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eHam.net News — PAW PAW — Southwest Michigan en emergency response agencies have passed a test of their ability to respond to a simulated nuclear accident at Palisades nuclear power plant. The term that testers from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency used was â€œreasonably assured.â€ â€œThe exercise … demonstrates reasonable assurance exists of the licenseeesâ€™ ability to effectively implement its emergency plan to adequately protect the public health and safety in the event of a radological emergency,â€ said Michelle Garza, an NRC emergency preparedness inspector. â€œThe exercise involved a lot of different participants,â€ said Dwaine Warren, supervisor team leader of FEMAâ€™s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program. Emergency service agencies plus schools, public health, amateur radio operators, Palisades, WCXT radio, the American Red Cross and others from Van Buren, Berrien and Allegan counties took part.

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eHam.net News — PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — When rairain, lightning and dust storms hit the Valley, all eyes are on the sky. For a specially trained group of people in Arizona, itâ€™s for good reason. The National Weather Service relies on their network storm spotters to get them information. â€œWe want to know that what we are seeing is happening in real time. So is there large hail, is there wind damage and flash floods, that sort of thing,â€ said Ken Water, warning coordinator for the National Weather Service Phoenix. Storm spotters get their training every year during the National Weather Serviceâ€™s Skywarn classes. The course goes through a basic overview of weather from how thunderstorms form, to different types of clouds, to Arizonaâ€™s famous dust storms. â€œWe also closely network with the amateur radio or the â€˜hamâ€™ folks out there too,â€ said Waters. Information from storm spotters is instant, especially with the advancement in technology. The pictures, video and reports can get to the National Weather Service in seconds. They combined that with radar and satellite information which helps them make split second decisions.

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Southgate ARC — Last year, we had 30 people assist witth the AMSAT booth at the Hamvention. Weâ€™ve had a good response so far to our first call for volunteers, but we could really use another 10–15 people. The 2018 Hamvention is May 18–20 in Xenia, Ohio. Would you consider helping AMSAT at the Hamvention this year?

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Southgate ARC — Technical papers are solicited for preesentation at the ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) and publication in the Conference Proceedings. Annual conference proceedings are published by the ARRL

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Southgate ARC — A comparison chart for amateur radio eexams and licences in countries in IARU Region 1 has been released by IARU-R1 President Don Beattie G3BJ

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Southgate ARC — NASAâ€™s next mission to Mars, IInterior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight), is scheduled to launch Saturday, May 5, on a first-ever mission to study the heart of Mars. Coverage of prelaunch and launch activities begins Thursday, May 3, on NASA Television and the agencyâ€™s website

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Southgate ARC — In this weekâ€™s special editionn of NewsWest, we invited Amateur Radio clubs across Australia to tell us who they are and what they get up to. We are hoping that it will result in a better understanding of what makes other clubs tick, and to share ideas about what they get up to

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Southgate ARC — Roberto Ramirez, CE3CT, from Chile, iss a well known South American DXer and Contester who began his ham radio story as a short wave listener

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Southgate ARC — The SARL reports that South Africa willl host 80 young Radio Amateurs from 34 countries in Europe, Africa and parts of the Middle East, for a week-long international event from 8 to 15 August 2018. This is the first time that YOTA (Youngsters-on-the-Air Summer Event) is presented in South Africa and hosted by the South African Radio League (SARL)

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Southgate ARC — Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that tthe solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin №1362

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster

DX Bulletin №1362

BID: $OPDX.1362

April 30, 2018

Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW

Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Written/Sent from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX

Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters

Network, NJ1Q & W1AW, N2DG, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8GI, K8YSE,

NE8Z, W8GEX & 60m DX News, KU9C, DF4RD, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News

Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, E73Y, ES1CW, F5NQL,

F5UFX, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, G3NYY, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,

I2MQP & DX Italia News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, Pete Rayer & ISWL,

Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the

week of Sunday, 22nd/April, through Sunday, 29th/April there were 228

countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,

4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6Y, 7P, 7X,

8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9X, 9Y, A3, A4, A6,

A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C6, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2,

D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,

EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW,

H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3,

J5, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JY, K, KH2, KH6, KH9, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU,

LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA,

PJ2, PJ4, PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU,

SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T32, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TU, TY, TZ, UA,

UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V6, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9,

VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3,

Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZK3, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report â€œcouldâ€ contain â€œPirate/SLIMâ€ operations or

more likely a â€œBUSTED CALLSIGNâ€. As always, you never know — â€œWork

First Worry Laterâ€.

3D2/C, CONWAY REEF. It would seem Dom, 3Z9DX, is planning to activate

Conway Reef (OC-112) as 3D2CR sometime during 2018. No other details

are available. Stay tuned.

3D6/3DA0, KINGDOM OF ESWATINI (New Country Name). King Mswati III of

Swaziland announced on Wednesday, April 18th, that he was renaming the

country â€œthe Kingdom of eSwatiniâ€. The monarch announced the change in

a stadium during a celebrations for the countryâ€™s 50th anniversary of

Swazi independence and the kingâ€™s 50th birthday. The new name, eSwatini,

means â€œland of the Swazisâ€. The new name does not change the DXCC status

of this entity. For more details, see the following URLs:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43821512

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-swaziland-renamed-eswatini-by-africas-last-absolute-monarch

3Y0Z BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update/dated April 26th). To the DX

Community….. There have been several important milestones reacched and

decisions made in the last few weeks.

We have received a partial reimbursement on our payments made to DAP,

our transportation contractor. In our view, this it is a fair settlement

with them.

Our vessel, Betanzos is now back in Punta Arenas and we believe the

container with our personal gear and equipment are intact. We will be

arranging to transport the container back to the US, arriving in a few

months.

It has become apparent that the chance of finding a suitable and afford-

able vessel for the 2018–19 Austral season is becoming less and less likely.

It appears that the very earliest that we could mount a second attempt to

activate Bouvet would be the 2019–20 season or possibly beyond.

Thus, we have made the decision to offer a pro-rata return of the

remaining 3Y0Z DXpedition funds in our account. This will occur only

after the container has arrived here and we have paid all our bills.

Only then, will we know the net balance to be distributed. As you may

have concluded, this is going to be an enormous task with 137 DX Clubs

and Foundations and 3700 individual DXers. The process will take some time.

We ask that you be patient as we complete this.

You will have the choice of a pro-rata return of your contribution, or

you may designate a foundation or club to receive your contribution. Any

â€œunclaimedâ€ refunds will be proportionally distributed to the major con-

tributing foundations. Later this year, we will explain the way to claim

your refund.

After the return of the funds is completed, we will close the accounting

books and the bank account of 3Y0Z. This is always our procedure as each

DXpedition must stand on its own. We believe this is the proper way to

wrap up the DXpedition.

We all are unhappy and extremely disappointed that the project was not

completed due to a mechanical failure on our vessel. This left the Captain

no choice but to abort the mission for safety reasons.

Please accept our teamâ€™s heartfelt thanks for your outstanding support

of this project.

7Q, MALAWI. Arnold, WB6OJB, will be active as 7Q7JK from Malawi between

July 20–25th. Activity will be on 40–10 meters SSB only. QSL via WB6OJB

only, no bureau or LoTW.

8N3EXPO, JAPAN (Special Events). Special event station, 8N3EXPO, has

been active since April 20th, and will continue through November 30th

to promote the 2025 International Exposition invitation. QSL ONE WAY

ONLY. By Osaka prefecture branch of JARL.

http://www.expo2025-osaka-japan.jp/en

9A, CROATIA. By the time you read this Jan, PA4JJ, will once again be

active as 9A/PA4JJ until June 8th. Activity will be holiday style on

40–10 meters using mostly FT8. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW or ClubLog.

9H, MALTA. By the time you read this, Akira, JR1VAY, will be active as

9H3SJ from Malta until May 5th. Activity will be holiday style on various

HF bands. QSL via JR1VAY.

9H, MALTA. Henning, OZ1BII, will once again be active as 9H3EE from Malta

(EU-023) between May 25–28th. Activity will be on 160–10 meters with an

emphasis on 30/17/12 meters using CW only. He also plans to be in the

CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26–27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power

entry. QSL via OZ1BII or ClubLogâ€™s OQRS. For more details and updates,

see: http://www.oz1bii.dk

ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY (Crossband Communication Test/Set for Saturday,

May 12th). For complete details, see the ARRL Web page at:

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/annual-armed-forces-day-crossband-communication-test-set-for-saturday-may-12

C96/C98, MOZAMBIQUE (Reminder/2 IOTA Ops). Members of the Russian Robinson

Club (RRC) will be active as C96RRC (AF-088) and C98RRC (AF-066). Operators

mentioned are Vasily/R7AL, Vasily/RA1ZZ, Al/RZ3K, Vlad/RK8A and Aleksei/

RN3BZ. The pilot station will be Victor, UA3AKO. Their tentative schedule

is as follows:

April 29th-May 3rd — From Mozambique Island (AF-088) as C96RRC (now active)

May 5–9th — From Inhaca Island (AF-066) as C98RRC

Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/10 meters using CW, SSB and the

Digital modes. QSL via R7AL or ClubLogâ€™s OQRS (preferred). ADDED NOTE:

In 2018 the RRC is celebrating their 25th anniversary of â€œRussian Robinson

Clubâ€. They now have a Web page online at:

https://dxpedition.wixsite.com/mozambique

EUROPEAN TOUR (SP-EA-E7–4O-9A). Rick NE8Z/HC1MD will be on a European

tour between May 1st and June 6th. Activity will be on all bands using

CW, SSB and FT8. His tentative schedule so far is as follows:

May 1–19th — Poland; signing SP9E (his personal callsiggn in Poland)

and SP/NE8Z; Rick will be visiting family and friends

in many areas of Poland in order to work on his Polish

family ancestry project. He will also be working on his

DXCC from SP.

May 19th-June 6th — Spain; signing EA1/NE8Z and EA2/NE88Z (walking

100km on the Camino de Santiago de Campostela â€œThe Wayâ€).

Also, during this time he plans to be active as E7/NE8Z

(Bosnia-Herzegovina), 4O/NE8Z (Montenegro) and 9A/NE8Z

(Croatia).

QSL via NE8Z (see SP9E on QRZ.com), direct, by the W8-Bureau or LoTW

after his trip.

GB60, ENGLAND (Special Event). A special event station, GB60OT (thatâ€™s GB

sixty OT), will operate CW, the Digital modes and occasional SSB, between

the period of May 19–27th, inclusive. This station is celebrating the 60th

anniversary of the Radio Amateur Old Timers Association (RAOTA). The

station will be very active during the CQWW WPX CW Contest (May 26–27th).

QSLs are preferred via the Bureau or eQSL. Direct QSLs, with 2 USDs return

postage, should go via G3KPU. More details are available on QRZ.com.

GR9, ENGLAND (Special Event). Look for special event station, GR9RW, to

be on the air between May 19–23rd. Activity is to celebrate the marriage

of Great Britainâ€™s Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle. It will

be the first time that the GR9 prefix has been used in the UK. Members

of the Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS) will operate GR9RW from their

club station in Eltham. GR9RW will primarily use SSB and CW, with the

addition of FM on VHF and UHF. Two HF stations and one VHF station will

cover all bands from 80 meters to 70 centimeters. A commemorative QSL

card is available via G4DFI. For more details, see the CVRS Web page at:

http://www.cvrs.org

INDEXA SPRING 2018 NEWSLETTER. John Scott, K8YC, INDEXA VP/Editor, has

announced that the Spring 2018 edition of the INDEXA Newsletter (Issue

121) is now available at:

http://indexa.org/documents/newsletters/Newsletter-Issue-121-Spring%202018.pdf

This issue will let us follow Stan Vatev, LZ1GC, as he performs his solo

DXpedition to Temotu Province and combine it with a humanitarian mission

to help the students of Temotuâ€™s JCP College. They are pleased that amateur

radio can be a fascinating hobby and at the same time improve the lives of

some of the people they touch while engaged in their activities.

IOTA NEWS…………..

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AS-047. (Reminder) Operators Tak/JR1LZK and Mitsu/JE1HXZ are now active

as homecall/6 from Kita Daito Island until May 7th. Activity

will be on 80–6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via

their home callsigns, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog and LoTW.

EU-091. Operators Michele/IK7FPX, Gilberto/IK7LMX, Gianni/I7PHH,

Cesare/IK7XNF, Giancarlo/IK7QMJ, Ivo/9A3A and possibly others

will be active as II7P from Pedagne Island during the RSGB

IOTA Contest (July 28–29th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/Assisted/

Low-Power entry. QSL via IK7LMX, by the Bureau or direct.

OC-137. If you heard VK4DX/p on the air Sunday, this was Mike, VK4DX,

from Coochiemudlo Island. This was just a one day operation

with possibly more to come in the future.

OC-179. By the time you read this, Cezar, VE3LYC, will be active as H40D

from Duff Islands, Temotu Province, until May 3rd. Activity will

be on 40–10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3LYC, direct,

by the Bureau or ClubLog. For updates, watch:

https://h44r-h40d.weebly.com

OC-242. Andi, YC8AO, will be active as YC8AO/P from Taka Bonerate

Islands (WW Loc. PI03nk) until April 30th. Activity will

be on 80–10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL via HA3JB.

ISWL CALLSIGNS (For May). The following ISWL club callsigns will be used

throughout the month of May 2018:

GX4BJC/A — Operator — Not yet allocated. d. The operator will give details

if heard/worked. (/A WAB Square — ? — England, IOTIOTA EU-005,

WLOTA 1841).

MX1SWL/A — Operated from Skegby, in Nottinghamshiire, by Merv, G0UJD.

(/A WAB Square SK56 — England, IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841).

ALL QSLs will be handled by Herbie, G6XOU — The QSL Mannager and NOT

the individual operator. The I.S.W.L. is a member of the European PSK

Club. All QSL info is on <www.iswl.org.uk> or <www.qrzcq.com> or

<www.qrz.com> or via <www.eQSL.cc>. NO LoTW. I.S.W.L. Awards are

available to all Hams and SWLs, see <www.iswl.org.uk> for full details.

eQSL.cc cards ARE welcomed for their awards.

KH1/KH7Z BAKER ISLAND DXPEDITION (Press Release, date April 27th).

Following a successful Visalia DX Convention, the KH1/KH7Z team met in

Cupertino this week to assemble the stations and network in preparation

of landing on Baker in 2 months. The DXpedition is now in the final

planning stages and this step was the last before packing and shipping

our gear to Fiji.

Stations — DXpedition sponsors Elecraft and DX Engineerring provided

the required gear. There will be 8 stations on Baker Island consisting

of 8 Elecraft K3S transceivers — 7 powered by KPA500s; the 8thh low band

station powered by a KPA1500 amp. This is the first expedition to use a

KPA1500 and the team and Elecraft are looking forward to seeing this

exciting new amplifier in action.

There will be 3 separate tents for CW, SSB, and Digital stations.

Co-leaders K6TD and N1DG, and AA7A, K6GFJ, K6MM, ND2T and N6MZ assembled

the stations, activated the BGAN satellite network, interfaced the NUC

computers & monitors, and installed N1MM+ in a complete on-island simu-

lation (including generator power). We also successfully simulated making

QSOs and uploading sample logs to ClubLog via the BGAN.

The network was designed by our IT team led by AA7A and N6MZ and consists

of rapidly deployed transit boxes containing the switches power hubs and

POE repeaters. Upon reaching the island the team will deploy these cases

and run out cables from the central CW tent to SSB and Digital tents. All

N1MM+ computers will be networked to our center administrative PC allowing

2 uploads daily via satellite to ClubLog to minimize duplicate contacts.

Antennas — Although limited to 43 feet, our 80 and 160 meter antennas

are newly designed AA7JV â€œfatâ€ verticals, which will sit just inside the

high tide mark. The SteppiR verticals for 75 through 10 meters will also

be mounted just inside of the high tide mark while four 2-element vertical

arrays will be mounted away from the water for 15, 17 and 20 meters. In

this way, we can maintain a 24-hour presence on 20 meters to maximize the

number of unique callsigns and enable the most ATNO contacts. We also

intend to install a multi-vertical array for 6 meters at the digital radios.

Testing the SteppIRs and our own design of vertical arrays is all that

remains before cleaning and sterilizing our gear to meet the FWS Biological

Protocols and sending the gear to our freight forwarder.

Please visit <http://www.baker2018.net/pages/pretrip.html> to see more

pictures relating to our testing activity this week.

As with any DXpedition to the really rare ones, this will be another

large budget operation. The operator team will contribute over 50% of

the expected budget of $400,000. You can help make this DXpedition happen

by visiting our website, and contributing today.

http://www.baker2018.net/pages/donate.html

Thank you in advance for your support.

The Baker Island 2018 Team

OJ0, MARKET REEF (Reminder). Pasi, OH3WS, is once again active as OJ0W

from Market Reef until May 4th. Activity will be limited to his spare

time on 20–6 meters using CW and SSB. Pasi will try 60m on both CW and

SSB, listen on 5354 kHz. QSL via OH3WS, by the Bureau or direct.

PACIFIC TOUR (Update). Dave, WJ2O, has announced his plans to activate a

few islands in the Pacific before and after he joins the KH1/NH7Z Baker

Island DXpedition. His tentative schedule (all dates are approx.) is as

follows:

American Samoa (KH8) — Around June 8th; for 2 days

Samoa (5W) — Around June 11th; for 2 days

American Samoa (KH8) — Around June 13th; for 4 days; siigning KH8/WJ2O

Baker Island (KH1) — Around June 27th; for 10 days

Fiji (3D2) — Around July 13th for 4 days

Dave reports from the Visalia DX Convention, â€œI donâ€™t have a license

for Samoa no Figi yet. I know on American Samoa I will sign simply KH8/WJ2O.

With the group on Baker we are KH1/KH7Z. I have a homebrew vertical (that

I havenâ€™t built yet) that will do 40, 30, 20, 17 and 15. Iâ€™m almost always

100% CW. Taking my usual beat up K3, but also my KPA500 so maybe I will be

heard? Iâ€™m good with LoTW and you can go direct through Ken, N2ZN.â€

PH00, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Operators Tonny/PD1TV and Henri/

PA4HM will once again activate the special callsign, PH00GEVEEN, during

the annual â€œWings and Wheelsâ€ event which is held at Hoogeveen Airfield

between May 5–22nd. Activity will be on various HF bands using SSB only.

Ascension Day is on May 10th, this year. QSL via the Bureau or direct

to the address listed on QRZ.com. For more details, see their QRZ.com

page.

PJ2, CURACAO. David, VE7DZO, will be active as PJ2/VE7DZO from Curacao

between July 19–24th (approx.), for the 2018 Youth DXpedition. He will

be joined by Mason/KM4SII and Dhruv/KC9ZJX, who will sign PJ2/KM4SII and

PJ2/KC9ZJX. Thanks to the YDXA (Youth DX Adventure) they will be operating

from the PJ2T contest station. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (April 30th-May 6th)…….

Apr/30th AN May/03rd AN May/05th AN

May/01st AN May/04th AN May/06th DIS

May/02nd LN

SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE

======================================================

NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha

— — — — — –&nb€”â€”â€“ — — bsp; — — — — sp; â€” —

AN — Above Normal &nnbsp; Quiet K=0–1 0–7

HN — High Normal &nbbsp; Unsettled K=2 8–15

LN — Low Normal &nbssp; Active K=3 16–29

BN — Below Normal &nnbsp; Minor Storm K=4 30–49

DIS — Disturbed &nbssp; Major Storm K=5 50–99

VRY DIS — Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6–9&nbssp; 100–400

REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE <http://www.bandconditions.com>:

The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24–7–365 actual

(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for

Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of

benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets

and casual QSOâ€™s. This information is NOT based on any software pre-

dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a

new Ionospheric sounding method called â€œHF Ionospheric Interferometryâ€

which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.

Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at:

http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html

A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:

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Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS……………â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.

QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF <www.qslinfo.eu> [April 29th]

— — — — — — — ”â€”â€”â€”â€” — — — — — — — — â€”â€”â€”â€”â€”â€” — — — — — — — â€€”â€”â€”â€”â€”–

4Z70IARC via 4Z4DX (e) EN32U via US0UX OP18N via ON4CRD (B)

5F13SIA via CN8WW (d/L) GB106TBC via MI0MOD OV1CDX via OZ1GML (d)

5Q0PI via OZ6PI H44R via VE3LYC PA/DL8ECA/M via DL8ECA

9A/DJ8QP via DJ8QP HF0SEA/MM via SP1G RA/OH2IO via OH2IO

9A/OK8EYJ/P via OK8EYJ & (L) IQ0NU via IS0FFD SP0L via SP7RJI

9A/S56LXN/P via S56LXN IQ3QM via IZ3ZUC SV7/SV2CNE via SV2CNE

9L/KW4XJ via KW4XJ IQ3ZL via 9A5URI (B) TM0CXX via F6FMT

B5/IK7YTT via IW7EGQ (d) IT9/ON6MM via ON6MM TM18PGM via F4FCE

CP5/PA0RBL/P via PA0RBL IU1AUG/IX1 via IU1AUG TM390SR via F4DTO

CT9/DF7ZS via DF7ZS JW2US via LA2US (O/L/e) TM68REF via F6KDL

CT9/DL5AXX via DL5AXX KH2/NH0N via JA6GLD W2P via KB2FMH (d)

DK200MARX via DK5PZ KH6/DL1DX via DL1DX WK2S/VE2 via WK2S

DL0BX via DK9JI (B) LX/PA2LO via PA2LO & (L) YU/OK1IKI/P via OK1IKI

DM80FOC via DL5YL & (L) M/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA ZA/SP6JZL via DL6EBH

EA7/PE1DMH via PE1DMH OE100XFG/P via OE6FNG

EI/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA ON/PA2CVD/P via PA2CVD (L/e)

(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DXâ€™s- Bureau

(O) OQRS only © ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed

(I) No IRC (P) PayPal

3B7A NEWS. The ClubLog OQRS for 3B7A St. Brandon DXpedition is now

available!!!

FJ/N0KV LOGS. Jim, WD0E, states that he will be posting his satellite

contacts to LoTW about two weeks after he gets back. He was expected

to leave Friday, April 27th, and will be two days in travel.

BUREAU MAILING AVAILABLE. Steve, KU9C, does an annual mailing to all

QSL Bureaus to minimize Bureau mailings for himself and other QSL

Managers. If anyone has a quantity of Bureau cards to mail, and can

ensure they reach him by June 1, 2018, heâ€™d be glad to include them

in his Bureau mailing. Small (less than 5 pounds) $12/pound, over 5

pounds $11/pound. Just sort by country, include a check for the amount,

and send to his CBA. Please E-mail him at <ku9c@yahoo.com> to let him

know to expect the cards.

EZ8BP RECEIVED! Boris, E73Y, reported this past week, â€œInformation for

those who still need to confirm EZ:

QSO:10-Feb-1997

Sent: 04-Jan-2018 with 2IRC as per QRZ.COM instruction

Received: 23-Apr-2018

Many thanks to Vladimir for EZ confirmed on 40m. I hope QRT would not

last much longer.â€

LOTW NEWS. The ARRL Web page reports, â€œLogbook of The World (LoTW)

now has a full-time status monitor <https://status.lotw.arrl.org>.

The systemâ€™s status is displayed in real time and is available off-

site, offering a single spot for all users — web, Facebbook, Twitter,

etc. — to quickly check whatâ€™s happening with tthe online repository

of contacts and confirmations. Read the complete news release at:

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/logbook-of-the-world-has-online-status-monitor

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3D2SE, 4X1ZQ, 9G5AR, A61CP, FJ/N0KV, LU5VV,

LU8EEM, PP4FMM, PT7ZYH, RA3SI, RI1FJ, S52ZW, SV5DKL, TC0MI (AS-201),

VK9X/PE7T, Z66D and ZP5DA

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5A1AL, OJ9X, TN5R, V5/DK1CE and Z60A

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!

S7, SEYCHELLES. Michael, VK4EF, will be active as S79LD from both Mahe

Island and La Digue Island, Seychelles (AF-024), until May 31st. Activity

will be limited (work visit) to his spare time on 80/40/20/17 meters and

possibly 10m, using SSB, JT65, FT8, and QRS CW. Equipment will be a Yaesu

FT-891 with 100 watt into G5RV antenna. QSL via his home callsign, LoTW

or eQSL.

TF, ICELAND. Michael, G0POT, will be active as TF/G0POT from Vik and

its surrounding areas on the south coast of island between July 2–9th.

He also plans to activate some SOTA. Activity will be on various HF

bands using a KX1/MTR-5B with an EFHW or Alex Loop. QSL via his home

callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.

V73, MARSHALL ISLANDS. By the time you read this, Randy, WW6RG, should

be going QRT as WW6RG/KH9 from Wake Island (OC-053), and is expected to

be active again as V73/WW6RG from Kwajalein Island (OC-028) between May

1–3rd. Activity will be limited. Watch on 20 meters (14190–14240 kHz)

on SSB starting at 0430z through 0530z and then again between 0600–0800z.

He is hoping to be able to use the KARC radio room. QSL via his home

callsign.

VK0/M, MACQUARIE ISLAND. Reports state that Norbert, VK5MQ, is now active

as VK0AI from Macquarie Island (AN-005). He is expected to be there with

the next winter team for one year. QSNs show that he was on 30/20 meters

running FT8 between 0440–0630z. He has an Icom IC-7300 transceiver and a

vertical antenna. QSL via VK5MQ.

VP9, BERMUDA. Kyle, WA4PGM, will once again be active as VP9/WA4PGM from

Bermuda ((NA-005) between June 6–16th. Activity will be on 160–6 meters

using mostly CW. QSL via his home callsign, direct or LoTW. NO Bureau

QSL cards.

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Mek SP7VC and Kate SQ7OYL are going to Creta Island EU-015 (KM25MI locator) from April 29 to May 6. In addition to exploring the island there will be some time for radio work with the callsign SV9/SP7VC. Mek says heâ€™s taking an IC-7300, PA-500W, Ant.vert 40–15m, Inv-L 80 & 160m + yagi 4el. 4m. Activity […]

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Michael, G0POT will be active from Vik, Iceland as TF/G0POT during July 2–9, 2018. QRV on HF, low power. QSL via H/c, LoTW.

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3C0W and 3C0W activity took place during March 2018. QSLs now ready for dispatch.

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9M0W DXpedition to Layang Layang, Spratly took place during early March 2018.

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NEWS UPDATE @ 09:30Z– C96RRC is now QRV from Mozambiquue island AF-088. Vasily R7AL, Vasily RA1ZZ, Al RZ3K and Vlad RK8A (members of the Russian Robinson Club) will be active as C96RRC and C98RRC from Mozambique Island, AF-088 and Inhaca Island, AF-066 during the period April 29 to May 9, 2018. QRV on 40–10m CW, […]

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Brian (W9IND), who shares the following announcement regarding the next Armed Forces Day Crossband Test:

The Army Military Auxiliary Radio System will host this yearâ€™s Armed Forces Day Crossband Test, scheduled for May 12, 2018. This annual event is open to all radio operators, and will not impact any public or private communications. For more than 50 years, military and amateur stations have taken part in this event, which is only an exercise scenario, designed to include hobbyist and government radio operators alike.
The AFD Crossband Test is a unique opportunity to test two-way communications between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service (ARS), as authorized in 47 CFR 97.111. These tests provide opportunities and challenges for radio operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a tightly-controlled exercise scenario that does not impact any public or private communications.
Military stations will transmit on selected military frequencies and will announce the specific ARS frequencies monitored. All times are ZULU (Z), and all frequencies are Upper Side Band (USB) unless otherwise noted. The frequencies used for the test will not impact any public or private communications, and will not stray outside the confines of the exercise.
The following stations will be making two way radiotelephone contacts with stations in the ARS between the time periods listed on the frequencies listed in kilohertz below. WAR, WUG-2 and NSS will also make CW contacts.
AAZ / FT HUACHUCA, AZ
1500Z — 2359Z 5,330.5 14,438.5 18,211.0
AAC / BARROW ARMY RESERVE CENTER, KY
1300Z — 0100Z 5,346.5 7,542.0 13,963.5 20,920.0
ABH / SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI
1600Z — 2300Z 5,357.0 14,438.5 18,272.0 20,997.0
ABM1 / CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN
1500Z — 0100Z 14,487.0 20,994.0
ADB / CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA
1500Z — 0100Z 14,487.0 20,994.0
WAR / PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC
1200Z — 2400Z 5,357.0 13,963.5 18,211.0 24,760.0 USB + CW
WUG-2 / ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TN
1300Z — 0200Z 5,403.5 13,910.5 18,293.0 20,973.5 USB + CW
AIR / ANDREWS AFB
1200Z — 2400Z 4,517.0 7,305.0 15,807.0 20,740.0
AGA2SY / HANCOCK FIELD, NY
1200Z — 2400Z 4,575.0 7,540.0 13,993.0
AGA5SC / SCOTT AFB, IL
1600Z — 2300Z 3,308.0 4,872.0 7,545.0
AGA9TR / TRAVIS AFB, CA
1600Z — 0100Z 5,346.5 7,329.0 13,996.0 14,411.0
AFM4AF / NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY MID-SOUTH MILLINTON, TN
1200Z — 0300Z 7,375.5 13,498.0
NMC1 / COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, CA
1700Z — 2359Z 7,542.0 15,740.5 22,924.5
NIIW / USS MIDWAY CV-41 SAN DIEGO, CA
1400Z — 0400Z 4,013.5 5371.5 7,493.5 14,383.5 18,211.0
NWKJ / USS YORKTOWN CV-10 CHARLESTON, SC
1200Z — 2200Z 4,000.0 7,360.0 14,663.5
NEPM / USS IOWA BB 61 LOS ANGELES, CA
1500Z — 2359Z 4,043.5 6,903.5 14,463.5 18,293.0
NWVC / LST-325 EVANSVILLE, IN
1200Z — 0400Z 4,007.0 6,913.0 9988.5 13,974.0
NSS / US NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MD
1300Z — 0200Z 4,038.5 5,330.5 7,533.5 9,447.0 14,487.0 17,545.0 USB + CW
An AFD test message will be transmitted utilizing the Military Standard (MIL-STD) Serial PSK waveform (M110) followed by MIL-STD Wide Shift FSK (850 Hz RTTY) as described in MIL-STD 188–110A/B.
Technical information regarding these waveforms is provided at:
http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html.
The AFD test message will also be sent at 0300Z in Continuous Wave (CW) mode (refer to the far right column in the table below). The message will be transmitted on the following frequencies in kilohertz and at the listed times:
1400Z AGA2SY 13,506.5 kHz ACC 17,443.0 kHz
1420Z WAR 13,506.5 kHz AGA2SY 17,443.0 kHz
1440Z ACC 13,506.5 kHz WAR 17,443.0 kHz
1500Z AAZ 13,506.5 kHz AAZ 17,443.0 kHz
2200Z ADB 13,506.5 kHz AGA2SY 17,443.0 kHz
0300Z NWVC 5,346.5 kHz
For those who wish to document their contacts with a QSL card, go to
http://www.usarmymars.org/events and complete the request form.

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NEWS UPDATE — Earlier today, Norbert VK0AI showed up oon the airwaves from Macquarie Island and was initially active on 30 & 20m FT8. MARCH 13 — Recently posted on eHam, Norbert VK5MQ is on hiss way to the Macquarie Island Antarctic Research Base with the next winter team for one year. He uses an […]

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Michael, G0POT will be active from Vik, Iceland as TF/G0POT during July 2–9, 2018. QRV on HF, low power. QSL via H/c, LoTW.

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3C0W and 3C0W activity took place during March 2018. QSLs now ready for dispatch.

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9M0W DXpedition to Layang Layang, Spratly took place during early March 2018.

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CR5CW will be active from Culatra Island EU-145 during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28–29, 2018). The team this year will be; CT7ACG/G3VCQD Colin. MI5JYK Peter. GI4FUE Charlie. M0GAV Andy. G3PHO Peter. M0KPD Rob. Further info here

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