IOTA News from DARC

22 May, 2019

Island activities:
IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
 
AF-024; S7, Inner Islands: Laci/HA7JTR will be active holiday-style
from Praslin Island as S79HA between the 22nd and 29th with a focus
on the low bands (CW, some SSB). QSL via HA7JTR (d/B), LoTW, eQSL.

EU-001; SV5, Dodecanese: Wolf/DL3DRN operates as SV5/DL3DRN from
Rhodos between May 25 and June 14 on HF (CW, SSB, RTTY). QSL via
DL3DRN (d/B), LoTW.

EU-002; OH0, Aland Islands: Juha/OH5CW and members of the OH5C
contest group will be working as OG0C from Kokar between May 22 and
28. QRV on 160 to 2m (CW, SSB, FT8, FT4, MSK144), and during the
WPX contest. QSL via OH5CW (d/B), ClubLog. http://oh5c.com/

EU-033; LA, Vesteralen Islands/Troms County South group & EU-076;
LA, Lofoten Islands: Ric/DL2VFR, Friedrich/DL4BBH, and Klaus/DL7UXG
will be signing LA/homecalls from EU-033 (Vesteralen) between May
27 and 31, and from EU-076 (Lofoten) between June 1 and 5. QRV on
HF on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via homecalls, ClubLog, LoTW, eQSL.

EU-065; F, Bretagne (Finistere North West) Region group:
Jean-Pierre/ON7ZM, Derek/F5VCR, Didier/F6DXE, Stephane/ F5UOW,
Christophe/F4ELI, and Andre/F4ELK activate Ushant Island (DIFM
AT001, WLOTA 0208) between May 25 and June 1 as TM5BZH. QRV on HF
and VHF on CW, SSB, and FT8. QSL via F4ELK (d/B).
EU-077; EA1, La Coruna/Lugo Province group: Ops Kike/EA1AJV,
Chus/EA1AOQ, Manolo/ EA1BNF, Fredo/EA1FBU, Pepe/EA1UY, Berto/
EA1IQM, Miguel/EB1ADD, and Nardo/EC1DD will be active together as
AN1WHS from Salvora Island (ARLHS SPA-157, WLOTA 0255, EAFF-0157,
DIE O-121) between the 24th and 26th on HF and 6m (SSB, CW, digital
modes). QSL via EC1DD (d/B), LoTW, ClubLog.

EU-099; GJ/MJ, Jersey: Frank/ON4KZ, Kurt/ON5DZ, Tim/ON5HC,
Patrick/ON7PQ, and Francis/ON8AZ will be operating as MJ/OQ7A/p
from Les Minquiers (GIFF-0011) between May 25 and 31. QRV on HF on
SSB, CW, and digital modes. Bureau QSLs will be sent automagically.
Requests via ON8AZ, ClubLog. http://eu099.be/

EU-174; SV, Makedonia/Thraki Region group: Laci/HA0HW will be back
on the air as SW8WW from Thassos Island (GIOTA NAS-037, MIA MG-124,
WW Loc. KN20hs). QRV from May 23 until June 5 on 40 to 6m (CW, SSB,
RTTY, PSK) and maybe during the WPX contest. QSL via ClubLog OQRS,
HA0HW (d/B).


Deutscher Amateur Radio Club
e-mail: iota@dxhf.darc.de
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This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           May 20 - 27, 2019 Edition

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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Portuguese Navy Day Contest: 0900Z, May 18 to 1700Z, May 20
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (CW/SSB/Digital/Mixed)
 Exchange: NRA Club: RS(T) + Member No.
           non-member: RS(T) + QSO No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode per day
 QSO Points: See rules
 Multipliers: See rules
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2300Z June 4, 2019
 E-mail logs to: contest[at]nra[dot]pt
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.nra.pt/portuguese-navy-day-contest---2019.html

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0100Z-0300Z, May 20
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Band
          All Band
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (Member No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
             3 points per QSO with member on same continent
             5 points per QSO with member on different continent
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
              Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: May 26, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, May 22
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z May 24, 2019
 E-mail log summary to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, May 22
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
           non-NA: Name
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
 Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
              Each VE province/territory once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0300Z May 24, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, May 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 23
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
           non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each call once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0400Z May 25, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 2000Z-2030Z, May 22
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United Kingdom
 Mode: RTTY, PSK
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: 2359Z May 23, 2019
 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2019/r80mcc.shtml

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, May 24
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: (see rules)
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: May 26, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, May 24
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: (see rules)
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: May 26, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

CQ WW WPX Contest, CW: 0000Z, May 25 to 2359Z, May 26
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Overlays: (TB-Wires/Rookie)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Two
          Multi-Multi
 Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours with offtimes of at least 60 minutes
                      Multi-Op: 48 hours
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: All: 6 points per 160/80/40m QSO with different continent
             All: 3 points per 20/15/10m QSO with different continent
             Non-NA: 2 points per 160/80/40m QSO with same continent different country
             Non-NA: 1 point per 20/15/10m QSO with same continent different country
             NA: 4 points per 160/80/40m QSO with same continent different country
             NA: 2 points per 20/15/10m QSO with same continent different country
             All: 1 point per QSO with same country
 Multipliers: Prefixes once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: May 31, 2019
 E-mail logs to: cw[at]cqwpx[dot]com
 Upload log at: http://www.cqwpx.com/logcheck/
 Mail logs to: CW WPX Contest
               P.O. Box 481
               New Carlisle, OH 45344
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, May 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 27 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 28
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: HP: >5 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + Name + (state/province/country) + Rig
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 3 points per QSO with QCX station
             1 point per QSO with non-QCX station
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 0400Z June 4, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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QCX Challenge                                        1300Z-1400Z, May 27
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, May 27
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, May 28
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, May 29
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, May 29
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, May 29
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, May 30
RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW                       1900Z-2030Z, May 30
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, May 31
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, May 31
PVRC Reunion                                         0000Z-0200Z, Jun 1 (CW)
                                                      0000Z-0200Z, Jun 2 (SSB)
10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest                   0000Z, Jun 1 to 2400Z, Jun 2
DigiFest                                             0400Z-1200Z, Jun 1
                                                      2000Z, Jun 1 to 0400Z, Jun 2
                                                      1200Z-2000Z, Jun 2
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint                                  0600Z-0629Z, Jun 1
                                                      0630Z-0659Z, Jun 1
                                                      0700Z-0729Z, Jun 1
                                                      0730Z-0800Z, Jun 1
SEANET Contest                                       1200Z, Jun 1 to 1200Z, Jun 2
UKSMG Summer Contest                                 1300Z, Jun 1 to 1300Z, Jun 2
Kentucky QSO Party                                   1400Z, June 1 to 0200Z, Jun 2
Dutch Kingdom Contest                                1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2
IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW                          1500Z, Jun 1 to 1459Z, Jun 2
RSGB National Field Day                              1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Jun 4


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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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Microwave Spring Sprint:   May 18, 2019
 E-mail:  kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail:  Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
        2752 Monument Road
        Jasper, GA 30143
        USA
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2019-information

CWops Mini-CWT Test:   May 18, 2019
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon:   May 19, 2019
 Post web summary:  http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/submit-display.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekend_sprintathon/

NCCC Sprint:   May 19, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   May 19, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NAQCC CW Sprint:   May 19, 2019
 E-mail:  naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
          jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Upload log at:  http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201905.html

AGCW QRP/QRP Party:   May 20, 2019
 E-mail:  qrp-party[at]agcw[dot]de
 Mail:  Manager
        Udo Witte, DJ4FV
        Sandbreite 7
        D-49134 Wallenhorst
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.agcw.org/index.php/en/contests-and-cw-activities/qrp-qrp-party

Michigan QSO Party:   May 20, 2019
 Upload log at:  http://www.miqp.org/submitLogFileMiQP.html
 Mail:  Mad River Radio Club
        c/o Dave Pruett
        2727 Harris Road
        Ypsilanti, MI 48198
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.miqp.org/Rules.htm

Feld Hell Sprint:   May 21, 2019
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/hamvention-sprint

EA-QRP CW Contest:   May 21, 2019
 E-mail:  eaqrp_test[at]yahoo[dot]es
 Mail:  Vocalia de concursos EA-QRP (Concurso CW)
        PO Box 17
        E-16080 Cuenca
        Spain
 Find rules at: http://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=231

CQ-M International DX Contest:   May 22, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.ua9qcq.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://cqm.srr.ru/en-rules/

Ontario QSO Party:   May 22, 2019
 Upload log at:  http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/submitlog.htm
 Mail:  Contest Club Ontario
        9 White Crest Court
        St Catharines, ON L2N 6Y1
        Canada
 Find rules at: http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm

50 MHz Spring Sprint:   May 25, 2019
 E-mail:  kotoka2kqm[at]windstream[dot]net
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail:  Kent O'Dell, KA2KQM
        2752 Monument Road
        Jasper, GA 30143
        USA
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/springvhfupsprints/home/2019-information

Arkansas QSO Party:   May 25, 2019
 E-mail:  arkqp[at]cox[dot]net
 Mail:  Arkansas QSO Party
        c/o Don Banta, K5DB
        3407 Diana St.
        Springdale, AR 72764
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arkqp.com/

CQMM DX Contest:   May 30, 2019
 E-mail:  cwjf[at]cqmmdx[dot]com
 Mail:  CWJF Group
        Rua Dr. Edgard Quinet 35/401
        36036-080 Juiz de Fora - MG
        Brazil
 Find rules at: http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/

VOLTA WW RTTY Contest:   May 31, 2019
 E-mail:  log2019[at]contestvolta[dot]it
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.contestvolta.com/rules.pdf

MIE 33 Contest:   May 31, 2019
 E-mail:  log-contest[at]jarl-mie[dot]com
 Mail:  JARL Mie Branch
        c/o T.Hasegawa
        11-25 Kanocho, Tsu
        Mie 514-0052
        Japan
 Find rules at: http://www.ztv.ne.jp/isoda/33/annual/42/42rule-e.html

Holyland DX Contest:   May 31, 2019
 E-mail:  4Z4KX[at]iarc[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#LogUpload
 Mail:  Contest Manager 4Z4KX
        Israel Amateur Radio Club
        Box 17600
        Tel Aviv 61176
        Israel
 Find rules at: http://www.iarc.org/iarc/#HolylandContest

Texas State Parks on the Air:   May 31, 2019
 E-mail:  logs[at]tspota[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.tspota.org/rules

Indiana QSO Party:   June 1, 2019
 E-mail:  inqp[at]hdxcc[dot]org
 Mail:  HDXCC
        c/o Tim Gardner
        332 S28th St.
        Lafayette, IN 47904
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.hdxcc.org/inqp/rules.html

WAB 7 MHz Phone/CW:   June 2, 2019
 E-mail:  g3xkt[at]worked-all-britain[dot]org[dot]uk
 Mail:  Tony Beardsley, G3XKT
        14 York Avenue
        Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5HB
        United Kingdom
 Find rules at: http://wab.intermip.net/Contests.php

UN DX Contest:   June 2, 2019
 E-mail:  log[at]undxc[dot]kz
 Upload log at:  http://undxc.kz/otchyotyi-2/zagruzit-log/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://undxc.kz/bez-rubriki/2015-2/

FISTS Spring Slow Speed Sprint:   June 3, 2019
 E-mail:  w2dab[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  FISTS Sprint Log
        c/o Dave Bamford W2DAB
        444 East 75 Street, 16F
        New York, NY 10021
        USA
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

New England QSO Party:   June 4, 2019
 E-mail:  logs[at]neqp[dot]org
 Mail:  NEQP
        PO Box J
        West Suffield, CT 06093
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.neqp.org/rules.html

SBMS 2.3 GHz and Up Contest and Club Challenge:   June 4, 2019
 E-mail:  bburns[at]mediacombb[dot]net
 Mail:  Bill Burns, WA6QYR
        247 Rebel Road
        Ridgecrest, CA 93555
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.n6nb.com/sbmsrules.htm

Delaware QSO Party:   June 4, 2019
 E-mail:  qsoparty[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  DE QSO Party
        PO Box 1050
        Newark, DE 19715-1050
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.fsarc.org/qsoparty/rules.htm

Baltic Contest:   June 9, 2019
 E-mail:  balticcontest[at]inbox[dot]lt
 Upload log at:  http://www.lrsf.lt/lt/bc-log-uploader/
 Mail:  Baltic Contest
        P.O. Box 210
        LT-44003 Kaunas
        Lithuania
 Find rules at: http://www.lrsf.lt/en/balticcontestrules/

FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint:   June 10, 2019
 E-mail:  w2dab[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  FISTS Sprint Log
        c/o Dave Bamford W2DAB
        444 East 75 Street, 16F
        New York, NY 10021
        USA
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
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K7RA Propagation Report May 18 2019

Propagation de K7RA

18 May, 2019
Sunspot activity continues, and this reporting week, the average daily sunspot number rose from 16.1 to 22.7, while average daily solar flux went from 73.5 to 75.7. The two sunspot groups that appeared on May 3 and May 6 are fading fast and rotating off the visible solar disc.
Two geomagnetically active days occurred on May11 and 14, when the planetary A index reached 25 and 36.
Predicted solar flux is 72 on May 16-18, 70 on May 19, 68 on May 20-22, 67 on May 23-29, 70, 72, 74, and 76 on May 30-June 2, 77 on June 3-11, 75 on June 12, 72 on June 13-14, 70 on June 15, 69 on June 16-17, 68 on June 18, 67 on June 19-25, and 70, 72, 74, and 76 on June 26-29.
Predicted planetary A index is 28, 20, and 8 on May 16-18, 5 on May 19-27, 10, 12, 8, and 10 on May 28-31, 5 on June 1-15, 8 on June 16, 5 on June 17-23, 10, 12, 8, and 10 on June 24-27, and 5 on June 28-29.
On May 10 Jeff, N8II in West Virginia reported a sporadic E opening on 10 meters.
"Even a couple of QRP stations with small antenna were loud.
Starting around 1600-1900 UTC, I worked a mobile in South Carolina, several in north Florida, Louisiana, a couple of Tennessee, heard/worked all over Texas from Houston to Oklahoma border to west Texas, Missouri, several Illinois, several Indiana, Wisconsin, two Iowa, Nebraska," he said.
"I also worked W2SDR in Salem County, New Jersey, apparently on Es backscatter; when I turned antenna from west to New Jersey, his signal did not improve (it was slightly weaker). All were 10-meter SSB, most were S9 or better."
Also on May 10, Jon, N0JK, reported 6 meter sporadic-E openings from Kansas.
"Here in the Midwest, the band was open to W1, W2, W3, and W4. It was probably the most widespread opening so far this season," he reported. "I worked AA2UK FM29 at 1908 UTC on 6 meters. Saw PV8DX Brazil spotted to W1, W3, and W4."
If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at k7ra@arrl.net.
For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals.
For an explanation of numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere.
An archive of past propagation bulletins is at
http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation.
More good 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.
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Sunspot numbers for May 9-15 were 25, 24, 26, 24, 23, 24, and 13, with a mean of 22.7. The 10.7-centimeter flux was 76.2, 76.3, 78, 76, 74.7, 74.4, and 74, with a mean of 75.7. Estimated planetary A indices were 7, 7, 25, 4, 6, 36, and 6, with a mean of 13. Middle latitude A index was 8, 7, 19, 5, 5, 23, and 8, with a mean of 10.7.
• All propagation reports can be found at:
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425 DX Group News

18 May 2019                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1463

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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  18/05      4Z64EURO, 4X64S, 4X64O, 4X64N, 4X64G: special calls   1457
till  19/05      NL0H/p: St. Lawrence Island (NA-040)                  1463
till  19/05      OL120AB: special callsign                             1447
till  19/05      XV9BO: Vietnam                                        1461
till  20/05      FW5JG: Wallis Island (OC-054)                         1462
till  20/05      R3RRC/6: Lebyazh'i Islands (EU-180)                   1461
till  20/05      T43A: Cuba                                            1459
till  24/05      GS0NWM: Isle of Mull (EU-008)                         1455
till  24/05      T88FT, T88IH, T88TA: Koror (OC-009), Palau            1462
till  26/05      6E6RM: special callsign                               1463
till  28/05      CJ, CK, CY, CZ: special prefixes (Canada)             1456
till  28/05      SV8/F6HMJ: Ios Island (EU-067)                        1461
till  29/05      LA/SP7IDX: Lofoten Islands (EU-076)                   1462
till  31/05      8J1ITU: special event station                         1460
till  31/05      OM2019IIHF and OM83IHWC: special callsigns            1461
till  04/06      PH229XXI: special callsign                            1461
till  05/06      9A/PA4JJ: Croatia                                     1460
till  09/06      AM70A, AM70C, AM70D, AM70E, AM70F: special callsigns  1457
till  09/06      AM70I, AM70L, AM70N, AM70O, AM70P: special callsigns  1457
till  09/06      AM70R, AM70S, AM70U: special callsigns                1457
till  09/06      AM70URE/6, AM70URE/8, AM70URE/9: special callsigns    1457
till  09/06      AM70URE: special callsign                             1457
till  10/06      XZ2B: Myanmar                                         1446
till  15/06      YR19PFS: special callsign                             1463
till  16/06      TM5CQ: special callsign (France)                      1445
till  30/06      DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13DEJU: special callsigns         1442
till  30/06      DF13MUC, DF13PAR, DF13STO: special callsigns          1442
till  June       Z81D: South Sudan                                     1441
till  20/07      TM500LDV: special callsign (France)                   1458
till  31/07      HS10KING: special callsign                            1461
till  31/07      OL75CLAY: special callsign                            1459
till  15/08      H31A: special callsign (Panama)                       1442
till  23/10      4U73B: special callsign (Italy)                       1434
till  October    VK0HZ: Davis Station, Antarctica (AN-016)             1431
till  October    ZL5A: Scott Base, Ross Island (AN-011), Antarctica    1431
till  31/12      Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA)           1443
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
till  31/12      DL70AFUG: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      DL70BRD: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DM70GER: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DQ1200ASP: special callsign                           1443
till  31/12      DR50DIG: special callsign                             1446
till  31/12      EI100YXQ: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      EI19RE: special callsign                              1447
till  31/12      EN185UNIV: special callsign                           1458
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  31/01/2020 EM1UA and EM1U: Galindez Island (AN-006), Antarctica  1450
18/05-29/05      P4/DL6RAI, P4/DL5RMH, P4/DK6SP: Aruba (SA-036)        1462
20/05-12/06      TG9BBV: Guatemala                                     1463
21/05-03/06      VP5/K2SX, VP5/K4BAI: Caicos Islands (NA-002)          1463
21/05-03/06      VP5/K4QPL, VP5/KK4R, VP5M: Caicos Islands (NA-002)    1463
22/05-27/05      P44W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1453
22/05-28/05      OG0C: Aland Islands (EU-002)                          1461
22/05-29/05      S79HA: Praslin Island (AF-024), Seychelles            1463
23/05-28/05      9M6NA: Labuan Island (OC-133)                         1459
23/05-28/05      V31AK: Belize                                         1461
23/05-05/06      SW8WW: Thassos Island (EU-174)                        1462
24/05-26/05      AN1WHS: Salvora Island (EU-077)                       1463
25/05-26/05      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
25/05-31/05      MJ/OQ7A/p: Les Minquiers (EU-099), Jersey             1463
25/05-01/06      LX/GM0OBX: Luxembourg                                 1459
25/05-01/06      TM5BZH: Ouessant Island (EU-065)                      1455
25/05-02/06      4L9S: Georgia                                         1463
25/05-03/06      E31A: Eritrea                                         1462
25/05-14/06      SV5/DL3DRN: Dodecanese (EU-001)                       1463
25/05-16/06      PA100IAU: special event station                       1461
27/05-31/05      LA/DL2VFR, LA/DL4BBH, LA/DL7UXG: Vesteralen (EU-033)  1461
27/05-10/06      TM2FLO: special station (France)                      1463
30/05-02/06      OH0NOA/p: Aland Islands (EU-002)                      1463
30/05-14/07      GB19: Cricket World Cup Marathon                      1452
May              5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
May              FR/F4HPX: Reunion Island (AF-016)                     1461
May              II4TSB: special callsign                              1444
May              LZ497OM: special callsign                             1444
01/06-02/06      PI4MRC: Museum Ships Weekend                          1463
01/06-02/06      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
01/06-05/06      LA/DL2VFR, LA/DL4BBH, LA/DL7UXG: Lofoten (EU-076)     1461
01/06-07/06      R26RRC: Paramushir Island (AS-204)                    1461
01/06-10/06      5W0H: Samoa (OC-097)                                  1463
01/06-28/06      GB75DDAY: special callsign (England)                  1463
01/06-30/06      HB10WCA: special callsign                             1463
02/06-14/06      K4D: Dog Island (NA-085)                              1463
03/06-06/06      TM75GRV: special callsign (France)                    1463
06/06-18/06      S9A: Sao Tome (AF-023)                                1461
07/06-02/07      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1463
08/06-09/06      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
08/06-10/06      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
12/06-16/06      JW/EA3NT and JW/OJ0Y: Svalbard (EU-026)               1461
15/06-16/06      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
15/06-16/06      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
15/06-07/07      PB100IAU: special event station                       1461
17/06-24/06      V6K: Kosrae Island (OC-059)                           1461
29/06-30/06      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
June             5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
June             II4ART: special callsign                              1444
June             LZ815NI: special callsign                             1444
06/07-07/07      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
06/07-07/07      TM62TLG: special callsign (France)                    1462
06/07-28/07      PC100IAU: special event station                       1461
13/07-14/07      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
19/07-21/07      FO/W6NV: Tahiti (OC-046), French Polynesia            1461
19/07-21/07      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
19/07-28/07      MJ/OK1FWM, MJ/OK1NP, MJ/OK3RM: Jersey  (EU-013)       1457
19/07-28/07      MJ0ILB, MJ0IKL, MJ/OK1FIK: Jersey  (EU-013)           1457
23/07-29/07      TX2A: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands              1461
23/07-30/07      VX2A11: Grosse-Ile (NA-038)                           1457
24/07-28/07      R63RRC: Popigay-Ary Island (AS-063)                   1447
25/07-30/07      5C9A: Los Farallones (AF-118)                         1449
27/07-28/07      MJ0ICD: Jersey (EU-013)                               1457
27/07-28/07      TM5S: Sein Island (EU-068)                            1459
29/07-03/08      TM75GRV: special callsign (France)                    1463
30/07-02/08      RQ73QQ: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152)             1447
31/07-07/08      CY9C: St Paul Island (NA-094)                         1463
July             5T5PA: Mauritania                                     1451
July             II4MJR: special callsign                              1444
July             LZ1809PNS: special callsign                           1444
06/08-18/08      8Q7GB: Maldives (AS-013)                              1463
25/08-03/09      KL7RRC/p: Sledge Island (NA-210)                      1461
August           II4BRD: special callsign                              1444
August           LZ304AE: special callsign                             1444
07/09-08/09      TM1MOON: special callsign (France)                    1461
21/09-27/09      MD/OP2D: Isle of Man                                  1462
23/09-06/10      A35JT: Tongatapu (OC-049), Tonga                      1455
28/09-11/10      A82X and A82Z: Liberia                                1459
September        3DA0AO: eSwatini (Swaziland)                          1457
September        II4GRM: special callsign                              1444
September        KL7RRC/p: Sledge Island (NA-210)                      1459
September        LZ304EW: special callsign                             1444
02/10-11/10      ZK3A: Tokelau Islands (OC-048)                        1463
07/10-23/10      T30GC: Western Kiribati (OC-017)                      1462
18/10-01/11      VP6R: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                        1454
19/10-31/10      VU7RI: Lakshadweep Islands (AS-011)                   1459
20/10-01/11      D68CCC: Comoro Islands (AF-007)                       1462
October          7P8AO: Lesotho                                        1457
October          II4MNU: special callsign                              1444
October          LZ311HI: special callsign                             1444
04/11-07/11      YJ0RRC: Gaua Island (OC-104), Vanuatu                 1457
06/11-19/11      FO: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                        1458
08/11-13/11      YJ0RRC: Tongoa Island (OC-111), Vanuatu               1457
12/11-29/11      VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1459
14/11-20/11      YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu                1457
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1459
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)                    1461
March       2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1463
05/10-12/10/2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1463

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18 May 2019                                               A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1463

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

4L     - Jun, JH4RHF expects to be QRV as 4L9S from Tbilisi, Georgia from 25
         May to 2 June. He plans to operate mostly CW on the HF bands in his
         spare time. QSL via OE1ZKC. [TNX The Daily DX]
5W     - 5W0H is the callsign issued to the Uruguay DX Group's DXpedition to
         Upolu, Samoa (OC-097) [425DXN 1457].  Two additional operators have
         joined the team, which now includes CX2AM, CX3AN, CX3DDB, CX4CR and
         CX8FB. They will operate mainly CW and SSB on 80-6 metres with  two
         stations on 1-10 June. QSL via EB7DX. [TNX CX3AN]
8Q     - Gil, IZ2DLV will be active holiday style as 8Q7GB from the Maldives
         (AS-013) on 6-18 August.  He will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on  80-15
          metres. QSL via LoTW. [TNX IZ2DLV]
9G     - Matteo, IZ4YGS will be active again  as 9G5GS  from  Sanzule, Ghana
         from 7 June to 2 July. In his spare time, typically between  21 and
         00 UTC, he will operate FT8 and SSB on 160-6m  (Fox & Hound mode on
         3567, 7056, 10131 and 14090 kHz). QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct  to
         home call; logsearch on Club Log.
CY9    - 31 July to 7 August are the new dates for the CY9C DXpedition to St
         Paul Island (NA-094) [425DXN 1451].  Seven operators (AA4NC, K5DHY,
         N2IEN, VA3QR, W4DKS, WA4DAN and WW2DX) will be active on  all bands
         and modes, including EME. QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's OQRS  or direct
         to WA4DAN. See http://cy9c.com for more information.
EA     - A team of eight (EA1AJV, EA1AOQ,  EA1BNF,  EA1FBU,  EA1IQM,  EA1UY,
         EB1ADD and EC1DD) will  be active  as  AN1WHS  from  Salvora Island
         (EU-077) on 24-26 May. They will operate SSB, CW and  digital modes
         on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via EC1DD and LoTW;  the log will
         be uploaded to Club Log.
F      - The Club Radioamateurs de Lanester (F6KPQ) will be active as TM2FLO
         from the submarine "Flore" at Lorient (http://la-flore.fr)  between
         27 May and 10 June, particularly  during  the  Museum Ships Weekend
         (1-2 June). Eight operators will be active on the  HF bands CW, SSB
         and digital modes. QSL via F6KPQ (bureau or direct) and LoTW.  [TNX
         F8REF]
F      - The Radio Club de Granville  will operate special callsign  TM75GRV
         on 3-6 June for the 75th anniversary of  D-Day,  and again  from 29
         July to 3 August  for  the  75th annivesary  of  the  liberation of
         Granville. QSL via F5KAQ. [TNX F8REF]
G      - Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the  D-Day landings,  the Royal
         Naval Amateur Radio Society's  London  Group (GB2RN)  will  operate
         special event station GB75DDAY on 1-28 June. QSL via the bureau, or
         direct to G0TOC.
GJ     - ON4KZ, ON5DZ, ON5HC, ON7PQ and ON8AZ  will be active  as  MJ/OQ7A/p
         from Les Minquiers (EU-099) on  25-31 May.  They will operate  SSB,
         CW, and digital modes on 80-10 metres.  All QSOs will be  confirmed
         automatically via the bureau, direct cards via ON8AZ;  logsearch on
         Club Log. See http://www.eu099.be/ for more information.
HB9    - Radio Club Locarno will operate special callsign  HB10WCA  on  1-30
         June for the 10th anniversary of the World Castles Award programme.
         QSL via HB9FBI, direct or bureau.
KL     - Henry, NL0H  will  be active  as  NL0H/p  from  St. Lawrence Island
         (NA-040) on 17-19 May. This is a business trip, and he will be  QRV
         as much as  propagation  conditions  and  his workload  will allow.
         Plans are to operate SSB and FT8 on 20 metres, and FT8 on 30m.  "He
         will work on his CW",  VE3LYC says,  "and being  only  20 years old
         right now, I am sure that  he  will improve to the point  of  being
         able to work a pile-up before long". QSL direct to NL0H.
OH0    - Timo, OH1NOA (http://thehamradio.com) will be active from the Aland
         Islands (EU-002) between 30 May and 2 June. He plans to operate  as
         OH0NOA/p from eight different references for  the  World Wide Flora
         and Fauna programme;  he may also  be QRV as  OH0NOA from  a  fixed
         location in local evenings, focusing on FT8. QSL via OH1NOA, direct
         or bureau, and LoTW. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
PA     - The Marine Radio Amateur Club (http://www.marac-radio.nl/)  will be
         active   as  PI4MRC  from  the   Royal  Netherlands  Navy's  former
         minesweeper "Hoogeveen"  during  the  Museum Ships Weekend  on  1-2
         June. QSL via PD2PN. [TNX PA3CNI]
S7     - Laci, HA7JTR will be active holiday style  as  S79HA  from  Praslin
         Island (AF-024),  Seychelles on 22-29 May.  He will operate CW  and
         some SSB, with a focus  on the low bands.  QSL via LoTW,  eQSL,  or
         direct to HA7JTR. [TNX NG3K]
SV5    - Wolf, DL3DRN will be active as SV5/DL3DRN  from  Rhodes, Dodecanese
         (EU-001) from 25 May to 14 June.  He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY.
         QSL via home call (direct or bureau) and LoTW.
TG     - Dwight, VE7BV will be active again as TG9BBV from Guatemala between
         20 May and 12 June.  He will operate CW,  with some SSB and FT8, on
         80, 40, 20, 17, 15 and 12 metres.  QSL via VE7BV (direct or bureau)
         and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
VP5    - Look for VP5/K2SX, VP5/K4BAI, VP5/K4QPL and  VP5/KK4R  to be active
         from Providenciales, Caicos Islands (NA-002)  between  21 May and 3
         June. See qrz.com for individual QSL routes.  They will participate
         in the CQ WW WPX CW Contest as  VP5M  (QSL  via LoTW or  direct  to
         K4QPL). [TNX The Daily DX]
W      - Bruce, K5TEN will be active again as K4D  from  Dog Island (NA-085)
         on 2-14 June.  He will operate SSB and FT8 on  40-6 metres. QSL via
         home call; he will upload his log to LoTW, eQSL and Club Log.
XE     - Radioclub Cancun and Radioaficionados Yucatecos  will be active  as
         6E6RM on 17-26 May during the 6th edition of the Rally Maya Mexico.
         They will operate SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 40, 20, 10 and 6 metres. QSL
         via the bureau.
YO     - Special callsign YR19PFS is  active between  15 May and 15 June  to
         mark Pope Francis' visit to Romania. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW,
         eQSL, or via YO6KNE.
ZK3    - ZK3A (not ZK3X, as previously announced) is the  callsign  for  the
         DXpedition to Tokelau [425DXN 1444]  that will take place  on  2-11
         October.  Current team members include  YT1AD (Team Leader),  UT5UY
         (Co-Leader), UR0MC (Co-Leader), KO8SCA, N7QT,  PY2NDX, R7KW,  RW7K,
         SV2BFN, US0KW, UT8IO, UX0LL, VE7NY, VK3FN, VK3FY, WD5COV and ZL3WW.
         Up to six stations will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and  FT8  on  160-6m.
         QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via YT1AD; the logs will be uploaded to
         LoTW after six months.  Bookmark https://tokelau2019.com/  for more
         information and updates.

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The April 2019 issue is now available for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME ---> The CQ  Amateur  Radio  Hall of Fame  was
established in  January 2001 to  recognize  individuals - radio amateurs  or
not - who significantly affected  the  course of  Amateur Radio, as  well as
radio amateurs who have made  significant  contributions  either to  amateur
radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on  our
planet. This year's inductees are:
- John Attaway, Sr., K4IIF (SK), served for more than  20 years  as  CQ's DX
  Editor, proposing the establishment  of  the  CQ DX Hall of Fame  in 1967.
  Professionally, John was  a  chemist  who spent  26 years  as  Director of
  Scientific Research for the Florida Department of Citrus,  where he worked
  to improve the quality  of  Florida  orange juice.  He served  on  several
  industry committees and was named to  the  Florida Citrus Hall of Fame  in
  2001.
- Dave Bernstein, AA6YQ, author of the DXLab software  suite,  which  he has
  placed in the  public  domain,  and  provided  behind-the-scenes  help  in
  integrating  the  ARRL's  Logbook  of  the  World  software  with  outside
  programs.
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, Director of the International Telecommunica-
  tion Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau and the  first woman
  ever to hold a senior elected position in the ITU.
- Predescu Florin Cristian, YO0CNU,  founder of  Europe's  Youngsters On The
  Air (YOTA) program to encourage young people to become hams and be  active
  on the air.
- Ellen White, W1YL, the grand dame of DXing,  served as  the  ARRL's Deputy
  Communications Manager, was QST magazine's DX editor, recorded QST on tape
  for the Library of Congress's  talking  book  program  for  the  visually-
  impaired, and was instrumental in the founding of Murphy's Marauders  (the
  predecessor  of  today's  Yankee  Clipper Contest Club)  and  the  Florida
  Contest Group. She was also recently awarded  Russia's  E.T. Krenkel Medal
  for outstanding global contributions to amateur radio.
This year's inductions bring the total number of members of  the  CQ Amateur
Radio Hall of Fame to 326.
New members are also being inducted into the CQ DX  and  CQ Contest Halls of
Fame at the respective  Dayton DX and  Contest dinners.  Their names will be
announced separately.

CZECH POHOTOVOSTNI TEST ---> Agenda  Item  1.1  for  the  2019  World  Radio
Communications Conference (WRC) invites the WRC to consider an allocation of
the frequency band 50-54 MHz  to the amateur service in Region 1.  The Czech
regulator CTO is investigating if theoretical study results match  real life
situations. An initial trial took place under flat propagation conditions on
28 February 2019 in the  Czech Republic.  One of the objectives  of the test
was to verify that military and amateur radio stations could co-exist in the
50 MHz band.
A second test when enhanced propagation conditions are more likely  to occur
will take place in  the  Sporadic E season  on  13 June 2019.  The worldwide
amateur community is invited to participate  in this second  50 MHz activity
day, called Pohotovostni test or P-test.  Complete information can be  found
on the IARU Region 1's website:
https://www.iaru-r1.org/index.php/vhfuhsshf/1854-czech-pohotovostni-test

EUCW ---> The European CW Association (https://www.eucw.org/) celebrates its
40th anniversary in 2019.  Its  objective  is  "to form  an  association  of
independent European amateur radio CW clubs,  which,  "using the Association
as  a  platform,   may  exchange  ideas  and  information,  arrange  various
activities involving mutual participation, and generally co-operate for  the
benefit of amateur radio CW operation".  It has been joined by more than  30
clubs from  Austria,  Belgium,  Croatia,  Czech Republic,  France,  Germany,
Greece, Hungary,  Italy,  Netherlands,  North Macedonia,  Poland,  Portugal,
Russia, Scandinavia,  Spain, Switzerland,  Ukraine and  the  United Kingdom.
Current Chairman and new Chairman elect are Alessandro Santucci (I5SKK)  and
Michele Carlone (IZ2FME) respectively.

K7Y ---> Mike, K9AJ and  Bruce, KD6WW made  2,770 QSOs  during  their recent
activity as K7Y from Khantaak Island, in the Yakutat County Group  of Alaska
(NA-250, new one for IOTA). The logs have been uploaded to  Club Log and the
OQRS has been enabled (https://clublog.org/logsearch/K7Y). Traditional cards
go to K9AJ. The Club Log Matching function will be enabled at a later date.

SABLE ISLAND 2020 ---> 5-12 October  are  the  dates  for  next year's  CY0C
DXpedition  to  Sable Island  (NA-063)  [425DXN 1456].  Current team members
include AA4NC, K4UEE, K4ZLE, K5DHY, N2IEN, N2TU, WA4DAN and WW2DX. Plans are
to operate  on  all bands  and  modes.  Sable Island  is  no  longer  easily
"permitted" for amateur radio DXpeditions, as the policies have changed with
the change in administration. The team has been granted a  one time  special
use permit, and this operation might be the last one for a very long time.

ZAMBIA 2020 ---> Rune, LA7THA and others are planning to be active as  9J2LA
(requested callsign)  from  Zambia in  early March 2020.  The team  includes
veterans from Z2LA and 7P8LB, as well as a couple of new members  (LB8DC and
LA3MHA). They plan to operate CW and FT8 on the lower bands, and CW, SSB and
FT8 on the higher bands. QSL via M0OXO.  More information is expected in due
course. [TNX M0OXO]

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QSLs received direct or  through managers:  3D2AG,  4O/E73A,  5R8UI,  5V7EI,
5X3C, 5X3E, 6W/IV3FSG,  7P8LB, 9G2DX, 9LY1JM (AF-037),  A52ZB, A5A,  BV0HAM,
C5SP, CN2AA, CN2CO,  CT9/DL5WS, DU7ET,  FK8CP, FP5AC,  GU3HFN,  HL4/JA8COE/5
(AS-081), JT5DX, NL8F, OA1F, OF9X, RI0B (AS-104 and AS-121), RI0BC (AS-042),
RW1AI/9 (AS-042),  S79AA, SF50CG, T31EU (OC-043), TG9AHM, TG9AJR,  TI5/N3KS,
TI7W, UA2F, V84SAA, VK4DX/p (OC-137), XT2SZZ, XX9D (AS-075), Z81D, ZA1EM.

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