20th and 0000z, May 21st. Activity will be on 160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10/6 meters using CW, RTTY and PSK31. There will also be satellite operations. Please note: In case of heavy rain or other conditions, the operation schedule may vary. For QSL info, please check QRZ.com for details. AS-159. Members of the SAKRAD and TRAC Amateur Radio Clubs (Burhan/ TA1BX, Erdal/TA2ABC, Mutlu/TA2AWM and Gurel/TA2DX) will be active as TC0M from Kefken Island between May 19-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes. EU-123. Gordon, MM0GOR, will be active as MM1E from Great Cumbrae Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Bands/SSB-Mode/DXpedition entry. QSL via MM1E or LoTW. EU-127. Walter, DL3LBP, will be active as DL3LBP/p from Helgoland Island between May 14-21st. QSL via DL3LBP, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or eQSL. SA-033/ Operators Alexey/HC2AO, Sergey/R4WAA and Yan/RZ3FW will be SA-034. active as HD2RRC/4 and HD2RRC/P from Salango Island (SA-033) and Puna Island (SA-034) between May 21-30th. Activity will be mostly on 40/30/20 meters. QSL via RZ3FW or ClubLog's OQRS.MD, ISLE OF MAN (Cancelled). Operations by Gordon/MM0GOR (MD1E) andMark/M0UTD (MD1U) for the RSGB IOTA Contest has been cancelled. No reasongiven.P4, ARUBA. Operators Kurt/DF4XX, Olaf/DL4HG, Andy/DL7AT and Uwe/DL8UDwill be active as P40X from Aruba (SA-036) between July 22nd and August6th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB andRTTY. The team will also be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 29-30th) asa Multi-Op/All-Band/Mixed-Mode/DXpedition entry. QSL via DL8UD, direct,by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS. No eQSL.PJ7, ST. MAARTEN (Update). Operators Dave/K9UK, Ken/KK9N, Tom/W9AEB,Dave/W9DR and John/W9KXQ will be active as PJ7/homecall from St. Maarten(NA-105) between June 14-20th or 28th. The group plans to have 3 stations onthe air. Station 1: PJ7/W9DR will be on 6 meters with a Beacon on 50.115.7MHz. Stations 2 and 3 (PJ7/W9KXQ, PJ7/KK9N, PJ7/K9UK and PJ7/W9AEB) willbe on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via theirhome callsign.PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (May 8-14th)....... May/08th HN May/11th HN May/13th AN May/09th AN May/12th AN May/14th AN May/10th 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 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry" which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm Also