This Weeks Contests 19 Nov 2019

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           November 18 - 25, 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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ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB: 2100Z, Nov 16 to 0300Z, Nov 18
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: United States/Canada
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Unlimited (Low/High)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          School Club (College/Technical/Secondary)
 Max operating hours: 24 with at least 30 minute off times
 Max power: HP: >150 watts
            LP: 150 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: Serial No. + Precedence (Q/A/B/U/M/S) + [your call sign] + Check + ARRL/RAC Section
 Work stations: Once only
 QSO Points: 2 points per QSO
 Multipliers: Each ARRL/RAC section and VE NT once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0300Z November 25, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://contest-log-submission.arrl.org
 Mail logs to: November SS Phone
               ARRL
               225 Main St.
               Newington, CT 06111
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest: 0200Z-0400Z, Nov 18
 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: November 24, 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/

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 20
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 40m 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: 0330Z November 21, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 20
 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 November 22, 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, Nov 20 and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 20 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 21
 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 November 23, 2019
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

RSGB 80m Autumn Series, SSB: 2000Z-2130Z, Nov 20
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: 100W
          10W
 Exchange: RS + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z November 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/rautumn.shtml

NAQCC CW Sprint: 0130Z-0330Z, Nov 21
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80, 40, 20m
 Classes: (none)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + (NAQCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member
             2 points per QSO with member
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
              Key Type Mult: 2x if straight key, 1.5x if bug, 1x if other
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults x key type mult
 Submit logs by: 2359Z November 24, 2019
 E-mail logs to: naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
                 jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Upload log at: http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201911.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Nov 22
 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: November 24, 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

QRP Fox Hunt: 0200Z-0330Z, Nov 22
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 80m 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: 0330Z November 23, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Nov 22
 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: November 24, 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 Worldwide DX Contest, CW: 0000Z, Nov 23 to 2400Z, Nov 24
 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: (Classic/Rookie)
          Multi-Single (Low/High)
          Multi-Two
          Multi-Multi
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + CQ Zone No.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 0 points per QSO with same country (counts as mult)
             1 point per QSO with different country same continent
             2 points per QSO with different country same continent (NA)
             3 points per QSO with different continent
 Multipliers: Each CQ zone once per band
              Each country once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 2359Z November 29, 2019
 E-mail logs to: (web upload preferred)
 Upload log at: http://www.cqww.com/logcheck/
 Mail logs to: CQ WW DX Contest
               Box 481
               New Carlisle, OH 45344
               USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm

QCX Challenge: 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 25 and 1900Z-2000Z, Nov 25 and 0300Z-0400Z, Nov 26
 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 November 28, 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, Nov 25
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Nov 25
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Nov 26
SKCC Sprint                                          0000Z-0200Z, Nov 27
Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Nov 27
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Nov 27
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Nov 27
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Nov 28
UKEICC 80m Contest                                   2000Z-2100Z, Nov 27
RSGB 80m Autumn Series, CW                           2000Z-2130Z, Nov 28
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Nov 29
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Nov 29
Russian WW MultiMode Contest                         1200Z, Nov 30 to 1159Z, Dec 1
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0200Z-0400Z, Dec 3


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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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QRP Fox Hunt:   November 16, 2019
 E-mail:  (see rules)
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/winter_rules.htm

CWops Mini-CWT Test:   November 16, 2019
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://cwops.org/cwops-tests/

SKCC Weekend Sprintathon:   November 17, 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:   November 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

WAE DX Contest, RTTY:   November 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  https://www.dxhf.darc.de/~waerttylog/upload.cgi?form=referat&lang=en
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/referat-conteste/worked-all-europe-dx-contest/en/

OK/OM DX Contest, CW:   November 17, 2019
 Upload log at:  http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=send-log
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   November 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

North American SSB Sprint Contest:   November 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (see rules, web upload preferred)
 Upload log at:  http://ssbsprint.com/submit-log/
 Mail:  Robert Hayes, KW8N
        9192 Bender Rd
        N. Ridgeville, OH 44039
        USA
 Find rules at: http://ssbsprint.com/rules/

RSGB 1.8 MHz Contest:   November 17, 2019
 Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2019/r160m.shtml

10-10 Int. Fall Contest, Digital:   November 18, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
 Mail:  Dan Morris, KZ3T
        3162 Covington Way
        Lenoir, NC 28645
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/index.php/activity/2013-07-22-20-26-48/qso-party-rules

PODXS 070 Club Triple Play Low Band Sprint:   November 18, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://hamclubs.info/scorer/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.podxs070.com/o7o-club-sponsored-contests/triple-play-low-band-sprint

Argentina National 7 MHz Contest:   November 19, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concursos/envio-de-logs/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.lu4aa.org/wp/concurso-nacional-40m/

Feld Hell Sprint:   November 20, 2019
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/turkey-hunt-sprint

Illinois QSO Party:   November 21, 2019
 E-mail:  n9jf[at]arrl[dot]net
 Mail:  WIARC
        P.O. Box 3132
        Quincy IL 62305-3132
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202019%20Rules.pdf

NRAU 10m Activity Contest:   November 21, 2019
 Upload log at:  http://ua9qcq.com/en/submit_log.php?lang=en
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.nrau.net/activity-contests/below-30mhz.html

High Speed Club CW Contest:   November 24, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/view/hsc-contest
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.highspeedclub.org/

YO International PSK31 Contest:   November 30, 2019
 E-mail:  pskyo[at]yo5crq[dot]ro
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.yo5crq.ro/Rules.htm

All Austrian 160-Meter Contest:   November 30, 2019
 E-mail:  hf-contest[at]oevsv[dot]at
 Upload log at:  http://aoec-auswertung.oevsv.at/
 Mail:  OEVSV-HQ
        HF-Contest Manager
        Industriezentrum NO-Sud, Strasse 14, Objekt 31
        2351 Wr Neudorf
        Austria
 Find rules at: https://www.oevsv.at/export/shared/.content/.galleries/Downloads_Referate/HF-Referat-Downloads/Regeln_Aoec_160m_2018.pdf

REF 160-Meter Contest:   December 1, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://concours.r-e-f.org/contest/logs/upload-form
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://concours.r-e-f.org/reglements/actuels/reg_ref160_en_201812.pdf

CQ-WE Contest:   December 1, 2019
 E-mail:  (see rules)
 Mail:  (see rules)
 Find rules at: http://cqwe.cboh.org/rules.html

Silent Key Memorial Contest:   December 1, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.skmc.hu/en/log-upload.html
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skmc.hu/en/rules.html

SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest:   December 2, 2019
 E-mail:  contest[at]sarl[dot]org[dot]za
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.sarl.org.za/Web3/Members/DoDocDownload.aspx?X=201812141215058LWc1oCc5X.PDF

Ukrainian DX Contest:   December 3, 2019
 E-mail:  urdxc[at]ukr[dot]net
 Web-to-Cab form:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/ukrainiandx_cab.php
 Mail:  Ukrainian Contest Club HQ
        P.O. Box 4850
        Zaporozhye 69118
        Ukraine
 Find rules at: http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english

JIDX Phone Contest:   December 10, 2019
 E-mail:  ph[at]jidx[dot]org
 Mail:  JIDX Phone Contest
        P.O.Box 22,
        Mitaka,
        Tokyo 181-8799
        Japan
 Find rules at: http://www.jidx.org/jidxrule-e.html

Telephone Pioneers QSO Party:   December 10, 2019
 E-mail:  n6tpjim[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Jim Muiter
        4233 Wooster Ave.
        San Mateo, CA, 94403
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.tpqso.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TPQSO-Announcement-2019.pdf

ARRL EME Contest:   December 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
 Mail:  EME Contest
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

ARRL EME Contest:   December 17, 2019
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://contests.arrl.org/arrlemescoresubmission.php
 Mail:  EME Contest
        ARRL
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

IPARC Contest, CW:   December 31, 2019
 E-mail:  ipa-contest[at]online[dot]de
 Mail:  Christiane Ruething, DL4CR
        Gauszstr. 55
        63071 Offenbach
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de

IPARC Contest, SSB:   December 31, 2019
 E-mail:  ipa-contest[at]online[dot]de
 Mail:  Christiane Ruething, DL4CR
        Gauszstr. 55
        63071 Offenbach
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.iparc.de
                http://www.iparc.de
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ARRL DX NEWS 15 NOV 2019

DX News from the ARRL

November 15, 2019

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by AA3B, EA4NF, LU4AAO, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

NIGER, 5U. Pierre, HB9AMO is QRV as 5U9AMO until November 25. QSL
via M0URX.

GHANA, 9G. Members of the Slovenia Contest Club will be QRV as 9G5W
from November 16 to 27. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via LoTW.

BAHAMAS, C6. A group of operators are QRV as C6AGU from Wood Cay
Island, IOTA NA-001, until December 9. Activity is on the HF bands with a focus on 160 and 80 meters. This includes entries in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW and ARRL 160-Meter contests. QSL via HA7RY.

CAPE VERDE, D4. Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as D4CC from Sal Island,
IOTA AF-086, from November 17 to 30. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW and some FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9. Philippe, EA4NF will be QRV as EA9/EA4NF
from Melilla from November 18 to 21. Activity will be on various
satellites. QSL via LoTW.

MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FO. Didier, F6BCW will be QRV as FO/F6BCW from
Hiva Oa Island, IOTA OC-027, from November 19 to 25. Activity will
be on 40 and 20 meters. QSL direct to home call.

TEMOTU PROVINCE, H40. Rob, N7QT and Grant, KZ1W are QRV as H40KT
and H40TT, respectively, from Pigeon Island, IOTA OC-065, until
November 28. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8. This includes being an entry as H40KT in the upcoming CQ
World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via M0URX.

ARGENTINA, LU. Members of the Radio Club QRM Belgrano are QRV as
LU4AAO until November 18 to celebrate the Argentine Traditions Day.
Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct to
LU4AAO.

SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5. Wlodek, SP6EQZ and Janusz, SP6IXF will be
QRV as PJ5/home calls from Saint Eustatius, IOTA NA-145, from
November 16 to 30. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and various digital modes. This includes a possible entry in the
upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home calls.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, V2. Bud, AA3B will be QRV as V26K from
Antigua, IOTA NA-100, November 16 to 26. Activity will be on the HF
bands with an emphasis on CW. This includes being a Single Op/All
Band/Low Power entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest.
QSL direct to home call.

MICRONESIA, V6. Al, K7AR will be QRV as V63AR from Pohnpei, IOTA
OC-010, from November 18 to 26. Activity will be on the HF bands
using CW, SSB and FT8. This includes being an entry in the upcoming
CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Dennis, K2SX, Art, KZ5D, Les, W2LK,
Bill, AC0W and Jim, K4QPL will be QRV as VP5/home calls from Caicos,
IOTA NA-002, from November 19 to 26. They will be QRV as VP5M in
the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home calls and
VP5M direct to K4QPL.

VIET NAM, XV. Mats, SM6LRR will be QRV as XV9D from November 17 to
30. Activity will be on 40 to 20 meters. This includes being a
Single Op/Single Band entry on 40 meters in the upcoming CQ World
Wide DX CW contest. QSL direct to EA5GL.

INDONESIA, YB. Burkhard, DL3KZA is QRV as YB9/DL3KZA from Sumbawa
and Lombok Island, IOTA OC-150, until December 2. Activity is on
the HF bands using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Dan, N6MJ will be QRV as ZF2MJ from November 19
to 25. He will be active as ZF1A in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX
CW contest on all bands. QSL ZF2MJ to home call and ZF1A via K6AM.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The ARRL SSB Sweepstakes Contest, ARRL EME Contest, AWA Bruce Kelley 1929 QSO Party, NCCC RTTY Sprint, QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC CW Sprint, YO International 80-Meter PSK31 Contest, LZ DX Contest, All Austrian 160-Meter CW Contest, REF 160-Meter CW Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, RSGB 1.8 MHz CW Contest and the Homebrew and Oldtime Equipment CW Party will certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.
The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for November 18.
The RSGB 80-Meter Autumn SSB Series, CWops Mini-CWT Test, QRP
40-Meter CW Fox Hunt and Phone Fray are scheduled for November 20.
The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see November QST, page 89, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details
 

K7RA Propagation Report 16 Nov 2019

Propagation de K7RA

16 November 2019
Even with little to no solar activity, it is amazing how many long distance HF contacts are possible, even without using weak signal modes such as FT8.

Recent DXpeditions, such as the ones on Pitcairn Island and Marquesas, had little trouble piling up the contacts, even on 10 meters. It helps that we are in the Fall season.
No sunspots over the past week, and average daily solar flux was about the same as last week's report, 70.3 compared to 70.4. Geomagnetic indices were still quiet, with average daily planetary A index at 4 (last week was 4.1) and middle latitude A index at 3 (compared to 2.7).
Predicted solar flux is 71 on November 15 to December 3, 70 on December 4-18, and 71 on December 19-29.
Predicted planetary A index is 5, 12 and 8 on November 15-17, 5 on November 18-19, then 18, 25, 18, 12 and 10 on November 20-24, 8 on November 25-26, 5 on November 27 through December 16, then 15, 25, 18, 12 and 10 on December 17-21, 8 on December 22-23, and 5 on December 24-29.

This forecast is the same as the one appearing on Thursday in the ARRL Letter. Check daily updates at, ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/forecasts/45DF/ These are updated daily after 2100 UTC, most recently between 2110-2151 UTC.
Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period November 15-December 10, 2019 from OK1HH.
"Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on: November 18-19, 29-30, December 1 Quiet to unsettled on: November 15, 27-28, December 4-10 Quiet to active on: November 16 (-17, 25-26), December 2-3 Unsettled to active on: November 20, 24 Active to disturbed: November 21-23
"Solar wind will intensify on: November 21-26, (27-29).
"Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement."
Bil Paul, KD6JUI is still operating regularly from his kayak in Northern California. QST published an article about his kayak and antenna in the November 2016 issue.
"I was again operating from a kayak (Saturday, November 9) this time from Lake Berryessa in northern California. The first contact I had (17 meter CW at noon Pacific time) was with 'Moz' VK3CWB in Australia. I was, as before, running 10 watts into a 34-foot end-fed half-wave wire vertical set up in a fallen-over tree at the edge of the lake. Although at first he had trouble copying my call sign, he did give me a 539 report.
"What amazed me was that directly behind me was a hill that I thought would cut my signal in his direction. Perhaps my signal was bouncing off the hills on the other side of the lake.
"One of my reasons for writing in is to show that QRP signals even in this time of low solar activity can get through overseas, especially if one is operating from a watery location.
"I go out in the kayak around once a week and operate. The antenna is loadable on 17, 20 and 30 meters. There was plenty of activity on all those bands yesterday, but I only had contacts on 17 and 30. My buddy caught his first trout on his end of things. A good day all around.
"I get a very good QSL-card return from foreign stations when I send them my kayak QSL card."
KA3JAW reported an 11 meter sporadic-E opening on the evening of November 13. Local sunset was 4:44 PM and the opening began 2 hours and 31 minutes later, and ended 4 hours and 16 minutes after sunset. He is in Easton, Pennsylvania and heard transmissions from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
ARRL Phone Sweepstakes is this weekend. See http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes .
Here is an interesting page from NASA showing how solar rotation varies according to latitude:
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/solar-rotation.html
Thanks to N2IC and N0AX via ARRL Contest Update.
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.
Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of ARRL bulletins are at http://arrl.org/bulletins.
Sunspot numbers for November 7 through 13, 2019 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0, with a mean of 0. 10.7 cm flux was 69.8, 70.2, 69.6, 70.8, 69.5, 70.8, and 71.1, with a mean of 70.3. Estimated planetary A indices were 5, 3, 4, 3, 7, 4, and 2, with a mean of 4. Middle latitude A index was 3, 2, 3, 2, 7, 3, and 1, with a mean of 3.
• All propagation reports can be found at:
http://www.southgatearc.org/propagation

 

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                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  16/11      9X2AW: Rwanda                                         1485
till  16/11      FS/F4EQE: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1487
till  16/11      YS1/HK4GOO: El Salvador                               1488
till  17/11      8Q7KX: Maldives (AS-013)                              1487
till  17/11      TM33EUDX: special callsign (France)                   1486
till  17/11      TM500LV: special callsign (France)                    1465
till  17/11      TX7T: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                      1484
till  17/11      XT2BR: Burkina Faso                                   1487
till  18/11      FM/F8AAN: Martinique (NA-107)                         1487
till  18/11      KH8/K1TF: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa          1487
till  18/11      ZD8SC: Ascension Island (AF-003)                      1485
till  19/11      6O1OO: Somalia                                        1486
till  20/11      YB9/DL3KZA: Sumbawa Island (OC-150)                   1488
till  20/11      YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu                1457
till  22/11      SU8WRC: special callsign                              1485
till  24/11      IY5PIS: Marconi site at Coltano                       1487
till  25/11      5R8VX and 5R8KU: Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar         1485
till  25/11      5U9AMO: Niger                                         1487
till  26/11      C56XA and C56DF: The Gambia                           1487
till  28/11      H40KT and H40TT: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu       1486
till  29/11      VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1459
till  30/11      3E1FP: special callsign (Panama)                      1487
till  30/11      8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013)                              1485
till  30/11      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1483
till  30/11      HG33EUDXF: special callsign                           1487
till  30/11      IR3MD: special callsign                               1486
till  30/11      OL75CARBON: special callsign                          1480
till  30/11      PA100KLM: special callsign                            1483
till  30/11      PH100KLM: special callsign                            1476
till  30/11      ZD7W: St. Helena (AF-022)                             1488
till  02/12      IB2LV: special callsign                               1477
till  06/12      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1485
till  09/12      C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas                     1487
till  15/12      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1481
till  25/12      OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns                 1485
till  31/12      3Z50GR: special callsign                              1483
till  31/12      8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns                1476
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
till  31/12      Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA)           1443
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      FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032)                         1477
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      SP60DXC: special callsign                             1477
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign                         1479
till  06/04/2020 HS0ZME: Thailand                                      1488
till  30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign                             1483
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
till  31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
16/11-24/11      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
16/11-24/11      V47NT and V47T: St. Kitts (NA-104)                    1487
16/11-26/11      CT9/R7KW, CT9/RW7K, CT9/UZ5DX, CT9/VE3LA: Madeira     1489
16/11-26/11      V26K: Antigua (NA-100)                                1488
16/11-27/11      9G5W: Ghana                                           1469
16/11-28/11      5H3UA and 5H3EME: Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania         1485
16/11-30/11      PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)    1487
16/11-01/12      TM8AB: special callsign (France)                      1488
17/11-26/11      P4/KU1CW and P40C: Aruba (SA-036)                     1489
17/11-30/11      XV9D: Vietnam                                         1487
18/11-25/11      6W7PCT: Senegal                                       1489
18/11-25/11      HR9/N3AD: NA-057 (Honduras)                           1485
18/11-26/11      P40W: Aruba (SA-036)                                  1487
18/11-26/11      V63AR: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia                   1487
18/11-29/11      3B8M: Mauritius (AF-049)                              1488
18/11-30/11      D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1487
19/11-25/11      FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027)                  1486
19/11-25/11      ZF2MJ and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016)               1487
19/11-26/11      FS/VA3DF: St. Martin (NA-105)                         1487
19/11-26/11      PJ4/K4BAI, PJ4/KU8E, PJ4/NE9U, PJ4A: Bonaire (SA-006) 1488
19/11-27/11      YN2CC: Nicaragua                                      1488
20/11-24/11      PZ5W: Suriname                                        1488
20/11-25/11      OX/OZ2I and XP2I: Greenland                           1487
20/11-26/11      9H3FX, 9H3OG, 9H3TX: Malta (EU-023)                   1487
20/11-26/11      V4/WX4G: St. Kitts (NA-104)                           1488
21/11-24/11      VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1487
21/11-25/11      VP2MDM, VP2MED, VP2MPS: Montserrat (NA-103)           1489
21/11-27/11      VK9LQ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004)                      1487
21/11-28/11      EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A, EA8/OK2GG: Canary Isls (AF-004)   1487
22/11-24/11      YW5F: Farallon Centinela (SA-058)                     1488
22/11-28/11      TG4/KT8X: Guatemala                                   1488
23/11            HV0A: Vatican City                                    1489
23/11-24/11      TC0F: Bozcaada (AS-099), Turkey                       1485
23/11-24/11      TM20CI: special callsign (France)                     1483
23/11-27/11      FW/M0JHQ: Wallis Island (OC-054)                      1485
24/11-02/12      YB9/DL3KZA: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1488
26/11-28/12      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1484
29/11-30/11      OC3CS: special station                                1489
30/11-01/12      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
November         5T0AA: Mauritania                                     1489
November         6W1RW: Senegal                                        1489
November         DL33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032)                      1487
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
November         LA33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
November         PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
November         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
02/12-09/12      V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia                      1481
02/12-09/12      VK2IAY/4: Heron Island (OC-142)                       1489
02/12-20/12      XT2AW: Burkina Faso                                   1489
02/12-05/01/2020 HC3/EA5RM and HC2/EA5RM: Ecuador                      1489
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1481
04/12-13/12      TO9W: Saint Martin (NA-105)                           1489
04/12-16/12      XW4XR: Laos                                           1489
06/12-08/12      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1489
13/12-20/12      4L/TA1HZ: Georgia                                     1489
27/12-28/12      4X9R: special station                                 1489
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
December         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
December         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004)      1484
30/01-13/02/2020 HU1DL: El Salvador                                    1489
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012)                          1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032)             1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44C: Palestine                                       1487
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)             1488
05/03-15/03/2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1489
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1484
18/03-02/04/2020 T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1489
23/03-03/04/2020 TU2R: Cote d'Ivoire                                   1489
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend            1482
October     2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476
Oct-Nov     2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1487

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Tony, 3D2AG expected to be QRV as 3D2AG/p from  Rotuma  from around
         28 November to 5 January 2020 [425DXN 1487].  The ship scheduled to
         depart on 23 November, however, "has inexplicably (and at two days'
         notice only) been brought forward to the 16th of November!  As this
         is too  early because of  QRL and other  preparations",  Tony says,
         "there will be a delay in the start  of the operation.  There are a
         number of other options being looked at, sailing either towards the
         end  November  or  early  December".  Updates  will  be  posted  to
         https://www.qrz.com/db/3d2ag/p.
4L     - Tev, TA1HZ  will  be active  as  4L/TA1HZ  from  Georgia  on  13-20
         December.  He will operate from 4L6QC's QTH, with main activity  on
         the lower bands FT8 and FT4. QSL via LoTW, or direct to TA1HZ. [TNX
         NG3K]
4X     - Several operators  from the  Holy Land DX Group  will be active  as
         4X9R from the UNESCO World Heritage site of Beit She'arim on  27-28
         December.  They will operate CW and SSB with two stations on  80-10
         metres. QSL via 4Z5LA. [TNX 4X1VF]
5T     - Onno, PE5O will participate  in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest  as  5T0AA
         from Mauritania.  He will be using 5T5PA's station,  and before and
         after the contest  he will operate RTTY and CW.  QSL via home call,
         LoTW and eQSL.
6W     - F6BEE, F8CRH and N5ZO will participate  in the  CQ WW DX CW Contest
         as 6V7A from Senegal. Before the contest they will be using  6W1RW.
         QSL for  both callsigns via LoTW (preferred),  Club Log's OQRS,  or
         via F6BEE (direct or bureau). [TNX NG3K]
6W     - The  Radio Club of Sevran (F5KKD)  will be active  as  6W7PCT  from
         Senegal on 18-25 november.  A team of four (F4DVT, F5NTZ, F5RPN and
         F8GGV) will operate CW, SSB and digital modes with three  stations,
         including  activity during  the  CW WW DX CW Contest.  QSL for this
         operation  via  Club Log's  OQRS,  or via  the bureau to F5KKD,  or
         direct to F8GGV.
9J     - Rune, LA7THA and other nine operators (namely LA3BO, LA3MHA, LA8OM,
         LA9KKA, LA9VPA, LB8DC, DK6SP, OE5CWO and OE7PGI) will be active  as
         9J2LA  from  Zambia  [425DXN 1463]  on  5-15 March 2020.  They will
         operate CW, SSB, FT8 (Fox & Hound)  and some RTTY on  160-6 metres.
         QSL via M0OXO's OQRS  and  logsearch on Club Log.  More information
         and updates on http://9j2la.com/.
CT9    - Look  for  CT9/R7KW  (QSL via Club Log's OQRS,  or direct to K2PF),
         CT9/RW7K, CT9/UZ5DX (QSL via HG5DX) and CT9/VE3LA to be active from
         Madeira (AF-014) on 16-26 November. They will team up with CT3HF to
         participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as CR3X  (QSL via LoTW, Club
         Log's OQRS, or direct to K2PF). [TNX NG3K]
FS     - John K9EL, Paul K9NU, Gary N9AOL and John W9ILY  will be active  as
         TO9W  from  Saint Martin (NA-105)  on  4-13 December,  including an
         entry  in  the  ARRL 160 Meter Contest  (6-8 December).  They  will
         operate CW and FT8 (Fox & Hound on 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095,
         21091, 24911 and 28091 KHz),  plus some SSB  and  RTTY,  with three
         stations.  "Our primary focus  will be  on  40, 80 and 160m  during
         hours of darkness", they say, but they "will also operate 30 metres
         through  6m depending on openings".  QSL TO9W via LoTW,  Club Log's
         OQRS (preferred),  or via W9ILY  (direct or bureau).  They plan  to
         Activate  Club  Log's  real time  log  updates,  assuming a  steady
         Internet connection, and to upload to LOTW daily.  More information
         can be found on http://k9el.com/SaintMartin2019/SXM2019.htm.
HC     - Antonio, EA5RM will be in Ecuador from 2 December to 5 January.  He
         plans  to be QRV  in  his spare time  as  HC3/EA5RM from Loja,  and
         perhaps also as HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil.  He will operate SSB  and
         digital modes on 40-10 metres. [TNX EA5RM]
HV     - Francesco, IK0FVC and Roberto, IK0PRG  will be active as  HV0A from
         the Vatican City during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. It will be a part-
         time operation for "about half a day" on 23 November only.  QSL via
         LoTW, or direct to IK0FVC. [TNX The Daily DX]
LU     - Radio Club QRM Belgrano, LU4AAO is active on the HF bands SSB, FT8,
         CW  until  18 November  to celebrate  Argentine Tradition Day.  QSL
         direct to  LU4AAO;  more information  on  http://lu4aao.org/.  [TNX
         LU5AG]
OA     - A team will be active  as  OC3CS from  the  archaeological site  of
         Cerro Sechin in northern Peru on 29-30 November.  Two stations will
         operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via OA4O (direct
         or bureau) and LoTW. [TNX OA4AI]
P4     - Alex, KU1CW will be active as P4/KU1CW from Aruba (SA-036) on 17-26
         November, and  as  P40C during  the  CQ WW DX CW Contest.  QSLs via
         LoTW.
T30    - Alex, 5B4ALX will be active as  T30ET  from  Tarawa,  West Kiribati
         (OC-017) from  18 March to 2 April 2020.  He will operate  SSB, CW,
         RTTY and FT8 on 160-6 metres.  T30ET will operate FT8 using a multi
         answer  protocol  (not to be confused with  the  Fox & Hound mode),
         with a focus on 20m during his day and  40m during his night  (7-17
         UTC). QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred), LoTW, or via IZ4AMS. See
         http://www.5b4alx.cloud/t30et-tarawa-atoll-2020/  for  updates  and
         more information.
T8     - Nobu, JA0JHQ (http://pandasan.jimdo.com/) will be active  again  as
         T88PB from Koror (OC-009), Palau on 6-8 December. This time he will
         concentrate on 160 metres CW and FT8.  QSL via  LoTW (preferred) or
         direct to JA0JHQ.
TU     - Ron ON1DX, Olivier ON4EI, Ief ON6KX and Roger ON7TQ  will be active
         as TU2R from  the  Cote d'Ivoire  from  23 March  to  3 April 2020,
         including  participation in  the  CQ WW WPX SSB Contest.  They will
         operate CW, SSB and digital modes (RTTY and FT8)  on  160-10 metres
         with three stations. QSL via ON1DX (direct or bureau) and LoTW. See
         https://tu2r.wordpress.com/  for  updates  and   more  information,
         including PayPal instructions.
V6     - Sho, JA7HMZ  has cancelled  his  22-27 November  trip to Micronesia
         [425DXN 1488]. He had planned to be QRV as V63DX and V6A during the
         CQ WW DX CW Contest.
VK     - Steve, G0UIH will be active as VK2IAY/4 from  Heron Island (OC-142)
         on 2-9 December.  Main activity will be on or around 14260 kHz SSB.
         QSL via G0UIH, direct or bureau. [TNX NG3K]
VP2M   - George, K2DM will be active as  VP2MDM from  Montserrat (NA-103) on
         21-25 November,  including  a  Multi-Two entry  in the  CQ WW DX CW
         Contest along with K2PS (VP2MPS), K2TE (VP2MED)  and N4FP (VP5M??).
         Outside the contest they will use their individual VP2M calls,  and
         Operate  CW, SSB and FT8  on 160-6 metres . QSL VP2MDM via LoTW, or
         direct to K2DM; QSL VP2MPS via K2PS and LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
XT     - Harald, DF2WO  will be active  again  as  XT2AW  from  Ouagadougou,
         Burkina Faso  on  2-20 December,  with a focus  on 160, 80  and  60
         metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW.
XW     - Bruce, 3W3B  will  be active  again  as  XW4XR  from Laos  on  4-16
         December.  He will operate CW, FT8 and FT4 on 60-6 metres.  QSL via
         LoTW (preferred) or via E21EIC. [TNX The Daily DX]
YS     - A large team  of  German operators  (namely  DH8WR,  DJ6TF,  DJ9KH,
         DL1KWK, DL2HWA, DL2RNS, DL4SVSA, DL7JOM, DL7VEE and DL9GFB) will be
         active as HU1DL from  the  Pacific Coast  of  El Salvador  from  30
         January to 13 February 2020.  They will operate  CW, SSB, RTTY  and
         FT8 on  160-6 metres with  three stations.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS
         (preferred) or via DL4SVA (direct or bureau),  and eventually LoTW.
         See https://hu1dl.mydx.de for more information, including band plan
         and QSLing policy.
Z6     - Mome, Z32ZM plans to active  as  Z68MA  from Kosovo  "by the end of
         November and December".  He will concentrate  on 160 and 80 metres,
         with some 40 and 30m.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),  or via
         home call. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]

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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The  October  2019  issue  is  now  available  for
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INDEXA NEWSLETTER ---> The Fall 2019 edition (#127) of the  International DX
Association's  Newsletter  is  now  available  for  download on  the  INDEXA
website: http://www.indexa.org/newsletters.html.  This issue reports on Ken,
LA7GIA's solo DXpedition to  Somalia (6O7O), and  includes INDEXA leadership
changes and an update on Club Log.

TA0/R7AL & TA0/RK8A ---> The 11-14 November activity from Bogsak Island (AS-
23) [425DXN 1488] was cancelled  because  "there is a NATO base nearby,  and
the island is closed", RW3RN reported.  Vasily and Vlad went to their second
destination earlier than planned,  and started operations from  Suluada (AS-
115) on 13 November. They operated CW on 30 and 40 metres;  then, in the UTC
morning of 14 November, the island was hit by a fierce storm with heavy rain
that damaged the team's equipment and personal belongings.

YJ0RRC ---> Although the same callsign was used from either Gaua Island (OC-
104) and Tongoa Island (OC-111), there are two separate log searches on Club
Log: YJ0RRC for OC-104 and YJ0RRC/p for OC-111. Yan, RZ3FW and Sergei, R4WAA
are currently active as YJ0FWA from Efate (OC-035) until 20 November.

YOTA REGION 2 SUMMER CAMP ---> Taking a cue from  IARU Region 1's Youngsters
On The Air annual summer camp, the Youth on the Air (YOTA) committee in IARU
Region 2 has announced the  first camp for  licensed amateur radio operators
aged 15-25 in the Americas  next year.  The inaugural summer camp  will take
place on 21-26 June at the  National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting
in West Chester Township (North Cincinnati), Ohio. Complete information will
be published on https://yotaregion2.org/.

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QSLs received direct  or  through managers:  3B9FR,  3D2AG,  3W9KJ (AS-132),
6O7O, 7I1TI (OC-237),  7Q6M,  7V9A (AF-094 and AF-104),  9M6NA, A82X,  A82Z,
CY9C, D44TWO, E20AX, E21EIC, E2A, E44WE, E51NPQ (OC-014), E7HQ, F6CUK/p (EU-
058), FP/KV1J, J28PJ,  JA8COE/0  (AS-206),  JT7A,  K7TRI (NA-211), LA/DL7UXG
(EU-076),  MS0INT (EU-112), OH0/E21EIC, OH0C,  OH9A (EU-126),  OJ0A,  OJ0DX,
OJ9A (EU-192),  RA1ALA/8 (AS-083), RM0F/p (AS-025),  RU5D/6 (EU-180),  T2AR,
T6A, TO5M (NA-032), TR8CA, V44KAI,  VK4SWE (OC-227),  XF3LL (NA-090),  YJ8RN
(OC-111), Z81D, ZS9V (AF-064).

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Around the DX Wrld

Bouvet Island DXpedition news

Dom, 3Z9DX, posted the following comment on FaceBook/eHam.net on November 4th [edited]:
"After a short and solid in-team discussion we decided that all donors, who supported our first attempt to Bouvet in March 2019 with 199 USDs and more, will take part in a similar lottery as we've announced recently in terms of the 2nd Bouvet's attempt. We simply feel we should honor all of our supporters who qualify to enter the lottery.
So, each donor who donated at least 199 USDs and more until March 2019 is able to win a FREE 10 days vacation + sailing trip on our own Rebel Catamaran with a Captain and crew among the Fiji islands. The rules are simple and the same as the current lottery for supporters of the 2nd Bouvet attempt. We will choose 3 donors + 1 accompanying person each, that is 6 people in total. Dates are to be arranged with participants once chosen.
The prize includes 10 days vacation and/or the sailing trip around some amazing Fiji islands (Prize do not include participants insurances, airfares from/to home destinations and food. This can be arranged by our crew on request).
The entire process of the prize drawing and the winners' announcements will be live-streamed online. The prize draw will take place in approx. 2 weeks and will be announced a couple of days earlier. Stay tuned and already crossing fingers for the winners :-)"

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For more details and updates on the Bouvet Island DXpedition, watch the following Web page and Media sites at:
This is the main site where you can find more details on the project and news: https://bouvetoya.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
OPDX

 

Mount Athos activity

Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, has been active as SV2RSG/A from the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou of Mount Athos. Activity has been on mostly 20 meters at various times between 1100-1830z (some 40m). 
It is interesting that he is now signing with a "/A" ("/A" as meaning of alternative).
Back in July, OPDX was informed that per the DXCC Desk staff, they do not yet have any documentation from Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, that states he is in fact active from Mount Athos. However, several sources are reporting that Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, ARRL Radiosport and Field Services Manager, has recently stated "operations by SV2RSG/A (if from Mount Athos must identify '/A') are accepted by ARRL DXCC."
It was verified on Friday, November 8th, (thanks to Goose, W8AV, a Great Lakes DXCC Checker) from the DXCC Desk that SV2RSG/A is good for DXCC.
QSL via SV2RSG/A direct (see QRZ.com).

Saint Martin Island

Operators John/K9EL, Paul/K9NU, Gary/N9AOL, John/W9ILY and Marco/FS4WBS will be active as TO9W from Orient Bay, Saint Martin Island (NA-105) between December 4-13th.
John, K9EL, provides the following update, dated November 4th:
"In less than 30 days, we will be in Saint Martin! We arrive late on December 3rd and we will spend all day December 4th and probably into the 5th setting up antennas.
We will put one station on the air as soon as possible, most likely 20 meters. Ultimately we will be able to have 3 stations operating simultaneously. All antennas will come down on December 13th. We have a new large fiberglass mast for an improved 160 meter TX antenna. We will alternate between CW and FT8 on 160 meters.
Please make sure to update your logging programs to recognize TO9W as Saint Martin. Our intention is activate ClubLog real-time log updates, assuming a steady Internet connection. We plan to upload to LoTW daily.
All questions, comments and requests for schedules should be sent to our pilots, K9NB or W9MK. Our QSL Manager is W9ILY.
73 from the TO9W team
W9ILY, K9NU, N9AOL, K9EL, W9MK, K9NB
Their activity will be on 160-6 meters but with a focus on 160/80/40 meters. They plan is to operate FT8 in the Fox/Hound mode on DXpedition frequencies. SSB and RTTY are also planned. There will be NO operation on 60 meters or PSK modes. When the normal FT8 frequencies are busy, they will operate Fox/Hound mode on: 3567, 7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz. If those frequencies are busy, they will announce their operating frequency.
Also, look for them to be in the ARRL 160 Meter Contest between December 6-8th. QSL via W9ILY, LoTW or ClubLog OQRS.
For more details and updates, see:
http://k9el.com/SaintMartin2019/SXM2019.htm
OPDX
 

 

Marquesas Islands DXpedition Members of the CAN-AM DXpedition Group are now active as TX7T from the Island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands until November 17th. Operators mentioned are Didier/F6BCW, Bob/K4UEE, Robert/K5PI, Madison/W5MJ, Bill/W5SJ, Robert/W5RF, Neil/VA7DX and Keith/ VE7KW. This includes the operators from TX5T last year. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1822.5, 3524, 7024, 10108, 14024, 18079, 21024, 24894 and 28024 kHz SSB - 1848, 3610*, 7082, 14210, 18130, 21285, 24945 and 28485 kHz RTTY - 3580, 7045, 10142, 14080, 18105, 21080, 24912 and 28080 kHz FT8** - 1844, 3600, 7056, 10145, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24915 and 28091 kHz 6m - 50105/CW, 50108/SSB and 50316/FT8 * They will likely listen around 3750. ** They will be using Fox/Hound. Operating frequencies may change based on conditions. Please listen carefully to operator instructions. They will operate split frequency almost 100%. QSL via Tim Beaumont, M0URX and his OQRS. See QSL instructions on (M0URX.com) for directions. For more details and updates, see: http://www.marquesas2019.com OPDX