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DX Reports / Propagation Report 7/21/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 21, 2018, 01:56:33 AM »
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP029
ARLP029 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP29
QST de W1AW 
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 29 ARLP029
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA  July 20, 2018
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP029
ARLP029 Propagation de K7RA

Over three weeks of blank sun! Spaceweather.com reported 22
consecutive days with no sunspots as of Thursday, and there is
nothing to indicate when sunspots will return.

A few weeks ago I thought sunspots would return by now, based on
solar flux predictions.  If we look back to forecasts from less than
two weeks ago, such as this one, it shows predicted solar flux of 80
for July 17 to 19.

ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/forecasts/45DF/070745DF.txt

Here we can see that higher flux values seem to correlate with
increased sunspot activity:

ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/indices/old_indices/2018Q2_DSD.txt

But since the July 7 forecast shown above, predicted flux values
have been well below 80.

Over the past reporting week (July 12 to 18), the average of the
daily sunspot number was zero, same as the previous seven days.
Average daily solar flux changed only slightly from 71.5 to 71.8.

Average daily planetary A index declined from 7.3 to 6.4, while
average daily middle latitude A index shifted from 7.9 to 6.1.

The latest prediction (July 19) shows predicted solar flux at 70 on
July 20 to 26, 68 on July 27 to August 1, 70 on August 2, 72 on
August 3 to 18, 70 on August 19, 68 on August 20 to 28, 70 on August
29, and 72 on August 30 to September 2.

Will we see sunspots return during the August 3 to 18 period?
Maybe, but I am not betting on it. But based only on predicted
solar flux, it seems more likely than between today and August 2.

Predicted planetary A index is 15, 8, 12, 20 and 8 on July 20 to 24,
5 on July 25 to August 5, 8 on August 6, 5 on August 7 to 11, then 8
on August 12, 5 on August 13 to 15, then 16, 8, 10, 18 and 8 on
August 16 to 20, and 5 on August 21 to September 2.

Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period July 20 to August 15,
2018 from OK1HH.

"Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on July 26 to 30, August 5, 11, 15
Quiet to unsettled on August 4, 6, 10, 14
Quiet to active on July 31, August 1, 3, 7 to 9, 12
Unsettled to active on July 20, 22, 24 and 25
Active to disturbed on July (21,) 23, August 2, (13)

Solar wind will intensify on July 20 to 23 (and August 7 to 11)

Remarks:
- Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.
- Configuration of active areas in the Sun is changing again, which
temporarily reduces the reliability of predictions."

Interesting article on plasma jets and related activity deep within
the sun:

https://bit.ly/2JBz7gu

Tamitha Skov says we are facing three more weeks of a spotless sun.

"Dear Tad,

With all the solar activity recently, it's hard to believe we have
gone three weeks with a spotless Sun. Some scientists within the
community are even saying we have arrived at solar minimum.  Yet
despite this sad news, Space Weather remains far from quiet.  It
seems our Sun is finding ways of staying busy.

I too find myself busier than I expected as we reach solar minimum.
In fact, just this past week I was invited to do an interview on
Space Weather for CBS News.  It was an amazing experience to visit
the Los Angeles CBS studio, be wired up like a real news anchor, and
be broadcast live via satellite to a sister CBS station in
Minnesota.  Moments like this are becoming a larger part of this
amazing journey.  I am so grateful I get to share it with you.  I
promise to make available more behind the scenes footage of this
studio adventure in my Patreon project.

Speaking of, last week I promised I would give you a chance to offer
me voluntary feedback on the project before I begin pre-launch later
this month.  If you would like a sneak peek at the perks I am
offering, here is the link to the tiers I have created.  Feel free
to let me know what you think:

https://bit.ly/2uyFixt

This week the forecast brings another chance for aurora, especially
at high latitudes.  This is due to some fast solar wind that might
bump us to near storm levels around Friday.  Afterwards, unsettled
conditions should linger throughout the weekend.  Radio propagation
will likely drop down to poor conditions by the beginning of next
week, but hopefully the solar storm will help give propagation a
boost on the night side of Earth, with auroral propagation possible.
The weak storm should also help improve GPS/GNSS reception at low
latitudes.  Like I said, it's a busy week!

Cheers, Tamitha"

Her latest video update:

https://youtu.be/ut2MlfmRa70

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 July 12 through 18, 2018 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
and 0, with a mean of 0.  10.7 cm flux was 72.1, 72.5, 72.3, 71.7,
71.9, 71.2, and 71.2, with a mean of 71.8.  Estimated planetary A
indices were 8, 6, 5, 4, 9, 9, and 4, with a mean of 6.4.  Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 8, 6, 4, 4, 8, 9, and 4, with a mean of
6.1.
NNNN
/EX
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DX Reports / DX BULLETIN7/20/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 20, 2018, 04:37:04 PM »
SB DX @ ARL $ARLD030
ARLD030 DX news

ZCZC AE30
QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 30  ARLD030
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  July 19, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD030
ARLD030 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
KI1U, W3UR, 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.

TIMOR-LESTE, 4W.  Gordon, K7TRB is QRV as 4W6VA from Dili, IOTA
OC-148, until the middle of September 2018.  Activity is on 20, 17
and 6 meters.  QSL to home call.

MALAWI, 7Q.  Arnold, WB6OJB is QRV as 7Q7JK until July 25.  Activity
is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB.  QSL direct to home
call.

ALGERIA, 7X.  A group of operators are QRV as 7V9A from Habibas
Island, IOTA AF-094, until July 21. Activity is on the HF bands
using SSB, various digital modes, FT8, with some CW, and SSB on
various VHF bands.  QSL via operators' instructions.

CAPE VERDE, D4.  Christian, M0UPL will be QRV as D44EK from Sal
Island, AF-086, from July 23 to August 7.  Activity will be on the
HF bands using only SSB.  QSL to home call.

SARDINIA, IS0.  Massimo, I0PNM is QRV as IM0/I0PNM from San Pietro
Island, IOTA EU-165, until August 20. Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and
10 meters using SSB.  This includes being an entry in the upcoming
RSGB IOTA contest.  QSL direct to home call.

MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1.  Operator JG1RHN is QRV as JG1RHN/JD1 from
Marcus Island, IOTA OC-073, until August 15.  Activity is on the HF
bands.  QSL via bureau.

SVALBARD, JW.  Members of Amateur Radio Club SP3PET are QRV as
JW100PUT from Petuniabukta, Spitsbergen, IOTA EU-026, until July 31
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Academic Ham Radio Club of
the Poznan University of Technology. Activity is on 80, 40 and 20
meters, as well as 2 meters and 70 centimeters, using SSB and FM.
QSL via SP3PET.

GUAM, KH2.  Howard, WQ6B is QRV as KH2/WQ6B until July 24.  Activity
is on the various HF bands using SSB and FT8.  QSL to home call.

MARKET REEF, OJ0.  A large group of operators will be QRV as OJ0C
from July 21 to 28, and then from August 18 to 25, during the first
International Youth at Sea activity. Activity is on the HF bands.
QSL via OH3JR.

ARUBA, P4.  Rick, N1DC is QRV as P4/N1DC until July 26.  Activity is
holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW, with some SSB and FT8,
and running QRP power.  QSL to home call.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Operators Violetta, KM4ATT, Mason, KM4SII, Dhruv,
KC9ZJX, and David, VE7DZO, are QRV as PJ2Y until July 24 as part of
a Youth DX Adventure to Curacao. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL direct to AB8YK.

MICRONESIA, V6.  Members of the Nara DX Association Japan are QRV as
V6J from Ta Island, IOTA OC-254, until July 31.  Activity is on 40
to 15 meters, including 6 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 with
three stations active.  QSL direct to JP3AYQ.

CANADA, VE.  Mike, KI1U will be QRV as VE9IU from Grand Manan
Island, IOTA NA-014, from July 21 to 28.  Activity will be on the HF
bands using CW and FT8, with some activity on 6 meters and various
satellites.  QSL to home call.

CAMBODIA, XU.  Chapli, BG4HRM is QRV as XU7AKL from Phnom Penh.
Activity is mostly on 80 to 10 meters using CW.  QSL to home call.

VANUATU, YJ.  Geoff, ZL3GA is QRV as YJ0GA from Efate, IOTA OC-035,
until July 24.  Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, FT8 and
some SSB.  QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The North American RTTY QSO Party, QRP
20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Russian
Radio Team Championship, Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge, Jakarta
40-Meter DX Contest, DMC RTTY Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, CQ
Worldwide VHF Contest, SA Sprint Contest, RSGB Low Power CW Contest
and the CQC Great Colorado 20-Meter CW Gold Rush are all on tap for
this weekend.

The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, SKCC CW Sprint and Phone Fray are
scheduled for July 25.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see July QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX
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DX Reports / DX Report 7/19/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 19, 2018, 04:51:03 AM »
About the only thing on the bands to mention is OD5ZZ has been making some SSB appearances around 14.240 0500Z, we have heard this station on around this time. He is good for a qsl via his manager only, he is a state side manager so it makes life easy. Never send anything direct to Lebanon, it may never arrive. Ok, we continue to hope for better times, but yesterday few signals on any band, so we wait for some action.
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DX Reports / DX Operations for July 2018
« Last post by k4lrx on July 16, 2018, 08:37:25 AM »
Pretty slim pickings the rest of the month, I can find no other announcement about an operation from KH8, it may have been cancelled at this stage of the game who knows? If they show up work them if you need the entity.

As to the rest of the month it does not look very good for dX hounds.

2018 Jul18   2018 Jul25   Vanuatu   YJ0GA   LotW   DXNews
20180227   By ZL3GA fm Efate I (IOTA OC-035); 80-6m; QSL also OK via ZL3GA (Buro or direct) and Club Log

2018 Jul18   2018 Jul31   Svalbard   JW100PUT   SP3PET   TDDX
20180628   By SP3FGI and others fm Petuniabukta, Spitsbergen; 80 40 20 2m + 70cm; SSB FM; 100w; QSL OK via Buro or direct

2018 Jul19   2018 Jul24   Curacao   PJ2   LotW   DXW.Net
20180323   By KM4SII as PJ2/KM4SII; all bands; all modes; focus on digital for AS VK ZL; fm PJ2T station

2018 Jul19   2018 Jul25   Iceland   TF   VE3DZ   DXW.Net
20180703   By VE3DZ as TF/VE3DZ

2018 Jul19   2018 Jul31   Micronesia   V6J   JP3AYQ   JJ3PRT
20180504   By JA team fm Ta I (IOTA OC-254); 40-6m; SSB CW FT8 RTTY; focus on EU and NA; QSL also OK via eQSL

2018 Jul20   2018 Jul24   Guam   KH2
NEW (Jul12)   LotW   TDDX
20180712   By WQ6B as KH2/WQ6B; SSB FT8; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via WQ6B direct (no SASE or GS necessary)


2018 Jul23   2018 Aug07   Cape Verde   D44EK   M0UPL   DXNews20180706   By M0UPL fm Sal I (IOTA AF-086); HF; SSB
2018 Jul26   2018 Aug04   Mauritius   3B8   LotW   DXNews


20180629   By OK2ZI s 3B8/OK2ZI fm Pointe aux Sables (IOTA AF-041); 160-10m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via OK2ZI (Buro or direct) and Club Log
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DX Reports / DX Report 7/15/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 15, 2018, 03:22:41 AM »
I saw an announcement in QST about a group heading to American Samoa KH8 in August, however saw nothing about it in some of my DX news sources. QST stated it would be an all band operation and last a couple of weeks give or take a few days. If we see anything  announced will pass it along, only other operation a holiday style operation in about a month. We continue to have a small opening at night around 11PM to ZL/VK some good signals indeed. But, that is it.

According to the wizards of propagation we have reached the bottom of cycle 24 so hopefully, the only direction is up, may take a year, but we are heading up in propagation. Stay tuned and keep the rigs warm and ready.
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DX Reports / Propagation Bulletin 7/13/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 13, 2018, 03:45:10 PM »
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP028
ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA

ZCZC AP28
QST de W1AW 
Propagation Forecast Bulletin 28 ARLP028
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA  July 13, 2018
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP028
ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA

As of Thursday, July 12, there have been no sunspots visible for 16
days consecutively.

Spaceweather.com pointed out that to find an equally long stretch of
no sunspots, we have to look back to November 2009 when we were
emerging from the deepest solar minimum in a century.  At the lowest
of the low activity in 2008, the sun was blank for 52 consecutive
days, they reported, and that seems to be from July 21, 2008 through
September 10, 2008, as shown here:

ftp://ftp.swpc.noaa.gov/pub/indices/old_indices/2008_DSD.txt

However my own record shows a slight break in that period, with a
sunspot number of 11 on August 21 and 22, 2008.  Where did I get
this, nearly ten years ago?  Although NOAA did not report this (as
seen in the link above), Spaceweather.com did.  If you look in their
archive for those dates, you will see it reported.  They
characterized it as a "relatively small spot".

I asked Dr. Tony Phillips of Spaceweather.com about this, and he
replied:  "Good point!  To get those 52 days, I went through the
official NOAA sunspot records and ironically did not check
Spaceweather.com.  They might have considered the 'spot a "pore" and
not a fully developed sunspot.  At any rate, the overall picture is
still the same:  If this solar minimum is anything like the last
one, we will eventually look back on 15 day stretches of
spotlessness as relatively brief intervals."

Was it so small that NOAA didn't record it?  It was there for two
days, so I decided to include it in my record.  My personal record
of solar flux and sunspots is preserved and updated in the Solar
Data Plotting Utility created by Scott Craig, WA4TTK:

http://www.craigcentral.com/sol.asp

Note he has a recent update for the data, and you can continue to
automatically update your copy weekly using a copy of this bulletin.

Although there were no sunspots last week, we did see an increase in
solar flux, from an average of 68.2 in the previous week to 71.5 in
the July 5 to 11 period.  This is not a large difference.

Average daily planetary A index increased from 4 to 7.3, while
average daily mid-latitude A index increased from 4 to 7.9.

Predicted solar flux is 72 on July 13 to 19, then 73, 74, 72, 72,
and 70 on July 20 to 24, then 68 on July 25 through August 2, 70 on
August 3, 72 on August 4 to 6, 74 on August 7, 76 on August 8 to 16,
then 74, 72, 72, and 70 on August 17 to 20, and 68 on August 21 to
26.

Not long ago I thought sunspots may return by July 17 to 19, when
solar flux was predicted to rise to 80, but after July 7 that more
optimistic forecast was scaled back to what we have now.

Predicted planetary A index is 5 on July 13 to 19, then 15, 8, 10,
18 and 8 on July 20 to 24, then 5 again on July 25 through August 4,
then 12 and 8 on August 5 and 6, 5 again on August 7 to 10, 16 and 8
on August 11 and 12, 5 on August 13 to 15, then 15, 8, 10, 18 and 8
on August 16 to 20, and 5 on August 21 to 26.

Franta, OK1HH is back with his geomagnetic forecast after his
previously announced absence:

"Geomagnetic activity forecast for the period July 13 to August 8,
2018

Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on July 13, 25 to 29, August 6
Quiet to unsettled on July (15 to 18, 21,) 30 and 31, August 4
Quiet to active on July 20, 23, August 1, 3, (5, 7 and 8)
Unsettled to active on July (14, 19,) 24
Active to disturbed on July 22, August 2

Solar wind will intensify on July 13 to 15 and 20 to 23

Remarks:
- Parenthesis means lower probability of activity enhancement.
- Beware of paraskavedekatriafobia today!"

OH6BG has created a VOACAP tool for WRTC 2018, currently in progress:

http://www.voacap.com/wrtc2018/

Also see:

http://www.wrtc2018.de/en/

Also this weekend, the IARU HF Championship:

http://www.arrl.org/iaru-hf-championship

Paul Merrill, W7IV of Templeton, California wrote:  "So, what do you
think about all the theories of 6m propagation in light of this
fantastic summer and the new mode of FT8?  Was this propagation
around all along and we just didn't have the gain or sensitivity to
make use of it?"

I'm certain this is the case.  FT8 is amazingly powerful, and
seemingly has the ability to peel back layers of noise and
uncertainty that human ears cannot.

On July 8, Dr. Skov wrote:

"Dear Tad,

After nearly two weeks of quiet, our Sun graces us with a much
needed boost in activity.  I took this bit of down time to celebrate
the American fourth of July with family, and to reflect on where the
fireworks of the Sun will lead us once we pass through this solar
minimum. I have some ideas.  In the coming several weeks, I will ask
for voluntary feedback on my Patreon project, set for pre-launch
later this month.  I want to ensure I am creating content that most
suits your needs and leads us in the right direction as a community
towards the future.  Your participation means the world to me.

The forecast this week is a bright one.  We have two solar storms,
albeit weak ones, on their way to Earth now.  With some luck, they
will bring aurora down to high-latitudes and possibly even lower!
We also have a returning active region (that will likely be numbered
2716), which has already boosted solar flux back into the marginal
levels for radio propagation.  It is a low-level flare producer, but
GPS users shouldn't worry, reception should remain decent on Earth's
day side, and at low latitudes, thanks to the weak influence of
these solar storms.  However, GPS reception might get just a little
glitchy near aurora and around dawn and dusk.  Be sure to enjoy the
conditions while they last!

Cheers, Tamitha"

https://youtu.be/P0pPPDrQ3Oo

Max White, M0VNG sent this interesting article about tubes of plasma
in the sky:

https://bit.ly/1Ke74AV

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 July 5 through 11, 2018 were 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
and 0, with a mean of 0.  10.7 cm flux was 68.1, 70.5, 72, 71.6,
72.9, 72.1, and 73.3, with a mean of 71.5.  Estimated planetary A
indices were 17, 7, 5, 4, 3, 7, and 8, with a mean of 7.3.
Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 11, 8, 6, 6, 5, 11, and 8,
with a mean of 7.9.
NNNN
/EX
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DX Reports / DX Bulletin7/13/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 13, 2018, 05:00:50 AM »
SB DX @ ARL $ARLD029
ARLD029 DX news

ZCZC AE29
QST de W1AW 
DX Bulletin 29  ARLD029
From ARRL Headquarters 
Newington CT  July 12, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD029
ARLD029 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
N1DC, 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.

FIJI, 3D2.  Harold, WJ2O is QRV as 3D2/WJ2O from Viti Levu Island,
IOTA OC-016, until July 17.  Activity is on 40 to 15 meters using
only CW.  QSL direct to N2ZN.

TUNISIA, 3V.  Look for 3V8CB to be QRV in the IARU HF World
Championship.  QSL via LX1NO.

TIMOR-LESTE, 4W.  Gordon, K7TRB is QRV as 4W6VA from Dili, IOTA
OC-148, until the middle of September 2018.  Activity is currently
on 20, 17 and 6 meters.  QSL to home call.

ALGERIA, 7X.  A group of operators are QRV with special event call
sign 7V5ID during the month of July to celebrate the 57th
anniversary of Algeria's Independence from Stidia, Mostaganem.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8 with five
stations active.  QSL via 7X4CZ.

OMAN, A4.  Members of the Royal Oman Amateur Radio Society will be
QRV as A47RS in the IARU HF World Championship.  QSL via bureau.

BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6.  Andreas, DK5ON is QRV as EA6/DK5ON from
Mallorca Island, IOTA EU-004, until July 28.  Activity is on 40 to 6
meters using CW, SSB, and various digital modes including FT8.  QSL
to home call.

IRELAND, EI.  Olivier, ON4EI is QRV as EI8GQB until July 18.
Activity is on 160 to 10 meters.  He plans to be active as EI7T in
the IARU HF World Championship as a Single Op/Low Power entry.  QSL
via PA3249.

ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP.  Eric, KV1J is QRV as FP/KV1J from
Miquelon Island, IOTA NA-032, until July 17.  Activity is on 80 to
10 meters using some CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8, as well as some
satellite activity.  This also includes being an entry in the IARU
HF World Championship.  QSL to home call.

SARDINIA, IS0.  Miguel, EA5ZD will be QRV as IS0/EA5ZD from July 16
to 21.  QSL to home call.

SVALBARD, JW.  Members of Amateur Radio Club SP3PET will be QRV as
JW100PUT from Petuniabukta, Spitsbergen, IOTA EU-026, from July 18
to 31 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Academic Ham Radio
Club of the Poznan University of Technology.  Activity will be on
80, 40, and 20 meters, as well as 2 meters and 70 centimeters, using
SSB and FM.  QSL via SP3PET.

AUSTRIA, OE.  Special call sign OE100RAD will be QRV during the IARU
HF World Championship.  QSL via operators' instructions.

ARUBA, P4.  Rick, N1DC will be QRV as P4/N1DC from July 14 to 26.
Activity will be holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW, with
some SSB and FT8, and running QRP power.  QSL to home call.

FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F.  Renner, PY7RP is QRV as PY0F/PY7RP until
July 16.  Activity is on the HF bands, and 6 meters using FT8.  This
includes being an entry in the IARU HF World Championship.  QSL to
home call.

CANADA, VE.  Pierre, VE3KTB is QRV as VY0ERC from the Eureka Weather
station from Eureka, Nunavut, IOTA NA-008, until July 21.   Activity
is on 40 and 20 meters using slow CW, SSB and other digital modes.
This includes some satellite activity on the FM birds.  QSL via
M0OXO.

BERMUDA, VP9.  Steve, KU9C is QRV as KU9C/VP9 until July 17.
Activity is on the HF bands, including the newer bands and 6 meters,
as well as FM on satellites SO-50 and AO-85.  This includes being
active as VP9HQ/RSB in the IARU HF World Championship.  QSL both
calls to home call.

LAOS, XW.  Bruce, 3W3B is QRV as XW4XR from Vientiane until July 22.
Activity is on 40 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters, using CW,
RTTY, JT65 and FT8.  QSL via E21EIC.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF.  Operators Mike, NA6MB and Gayle, K6GO are QRV
as ZF2NA and ZF2GO, respectively, from Grand Cayman Island, IOTA
NA-016, near Bodden Town, until July 15.  Activity is on 160 to 6
meters.  This includes being active as ZF1A in the IARU HF World
Championship.  QSL ZF2GO and ZF2NA via K6GO.  QSL ZF1A via K6AM.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The IARU HF World Championship, QRP
20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, FISTS Summer
Unlimited Sprint and the QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew CW Sprint will
certainly keep contesters busy this upcoming weekend.

The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for July 16.

The CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are scheduled for July 18.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see July QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX
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DX Reports / DX Report 7/13/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 12, 2018, 10:15:26 PM »
I would love to report we have super conditions, lots of expeditions on the air and the propagation Gods are smiling upon us.. I would indeed love to tell you this, but in reality only a few signals on twenty meters, nothing much in the way of DX and what little there is signals are fluttery and weak.

Only during the late evening are we hearing anything in form of long DX, this amounts to a few stations from New Zealand, maybe a VK, or two and that is it. Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is the way of life on the bands these days.  :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
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DX Reports / DX Report 7/09/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 09, 2018, 04:21:06 PM »
For the first day in a long time we had some fair openings in the early hours of the morning. We found two Japanese stations with very good signals and one station from the Philippine's  with very good signals. Band was open, but no one around.. DU3LA active on 14.010 at 07:20 local time, or 12:230 Z,

In addition to this for a few scant contacts was JV5A this was a special event station out of Mongolia, rare zone 23. Nothing else was heard of this operation, so it may be back, or never heard again, time will tell. I would suggest to those of you looking for Asian contacts to check 20 meters around 1200Z or around 7 AM local time for some contacts. The opening is short, so you have to work them when you have a chance.

In other activity we continue to hear, or work special event stations in New Zealand and some signals heard well from Australia around 11PM local time, or 0400Z, Activity seems to center around 14.198 and 14.240.
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DX Reports / DX Report 7/7/18
« Last post by k4lrx on July 07, 2018, 03:34:36 PM »
Lots of action for the special event stations, all the list of K2 stations for the 4th of July celebration, you will have about another week to work all the stations including the two bonus stations if you wish. Nice certificate, we got ours last year on a mixed basis, perhaps next year I might try for a CW certificate, or all phone?

In other activities we did work ZL18FIFA this is a special event station in New Zealand 14.180 0250Z and 3D2AG 14.027 at 02.55Z. Other then those two the pickings are pretty slim.
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