From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Aug 3 12:00:10 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:00:10 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] August 3, 2016 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > > > >CY9C - St. Paul Island - August 19-29 > >By N0TG, Randy Rowe > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The CY9C DXpedition team is very busy with last minute details and > >packing. All equipment will begin the journey to our take off point in > >Nova Scotia 13/14 August. We plan to be partially on the air on 19 > >August and fully operational 20 August. The home page of our website > >has a link for those who desire to check the log. Log data will be > >posted LIVE. We will be using Club Log and OQRS. Direct QSL via > >WA4DAN. > > > >Activating 60m for the first time from St. Paul is exciting for the > >team. And, while conditions will be a challenge for 160 Meters, the > >team is energized to give it a serious effort. Also, be assured we > >will pay attention to the long and/or difficult propagation paths on > >all bands when conditions are workable. We look forward to working not > >only the more common bands CW/SSB/RTTY, but also 6m, 2m EME and > >Satellite. > > > >We appreciate the donations and support by many. Even now in these > >last days, support is most helpful and appreciated. Our sincere thanks > >to all interested and following this DXpedition. We look forward to > >working you. Thank you. WEB: www.CY9DXpedition.com > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >DX News > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >S0 - Western Sahara - > >The Sahrawi Amateur Radio Union club station S01WS has worked hundreds > >of Europeans on 6 meters using an inverted V dipole. The Sahara DX > >Team reports a new EAntenna 50LFA7, which has 12.89 dBi, is expected > >to be installed in November of this year. This will clearly help > >those outside Europe who need S0 on 6 meters. > > > >8Q - Maldives - > >Veteran contester SP2FAX (aka SO2R), Kaz, has joined up with the > >Polish DXpedition team heading to 8Q7SP, the Maldives, for operations > >taking place between November 20th and December 3rd. The team now > >includes SP6EQZ, SP2FAX, SP3CYY, SP3FZN, SP6FXY, SP6JIU and SP9FOW. > >The DXpedition webpage is located at http://www.8q7sp.dxing.pl/. > > > >VP5 - Turks and Caicos Islands - > >K4QPL, K4QPL, will again be activating VP5 (Turks & Caicos Islands) > >with a Single Op Low Power entry for the Worked All Europe CW Contest > >August 6 and 7 using the contest call VP5M. His rental property is > >also available for other contests in the 2016-17 contest season. More > >info at www.vp5vacation.com. > > > >VK2BOB, Bob, will be operating "holiday style" as 5W0BOB from "the > >water's edge at La Uaina Seaside Resort" from September 10 to 17. > >He'll be running the IC-7300 and a Buddistick vertical for activity on > >40 and 20 meters SSB. Plans are to log with paper and then later, > >after returning home, upload to QRZ and OQRS. QSL via VK2BOB with 3 > >US $. Sorry no Bureau QSLs. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >CQWW CW 2016 announcement > >By The Voodoo Contest Group > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The Voodoo Contest Group will be active once again this year in the > >greatest annual contest of the Amateur Radio calendar. > > > >Since the Ghana activation in 1994 (22 years ago) the group has been > >entering the CQ World Wide CW contest from DX locations each year. The > >team has seen friends come and go, but the spirit of the original > >group of US (Phoenix, AZ) and UK operators lives on. > > > >In November 2016, the Voodoo Contest Group will be active in the CQWW > >CW contest from Suriname - the call-sign will be PZ5V - (QSL via > >M0URX). > > > >Expect pre-contest activity on all bands, especially on LF. > > > >The team's focus is always on: fun, cultural/travel experiences, radio > >- balanced to give experiences taken with us forever. > > > >This year the team comprises: Ned (AA7A), John (G4IRN), Lee (KY7M), > >Dave (N4QS), and Bud (N7CW). > > > >Further details can be found on the team's web-site at > >http://voodoocontestgroup.com/suriname-2016/ where a full history of > >this unique contesting group can be found. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Reserve Your Contest Island > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >N3AD, Alan, notes he plans to operate the following contests from the > >following locations. First it's the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest from > >Bermuda as VP9/N3AD. Then for both the 2017 ARRL International DX CW > >and SSB Contests he'll be back on Antigua as V26M. He'll be operating > >SOAB in each contest. QSL all via W3HNK. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >On The WWW > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The upcoming (November 10-22) TL8AO DXpedition by LA7GIA, Ken, will be > >posting logs on Club Log at http://www.clublog.org/charts/?c=TL8AO > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >IOTA > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The following IOTA stations were active yesterday. > > > >IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT > >------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ---- > >AS-024 JS6TKY 14016 0946 EU-052 SV8/LZ2HM 7004 2002 > >AS-077 JA6ATL 14178 1227 EU-067 SV0XAF/8 14025 2038 > >EU-003 CS8ABF 14168 1959 EU-105 F4FLQ/P 10147 2010 > >EU-016 9A9RR 14225 2007 EU-129 3Z0LH 14190 1030 > >EU-018 OY1DZ 50276 1742 EU-132 SN0RX 14260 1529 > >EU-032 F1JSU/P 14071 1932 EU-136 9A/IK4LZH 7185 1557 > >EU-038 PA7DN/P 7158 1748 EU-165 IM0/I0PNM 14239 1852 > >EU-048 TM6G 18102 1147 EU-170 9A/HA9MDN 14084 2047 > >EU-049 SV8GXQ 14251 1631 EU-172 OZ/DL8MF 14260 1039 > > > >VE3LYC, Cezar, began operations today around 0740Z as VE3LYC/KL7 from > >Cooper Island (NA-172). So far he has been sticking to 14.040 MHz. > > > >VK5CE has announced his plans to be QRV on January 31-February 1, 2017 > >from Gabo Island (OC-196) as VK5CE/3. > > > >IOTA frequencies - > >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 > >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Calendar > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Date End Prefix Call Manager Ref Vol-No > >------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ---------- > >3-Aug 31-Aug 5Z 5Z4/JM1CAX JM1CAX 20-141 > >3-Aug 9-Aug 9A 9A/GW4UWD/P (EU-170)GW4UWD 20-149 144 > >3-Aug 3-Aug 9A 9A/HA9MDN (EU-170) HA9MDN 20-089 > >3-Aug 30-Sep 9A 9A/PA4JJ PA4JJ 20-139 > >3-Aug 3-Aug 9A 9A8CV (EU-136) S53V 20-137 > >3-Aug 7-Aug 9H 9H3RF G7RFR 20-129 > >3-Aug 8-Aug CE CE2/K0MD K0MD 20-150 > >3-Aug 15-Dec CE9 8T2BH I1HYW 19-223 > >3-Aug 1-Apr CE9 RI1AND RW1AI 20-066 028 > >3-Aug 14-Aug CN CN2RN F8FGU 20-144 > >3-Aug 5-Aug CO T42A (NA-015) RW6HS 20-122 > >3-Aug 3-Aug CP CP1XRM EA5RM 20-082 > >3-Aug 4-Aug EA6 EA6/DL4ZAB DL4ZAB 20-150 > >3-Aug 11-Aug EA8 EA8/DG1KWD (AF-004) DG1KWD 20-117 > >3-Aug 12-Aug EI EI1A 20-128 > >3-Aug 4-Aug F TM6G (EU-048) ON6DP 20-120 041 > >3-Aug 6-Aug FP TO200SPM (NA-032) F5TJP 20-144 141 > >3-Aug 3-Aug G M/DL1DAW (EU-011) DL1DAW 20-102 > >3-Aug 5-Aug GM MM0BQI (EU-092) 20-006 > >3-Aug 30-Aug HH 4V1G (NA-096) W3HNK 20-100 > >3-Aug 17-Nov HH HH2/VA3MPG (NA-096) VE3NLS 20-006 > >3-Aug 3-Aug HS E2X (AS-125) E20GMY 20-096 > >3-Aug 20-Nov I II0IEM IQ0RM 19-223 > >3-Aug 30-Aug IS IS0/DL6JF 20-115 > >3-Aug 8/119 IS IZ2DLV/IS0 IZ2DLV 20-122 > >3-Aug 30-Aug JD1/M JG8NQJ/JD1 (OC-073) JA8CJY 20-134 100 > >3-Aug 1-Jun JT JT1EIR 20-110 > >3-Aug 6-Aug K KE8AKW (NA-110) KE8AKW 20-149 144 > >3-Aug 5-Aug K W2IY (NA-055) W2IY 20-115 > >3-Aug 4-Aug KL7 VE3LYC/KL7 (NA-172) 20-115 102 096 > >3-Aug 30-Nov LX LX35G 20-100 > >3-Aug 11-Aug OZ OZ/DL6II (EU-172) DL6II 20-149 139 > >3-Aug 9-Aug PJ6 PJ6Y N6JRL 20-149 122 111 > >3-Aug 5-Aug RI1F RI1FJ UA2FM 20-149 > >3-Aug 5-Aug SM SF2X/P (EU-135) SM5EFX 20-120 > >3-Aug 10-Aug SV SV8/SV1EJD (EU-067) 20-133 > >3-Aug 7-Sep SV SX0XBF/SV8 (EU-067) VK2IR 20-142 071 041 > >3-Aug 11-Aug SV9 SW9AA LZ1PM 20-126 > >3-Aug 18-Aug T2 T2COW (OC-015) KC0W 20-148 140 > >3-Aug 30-Oct TA TC2016ANT TA4ED 20-060 > >3-Aug 1-Feb TZ TZ5XR F5MXH 20-144 > >3-Aug 4-Sep UA RI1C (EU-133) RW1F 20-114 078 > >3-Aug 25-Sep UA9 R430LT 20-141 > >3-Aug 31-Aug UA9 R95KOMI 20-146 > >3-Aug 5-Aug UA9 RM0F/P (AS-025) RM0F 20-146 > >3-Aug 1-Oct V3 V31HV PA0C 20-077 > >3-Aug 12-Aug V3 V31TA (NA-123) EA5GL 20-125 > >3-Aug 6-Aug VE VY0ERC (NA-008) VE3KTB 20-146 138 > >3-Aug 30-Aug YB YB71RI 20-139 > >3-Aug 20-Aug YJ YJ8RN (OC-110) NZ4DX 20-093 > >3-Aug 14-Aug Z6 Z6/DL2GC DL2GC 20-146 > >3-Aug 5-Aug ZA ZA/HA5OJ HA5OJ 20-147 > > > >The Daily DX Calendar > >http://www.dailydx.com/calendar.html > > > >Upcoming contest rules & dates > >http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Today's Propagation Forecast > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Solar activity will be very low today and expected to be very low with > >a slight chance for a C-class flare on Thursday and Friday. > > > >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to minor storm levels today, > >unsettled to active levels on Thursday and quiet to active levels on > >Friday. > > > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators > >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and > >http://www.solarham.net/. > > > >The August 2 SFI was 75 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 11. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >QSL Info > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager > >------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- > >4L8A K1BV EO25ZZ UY2ZZ R100WWS RV3YR > >CN2FD PD2FD MK3FEH M3FEH SV0XAF/8 HB9EBC > >E7/IZ5YHD IZ5YHD PJ6Y N6JRL TK/IK4GRO IK4GRO > >EA6/DK2DO DK2DO PY22MC PY2MC > > > >Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your > >friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html. > > > >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: FT4JA and UB5K. > > > >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: None reported today. > > > >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 5A1AL, 5T2AI, 9M6XRO, BV1EL > >(AS-020), DS5USH (2006), HB30OK, K4C (NA-067) and LA/G0AAA (EU-076). > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Credits > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: ADXO, > >G4IRN, JA1HGY, K4QPL, N3AD, N4II, NG3K, Sahara DX Team, SP6EQZ, W1RM, > >W5VFO, W6ENZ, W7DN and W8UV. > >______________________________________________________________________ From unclefofo at comcast.net Fri Aug 5 17:50:10 2016 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (unclefofo at comcast.net) Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 21:50:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] GOOD NEWS In-Reply-To: <821867628.68346586.1470433250909.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <623116892.68353285.1470433810395.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Good Day Everyone First let me start off by saying that the Olympics start tonight at 8 pm so let start off with Good Will and Great Times Go U.S.A.. Second is that tomorrow August 6 is Dan's KC2YRC Birthday. You can send your Birthday wishes by emailing him at danof10 at optonline.net Thank You Dave W2OIL Vice Pres. K2ETS From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Aug 5 17:58:28 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2016 17:58:28 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX news In-Reply-To: <20160805.174940.8110.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> References: <20160805.174940.8110.0@webmail05.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/ > SB DX ARL ARLD032 > ARLD032 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest > Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. > Thanks to all. > > SWAZILAND, 3DA0. Mike, SQ3PMM is QRV as 3DA0MS. Activity is during > his spare time on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via > operator's instructions. > > LIBYA, 5A. Abubaker, 5A1AL is currently active on the HF bands > using CW and SSB. QSL via his new manager W5UE. > > NIGERIA, 5N. Martin, LW9DTR will be QRV as 5N/LW9DTR on August 6 > and 7. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meters using SSB and JT65. > QSL direct to home call. > > JAMAICA, 6Y. Armin, DK9PY will be QRV as 6Y6N from St. Elizabeth, > IOTA NA-097, from August 10 to 14. Activity will be on the HF > bands. This includes an entry in the upcoming Worked All Europe DX > CW contest. QSL to home call. > > CROATIA, 9A. Operator GW4UWD is QRV as 9A/GW4UWD/p from Zlarin > Island, IOTA EU-170, until August 9. Activity is on the HF bands > using CW and QRP power mostly during his mornings and evenings. QSL > direct to home call. > > MOZAMBIQUE, C9. Johannes, PD0JBH is QRV as C91PA from Maputo and > plans to be here until March 2017. Activity of late has been on 40 > and 20 meters using SSB. QSL via operator's instructions. > > CHILE, CE. Scott, K0MD is QRV as CE2/K0MD from Vina del Mar until > August 8. Activity is on 20 and 17 meters, and possibly 40 and 15 > meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. > > SARDINIA, IS0. Giuseppe, IZ4JUK will be QRV as IS0/IZ4JUK from > Porto Ottiolu, IOTA EU-024, from August 6 to 25. Activity will be > on 20 and 15 meters using SSB, and on 40 meters if conditions > permit. QSL direct to home call. > > ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Ismo, OH2IS will be QRV as OH0/OH2IS from > August 6 to 11. Activity will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters > using only CW. QSL to home call. > > MARKET REEF, OJ0. Operators Dietmar, DL3DXX, Rene, DL2JRM and > Robin, DO2XX will be QRV as OJ0DX from August 11 to 16. Activity > will be on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes > being an entry in the upcoming Worked All Europe DX CW contest. QSL > via DL3DXX. > > BRAZIL, PY. Members of the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Radio > Emissao are QRV using the special call ZV2016RIO from Rio de Janeiro > until August 21. Activity is on 160 to 2 meters, except 30 meters, > using CW, SSB, FM, PSK, D-Star, and some satellites as well. QSL > via PY1AA. > > SUDAN, ST. Magdi, ST2M is QRV using the special call sign ST2AC > from Khartoum for the 18th Arab League Conference. Activity is on > various HF bands. QSL to home call. > > ICELAND, TF. Mike, ON2MVH plans to be QRV as TF/ON2MVH from August > 6 to 21. He plans to be active using mostly QRP during his 5 AM and > 9 PM local times. QSL via operator's instructions. > > MALI, TZ. Laurent, F5IXR is QRV as TZ5XR from Kidal City until > February 2017. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL > via F5MXH. > > EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R15RTRN is QRV during > August to call attention to the numerous awards concerning the > Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network that was > inaugurated 15 years ago. QSL via R7AA. In addition, special event > station R31RIO is QRV until August 21 during the time of the Olympic > Games in Brazil. QSL via RQ7L. > > CAMBODIA, XU. Operators Steff, HB9FXL and Rolf, HB9MUQ will be QRV > as XU7AKB and XU7AKD, respectively, from August 7 to 18. Activity > will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL XU7AKB via HB9FXL and > XU7AKD via HB9MUQ. > > ALBANIA, ZA. Nicola, IU7GSN plans to be QRV as ZA3/IU7GSN from > Sarande from August 9 to 23. Activity will be on the HF bands using > SSB and various digital modes. QSL direct to home call. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American CW QSO Party, QRP > 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, TARA Grid > Dip Shindig, 10-10 International Summer SSB Contest, European HF > Championship, WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone, SARC Summer Fieldday, > August UHF Contest and the SARL HF Phone Contest will keep > contesters busy this upcoming weekend. > > The RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Sprint, Phone Fray, CWops Mini-CWT CW Test > and NAQCC CW Sprint are all scheduled for August 10. > > The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to > mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. > > Please see August QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web > sites for details. > NNNN > /EX From w2oudrew at gmail.com Mon Aug 8 14:38:00 2016 From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (E Drew Moore) Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 14:38:00 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Fwd: [RVRC] Threats Over Police Radios References: <45EDB9D366D54FA79D69F6478AE53858@marvbronsPC> Message-ID: <581FF541-3CA2-4AB7-991E-7EDDFAEF0776@gmail.com> From: "Marvin Bronstein" Date: August 8, 2016 at 12:38:19 PM EDT Subject: Threats Over Police Radios Threats Over Police Radios Have Officers and Scanner Buffs on the Case Crime Scene By MICHAEL WILSON AUG. 7, 2016 Continue reading the main storyShare This Pagea.. Shareb.. Tweetc.. Emaild.. Moree.. A male voice came over the police radio, speaking in standard departmental jargon as he asked to be patched through to the duty captain in the Midtown South Precinct in Manhattan on July 30. The captain responded. ?South captain, remember how you put me in jail?? the man on the radio asked. ?I am out now, and I?m coming to put a bullet in your head.? The threat, so brazen across the restricted airwaves of the New York Police Department, was a shock. How had the man gained access to the radio frequencies? Had he stolen a police radio? Another theory was widely repeated in conversations last week with experts on the radio system: The man had hacked a store-bought two-way radio and turned it into a police walkie-talkie. The man returned to the airwaves three nights later, threatening a different captain: ?I?m going to put a bullet in your head,? he said, according to the police. An investigation is continuing. Breaches in police frequencies are infrequent, the police said, although just a day before the man?s first threat, a similar episode occurred in Queens when a different-sounding voice repeatedly shouted ?Officer down!? and gave a location. In urgent tones, a dispatcher sent officers there. ?Nothing going on,? an officer reported back. The appeal is as old as prank calls. ?You could make the police jump up and down,? said Robert Geis, a retired New York police detective and an amateur radio enthusiast. The false alarms resemble what has become known as Christmas scanner syndrome. ?Every Christmas and the day after Christmas, you see an increase in phony calls,? said a longtime radio and scanner operator in his 60s, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he believed the man who made the threats could be dangerous. People get scanners for Christmas, and then they make prank calls to the police so they can listen to the response. Making a call over police frequencies, a big step beyond a phone call, has never been easier, Mr. Geis said. ?What?s changed over the years is the availability of radios that can be programmed to police frequencies,? he said. ?Twenty years ago, you had to cut a wire or clip a diode. It would open up the radios to go on frequencies they weren?t intended to go on. Now, they come out of the box like that.? A man in Astoria, Queens, Daniel Delise, 48, was arrested on April 16 after using a police frequency to make a false call about an officer in need of assistance in the neighborhood, the police said. A search revealed 14 radios in the home he shared with his parents, according to a criminal complaint. ?He would always listen to those things,? said his mother, Josephine Delise, 84. ?It really got out of hand. My husband and I went through hell with this radio.? Mr. Delise was in jail when the latest calls were made and is not a suspect. A parallel search for the culprit seems to be underway within the community of amateur radio operators and those known as scanner buffs ? people who listen to police frequencies at home. It is a long-established group in the city, but at times, a fractured one, with feuds over the airwaves that have devolved into curses, threats and ?jamming,? or blocking a frequency from legitimate use. ?I?ve been beating the bushes trying to figure it out,? said the veteran scanner operator. The operator thought about the pool of people capable of breaching the police airwaves. ?I know of at least 50,? he said. ?There may be 500. Five thousand. These radios are $29.? An executive in the police radio industry who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he worked for a different police department said that the New York Police Department?s radio system was similar to those used in many cities, and that it was vulnerable to intruders. ?You could go on a website right now, and all the frequencies are listed,? he said. ?There is no magic formula to make your police radio work only for you, unless you?re willing to spend billions of dollars.? The man who made the threats against the police captains said at one point over the radio that he was near a Walgreens in Times Square. Officers rushed to the location but found nothing suspicious. The radio industry executive said he felt certain the man would return to the airwaves with more taunts. ?They leave a trail a mile wide,? he said. ?They?re addicted to stupid". From k2dsv at msn.com Mon Aug 8 16:33:20 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 16:33:20 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: New 'distracted driving' bill might hurt amateur mobile operating In-Reply-To: <51D0669FBA6548119A1AED7FC92D405D@marvbronsPC> References: <51D0669FBA6548119A1AED7FC92D405D@marvbronsPC> Message-ID: From: marvbrons at verizon.net To: mlabot at ix.netcom.com; vlobosco at comcast.net; pdefort at msn.com; bmeixnernj at yahoo.com; ab2ve at verizon.net; harrychiv1 at comcast.net; WayneGrennier at comcast.net; ab2zk at yahoo.com; paul.lorance at comcast.net; w2lj at verizon.net; ronhepburn at gmail.com; davehackett at cs.com; drumor at optonline.net; mlorenzo10 at comcast.net Subject: Fw: New 'distracted driving' bill might hurt amateur mobile operating Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 15:30:19 -0400 Subject: New 'distracted driving' bill might hurt amateur mobile operating This is a new bill, proposed in the NJ Assembly that could literally ''kill'' amateur radio mobile operating. We could be fined for picking up a hand mic and talking on a repeater if caught and the broad language is so dangerously written as to allow law enforcement much too much freedom of interpretation! Marv, k2vhw I thought you would be interested in this story I found on MSN: Only in New Jersey: Bill would ban motorists from drinking coffee and driving http://a.msn.com/01/en-us/BBvngcO?ocid=se From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Aug 9 07:20:02 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 07:20:02 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: New 'distracted driving' bill might hurt amateur mobile operating In-Reply-To: References: <51D0669FBA6548119A1AED7FC92D405D@marvbronsPC>, , , Message-ID: > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 07:17:19 -0400 driving' bill might hurt amateur mobile operating > > GM, > > Not to worry, they cannot get this bill out of committee. > > Urb W1UL > > From drumor at optonline.net Tue Aug 9 20:32:36 2016 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 20:32:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Hudson Division Update - Things of Interest to the Members Message-ID: <6770f64.96e18.15671dd7fa0.Webtop.53@optonline.net> -------- Begin forwarded message -------- Subject: Hudson Division Update - Things of Interest to the Members Date: 08/09/16 04:57:49 PM From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" To: drumor at optonline.net Good Afternoon Hudson Division, A couple of things of interest. At the recent NLI Section/Hudson Division Cabinet meeting, Deborah Kerr KC2GPV, Amateur Radio Communications Director for the New York City Marathon, discussed the upcoming Marathon. Volunteers must register by August 31, 2016. If you do not successfully complete your registration, you cannot participate this year. We have posted her open letter to all Amateur radio volunteers on the Hudson Division website: http://hudson.arrl.org/2016-nyc-marathon-letter/ If you wish to participate, it is imperative that you read her letter and follow the procedures enumerated in the letter. If you have any questions, direct them to Deborah at eventhams at gmail.com . (Please do not direct them to me.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nominations for the 2016 Hudson Division Awards are now being accepted. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to nominate someone who has greatly contributed to Amateur Radio in our Division. The ARRL Hudson Division typically grants awards each year to some very deserving members of the ARRL in the following (but not limited to) categories; Technical Achievement, Grand Ole Ham, and Amateur of the Year. Last year was a banner year for award nominations! We hope to get as many nominations this year as well. There are deserving hams throughout the entire Hudson Division. We are asking you to make submissions for this year's awards by taking the time to fill out the award nominations form, include any supporting documentation that best represents the candidate, and write a few paragraphs describing why you think they deserve the award. Have others in your write up a nomination as well. The more supporting documents, the better. The deadline for submission of all nomination materials is August 22, 2016. The Awards Luncheon, sponsored this year by the Orange County Amateur Radio Club (OCARC), will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Ramada Cafe International in Newburgh, N.Y All proceeds from the luncheon will be donated to the ARRL Legislative Issues Advocacy Fund. Donations to this fund are used specifically to support the efforts to promote, inform, and advocate to Congress on behalf of Amateur Radio. Nomination forms are available in PDF format at: http://hudson.arrl.org/2016-hudson-div-awatds-nomination-form/ Tickets can be ordered at: http:// hudson.arrl.org/2016-ticket-order-form/ (We hope to have PayPal connectivity soon.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Last weekend we held Division Cabinet (Club officials and Field Organization appointees) meetings in NLI and ENY, with a combined attendance of 55 participants. This Saturday we will finish up our meetings with the NNJ members of the Division Cabinet. With cabinet meetings spread out into each section, we have more than tripled the amount of participation consistently over the past 3 1/2 years! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - That?s it for now. 73 de Mike N2YBB -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRL Hudson Division Director: Mike Lisenco, N2YBB n2ybb at arrl.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from messages, go to: http://p1k.arrl.org/oo/f9880a4cd153a436e2c92a0b4af0dc2c From k2dsv at msn.com Thu Aug 11 10:06:32 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:06:32 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] YX0V - Aves Island DXpedition - end of this month In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > Subject: YX0V - Aves Island DXpedition - end of this month > > > > > > When trying to organize their annual IOTA > > DXpedition to Los Monjes Island (SA-015) > > members of the Asociaci??n de Radioaficionados > > de Venezuela (ARV) and Grupo DX Caracas > > received an unexpected invite by the Venezuelan > > Navy. The invitation was made for a DXpedition > > to Aves Island (YV0), which currently ranks # > > 17 on the Club Log Most Wanted list. Aves > > Island was last QRV on February 13, 2007 by > > YW0DX. Plans are to depart August 31st with > > ???a restricted number of operators ??? > > including both experienced and new ops from the > > Navy. The exact dates are dependent on the > > Navy. They will be QRV for about 7-10 days as > > YX0V with the full support of the > > Navy. Despite the unexpected last minute > > approval a team has been chosen, as well as > > rigs, antennas and other logistics. QSLs will > > be handled by W4DTA using OQRS. More details > > to follow. Bernie McClenny, W3UR Editor of: The Daily DX > > From k2dsv at msn.com Thu Aug 11 10:08:51 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:08:51 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 3Y0Z - 2018 Bouvet DXpedition In-Reply-To: References: <95C8CB7F-411F-4003-9D66-5D63DC98AB91@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: > Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:43:24 -0400 > From: URB W1UL > Subject: Re: [The Daily DX] 3Y0Z - 2018 Bouvet DXpedition > > > >The 3Y0Z DXpedition team, heading to Bouvet Island in 2018, have > >opened their website to the public at http://www.bouvetdx.org. > > > >More exciting news to follow. > > From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Aug 12 17:24:57 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:24:57 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX news In-Reply-To: <20160812.165326.12560.0@webmail06.vgs.untd.com> References: <20160812.165326.12560.0@webmail06.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: www.dxsummit.fi/ > SB DX ARL ARLD033 > ARLD033 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest > Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. > Thanks to all. > > TANZANIA, 5H. Operators Alex, UX0LL and Alex, UT5UY will be QRV as > 5H1ZZ from Zanzibar Island, IOTA AF-032, from August 13 to 22. > Activity will be with two stations on the HF bands using CW, SSB and > various digital modes. QSL via M0URX. > > CROATIA, 9A. Zik, DK8ZZ will be QRV as 9A/DK8ZZ from Bilice from > August 15 to 25. He will be active mainly on 6 meters, but may also > be active from various World Flora and Fauna locations on HF as > well. QSL to home call. > > MOROCCO, CN. Members of ARRAM will be QRV using special event call > 5E3A on August 14 and 15. QSL via EA7FTR. > > CUBA, CO. Operators Alexei, CO2XK, Amed, CO2AME and Lazaro, CO2WL > are QRV with special call sign T42FCR until August 14. Activity is > on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65. QSL via CO2WL. > > REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Look for operators D90HE, 6K2CEW, 6K2GUF, > 6K2JFW and 6K2JQL to be QRV as home calls/3 from Anmyon Island, IOTA > AS-080, from August 13 to 15. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters > using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via operators' > instructions. > > LITHUANIA, LY. Jurek, SP5C will be QRV as LY/SN0WFF and LY/SP5C > from Curonian Spit National Park from August 16 to 24 while on > holiday here. QSL to home call. > > MARKET REEF, OJ0. Dietmar, DL3DXX, Rene, DL2JRM, Daniel, DJ4MF and > Robin, DO2XX will be QRV as OJ0DX from August 12 to 16. Activity is > on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. This includes an entry in > the Worked All Europe DX CW contest. QSL via DL3DXX. > > BRAZIL, PY. A large group of operators are QRV with special event > call ZY157CAT until the end of August to celebrate the founding of > the city of Catalao 157 years ago. Activity is on the HF bands > using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL direct to PP2BO. > > GREECE, SV. Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Chios plan > to be QRV as SZ8ARC/p from Kalogeroi Island, IOTA EU-049, on August > 13, depending on conditions. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters > using SSB. QSL direct to SZ8ARC. > > EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Special event station R870T will be QRV from > August 15 to September 20 to celebrate the 870th anniversary of the > city of Tula. QSL via R2PT. > > ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Operators R6MG, RA6ABC, R7MR, UA0FAM and > UA3EDP are QRV as R0F from Shikotan Island, IOTA AS-062, until > August 17. Activity is on the HF bands with two stations. QSL via > R6MG. > > UKRAINE, UR. Special event station EM60EV is QRV until August 31 to > commemorate the founding of the city of Dnipropetrovsk 60 years ago. > Activity is on the HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB, FM and various > digital modes. QSL direct to UT5ECZ. > > CAMBODIA, XU. Operators Steff, HB9FXL and Rolf, HB9MUQ are QRV as > XU7AKB and XU7AKD, respectively, from Sihanoukville until August 18. > Activity is on 40 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL via HB9FXL. > > ALBANIA, ZA. Nicola, IU7GSN is QRV as ZA3/IU7GSN until August 23. > Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various > digital modes. QSL direct to home call. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest, > MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest, QRP CW Fox > Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW Sprintathon, > Maryland-DC QSO Party and 50 MHz Fall Sprint are all on tap for this > upcoming weekend. > > The Phone Fray and CWops Mini-CWT CW Test are scheduled for August > 17. > > The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to > mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. > > Please see August QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web > sites for details. > NNNN > /EX > From danof10 at optonline.net Sat Aug 13 11:43:09 2016 From: danof10 at optonline.net (danof10 at optonline.net) Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:43:09 GMT Subject: [ETS/PARC List] NJ2SP Message-ID: IF ANYONE GETS THIS EMAIL QUICK ENOUGH NJ2SP----SPECIAL EVENT SOUTH PLAINFIELD RADIO CLUB 14.321 SSB 14.025 CW 21.325 SSB 21.025 CW 7.225 LSB 7.025 CW ALLREADY GOT THEM ON 14.321 GET ON THE WAVES AND SHOW LOCAL SUPPORT THEY ARE RUNNING 60 WATTS SO EVERYONE SHOULD HEAR THEM......HEARD A CONTACT FROM TEXAS SO THERE GETTING OUT...... 73'S DAN KC2YRC From k2dsv at msn.com Wed Aug 17 10:36:22 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:36:22 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX August 16, 2016 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > >DX News > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >CY9 - St. Paul Island > >As a reminder the CY9C DXpedition team will be operating from two > >separate sites located about a mile apart from August 19-29. They > >plan to have two stations QRV most of the time and at times they could > >have two stations on the air on the same band, usually on different > >modes, however it may be possible they could at times be on the same > >band and mode with "appropriate frequency separation". The CY9C team > >expects to arrive in Dingwall, Nova Scotia today or tomorrow. This > >will be their "take-off" location. http://cy9dxpedition.com > > > >HB0 - Liechtenstein - > >DL5YL and DL5YM plan to be in Masescha, Liechtenstein and QRV as > >HB0/home calls from September 22 to October 10. They will be using an > >IC7400 running either 100 or 400 watts transmitting into a 40 meter > >wire and possibly a 2 element folding beam. Activity will be on 1.8 > >through 144 MHz preferably on CW with some activity in the CQ WW RTTY > >Contest and some SSB. QSL via the bureau or direct with SASE. They > >will also be using Club Log. You can reach them for a sked using > >their callsign at darc.de. > > > >P4 - Aruba - > >W2GD, John, is heading back to his P4 QTH for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest > >at the end of October. He'll be QRV as P40W in the SOAB category and > >plans to be QRV as time permits before and after the contest on CW and > >the WARC-79 bands. QSL direct only to N2MM or LoTW. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >IOTA > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The following IOTA stations were active yesterday. > > > >IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT > >------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ---- > >AS-018 RA/OG2K 14173 1647 EU-174 SV0XBF/SV8 14260 1801 > >AS-062 RI0FS 14195 1632 EU-174 SV8/SV0XBF 14260 1750 > >AS-142 UE23RRC 14045 2158 EU-175 SV1EQU/8 14086 2040 > >EU-003 CT8/F5IRO 14002 2030 EU-182 EM0E/P 14006 2134 > >EU-020 SL1HF 14265 1715 OC-130 DU9/PA3GZU 14192 1657 > >EU-053 OJ0DX 14033 2101 OC-206 VI6DH400 7026 2139 > >EU-165 IM0/I0PNM 7152 1643 > > > >OG2K, Anton, is currently operating as RA/OG2K from Sakhalin Island > >(AS-018) until August 17th. Next he will move on to Kunashir Island > >(AS-025) where he will continue to be QRV as RA/OG2K from August 17 to > >24. > > > >IOTA frequencies - > >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 > >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Calendar > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Date End Prefix Call Manager Ref Vol-No > >------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ---------- > >16-Aug 17-Aug 3W 3W4DAY (AS-128) LZ3SM 20-154 > >16-Aug 17-Aug 3W 3W4XX (AS-128) LZ3SM 20-154 > >16-Aug 22-Aug 5H 5H1XX (AF-032) M0URX 20-154 149 > >16-Aug 31-Aug 5Z 5Z4/JM1CAX JM1CAX 20-141 > >16-Aug 20-Aug 6Y 6Y6N DK9PY 20-124 > >16-Aug 30-Sep 9A 9A/PA4JJ PA4JJ 20-139 > >16-Aug 15-Dec CE9 8T2BH I1HYW 19-223 > >16-Aug 1-Apr CE9 RI1AND RW1AI 20-066 028 > >16-Aug 19-Aug CU CT8/F5IRO (EU-003) F5IRO 20-144 > >16-Aug 20-Aug DU DU3/AJ4BB 20-129 > >16-Aug 17-Aug EA9 EA9/EA4GQS (Satellite) 20-105 > >16-Aug 19-Aug F F/PH0AS (EU-032) PH0AS 20-133 > >16-Aug 16-Aug FR FR/DJ9RR DJ9RR 20-154 > >16-Aug 21-Aug GM GM0GRC (EU-123) G0RCI 20-081 > >16-Aug 21-Aug GM GM7GRC (EU-123) G0RCI 20-081 > >16-Aug 19-Aug GU GU3TTC G3TTC 20-154 > >16-Aug 30-Aug HH 4V1G (NA-096) W3HNK 20-100 > >16-Aug 17-Nov HH HH2/VA3MPG (NA-096) VE3NLS 20-006 > >16-Aug 20-Nov I II0IEM IQ0RM 19-223 > >16-Aug 30-Aug IS IS0/DL6JF 20-115 > >16-Aug 15-Sep JD1/M JG8NQJ/JD1 (OC-073) JA8CJY 20-154 134 100 > >16-Aug 1-Jun JT JT1EIR 20-110 > >16-Aug 26-Aug KH6 KH6/F4GHS 20-127 > >16-Aug 30-Nov LX LX35G 20-100 > >16-Aug 17-Aug OJ0 OJ0DX DL3DXX 20-144 > >16-Aug 30-Sep OX OX/KG7VER 20-120 > >16-Aug 21-Aug PY ZV2016RIO PY1AA 20-131 > >16-Aug 7-Sep SV SX0XBF/SV8 (EU-067) VK2IR 20-142 071 041 > >16-Aug 18-Aug T2 T2COW (OC-015) KC0W 20-154 148 140 > >16-Aug 30-Oct TA TC2016ANT TA4ED 20-060 > >16-Aug 21-Aug TF TF/ON2MVH ON2MVH 20-153 150 > >16-Aug 1-Feb TZ TZ5XR F5MXH 20-144 > >16-Aug 21-Aug UA R31RIO RQ7L 20-154 > >16-Aug 20-Sep UA R87OT 20-149 > >16-Aug 4-Sep UA RI1C (EU-133) RW1F 20-114 078 > >16-Aug 25-Sep UA9 R430LT 20-141 > >16-Aug 31-Aug UA9 R95KOMI 20-146 > >16-Aug 17-Aug UA9 RI0FS (AS-062) R6MG 20-142 127 > >16-Aug 18-Aug UA9 UE23RRC (AS-142) R7AL 20-154 150 036 > >16-Aug 1-Oct V3 V31HV PA0C 20-077 > >16-Aug 18-Aug VE VE2FDJ/P (NA-084) 20-154 > >16-Aug 18-Aug VK VI6DH400 (OC-206) VK6NX 20-154 112 098 > >16-Aug 19-Aug XU XU7AEX F6CTW 20-154 > >16-Aug 18-Aug XU XU7AKB (AS-133) HB9FXL 20-128 > >16-Aug 18-Aug XU XU7AKD (AS-133) HB9FXL 20-128 > >16-Aug 30-Aug YB YB71RI 20-139 > >16-Aug 20-Aug YJ YJ8RN (OC-110) NZ4DX 20-093 > >16-Aug 23-Aug ZA ZA3/IU7GSN IU7GSN 20-153 152 > >17-Aug 20-Aug 7X 7V9A (AF-094) 20-149 > >17-Aug 22-Aug 7X 7Y9LI 20-154 > >17-Aug 29-Aug FO TX2AH (OC-063) DL2AH 20-006 19-214 > >17-Aug 10-Sep OA OA7/DL1CW 20-150 > >17-Aug 26-Aug T8 T88LC 6 M EME W7GJ 20-046 006 > > > >The Daily DX Calendar > >http://www.dailydx.com/calendar.html > > > >Upcoming contest rules & dates > >http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Today's Propagation Forecast > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Solar activity will be very low with a chance for C-class flares > >today, Wednesday and Thursday. > > > >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to minor storm levels today and > >quiet to unsettled levels on Wednesday and Thursday. > > > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators > >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and > >http://www.solarham.net/. > > > >The August 15 SFI was 88 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 70. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >QSL Info > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager > >------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- > >3W4DAY LZ3SM EG25JRA EA1RKA IS0/DL6JF DL6JF > >4L1MA ON4RU EG8HKT EA8CSD KS6Z/KL7 KS6Z > >9H3DD M1DDD EM25Q UR5QU VI6DH400 VK6NX > >9H3WF DH2FW EO25U UT7UU ZW8I PV8AA > >DU9/PA3GZU PA3GZU EO25UA US8UA ZY157CAT PP2BO > > > >Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your > >friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html. > > > >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: ED5LD, G4RRM, > >GB9LIZ, LU1ZI and ZZ6Z (SA-019) > > > >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: 5C5T, 7Q7GIA, 7Z1HL, > >8Q7NC, 9A/S59A, 9A5N (2013), 9A55AX (2013), 9H3XX, 9H3YY, 9Q6AL, > >9V50XX, A25GF, A35JP/p, AH0CO/KH2, BG2AUE/2, C31CT, C91VB, > >F4DPT (2013), GW0RYT (2013), J6/N9AW, J8/DH5FS, JA0JHQ/VK9X, JA6TBE/6, > >LB5WB, LX9LARU, MJ0ILB, MU0PCB/p, OD5/EA1CYK, P4/DL5CW, RI0K, RI1O, > >RT9K/0, S79AC, S79RPS, S79SP, SV9/R2DX, SX5LA, SX8SA, SX90IARU, > >TC0BOZ, V25M, V63RE, YB8/DL3KZA, YB9/DH6ICE, YE0M, YW5RYL, Z21GF, > >ZL7E, ZS2DK, ZS6EZ (2012), ZS9MADIBA and ZZ80RJ. > > > > > > > >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 4X4DK, CO2II, DK2ZO, EH1LHA, > >EJ0SR, ET3AA, F4FDR, HA7RY, HR2DMR, IK2REA, IK6UBY, IT9YVO, JI1JPJ, > >JR0GXA, JR7AMZ, MM2N (EU-010), NA4RR (NA-142), OK2FZ, OK2RZ (2006), > >OQ5M, OR5T, PY3APY, RK9AX, RZ16YY, S52WW, SD1A (EU-020), SP4CGJ, > >SV9GPV, TA4AKS, UA6JHQ (2007), US3EW, UT3UZ, UV7V, VY0ERC (NA-008), > >XE1CT, YB3LZ/9 (OC-022), YB71RI/1 (OC-021), YB71RI/8 (OC-146), > >YB71RI/9 (OC-022), YC1CZZ, YT5IVN and ZV5O (SA-047) > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Credits > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: AB3CV, > >ADXO, DL7VEE, K8YYY, KD4QMY, N0TG, N4II, NF4A, NG3K, W7DN, W8OP and > >WV8TN. From unclefofo at comcast.net Wed Aug 17 20:16:45 2016 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (David Vadney) Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 00:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] H&W In-Reply-To: <19217847.78335921.1471478926913.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1780390131.78341962.1471479405659.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> Good Evening Everyone Let me start off by saying that we have lost one of our members Bart WB2HEK he passed on Saturday. According to family wish there was no viewing at all lets all keep the family in our thoughts and prayers. Second Drew W2OU was in surgery on his leg he is home doing well. So also keep in your thoughts and prayers he will be tied up for a little while. Thank You Dave Vice Pres K2ETS From k2dsv at msn.com Sun Aug 21 09:57:35 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:57:35 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] CY9C - St. Paul Island Update - August 20 1053Z In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: > From: urb w1ul > Subject: Fwd: [The Daily DX] CY9C - St. Paul Island Update - August 20 1053Z > > > >CY9C UPDATE: > > > >Three tons of gear were successfully transported to the St Paul team > >on Friday. This was accomplished using two boats and seven > >helicopter runs to the island. Another boat is scheduled to > >transport additional gear this afternoon. At least two helicopter > >runs are scheduled later this morning. > >We hope to have both islands fully supplied by late afternoon/early > >evening on Saturday. The Northeast Island team is essentially > >supplied while the Atlantic Cove team still needs essential gear. > > > >We hope to have both sites fully operational by Saturday evening. > >Weather is marginal today so we will have to wait to hear from the > >boat captain and the helicopter crew. > > > >All team members are on St Paul except for WA4DAN who is assisting > >with the helicopter and boat logistics. The helicopter is stationed > >on the Northeast Island for the duration of the DXpedition. The team > >expresses it's gratitude to the tireless efforts of the helicopter > >and boat crews in this massive effort. > > > >More updates will be issued as needed. > > > >73, > >Murray WA4DAN > > From k2dsv at msn.com Sun Aug 21 14:38:32 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:38:32 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX news In-Reply-To: <20160821.140909.14978.0@webmail10.vgs.untd.com> References: <20160821.140909.14978.0@webmail10.vgs.untd.com> Message-ID: > SB DX ARL ARLD034 > ARLD034 DX news > > This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by > CO7WT, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, > Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web > sites. Thanks to all. > > ALGERIA, 7X. Members of the Amateurs Radio Algerians Club are QRV > as 7V9A from Plane Island, IOTA AF-094, until August 20. QSL via > operators' instructions. > > WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Members of the Melaka DX Club are QRV as 9M2MI > from Pulau Undan Island, IOTA AS-097, and from Lighthouse ILLW > MY0017, until August 22. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, > SSB and RTTY. QSL direct to 9M2YOT. > > CUBA, CO. A group of operators will be QRV as T47LH from Sabinal > Key, IOTA NA-015, from the Colon Lighthouse, ILLW CU0007, during the > International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on 160 > to 10 meters, including 60 and 2 meters, using CW, SSB and various > digital modes. QSL via EA7FTR. > > URUGUAY, CX. A group of operators are QRV as CV5ER from Flores > Island, IOTA SA-030, and from the Lighthouse Faro de la Isla de > Flores, ILLW UY0009, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship > Weekend. QSL via operators' instructions. > > ST. PAUL ISLAND, CY9. A group of operators are QRV as CY9C until > August 29. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY > with two stations. QSL direct to WA4DAN. > > FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Look for DL0MFK/LH to be QRV from > Usedom Island, IOTA EU-129, and from the Lighthouse Karnin, ILLW > DE0013, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL > via bureau. > > BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, E7. Special event station E717MFF will be QRV > from Siroki Brijeg from August 23 to 28 during the 17th > Mediterranean Film Festival. QSL via E73Y. > > CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Members of the Grupo DX Gran Canaria will be > QRV as AO8LH from the Punta del Castillete Lighthouse during the > International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via EA8AKN. > > WALES, GW. Members of the Llanelli Amateur Radio Society will be > QRV from the Burry Port Harbour Lighthouse, ILLW UK0044, during the > International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on the > HF bands using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via 2W0DSP. > > PANAMA, HP. Members of the Radio Club of Panama will be QRV as 3E1L > from the Miraflores Lighthouse at the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal > Pacific Entrance during the International Lighthouse/Lightship > Weekend. QSL direct to HP1RCP. > > OGASAWARA, JD1. Members of the Japan Amateur Radio Development > Association will be QRV with special call JD1YBV from Chichijima > Island, IOTA AS-031, from August 23 to 28 to commemorate the > Association's Silver Jubilee. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters > using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via bureau. > > POLAND, SP. Look for SN19LH to be QRV from the Lighthouse Ustka, > ILLW PL0017, during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. > QSL via SP5EZJ. > > PALAU, T8. Lance, W7GJ is QRV as T8GJ until August 25. Activity is > on 6 meters using EME. QSL direct to home call. > > TURKEY, TA. Members of the TC Special Wireless Activity Team will > be QRV with special call sign TC1LHW from the Terkos Karaburun > Lighthouse, ILLW TR0002, during the International > Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on various HF bands. > QSL via operators' instructions. > > BELIZE, V3. Victor, WB0TEV is QRV as V31VP until August 23. This > includes entries in the SARTG RTTY Contest and the North American > SSB QSO Party. QSL to home call. > > CANADA, VE. Rick, VE9LEP will be QRV from the Long Eddy Point > Lighthouse at the northern tip of Grand Manan Island, IOTA NA-014, > in the Bay of Fundy during the International Lighthouse/Lightship > Weekend. QSL via operator's instructions. > > AUSTRALIA, VK. A group of operators will be QRV as VK5CWL from > Kangaroo Island, IOTA OC-139, and from the Cape Willoughby > Lighthouse, ILLW AU-0095, during the International > Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. QSL via VK5PAS. > > INDIA, VU. A group of operators will be QRV as AT2L from the Uttan > Point Lighthouse, ILLW IN0005, during the International > Lightship/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17 and 15 > meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via VU2KWJ. > > VANUATU, YJ. Tom, KC0W will be QRV as YJ0COW from August 21 to > September 21. Activity will be on the HF bands using only CW. QSL > direct to home call. > > SOUTH AFRICA, ZS. A group of operators will be QRV as ZS9V from > Robben Island, IOTA AF-064, during the International > Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. Activity will be with two stations. > QSL direct to M0OXO. > > THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL RTTY Rookie Roundup, ARRL 10 GHz > and Up Contest, International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, North > American SSB QSO Party, QRP 20-Meter CW Fox Hunt, NCCC RTTY Sprint, > NCCC CW Sprint, SARTG World Wide RTTY Contest, Russian District > Award Contest, Himalayan Contest, Feld Hell Sprint, CVA DX CW > Contest and the SARL HF Digital Contest will certainly keep > contesters busy this upcoming weekend. > > The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for August 22. > The CWops Mini-CWT CW Test, Phone Fray and SKCC CW Sprint are all > scheduled for August 24. > > The ARRL National Parks on the Air event runs during all of 2016 to > mark the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. > > Please see August QST, page 83, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web > sites for details. > NNNN > /EX From k2dsv at msn.com Sun Aug 21 18:51:28 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 18:51:28 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: 50 to 200 foot towers. In-Reply-To: <4CD41034B32A4604BCE135B94B8E25EB@marvbronsPC> References: <4CD41034B32A4604BCE135B94B8E25EB@marvbronsPC> Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 17:29:35 -0400 http://www.radioworld.com/article/faa-to-require-marking-for-some-towers-200-feet-or-less/279288 Congress has passed and President Obama has signed the FAA funding bill for funding through mid 2017. In it there is a section (2110) that calls for new marking regulations which will add 50 to 200 foot towers. In most cases towers adjacent to houses/buildings are exempt. But towers on open lands and near farming will be affected. 73 Marv k2vhw From k2dsv at msn.com Mon Aug 22 15:32:37 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:32:37 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: YESTERDAY WAS W2DTP 93rd. BIRTHDAY.A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL.VRI BEST 73 ES GUD DX.GOD BLESS AL From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Aug 23 10:12:48 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:12:48 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX August 23, 2016 In-Reply-To: References: <117D50D8-9A87-495A-AFF9-D50278C46D75@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: > >The CY9C DXpedition team continues to work the pileups. The team > >reports no propagation on 10-15 meters. Propagation on the other bands > >is a challenge but the team is doing their best to add as many > >contacts as possible to the log. All antennas are built and > >operational. Weather has been a factor with winds and rain. The team > >has settled into a daily routine and working the bands that are open. > > > >Due to unexpected issues, real time logging to Clublog will not be > >possible. > > > >Updates will be issued as needed. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >DX News > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >YV0 - Aves Island - > >As a reminder the YX0V Aves Island DXpedition team is expected to set > >sail from Caracas, Venezuela on Saturday August 27th. Depending on the > >Navy vessel it could take as little as 24 hour or as long as 72 hours > >to get to the island. They believe they will be able to operate for > >about 7-10 days. The team includes operators YV5EED, YV5LMW, YV5ZV, > >YV5NR, YV4CEG, YV4IVB, YV5OK, YV5KG, YV5VP, YV2IF, YV4YC, YV5NCZ, > >YV1KK and YV2CAR. http://yx0v.com > > > >J6 - St. Lucia - > >WT4BT, Mac, updates us on the American team heading to St. Lucia, who > >will be staying at the Chateau Devaux in Cap Estate in early November. > >The team includes N7BF, Joe; AA4OC, Bill; WT4MT, Mac; W6ABM, Ev; > >AK5SD, Scott; and NX8G, Rex; who will be QRV as J68KF, J68OC, J68MT, > >J68ABM, J6/AK5SD and J6/NX8G respectively. They will be there from > >November 4-12 and plan to operate holiday style, including possible > >portable operations from "beaches and hilltops". They'll be running > >FT-857D's and KX3's both QRP and 100 watts into Buddipoles, end-feds > >and wires. Activity will be on 3.5 through 28 MHz on SSB and Digital > >modes. QSL details for each station will be listed on their > >respective QRZ.com pages. If possible they will upload their logs > >daily to both Club Log and LoTW, "otherwise after return stateside" > >says Mac. > > > >T31 - Central Kiribati - > >Yesterday DX News reported that 3Z9DX, Dom, and a "team will be active > >from Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands, IOTA OC-043, as T31T." This will > >be a separate operation from the T31W team heading here in 2017. > >Joining Dom will be fellow countrymen SP3DOI and SP7VC for a month of > >radio and volunteer work. Dates were not mentioned. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >K9AJ, Mike, reports he and KD6WW, Bruce, "are on schedule" with their > >plans to activate Sanikiluaq (NA-159) later this week. They will be > >flying to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada tomorrow and then on to > >Sanikiluaq on Thursday. They anticipate being QRV as K9AJ/VY0 and > >KD6WW/VYO until Monday August 29th. N9BX, Bruce, is the team's pilot > >station and will be in contact with the guys via a satellite phone. > > > >Due to "bad weather and high waves" the R23RRC/p team, which was going > >to activate AS-095 today "was not able to land on the island" and will > >attempt to try again tomorrow, says EU7A, Andy. > > > >Norwegian ops LA3DNA and LA3ENA along with DH0JAE will be operating > >LA2S from Vandve (EU-062) from September 16-20. QSL via LA2S. > > > >IOTA frequencies - > >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 > >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 > >______________________________________________________________________ > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Today's Propagation Forecast > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Solar activity will be very low with a chance for a C-class flare > >today through Thursday. > > > >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today and > >quiet to active levels on Wednesday and Thursday. > > > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators > >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and > >http://www.solarham.net/. > > > >The August 22 SFI was 80 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 33. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >QSL Info > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager > >W3HNK, Joe, is now the QSL Manager for VK5MTM, Theo. > > > >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: KH0/KC0W, TX6G > >and ZY2QG (SA-071). > > > >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: AO150A, AO150E, AO150G, > >AO150H and AO150I. > > > >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 2E1AYS, 9A4W, DJ9SO, DL5RMH, > >EA2CYJ, EA3CAZ, EA5ARC, EP2A, EW1IP, F6LIA, G0ODR, G3PHO, G3VIR, > >G4ETS, G4FPA, IK3HMB, MW0EDX, OH1LWZ, OH1LWZ/M, OJ0DX, OM4CI, PD1ROT, > >PY2ABN, PY2RAF, S50A, SP4R, UK/JE1RZR, UN7QCC, US7KC, UT4NY, VK3OT, > >YC1CZZ and YC1LS. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Credits > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: EU7A, > >JA1HGY, K5DHY, K9AJ, KD4QMY, N4II, NF4A, RSGB IOTA, W3HNK, W4DTA, > >W8ZA, WT4BT and ZL1AQ. > >______________________________________________________________________ > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > From unclefofo at comcast.net Tue Aug 23 13:15:34 2016 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (David Vadney) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:15:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] HAPPY BIRTHDAY Message-ID: <526025741.39162.1471972534854@connect.xfinity.com> Good Day Everyone First off let me say Happy Birthday to AL W2DTP who turns 93 today. You can send your Birthday wishes to him by e-mailing him at w2dtp at aol.com mailto:w2dtp at aol.com or can try to get him on the repeater...... Thank You Vice Pres Dave W2OIL From drumor at optonline.net Wed Aug 24 11:25:20 2016 From: drumor at optonline.net (E. Drew Moore) Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:25:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] August ETSNJ Business Meeting Minutes- By Larry W2LJ Message-ID: <6557c382.32c3b.156bd27da44.Webtop.46@optonline.net> All, I will not be able to attend the August meeting. The family and I have to make a trip out of state. Here are the minutes for the July meeting. Minutes for the Meeting on July 29th, 2016 Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ) The Meeting was called to order by Vice President Vic Pennetta, K2NBC at 8:07 PM. This was followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and then by self-introductions of all those in attendance. Meeting Minutes As the minutes of the June 2016 meeting were successfully e-mailed to the membership, the formal reading was waived. A motion was made by W2WIQ and was seconded by WB2HKK. The motion was adopted by the membership. Treasurer?s Report Treasurer?s report as given by Dan KC2YRC. Opening Balance $XXX.28 Income ? 50/50 $XX, Coffee Kitty $7, Dues $XXX, Hamfest earnings $XXXX.00 Deposit - $XXXX.00 Disbursement ? WB2HKK Repeater Parts $XX.00, Picnic Expenses $XXX.00, Liability Insurance Premium $XXX.00, Bank Service Fee $XX.00, Verizon $67.55 Closing Balance - $XXXX.73 ($XXXX.51 ahead of last year) A motion was made by WB2HKK and seconded by WA2USM to accept the Treasurer's Report. This was approved by the membership. Correspondence Recently received QSL cards Technical Report The Technical Committee meeting went well. Important information was dispersed to the newer members of the Committee. The Raspberry Pis are dong well, but it was mentioned that the purchase of an IP Power Strip would be a wise purchase. This would allow the hard rebooting of the system (cycling power on and off) remotely via computer. Also, the Raspberry Pis will need higher capacity HD SD cards in order to alleviate the clipping problem. The URI interface that was sent out for repair was replaced with a brand new unit by the manufacturer. At the backup repeater site at the hospital, the repeater had gone down as the power supply was destroyed by a squirrel. Future plans include for the Elaizabeth repeater to be kinked to the main repeater via a private WiFi network. Old Business None New Business A motion was made by KC2YRC and seconded by WA2USM to make a $75.00 donation to the RVRC for their generosity in giving ETS table space at the W2QW Hamfest. Drew W2OU responded that this was not necessary, as the RVRC was only too willing ot help. A vote by the membership defeated the motion. W2LJ will send a ?Thank You? card on behalf of the ETS (completed). Dan KC2YRC gave a reminder that ?dues are due? and that a new 50/50 person would be needed at the meetings. A motion was made by W2WIQ and seconded by WA2USM to donate $25.00 to the Middlesex Public Library in memory of the sister of W2OIL and KC2YRC. Health and Welfare Ron WV2RJR's wife had recent hip replacement surgery. Adjournment A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 PM by N2JUN and was seconded by WB2HKK 50/50 ? Won by W2LJ, $53.00 all donated back to the club. Respectfully Submitted, Larry W2LJ In Attendance Walt W2WIQ Len WB2HKK Wayne WA2USM Drew W2OU Kevin KD2BXF Rich W2PQ Bill W2WK Hank KD2DRL Don K2DSV Martin WN2SJL Pete KD2ARB Mark WA2ZJZ Mike N2JUN Larry W2LJ Dan KC2YRC Dave W2OIL Vic K2NBC From unclefofo at comcast.net Fri Aug 26 08:56:29 2016 From: unclefofo at comcast.net (David Vadney) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 08:56:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] revised meeting minutes Message-ID: <250267259.18776.1472216190082@connect.xfinity.com> There were a few corrections that were made to the minutes....... Minutes for the Meeting on July 29th, 2016 Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ) The Meeting was called to order by President Vic Pennetta, K2NBC at 8:07 PM. This was followed by the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and then by self-introductions of all those in attendance. Meeting Minutes As the minutes of the June 2016 meeting were successfully e-mailed to the membership, the formal reading was waived. A motion was made by W2WIQ and was seconded by WB2HKK. The motion was adopted by the membership. Treasurer?s Report Treasurer?s report as given by Dan KC2YRC. Opening Balance $xxx Income ? 50/50 $xx, Coffee Kitty $x, Dues $xxx, Hamfest earnings $xxxxx Deposit - $xxxxx Disbursement ? WB2HKK Repeater Parts $xxxxx, Picnic Expenses $xxxxxx, Liability Insurance Premium $xxxxxx, Bank Service Fee $xxxxx, Verizon $xxxxxx Closing Balance - $xxxxxxxx ($xxxxxxxx ahead of last year) A motion was made by WB2HKK and seconded by WA2USM to accept the Treasurer's Report. This was approved by the membership. Correspondence Recently received QSL cards Technical Report The Technical Committee meeting went well. Important information was dispersed to the newer members of the Committee. The Raspberry Pis are dong well, but it was mentioned that the purchase of an IP Power Strip would be a wise purchase. This would allow the hard rebooting of the system (cycling power on and off) remotely via computer. Also, the Raspberry Pis will need higher capacity HD SD cards in order to alleviate the clipping problem. The URI interface that was sent out for repair was replaced with a brand new unit by the manufacturer. At the backup repeater site at the hospital, the repeater had gone down as the power supply was destroyed by a squirrel. Future plans include for the Elaizabeth repeater to be kinked to the main repeater via a private WiFi network. Old Business None New Business A motion was made by KC2YRC and seconded by WA2USM to make a $75.00 donation to the RVRC for their generosity in giving ETS table space at the W2QW Hamfest. Drew W2OU responded that this was not necessary, as the RVRC was only too willing to help. A vote by the membership defeated the motion. W2LJ will send a ?Thank You? card on behalf of the ETS (done). Dan KC2YRC gave a reminder that ?dues are due? and that a new 50/50 person would be needed at the meetings. A motion was made by W2WIQ and seconded by WA2USM to donate $25.00 to the Middlesex Public Library in memory of Frank?s brother Louis. Health and Welfare Ron WV2RJR's wife had recent hip replacement surgery. Adjournment A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 PM by N2JUN and was seconded by WB2HKK 50/50 ? Won by W2LJ, $xxxxx all donated back to the club. Respectfully Submitted, Larry W2LJ In Attendance Walt W2WIQ Len WB2HKK Wayne WA2USM Drew W2OU Kevin KD2BXF Rich W2PQ Bill W2WK Hank KD2DRL Don K2DSV Martin WN2SJL Pete KD2ARB Mark WA2ZJZ Mike N2JUN Larry W2LJ Dan KC2YRC Dave W2OIL Vic K2NBC From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Aug 26 09:24:48 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:24:48 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX August 25, 2016 In-Reply-To: References: <7C422FC1-C6DA-47C8-B4B6-CE7501C42A22@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >DX News > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >A5 - Bhutan - > >Next month JH1AJT, Zorro; E21EIC, Champ; and DJ9ZB, Franz; will be > >heading to Bhutan. "Main purpose of this trip is to support the > >launch of Paralympic Committee in Bhutan with Bhutan Olympic Committee > >(BOC)", says FGC Radio Team spokesman JA1TRC, Jay. While there the > >team plan to activate A5A, again, on 3.5 through 28 MHz on CW, SSB and > >RTTY from September 8-17. They will have two complete stations, > >including two TS-590's and 1.3K-FA's. A tri-bander (20, 15 and 10 > >Meters) will be used as well as wire verticals on the other bands. > >Once Zorro returns home he will activate OQRS on Club Log, which is > >the preferred QSL method. If not QSL the slower way to: P. O. Box 8, > >Oiso, Naka-gun, KANAGAWA 259-0111, Japan. > > > >T32 - East Kiribati - > >KH6QY, Ken, reminds us he'll be QRV as T32AZ again from Christmas > >Island (OC-024) during the first half of September. Plans include > >participation in the All Asia SSB Contest (multi-operator single > >transmitter) the first weekend and then followed by the Worked All > >Europe SSB Contest (single-operator) the second weekend in September. > > > >ZA - Albania - > >DH5SAM, Uwe, is currently QRV as ZA/DH5SAM/p while traveling through > >the northern Albania Alps until September 3rd. > > > >TK - Corsica - > >During the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest, October 29-30, IK8UND will be > >QRV as TK9R from Ajaccio. He'll be operating SOAB high-power and > >could change to the assisted category. QSL via IK8UND. > > > >European Traveler - > >DL5WE, Eberhard, starting a four-week travel through Europe starting > >September 15. He'll be operating portable and mobile on 3.5 through > >28 MHz through the following DXCC Countries: DL, I, OE, S5, 9A, E7, > >YO, ZA, SV. > > > >IS - Sardinia - > >IZ0KRC will be on holiday operating IS0/IZ0KRC through September 6. > >QSL via the bureau. > > > >CE0Y - Easter Island - > >LU9VEA, Alejandro, is planning to operate as CE0Y/LU9VEA. Details to > >follow. > > > >5H - Tanzania - > >Russia operators RZ3FW, Yan, and R4WAA, Sergei, are heading to > >Zanzibar Island where they will be QRV as 5H1WW from November 19-28. > >Their focus will be a multi-single effort in the CQ World Wide DX CW > >Contest. Listen for them outside the contest on all bands on CW, SSB > >and RTTY. The QSL details were not mention. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Correction > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >PH2M, Frank, will be operating holiday style from a Tinajo, Lanzarote > >(not Lazarote) Island as EA8/PH2M from September 25 to October 6. > >______________________________________________________________________ > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Today's Propagation Forecast > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Solar activity will be very low with a chance for C-class flares today > >and expected to be very low with a slight chance for a C-class flare > >on Friday and Saturday. > > > >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today and > >Friday and quiet levels on Saturday. > > > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators > >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and > >http://www.solarham.net/. > > > >The August 24 SFI was 78 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 43. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >QSL Info > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager > >------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- > >4L9MH DL8RDS JD1YBV JA1HQG SV8/PD0ARI PD0ARI > >EN25RT UV3RT PY22XB PY2XB > > > >Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your > >friends - http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html. > > > >QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: 5V7D, FT4JA (AF- > >012), HQ8S (NA-035) and ZW2R (SA-024). > > > >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: T2YY and T88AZ. > > > >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: AE2DX, CN8LI, DF9CY, E7DX, > >EA5HT, EM0E/p (EU-182), GW3JXN, HK3O, I0WTD, IS0GQX, KL7FH, LA2QM, > >MU0FAL, OE4VIE, OK1DDO, ON4ANT, PY5CC, SM7FJE and T77C. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Credits > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: ADXO, ARRL, > >E73Y, JA1TRC, K3SX, M0OXO, N4II, NG3K, NJ1Q, RSGB IOTA, VK5CE and > >W7DN. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > From k2dsv at msn.com Fri Aug 26 10:45:15 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:45:15 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Amateur radio could save lives in times of emergency In-Reply-To: <383b5608.a5078.156c74b6305.Webtop.57@optimum.net> References: <383b5608.a5078.156c74b6305.Webtop.57@optimum.net> Message-ID: Subject: : Fwd: Amateur radio could save lives in times of emergency Date: 08/25/16 05:13:48 PM From: "Bill Fikis" w2ay Subject: Amateur radio could save lives in times of emergency : https://youtu.be/DMF0SVUdxow From seawollfe at yahoo.com Fri Aug 26 11:32:07 2016 From: seawollfe at yahoo.com (Ron Reinhardt) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:32:07 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Meeting References: <1846637676.252645.1472225527257.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1846637676.252645.1472225527257@mail.yahoo.com> All,I will not be able to attend tonight's meeting as I am still attending to my wife's hip replacement operation from last month.?I also reminded the club that she had the surgery a few days before last month's meeting.Ron Reinhardt WV2RJR From danof10 at optonline.net Fri Aug 26 13:42:24 2016 From: danof10 at optonline.net (Dan Vadney) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:42:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] meeting 8/26 Message-ID: <2acebe88.a5457.156c7f20cfb.Webtop.57@optonline.net> ATTENTION EVERYONE So there is no confusion-------Tonight will only be the regular meeting at 8:00 PM?start time..... NO TECH MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT AUGUST 26...... Thanks Dan KC2YRC From mrpjf150 at gmail.com Fri Aug 26 15:49:24 2016 From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:49:24 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] No Tech Net Tonight Message-ID: Hello Fellow Hamsters Due to tonight's meeting,there will be no WINN System Tech Net tonight normally aired on the 9-4 repeater. 73 Pete KD2ARB From drumor at optonline.net Fri Aug 26 18:55:16 2016 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:55:16 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] [RVRC] Radio ZStation For Sale In-Reply-To: <002301d1ffec$7f618fc0$7e24af40$@gmail.com> References: <002301d1ffec$7f618fc0$7e24af40$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <002a01d1ffec$e9f07630$bdd16290$@optonline.net> Subject: Radio ZStation For Sale A friend of mine is selling his ham station. It consist of the following: Kenwood TS-570D 10m-160M HF radio with built in antenna tuner Desktop Microphone 35A Astron Metered Power supply All offers welcomed. Station is in Piscataway NJ and must be picked up. Don is exiting the hobby due to sight impairment. This is an excellent starter radio. Contact Don Ippolito, KO2K 732-985-2249 73, Drew, W2OU From k2dsv at msn.com Tue Aug 30 09:27:39 2016 From: k2dsv at msn.com (Don WILSON) Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:27:39 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] DX August 29, 2016 In-Reply-To: References: <5241C9D3-FF89-45F2-A513-58A76832F195@dailydx.com>, Message-ID: > >DX News > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >T6 - Afghanistan - > >KL5X/HB9DOD, Tom, is in Afghanistan for NATO's "Operation Resolute > >Support." He is in Mazar e Sharif and has applied for a license, but > >it will likely take "a couple months." He is scheduled to be there > >again from November 30 until January 18 and hopes to be operational > >then, expecting to concentrate on 40-10 meter digital modes and CW. > > > >6V - Senegal - > >6W4AA's QTH is Dahra Djoloff, a town in the Louga Region of Senegal, > >West Africa. He has lived there since April, 2015 but has only gotten > >on the air in the last two weeks, usually weekend evenings with his > >FT-450D, 100 watts. He has a multi-band dipole from a 10-foot pole on > >the roof of his one-storey house. Charles (Charles King, KG4KCT) > >primarily operates on 20 meters but says he may go to 40 or other > >bands occasionally, operating phone only but occasionally some SSTV. > >Currently he does not use LoTW, eQSL or Club Log "and probably won't," > >preferring paper cards sent to his US address. He says he has had > >some non-radio-related letters and cards lost, never arriving. If you > >prefer a card mailed from Senegal, you can email him, telling him > >you've already sent your card to his US address and giving the QSL > >info. > > > >PJ2 - Curacao - > >PJ2/VE7ACN will be at the PJ2T station for the CQWW CW Contest. Mike > >arrives November 21 and departs in the early morning of November 29. > >Also holding the callsign RW0CN, Mike says the station owner, PJ2DX, > >Geoff, has often suggested he use the callsign PJ2/RW0CN but he has > >never done it before but he "might" this time, if that makes for a > >larger pileup, presumably because it's a bit more exotic. This is his > >fourth trip to PJ2T. For radios it's K3 radios to kilowatt amplifiers > >set up for multi-multi operations and "a bunch of Yagis" including for > >the WARC-79 bands (30, 17 and 12), plus good antennas for 160, 80 and > >40. Mike plans to spend his time on 20 meters during the CQWW but > >work the low bands before the contest starts up. He likes CW but > >might do SSB the day after the contest. For a QSL, he likes Club Log > >and will put his log on LoTW. > > > >J3 & VP5 - Grenada & Turks and Caicos - > >J3/VE7ACN will be the next stop for VE7ACN, Carriacou Island, IOTA NA- > >147, November 30-December 8, then VP5/VE7ACN, Grand Turk, NA-003, > >December 10-18. On those stops, Mike plans to be on 40-10 meters > >"with some possibility of 80 meters." He will be using a K3 to a > >KPA500 where possible, according to the lower legal power output > >limits, to a spiderbeam for 20-10, vertical for 40 and 30 and > >"possibly 80 meters." Again, he prefers to operate CW but will likely > >do a little SSB too. And again, QSL through the OQRS system for a > >bureau or direct card, or via VE7ACN direct or bureau. Russian hams > >only can QSL with SASE to RW0CF, but "Please no direct QSL via RW0CF > >from outside Russia," and he adds, "Everyone anywhere in the world who > >thinks that [the] Russian bureau is faster than [the] Canadian one is > >welcome to send QSLs via RW0CN, again, bureau cards only." He will > >also upload to LoTW. Qrz.com/VE7ACN. All of the above are part of a > >vacation trip with Mike's wife. He says he will do his best to get on > >the air as much as he can but "beach time with the XYL is mandatory." > > > >SU - Egypt - > >SU9EA or SU9JG will be the call of EA7TN, Nacho, who has been in Cairo > >since 2014 and will be there until at least mid-2017. It took two > >years but he finally got his license. Nacho expects to be on the air > >in mid-September, when he returns to Cairo after summer holidays back > >home in Spain. Nacho says the situation will not be very good, with > >his gear confiscated by Egyptian Customs; he will be using his backup > >IC-718, to a vertical and dipoles. When he operates will depend on > >his job and family obligations but he will try to at least be in the > >larger contests and give out the Egypt multiplier, "mainly CW on 10-40 > >meters." > > > >CE0Y - Easter Island - > >CE0Y/LU9VEA, Alex, plans to be active on SSB on all bands during his > >holiday operation from Easter Island. He will have a TS480SAT and 500 > >watt amplifier to verticals and dipoles. This will be September 26- > >30. QSL via IK2DUW. > > > >VP6J - Pitcairn Island - > >VP6J is the callsign. JF2MBF and JA2FJP landed on Pitcairn Island > >Thursday morning, the 25th and put up a vertical for 40-10, a Cushcraft > >R-5 which they used there 23 years ago as VR6BB and VR6JJ. They have > >added a 2-element vertical for 30 meters this time and both antennas > >are working well. On Friday they finished a 160 meter inverted L and > >80 meter 5/8-wavelength vertical. Nob says they hope to work as many > >people as possible on 160 and 80. > > > >V6 - Micronesia - > >W7GJ is going to V6M to do some six meter EME. On the ON4KST 50 MHz > >Region 2 chat on Saturday, Lance said he was headed to the airport to > >fly out to T8 and V6, hoping to be QRV as V6M on Monday, looking for > >the North America moonset stations on 50.190 JT65A, "I tx first." > > > >V6 - Micronesia - > >V633KS and V633ZH are special callsigns from Chuuk (Truk) Island in > >Micronesia, IOTA OC-011, an expedition September 19-25. The ops will > >have an IC-7000 and IC-7300, running kilowatts at least some of the > >time, to a CrankIR, a dipole and 2-element Yagi for 6. They plan to > >be on 80-6 meters, on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL V633KS via JA6REX, bureau > >or direct with SASE, and V633ZH via JH6HZH, bureau or direct with > >SASE. They will also use OQRS and LoTW. http://v63.webcrow.jp > > > >VU _ India - > >AT1BKC is a special event station August 26-November 25 in conjunction > >with "Hamfest India 2016." Members of the Mount Abu International Ham > >Radio Club in Rajasthan will be operating. QSL via VU2BK. > >http://hfi2016.mhrc.in/ > > > >FX0ISS - Outer Space - > >FX0ISS is the French callsign for the International Space Station. > >The first use of this call is planned for some time between November > >this fall and April, 2017, with French astronaut Thomas Pesquet > >operating. He holds the US callsign KG5FYG. > > > >ZS - South Africa - > >The South African Radio League, SARL, has been in discussions with > >their telecom authority, ICASA, about 5 MHz band privileges. They're > >talking about a 100 kHz wide band, with 400 watt power limit. So far > >the frequency spectrum committee has approved it and now it goes to > >the "Operating Committee." Continued use of 5290 kHz for the "WSPR > >propagation experiment" is also being considered, in addition to the > >expansion of a secondary allocation for 5350-5450. > >http://www.sarl.org.za/. > > > >9M - Malaysia - > >Malaysia is celebrating 59 years of independence and has declared an > >annual Independence Day celebration for August 31. To mark the event > >there will be special callsigns on the air now through September 16. > >Here they are: > > > >9M59MA : PERAK > >9M59MB : SELANGOR > >9M59MC : PAHANG > >9M59MD : KELANTAN > >9M59MJ : JOHORE > >9M59MK : KEDAH > >9M59MM : MALACCA > >9M59MN : NEGERI SEMBILAN > >9M59MP : PENANG > >9M59MQ : KUALA LUMPUR / PUTRAJAYA > >9M59MR : PERLIS > >9M59MS : SABAH > >9M59MT : TERENGGANU > >9M59MW : SARAWAK > >9M59MY : HQ KUALA LUMPUR > > > >5U - Niger - > >5U7RK is currently active from Niger and should be for the next few > >months. F5PRU, Yves, will be on 80-10 CW and SSB with a TS-50 to a > >dipole. Yves says he is in the southern part of the country for his > >job and will be active in his free time. He will not be taking skeds > >because, he says, his internet connection is very bad and it takes too > >long to try to open emails. He notes there are often commercial power > >outages. QSL to his home call or use LoTW, eQSL or OQRS. For direct, > >included a current IRC, and here is the mailing address: > > > >Yves-Michel Collet > >14 Rue de la Comtesse > >Marchaux 25640 > >FRANCE > > > >YJ - Vanuatu - > >KC0W, Tom, has the YJ0COW callsign from Vanuatu during his "Cows Over > >the World" tour. He planned to be in Vanuatu until September 21 but > >instead will go QRT on September 1. He says he is trying to travel to > >and active a "very rare Pacific island" during that time before > >starting his T30COW operation." He adds, "No promises. Wish me > >luck." > > > >F - France - > >The 425 DX News reports that TM38CDXC from France will be active > >September 1-15 for the 38th Clipperton DX Club Convention that will be > >held in Brest September 9-11. http://wp.cdxc.org/. Everyone who > >works TM38CDXC will get a bureau card sent out. > > > >FO - French Polynesia - > >FO/DF1YP will from Moorea, French Polynesia, October 10-November 2. > >Operator Heinz says he will operate holiday style on 20, 17 and 15 SSB > >and RTTY. He prefers a bureau card sent to his home call. > > > >6W - Senegal - > >The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin notes that 6V1A will again be put on the air > >from Goree Island (AF-045) by the ARAS, Association des Radio-Amateurs > >du Senegal. 6W1QL, Jul, says that will be December 16-18. > > > >ON - Belgium - > >ON44WAR will be a special event station from Belgium. It will > >"commemorate the sacrifice of the Belgian Resistance" in WW II "and > >especially of the Refuge B 40 in Waudrez." The ON7RY Radio Club > >Binche is doing this one. Look for this one to come on the air > >September 3 from 9 AM to 6 PM local and again the next day, September > >4, 9-3 local. Belgium is UTC plus 2. For the first half of each > >hour, it will be CW "with a Whaddon MK VII (Paraset) on 40 meters - > >look first on 7025. The second half of each hour it's SSB on 40. QSL > >direct or bureau to ON7RY. > > > >T31 - Central Kiribati - > >T31T from Kanton Island starts October 4 for a stay of as long as six > >weeks, as the ops do "volunteer work, including work on an emergency > >communication system." The operators will be 3Z9DX, SP3DOI and SP7VC. > >Look for them on 160-10 meters, CW, SSB and "some digital modes," with > >IC-7300 rigs to amps. QSL direct via 3Z9DX or use Club Log. > > > >K - United States of America - > >W7B (operator W3AB) is on the air during the "Burning Man" event, from > >Black Rock City, Nevada, until September 6. He is on 20-6 meter SSB. > >He says he is sending from his "two-way wrist radio... over and out." > > > >FG - Guadeloupe - > >FG/WJ2O will be on from Guadeloupe in the CQWW DX Contest November 26- > >27, single operator, low power, all band. QSL via N2ZN. Dave says he > >will operate on the WARC-79 bands outside the contest. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Silent Key > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >India's NIAR, National Institute of Amateur Radio, reports that > >VU2PAL, Professor M.A. Hipparaji, of Belgaum, expired August 27 at the > >age of 85. NIAR notes he regularly ran the "Belgaum Net," in south > >India since 1973. The net met daily at about 7:15 AM local on 7052 > >kHz (later, 7050). > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >On The WWW > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >RN1ON, Alexei, reports the RK1O/p IOTA DXpedition team which recently > >activated Sosnovets Island (EU-161) have posted a video > >at https://yadi.sk/i/jH0FB3GzuWxZV > > > >WA9PIE wonders if the Obama administration proposal of a large ocean > >reserve will have an impact on access to the islands within that zone. > >Here is a report on the US proposal: > >http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/27/obama-creates-largest-ocean-reserve-takes-heat-for-new-federal-decrees.html > > > >The recent B5C IOTA AS-141 DXpedition team has posted a video > >at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LBAKn62l78. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >NC1L is back in the hospital > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The ARRL DXCC program's NC1L, Bill, is back in St. Francis Hospital. > >W1RM suggests we take a moment and send him a get-well message here: > >https://www.saintfranciscare.com/emailApatient/defaultNew.aspx. He is > >in room 8929 and is registered under his full name, Wilfred Moore. > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >IOTA > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >The following IOTA stations were active yesterday. > > > >IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT > >------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ---- > >AF-004 EA8TL 10110 0740 EU-128 DL9OBL/P 14260 0810 > >AF-019 IK1PJL/IG9 10113 0645 NA-159 KD6WW/VY0 10107 0735 > >AS-004 5B4VL 18137 0750 OC-014 E51AND 14250 0530 > >AS-091 R23RRC 14260 0640 OC-019 WH7W 14281 0245 > >EU-081 TM6U 7155 0915 > > > >VA2NDX/VY0 from NA-173, Charlton Island, will be 11 months from now, > >July 28-30, 2017, including next year's IOTA Contest. The ops, > >VA2AMH, VE2MBT, VE2SSS, VE2WHZ and VE2YAG are all members of the NORDX > >Club, http://www.nordx.net. They say it requires a lot of planning > >and organization to go to this very rare island. "This island is very > >remote, reachable only by boat." QSL "via F4BHW direct only." > >http://www.nordx.net/index.php/les-dxpeditions/va2ndx-vy0-2017-iota- > >na-173-dxpedition. > > > >N4T from NA-079, the Dry Tortugas, is penciled in for April 21-24, > >2017. Operators NE4LS and KE4IDW will be QRV on CW and SSB, HF, low > >power. QSL to NE4LS. > > > >TM5O by the Radio Club du Bassin d'Arcachon, the F5KAY group, goes to > >Ile aux Oiseaux, which is not an IOTA though, September 3-4. Send > >your QSL to F8IHE, either direct or through the bureau system. There > >is an associated certificate for working this group. Check it out at > >www.difm.org. > > > >OX3LX from Greenland's Aasiaat Island, NA-134, is planned for August > >31 to September 13, with OZ1DJJ, Bo, operating. He says he will try > >to do some two meter EME with a 10-element and a kilowatt. This is > >grid GP38nq. Bo says it is not an expectation so he will get on the > >air when convenient but the "best chance is in the morning around > >lunch and after dinner (local time UTC plus 2)," and on the weekend in > >the nighttimes and mornings. > > > >M0PWL/P from the Isles of Scilly, EU-011, was scheduled to start up on > >August 27 and continue until 18Z on September 13, holiday style > >"whenever I can," he says, QRP on 40-10. For confirmation, he says, > >it's "eQSL only." > > > >IOTA frequencies - > >CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 > >SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765 > > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Today's Propagation Forecast > >______________________________________________________________________ > > > >Solar activity will be very low, with a chance of C-class flares > >through Wednesday. > > > >The geomagnetic field will be quiet to minor storm level today, quiet > >to unsettled on Wednesday. > > > >Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators > >can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and > >http://www.solarham.net/. > > > >The August 28 SFI was 85 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 64. > >______________________________________________________________________ > >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: CT9/E73Y and W1AW/KH8. > > > >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: 5H1XX, EM0E/P, HK1MW, LP1H > >and NP2J. > > From drumor at optonline.net Wed Aug 31 17:22:17 2016 From: drumor at optonline.net (Drew Moore) Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:22:17 -0400 Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii In-Reply-To: <20160831201005.5E09E200D6CB@bmail.arrl.org> References: <20160831201005.5E09E200D6CB@bmail.arrl.org> Message-ID: <003c01d203cd$c0220640$406612c0$@optonline.net> Subject: ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX010 ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii ZCZC AX10 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 10 ARLX010 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT August 31, 2016 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX010 ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii ARRL Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator Clement Jung, KH7HO, has announced the activation of all four Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) districts on the Big Island of Hawaii, to support each other and served agencies as two hurricanes - Madeline and Lester - threaten. A hurricane watch remains in effect for Hawaii County. A SKYWARN net activated on August 31 as Hurricane Madeline approached the Big Island, and KH6SW went on the air from the National Weather Service (NWS) Honolulu Forecast Office on HF, VHF, and UHF. A second SKYWARN activation for Hurricane Lester will begin on September 2 at 10 PM (0800 UTC on September 3), continuing until Monday, September 5 at noon (2200 UTC). As of 1200 UTC, Madeline, now a Category 1 storm, was located about 200 miles east of Hilo and 410 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, with maximum sustained winds near 90 MPH. The storm is moving to the west at 12 MPH. As of 0900 UTC, Hurricane Lester, a much stronger Category 4 storm, was some 1160 miles east of Hilo, with maximum sustained winds of 140 MPH and moving to the west at 12 MPH. NOAA has advised interests in Hawaii to monitor Lester's progress. ARES teams were set to initiate local repeater nets, holding 146.52 MHz simplex in reserve in case repeaters go down. Plans call for using HF (7.180 and 3.975 MHz) to relay traffic via Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) nets to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency Emergency Operations Center (EOC). SKYWARN traffic will use Fldigi MT63 1KL or voice on 7.080 MHz (USB), with 3.888 MHz (LSB) as an alternate frequency, and 7.095 MHz available to support informal and tactical traffic. Jung said that if Hawaii Emergency Management Agency RACES is activated, it will monitor 7.088 MHz (LSB) for voice and Fldigi MT63-1KL. Until then, SKYWARN will be the statewide HF net control station on 7.080 MHz (USB) for voice and Fldigi. Hawaii Governor David Ige has declared a state of emergency in the state, with the Big Island under a hurricane warning for Madeline - now a Category 2 storm. The National Weather Service has indicated that hurricane conditions could occur on the Big Island within the next 24 hours. Public schools in Hawaii have been closed, and the governor was urging residents of the Big Island to take steps to protect people and property. A dozen schools have been designated to serve as emergency evacuation shelters. In addition to HF, KH6SW will operate on these repeaters: * 146.660 (EARC, Windward Oahu) * 146.760 (DEM RACES, Peackcock Flat, North Shore Oahu) * 146.800 (EARC, Manakapu, Oahu) * 146.880 (DEM RACES, Diamond Head) * 146.980 (DEM RACES, Downtown Honolulu) * 147.060 (State RACES, Diamond Head) * 444.350 (State RACES, Diamond Head) NNNN /EX From rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar Wed Aug 31 20:11:48 2016 From: rodolfojuliani at yahoo.com.ar (Rodolfo Juliani) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 00:11:48 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Net tonight? In-Reply-To: <003c01d203cd$c0220640$406612c0$@optonline.net> References: <20160831201005.5E09E200D6CB@bmail.arrl.org> <003c01d203cd$c0220640$406612c0$@optonline.net> Message-ID: <1892006656.3535590.1472688708284@mail.yahoo.com> Dear all, Is there a net tonight? has been any change on the day of the net, I have been away for some time.? If the net is on, I will start soon, please let me know otherwise. Rodolfo N2HRJ De: Drew Moore Para: 'ETSNJ' Enviado: Mi?rcoles, 31 de agosto, 2016 17:22:17 Asunto: [ETS/PARC List] ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii Subject: ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX010 ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii ZCZC AX10 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 10? ARLX010 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT? August 31, 2016 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX010 ARLX010 Big Island ARES Districts Activate to Support Possible Hurricane Response in Hawaii ARRL Pacific Section Emergency Coordinator Clement Jung, KH7HO, has announced the activation of all four Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) districts on the Big Island of Hawaii, to support each other and served agencies as two hurricanes - Madeline and Lester - threaten. A hurricane watch remains in effect for Hawaii County. A SKYWARN net activated on August 31 as Hurricane Madeline approached the Big Island, and KH6SW went on the air from the National Weather Service (NWS) Honolulu Forecast Office on HF, VHF, and UHF. A second SKYWARN activation for Hurricane Lester will begin on September 2 at 10 PM (0800 UTC on September 3), continuing until Monday, September 5 at noon (2200 UTC). As of 1200 UTC, Madeline, now a Category 1 storm, was located about 200 miles east of Hilo and 410 miles east-southeast of Honolulu, with maximum sustained winds near 90 MPH. The storm is moving to the west at 12 MPH. As of 0900 UTC, Hurricane Lester, a much stronger Category 4 storm, was some 1160 miles east of Hilo, with maximum sustained winds of 140 MPH and moving to the west at 12 MPH. NOAA has advised interests in Hawaii to monitor Lester's progress. ARES teams were set to initiate local repeater nets, holding 146.52 MHz simplex in reserve in case repeaters go down. Plans call for using HF (7.180 and 3.975 MHz) to relay traffic via Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) nets to the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency Emergency Operations Center (EOC). SKYWARN traffic will use Fldigi MT63 1KL or voice on 7.080 MHz (USB), with 3.888 MHz (LSB) as an alternate frequency, and 7.095 MHz available to support informal and tactical traffic. Jung said that if Hawaii Emergency Management Agency RACES is activated, it will monitor 7.088 MHz (LSB) for voice and Fldigi MT63-1KL. Until then, SKYWARN will be the statewide HF net control station on 7.080 MHz (USB) for voice and Fldigi. Hawaii Governor David Ige has declared a state of emergency in the state, with the Big Island under a hurricane warning for Madeline - now a Category 2 storm. The National Weather Service has indicated that hurricane conditions could occur on the Big Island within the next 24 hours. Public schools in Hawaii have been closed, and the governor was urging residents of the Big Island to take steps to protect people and property. A dozen schools have been designated to serve as emergency evacuation shelters. In addition to HF, KH6SW will operate on these repeaters: * 146.660 (EARC, Windward Oahu) * 146.760 (DEM RACES, Peackcock Flat, North Shore Oahu) * 146.800 (EARC, Manakapu, Oahu) * 146.880 (DEM RACES, Diamond Head) * 146.980 (DEM RACES, Downtown Honolulu) * 147.060 (State RACES, Diamond Head) * 444.350 (State RACES, Diamond Head) NNNN /EX ______________________________________________________________ ETSList mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/etslist Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ETSList at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html