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ayankun · 4 years

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real quick before I get into season 6

So this is my second time watching Season 6 and I’m p. excited. This last week or so I’ve been dredging up bits and pieces, but most of it is a blur. It seems the memories that lasted this whole year were mostly of the huge armored truck and the nonbinary character who works at *spoilers*’s tech startup.

I’m curious to see if the second time through it’ll settle in like it belongs. I remember Season 5 really didn’t make any sense to me until I saw it again.

But really I’m just excited that in 11 hours I can watch the new stuff?!

But first, before I forget, here’s my last thoughts on Season 5.

So remember how I was surprised at Season 1′s structure, that it folded up nicely down the middle with some pretty tidy symmetry?

None of the other seasons do that.

Instead, I remember particularly strongly how jarring the end of the Ghost Rider arc was in the middle of Season 4. And then again when the (what I’m calling) Kasius arc also wrapped up mid-season.

I’m not sure when I read about it, but it probably was circa Ghost Rider, that they’d intentionally decided on what I’m pretty sure they called “pods” of episodes, these seasons-within-a-season sort of narratives.

Season 2 sort of kicks it off, what with the race to Terragenesis taking eps 1-10 and the Afterlife/splinter SHIELD stories filling 11-22. Then Season 3 has the monolith/Maveth mystery to start, followed by Hive & the Inhumans for the second half. S4 is super poddy, obviously branded as Ghost Rider/Agents of Hydra, and S5 also splits neatly into future!Lighthouse and present day!Lighthouse.

Two points to make on this:

Kasius is such a rockstar villain that I feel really bad for Hale/Ruby/Talbot. They’re so apples and oranges but having the highlight come first allows for unfavorable comparisons to be made. It’s like asking any well-to-do Kree to compare Xandarian snail to oops all berries.

Good thing they’d had all this practice writing complete stories in 12 eps, since I’m hoping Season 6 (and obvs Season 7) will still feel as fully formed as their longer antecedents.

Anyway, that first point is my major point for S5.

S3 already feels like the second half of S2, and its internal halves are the most similar to each other as any of the other “pods,” so it’s not like people have a reason to go around saying “I liked the first half of the season waaay better than the second.”

(although I might. I might say that, actually. but not because the halves were branded separately from one another)

And S4, though the two halves are barely identifiable as coming from the same show much less the same season, they’re both good. Robbie Reyes is perfect. The effort to incorporate new MCU topics/aesthetic from Doctor Strange is great. Robots who just want to be a real girl is my JAM. All the Framework cameos really make my day! And then Robbie Reyes comes back all deus ex machina (ironic) and saves the day, and

it makes sense that he does because the function and nature of the Darkhold was well established in part 1 and

it’s GREAT that he does because he’s perfect and we miss him.

Then here comes S5. I really really respect so much about the creative decisions that took the story where it went (ie, outside Papa MCU’s sphere of interference), and getting to reuse the same set in a different context while minimizing “on-location” shoots is just technical and financial genius, okay.

But there’s so much about the first half, in the future, that compels me waaaaaaay more than the gritty anger of the second half.

Kasius, WOW what a villain. Dominic Rains, everyone. I have nothing unkind to say about the performance, the character, anything. Impeccable. Spectacular. Perfection.

The mystery of the season opener! We had the tag scene where Coulson’s “in space” and plenty of time to ruminate on the how and why, especially with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 coming out right as S4 ended and Thor: Ragnarok literally sizzling in the theaters at the same time as this season started. They answer the question by the end of the episode, but not before several characters come up with and pursue several different theories, and that’s fun.

What a way to capitalize on the Inhuman storyline your show’s been about for years now, without forcing Papa MCU to contend with all this good work you’ve been doing. Just go somewhere he can’t reach you (the future), and then un-write all of it anyway. V. tidy. Extra style points will be awarded.

LEITMOTIFS. If y’all’ve seen BSG, then you know Bear McCreary is a master of the art. But this season has so many good themes, my friends. The Daisy/Quake theme that’s been knocking around for a season is here in full force, and Sinara’s is the best bad guy theme you could have wanted, and dearest sweetest Flint has the best great guy theme you ever heard.

Just, while we’re here. Sinara. She says nothing for episodes (it feels like, I wasn’t counting) and her first line is a scornfully growled “compassion.” Give it up for Florence Faivre !!! She hardly has any lines but you always know exactly what she’s thinking and what she’s about. Sinara and Kasius have the richest on-screen chemistry of anybody on any show from any era fight me on this I dare you.

Mack’s coming down from his second life in the Framework, and that suuuuucks that these folks never have a moment to rest before barreling into their next story. But he gets to be a father to Flint! And Yo-Yo gets to be a mother!!! UGH why couldn’t they have brought Flint instead of Deke lololol oh well.

I think I know another reason why Lincoln seems overhyped to me. That other Inhuman, Ben I think his name is? He’s in like two episodes, serves a narrative purpose, and is disposed. I know Lincoln’s in like 18 times as many episodes but they have the same exact overall impact on my brain-hole. Imagine if it was Ben that came back with them instead of Deke. That’s how I feel about Lincoln. Like, how did this obviously disposable character make it this far?

Then you have Deke. You love to hate him. He’s a very well-fashioned character who is flawless in making you feel the way the showrunners want you to feel. That’s the kind of character that gets killed off twice and still comes back, and it doesn’t surprise you.

So, Enoch. Enoch is everyone’s favorite character, right? Right. Give me genderless robots with a soft spot for humanity ANY DAY. PLEASE where are they I need them. (I’m un-repressing memories of S6 and I feel like somehow I should be careful what I wish for) Man I remember with 1000% clarity the absolute glee I felt sitting down for the opening montage of S5 the first time, how ballsy weird it was, just watching this freaky bald alien of a man go swimming with some fun electro pop number playing in the background. 100/10 please make more television like this

More monoliths!! The time one is so pretty!

(remember when there were more monoliths and no one knew where they came from or what they did but then it didn’t matter because they got instantly exploded?)

The low-key obvious answers to the season’s questions, what with the Inhumans running all over the shop, Quake there to tear everything down and Flint there to put the pieces back together I’m not crying you’re crying

Oh man, and Simmons getting to mentor not one but two Inhuman youths to be confident and trust in themselves and their powers. What a ways from the fear-panic response to Daisy when she turned.

Also, yeah, it has to be said, this show’s blatant “you’re different and that’s okay” agenda sits very well with me. Agents of SHIELD says LGBTQ+ rights!

So anyway, part 2 falls a little flat for me because its strength is its themes, but I’m not really compelled by the stakes and definitely not by the villains and not really even by the intra-team drama.

Obviously S2 touched on parenthood, but it was pretty specific. S5 digs in and brings us a lot more on the topic.

Kasius desperately desires his father’s approval but very deeply despises the methods and the people who earn it.

Hale was indoctrinated by Hydra and was very earnest in wanting to uphold the values of the organization, until the organization (and Whitehall) shared with her their narrow appreciation of the gift of her loyalty. Even then, she struggles to make sense of this loyalty, only realizing too late that being a good Hydra pawn and a good parent are categorically mutually exclusive.

Ruby, obviously, is like a mini-Kasius, the brave-faced rebel who wears her mother’s disappointment on her sleeve like a badge of honor to pretend that it isn’t crippling her.

The Von Strucker kid, boy is he messed up (and his Hydra dad had something to do with it)

((echos of Ward are still heard even this far after his demise, and we know what his father figures were like))

Poor Talbot, got some brain damage and some Hydra conditioning on top of that, cracked that noggin wide open. He just wanted to do good by his family. Just wanted his son to know he loves him.

Polly and Robin. The daughter who needs constant special care because she’s stuck inside her own mind and the mother who’s been through hell and back and still manages to do her best. Even when she knows she won’t always be there for her daughter. Even when she knows she’ll be replaced.

May getting a glimpse at the life she and Andrew once talked about. Getting a chance to do right by that little girl.

Mack recovering from getting that same glimpse, from the echoing memories of a life time spent with his greatest regret erased. Being roped into being a thug and threatening that dad without knowing the meaning behind his threat -- being told that people like him don’t deserve the privilege of parenthood. But then getting to know Flint, and having Yo-Yo at his side while they fast track this kid through all the things he’s gonna need to know in order to be the Big Damn Hero the world needs him to be.

The timey-wimey promise that FitzSimmons will one day be parents to a brilliant daughter who will unfortunately give birth to a Deke.

Coulson and Daisy. Another parent placing enormous expectations on his daughter, desperate that she be ready for his responsibilities because his time is running out. A daughter who mishandles these expectations and refuses to stop fighting a losing battle, not because she’s not ready to step up, but because she doesn’t want to face the fact that she’s losing the man who raised her.

Anyway, aside from all this good Theme work, part 2 wades perfunctorily through musty remnants of the previous season, from The Doctor to The Russian. Which makes sense, because that season ended in a way that left so many loose threads -- but then this season comes along and summarily ties them up, all cute little bows, the lot of them. Dusts its hands. Nothing to see here. Move along now. Time’s up.

#Agents of Shield #aos

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certainheartrunaway · 5 years

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1425

The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1425 BID: $OPDX.1425 August 5, 2019 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, the AB5K's AR Cluster Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, W2VU, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, WB6RSE, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1EKC, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PD3H, RN3RQ, RW6HS , 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, 28th-July, through Sunday, 4th-August there were 209 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A4, A6, A7, A9, BV, BY, C3, C5, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/n, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH, FK, FM, FO, FO/a, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, 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, PY0F, PZ, R1FJ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T33, T5, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9L, VK9X, VP2M, VP2V, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, XX9, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, 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". 3W9, VIETNAM. Jacek, SP5APW, and his wife are planning to visit Dao Co To (AS-132) between the end of September and the start of October. He is plans to be active as 3W9KJ (callsign pending). Activity will be mainly FT8/FT4 possibly on 40/30 meters with some SSB (if conditions allow) using 100 watts into a wire QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. 3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Video). 3Y0I Team member Mietek, SP3CMX, has put together a 27:19 video on the team's first attempt to go to the island called “The Road To Bouvet”. They say “Buckle up” to viewn it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q39AMAhciuk 8Q, MALDIVES (Reminder/Update). Gil, IZ2DLV, will once again be active from as 8Q7GB Nika Island in the Maldives between August 4-18th. Activity will be holiday style on 40/30/20/17/15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog. 9G, GHANA. Chip, KB1QU, will be active as 9G5QU between September 8-21st. Activity will be on 40/30/20 meters using CW, FT8 and FT4. QSL via N4GNR direct. A8, LIBERIA (Update/Confirmed Dates). The Italian DXpedition Team will be active from Liberia between September 28th and October 11th. They plan to use two callsigns: A82X for CW, SSB and RTTY; A82Z for FT8 only. The 11 operators mentioned are Silvano/I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT, Alfeo/I1HJT, Franco/I1FQH, Tony/I2PJA, Gino/IK2RZP, Alberto/IZ2XAF and Mac/JA3USA. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are: CW - 1826, 3530, 7025, 10115, 14030, 18068, 21030, 24890 and 28030 kHz SSB - 3775, 7090, 14240, 18130, 21310, 24950 and 28470 kHz RTTY - 14084 kHz FT8 - 1843, 3585, 7056, 10131, 14080, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz For JA STATIONS ONLY -- FT8 on 160m use normal mode; TX frq 1845 kHz and RX frq is 1908 kHz They are planning to use 5 stations with maximum flexibility. QSL via OQRS (http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/). QSL via I2YSB direct only or LoTW after the operation. They will also be using a "Real-Time Online Logging" (internet permitting), including their FT8 activity as A82Z. For more details, updates, and a survey on bands/needs, see: http://www.i2ysb.com/idt C21, NAURU. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/ YL3JA will be active as C21W from Nauru (OC-031) after their Western Kiribati operation (see T30 below) between September 16-25th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. CQ NEWS (Press Release, date July 30th). "Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, Named 2019 Newsline Young Ham of the Year" -- Dhruv Rebba, KC9ZJX, of Normal, Illinois, has been selected as the "2019 Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year". Dhruv, 15, is the son of Hari Rebba, VU2SPZ, and Shailaja Panyam. He is entering his sophomore year at the Normal Community High School this fall. He is a member of the Central Illinois Radio Club. Dhruv earned his Technician Class license in 2013 when he was only 9 years old. He followed it up by passing the test for a General Class license a year later. Dhruv says his interest in amateur radio was sparked by a 2013 visit to the Dayton Hamvention(R) with his father, a long-time amateur radio operator from India who settled in the U.S..... Read the complete press release at: http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com Also read the ARRL press release at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dhruv-rebba-kc9zjx-is-2019-newsline-young-ham-of-the-year CR3/CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Gerd/DF9TS, Detlef/DK3QZ, Michael/DK6QW, Marcus/DL1EKC, Kai/DL3HAH and Andreas/DL3YM will be active as CR3W from Santana, Madeira Island (AF-014), during the Worked All Europe DX CW Contest (WAEDC) (August 10-11th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL CR3W via DL5AXX, OQRS (see QRZ.com) or LoTW. Look for operators to be active out- side of the contest as CT9/homecall usually on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via their home callsigns. CY9, ST. PAUL ISLAND. After a small delay, the CY9C team is now active until August 8th. Activity is on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 in DXpedition mode, EME, and on various Satellites. QSLs will be available: ClubLog, LoTW, direct via WA4DAN. PLEASE NOTE: No Bureau or No IRCs. For more details and updates, watch: http://cy9c.com DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has been updated on ClubLog as of July 29th. The list contains 340 entities. The following are the top 10 entities: 1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas Island 2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island 3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island 4. BS7H Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island 5. CE0X San Felix Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island No changes this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list is available at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php DXCC NEWS. The following operations have been approved for DXCC credit: CY9C -- St. Paul Island; 2019 operation T6AA and T6A -- Afghanistan; 2019 operations H4, SOLOMON ISLANDS. Operators Michael/DL2GMI and Bernhard/DL2GAC will be active as H44MI and H44MS, respectively from Malaita Island (OC-047) between August 23rd and September 2nd. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/ 10/6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8 (normal mode or F/H-Mode according to the activity). QSL via their home callsign, by the Bureau, direct or LoTW. Maybe a OQRS later. IOTA NEWS.............. AS-025. Operators Valdimir/RV1CC and Yuri/RM0F will be active as RV1CC/0 and RM0F/P, respectively, from Iturup Island beginning August 15th. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via details on QRZ.com. AS-063/ (Update) The RQ73QQ operation (AS-152) has been cancelled due AS-152. to security reasons (many polar bears on the island now and bad weather for a small boat). The R63RRC operation (AS-063) has made about 10K QSO; 1100 in the RSGB IOTA Contest. AS-206. Take, JA8COE, will be active as JA8COE/0 from Sado Island between September 22-24th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. The focus will be on EU and low power NA stations. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch his Blog at: https://blog.goo.ne.jp/takaja8coe AS-206. Kenji, JA4GXS, will be active as JA4GXS/0 from Sado Island, in the Honshu's Coastal Islands East IOTA Group, between October 26-28th. Activity will be on 20/17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. AS-206. Ichy, JH7IPR, will be active as JH7IPR/7 from Oshima Island "before noon" (JST time), August 9th, and "around noon" (JST time) on August 10th. Activity will be focused on 40/20 meters using FT8 with some CW. He states, "However, if 6m opens, will work on 6m. Will be active on CW accordingly. Depends on the situation, I might extend one more day." QSL via the Bureau; ClubLog will be available once the system accepts the log upload (It seems to have 30 day rules for the newly validated IOTA#). EU-112. Operators Thor/DK7RD, Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX are planning to activate Europe's 5th most wanted IOTA, Shiant Isles, as MS0INT between August 23-25th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0SDV. EU-191. Operators Da/YO3GA, Mircea/YO4GKP, Alina/YO9RYJ, Petrica/YO9RIJ and possibly others will be active as YP0F from Fericirii Island between August 27th-September 1st. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via YO9RIJ. NA-008. (Zone 2) VY0ERC is once again active from the Eureka Weather station and the Eureka Amateur Radio Club [probably the most northerly located amateur radio club in the world] from Eureka, Nunavut, on the air until August 20th. A list of the operating team was not provided. The suggested bands are 40 and 20 meters (possibly 80m), as well as FM satellites (from ER60, EQ79) using SSB, the Digital modes and very slow CW. Activity will be limited to his spare time. QSL via M0OXO, OQRS or direct. NA-176. Pierre, VE2GT, is planning a one day operation from Île du Havre, and will be active as VE2GT/150 between 1330-1530z on September 1st. Activity will be on various HF bands; pro- bably on IOTA frequencies. Track Pierre's progress on APRS at: https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FVE2GT-5&timerange=3600&tail=3600 NA-210. (Update) Members of the Russian Robinson Club are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P between August 27th and September 2nd. Operators mentioned are are planning to activate Sledge Island as KL7RRC/P. Operators mentioned are Mike/AD5A, Yuri/UA9OBA and Yuri/N3QQ. Activity will be on 40-6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8, with possibly 2-3 stations. FT8 will be on 24/7 as a beacon on two bands F/H mode. QSL via N7RO or ClubLog (will be uploaded after the expedition). A Web page is now available at: https://www.na-234.com NA-211. Operators Yuri/N3QQ, Cezar/VE3LYC, Sandro/VE7NY and Adrian/ KO8SCA will be active as K7TRI from the rare IOTA Tillamook Rock between September 6-9th. This IOTA is in demand by almost 94% of IOTA members, and has been on the air only once in 21 years. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and SSB. This is a very expensive and challenging project, and they are actively looking for possible support from IOTA chasers and DXers at large. All donors will be promptly acknowledged on their Web site at: http://k7tri.weebly.com QSL via VE3LYC, direct or by the Bureau. The preferred method is ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau). SA-100. (Update) The current list of operators of Diego/CA1DBD, Fer- nando/CA1FCS, Juan/CE1DN, Sergio/CE3WW, Zoli/HA1AG, Nando/ IT9YRE, Carlo/XQ1CR, Claudio/XQ1FM and Danilo/XQ4CW, will be active as 3G1DX from Pajaros Rocks for 3 days sometime around October 18-23rd (plan is October 18-20th). This will depend on the swells around the island. They plan to work hard during the day hours, but they are not sure during the evening hours due to the high tides. Activity will be mainly SSB and CW, using two stations. Pilot station is Alfio/IT9EJW. QSL via IT9YRE - OQRS preferred . For more details and updates, see: http://www.it9yre.it/3g1dx PLEASE NOTE: It is very hard and dangerous to land on the Rock so please absolutely do not dupe the QSO ! ! ! Restructuring of AS-117/AS-206. On the IOTA Web page (iota-world.org), Roger, G3KMA, on July 30th, posted the following: Islands previously listed as qualifying for AS-117 that now fall within the co-ordinates box of the new group AS-206, Honshu’s Coastal Islands East, have now been transferred and are listed appropriately both in the application database scroll-down list and in the IOTA Directory online. Following several activations from AS-206 in the last few weeks with most already accepted for credit, the group number is now confirmed. Record-holders with credits for AS-117 that commence with prefixes JA0, 1, 2 and 7, will have their credits reviewed for transfer to AS-206. All chasers who logged into the IOTA system at least once during the last two years will be automatically informed by a credit re-allocation. This will alert them to the need to find a replacement card or QSO match for AS-117 with a prefix JA3, 4 or 9 to regain credit. Other record-holders for whom Management no longer retains an email address will have any necessary transfer made automatically. The intention is to transfer all credits to the correct IOTA group within a few weeks. As this is quite a big job, patience is requested. PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new (www.iota-world.org) have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX, and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin...... KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Ron, KH6DV, from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, announced on July 31st, that a KH6VV/KH4 DXpedition will take place during the second half of February 2020. He states on QRZ.com, "Midway Atoll is #14 on the ClubLog most wanted list and has not been active for some time. The air- craft used for the logistics flights has been downsized and visitors are no longer allowed to fly to the island. Operators interested in joining the expedition should be prepared to undertake a 6.75 day ocean voyage. The vessel DXpedition veteran the 'A/S Machias' can be seen on my KH6DV QRZ.com page. The vessel will provide all power (2 x 27KW generators) and air conditioned sleeping, operating and galley areas. For operators who would like to join the expedition, please send me an email. Anyone with FT-8 F&H experience from the expedition side please state so. What we need: About 11 operators. Someone with experience in contacting DX clubs to solicit donations. Donations are being accepted at the expedition PayPal account ([email protected]). Make sure you note your callsign so we can add you to the express LoTW list." QSL KH6VV/KH4 ONLY via ClubLog's OQRS. ADDED UPDATES (FROM DX-WORLD.NET) by Ron, KH6DV: * August 2nd -- "Upon further review by the DXCC desk we will be moving the equipment and operators to land. As I said whatever it takes to count. We won't be going to these efforts to not count. All will be documented." * August 3rd -- "We have a list of 10 well experienced expedition operators on the high interest list which is 1-2 fewer then we need. These were received in the first day and a half after the announcement. My hope is that now that we are into the weekend people will have time to consider making the trip. I believe one of the problems is that so many have been there on the last expedition 10 years ago and are looking for new places to go rather then a return to somewhere they have been. We will let this run till about August 15th at which time we need to make the decision to proceed or delay till later in the year." OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is back up and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW PA75, THE NETHERLANDS. Look for special event station PA75OMG to be active between September 12-22st. Activity is to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of freedom. As part of Operation Market Garden(OMG) in World War II, paratroopers of the allied forces, such as American, British, Canadian, Polish and Dutch troops, landed in the Nijmegen region on Sep- tember the 17th, 1944, and the region would soon be liberated after four years of German occupation. During the 10 days of activity, they will try to work as many amateur radio operators across the world as possible. QSL via the infon on QRZ.com. For more details and pictures, see:

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Aug/05th HN Aug/08th AN Aug/10th AN Aug/06th HN Aug/09th AN Aug/11th AN Aug/07th AN 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 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 * A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm * SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net * Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at: http://sunspotwatch.com * Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation * Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us * Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation * Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html * Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk * Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm QSL INFO AND NEWS................... QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Next QSL Infos on Sunday, August 18, 2019 (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 LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK...... https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/CY9C https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ0DX https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/OJ9A https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/TO5M OZ/DL3DW via DL3DW. Activity during the RSGB IOTA Contest from Falster Island (EU-029). QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 1A0C, 7X2TT, C5DL, C6ADX, CE3TL, EA5WO, EW7BA, F8DBF, HA7TM, HB0WR, HZ1SK, J69DS, KN0E/KH3, OJ0DX, OZ1TMK, RA4HL, S21SM, T2AR, UA2K, UN7LZ, VE4VT, VE4WQ, YB8OUN, YJ0GA and YO3JR QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: AO50MOON, 5W0H, DU1UD/8 (OC-105), E77E, GU3HFN, K7Y (NA-250), LZ1NP, S9A, VK6MAV/6 (OC-211), VK6MAV/6 (OC-183) and ZB2FK QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 4E1CVB/4 (OC-202), 4S7KKG, 5W0DXA, 5X2B, 6Y1M, 8Q7PW, 9M4DXX, 9Q0HQ, A35EU, A52ZB, CP8MW, E51JHQ, HC5F, HC5M, HZ1FI, JD1BPH, JG8NQJ/JD1, KC4/N2TA, KH2F, PJ4P, RI0BC (AS-042), RI1OB (EU-133), T31EU, T6/IZ1CCK, TK/DB4BJ, UK/R1ZY, V31FO, VC7J (NA-036), VC7X (NA-036), XV9YM, YE4/DL3KZA (OC-144), Z66X, ZA/DF8AN and ZA/DK8FA --- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc) to send in their info.... SV/A, MT. ATHOS (Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, Mount Athos News). The following is a letter written by Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, and was provided by Theodore Giamtsidis, SV1GRM: Dear Radio Amateur friends, I am Monk Iakovos from the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou of Mount Athos, bearing the distinct amateur radio call sign SV2RSG. I hereby take the liberty to contact you and write in the circumstances of what has been circulated as sporadic rumors regarding Mount Athos, Monk Apollo and me in conjunction to the issue of ham radio activities (radio amateur). My sole purpose and intention is to provide clarification, based on actual facts and figures, in restoration of the truth. Regarding my eligi- bility as a radio amateur and solid proof of it, there are the relevant official records in the competent state service offices in Thessaloniki but also in the pertinent Ministry in Athens, for anyone interested in accessing, verifying, learning more, as well as relevant accompanying photographic material that has come under exposure to public eye at various given time periods. Concerning the subject of a radio amateur license held by the passed Monk Apollo (SV2ASP), whether licensed by the Holy Community (Greek Hiera Koenotes) of Mount Athos for Amateur Radio Broadcasting, I would like to clarify the following: The Holy Community has never shown any sign of interest in this issue, until as recently as only 4 years ago. The only permission granted to the late blessed Monk Apollo was for radio warning communications (regarding natural as well as other serious environmental hazards and disasters), in order to provide wider relative information on local and near periphery level and thus triggering response and support on combating, restricting and mitigating these disasters. On the other hand, it was exactly the outbreak of a ravaging wildfire on Mount Athos with terrible catastrophic effects that provided the motive for a more positive disposition towards mentioned ham radio activity. However, there has never actually been a permit for ham radio amateur contests or daily ham radio activities, nor has it been any concern in the interests of the Holy Community to deal with this issue, since the Holy Community had at the time and still has much more serious and important issues of actual substance to resolve and deal with than those pertinent to a solitary Monk in his individual activity. I say “individual activity” because the Monastery to which Monk Apollo belonged had not requested for such actions, and had not put forth an official Monastic request as such. This was also further demonstrated by the total ignorance of the Holy Community about the actions of Monk Apollo but also with their absence of knowledge regarding the definition, prin- ciples, purpose, and key-functions of Amateur Radio. This fact alone is a response to those who invoke issues of licenses and concessions. This is also the reason why Monk Apollo did broadcast with Thessaloniki as signal mark location and “/A” mark location on Mount Athos, precisely because the base and station of transmission had to be lawfully seated in Thessaloniki and not on Mount Athos. Having thus no serious and formal information provided on the subject from those who were directly involved and concerned, the Holy Community considered the use and action of Ham Radio as a notion opposing tradition and unrelated to Monasticism and its own tradition. This at the exact very same time when Mount Athos is overwhelmed and flooded with constant use of Internet, YouTube, email, social media, mobile phone applications and every other wireless and recent technological invention services. Although people nowadays do say “mobile” and they mean “cellular phone” the intended proper term to actually use is “radio” (frequency telecommuni- cations). I tried with all my kind disposition and due respect to explain, clarify and inform the Holy Epistasia – the Holy Supervisory Committee of the Community (Greek Hiera Epistasia) – on the issue of “Ham/Amateur Radio”, at the time when the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou sent me as a member of their delegation regarding the Monastic request of a ham radio station installation. The Koutloumousiou delegation consisted of Monk Iakovos (SV2RSG), as the representative of the Holy Monastery, the Monk driver and one more Monk, all present during our presentation and attending the whole hearing process of the Monastic request. Representatives of the Holy Epistasia of the Holy Community of Mount Athos were the Holy Protepistate and other two Monastery Epistates (Supervisors). Immediately, it became obviously clear that the Holy Protepistate and the Monastery Epistates had, plausibly, no previous or current knowledge of what Ham Radio is in general, its advantages and how it works. In spite of my personal attempt to explain in detail, fill in any gaps or answer eventual queries, unfortunately no one was finally convinced of the use and usefulness of traditional amateur radio, not because they were not convinced based on reasoning and argumentation, but because there was lack of disposition towards dealing with the subject. On the contrary, in reply to our presentation, I was met with many negative comments and criticism about Monk Apollo and his ham radio activities that I would not ever disclose for the sake of respect and esteem for the late brother Monk Apollo. On many occasions I have even received rebukes, insults and slander from friends of Monk Apollo and other Ham Radio amateurs, mostly anonymous.. Mentioned above was certainly not with any intention to put blame or accusation on anyone at all, I just need to attribute the truth to the events and actual facts that happened between people we are struggling together with in our weaknesses, passions and selfishness, during our common spiritual struggle and objectives. However, nowadays that we are going through a time period of total radio silence and relevant activity in Mount Athos, this due to plausible ignorance and partial lack of interest in such ham radio activities on the part of the Holy Community (because of so many other more important and pressing issues demanding our attention) we do have the opportunity to make an appeal. With the status of a Holy Mount Athos Monk and as a Radio Amateur at the same time, I invite and urge you and all those who love Mount Athos and the tradition of Amateur Radio to join our hearts and voices in sending letters or emails of support in spirit of respect to the Holy Community, and pray and request for: Its reconsideration on the issue and – granting their kind permission to install radio communications station(s), not to any individual Monks, but to any of the Holy Monasteries that do wish to install and operate such an installation (after decision of the Monasteries’ ‘Committee’ and the ‘Council of Elders’) by designating / appointing a Monk Radio Operator responsible for its proper function, under the stand- ards and guidelines of well-established international and domestic tele- communication rules and regulations. Glory be to God and our Lord Saviour Jesus Christ for all things! In spirit of Jesus Christ’s love for all. Monk Iakovos Koutloumousianos, SV2RSG T30, WESTERN KIRIBATI. Operators Yuris/YL2GM, Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/YL3JA will be active as T30L from Western Kiribati (OC-017) before their Nauru operation (see C2 above) between September 6-15th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies will be published later. Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, JA 1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5. QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DXPedition. For more details and updates, see: http://www.lral.lv/c21w_t30l/index.html Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL. Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau - they are not required. T45, CUBA (LH Op) Members of the DX Punta Maya Group will be active as T45FM from the Punta Maya Lighthouse (NA-105, ILLW CU-032, ARLHS CU-005) between August 15-19th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. An emphasis will be on the International Light- house/Lightship Weekend (ILLW). Operators of this special station will be CO2DSE, CO5MK, CO5AY, CO5NS, CO5JK CO2ROD, CO5LB, CO5DOR, CO5SD, CO5FR, CL5HMB and CO5HCM/W4HCM. QSL via RW6HS V2, ANTIGUA. Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from Antigua (NA-100) between September 8-20th. Activity will be sporadic because he is doing maintenance on the station but will be primarily CW on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau. An OQRS will be available via ClubLog. V6, MICRONESIA. Al, K7AR, will be active as V63AR from the South Park Hotel on Pohnpei Island (OC-010) between November 18-26th. Activity will be on various HF bands with a focus on 160/80m and including the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). QSL via his callsign. PLEASE NOTE: This callsign was used once before in 2015 (QSL via JH2BNL). VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Reminder). By the time you read this, Rick, AI5P, should be active as VK9APX from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) until August 10th. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW and FT8. QSL via AI5P, direct or by the Bureau. No LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog. VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND. Michael, DF8AN, will be active as VK9LQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-004) between November 21-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, RTTY, FT8 and other Digital modes. Michael states that he "will work in FT8 DXPedition mode only if too many callers", but he will mainly not work in DXPedition mode. Also, check the regular FT8 frequencies, and if too many callers, he will QSY to 14090, 7045 or 10142 in the DXPedition mode. QSL via DF8AN, direct, by the Bureau or eQSL. NO ClubLog, OQRS or LoTW.

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SCRAPBOOK 2017 TAKE 3, I GUESS!

Scrapbook for the third part of 2017, because tumblr doesn’t like it when you have a million links on one post hates me. Though I guess I have been paying a lot more attention to the music parts of these, so sigh.

Once more unto the breach!

Italicized titles = enjoyed muchly, bold titles = love, titles with an asterisk* = OBSESSION and titles in (brackets) are re-watches/re-reads. And lastly, strikethough = DISLIKE.

Goals are: read thirty-five new books this year (hah! still behind!), finish four video games (done? i think?), finish writing and publish the Sabriel AU (hah. hah.), and write something original (yeah, not doing so great on the goals here).

MOVIES

September

Ghost In The Shell

(Dead Poet’s Society)

(The Secret Garden)

(Free Willy)

Unbreakable

(Mulan)

(Pocahontas)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Lion

Sinbad

October

Me Before You

No Reservations

November

Thor Ragnarok

(V For Vendetta)

(Inkheart)

Krampus

Split

A Flying Jatt

Justice League

December

(Beauty and the Beast)

(Coraline)

Garden of Words

(Howl’s Moving Castle)

Star Wars The Last Jedi

The Shape of the Water

Call Me By Your Name

BOOKS

September

Less | Andrew Sean Greer [Fin]

Authority | Jeff Vandermeer [Fin]

The Secret History | Donna Tartt [Fin]

Acceptance | Jeff Vandermeer [Fin]

Dark Matter | Blake Crouch [Fin]

Unbound | Victoria Schwab [Fin]

October

Slaughterhouse Five | Kurt Vonnegut

Our Dark Duet | Victoria Schwab

Wool | Hugh Howey [Fin]

Proper Gauge | Hugh Howey [Fin]

Casting Off | Hugh Howey [Fin]

Sleeping Giants | Sylvain Nouvel [Fin]

Waking Gods | Sylvain Nouvel [Fin]

The Unraveling | Hugh Howey

November

The Unraveling | Hugh Howey [Fin]

Ruin and Rising | Leigh Bardugo [Fin]

1984 | George Orwell [Fin]

The Stranded | Hugh Howey [Fin]

Trigger Warning | Neil Gaiman [Fin]

The Crooked Kingdom | Leigh Bardugo [Fin]

Station Eleven | Emily St. John Mandel [Fin]

All The Crooked Saints | Maggie Stiefvater

December

Before The Fall | Noah Hawley [Fin]

Artemis | Andy Weir [Fin]

A Natural History of Dragons | Marie Brennan [Fin]

All The Crooked Saints | Maggie Stiefvater [Fin]

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet | Becky Chambers [Fin]

Our Dark Duet | Victoria Schwab [Fin]

Spunk & Bite | Arthur Plotnik [Fin]

A Tale For The Time Being | Ruth Ozeki

Call Me By Your Name | André Aciman

La Belle Sauvage | Phillip Pullman

PODCASTS

September

The Adventure Zone Episode 1

EOS 10 Season 1 Eps 6-9, Season 2 Full

Tanis Episode 1

October

EOS 10 Christmas Special

November

King Falls AM Eps 1-3

Wolf 359 Eps 1-3

December

TV SHOWS BY SEASON

September

Hunter x Hunter

(Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Grace and Frankie

(Inuyasha)

The Strain

American Horror Story

RWBY s1-s4

Your Lie In April

Mob Psycho 100

October

Dark Matter s3

RWBY S5

Voltron s4

American Horror Story

The Flash

The Good Place s1

Stranger Things 2*

Drifters

Hunter X Hunter

The Gifted

Mindhunter

November

The Flash

(Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

RWBY S5

Tiger and Bunny s1

Mushi-shi

Haikyuu s1

The Punisher

December

The Flash

Hunter X Hunter

Supergirl

Legends of Tomorrow

Arrow

Little Witch Academia

Mushi-shi

Ancient Magus Bride

VIDEO GAMES

September

Pokemon Moon

Persona 5 (120 hrs, FIN)

Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall (4 hrs?)

October

Witcher 3 (Lots of hours)

Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall (5 hrs, FIN)

Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches (4 hrs, FIN)

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (12 hrs, FIN)

Pokemon Moon (More hours than before)

Metal Gear Solid V

November

Witcher 3 (So many fucking hours)

Pokemon Moon (More hours than before)

(Final Fantasy XV)

December

Witcher 3 (So many fucking hours)

Animal Crossing

ABZU (2 hrs, FIN)

Prey (18 hrs)

DELIGHTFUL FIC

September

Mating Patterns of the Wild Mustang by @tierfal (FMA; Royed; 3k; In which Colonel Mustang gives a practical demonstration, and everyone gets a bit more than they bargained for.)

Getting Off Easy by @tierfal (FMA; Royed; 7k; Ed happens upon the unsettling revelation that Mustang is desirable, and Roy happens upon the implacable revelation that Edward is off-limits. A story in two halves.)

The Relative Merits of Wanting and Getting by cupidsbow (SGA; Mcshep; 6k; An accident with an Ancient device changes Rodney's course.)

Water Your Dreams by amireal, Ladycat (SGA; Mcshep; 13k; "It didn't occur to me until later that you actually meant a boat.")

Happily Ever After (the Pegasus remix) by cupidsbow (SGA; Mcshep; 4k; One (glass slipper) alien device. One (romantic quest) typical Atlantis lab accident. One revelation of (true love) something far more ironic.)

(P O I S O N by goddamnhella (Inuyasha; Inuyasha/Sesshomaru; 160k; The adventure is over: the heroes have all gone home. But one story was never told, one that began when two brothers swore their feud would never end. But the battle against Sou'unga may have changed everything.))

Theft of a Thief by FortunesRevolver (P5; Yusuke/Akira; 5k; “Yes,” Akira hissed, a hand coming up to cover Ann’s mouth before she could go any further. “I really like artistic… coffee.”)

By Any Other Name by astolat (Witcher 3; Emhyr/Geralt; 25k; Vesemir wasn’t sure what he’d done to deserve any of this.)

talk with your fingertips by citadelofswords (EOS10; Ryan/Akmazian; 1k; The thing is, when you’re an interplanetary terrorist on the run from most of the Alliance, people tend to not want to do more than grab a drink with you. It sucks, not being hugged in over ten years, but Akmazian deals with it.

October

The Course of Honour by Avoliot (Original; M/M; 117k; When Jainan arrived on Iskat to represent his home planet in a diplomatic marriage to Imperial Prince Taam, he was naïve enough to hope the match would work. Taam knew better. Five years later, his confidence shattered, Jainan is released when Taam dies in an accident, only to be faced with another marriage to help salvage his treaty. Jainan understands how the real world works now; but Prince Kiem - the cheerful, scandal-prone darling of the Iskat celebrity magazines - keeps breaking all the rules he's learned.)

Fifteen Men in September by ballantine (Black Sails; Flint/Silver; 34k; Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest, Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!)

Break the Lock by Ruby_Wednesday (Captive Prince; Damen/Laurent; 25k; It should have been simple – the hold-up, heist, armed robbery, whatever you want to call it. Damen called it working for the family business. He was ready to storm into the casino and take a chunk of cash back from the Veretians. They'd taken enough from his side.He was ready, waiting, and then someone else arrived into the alleyway with bright blue eyes the only things visible through the black mask. After that, it wasn't simple.)

(Men Who Had Mothers by zeitgeistic (Harry Potter; Drarry; 11k; This is what happens when you spend all of your time trying to save the world and never bother to see what you're saving. Inspired by vegans, philosophy, mothers, docks, and hopes and dreams.))

Leviathan by manic_intent (Dishonored; Corvo/Daud/Outsider; 32k; In the end, Corvo has no one to blame but himself. He, after all, had been the first to spare Daud after besting the assassin in a duel.)

Patience on a Monument by betts (GoT; Jaime/Brienne; 21k; Having a Jaime in your life means living in a soap opera, except you can’t DVR it to watch later, and the main character sometimes ends up in your guest bedroom for an undisclosed period of time because he has a woefully codependent relationship with his sister.)

Single Use Weapon by Fahye (Kings; Jack/David; 67k; "The king is dead," says Samuels. "Long live the king.")

Confidence Artists by Fahye (The Road to El Dorado; Miguel/Tulio/Chel; 10k; The grey light of Spain carries their history with it, and it's gleaming through the cracks.)

November

The Rite Stuff by @tierfal (FMA; RoyEd; 23k; All magic is blood magic. And all vampires are bastards, although in that case, Ed's working from a sample size of one.)

ebb and flow to multiply by lehtonen (Stranger Things; Jonathan/Nancy/Steve; 11k; And so it went: the monster was defeated, Will Byers was returned to his family, Steve got the girl, and life in Hawkins picked itself up, dusted itself off, and carried on much the same as it had before, with scarce as much as a backwards glance.)

Athelas by astolat (Thor; Thor/Loki; 20k; There was a sharp and bitter edge crept into the words, a reminder that not all was well: that Thor still had a brother, but not a friend.)

(Shatter by Aria (Thor; Thor/Loki; 30k; "Loki," Odin says, heavy with disappointment and regret for all he has to raise his voice, "Odinson. I cast you out."))

Colours in Your Eyes by Batsutousai (FMA; Royed; 23k; Everyone is born with the ability to only see the colour of their soulmate's eyes. Only upon touching their soulmate, can people see the rest of the world's colours. Edward Elric will do whatever it takes to get his brother's body back and ensure he can have his happily ever after with his soulmate, even if it means never finding his own soulmate.)

A Second Chance at First Impressions by Cobrilee (TW; Sterek; 7k; Derek grew up with the world's most embarrassing soulmark, which is honestly not the best first impression his soulmate could make. Then he meets the guy, and all of a sudden the soulmark doesn't matter quite so much after all.)

Think Once, Think Twice by Fahye (Brooklyn Nine-Nine; Amy/Jake; 47k; "First one to cry annulment covers the other's weekends for six months," Jake says instantly.)

December

Judas by PepperPrints (The Punisher; Billy/Frank; 6k; What Billy wants, here and now… he wants Frank, with his big hands shuffling cards, his deep voice naming stars, his heavy body keeping Billy upright.)

Inclement Weather by jadepresley (HP; Drarry; 24k; Draco is the best Unspeakable the Ministry have; his skill in magical control makes him the perfect person to help a struggling Harry Potter learn to contain his wild magic.)

through and through with fire by notbecauseofvictories (Thor; Gen; 4k; It takes the combined strength of Thor, Loki, and Valkyrie to drag Hela onto the Grandmaster’s ship, though Loki gets a split lip for his trouble and Hela’s nails leave deep gouges in the leather of Thor’s vambraces.)

Within Monsters by AnonymousMink (Star Wars; Reylo; 132k; This is the last place she ever thought she’d end up.When work dries up on Jakku, a desperate Rey enlists with Galactech-- a tech company who will hire anyone with the right skills, and work for anyone for the right price.

Tap That by @tierfal (FMA; Royed; 200k; This whole college gig would be hard even enough without Winry being the best wingwoman Ed never wanted… and without the blog. Definitely without the blog.)

DELIGHTFUL FANVIDS

September

Believer || Multifandom

(GoT) Jon and Daenerys || Ice and Fire

Ugly Story | Unfinished Homestuck

Game Of Thrones | Together (w/Zurik 23M)

RWBY - Glitter and Gold

Marvel ◆ I'm So Sorry (Imagine Dragons)

RWBY AMV - I Can Make Your Hands Clap

Cant Hold Us RWBY AMV

RWBY AMV| THUNDER by Imagine Dragons

Big Hero 6 | hills to climb

October

Apocalyptic Multifandom || SOLDIER (collab w/ djcprod)

Dark Matter Tribute (Season 1-3) - Our Universe Was Brought To Life

Dark Matter || i could do it without you

Dark Matter || Hello stranger

Will Byers || You're home now

MARVEL || Stay Alive

November

race against time [multifandom]

Justice League || Heroes will rise

DRARRY | I'LL BE GOOD

■ draco || i'll be good | Ana

► The only one | Jonathan and Nancy

► The best of steve harrington (S2) REUPLOADED

►Stranger Things | Stay Alive

stranger things | battle royale

young and menace [Bungou Stray Dogs] *HBD Pteryx*

not today [yuri on ice]

December

Steve Harrington || Feel it still

Stranger Things || Sweet Dreams

Loki Laufeyson ♚ Look What You Made Me Do

Thor & Loki | Kings

Thor // Thunder

kingsman || brains/skills

(GoT) Jaime Lannister | Oathkeeper

(GoT) Jaime Lannister | Burn Them All

Frank Castle & Billy Russo // ♫Way Down We Go (Logan trailer version)♫

Ben (Kylo) & Rey // Somebody To Die For (tlj spoilers)

Kylo & Rey II Wide Eyed {The Last Jedi}

Multifandom Mashup 2017

Doctor, I Let You Go

Twelfth Doctor | I let you go

DELIGHTFUL MUSIC

September

Breathe In - Frou Frou

Cirque Dans La Rue - Plain White T’s

I Hate This Part - The Pussycat Dolls

Evey Reborn - Dario Marianelli

Aphex Twin - Avril 14th (Arr. By Christian Badzura)

Low Roar - Bones

dné - Asos Model Crush

Apashe - Battle Royale (Feat. Panther)

The Howl & The Hum - Godmanchester Chinese Bridge (Radio Edit)

Scene 1: Valse - Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater

Hard Times - Paramore

Perfect Places - Lorde

My Name Is Human - Highly Suspect

The Man - The Killers

In A Summer Garden - Bournemouth Orchestra

Strip That Down - Liam Payne

Use Me - Goo Goo Dolls

Bounce - Fatty Koo

Heavy (Averous Remix) - Linkin Park

Can I Be Him - James Arthur

Broken Glass - Rachel Platten

Sugar - Karmin

Red Like Roses Pt II - Jeff and Casey Lee Williams

I May Fall - Jeff and Casey Lee Williams

Time To Say Goodye - Jeff and Casey Lee Williams

Dear God - XTC

The Evergreen - Mree

Home - Aurora

There’s A Ghost - Fleurie

Is This Love - Governors

It Came To Me - The Barr Brothers

Pure Feeling - Florence & the Machine

October

Ori and the Blind Forest Soundtrack

Journey Soundtrack

ABZU Soundtrack

November

Milkshake - Buddy

ALL OF IT.

December

WRITTEN FIC

September

how to be eaten by a woman (Star Wars; Reylo; 1,350 words; “So why don’t you do it?” he asks, breathless. His chest is heaving, his mouth open, gasping for breath.“Do what?” Rey asks, and thinks about biting his mouth.The corners of his lips tick upwards. Kylo squints at her, half-smiling. “That.”)

October

move the stars for no one (SGA/Labyrinth; Mcshep; 3,049 words; “You have no power over me,” Rodney whispers, just to see the way that the Goblin King’s eyes narrow - how he steps closer, until his narrow hips are pressed up against the footboard. He slouches in towards Rodney, sways toward him, his clever eyes hooded, and smiles like he’s won something. Asks, “You sure about that?”)

is this love? (SW; Reylo; 4,013 words; “It’s okay,” her brother tells her on their wedding night, lowering himself to sit on the floor beside her, until his nose is level with her shaking knees. When he smiles, he looks like a monster. “You don’t have to love me.”Then he goes to sleep on the couch, taking only a threadbare pillow from their marriage bed.)

rise again (SGA/SW/Dishonored, Rey, Emily, and John Sheppard, 952 words, “You’re Emily Kaldwin.” A pause. “You are, aren’t you?” Emily blows out a loud sigh, giving him an annoyed look, as if he’s to blame for the fact that she’s the most recognizable face in all the Isles. “Might be.” “Huh,” the girl says, and takes a seat right there on the floor. “I’m Rey.”)

i hope you’ll be happy, miss tara joan (SGA, Rodney/John, original child character, 360 words, They turn off John’s life support on a Thursday.)

blue lips, blue veins (Voltron, Keith & Allura, 655 words, “I am not,” he says stubbornly, “kissing you awake.”)

jewel of the south (Dishonored/Star Wars, Corvo & Rey, 686 words, The girl watches him warily, hunkered down in a nest of blankets in the corner. She’s a squatter, that much is obvious from her thin, patched clothing and the general disrepair of the apartment that Corvo’s found himself in. He blinks around, eyes lighting on a sofa, a desk, a couple rat-gnawed shoes.“You’re bleeding all over my floor,” she says flatly, her eyes heavy on him. “I’m bleeding all over your balcony,” he corrects, and wavers hard enough that his other leg gives out from under him. “And I’m mostly sure that it isn’t yours.”)

November

when the autumn moon is bright (SGA; Mcshep; 2,881 words; There weren’t, strictly speaking, supposed to be wolves in Atlantis.)

hard and heavy, dirty and mean (Stranger Things; Steve/Billy; 2,846 words; “Remember,” he whispers in Steve’s ear, his breath hot. “You wanted this.”)

December

I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus (SGA; Mcshep; 3,855 words; Rodney can’t see much about the man inside of the Santa costume from where he’s standing, the wig and beard hides what the suit doesn’t, but there’s something in his mannerisms that makes Rodney feel a spark of familiarity. He swallows and is still trying to puzzle it out when the Santa finishes with the little girl and turns their way.John Sheppard looks back out at Rodney from behind a fuzzy white Santa beard, his eyes widening almost imperceptibly as they shift from Rodney to Charlie and then back again.Jesus - fucking - Christ.)

The Yawning Grave (Star Wars; Gen; 2,489 words; WIP; does the skywalker choose the path, or the path the skywalker?)

FANMIXES/GRAPHICS

September

September.

October

October.

November

December

empty churches: a mix for gay witches, basically

2017: heather’s top hits of 2017.

the spaces in between: a reylo mix for light, darkness, and all the spaces in between

December.

#scrapbook #heather says what #heather writes #i can't believe the second part of this only lasted three months #that is so aggravating

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1431

SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1431

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1431

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster

DX Bulletin No. 1431

BID: $OPDX.1431

September 16, 2019

Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW

Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Written/Send from Strongsville, Ohio

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

Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K’s AR Cluster

Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8GI,

K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N0TG, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,

DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX,

I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1XGI, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA0RRS,

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, 8th/September, through Sunday, 15th/September there were

208 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,

4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,

9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3,

CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6,

E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM,

FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,

HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,

KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK,

OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM,

SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR,

TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP6,

VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA,

ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, 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”.

5B, CYPRUS. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be active as 5B/SL2SBY from Ayia Napa

between October 3-13rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB

and the Digital modes. QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS (Bureau/direct)

via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau! His log will be

uploaded to LoTW later.

6O, SOMALIA (Reminder/Update). Ken, LA7GIA, is now in Somalia and will

be active as 6O7O until September 28th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters

mainly on CW. Activity on other modes (SSB, FT8) will be limited and on

1-2 bands only. Most of his activity so far (as this was being written)

has been on 20 meters CW. For more details and updates, visit his Web

page and the following media pages:

https://www.la7gia.com/where-next

https://twitter.com/LA7GIA

https://www.facebook.com/L-A-7-G-I-A-DXpeditions-707222219710335

QSL via M0OXO. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog. Also, make sure you

read Ken’s “QSO & QSL Policy” on his Web page.

7Q, MALAWI (Update). Operators Bill/KC4D (7Q7WW), Don/K6ZO (7Q6M) and

Junior/7Q7JN are currently active from Embangweni Mission Hospital at

the Loudon Station in Malawi as time and power allows. Bill states that

he will operate as 7Q7WW during his free time with his friends 7Q6M (Don/

K6ZO) and 7Q7JN (Junior). At the main station, they are on CW and SSB at

various times, usually on 20, 40 and 80 meters. At their residence, they

have a modest station and wire antennas for FT-8. For 7Q7WW QSLs, please

send cards direct to the KC4D address. If you’re in the U.S., include a

SASE; outside of the U.S., please also include 1 USD to help with postage.

Bill states, “Unfortunately, I’m not currently set up for e-QSLs, but

expect to get these on LoTW eventually.” QSL 7Q6M via K6ZO and 7Q7JN via

address on QRZ.com.

8Q, MALDIVES. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will once again be active as 8Q7KB, but

this time from Meedhupparu Island (AS-013) between May 4-12th, 2020.

Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.

QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS (Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY.

Do not send your QSL via the Bureau! His log will be uploaded to LoTW

later.

8R, GUYANA. Rudi, DK7PE, will be active as 8R1CW from Guyana between

September 21-28th. Activity will be limited to his spare time on various

HF bands, using an Elecraft KX3 with new Juma 1000 amp into wire antennas.

QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and

updates, see: https://www.rooody.de

AFRICAN TOUR (Reminder). By the time you read this, Pista, HA5AO, will

once again be active as 3DA0AO from the Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland)

until September 30th. He will be active from the Mountain Inn Resort at

Mbabane. His plan is to start to set up antenna and station on the 16th,

and he can be expected on the air by the evening. The station set up

contains an Elecraft K3S with a KPA500 and fed into a vertical antenna.

Pista will operate on the 80-10m bands using mainly CW and FT8 on the

higher bands. Pista plans to be active on September 21st and 22nd in the

All Africa DX Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Transmitter/CW-Mode/All-

Band/High-Power entry.

After the eSwatini operation Pista, HA5AO, will arrive in Lesotho on

the 1st of October and plans to stay until October 19th. He will again

use the 7P8AO callsign. Flight and room at Molengoane Lodge is also

booked. Due to other commitments the operation from Lesotho will take

place during his free time mainly on CW and FT8 on the higher bands.

QSL policy, Logsearch and OQRS is available at: https://www.ha5ao.com

C21, NAURU (Update). By the time you read this, operators Yuris/YL2GM,

Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/YL3JA will be active as C21WW (not

C21W as first announced) from Nauru (OC-031) between September 16-25th.

Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and

FT8. The suggested frequencies are:

CW – 1826.5/1821, 3524, 7024, 10113, 14024, 18083, 21024, 24903 and 28024

SSB – 3790, 7090, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940 and 28490

RTTY – 3583, 7043, 10143, 14083, 18105, 21083, 24923 and 28083

FT8(*) – 1836, 3565, 7070, 10143, 14090, 18095, 21090, 24910 and 28090 kHz

* – FT8 will be Fox & Hound mode

Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, for JA

1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5.

QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper

QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DX-

pedition. For more details and updates, see (new URL):

http://www.lral.lv/c21ww_t30l/index.html

Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be

provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL.

Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau – they are not required.

CQ9, MADERIA. Operators Silvia/EA1AP, Alberto/EA1SA and Tony/CT1HTU (F8ATS)

will be active as CQ9A from San Jorge, Madeira Island, between October

18-26th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters (special attention

on 60m) using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog’s OQRS or EA1AP.

DAY-ZENIA 2020 HAMVENTION NEWS……..

* Dayton Hamvention Signs 5-Year Contract with Greene County Expo Center –

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) has signed a 5-year agree-

ment to keep Dayton Hamvention® at the Greene County Expo Center. The

agreement was announced on September 9th by Hamvention General Chair-

man Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT. Read the complete details on the ARRL Web page

at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-signs-5-year-contract-with-greene-county-expo-center

* Room Reservations for Dayton 2020 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in down-

town Dayton. Tim, K3LR, reports: UPDATE: After the 2019 Crowne Plaza

experience I conducted a thorough review of all available facilities

in the Dayton/Xenia area including several site visits. I also met

with key stake holders and they assure me that the security issues

with the Crowne have been dealt with. Local authorities have given

assurances that there will be improvements during our stay for 2020.

The adjoining parking garage work will be completed in time for our

arrival. Therefore contester activities will stay at the Crowne for

2020.

*** Contest University USA 2020 *** will be held in Dayton – all

day – at the Crowne Plaza on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

2020 RESERVATIONS at the Crowne Plaza Dayton open on Monday, September

16th, 2019, at 9 AM EDT. This is the Contest University room block. The

2020 rate is 149.00 USDs per night (same for single or double) plus

tax. If you stayed at the Crowne Plaza this past May (Dayton 2019)

and you filled out a 2020 Crowne Plaza hotel reservation form (left

under your door on check-out day) and then dropped it off at the Crowne

Plaza registration desk, then you should have or will get an email

confirmation (with a confirmation number) from the Crowne Plaza for

your 2020 Dayton reservation.

If you would like to make a reservation for Dayton 2020 – the

remaining Crowne Plaza rooms will be available for reservations

starting Monday, September 16, 2019, at 9:00 AM EDT (eastern USA time).

The GROUP CODE must be used to get in this room block. GROUP CODE is

CON

The 2020 Dayton Hamvention week dates are:

Wednesday May 13, 2020 CTU registration

Thursday May 14, 2020 Contest University 2020

Friday May 15, 2020 Hamvention and 31st Annual Top Band Dinner

Saturday May 16, 2020 Hamvention and 28th Annual Contest Dinner

Sunday May 17, 2020 Hamvention

The quickest way to get in the 2020 Crowne Plaza contest room block is

via the website below. Starting Monday, September 16, 2019 at 9:00 AM

eastern daylight time (1300 GMT) go to: http://contesthotel.com

You must use the Contest Group Code CON when you make your reservation.

This special Group Code will not work if you try to use it before 9:00

AM EDT on September 16, 2019. Your reservation can only be made starting

after 9:00 AM EDT on Monday, September 16, 2019 and only with the CON

Group Code.

You may also call the reservation line – use the special CON Group

Code – after 9:00 AM EDT on September 16, 2019. 1-800-689-5586 or

937-229-9853. As the phones get jammed – your BEST bet is to use the

website. I expect the Crowne Plaza hotel will sell out very very

quickly – so please plan your reservation submission accordingly.

WEB sites for 2020 Contesting events at Dayton:

http://contestsupersuite.com

http://contestuniversity.com

http://contestdinner.com

http://topbanddinner.com

Hope to see you in Dayton 2020! 73, Tim K3LR

HB0, LIECHTESTEIN. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will once again be active as HB0/DL2SBY

from Masescha between December 21-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters

using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS

(Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau!

His log will be uploaded to LoTW later.

HC2, ECUADOR. Joe, IZ1HGP, will be active as HC2PY from Isidro Ayora in

central Guayas, Ecuador, for one year between September 15th (2019) and

September 15th (2020). QSL via LoTW, e-QSL, by the Bureau or direct. No

other details provided.

HC5, ECUADOR. Joshua, W9HT, will be active as HC5JLT from Ecuador between

December 15-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and 6m, using CW,

SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign.

INDEXA NEWS (Election Results for 2020 Fiscal Year)[edited]. Dear INDEXA

Members — The results of the election are as follows:

* Three Year Directors: Hal Turley, W8HC, was elected as a three year

director to serve during the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years. Bob

Allphin, K4UEE, and Ralph Fedor, K0IR, are both three year directors

previously elected to serve during the 2018, 2019, and 2020 fiscal

years.

* Two Year Directors: Franz Langner, DJ9ZB, and Gary Dixon, K4MQG, were

elected as two year director to serve during the 2020 and 2021 fiscal

years. Lou Dietrich, N2TU, is a two year director previously elected

to serve during the 2019, and 2020 fiscal years.

* One Year Directors: Steve Sullivan, KZ2I, Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, Otis

Vicens, NP4G, and John Scott, K8YC, were each elected as one year

directors to serve during the 2020 fiscal year.

* President: Bob Schenck, N2OO, was elected to serve during the 2020

and 2021 fiscal years.

* Vice President: Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, was elected to serve during

the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

* Secretary-Treasurer: Dick Williams, W3OA, was elected to serve during

the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

* The Directors have now voted for the Fiscal Year 2020 Chairman and

elected Ralph Fedor, K0IR, to serve as Chairman.

Thanks for your continuing support of INDEXA and our purpose of working

DX and making DX happen! INDEXA is always poised to support many of the

“Most Wanted” DXpeditions.

73 and Good DX! Dick Williams, W3OA, Secretary-Treasurer

International DX Association, 398 Lakeview Shores Loop, Mooresville,

NC 28117 USA

[email protected]

IOTA NEWS…………..

AS-015. Rich, PA0RRS, will once again be active as 9M2MRS from Penang

Island, West Malaysia, between December 2nd (2019) and February

28th (2020). Activity will probably be on 40-10 meters using

CW, RTTY, PSK, FT8, FT4 and possibly SSB (he will have a micro-

phone in the luggage, but normally no SSB [possible on request]).

Rich will have a Yaesu FT450D with 100 watt into a G5RV dipole

with bents on the balcony of the house and a MFJ automatic

intellituner for all bands. QSL via his home callsign, ClubLog’s

OQRS, LoTW or eQSL.

AS-025. Andrey, R1FW, is now active as R1FW/0 from Kunashir Island

until September 18th (possibly until the 25th). Activity will

be on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his

home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or bird/bottle mail.

AS-122. Operators Tae-su/DS3EXX and Lee/DS3FGN will be active as

homecall/2 from Daecheong-do Island between October 3-9th.

Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8.

Suggested frequencies are:

CW – 1821/1825, 3522, 7022, 10115, 14022, 18080, 21022, 24901

and 28022 kHz

SSB – 3790, 7090, 14192, 18122, 21250, 24940 and 28450 kHz

FT8 – 1810, 3540, 7070, 10122, 14080, 18095, 21090, 24910

and 28090 kHz

Frequencies can change due to QRM or local noise. Split

operations will always be used. They will listen on CW starting

1 up and SSB up 5. FT8 will be on the F/H mode. QSL via LoTW

or direct to their home callsign.

AS-200. (Reminder) Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active

as JI3DST/5 and JR8YLY/5 from Shodo Island between September

20-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY

and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns.

EU-138. Operators Gaby/DF9TM and Frank/DL2SWW will once again be active

as SD7M and SD7W, respectively, from Sturko Island between now

and September 19th. QSL via their home callsigns by the Bureau.

NA-057. Operators Dennis/W1UE, Radoslav/N2WQ, Ivailo/LZ5VV, Wieslaw/SP4Z

and Ian/VE3JI will be active as HQ9X from Chillax Roatan Island

during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th) as a Multi-2

entry. QSL via KQ1F. Outside of the contest (between September

20th and October 7th), they will be active for any bands/modes

that they can operate on, including 60m operations (limited

to 50 watts USB). Sked requests can be sent to W1UE.

NA-220. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from Simiutaq Island between

September 26-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands (Focus

on 160/80/60m), but limited to his spare time when not working

(He states, “Best chance is in the morning around lunch and

after dinner [local time utc+2], on the weekend also during

night/morning”). QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get

uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details

and updates, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped

OC-059. Haru, JA1XGI, will once again be active as V6K from Kosrae

Island between December 2-9th. Activity will be on 160/80/

40/30/20 meters using mainly CW with some RTTY and FT8. Focus

will be on EU/NA/SA/Middle East of Asia. He will also be in

the ARRL 160m CW Contest (December 6-8th). Suggested frequencies

are:

CW – 1815/1822.5, 3525, 7025, 10115 and 14040 kHz

RTTY – 7035, 10140 and 14080 kHz

FT8(N) – 1840*, 3573, 7074, 10136 and 14074 kHz

FT8(F/H) – 7051, 10131 and 14085 kHz

* QSX 1908 (JA)

** Frequency on the above will change by band condition.

His equipment will be an Icom IC7300 with a DXV600L(Tiny PA)

into two vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign, direct,

by the Bureau, ClubLog’s OQRS or LoTW (available after 3 month).

For more details and updates, watch: http://v6k.client.jp

PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> have

decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA

operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,

and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin……

KH6, HAWAII. Paolo, IK5SRF, will be active as KH6/IK5SRF from KH7M’s QTH

on the Big Island between September 20-25th. Activity will be holiday

style using mainly CW, with some SSB, and a focus on EU on the lower

bands. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The “new” OPDX Mailing List is back up

and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of

this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around…. Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

PACIFIC (DXPEDITION) TOUR CONTINUES (Update). By the time you read this,

Heli, DD0VR, (along with XYL Bigi, DE3BWR) should be active as A35JY

until September 21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes.

QSL via DD0VR.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 16-22nd)…….

Sep/16th HN Sep/19th AN Sep/21st AN

Sep/17th AN Sep/20th AN Sep/22nd AN

Sep/18th AN

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

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

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

https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm

* SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net

* Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:

http://sunspotwatch.com

* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve

overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation

* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us

* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation

* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html

* Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk

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

QSL INFO AND NEWS……………….

QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(September 15th)

————————————————————————-

3Z0R via SP9SX HG5SPORT via HA5LO T30L via YL2GN (O)

5B/OH2LZC via OH2LZC (O/L/e) JW/IZ7KHR via IZ7KHR T77BL via T77BL (d/L)

7Q6M via K6ZO (direct) MD/EB1BSV via EB1BSV T88MK via JO3LVG (d)

CT8/OK1DOY via OK1DOY OE15SOTA via OE5YYN TM41CDXC via F5CWU

HB0/DJ2AX via DJ2AX OZ/DL5XJ via DL5XJ & (L) ZS9Z via ZS1OIN

HF0PCK via SP1DPA R680S via RO3F

HG19ITU via HG19ITU (O/e) RA/DJ8QP via DJ8QP

(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

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4S6NCH, 6Y5HN, 8A74RI/9, DL5ZM, J68HZ, KG4WV,

LU9DO, NP2X, PU5SQL, PZ5RA, R8CA, RA0CGY, S92HP, VK9APX, WP4BRI, XR0ZRC

YL30WAY, YV4YC, ZL1CVD and ZW2HQ

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: D41CV, LU2X (SA-049), VK5MAV/6 (OC-211), VK5MAV/6

(OC-183), XR0ZRC and XR1RRC

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!!!!

— We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)

to send in their info….

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Ken, KH6QJ, will once again be active as T32AZ

from Crystal Lodge, Kiritimati Island [Christmas Island](OC-024) until

September 24th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15 meters, but will focus

on 40 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home call, direct or by

the Bureau.

T6, CUBA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club of Caibarien will

activate special event station T46W between September 27-29th. Activity

will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW. For more

info, see QRZ.com.

T8, PALAU. Noboru, JH1OLB, will once again be active as T88DT from the

VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between November

21-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (depending on condition) using

CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV and JT65A. QSL via his home callsign, direct,

by the Bureau or LoTW. No eQSL.

TI7, COSTA RICA. Operators John/W2ID, Kam/N3KS, Nathan/N4YDU and Chris/KL9A

will be active as TI7W from Guanacaste, Costa Rica, during the CQWW DX SSB

Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Also, look for Chris,

KL9A, to be active as TI7W during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th)

as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL all TI7W via W4FS. Outside

of the contests, look for operators to sign TI5/homecall on all bands. QSL

via operator’s instructions.

V4, ST. KITTS. Gary, G0FWX, will once again be active as V47FWX from

John’s, V47JA, QTH on St. Kitts Island (NA-104) between November 6-13th.

Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via M0URX, or

his OQRS.

VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. On September 8th, the following was

posted by Ralph, K0IR, on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition 2019 FaceBook

page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416) with pictures

[edited]: “The Braveheart arrived on Pitcairn Island on schedule on Sept.

6th. After waiting out a torrential rain, all our DXpedition gear was

unloaded and taken ashore by the Pitcairn Island longboats. Generators,

fuel, antennas and masts, Flex radios, ACOM amps, the DX Engineering 160

vertical, Yagis, —– everything. It’s all there, stored safe and dry

in the engineering building. When the roads dry out, all our gear will

be moved to our operating sites and be ready for us when we arrive in

October.

This process will save us 150 to 200 man hours of installation time

and get us on the air much faster.

Thank you Braveheart and Pitcairn Island crews!!”

Also, check out the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at:

https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates

XW, LAOS (Update). Per DX-World.net, Simon, G6JFY/HS0ZIB/XZ2A, has announced

that he has received his new callsign XW0LP (Suffix “LP” stands for Luang

Prabang, the town in north Laos where he now live). License is good for

one year as of October 1st, and is initially valid only for 20 meter band

operations. Simon states, “On 20 meters, I will be active every day,

mostly using FT8. My rig sits right next to my work desk, so I can keep

an eye on the band and answer calls as they are received. I WON’T use

Fox + Hounds mode on FT8, just simple, single mode. I operate my FT8

software manually so that I can select which call to reply to.” QSL via

ClubLog. NO BUREAU cards.

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