active from Shodo
           Island (Shikoku's Coastal Islands) between 0700z, April 29th
           and 0000z, May 5th. Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10
           meters using CW, SSB, FM and RTTY. There will be two different
           callsigns used:
                A) JA5DCH/5 (Op. Nao)     C) 8J1JAG/5
                B) JI3DST/5 (Op. Take)
           PLEASE NOTE: The special callsign 8J1JAG is to celebrate the
           40th anniversary of the 'Japan Award Hunters Group'. This operat=
ion
           is subject to change because of bad WX or other conditions. QSL
           via the following:
            * 8J1JAG/5 and 8J1JAG via JR1DTN, the Bureau or direct
              Log search. see:   pxl02521.org/kcj/log_search.php
            * JA5DCH/5 by the Bureau or see QRZ.com
            * JI3DST/5 via the Bureau (preferred) or see QRZ.com

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

  OC-215.  Robby, YD4IRS, will be active as YD4IRS/5 from North Pagai
           Island, Mentawai, West Sumatra, between April 19-23rd. He will
           be there to attend the 2016 Mentawai Festival. Activity will
           be on 80/40/15/10 meters using mainly CW. However, there may
           be a chance of 80/40 meters SSB (since his license allows him
           to use SSB at those bands). Equipment will be a Yaesu FT-857D
           and Vertical Diamond KV-5. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL,
           LoTW, ClubLog and maybe some other online logbook as soon as
           possible. If you need the QSL Card, simply send your QSL card
           direct to his home address and include an IRC (avoid sending
           dollar bill, send it via PayPal to [email protected]), or you
           can request it online via ClubLog or let him know the best
           route for you via E-mail to <[email protected]>.

J8, ST. VINCENT. Operators Ann/W6NN and Rich/KE1B will be active as
J8/W6NN and J8/KE1B from Bequia Island, (NA-025) between July 4-10th.
Part of their activity is to be an entry during the IARU HF World Cham-
pionship (July 9-10th) as a Multi-Op using the callsign J87HQ as a IARU
HQ multiplier station for the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Amateur Radio
Club (SVGARC) for the first time ever. QSL all callsigns via KE1B, direct,
by the Bureau, LoTW, eQSL or Club's OQRS.

MARATHON 50 MHZ. Gabriele, IZ5HQB, informs OPDX readers, 'The ARI Florence
organizes a marathon dedicated to the 50 MHz band which is open to all
amateurs. To participate simply request the user ID and password by sending
an e-mail to <[email protected]> containing the following information:
CALL, operator name, and WWLocator the category of participation. All of
the regulations and the details are aavailable at:
                      www.arifirenze.it/maratona

PJ7, ST. MAARTEN. Laurent, FM5BH, will be active as PJ7BH from Sint Maarten
between May 1-8th. Activity will be on the HF bands but mainly on CW. QSL
via his home callsign, direct or OQRS.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 18-24th)....
 Apr/18th AN      Apr/21st  AN     Apr/23rd  HN
 Apr/19th AN      Apr/22nd  AN     Apr/24th  AN
 Apr/20th AN

   SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
   =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
    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

  REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <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, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:
                 www.voacap.com/prediction.html

PY0N, FERNANDO DE NORONHA. Janio, PY4NY, will once again be active from
Fernando de Noronha Island as PY0NY between May 13-23rd. Activity will
be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, LoTW or eQSL.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
  QSL-INFO from DB0SDX (April 17th) <www.qslinfo.eu>
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3B8MM via DL6UAA         HB9/EA5IDQ via EA5IDQ (L) SN1050PGK via SP7PGK
  3D2SE via ZL3TE          HG225E via HA5AGP         SN1050PMY via SP1PMY
  4W/JJ2VLY via JJ2VLY (d) HG225L via HA5AGP         SN1050SLU via SP3SLU
  9G5GH via EA5ZD & (L)    HG225M via HA5AGP         SN966CHP via SP3ZAC
  A25UK via M0OXO          HG225MSE via HA5AGP       SN966W via SP9W
  A31MM via EA5GL & (L)    HG225O via HA5AGP         SP1050CHR via SP7PCA
  AO7URM via EA7URM        HG225R via HA5AGP         TC101SO via TA3AER
  DF90KWTJ via DL2APJ      HG225U via HA5AGP         TC4A via TA4CS (e)
  DL1516BIER via DK2HM     HT7AAA via TI4SU (d)      TM31UFT via F6ICG
  DU7/PA0HIP via PA0HIP    J88PI via GW4DVB (B/d)    TM6CCAE via F6FMT
  E79D via E77E            OG9W via OH2BCI (d)       UP55F via UN7FW
  EM10UFF via UR7UT        OR5T via ON4ALY           VK9L/G7VJR via M0OXO (=
L)
  EV3OM via EW8OM          PA65DUIN via PI4DHG       W4E via K4JOP
  FH/EA3NT/P via EA3NT & (L) R30CHA via RZ5D         XV9NPS via JA2NPS (B)
  H2X via IZ4AMS           SN1050KJU via SP9KJU      YM1KD via TA1BX
  HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA    SN1050PBW via SP1PBW      ZY83BJO via PY2AA
  HB0/EA5IDQ via EA5IDQ    SN1050PDL via SP7PDL
    (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: CE1DY, JR3IIR, LA9VDA, PD2WS, PD7RB, SP5ARP
  and VK0EK

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3XT1T, A35T, A52NH, ED1M, EK4JJ, J52HF, OK2RZ,
  PJ2T, T32SB, T32TR, T32WW, T41C, V44KAI, V6Z, YB8RW/5, YC8ROP, YD9RWY/P,
  YF1AR/8 and ZD7FT

  QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 7J9AAD, 7K4DHB, 7LVYK, 7M1VGP, 8J1JOCV/1,
  9V1SV, 9V1XX, 9V50XX, A35JP, A35JP/A, HF0GUIDO, HF0TYTUS, JD1BOW,
  KH2/JS6TGX, KH0YB, KH0/7N4SQJ, SP30OPZ, TM5SIA, TM6GAL, TM11WAP, TM14JEM,
  TM21OVH, TM39GL, TM40BMCH, TM44RT, TM53IMV, TM61JEM, TM70JUN, TM72BST,
  TM98TF, VP2EIM, VP2MRV, XV9NPS, YR0UCRR, YV5OIE and YY4REP

T2, TUVALU. Operators John/KK7L and Jared/N7SMI will be active as T2R from
Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, between September 27th and October 4th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via N7SMI or by Club-
Log's OQRS (recommended). For more details, see:   t2radio.com
ADDED NOTE: This is not a typical DXpedition. Through the efforts of many
before them, including Bob (VK2RG), Dean (KW7XX) and the RF Junkies team,
and others, there are currently several licensed amateurs in Tuvalu. They
will provide training to the local amateurs and ensure equipment is in =

place with intentions to establish a permanent and active Tuvalu Amateur
Radio Club. Your donations go directly to supporting local amateurs getting
on the air.

T4, CUBA. (IOTA NA-015) To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the birth
of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, the Group of Special Activities Telegraphy
Cuba (GCWC) will activate special event station T47GCWC for 4 hours on CW
starting at 2200z on April 27th on the 40 meters band. A special QSL will
be awarded to stations that make a contact. The QSL will be sent via the
Bureau.

T8, PALAU. Operators Mike/JA6EGL and Ichy/JH7IPR, are once again active as
T88SM and T88UW, respectively, from the VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room)
on Koror Island (OC-009) until April 19th. Activity will be on the HF bands
and 6 meters. QSL T88SM via his home callsign direct. QSL T88UW via his
home callsign, by the Bureau or direct. He will upload his log to LoTW
and ClubLog.

TN, CONGO (REPUBLIC OF). Philippe, F5MVB, is reporting that he and another
French operator, Joel, F5AOW, will be active from Brazzaville sometime
in April-May as TN2MP and TN2BJ. Stay tuned for more information.          =
            =


V3, BELIZE. Operators Andre/DL1AS, Martin/DM4IM and Erwin/DK4BX will be
active as V31DL, V31IM and V31BX, respectively, from Belize between April
20th and May 20th. They will also use the Belize Amateur Radio Club's =

(BARC) contest callsign V3V. Activity will be on 160-6 meters on all modes. =

QSL V3V via V31BZ. QSL all others via their home callsigns or LoTW.

V6, MICRONESIA. Operators Sho/JA7HMZ and Masahiko/JA7EPO will be active
as V63DX and V63IX, respectively, from Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between
June 17-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using PSK and JT65 modes.
QSL via their home callsigns, direct or LoTW.

VK0EK HEARD ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The VK0EK DXpedition is QRT as of
April 11th, departure was on the 12th.
QSL VK0EK via M0URX, direct or the OQRS (recommended) or LoTW. After
the end of the operation, you can order either a Bureau or direct QSL
card using the OQRS which will be processed by the QSL Manager (Tim
Beaumont, M0URX). This method is by far the simplest way to proceed
without having to send your own paper QSL!
As this was being written Sunday morning, the VK0EK team's final total
is 75156 QSOs with 21032 Unique callsigns per ClubLog as of 0027z, April
11th:             https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/VK0EK
Breakdown by modes are 55973/CW, 15785/SSB, 3392/RTTY and 6/FM. Break-
down by percentage by Continents are 1.3/AF, 0.1/AN, 22.9/AS, 52.5/EU,
19.4/NA, 2.7/OC and 1.1/SA. For more detailed information, see:
                              vk0ek.org

VK0LD HEARD ISLAND??? (The =93Other=94 Heard Island DXpedition =97  VK0LD).
Read about the other Heard Island station that was active on the ARRL Web
page at: www.arrl.org/news/the-other-heard-island-dxpedition-vk0ld

VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Doug, VK4ADC, will be active as VK9NU from Norfolk
Island (OC-005) between April 23rd and May 2nd. Activity will be holiday
style/limited on 80/40/20/15/10 meters and possibly 6m using an Icom IC-7000
transceiver with 100 watts into multiband dipole/inverted V or a vertical
wire. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau and after the =

operation on LoTW and eQSL. For more details, see:
                       vk9nu.net/web/index.php

W9DXCC CONVENTION NEWS. (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) (April. 16, 2016) =96 The
64th annual W9DXCC DX Convention and Banquet will be held September 16-17th,
2016, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Sponsored by the Northern Illinois DX
Association, the event is an ARRL-approved operating specialty convention.
Contest University and DX University programs will both be held on Friday,
with presentations for new and veteran DXers and contest operators. The
daylong session on Saturday will feature speakers, exhibits, QSL card
checking, a CW pileup contest and many prizes. The evening banquet is a
time to relax with keynote speaker Tom Gallagher, NY2RF, the new ARRL CEO.
For family members, Woodfield Mall, which offers a wide array of shopping,
is one traffic light south of the convention site at the Hyatt Regency
Schaumburg, 1800 East Golf Road.
   Main Convention =96 Saturday (as of now, with more being added)
    * VP8STI/SGI Sandwich Island/South Georgia Island by K3LP
    * VK0EK Heard Island by KK6EK
    * K5P Palmyra Island by K9CT
    * Cycle 24 Update by K9LA
    * DX=92ing During Declining Conditions by K9ZO
    * Flex 6000 for Contesting & DX=92ing by N5AC

  Registration: Go to w9dxcc.com/ for more information. Hotel
registration is now open, with special convention rates available.
Updates: w9dxcc.com/ for new developments.
For more information: John McCormick, [email protected]

XW, LAOS. Bruce, 3W3B (HS0ZCY/XU7ADF/XW1B/AA4XR), who lives in Da Nang,
is once again active as XW4XR from Vientiane until April 26th. Activity
will be on 80-10 meters. He informed OPDX a few weeks ago, 'I will be
active as much as possible on CW and, mainly, RTTY as there seems to be
more of a demand on digital.' QSL via E21EIC and LoTW.

ZF, CAYMAN ISLANDS. John, 2M0JMN, will be active as ZF2MN from Cayman
Islands (NA-016) between June 3-17th. Activity will be on the HF Bands.
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.

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