[ETS/PARC List] DX September 9, 2016
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Fri Sep 9 11:49:09 EDT 2016
> >DX News
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >3D2 - Fiji -
> >Earlier today KC0W, Tom, announced his "proposed "Top 25 Most Wanted"
> >DXpedition is not going to happen" having been "lead astray by the
> >promise of tinsel & shiny lights" (see https://www.qrz.com/db/kc0w).
> >Instead he is now in Fiji and will be QRV as 3D2KOW for the next two
> >weeks until his September 24-October 24 T30COW leg of this world tour.
> >
> >A3 - Tonga -
> >JA0RQV, Masa, plans to activate his A35JP/p call from Esia village on
> >Niuafo'ou Island (OC-123) from September 28 to October 4. The last
> >reported operation from OC-123 was 6 years ago by K6HFA as A33A.
> >He'll have an IC-7300 running 100 watts into a vertical for activity
> >on CW and SSB on 80 through 6 Meters. QSL via JA0RQV with SAE and 2
> >US $, via the bureau LoTW and Club Log. http://blog.goo.ne.jp/rqv
> >
> >BV - Taiwan -
> >BV0BSN will be the Taiwan JOTA/JOTI Scouts Station QRV for the
> >Jamboree On The Air from October 15-18. Activity will be on HF and 6
> >Meters on SSB, CW, RTTY and JT65.
> >
> >V5 & ZD8 - Namibia & Ascension Island -
> >Between September 12 and 29 N4RG, Herb, will be working in both
> >Namibia and Ascension Island and could be QRV on CW and SSB on 80-10
> >Meters. He has the call ZD8RG to be used on Ascension Island. QSL
> >via N4RG.
> >
> >CE0Y - Easter Island -
> >The three Argentine ops (LU8YD, LU7VB and LU9VEA), heading to CE0Y
> >September 26-30, plan to be QRV on 6 meters with a Yagi. Listen for
> >them between 50.110 and 50.130 on SSB and sometimes with a CW Beacon
> >below 50.100 MHz.
> >
> >ON - Belgium -
> >To mark the 100th anniversary of the Lions Clubs International Belgian
> >Amateur Radio operators will be activating special event station
> >OR100LCI through March 2017. Activity will be on SSB, CW and RTTY on
> >all bands. QSL via ON8ZL. www.qrz.com/db/OR100LCI
> >
> >LY - Lithuania -
> >Celebrating the 780th anniversary of the city or Siauliai special event
> >calls LY780A and LY780QT will be QRV during the month of September.
> >QSL LY780A via LY5T and LY780QT via LY2QT.
> >
> >K - United States of America -
> >K1BZM, Bill, plans to be QRV from grid locator FN51 this weekend in
> >the ARRL September VHF Contest. He'll be on 6 Meters with a K3,
> >KPA500 and 5-element beam. Bill might also be on 2 Meters.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >6M Propagation Modes by K1HTV, Rich Zwirko
> >(Editor's note: The following article appeared in the September
> >Potomac Valley Radio Club Newsletter and is being republished here
> >thanks to Rich.)
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Now that we are past the sunspot max, the propagation modes that we
> >are most likely to experience on 50 MHz are Sporadic E (Es), Aurora
> >(AU), Trans Equatorial (TEP), Short Path Summer Solstice Propagation
> >(SSSP) and Tropo.
> >
> >Es can occur any time of the year but you will see a peak in number of
> >openings between the months of May through August. If the ionized
> >patches line up properly, 2, 3 or 4 hops can make for some FB DX. I've
> >worked out to the west coast on double hops as early as 9AM EDT and as
> >late as our local midnight. I once worked KH6 on 6M at our local
> >midnight on 4 hops. If there are going to be any European DX multi-hop
> >openings they can occur for us as early as 8AM but usually don't start
> >until after 10AM. I've worked Western Europe as late as 7PM EDT, but
> >that is unusual.
> >
> >Keep an eye on DXMAPS.COM and click on the MAP, North America and MUF
> >tabs to see where the maximum usable frequency is above 50 MHz If it
> >occurs out 500-750 miles away from here, it can be a midpoint for
> >contacts in the same direction and at the same distance from the
> >midpoint to the distant station. When the MUF increases to above 144
> >MHz look out for Es on that band. I've worked out to as far as Texas
> >and Colorado on 2M from my old MD QTH and out to all over W0 land from
> >here in VA. These opening are usually very short, lasting from a few
> >minutes to an hour. More info of sporadic E propagation can be found
> >at
> >http://www.electronics-radio.com/articles/antennas-propagation/ionospheric/sporadic-e-es.php.
> >
> >
> >Aurora can only occur when there is a magnetic storm caused by a major
> >solar eruption or from the plasma, which can erupt from a geo-
> >effective (one facing us) solar hole. When a mag storm does occur and
> >it is intense enough, you can bounce 6M signals off of it. The
> >direction can vary but is usually between NNE to NNW and can vary as
> >the aurora is in effect. On super auroras, I've worked stations out
> >west with the beam NW. Read more about this mode at
> >http://www.electronics-radio.com/articles/ham_radio/amateur-propagation/auroral-propagation.php.
> >
> >
> >TEP (Trans-Equatorial Propagation) usually occurs around the Vernal
> >and Autumnal equinoxes. From this area, when it occurs on 6M you will
> >be able to work stations in mid to deep South America. More on this
> >mode at
> >http://www.amateur-radio-wiki.net/index.php?title=Trans-Equatorial_Propagation
> >and also at
> >http://www.electronics-radio.com/articles/antennas-propagation/ionospheric/transequatorial-propagation.php.
> >
> >
> >SSSP (Short Path Summer Solstice Propagation) is a rare propagation,
> >which can result in very long haul (JA-USA) skip. It is actually a
> >combination of Es linked, which some kind of chordal long hop in the
> >middle. It usually centers on the first part of July. Read more about
> >SSSP at http://www.ha5hrk.hu/files/SSSP_JE1BMJ.pdf.
> >
> >Tropo is much rarer on 6M vs the higher bands (144,222,432 MHZ) but at
> >times you can see extended ground wave out 200-300 miles.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >On The WWW
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >"Higher Bands Will Pick Up this Fall, Data Suggest Smaller Solar
> >Cycles Lie Ahead"
> >http://www.arrl.org/news/higher-bands-will-pick-up-this-fall-data-suggest-smaller-solar-cycles-lie-ahead
> >
> >
> >NK7Z, Dave, has a very interesting article on RFI on his blog called
> >"SDR as a RFI survey tool, Part 1" at http://nk7z.net/sdr-for-rfi-survey-p1/
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Correction
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >The Black Country DX and Contest Group announcement of the MS0OXE IOTA
> >operation from Fair Isle (EU-012), mentioned in yesterday's issue,
> >took place September 9-15, 2015 and will not start today. Thank you
> >M0URX and IK1ADH.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >QSN
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >A5A - BHUTAN - US East Coast ops were reporting an opening today on 17
> >Meters CW on 18.078 MHz from about 0045 to just after 0100Z.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >IOTA
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >The following IOTA stations were active yesterday.
> >
> >IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT
> >------ ---------- ----- ---- ------ --------- ----- ----
> >EU-002 OH0/SM3TLG 3544 1838 EU-191 YO9KXF/P 10112 1727
> >EU-028 IA5/DL9SCO 14027 2023 NA-032 FP5BZ 14209 2109
> >EU-041 IM0DTF 14084 2002 NA-099 KP4CPC 28485 2023
> >EU-054 IF9/IT9PPG 14040 2034 NA-102 FG5GP 14273 2025
> >EU-060 SV8/IZ4JMA 14029 1754 NA-134 OX3LX 14027 1849
> >EU-172 OZ/OO4O 7008 1946 SA-002 VP8LP 24953 1954
> >
> >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 low with a slight chance for an M-class flare
> >today and through the weekend.
> >
> >The geomagnetic field will be at quiet to unsettled levels today
> >through Sunday.
> >
> >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 September 8 SFI was 95 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 49.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >QSL Info
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager
> >------ ------- ------ ------- ------ -------
> >3DA0AY ZS6AYE A65BP UA6MF OA7/DL1CW DL1CW
> >4J90UD DL6KVA A65DC IZ8CLM OH0/SM3TLG SM3TLG
> >5X8C ON6NL EI/N6JW N6JW RT25MJ RO5F
> >A5A JH1AJT EW/K1ZZ K1ZZ TF/KO8SCA KO8SCA
> >A61AS YO3FRI FG4NN NI5DX TM87OSG F4HRA
> >A61DJ A61BK FK8CE NI5DX WA4DYD/KL7 WA4DYD
> >A61FK A61BK FK8DD NI5DX Z370RSM Z33RW
> >A61HA A61BK IA5/DL9SCO DL9SCO ZA/OH1MA OH1MA
> >A61Q EA7FTR MU/HB9EMP HB9EMP
> >
> >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: VR2USJ
> >
> >QSL cards recently received via the bureau: None reported today.
> >
> >Confirmations recently received via LOTW: HV5PUL (2000), PT0F (1998),
> >TI5W and TZ4AM.
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Credits
> >______________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: ARRL,
> >IK5BAF, JA1HGY, K1BZM, K1HTV, LU8YD, N4II, N4RG, ON8ZL, W1RM and W7DN.
> >______________________________________________________________________
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