[ETS/PARC List] DX
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Mon Apr 10 16:09:49 EDT 2017
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> 9U - Burundi -
> The Mediterraneo DX Club, MDXC, says they are "on the road again, this
> time to Africa." The shore of Lake Tanganyika, Bujumbura, Burundi,
> will be the QTH for 9U4M. Leader IZ8CCW and co-leader I2VGW say the
> license is in hand for this radio adventure. The dates are November
> 6-17. They specifically mention giving DXers the chance to work them
> on the low bands, WARC-79 bands and digital modes. Twenty operators
> from eight countries are currently on the team. They will have five
> stations running around the clock. Donations are appreciated.
> www.mdxc.org<http://www.mdxc.org/>.
Mediterraneo DX Club<http://www.mdxc.org/>
www.mdxc.org
J5B & J5W – Guinea Bissau. Josep, EA3BT and Nuria, EA3WL inform DX-World they will be active from Rubane Island, Bijagos Archipelago, AF-020 as J5B & J5W between ...
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> E3 - Eritrea -
> JH1AJT, Zorro, will visit Eritrea and take part in the Eritrean
> Independence Ceremony in May. Zorro, joined by DJ9ZB, E21EIC and
> RA9USU, will be there May 19-29, on the air with the callsigns E31AA
> and E39DI. Look for them on 160-10 CW, SSB and RTTY. There will be a
> concentration on 160-40 from Dahlak Island, IOTA AF-038, with the
> E39DI callsign "for a few days." QSL to the JH1AJT home address.
> During the visit Zorro will discuss a coordinated training camp for
> the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games and select students from
> junior high, high school and university levels to study at schools "of
> SEISA in Japan." Students from SEISA Kokusai High School will perform
> on traditional Japanese drums.
>
> 1S - Spratly Islands -
> Originally scheduled for "8-10 days in early December," the 9M0W
> expedition has been postponed until March 10-20, 2018. Planning to go
> to Layang Layang Island, aka Swallow Reef, IOTA AS-051, are YT1AD,
> HL5FUA, WD5COV, K3LP, K9JM, YT3W, ZL3WW, K6MKF, K6SRZ, N6TQS, VK3FY,
> VK3GK and PY2XB, joined by "3-5 local ops from 9M6 land." In
> addition, apparently two more operator slots are still open. They
> plan to be on 160-6M CW, SSB and digital modes. The delay is because
> it turns out the resort QTH is closed this December-February.
>
> XV - Vietnam -
> Ho Chi Minh City is where XV9G will be QRV from April 19-May 9 on 40,
> 20 and 15, "mostly CW and 'SSB occasionally.'" The operator is
> WP4JBG/JP7MBO, Jesus.
>
> LX - Luxembourg -
> May 20-21, operators PD7YY, PG8M and PH0NO will be /p traveling in
> Luxembourg to World Wildlife Flora-Fauna designated nature reserves.
> LXFF coordinator LX1CC, Mill, has helped them get the special callsign
> LX44FF as well. They expect to primarily visit nature reserves that
> have never been put on the air before. They start Saturday at 08Z and
> go to Sunday at 18Z with at least two radios simultaneously, "on all
> useable bands from 80M up," including 6 and 2 if there is any
> propagation, SSB and CW. There will be a special award available.
>
> FG - Guadeloupe -
> FG/DM1DZ is on the air now from NA-102, using PSK31 and SSB. QSL to
> his home call.
>
> TK - Corsica -
> TK/F4GHS, Alex, plans to be on the air from the west coast of the main
> island, on HF, May 23-28. Look for him on 20 and 40 SSB using a home
> made vertical and an Elecraft K3, 100 watts. He says a QSL is okay
> via the bureau or direct to his home call. Include 2 USD/SAE.
>
> EI and MI - Ireland and Northern Ireland -
> EI/DL3SEM and MI/DL3SEM, op Stefan, will be on the air between April
> 24-May 28. He is traveling on a cruise boat on the Shannon and Erne
> Rivers with his 100 watt transceiver. Stefan expects to be on 30-10M
> CW. And he plans to active WWFF areas EIFF-0003, 0021, 0061 and GIFF
> 0014, 0015, 0069 "and many more."
>
> 4O - Montenegro -
> Callsign 4O7GD by IK5WWA, Giuseppe, will be on the air June 18-28.
> Look for Giuseppe on 80-6 SSB, plus possibly 2M. QSL to his home
> call, direct or bureau.
>
> F - France -
> TM17CV will be on from Chatelaillon-Plage in the Charente-Maritime
> Department. It is from a beach ("plage" in French) in southwest
> France for the annual kite and wind festival. QSL via F8FZC.
>
> FP - St. Pierre et Miquelon Islands -
> FP/KV1J, Eric, will again be on the air, this time July 4-18 including
> the IARU HF World Championship, the North American RTTY QSO Party and
> the CQWW VHF Contest (six meters only, for Eric). He plans to
> concentrate on SSB and RTTY this time, 160-10 meters. He says he will
> tend to be on "the highest frequency band open" and will check six
> meters for openings regularly. QSL direct or bureau to his home QTH,
> or use LoTW, eQSL or Club Log.
> http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July17.html.
[http://www.kv1j.com/fp/FP_KV1J_QSL.jpg]<http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July17.html>
FP/KV1J July 2017<http://www.kv1j.com/fp/July17.html>
www.kv1j.com
Updates. ClubLog search . Schedule 2017 . Time Zone is GMT minus 2 hours (daylight savings time) Current weather. Sunday 2 July – Drive to Halifax, NS.
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> GJ - Jersey -
> The Low Band DX Team goes back to Jersey, May 5-11.
> http://www.lldxt.eu/. The callsigns will be MJ/PA1AW, MJ/PA3EWP,
[https://i1.wp.com/www.lldxt.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mj2017_met_1050.jpg?fit=1050%2C728]<http://www.lldxt.eu/>
LLDXT – Low Land DXpedition Team<http://www.lldxt.eu/>
www.lldxt.eu
The Low Land DX Team will return to the Island of Jersey – IOTA EU013 Between may 5th and May 11th 2017 a small LLDXT team consisting of Alex PA1AW, Ron PA3EWP, Jo ...
> MJ/PA9JO and MJ/PB5X, on as many modes as possible, 160-2 meters.
> They will upload to LoTW and OQRS daily. QSL using those or send your
> card via PA1AW for all the MJ/ callsigns.
>
> VP5 - Turks & Caicos Islands -
> VP5/N3NK and VP5/W3HNK, Joe and Jim, will be on Providenciales, NA-
> 002, April 11-18. They'll be on CW and SSB and "possibly digital
> modes," 80-10 meters. VP5/K3NK's log will be uploaded to LoTW and
> Club Log. For either one you may also send a card to their home QTHs.
> W3HNK, of course, is perhaps the most well-known QSL manager in the
> world, has been for decades, and will handle his own cards.
>
> EA9 - Ceuta and Melilla -
> The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports that 10 ops from the Tortugas CW
> Group will have EG9TOR on the air from Melilla May 18-22, switching to
> the ED9T callsign in the King of Spain CW 2017 Contest, May 21-22.
> Given that they are a CW club, most of their activity will be on CW
> May 18-19 before the contest as well, though they will do some SSB and
> digital modes operating as well, on "all HF bands." QSL via EA4PN or
> use OQRS for a direct or bureau card, or LoTW or eQSL.
>
> K - United States of America -
> WB8R notes that the Michigan State Police 100th Anniversary
> Celebration, with special event stations, is in April with two
> activities. The actual MSP anniversary date is April 19. April 15-30
> will be W8P from the Livingston Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) in Howell,
> Michigan. W8P will be on or near 21300, 14226, 7185 and 3850. W8MSP,
> Les, is organizing the activity. ARRL Michigan Section Manager (SM)
> WB8R, Larry Camp, says the QSL cards are very nice. April 22-23 the
> new ham station at the Michigan State EOC (Emergency Operations
> Center) will go on the air, callsign WS8EOC. Look for this one on or
> near 3560, 3930, 7065, 7230, 14030 and 14230. There will be a
> "Michigan State Parks on the Air" event going on at the same time,
> 146.58 MHz FM "with a significant VHF footprint." This one also has a
> nice QSL card. http://ares-mi.org/MSP100.php.
Michigan Section ARES/RACES<http://ares-mi.org/MSP100.php>
ares-mi.org
Michigan State Police 100th Anniversary. Ever since they first got radios back in the 1930's, hams have worked closely with the Michigan State Police.
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> VK9C and VK9X - Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands -
> W7GJ, Lance, has posted the VK9CGJ and VK9XGJ planned operating
> schedules. This expedition will concentrate on six meter EME, thus
> operating schedules are especially important, depending on the moon
> being in sight from the QTH. 6M EME booster Lance, is excited by "all
> the new stations on 6M digital due to the widespread use of MSK144 on
> random meteor scattered!" He notes these stations should also be
> capable of JT65A and "many probably have the capability to operate 6M
> EME during their moonset or moonrise." He hopes these new 6M DXers
> will try to work his Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) expeditions
> in September-October. Finalizing plans, he has added a separate PTT
> to his FT-857. He has his operating schedule on Excel and PDF:
> http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm. Lance
[http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/VK9C_VK9X.jpg]<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm>
W7GJ 2017 6m EME DXpedition to VK9C and VK9X in the Indian ...<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm>
www.bigskyspaces.com
This DXpedition will be one of the most expensive and lengthy dedicated 6m EME ...
> says the only chance for eastern North America will be at his moonset
> and the only possibility for western North America is at his moonrise.
> http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/FT857ptt.htm. Send him an email if
FT857ptt.htm<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/FT857ptt.htm>
www.bigskyspaces.com
Addition of a separate PTT line to the FT-857 for amplifier keying
> you can't be QRV at one of those times and maybe something can be
> worked out. He will have trouble elevating higher than 60 degrees, so
> try to work him when his moon is lower than that. For new stations on
> 6M EME, of which he says there are many, be sure you send him your
> callsign and gridsquare before the expedition so he can have them in
> his CALL3.txt file "so I don't disregard your call as a false decode!"
> Three days of operating are planned from each of those entities,
> operating moonrise to moonset during the "three days of lowest
> degradation each month." He hopes this will give sufficient
> opportunities "even for stations who are not in EU or NA." VK9XGJ
> will be during the first weekend of the ARRL EME Contest, October 7-8.
>
> UA - Russia -
> It has been 56 years since the first manned flight in space, by
> cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Hams in Russia's Saratov region annually
> celebrate the "Day of Cosmonauts." April 7-12 they have special
> callsigns R1961AG and R1961GP on the air. R1961AG will even operate
> aeronautical mobile out of the "Field Aero Club of Yuri Gagarin."
> R1961GP will be from the site where Gagarin landed back on Earth.
> Working both callsigns qualifies you for a certificate from the
> organizers. SAR-LOG-RU or HAMLOG.RU. There will also be photos and
> videos online.
>
> UA - Russia -
> RA36GS will be active April 23-May 22. This one marks the 140 years
> since the birth of Georgy Sedov (born April 23, 1877). He was a
> prominent hydrographer and Arctic explorer. A fisherman's son, he
> became a naval officer, member of the Russian Geographical Society and
> the society for astronomy. He was part of many expeditions, including
> ones to Vaygach Island at the mouth of the Kara River, Novaya Zemlia
> Island, Karsoje and the Caspian. He organized an expedition to the
> north pole. Unfortunately, he died at just the age of 36, in 1914.
> QSL via RN3FY.
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> Silent Key
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> W6SJ, Randy Johnson, passed away March 27. He was a member of FOC.
> He had complications from heart valve replacement surgery. Randy was
> first licensed in 1951 at the age of 14. After apparently decades of
> inactivity he passed all four US licensing levels (at the time) in
> December, 2001 and got the callsign AE6AX. In June, 2002 he switched
> to the W6SJ callsign. His QTH, he said, was "an antenna challenged
> environment," but that made his DXing successes "all the sweeter."
> Randy was the driving force behind the DX Code of Conduct.
>
> W5WMU, Patrick A. Sonnier, M.D., who also had the W1WMU callsign,
> become a silent key April 6. Long a prominent callsign on the air
> from Lafayette, Louisiana, he had a QTH in Maine as well in recent
> years. He had a cardiac arrest in his sleep. N8RR remembers driving
> on the I-10 highway in Louisiana years ago and seeing Pat's "humongous
> antenna farm" from a distance, 15-20 (or more) towers, some of them
> 200 feet tall. Pat was a "family practice" medical doctor and did not
> live at his "radio ranch." The QTH had sleeping quarters, restroom,
> kitchen, living room, all dedicated to radio. He had fixed stacks for
> multiple directions, avoiding the need for rotators (as a failure
> point). Says N8RR, "His rotor was an antenna switch!" He adds, "Pat
> retired a few years ago and purchased a place in Maine, where he built
> a contest station." He went there in person and used it remote too.
> Not deterred by age, he regularly, as often as "every weekend,"
> climbed the towers to work on antennas.
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> On The WWW
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> AB4EJ has "ham radio analytics" on a website, "DX data and band
> propagation." He says it is a data collector for DX cluster spots
> showing current and historical reports going back over four years,
> user-friendly graphics showing trends and global map locations for
> stations reporting and heard, with a website for real-time
> observation: http://dxdisplay.caps.ua.edu<http://dxdisplay.caps.ua.edu/>
>
> NN4X notes that Scarborough Reef (BS7H) is back in the news in a
> Reuters report, "Exclusive: At strategic shoal, China asserts power
> through control, and concessions" at
> http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-philippines-exclu-idUSKBN17B124.
>
> Results of the 2016 CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest have been posted
> at https://www.cqww.com/results/2016_cq_ww_dx_ssb_line_scores.pdf
>
> K3LR updates us on the upcoming Dayton HamVention "Contest Super
> Suite." The website has a "new look thanks to Scott, KA9FOX." Tim
> says the "Contest Related Events" tab is a great resource,
> highlighting contester activities over the four days "at Dayton and
> Xenia." http://contestsupersuite.com<http://contestsupersuite.com/>. This is the first year the
> HamVention has moved to a new location, with the old Hara Arena site
> being demolished.
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