The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1581

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, W4VQ, K8YSE,
W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL5ON & The DX News Letter, DXNews.com,
DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News,
Sixitalia Weekly, and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

 "Celebrating 31 years (March 1991) of FREE DX News"
 "Could this be the final year???"
 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 5
 ..Tick..Tick..Tick..Tick 4
 ..Tick..Tick..Tick 3
 ..Tick..Tick 2
 The countdown has begun!!!

 *** SPECIAL NOTE BY EDITOR: Over the next couple of weeks, the OPDX
 bulletin "may not" be published and/or "possibly" smaller than
 normal because I will be on vacation/holiday. I am planning to
 travel to Tennessee to visit my grand-kids and daughter (and son-
 in-law). As usual, any "major" announcements will be sent out.
 The October 10th bulletin should be back to normal. PLEASE, continue
 to send your DX info (You never know what I might do)....
 73, Tedd KB8NW

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 18th/September, through Sunday, 25th/September there were
224 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3C, 3D2, 3DA, 3V,
3W, 3X, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4U1U, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6Y,
7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6,
A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3,
CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FO/m, FR, FS, FW, FY, G, GD,
GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR,
HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4,
KH2, KH6, 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, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST,
SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9N, VK9X, VP2E,
VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XX9, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6,
ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS

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

3C, EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Ersoy, TA2OM, is now active as 3C/TA2OM from
Malabo, Bioko Island (AF-010), Equatorial Guinea, as of September 19th.
This is the first time since "for some years." He states on QRZ.com,
"Will stay here for one month more, maybe two. I don't know. I was just
working all the time, make work first :)" Activity was on 10 meter FT8
using an Icom IC-7300, connected to the laptop. He states [edited], "The
antenna is a Comet multi-band vertical. Yes, I have better antennas,
like multi-band vertical and yagi from Prosystel (Italian), multi-band
E-dipole antennas." It has also been reported that Ersoy will apply for
a "3C" callsign. QSL via TA2OM or eQSL. UPDATE (September 24th): Ersoy,
TA2OM, reports on QRZ.com: "As of 23.9.2022, a local callsign has been
granted - 3C3W. Therefore I will stop using 3C/TA2OM and switch to 3C3W.
On the evening on 23.9.2022, I worked also on 40 meters. Euproean stations
did not paid much attention. Thanks to the OM's from Japan, Korea etc..
made a lot of FT8 contacts.. A lot of. The logbook as 3C/TA2OM will be
uploaded... Hope to meet you as 3C3W on FT8 and SSB."
 ADDED NOTE: The callsign 3C3W is a re-issued callsign which was used
by Yuris/YL2GM, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Girts/YL2KL in 2018.

3Y0J BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Co-Leaders Ken, LA7GIA,
posted the following update on the 3Y0J Bouvet Island FaceBook page
(https://www.facebook.com/groups/3093983840726129), September 24th
[edited]: NEWS UPDATE: The team have agreed new departure date from
Falkland Island Friday January 13th. The team will assemble in London
prior to departure to Port Stanley. All flight tickets for the 13 oper-
ators have been booked. We currently anticipate to arrive at Bouvetøya
January 26th +/- a few days where we have contracted a minimum of 22
days stay around Bouvetøya.
 Our budget has increased and is now 700,000+ USDs. We have received
a huge support from the DX community which we are very greatful for. We
still need roughly 35,000 USDs to go to Bouvetøya and next week we pay
our 3rd vessel deposit. This shows our commitment and determination to
go Bouvet and activate the rare #2 DXCC Bouvetøya.
 Please consider to contribute with a share of the vessel payment by
continue supporting us via paypal (bouvet@3y0j.no).

3Z100, POLAND (Special Event). Operator Roman, SQ2RH, and with the help
of the Board of the Pomeranian PZK Local Branch and members (operators)
of POT PZK, will activate the special event station 3Z100PG from Gdynia,
Poland, until September 30th. Activity is to commemorate the 100th anni-
versary of the Port of Gdynia. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL
via SP2PGD. For more details, see:
 http://ot09.pzk.org.pl/akcje/100lpg/100lpg.php

4X0, ISRAEL (Special Event). Look for special event station, 4X0VK, to
celebrate the historic train station in Zemach and the Jezreel Valley
Railway between October 14-15th. This is a special activity in honor of
the Australian light horse battalion that fought in this region during
World War I. The Jezreel Valley railway, or the Valley Train, was a rail-
road that existed in Ottoman and British Palestine, reconstituted as a
modern railway in Israel in the 21st century. It runs from the Mediter-
ranean coast inland along the length of the Jezreel Valley. The historical
line was a segment of the longer Haifa-Dera'a Line, which was itself a
branch of the larger Hejaz railway. QSL via 4X6ZM.

5H, TANZANIA (Update). Last week we mentioned that Dr. Tevfik "Tev",
TA1HZ, has started a new job at a project in Tabora, Tanzania. He is now
active as 5H8HZ from Tabora, Tanzania, and has been on 40/20/12/10 meters
using FT/FT4 at various time. Tev mentioned this past week that he will
be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Single-Op
entry. QSL via eQSL, ClubLog or LoTW. He states, "Hardcopy QSL cards are
NOT ready and you will have to wait until 2023 for the exact routing. In
meantime, NO QSL VIA TA BUREAU please as I am not using the bureau. Any
card sent to the TA QSL Bureau will NOT be answered. Sorry but that is
the way it is. Also please DO NOT SEND any hardcopy QSL card either to
my TA or 1B address as I will not be able respond."

7A, INDONESIA. The "5NN28" team of YB operators will be active as 7A2A
from a contest station in Central Java during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via LoTW, direct, or via YB2DX.

8C18, INDONESIA (Special Event). Members of the OARI Daerah Sulawesi Barat
are now active with the special callsign, 8C18HSB, until September 30th.
Activity is to celebrate the anniversary of West Sulawesi Province. Oper-
ations will be on various HF bands. QSL via 8C18HSB.

ARCTIC TOUR. Oleg, RD1A is currently onboard the "North Pole-41" ship
and part of the research expedition team in the port of Murmansk. He will
be active when time permits as RI41POL as the ship travels through various
parts of the Arctic. Activity will be mainly on CW. He was heard recently
on 20 meters CW. QSL via RN3RQ. For more information/details on the voyage
and mission, see the following: https://www.qrz.com/db/RI41POL
https://arctic-ru.translate.goog/infrastructure/20220916/1006712.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

IOTA NEWS. The following are IOTA operations that were active this past
week between September 19-24th(as per the DXCluster):

 IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
 ------ ---------- ------------- -----------
 AF-004 EA8AF CANARY 40m; CW
 AF-004 EA8BQD CANARY 15m; SSB
 AF-004 EA8DCQ CANARY 17m; FT8
 AF-004 EG8MRG CANARY 10m; SSB
 AF-014 CT3/CT7AFI/p MADEIRA 20m; CW
 AF-014 CT3IQ MADEIRA 10m; SSB
 AF-016 FR4OP REUNION 20m; FT8
 AF-016 FR5EC REUNION 20m; SSB
 AF-017 3B9FR RODRIGUES 17/12m; SSB
 AF-019 IG9/IZ8FFA PELAGIE 40m; FT8
 AF-019 IG9ITO PELAGIE 15m; SSB
 AF-022 ZD7FT ST HELENA 17/12/10m; SSB
 AF-027 FH/OK1KM MAYOTTE 15/10m; SSB
 AF-047 CR3SI Selvagens 40/20/15/10m; CW/SSB
 AF-049 3B8/G4BUO MAURITIUS 30m; CW
 AF-057 5R8BM MADAGASCAR'S COASTAL W 20/15m; SSB
 AF-086 D44BM WINDWARD 15/10m; SSB
 AN-005 VK0WN Macquarie 20m; SSB
 AN-016 LU6ZTB Barry 10m; RTTY
 AS-004 5B4AAB Cyprus 17m; SSB
 AS-004 5B4AIF Cyprus 12m; SSB
 AS-004 5B4AIX Cyprus 12m; SSB
 AS-004 5B4KH Cyprus 12m; SSB
 AS-004 5B4VL Cyprus 20m; SSB
 AS-007 7J4AAL HONSHU 80m; SSB
 AS-007 JA2TQZ HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-007 JA3FYC HONSHU 40m; FT8
 AS-007 JA3KVT HONSHU 10m; FT8
 AS-007 JA7QVI HONSHU 12m; SSB
 AS-007 JE1RXJ HONSHU 15m; SSB
 AS-007 JF1EHM HONSHU 12m; SSB
 AS-007 JH1BSJ HONSHU 20m; FT8
 AS-007 JH1HDT HONSHU 12m; SSB
 AS-007 JH1OCC HONSHU 17/12m; SSB
 AS-007 JH1QXJ HONSHU 10m; RTTY
 AS-007 JH1QYT HONSHU 15m; FT8
 AS-007 JH3NGD HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-007 JI1MPS HONSHU 15m; FT8
 AS-007 JJ0PKS HONSHU 15m; SSB
 AS-007 JL1UCH HONSHU 40m; CW
 AS-007 JM1XCW HONSHU 10m; RTTY
 AS-007 JR1JGA HONSHU 12m; SSB
 AS-007 JR7TKG HONSHU 17m; SSB
 AS-020 BU2BE Taiwan 15m; RTTY
 AS-040 JL3RNZ/6 GOTO 17/15/12m; CW
 AS-053 HS0ZNV PHUKET 15m; CW
 AS-077 JH6RKI KYUSHU 12m; FT8
 AS-077 JR6EZE KYUSHU 10m; FT8
 AS-078 JA8DCR HOKKAIDO 17/12m; SSB
 AS-078 JL8PZO HOKKAIDO 17m; SSB
 AS-015 9M2FRI PINANG STATE 20m; CW
 AS-117 JA3AOP HONSHU'S COASTAL WEST 17m; SSB
 AS-145 HS3NBR/P MALAY PENINSULA SOUTH EAST 17m; CW
 EU-001 SV5/HB9OAU DODECANESE 20/17m; CW/SSB
 EU-001 SV5DKL DODECANESE 17/15m; SSB
 EU-002 OH0Z Aland 160/20m; SSB
 EU-003 CU2YK EASTERN 20m; SSB
 EU-004 EA6EJ BALEARIC 20m; CW
 EU-004 EA6UP BALEARIC 30/12m; CW
 EU-005 2E0FTD/p GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 G4AKC GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 GB0EOR GREAT BRITAIN 40/20m; SSB
 EU-005 M0BEW GREAT BRITAIN 15m; FT8
 EU-005 M0BNA GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 M0DXT/p GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 M0FOX GREAT BRITAIN 40m; SSB
 EU-005 M0MJA/p GREAT BRITAIN 40/20m; SSB
 EU-005 M7PLD GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 MMM0GHM GREAT BRITAIN 20m; SSB
 EU-005 MQ0GOR GREAT BRITAIN 15m; CW
 EU-014 TK4QL CORSICA 20m; SSB
 EU-014 TK4TN CORSICA 20m; SSB
 EU-015 SV9RKU CRETE 20/17m; SSB
 EU-018 OY1CT FAROE 20m; CW
 EU-021 TF/HB9RYV/p ICELAND 20m; SSB
 EU-021 TF/K4NMR ICELAND 20m; CW
 EU-021 TF2MSN ICELAND 12m; SSB
 EU-021 TF3JB ICELAND 30m; CW
 EU-023 9H6QE MALTA 17m; SSB
 EU-024 IQ0AK SARDINIA 20m; FT8
 EU-024 IS0DCR SARDINIA 12m; SSB
 EU-024 IS0FDW SARDINIA 20/17m; SSB
 EU-024 IW0UWE SARDINIA 12m; FT8
 EU-025 II9IALU Sicily 17/15m; CW
 EU-025 IT9VPT Sicily 40m; SSB
 EU-025 IW9BXL Sicily 20m; SSB
 EU-026 JW0A Spitsbergen 40/20/17/15m; CW/SSB
 EU-032 F5NEP/p Poitou Charentes Region 40m; CW
 EU-032 TM2RE Poitou Charentes Region 40/15m; SSB
 EU-036 LA6KOZ SOR-TRONDELAG/MORE OG ROMSDAL COUNTY NORTH 20m; SSB
 EU-041 IM0/IK5AEQ MADDALENA 40/20/10m; SSB
 EU-046 LA6KOA TROMS COUNTY 17/12m; SSB
 EU-049 SV8QDJ NORTH AEGEAN 20m; SSB
 EU-053 OJ0/LB5SH Market Reef 40/15m; CW/SSB
 EU-053 OJ0/UT5UY Market Reef 40/20/12m; CW
 EU-067 SV8DJW KYKLADES 17m; FT8
 EU-096 OH/DF9TM LANSI-SUOMI (TURKU) PROVINCE 40/20/15m; SSB
 EU-096 OH/DL2SWW LANSI-SUOMI (TURKU) PROVINCE 40/30/20/17m; CW
 EU-113 SV8/SV9GPV PELOPONNISOS(LAKONIA)/KYTHIRA REGION 20m; SSB
 EU-115 2I0PBM IRELAND 15m; FT8
 EU-115 EI3GRB IRELAND 12m; FT8
 EU-115 EI7JQ IRELAND 12m; FT8
 EU-115 MI0OBC IRELAND 60m;
 EU-115 MI0ITS/M IRELAND 20/15m; SSB
 EU-120 GB0IOW ENGLISH COASTAL 40m; SSB
 EU-129 DL9USA/p USEDOM 40/30/20m; CW
 EU-130 IV3DXW FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA REGION 12m; FT8
 EU-131 IK3GBG VENETO REGION 15m; SSB
 EU-171 OZ/PG2K JYLLAND NORTH 15m; FT8
 EU-171 OZ4SKK JYLLAND NORTH 17m; FT8
 EU-175 CU3AC CENTRAL 12m; SSB
 EU-175 CU5AM CENTRAL 40m; FT8
 EU-176 SM3XGV GAVLEBORG COUNTY 20m; FT8
 NA-005 VP9HE BERMUDA 20m; SSB
 NA-015 CO8LY CUBA 10m; FT8
 NA-016 ZF2OO CAYMAN 30/15/12/10m; SSB/FT8
 NA-018 OX/DL4AOJ GREENLAND 20m; CW
 NA-021 8P6ET BARBADOS 17m; FT8
 NA-021 8P6NW BARBADOS 20m; SSB
 NA-022 VP2EIH ANGUILLA 20/17/12m; SSB/FT8
 NA-026 KC2SWC NEW YORK STATE 20m; FT8
 NA-026 N2JBJ NEW YORK STATE 20m; SSB
 NA-027 VO1CH NEWFOUNDLAND 10m; SSB
 NA-029 N2KHH/VY2 PRINCE EDWARD 20m; SSB
 NA-029 VY2FU PRINCE EDWARD 17m; SSB
 NA-031 AA1AC RHODE ISLAND STATE 17m; CW
 NA-033 5J0DX San Andres 17m; SSB
 NA-033 5K0C San Andres 40/30/17/12/10m; SSB/FT8
 NA-033 5K0T San Andres 40/20/17/15/10m; SSB
 NA-033 5K0YD San Andres 160/40/20/17/15/10m; SSB/FT8
 NA-052 KE5HDE FLA STATE SW (COLLIER/MONROE COUNTY) 20m; FT8
 NA-052 N1UL/2 FLA STATE SW (COLLIER/MONROE COUNTY) 17m; FT8
 NA-065 W7PHG WASHINGTON STATE NORTH 30m; FT8
 NA-096 HH2AA HISPANIOLA 20m; RTTY
 NA-096 HI8AM HISPANIOLA 17m; SSB
 NA-102 FG5GP GUADELOUPE 20m; FT4
 NA-106 KP2B VIRGIN 10m; RTTY
 NA-106 NP2J VIRGIN 40m; CW
 NA-106 NP2Q VIRGIN 17m; FT8
 NA-107 FM1HN MARTINIQUE 12m; SSB
 NA-108 J69Z St Lucia 10m; SSB
 NA-137 W1DED MAINE STATE WEST (YORK TO KNOX COUNTY) 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2BY Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2CR Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2GJC Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2GR Australia 12m; CW
 OC-001 VK2OWD Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2PWS Australia 20m; FT8
 OC-001 VK2QV Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK2RT Australia 10m; RTTY
 OC-001 VK2SI Australia 40m; FT8
 OC-001 VK2VH Australia 20m; SSB
 OC-001 VK3CWB Australia 12m; SSB
 OC-001 VK3EY Australia 17m; SSB
 OC-001 VK3PUB Australia 20m; FT8
 OC-001 VK4AFU Australia 10m; RTTY
 OC-001 VK4DX Australia 40/10m; CW/RTTY
 OC-001 VK4SN Australia 10m; RTTY
 OC-001 VK4VFO Australia 40m; FT8
 OC-001 VK5DG Australia 17m; FT8
 OC-001 VK5PO Australia 20m; FT8
 OC-001 VK5PO Australia 20m; FT8
 OC-001 VK6CB Australia 10m; SSB
 OC-001 VK8NSB Australia 10m; FT8
 OC-001 VK6IR Australia 12m; SSB
 OC-016 3D2FS VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 15m; CW
 OC-016 3D2USU VITI LEVU AND VANUA LEVU 30m; FT8
 OC-019 KH6ZM HAWAIIAN 15m; RTTY
 OC-021 YB0ECT JAVA 12m; CW/SSB
 OC-021 YB1ABY JAVA 15m; FT8
 OC-021 YB1BUL JAVA 20m; FT8
 OC-021 YB1EAO JAVA 15m; SSB
 OC-021 YC2DBW JAVA 15m; SSB
 OC-021 YC3BMX JAVA 20m; FT8
 OC-021 YD1CGW JAVA 10m; SSB
 OC-028 V73MS RALIK CHAIN 20m; SSB
 OC-032 FK8HA NEW CALEDONIA 12/10m; SSB
 OC-032 FK8HM NEW CALEDONIA 30m; FT8
 OC-034 P29LL NEW GUINEA 20m; CW/SSB
 OC-034 YB9UA NEW GUINEA 17/15m; SSB
 OC-035 YJ8RN NEW HEBRIDES 30m; FT8
 OC-036 ZL2ACN NORTH 20m; FT4
 OC-038 ZL7/K5WE CHATHAM 15m; CW
 OC-042 4I1EBD Luzon 10m; CW
 OC-054 FW1JG WALLIS 15m; FT8
 OC-088 V85A BORNEO 20m; SSB
 OC-088 YB7MYS BORNEO 40m; RTTY
 OC-088 YB7YGR BORNEO 20/17m; SSB
 OC-097 5W1SA SAMOA 20/10m; RTTY/FT8/FT4
 OC-134 ZL3JAS SOUTH 20m; SSB
 OC-134 ZL4CZ SOUTH 17m; SSB
 OC-134 ZL4RMF SOUTH 40/17m; SSB
 OC-143 8B22SLK SUMATRA 15m; SSB
 OC-143 YC5NBY SUMATRA 20m; FT8
 OC-150 YC9IPJ Lombok 15m; SSB
 OC-196 VK1TTY VICTORIA STATE EAST 40m; RTTY
 OC-201 ZL1BG NORTH ISLAND'S COASTAL 20m; FT8
 OC-203 ZL4/VE6TC SOUTH ISLAND'S COASTAL 20m; CW
 SA-002 VP8NO FALKLAND 10m; FT8
 SA-011 9Z4AH TRINIDAD 17m; SSB
 SA-011 9Z4Y TRINIDAD 10m; CW
 SA-020 FY5KE FRENCH GUIANA 10m; SSB
 SA-027 PP5BI SANTA CATARINA STATE NORTH 10m; CW
 SA-036 P49X ARUBA 10m; RTTY
 SA-099 PJ2/K8ND CURACAO 10m; CW

 ** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
 (which is very important) on their QSNs on their PacketCluster
 reports. The format we suggest is "Mode/IOTA#/Island or Group"
 (ex. CW/SA-036/Aruba).

 AS-117. Kenji, JA4GXS, will once again be active as JA4GXS/4 from Otsu
 Island between October 1-2nd. Activity is usually on 40/20/17/
 15/10/6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign,
 direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog.

 EU-017. Members of the Calabria DX Team will be active as ID9Y from
 Vulcano Island between October 5-9th. Operators mentioned are
 Alex/IK8YFU, Domenico/IW8RAO, Sal/IZ8CZR and Luigi/IU8GUK.
 Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and
 FT8. QSL only via LoTW or eQSL.

 EU-165. Marco, IS0BSR, and possibly others will be active as IM0B
 from San Pietro Island (WW Loc. JM49dc) between October 22nd
 and November 5th. QSL only via LoTW. NO paper QSL or NO Bureau.

 OC-139. Operators Adam/VK2YK, Chris/VK5FR, Ivan/VK5HS, Andy/VK5LA,
 YL Marija/VK5MAZ, and Paul/VK5PAS will be active as VK5TIL
 from Troubridge Island (WWFF VKFF-1108, ILLW AU0131, ?VK5
 Parks Award 5CP-243) South Australia, between February 7-9th,
 2023. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the
 Digital modes. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS, eQSL or LoTW. For more
 details and updates, see: https://www.troubridgeisland.com

 PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the  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......

JW, SVALVARD (SAT Op). Halvard, LA7XK/JW7XK will be active via RS-44
from Longyearbyen (JQ78TF) between evening October 5th and morning October
10th. He will alternate between CW and SSB. QSL via LA7XK, direct, by
the Bureau or ClubLog. Logs are uploaded to LotW, to Clublog and to
eQSL after the operation.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
PLEASE NOTE: OUTLOOK users PLEASE read below.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 26th-October 2nd).......
 Sep/26th HN Sep/29th HN Oct/01st DIS
 Sep/27th HN Sep/30th LN Oct/02nd BN
 Sep/28th HN

 SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
 ------------------------------------------------------
 NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
 ----------------- ------ -------- ------
 AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
 HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
 LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
 BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
 DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
 VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400

 (Updated 01/26/2022) Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites
 for propagation:
 * VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
 and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
 * DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
 * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
 * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
 http://sunspotwatch.com
 * Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) & National Oceanic and
 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov
 https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/solar-cycle-progression
 * News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
 https://www.spaceweather.com
 * Archive of ARRL Propagation Forecasts:
 http://www.arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation
 * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
 * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
 * W4HM Daily HF/MF Radio Wave Propagation Forecast:
 https://groups.io/g/w4hmradiowavepropagationforecast
 * WM7D's Solar Resource Page: https://www.wm7d.net/hamradio/solar

QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
 QSL-INFO from Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (September 25th)
 QSL-INFO from various sources provided by OPDX
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 3B8/G4BUO via G4BUO D44BM via IW2KVT OJ0/LB5SH via EA5GL
 3B8BAP via N4GNR EA6/EA3HSO via N4GNR OJ0/OH5UY via OH5UY
 3B8CW via N4GNR ED7O via EA7EU (d) OJ0/UT5UY via OH5UY
 3B9FR via M0OXO EF1A via EA1X & (L) OR100RCBE via ON4GDV
 3C/TA2OM via TA2OM EG5RCB via EA5RCB OX/DL4AOJ via DL4AOJ
 3W3B via E21EIC EH1DAA via EA1UVR OZ/DL3KWF via DL3KWF
 4A2B via EA5OL EH1OSM via EA1UVR OZ6SYL via OZ7AGR
 4D3X via W3HNK & (L) GX6ZME/P via G3ZME P29LL via EA7FTR (d)
 5J0DX via LU9FHF HB0/DL2JRM via DL2JRM PJ2/K8ND via K8ND
 5K0T via LU1FM (O/L) HB0/DL5YM via DL5YM PJ2/WI9WI via WI9WI
 5K0YD via IK2DUW HF0BKS via SP3PDO PJ4NX via M0URX
 5Z4BU via EA5GL G9/IZ8FFA via IZ8FFA (d/L) PV200BR via PY2KP
 5Z4VJ via M0URX II7ML via IQ7ML (e) R85RTO via RN3RQ
 8J3S via JK3IJQ II8IHBC via IU8CEU (E7-B/d/e) SN0RUN via SP5PPK
 8P2K via KU9C II9IAKE via HE9ERA SN30PSP via SP9ODM
 9A/DL7MDX via DL7MDX & (L) II9IALU via IT9MRM (d/e) ST0HQ via ST2M
 9A/F5SNJ via F5SNJ (L) II9IGDG via IT9DSA (d/e) SV8/G8JSM/P via G8JSM
 9A/W8FNG via W8FNG (d) IM0/IK5AEQ via IK5AEQ TG9ADM via EA5GL
 9H6QE via 9H1MRC IQ0AK via IS0JXO TG9AJR via M0URX
 9K2JJ via EA5GL JW0A via K4NHW TK/DL8CX/P via DL8CX
 9K9KSA via EC6DX LU7YZ via IK2DUW TM2RE via F5MFV
 9N7AA via S57DX LV1F via LU4FTA & (L) TM50ARML via F4ILK & (e)
 A43KSA via EC6DX LZ105IN via LZ1ZF TR8CA via F6CBC
 A91ARS via EC6DX N2KHH/VY2 via N2KHH UK8ZC via RW6HS
 AM40RCH via EA3RCH NP2J via K8RF V31XX via K4XS
 AX4DCM via VK4DCM OD5ZZ via N4GNR (d/L) V51LZ via EA5GL & (L)
 AX4KX via VK4KX OE/DJ7PR via DJ7PR VP9IN via EC6DX
 C91CCY via K3IRV OE/DJ8QP via DJ8QP XV9K via DJ6TF
 CT9/DF7EE via DF7EE OE25TU via OE3XAS YO3IMD via YO3KPA & (L)
 CT9/DM2RM via DM2RM & (L) OE3DIA via OE1DIA ZZ1S via PY1IO (d/L)
 CX5A via CX2ABC OH/DL2SWW via DL2SWW

 (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
 (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
 (I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs
 (Q) QRZ.com only (E) E-Mail QSL only (P) Please send no QSL
 (BA) Bureau Automatic
 (**) QSL automatically via Bureau - do not send QSLs

 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/3D2USU (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0C (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5J0DX (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0T (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0YD (Updated)
 https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/ZL7/K5WE (Update)

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3X1A,, 4W/JH2EUV, 5H8HZ, 5P1KZX, 5R8LH, 5W1SA,
 7X3WPL, 9M2DA, 9V1XX, BA5AB, BA5CJ, BD3CB, BD4VGZ, BD7BS, BG7SAY, BG7SFE,
 BH4RWP, BH5EHR, BW2/JP1RIW, D2UY, E20AX/P (AS-107), E77N, EA9ABC, EC3A,
 EP2LSH, GM5BDX, GQ0YCE, HB0/HB9LCW, HB175RAIL, HL2EIZ, HS1JZT, IU8MOA,
 JA8BNP, KG6JDX, KP4IA, LB1TI, MQ0GOR, NH6JC, OD5ZZ, OK4YL, R9CS, RU0SN,
 S56ECR, SM2LIY, SV2HXX, T77BL, TF/K4EU, TI2JS, TO7GJ, UA0ZFW, UA9MA,
 VK2RS, VK3HJ, VK8NSB, VR2UPU, VU3RGB, XE3KLF and YO3MID

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: EX8ABC, 9N7AA, JG1TSG, V51WW, VU4W, YB8HZ/p
 (OC-247) and YR0HQ

 QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: NONE REPORTED THIS WEEK!!!!
 --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
 send in their info....

R85, EUROPEAN RUSSIA (Special Event). Look for special event station
R85RTO to be active from Tambov, Russia, until October 9th. QSL via RN3RQ.
A special electronic anniversary diploma is available (see QRZ.com).

TM1, FRANCE. Operators John/F1ULQ and Pascal/F6ASS will be active as TM1Q
from the F6BFH Le Château d'Oléron site on Oléron Island (EU-032) during
the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 29-30th) as a Multi-Op entry. QSL via
F1ULQ or LoTW.

TM10, FRANCE (Special Event). Members of the "Radio Club du Pays de Nied"
(F4KIY) will activate the special callsign, TM10KIY, to celebrate the
club's 10th anniversary until October 7th. Activity will be on various
HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV and FT8/FT4. QSL via F4KIY, by the
Bureau or direct. For more details and updates, see:
 http://www.f4kiy.com/?p=409

TO2, GUADELOUPE. Operators Sigi/DL7DF, Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, YL
Annette/DL6SAK, Tom/DL7BO and Frank/DL7UFR will be active as TO2DL from
Sainte Rose, Guadeloupe (NA-102), between October 10-23rd. Activity will
be on various HF bands and modes. QSL via DL7DF, direct or by the DARC
Bureau. They will upload the full logs of the DXpedition to LoTW within
6 months after the DXpedition. For more details and updates (under-
construction), see: http://www.dl7df.com/fg

VK9X, CHRISTMAS ISLAND. By the time you read this, Stephen, VK3SN, will
be using the Christmas Island Amateur Radio Club (CIARC) callsign, VK9XX,
from Christmas Island (OC-002) for a week starting September 23rd, and
until October 1st. His activity will be holiday style on various HF bands
(80-10m) and will work most afternoons, evenings and some early mornings
local time, mostly on FT8 with some SSB. QSL via David EB7DX, direct, by
the Bureau, eQSL, ClubLog and ClubLog. For more details and updates, see:
 http://www.vk3sn.net
 http://ciarc.org.au

VP8, FALKLAND ISLANDS. Garry, ZC4GR, announced on his Twitter page, Sep-
tember 24th (https://twitter.com/zc4gr) that he is now active as VP8DLB
from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002). Activity has been mainly
on 40/10 meters SSB. Watch between 1800-1900z and after 0145z. He will
be there until December before returning to Cyprus. QSL via EB7DX.

VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Richard, NN2T, is planning to be active
as VP5/NN2T from Turks and Caicos Islands (TBA). Activity will be on
various HF bands. QSL via LoTW (preferred).

XZ, MYANMAR. Simon, XZ2A, posted the following on QRZ.com on September
20th: "Just a short post to update the forum about operations from Myanmar.
Although I'm working in Yangon right now (teacher at an international
school). I left my rig in Bangkok for the moment. This is because the
civil unrest (well, civil war actually) is 'hotting up', with many deaths
every day. I don't want to be found in a compromising position with my
transceiver, (meaning that the military junta could claim anything, even
if the rig is still in its box!). So I'll bide my time until the country
is more peaceful and the rule of law is clear. - Simon XZ2A "

ZL75, NEW ZEALAND (Special Event). Members of the Whangarei Amateur Radio
Club (ZL1AM) on New Zealand's North Island (OC-036, WW Loc. RF74) will
be active as ZL75WARC to celebrate their club's 75th anniversary between
October 1st and December 31st. Listen for QSL info.