Monday, August 31, 2020

IOTA News from OPDX

 

IOTA News from OPDX

31 August, 2020

Island activities:

The following are IOTA operations that were active this past week between August 24 -29th (as per the DXCluster):

IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
------ ---------- ------------- ------------
AF-004 EA8W CANARY 17/10m; Digi
AF-014 CT3KN MADEIRA 40m; Digi
AF-018 IH9YMC PANTELLERIA 20m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 20m; SSB
AS-002 A92FQ BAHRAIN 20m; SSB
AS-003 4S6NCH SRI LANKA 20m; FT8
AS-004 5B60AIF CYPRUS 30m; Digi
AS-004 5B60AMX CYPRUS 17/12m; Digi
AS-007 JA3KVT HONSHU 17m; Digi
AS-007 JH1HHC HONSHU 80m; FT8
AS-046 JS6TWW Minami-Daito 15m; Digi
EU-004 EA6/EA3HSO BALEARIC 20m; SSB
EU-004 EA6VQ BALEARIC 12m; Digi
EU-005 2W0NED GREAT BRITAIN 10m; SSB
EU-005 GB1945PJ GREAT BRITAIN 20m; CW
EU-008 2M0GOE INNER HEBRIDES 80m;
EU-009 MM0DGI ORKNEY 30m; CW
EU-014 TK/IK1TJK CORSICA 30m; FT8
EU-016 9A/OM1AVL DALMATIA SOUTH 40m; SSB
EU-021 TF3WK/P ICELAND 30m; CW
EU-024 IS0KNG SARDINIA 12m; Digi
EU-028 DJ5TM/P Pellworm 40m; SSB
EU-028 IK1MNF/IA5 TOSCANA 20m; SSB
EU-030 OZ1NKS/P BORNHOLM 40m; SSB
EU-031 IC8HRG CAMPANIA REGION 20m; SSB
EU-032 F/OE6MBG/P OLERON 40m; SSB
EU-036 LA9VBA SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY N 17m; Digi
EU-042 DJ4EL/P SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN STATE NW 40/20/17m; SSB
EU-044 LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; CW
EU-044 LA/DF9TM FINNMARK COUNTY WEST 40/20m; SSB
EU-054 IF9/IT9PPG EGADI 20m; CW
EU-055 LB5WB SOGN OG FJORDANE/HORDALAND/ROGALAND COUNTY 60m;
EU-064 F6GCP/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION 30/20/17m; CW/FT8
EU-075 SV1EQU/8 PELOPONNISOS(ARGOLIS)/ATTIKI REGIO 20m; SSB
EU-081 TM2U BASSE-NORMANDIE (MANCHE EAST) REGION 80/60/30m; CW/SSB
EU-115 EI8JB IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-115 GI0LDI IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-115 MI6INB IRELAND 20m; SSB
EU-133 RA1L/P GULF OF FINLAND SOUTH 20m; SSB
EU-141 LA/DL2SWW FINNMARK COUNTY EAST 40/20m; CW
EU-165 IM0/IS0BWM SARDINIA'S COASTAL 20m; SSB
EU-175 CU3AK/P CENTRAL 20m; CW/SSB
NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 80m; SSB
NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 15/12m; FT8
NA-027 VO1NE NEWFOUNDLAND 10m; Digi
NA-067 AF2F/W4 Hatters 40/30m; CW
NA-069 KK1TLS FLORIDA STATE SW 20m; SSB
NA-099 NP4AW PUERTO RICO 20m; CW
NA-134 OX3LX GREENLAND'S COASTAL ISLANDS NW 40m; Digi
OC-001 VK4FUEL AUSTRALIA 40m; Digi
OC-006 VK7XX TASMANIA 40m; Digi
OC-016 3D2AG VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 40/17m; FT8
OC-034 YB9YBB NDONESIA WEST PAPUA 40m; Digi
OC-036 ZL1WN NORTH 40/20m; SSB
OC-042 4I1EBD LUZON 20m; SSB
OC-088 V85A BRUNEI 20m; SSB
OC-133 9M6NA SABAH'S COASTAL 20m; CW
SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
SA-011 9Z4FE TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 20m; SSB
SA-012 YV7BMZ NUEVA ESPARTA STATE 20m; Digi
SA-046 PY7RL/7 ITAMARACA 30m; Digi

** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....

AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria
Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 24-25th) as a Single-
Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. QSL via LoTW.

AF-115. (New) The "DX-World.net" reports that earlier this year an
experienced IOTA team was issued the callsign ST6SIT to be
used to activate Mukawwar Island, Sudan, but it has been
postponed due to the CONVID-19 situation. This is a never
before activated IOTA in the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan.
The team will now wait until the CONVID-19 situation improves
globally, and will eventually renew the ST6SIT license and
restart their plans.

AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/5 from Otsu Island
between September 5-6th. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters
using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via JA4GXS, by the Bureau or direct.

EU-016. Operators Tom/9A2AA and Neno/9A5N will be active as homecall/p
from Lastovo Island (IOCA CI-051 and MIA MC-196) starting on
August 31st, for 10 days. The duo also plans to activate 35
islets and rocks around the Lastovo Island for the "Islands
of Croatia Award" (IOCA)[http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/IOCA_IOTA/rule.htm].
QSL via their home callsigns.

EU-017. Members of the Oriental Sicily Contest Team (OSCT) will be
active as ID9/homecall from Panarea Island (IIA E006, IFF-0443)
between September 16-20th. Operators mentioned are Dario/IT9ZZO
(Teamleader), Riccardo/IT9NKT, Eugenio/IT9VKY, Giovanni/IT9GAC,
Alfio/IT9EJW, Salvatore/IT9LKX and Salvatore/IT9IDR. Activity
will be on 80-2 meters (and 10 GHz) using CW, SSB, RTTY and
FT8. There will be an online log and OQRS. For more details
and updates, see:
https://www.osct.it/index.php?option=com_
content&view=article
&id=14&Itemid=153

EU-039. Operators Fabien/F4HIK and Joel/F4IKA will be active as TM39EU
from Chausey Island between November 4-11th. Activity will be
on 80-10 meters using SSB, FT8, FT4, JS8 and BPSK, and if they
have time, some SSTV on 14230 kHz. QSL will be available through
eQSL.cc, QRZ.com and ClubLog. If needed, they will print a small
amout of paper QSLs for answering paper QSLs received.

EU-120. Members of the South Dorset Radio Society will be active as
GB0LUN from Lundy Island, situated in the BristolChannel about
10 miles from the North Devon coast, between September 26-28th.
Operators mentioned are Ray/M0XDL, Chris/M0XFL, Stuart/M0SGV
and Peter/G4UIX. Activity will be on various HF bands using
SSB and the Digital modes with a variety of vertical and
dipole antennas. QSL via eQSL, LoTW, but will respond to postal
cards (see QRZ.com).

NA-067. Matt, AF2F, will be active as AF2F/W4 from Hatteras Island
for about two weeks as of August 24th. Activity will be holiday
style on various HF bands (mostly 40m), including 6 meters,
and splitting operations between CW and FT8. The log will be
uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog daily. QSL via his home callsign
direct, ClubLog or LoTW.

NA-213. Operator Allan/KV4T and XYL Bridget/KS4YT will be active as
homecall/p from Dauphin Island (USI AL002S, Mobile county,
Alabama) between September 4-7th, depending on hurricane
damage. Activity will only be on 40 meters using FT8/FT4.
QSL via their home callsigns, LoTW or eQSL.

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

OPDX

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Saturday, August 29, 2020

Radio Emma TOC

 

Radio Emma Toc World Service

Programme Contents - a look at - two documentaries about 1920's radio - 'Radio Sings' & 'Sounds From The Ether', the BBC Antarctica Midwinter broadcast, Radio Caroline memories, RadioShack's 'Sounds of SW', and hello to listeners.

Ways to listen... Radio Emma Toc World Service - programme no. 5 - September 2020
www.emmatoc.com - or visit the 'World Service' page - www.emmatoc.org/world-service-prog-5

You can listen to our shortwave or FM broadcasts via our relay partners as follows:

WRMI - Radio Miami International - 9955kHz - covering Latin America (& beyond) Tuesdays 18:00 EasternTime / 22:00 UTC

WRMI - Radio Miami International - 9455kHz - covering Eastern North America (& far beyond)  Sundays 21:00 EasternTime / 01:00 (Monday) UTC

Unique Radio Australia - online - covering Australia (& beyond)
Saturdays 17:30 AEST / 07:30 UTC and Sundays 17:30 AEST / 07:30 UTC

World FM - 88.2MHz / 107.6MHz - covering Tawa, Marahau & Stoke, New Zealand  Sundays 22:00 NZST / 10:00 UTC and Thursdays 16:30 NZST / 04:30 UTC (every other week - alternating with HRI - Hobart Radio International)

Channel 292 - 6070kHz - covering Europe (& beyond)
Friday 4th September 20:00 UTC & Saturday 19th September 19:00 UTC

Scandinavian Weekend Radio - 6170kHz / 11690kHz / 1602kHz / 94.9MHz covering Finland & Europe - Saturday 3rd October 05:00UTC

Happy listening! If you are outside the transmitter coverage areas, why not listen via the broadcasters' online services. Website details for the above stations are listed on our own website here - www.emmatoc.org/worldserviceschedule

If you don't have access to receivers & aerials you can try using an online SDR receiver - ve3sun.com/KiwiSDR - experience the enjoyment of tuning around shortwave from worldwide locations online.

We are happy to issue eQSLs for reception reports sent to - emmatoc1922@gmail.com - & will gladly include for online reports. If using an online SDR, please give us the SDR location.

If any stations wish to relay our programme a download link is available on our website. Please advise us of times & dates so we can publicise in our schedule.

Finally - please note - we are still able to take requests for our November Global Request Show. Email us with your song choices!

Thank you!

Jim Salmon - Radio Emma Toc

 

Friday, August 28, 2020

425 DX Group News Aug 29 2020

 29 August 2020                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1530

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                          *******   CALENDAR  *******
                          ===========================
                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  29/08      DZ30SH: special callsign                              1522
till  29/08      LU4AAO: 100 years of radio broadcasting in Argentina  1528
till  30/08      5K87LR: special callsign                              1527
till  31/08      4A2MAX: special callsign                              1525
till  31/08      4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
till  31/08      5E7: special prefix (Morocco)                         1528
till  31/08      AU2STH: special callsign                              1513
till  31/08      GB1945PE, GB1945PJ, GB75PEACE: special callsigns      1511
till  31/08      HL75V: special callsign                               1526
till  31/08      VI250COOK: special callsign                           1511
till  31/08      VI50AWS: special callsign                             1508
till  03/09      DJ1JB/p, DJ4EL/p, DJ5TM/p: EU-042                     1529
till  05/09      F6GCP/p: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064)                  1529
till  05/09      OZ/DG5LAC: Romo Island (EU-125)                       1528
till  06/09      GB100RS: special callsign (Northern Ireland)          1518
till  09/09      AU2FC: special callsign                               1519
till  14/09      TK/DJ0TP: Corsica (EU-014)                            1526
till  15/09      3Z1920PS, HF1920PS, SN1920PS: special callsigns       1527
till  15/09      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1526
till  15/09      SO1920PS, SP1920PS, SQ1920PS: special callsigns       1527
till  15/09      YO19STAYHOME: special callsign                        1511
till  15/09      YO1STAYHOME: special callsign                         1513
till  20/09      OX3LX: NA-134                                         1529
till  02/10      DM30RSV: special callsign                             1505
till  13/10      CB33M: special callsign                               1527
till  01/12      HA70MAV: special callsign                             1524
till  17/12      DL250BTHVN: special callsign                          1492
till  31/12      4A15DXXE: special callsign                            1498
till  31/12      5B60: special prefix (Cyprus)                         1494
till  31/12      6E6E: special callsign                                1527
till  31/12      8N6SHURI: special callsign                            1496
till  31/12      9A63AA: special callsign                              1497
till  31/12      DF70DARC and DP70DARC: special callsigns              1495
till  31/12      DL100BKW: special callsign                            1493
till  31/12      DL2020R: special callsign                             1500
till  31/12      DL250BEETH: special callsign                          1500
till  31/12      DL30GER: special callsign                             1494
till  31/12      DL35SDR: special callsign                             1498
till  31/12      HB40HTC and HB40HC: special callsigns (Switzerland)   1495
till  31/12      HF90TPAR, HF90TPBB, HF90TPBF: special callsigns       1495
till  31/12      HF90TPBG, HF90TPCF, HF90TPCG: special callsigns       1495
till  31/12      II2EMCA: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      II3STAY: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      JU85UIA: special event station                        1516
till  31/12      LN1V: special callsign                                1511
till  31/12      LX20I: special callsign                               1498
till  31/12      LZ50BFRA: special callsign                            1512
till  31/12      OE1970WWL: special callsign                           1495
till  31/12      OE25: special prefix                                  1504
till  31/12      OL30DXC: special callsign                             1507
till  31/12      OL700CO, OL700DKO, OL700LTV: special callsigns        1508
till  31/12      OZ200EM: special callsign                             1528
till  31/12      PA75OV: special callsign                              1495
till  31/12      PA75VERON: special callsign                           1495
till  31/12      PI75VERON: special callsign                           1525
till  31/12      S500E: special callsign                               1505
till  31/12      VI110WIA: special callsign                            1518
till  31/12      VK20HOME: special callsign                            1518
till  31/12      YT50SCWC: special callsign                            1496
till  31/12      ZS1820S: special callsign                             1515
till  31/12      ZS95SARL: special callsign                            1499
till  31/01/2021 8J1RL: East Ongul Island (AN-015), Antarctica         1512
till  31/01/2021 DA2025C: special callsign                             1500
till  04/04/2021 PE75BORNE: special callsign                           1511
till  22/04/2021 8J17CALL: special callsign                            1512
till  31/05/2021 VR2HK9O: special callsign                             1528
till  30/06/2021 DL73TXL: special callsign                             1521
30/08-31/08      9M63MA, 9M63MB, 9M63MC, 9M63MD, 9M63MD: West Malaysia 1529
30/08-31/08      9M63MK, 9M63MM, 9M63MN, 9M63MP, 9M63MR: West Malaysia 1529
30/08-31/08      9M63MT, 9M63MW, 9M63MY: West Malaysia                 1529
30/08-31/08      9M63MQ and 9M63MS: East Malaysia                      1529
30/08-11/09      9A5N/p and 9A2AA/p: Croatian islands                  1530
31/08-15/09      TM17TDF: special callsign (France)                    1529
August           GB80BRS and GB80CH: special callsigns (England)       1525
August           II4CLT: special callsign                              1495
August           LA/DF9TM and LA/DL2SWW: EU-046, EU-044, EU-141        1529
August           LZ662MI: special callsign                             1496
August           OH1TD: Korpo Island (EU-096)                          1524
01/09-13/09      EG#SDC and EH#SDC: special callsigns                  1529
01/09-28/09      GB80BOB: speial callsign                              1530
01/09-30/09      CB6P, CB6Q, CB6T, CB6TEB: special callsigns           1530
01/09-30/09      R450STAR and R450AKSU: special callsigns              1530
01/09-30/09      SX1AFM: special callsign                              1527
01/09-31/12      4A50CRH: special callsign                             1530
02/09-30/09      P42WW: special callsign (Aruba, SA-036)               1530
03/09-08/09      IA5MO: Isola del Giglio (EU-028)                      1530
04/09-07/09      KV4T/p and KS4YT/p: Dauphin Island (NA-213)           1530
04/09-10/09      ZG2 and ZG3: special prefixes (Gibraltar)             1530
04/09-18/09      9H3SAT: Malta (EU-023)                                1530
05/09-06/09      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
05/09-19/09      SX300ML: special callsign                             1529
05/09-19/09      TM5SF: special callsign (France)                      1530
05/09-20/09      AO5CLE: special callsign                              1530
06/09-08/09      K4I: St. George Island (NA-085)                       1530
06/09-03/10      GB100RS: special callsign (Wales)                     1518
08/09-03/10      HB0/DL5YL and HB0/DL5YM: Liechtenstein                1529
09/09-18/09      K4D: Dog Island (NA-085)                              1516
11/09-13/09      3A/IW1RBI: Monaco                                     1530
16/09-20/09      ID9/IT9ZZO: Panarea Island (EU-017)                   1530
18/09-20/09      TM1LY: special callsign (France)                      1527
26/09-27/09      TM100LY: special callsign (France)                    1527
September        II4PTN: special callsign                              1495
September        LZ595IP: special callsign                             1496
01/10-31/10      PJ4TEN: Bonaire (SA-006)                              1529
03/10-04/10      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
04/10-17/10      GB100RS: special callsign (Scotland)                  1518
11/10-15/10      PZ5GE: Suriname                                       1523
16/10-19/10      PZ5G from Papegaaien Island (SA-092)                  1523
17/10-18/10      TM1LY: special callsign (France)                      1527
20/10-25/10      PZ5GE: Suriname                                       1523
23/10-25/10      TM100LY: special callsign (France)                    1527
October          II4LGH: special callsign                              1495
October          LZ1891AO: special callsign                            1496
06/11-08/11      TM100LY: special callsign (France)                    1527
07/11-08/11      OE25EU: special callsign                              1505
21/11-22/11      TM1LY: special callsign (France)                      1527
November         II4RVT: special callsign                              1495
November         LZ350PI: special callsign                             1496
18/12-20/12      TM100LY: special callsign (France)                    1527
18/12-20/12      TM1LY: special callsign (France)                      1527
December         3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1520
December         II4MDY: special callsign                              1495
December         LZ1263AN: special callsign                            1496
January     2021 3X: Kassa Island (AF-051), Guinea                     1519
February    2021 4V5H: Haiti and NA-149                                1519
February    2021 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1523
June        2021 KL7RRC/p (NA-070) and KL7RRC (NA-039)                 1521
18/09-02/10/2021 JX0X: Jan Mayen (EU-022)                              1526
TBA         2021 A35GC: Tonga (OC-049)                                 1530
TBA         2021 E6AM: Niue (OC-040)                                   1530
TBA         2021 RI0Q: Bol'shoy Begichev Island (AS-152)               1521
TBA         2021 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1520
TBA              T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1526
TBA              ZL9: Campbell Island (OC-037)                         1515

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29 August 2020                                            A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1530

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                         ****  DX  INFORMATION  ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3A     - Ennio, IW1RBI will be active again as 3A/IW1RBI  from Monaco on 11-
         13 September. He will operate SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 80-6 metres. QSL
         via home call. [TNX IW1RBI]
9A     - Neno, 9A5N and Tom, 9A2AA will be active from  Lastovo (EU-016) and
         several other nearby islands between  30 August  and  11 September.
         QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A2AA]
9H     - COVID-19 permitting, Reiner, DL2AAZ  will be active as 9H3SAT  from
         Gozo Island, Malta (EU-023) on 4-18 September.  He will operate SSB
         and  CW on  the HF bands,  6 metres  and  especially on the  QO-100
         Geostationary  satellite.  QSL via home call, direct or bureau.  He
         does not use Club Log or LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
CE     - Members of the Radio Club Traiguen (CE6TRA) will be active as CB6P,
         CB6Q, CB6T and CB6TEB on 1-30 September  to commemorate the arrival
         of the first railway in Traiguen. QSL direct to CE6TRA.
EA     - Special callsign AO5CLE will be active on all bands and modes on 5-
         20 September to mark  the centenary of the  Spanish Legion,  estab-
         lished  in 1920  as the  Spanish equivalent  of the  French Foreign
         Legion. QSL via EA5GTU.
F      - Special callsign  TM5SF  will be active between  5 and 19 September
         for  the  51st edition  of  the  "Solitaire du Figaro"  multi-stage
         sailing race. QSL via F8KGS.
G      - Members of the RAF Amateur Radio Society  (https://www.rafars.org/)
         will be active as GB80BOB on 1-28 September to commemorate the 80th
         anniversary of Battle of Britain. QSL direct to 2E0NDZ.
I      - A team from ARI Modena will be active as  IA5MO from  Isola del Gi-
         glio (EU-028) on 3-8 September. They will operate SSB, CW and digi-
         tal modes on the HF bands. QSL via IK4ALM, direct or bureau.
I      - Dario, IT9ZZO  and  his friends  (IT9EJW, IT9GAC,  IT9IDR,  IT9LKX,
         IT9NKT, IT9VKY and IW9HSK) will be active as ID9/IT9ZZO from  Pana-
         rea Island (EU-017) on 16-20 September.  They will operate SSB, CW,
         RTTY and FT8 on  80-10 metres, plus 6 and 2m,  with three stations.
         The activity marks  the  Oriental Sicily Contest Team's (IB9O) 10th
         anniversary (https://www.osct.it/). [TNX IT9EJW]
P4     - Members of the Aruba Amateur Radio Club (P43ARC)  will be active as
         P42WW on 2-30 September  to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the
         end of World War II. QSL via operator's instructions.
UA     - Special callsigns  R450STAR  and  R450AKSU  will be active on  1-30
         September to mark the 450th anniversary of the  Cossack settlements
         of  Starocherkasskaya  and  Aksaysskaya (nowaday Aksay),  Rostov O-
         blast. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.  A certificate will be available on
         http://r6l.hamlog.ru.
W      - "Hurricanes permitting", look for Allan KV4T/p and  Bridget KS4YT/p
         to be active from  Dauphin Island (NA-213) on  4-7 September.  They
         will operate FT4 and FT8 on 40 metres. QSL via home calls, eQSL and
         LoTW. [TNX DX World]
W      - Wey, K8EAB will be active as K4I from St. George Island (NA-085) on
         6-8 September.  He will operate mainly FT8 on 40, 30 and 20 metres.
         QSL via Club Log, or direct to K8EAB.
XE     - Special  callsign  4A50CRH  will be  active on  all bands and modes
         between 1 September and 31 December  to celebrate the 50th anniver-
         sary of the Club de Radioaficionados Hidrocalidos (XE2CRH). QSL via
         LoTW, eQSL, Club Log, or via XE2AU.
ZB     - ZB2 and ZB3 stations are allowed to switch to special prefix ZG  on
         4-10 September. Celebrated annually on 10 September,  Gibraltar Na-
         tional Day commemorates the first sovereignty referendum of 1967.

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

Access to the main functions of www.425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

A35GC & E6AM --- > Local Pacific Island Governments have put in place a num-
ber of entry restrictions as a result of COVID-19.  Consequently the planned
DXpeditions  to  Niue (E6AM, 28 September-17 October)  and  Tonga (A35GC, 19
October-2 November) [425DXN 1511] have been postponed until October-November
2021. [TNX DX World]

IAW ---> This year's International Air Ambulance Week  will take place on 5-
13 September.  The event is primarily intended  to help support public dona-
tion funded  flying medical services around the world.  More information can
be found on http://www.radio-amateur-events.org/IAW/index.htm.

QSL 4L/G4ENL ---> Cards should be sent direct to  Peter's Swiss home address
(Peter Jewitt, Fluckenstrasse 9, 5616 Meisterschwanden, Switzerland), or via
the bureau to N4GNR.

QSL TI5/N3KS & TI7W ---> The  new QSL route  is  via M0URX.  Cards should be
requested via Tim's OQRS (https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/),  or sent direct only
to Tim Beaumont, 83 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry, CV4 9EX, United Kingdom.  The
QSL cards are being printed and will be available from early September.

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                         *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                         ******* QSL  ROUTES *******
                         ===========================
                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

===================================================================
CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8BAP      N4GNR       GB0PLL      MW5DJO      RA75RA      R2ATC
3B8CW       N4GNR       GB0TNL      GS0IYP      SK7L        SK7CA
3Z100BW     SQ5ABG      GB1DHL      G4VFL       SN100BW     SP5WWL
3Z1920PS    SP9PPP      GB2ELH      GM0GFL      SN100PS     SP9KAG
4O4T        YU1FW       GB2ISL      M0MNG       SN1920PS    SP9KDU
4U1A        UA3DX       GB2TNL      GS0IYP      SN50K       SP1KIZ
4U1UN       HB9BOU      GB4GCT      M0OXO       SO1920PS    SP9KJM
5B4AGN      M0URX       GB5BL       GI0BJH      SP0OTC      SP3EA
5E7AM       CN8AM       GI5I        GI4DOH      SP100BW     SP3PGR
5E7MM       CN8MM       GS0AYR      GM0AYR      SP1920PS    SP9PNB
5E7PA       RW6HS       HC5EG       EA5GL       SP50DTO     SP2DTO
5E7QR       RW6HS       HC7AE       EA5GL       SQ1920PS    SP9PKM
5E7SG       EA7FTR      HF1920PS    SP9KJU      SU0ERA      SU1SK
5P0MF       DF5LW       HF80WIELUN  SP7KED      T45FM       RW6HS
5R8AL       G3SWH       HG120BAY    HA5GY       TA6CQ       DL4CQ
5T5PA       PA5X        J68HZ       K9HZ        TC61CAT     TA3LCK
5Z4BU       EA5GL       KH2L        W3HNK       TF/DJ7JC    DJ5BWD
7X3WPL      7X3DL       LS2D        EC6DX       TF3WK       OZ1OM
8J1RL       8J1RL  [b]  LZ55HW      LZ1HW       TM0BSM      DK5OPA
8J1RL       JG2MLI [d]  MX0SNB      G3SVK       TM100LY     F6KUQ
8Q7AM       IW0HBY      NH7A        F5VHJ       TM10CCAE    F6FMT
9G5AR       N4GNR       NL7S        N4GNR       TM10GFT     F4GFT
9H6DL       9H1XT       NL8F        N7RO        TM1LY       F5KAY
9J2BS       EA5GL       NP4TX       EB7DX       TM2F        F4GTT
A25SL       N4GNR       OG8L        OH8CW       TM2LW       F4ELJ
A41RR       A61BK       OJ0JR       OH3JR       TM2U        ON8AZ
A61AS       YO3FRI      OK8CX/p     DL7CX       TM40AL      F5KOU
A61Q        EA7FTR      ON9BD       ON6EF       TM5GV       F5NED
A61R        EC6DX       OV1LHH      PA0HEL      TM5ISY      F1EOY
A71CT       EA7FTR      OZ/DL0GSH   DJ4JI       TM76DP      F4GPB
CO8ZZ       DK1WI       OZ0IL       DL1UWE      V31MA       M0OXO
CR2W        HB9CRV      OZ0MF       DF5LW       V73NS       W3HNK
CR5L        CT1DSV      OZ2SPACE    OZ1ACB      VO2MPR      VE3FU
CU3DX       CU3EJ       PA6LST      PI4ADH      VP9IN       EC6DX
CU8AI       HB9CRV      PA6SCH      PI4DHG      VR2HK9O     VR2HK
CX1RL       EA5KB       PA6URK      PA3GNE      XE1XR       EA5GL
CX1RL       EA5KB       PA75PKZ     PA2PKZ      XU7AKU      JA1DXA
CX1T        IK2DUW      PJ4NX       M0URX       YS1RR       W3HNK
CX3AT       EA5GL       PR1G        PY2AA       YT50SCWC    YU1MM
CX4ACH      IK2DUW      PR2W        PT2AC       Z81D        OM3JW
D44PM       IZ4DPV      PR3A        PY3OZ       ZS0RR       PA2PGU
DK5T        DK5ON       PT5J        PP5JR       ZS1OPB      N4GNR
DL0LNW      DE2HJW      PW52CT      PT7YV       ZS3Y        N4GNR
DL0PJ       DJ9IN       PX2A        PY2VM       ZS4JAN      EA5GL
DL250BEETH  DJ6SI       PX2S        PT2OM       ZS6S        EA5GL
DL250BTHVN  DL7DSW      PZ5JW       EA5GL       ZS6TVB      N4GNR
EI0NMMI     EI6AL       R140PASG    RW4NW       ZV2K        PY2SHF
EM7QFF      UR6QS       R1530IG     UA3VLO      ZW2T        PY2RKG
FK8GX       W3HNK       R20ARMI     UC4A        ZW5B        K3IRV
GB0CSL      GM3TKV      R300WORF    RK3VWA      ZY65GMR     PY2GMR

4A2MAX      Jose de Jesus Lopez Villalobos, 5914 San Bernardo Ave,
            Ste 4-135, Laredo TX 78041-2506, USA
9M4LHJ      Jayakanthan M. Lachmanan, Surya 2 - G1, Jalan Cyber Suria,
            Cyber Heights Villa, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
CE7VPQ      Javier Capdebilla Alvarado, Casilla 42, Sucursal Quellon,
            5799001 Quellon, Region de Los Lagos, Chile
CO6HLP      Gherardo Pannoli, Via Dante Alighieri 13,
            14035 Grazzano Badoglio AT, Italy
CX6VM       Jorge Diez Furest, Remigio Castellanos 474, 37000 - Melo,
            Cerro Largo, Uruguay
EI1E        Gerard Scannell, 3 Kingston Close, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork,
            P67 HR44, Ireland
EI2WRC      A. Buckley, Mohurry, Kiltealy, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford,
            Y21 Y928, Ireland
EL2BG       I.Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Ext, Jacksonville,
            FL 32211, USA
II2EMCA     Michele Carlone, Via Aldo Moro 1, 24030 Mozzo BG, Italy
JA1DXA      Katsu Ono, 15-10 Gamo Kotobuki-cho, Koshigaya-shi, Saitama,
            343-0836, Japan
KG6JDX      Joe Mancuso, PO Box 21239, GMF Barrigada, Guam 96921, USA
OA1F        Elena P. Moran, Rua do Codesal 5 - 3 Dcha, 15405 Ferrol
            (A Coruna) Spain
ON8AZ       Francis Balcaen, Heulebosstraat 33, 8501 Kortrijk, Belgium
OX3XR       Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld,
            The Netherlands
PR5K        Fernando Augusto Cavalli, Rua Nelson Antonio Farias 31,
            Curitiba - PR, 81030-350, Brazil
PS2F        Gustavo A. Marques, Caixa Postal 4044, Limeira - SP, 13487-970,
            Brazil
PT2CVA      Clube de Radioamadores da Escola de Comunicacoes, CCOMGEX,
            Estrada Parque do Contorno, Rodovia DF-001 Km 5,
            Setor Habitacional Taquari (Lago Norte), Brasilia - DF,
            71559-902, Brazil
PX1C        Liece Gomes De Souza Junior, Rua Sao Joao Gualberto 329,
            Vila da Penha, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 21221-380, Brazil
PX4M        Marcos Rodrigues da Silva, Rua Dona Zulmira Pereira da Silva 601
            Governador Valadares - MG, 35030-140, Brazil
S79VU       Ravi Shanker Pandit, C/O Mr. Curtis Alvis, Intelvision Ltd,
            Providence, Mahe, Seychelles
SP0CFF      Sylwester M. Jarkiewicz, Suchacz, ul. Wielmozy 5B,
            82-340 Tolkmicko, Poland
SU1SK       Said Kamel, PO Box 190, New Ramsis Center, Cairo, 11794, Egypt
T6AA        Robert Kasca, Govejk 11C, 5281 Spodnja Idrija, Slovenia
VY2IDX      Darrell MacArthur, 1471 Kingston Road - Rte 235, Kingston
            PE C0A 1H3, Canada
W9IMS       Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC, P.O. Box 30954,
            Indianapolis IN 46230, USA
XP3A        Harry de Jong, Broekdijk 59, 7695 TC Bruchterveld,
            The Netherlands
ZA/IK2RLM   Marco Corridore, Vicolo del Toro 4, 20060 Cassina de' Pecchi MI
            Italy
ZB2LGT      GARS, PO Box 292, Gibraltar
ZW8T        Milton Lima Ribeiro, Rua Mazerine Cruz 2673, Teresina - PI,
            64076-040, Brazil
ZY2STAYHOME Angelo Mori Neto, Rua Martim Francisco 270, Sao Caetano do Sul -
            SP, 09541-330, Brazil
ZZ5BR       Uniao Brasileria de Radio Operadores, Caixa Postal 4, Blumenau -
            SC, 89010-971, Brazil

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            Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
                        in part or full provided that
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          Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
              Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ  (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)   
                      The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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                           Direttore Responsabile
                            Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
               Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
                      Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
                                Roma, Italia

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

CNN Cant Handle The Truth

 A lovely video explaining why BLACK LIES MATTER....


So as we can see CNN doesn't tell the truth, AGAIN. No surprise there...PLAY STUPID GAMES WIN STUPID PRIZES!

Every criminal in this video caused their own deaths...Thats why BLACK LIES MATTER Dont fall for the Marxist bullshit!

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The Battle of Britain

 

Battle of Britain 80th Anniversary

Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) members will operate GB80BOB, a special event call sign for the 80th anniversary of The Battle of Britain. It will be active between the 1st and 28th of September 2020.

Following OFCOM’s relaxation of the requirement for public access for SESs due to current social distancing rules, the station will be operated from various RAFARS members QTHs.

Operation will be on all bands, as conditions allow, SSB and CW. A special QSL card is available.

Details are at www.rafars.org/GB80BOB/ and QRZ.com

This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM 25 August 2020

 THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           August 24 - 31, 2020 Edition

NOTICE: The WA7BNM Contest Calendar has permanently moved to: http://www.contestcalendar.com/ Please update any links to the calendar.

The web versions of this contest calendar can be found at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/  You can also access a text version of the weekly calendar at: http://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycal.txt

Please send corrections and additions directly to me. The web calendars are updated as new contest information is received. If you wish to unsubscribe, please notify me and you'll be immediately removed from the mailing list.

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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Hawaii QSO Party: 0400Z, Aug 22 to 0400Z, Aug 24
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi (Low/High)
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: HI: RS(T) + QTH
           non-HI W/VE: RS(T) + (state/province)
           DX: RS(T)
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per SSB QSO
             3 points per CW/digital QSO
 Multipliers: HI: Each HI QTH once
              HI: Each state/province/territory/country once
              non-HI: Each HI QTH once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 7, 2020
 E-mail logs to: ad6e[at]arrl[dot]net
 Upload log at: https://hqp.contesting.com/hqpsubmitlog.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest: 0100Z-0159Z, Aug 25
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Overlay: Youth (26 years old or younger)
          Youth YL (female 26 years old or younger)
          YL (female older than 26 years
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RS + age group (OM, YL, Youth YL or Youth)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with OM
             5 points per QSO with YL
             10 points per QSO with Youth
             15 points per QSO with Youth YL
 Multipliers: Each DXCC once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0159Z August 26, 2020
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]wwsac[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html

RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Aug 25
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max operating hours: 2 hours
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z September 1, 2020
 E-mail logs to: rtty-week-tuesday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/

SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Aug 26
 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 August 28, 2020
 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, Aug 26
 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 August 28, 2020
 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, Aug 26
 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 August 29, 2020
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 26
 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 August 29, 2020
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 0300Z-0400Z, Aug 27
 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 August 29, 2020
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

RTTYOPS Weeksprint: 1700Z-1900Z, Aug 27
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max operating hours: 2 hours
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name]
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z September 3, 2020
 E-mail logs to: rtty-week-thursday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Aug 28
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 20m Only
 Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 0230Z August 29, 2020
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Aug 28
 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: August 30, 2020
 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 Ladder: 0230Z-0300Z, Aug 28
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 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 KL7 and KH6) once per band
              Each VE province 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: August 30, 2020
 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

Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Aug 29
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: Feld Hell
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: (none)
 Max power: Standard: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: (see rules)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: (see rules)
             Bonus Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: (see rules)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: September 2, 2020
 Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint

ALARA Contest: 0600Z Aug 29 to 0559Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: Australia/New Zealand
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op
 Exchange: ALARA: RS(T) + Name
           non-ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No. + Name + (whether YL/OM/club station)
 Work stations: Once per 60 minutes per band per mode
 QSO Points: 5 points per phone QSO with ALARA member
             4 points per phone QSO with YL non-member
             3 points per phone QSO with OM
             Double points per QSO for CW
 Multipliers: Each VK/ZL call area once per band
              Each YL DXCC country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 30, 2020
 E-mail logs to: alaracontest[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au
 Mail logs to: Mrs. Sue Southcott VK5AYL
               PO Box 708
               Goolwa SA 5214
               AUSTRALIA
 Find rules at: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/

YO DX HF Contest: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 1200Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band Mixed(High/Low)
          Single Op All Band CW
          Single Op All Band SSB
          Single Op Single Band Mixed
          Multi-Op Single Transmitter
          Youngster/Novice (<16y)
          SWL
 Max power: High: >100W
            Low: 100W or less
 Exchange: YO: RS(T) + county
           non-YO: RS(T) + Serial No.
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 8 points per QSO with YO station
             4 points per QSO with non-YO station on different continent
             2 points per QSO with non-YO station in different country, same continent
             1 point per QSO with non-YO station in same country
 Multipliers: Each DXCC country (not YO) once per band
              Each YO county once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 1200Z September 6, 2020
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]yodx[dot]ro
 Upload log at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/log-robot/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.yodx.ro/en/

W/VE Islands QSO Party: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, Phone, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: W/VE Island Fixed (QRP/QRO)
          W/VE Island Expedition (QRP/QRO)
          W/VE Island Rover (QRP/QRO)
          Non-Island (QRP/QRO)
 Max power: QRO: >5W
            QRP: 5W
 Exchange: Islands: RS(T) + USI/CISA Island Designation (see rules for digital)
           Non-Islands: RS(T) + (state/province/country)(see rules for digital)
 Work stations: Once per mode per band
 QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with W/VE island
             2 points per CW/Digital QSO with non-island
             1 point per phone QSO with non-island
 Multipliers: (see rules)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 30, 2020
 E-mail logs to: ns4j[at]usislands[dot]org
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://usislands.org/qso-party-rules/

World Wide Digi DX Contest: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 1200Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: FT4/8
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op All Band (High/Low/QRP)
          Single Op Single Band (High/Low/QRP)
          Multi-Single (High/Low)
          Multi-Two
          Multi-Unlimited
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: 4-character grid square
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 3000 km short path distance between stations
 Multipliers: Each grid field (first 2 letters of grid square) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z September 4, 2020
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: https://ww-digi.com/logcheck/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://ww-digi.com/

Kansas QSO Party: 1400Z, Aug 29 to 0200Z, Aug 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Op
          Youth
          Kansas Club
          Kansas Mobile Single Op (CW/Mixed) Low Power
          Kansas Mobile Multi-Op Single Radio Low Power
          Kansas Mobile Unlimited
          Kansas Mobile Unassisted Low Power
          Kansas Mobile SSB Low Power
          Kansas Portable
          Single Op Canada or DX
          Single Op FT8
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: KS: RS(T) + county
           non-KS: RS(T) + (state/VE section/"DX")
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO
             3 points per CW/digital QSO
             Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with KS0KS
 Multipliers: KS: Each US state, VE province/territory and "DX" once
              non-KS: Each KS county once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + Bonus Points
 Submit logs by: October 1, 2020
 E-mail logs to: logs[at]ksqsoparty[dot]org
 Mail logs to: Kansas QSO Party
               c/o Bob Harder, W0BH
               PO Box 746
               Hesston, KS 67062
               USA
 Find rules at: https://ksqsoparty.org/rules/KSQPRules2020.pdf?1

Kentucky State Parks on the Air: 1400Z-2200Z, Aug 29
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op KY Park (Low/High)
          Single Op (Low/High)
          Multi-Single KY Park (Low/High)
          Multi-Multi KY Park (Low/High)
          Multi-Op (Low/High)
 Max power: LP: 100 watts
            HP: >100 watts
 Exchange: KY Park: park abbreviation
           W/VE: (state/province)
           DX: "DX"
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
             Bonus: 3 points for QSO with K4MSU
 Multipliers: Each KY park once per band per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points + bonus points) x total mults
 Submit logs by: September 12, 2020
 E-mail logs to: kypota[at]murray-ky[dot]net
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://k4msu.com/kypota/

RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint: 1600Z-1959Z, Aug 29
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (Wires Only)
          Single Op Multi-Band
          Single Op Portable
          Single Op Mobile
          Multi-Op (Max 2 ops due to COVID-19)
 Max operating hours: 4 hours
 Exchange: [other station's call] + [your call] + [serial no.] + [your name] + [6-character grid locator]
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per km between stations
             500 points bonus if new 4-character locator
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points + bonus points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z September 5, 2020
 E-mail logs to: rtty-weekend[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weekend-sprint/

SARL HF CW Contest: 1400Z-1700Z, Aug 30
 Geographic Focus: Southern Africa
 Participation: Southern Africa
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: Single Op All Band
          Single Op Single Band
          Multi-Op All Band
          Multi-Op Single Band
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: September 6, 2020
 E-mail logs to: zs4bfn[at]mweb[dot]co[dot]za
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=20191211183027qzNhzFo0EI.PDF

QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Aug 31
 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 September 8, 2020
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrp-labs.com/party.html

QCX Challenge: 1900Z-2000Z, Aug 31
 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 September 8, 2020
 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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Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest                  0100Z-0159Z, Sep 1
QCX Challenge                                        0300Z-0400Z, Sep 1
RTTYOPS Weeksprint                                   1700Z-1900Z, Sep 1
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Sep 2
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Sep 2
VHF-UHF FT8 Activity Contest                         1700Z-2000Z, Sep 2
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1900Z-2000Z, Sep 2
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Sep 2
G3ZQS Memorial Straight Key Contest                  2300Z, Sep 2 to 2300Z, Sep 4
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  0300Z-0400Z, Sep 3
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1800Z-1900Z, Sep 3 (CW)
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Sep 3 (SSB)
                                                      2000Z-2100Z, Sep 3 (FM)
                                                      2100Z-2200Z, Sep 3 (Dig)
RTTYOPS Weeksprint                                   1700Z-1900Z, Sep 3
SKCC Sprint Europe                                   1900Z-2100Z, Sep 3
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Sep 4
NCCC Sprint Ladder                                   0230Z-0300Z, Sep 4
All Asian DX Contest, Phone                          0000Z, Sep 5 to 2400Z, Sep 6
Russian RTTY WW Contest                              0000Z-2359Z, Sep 5
CWOps CW Open                                        0000Z-0359Z, Sep 5
                                                      1200Z-1559Z, Sep 5
                                                      2000Z-2359Z, Sep 5
Wake-Up! QRP Sprint                                  0600Z-0629Z, Sep 5
                                                      0630Z-0659Z, Sep 5
                                                      0700Z-0729Z, Sep 5
                                                      0730Z-0800Z, Sep 5
Colorado QSO Party                                   1300Z, Sep 5 to 0400Z, Sep 6
IARU Region 1 Field Day, SSB                         1300Z, Sep 5 to 1259Z, Sep 6
RSGB SSB Field Day                                   1300Z, Sep 5 to 1300Z, Sep 6
IARU Region 1 145 MHz Contest                        1400Z, Sep 5 to 1400Z, Sep 6
AGCW Straight Key Party                              1600Z-1900Z, Sep 5
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial 80m Sprint         2000Z, Sep 5 to 2000Z, Sep 6
WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone                                1000Z-1400Z, Sep 6
Tennessee QSO Party                                  1800Z, Sep 6 to 0300Z, Sep 7
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB                          1900Z-2030Z, Sep 7
MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint                           2300Z, Sep 7 to 0300Z, Sep 8
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Sep 8
Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest                  0100Z-0159Z, Sep 8
RTTYOPS Weeksprint                                   1700Z-1900Z, Sep 8


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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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QRP ARCI European Sprint:   August 24, 2020
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.qrpcontest.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrparci.org/contests/2020%20European%20Sprint.txt

RTTYOPS Weeksprint:   August 25, 2020
 E-mail:  rtty-week-tuesday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/

Worldwide Sideband Activity Contest:   August 26, 2020
 E-mail:  logs[at]wwsac[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://wwsac.com/rules.html

RTTYOPS Weeksprint:   August 27, 2020
 E-mail:  rtty-week-thursday[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no;
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weeksprint/

RTTYOPS Weekend Sprint:   August 29, 2020
 E-mail:  rtty-weekend[at]nrrlcontest[dot]no
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://rttyops.wordpress.com/rtty-mini-contests/rttyops-weekend-sprint/

NJQRP Skeeter Hunt:   August 30, 2020
 E-mail:  w2lj[at]arrl[dot]net
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.qsl.net/w2lj/

Russian District Award Contest:   August 31, 2020
 E-mail:  rx3rc[at]rdaward[dot]org
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://rdaward.org/rdac1.htm

50 MHz Fall Sprint:   September 5, 2020
 E-mail:  NT4RT[at]ARRL[dot]net
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  Bruce Randall
        928 Falls Rd.
        Rock Hill, SC 29730
 Find rules at: http://svhfs.org/2020FallSprintRules.pdf

Keyman's Club of Japan Contest:   September 5, 2020
 E-mail:  2020kcjtest[at]kcj-cw[dot]com
 Mail:  T. Nakamura
        4-7 Shinden-Nakamachi
        Daito, 574-0056 Osaka
        Japan
 Find rules at: https://kcj-cw.com/contest/rule/2020_41_kcj_dx_.pdf

Hawaii QSO Party:   September 7, 2020
 E-mail:  ad6e[at]arrl[dot]net
 Upload log at:  https://hqp.contesting.com/hqpsubmitlog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.hawaiiqsoparty.org/

Maryland-DC QSO Party:   September 8, 2020
 E-mail:  MDCQSOP[at]w3vpr[dot]org
 Upload log at:  https://www.w3vpr.org/QSO_Party_Submission
 Mail:  MDC QSO Party
        P.O. Box 308
        Davidsonville, MD 21035
        USA
 Find rules at: http://w3vpr.org/mdcqsop/

CVA DX Contest, CW:   September 9, 2020
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://cvadx.org/logcheck/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://cvadx.org/regulamento/

CVA DX Contest, SSB:   September 9, 2020
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://cvadx.org/logcheck/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://cvadx.org/regulamento/

SARTG WW RTTY Contest:   September 12, 2020
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php
 Mail:  SARTG Contest Manager
        Ewe Hakansson, SM7BHM
        Pilspetsvagen 4
        SE-29166 Kristianstad
        Sweden
 Find rules at: http://www.sartg.com/contest/wwrules.htm

MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest:   September 15, 2020
 E-mail:  mssprint[at]mmmonvhf[dot]de
 Mail:  A.F. Veldhuijsen, PA4EME
        Westlandstraat 9
        6137 KE  Sittard
        The Netherlands
 Find rules at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctestinfo.php

Ohio QSO Party:   September 21, 2020
 Upload log at:  http://www.ohqp.org/index.php/submit-log/
 Mail:  Ohio QSO Party
        c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR
        30499 Jackson Rd.
        Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ohqp.org/index.php/rules/

ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest:   October 20, 2020
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://contests.arrl.org/arrl10gscoresubmission.php
 Mail:  10 GHz Contest
        ARRL Contest Branch
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up
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