[ETS/PARC List] DX March 6, 2017
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Mon Mar 6 15:41:14 EST 2017
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From: Urb LeJeune W1UL
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> ARRL DX SSB US Multi-Multi high claimed scores - from 3830
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> The second of the two annual, northern hemisphere winter, ARRL DX
> Contests is now behind us, having populated the airwaves with lots of
> activity for 48 hours. Here are three of the top US multi-multi
> scores, perennial benchmarks on what is possible at the top level of
> station design, operating skills and perseverance. Congratulations to
> each, extraordinary examples of ham radio achievement, even when
> propagation doesn't completely cooperate. It looks like 20 meters was
> the big differentiator for the K3LR team.
>
> K3LR
> 160, 75/47
> 80, 414/80
> 40, 1029/114
> 20, 2144/126
> 15, 536/86
> 10, 237/28
> TOTAL: 4435/481, 6.39M
>
> W3LPL
> 160, 76/46
> 80, 400/77
> 40, 1049/113
> 20, 1695/117
> 15, 553/96
> 10, 235/30
> TOTAL: 4052/479, 5.73M
>
> WE3C
> 160, 82/46
> 80, 355/77
> 40, 889/110
> 20, 1787/123
> 15, 486/90
> 10, 248/35
> TOTAL: 3847/481, 5.48M
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> DX News
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> 3D2/R - Rotuma -
> 3D2AG/p, Rotuma, is March 25-April 22, dependent on the boat schedules
> which, in turn are somewhat dependent on the weather, says 3D2AG,
> Tony. This one will be on 160 through 6 including the 60 meter 5 MHz
> band. There will be no Internet connection for Tony while he is on
> Rotuma. Tony says to "QSL via PayPal." His PayPal address is:
> nyeurt at gmail.com
>
> 6Y - Jamaica -
> 6Y5/G4SGD, Steve, is currently active, as he enjoys the warm Caribbean
> sun and breeze, a respite from UK winter. He is roaming the HF bands
> working "the deserving." QSL to his home QTH.
>
> 8Q - Maldives -
> 8Q7MJ is the callsign for VK6ZOA, Michael B. Johnson, when he travels
> through the Maldive Islands through May 28. His visit began February
> 28.
>
> FS - St. Martin -
> FS/VE1KG is a "holiday style DXpedition" to the French side of St.
> Martin, says operator Serge. The dates of his visit are March 1 to
> April 31, so he has already been there some days now. Serge has an
> FT-857 to an MP-1 portable vertical mounted on a barbecue grill,
> "looking over the ocean." QSL direct only, "no buro, LoTW or eQSL."
> He says "If you need a card send $3 US and a self addressed envelope."
>
> 5U - Niger -
> The 500kg of gear is ready for shipping from Madrid to Niamey, Niger,
> for the 5U5R operation March 9-21. Ops EA1SA, EA5KM, EA7AJR, EA7KW,
> F9IE, HK6F, IK5RUN, IN3ZNR, K3LP and EA5RM meet up in Madrid today to
> begin this adventure. When in Niger they plan to meet with officials
> to propose authorization for six meters.
> http://www.dxfriends.com/5u5r/.
DXFriends.com - Republique du Niger DXpedition 2017<http://www.dxfriends.com/5u5r/>
www.dxfriends.com
Welcome to Republic of Niger 2017 DXpedition web site, where we'll give you more information about our DXpedition. The Tifariti Gang have done efforts planning a ...
>
> C5 - The Gambia -
> C5/PA7X, Jan, from Banjul, The Gambia, starts today and goes to March
> 13th. The license is actually issued as C5PA7X, no "slash," so that
> may be the on-air callsign. Operator Jan has an FT-891, 100 watts, to
> an end fed 40-20-10 meter wire antenna. He plans to do his operating
> on 20 SSB, mostly during his local afternoon hours. Most of the time
> he will be on battery power due to daily power turn-offs in the
> capital city. The QTH is on the fourth (top) floor of a friend's
> residential building. QSL via PD0RH. www.pi4adh.nl<http://www.pi4adh.nl> and www.pa7x.nl<http://www.pa7x.nl>
PA7X<http://www.pa7x.nl/>
www.pa7x.nl
PA7X is originally the registration of my radiostation, inspired by this the activities are all organized as 7X. From this inpirations 7X-Solutions and 7X-WPDT ...
> are the websites. Jan says the situation in The Gambia has normalized
> after the recent presidential election. His last visit was two months
> ago, in December, when he spent his free time fishing in the ocean
> with locals, he says. Particularly look for him on the air from 13-
> 16Z daily and March 11 he will be on the air with that unusual C5PA7X
> callsign, 20 meters.
>
> XZ - Myanmar -
> G6JFY/HS0ZIB, Simon Luttrell, has been living and working in Myanmar
> off and on since 2012. With the government telecom regulator busy
> writing the telecom laws for the new mobile phone networks, Simon has
> had trouble getting a license until now. There have been DXpedition
> licenses issued to others, he says, but no permanent license since the
> 1960s. He is hoping to get the first one since then. Simon's latest
> assignment has been in the northern town of Mandalay and now, longer
> term, is in Naypyidaw, the administrative capital. He is teaching at
> an international school. Simon notes that Naypyidaw is pleasant, a
> modern city laid out on a wide footprint, four times the size of New
> York City, with plenty of green space, large lakes, cycling paths,
> etc. Simon says there are few foreigners in Naypyidaw and most of
> those are working with NGOs and mobile phone companies. Shopping is
> limited; he often gets his everyday essentials from Bangkok.
>
> OX & V2 - Greenland & Antigua -
> WW6RG, Randy Avery, has had to cut short his OX and V25 trips. There
> were family issues at home to deal with. Trips at the end of this
> month to both Greenland and Antigua are still on his schedule.
>
> VR2 - Hong Kong -
> Hong Kong now has operating permission for the 5 MHz band, with
> 5351.5-5366.5 allocated to hams on a secondary basis, maximum power 15
> watts EIRP. http://ofca.gov.hk/filemanager/ofca/common/Industry/.
>
> H40 - Temotu Province -
> H40FN and H40MS started yesterday and go to March 24th. This is IOTA
> OC-100, an operation by DK9FN, Sigi, and DL2GAC, Bernard. This is a
> three-week operation. In addition to the normal bands and modes, they
> have one kilowatt authorization for the 60 meter band. But, W8GEX has
> reviewed that part of the license and says it appears they can only
> operate on the USA SSB frequency. Sigi favors CW usually, while
> Bernhard operates SSB. Sigi (short for Siegfried) says H40FN QSL
> requests must arrive at the QSL manager before December 31st. The QSL
> route:
>
> S. Hari
> P.O. Box 1224
> D-63488 Seligenstadt
> Germany
>
> H40 MS QSLs go via DL2GAC.
>
> CX - Uruguay -
> Uruguay has also authorized some 60 meter operation. N3BNA has been
> visiting Uruguay but is departing without time to put up an antenna
> and do any 60 meter operating. Uruguay can use 5351.5 to 5366.5, 25
> watts. CX6VM/CW5W, Jorge, says it's been a long fight and long wait
> for the new band but "it has finally been achieved." He says he will
> immediately begin operating on the new band.
> https://www.ursec.gub.uy/wps/wcm/connect/ursec/5aa13c5a-9329-4fb8-ad52-346763d3bea3/026-REGLAMENTO+DE+RADIOAFICIONADOS.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CONVERT_TO=url&CACHEID=5aa13c5a-9329-4fb8-ad52-346763d3bea3
>
> GD - Isle of Man -
> DJ8NK arrives on the Isle of Man April 15 and hopes to put up a 60
> meter antenna before nightfall and operate beginning that night.
> Departure from the isle is April 22 at 0900 (Z or local, we don't
> know.) Jan figures he will have to take down the antenna on the 21st
> anyway. He will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65 and will do some 160
> meter operating, in addition to his special effort on 60 meters,
> looking for the West Coast of North America, hoping to give some new
> band countries to DXers on 60. http://www.bars.btik.com
Barry Amateur Radio Society - Home<http://www.bars.btik.com/>
www.bars.btik.com
Our radio society was formed over 50 years ago in Barry At the Barry College of Further Education Our founder being the late Dan Adams GW3VBP Dan instilled in his ...
>
> GI - Northern Ireland -
> The 425 DX News reports that GB1SPD and GB5SPD are special callsigns
> from Northern Ireland for St. Patrick's Day, the particular Irish
> holiday. QSL direct to the address given on QRZ.com or through the
> bureau. This on-air activity will be March 16 at 12Z until March 18
> at 12Z. http://stpatrickaward.webs.com/.
St Patrick Award<http://stpatrickaward.webs.com/>
stpatrickaward.webs.com
St Patrick Award is an amateur radio award, to celebrate St Patricks Day and encourage the enjoyable use of amateur radio.
>
> EA - Spain -
> The Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin reports that Spain's Mike Delta Victor DX
> Group is putting a special callsign on the air for the fourth year in
> a row, this time EH3DWN, to raise awareness of Down Syndrome. The
> activity coincides with World Down Syndrome Day, March 21. EH3DWN
> will be on the air March 3-21. Confirmation for a QSO will be on LoTW
> and eQSL. http://eh3dwn.mikedeltavictor.com.
EH3DWN » Día Mundial del Síndrome de Down - World Down ...<http://eh3dwn.mikedeltavictor.com/>
eh3dwn.mikedeltavictor.com
El día 21 de marzo se celebra el Día Mundial del Síndrome de Down, por ello entre los días 18/03/2016 y 27/03/2016 estará en el aire el indicativo especial ...
>
> I - Italy -
> II0CXX in Italy is on the air now through May 31, on Saturdays during
> the Collins Collectors Association of Europe (CCAE) Net, at 1000z on
> 7165 kHz. This marks the 30 years since the passing of W0CXX, Arthur
> Collins, founder of the iconic Collins Radio Company. QSL direct
> only, to IK0IXI. There will be no bureau cards or eQSL.
>
> TA - Turkey -
> TC1EQ is a special call from Turkey by the TRAK Radio Club, YM1KD,
> March 1-7, for National Earthquake Awareness Week. TC1EQ has been on
> the HF bands. Use eQSL for confirmation, the organizers say.
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> Silent Key
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> W0XV, Jeffrey J. May, become a Silent Key February 28, passing at his
> home at the age of 74, succumbing to liver cancer. Jeff was a
> collector and restorer of vintage radios. Licensed at the age of 14
> in 1956, Jeff's former calls were K4RSD, FP8BF, K4RSD/KH6, GW5CBK and
> W0ONM. He spent six years in the US Air Force as an intelligence
> officer, including a year in Vietnam. His next 20 years were in the
> computer disk drive industry. For his last 10 years before retirement
> at 59, he owned his own company, designing and making home exercise
> equipment. He had 350 DXCC entities confirmed.
> http://www.qsl.net/w0xv/ and www.dailyleader.com/2017/02/28/jeffery-may<http://www.dailyleader.com/2017/02/28/jeffery-may>.
Amateur Radio Station W0XV - QSL.net<http://www.qsl.net/w0xv/>
www.qsl.net
WOXV. Main Shack. Outbuilding. Antennas. The QTH. Biography. Contact W0XV. Home. US SiteDesign
>
> W1ARR, Robert "Bob" J. Hill, became a Silent Key. Complications from
> a major stroke in January ended his life. Bob was a member of the
> Yankee Clipper Contest Club and in the 1960s a founding member of the
> "Murphy's Marauders" club." In the 1970s he was a "major motivator of
> contesting" in the Northern California Contest Club, says W1FV. He
> worked at the ARRL Headquarters in connection for "a couple years" in
> the 1960s, as contest editor. He had been inactive on the air for
> many years but still turned on the radio to tune around and listen.
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> On The WWW
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>
> N8PR, Pete, says he has had a useful paper book in his hamshack for
> years and is pleased to have found it in PDF format, online, "for
> free." Called "The Radio Amateur's Conversation Guide," it helps with
> "ham radio speak" in nine languages. He says it has "numbers and
> common ham radio phrases in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish,
> Portuguese, Russian (phonetically) and Japanese," and, says Pete,
> "every ham should have this reference."
> http://www.qsl.net/k8zt/racg/racg.html.
[http://www.qsl.net/k8zt/racg/oh2bh.jpg]<http://www.qsl.net/k8zt/racg/racg.html>
Radio Amateur' Conversation Guide - QSL.net<http://www.qsl.net/k8zt/racg/racg.html>
www.qsl.net
The Radio Amateur's Conversation Guide in PDF Format: The Radio Amateur's Conversation Guide in HTML Format: Numbers for Various Lanuages- An Expanded List to ...
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> IOTA
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> The following IOTA stations were active yesterday.
>
> IOTA Call Freq. GMT IOTA Call Freq. GMT
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> AF-004 EA8AK 5356 2230 NA-057 VE3VSM/HR9 21407 2300
> AS-013 8Q7LH 21303 1200 NA-062 K2ZR/4 7026 1130
> EU-127 DR0F 7041 0615 NA-069 W4MQC 5348 0035
> NA-015 CO2ECO 7076 0625 NA-106 NP2P 14316 2255
> NA-021 8P9AL 14022 1310 OC-019 KH7M 21319 2225
> NA-054 C6APY 14305 2245 OC-082 E51WL 24917 2330
>
> TM2H will be April 8-14 by members of the Charente DX Group. This
> will be Houat Island, EU-048. On the op team are F5LOW, F5MNK, F5NBQ,
> F6HKA and ON4ZD. QSL via ON4ZD.
>
> H91IT will be Taboga Island, Panama, NA-072, April 14-16. The
> operators are HP1MAC, HP1GES, HP1RIS, HP1DRK and HP1RAT. The station
> setup is an FT-857, Kenwood TS-2000, vertical, dipoles and end-fed
> wire antennas, 40-10 meters SSB and CW. QSL via HP1RCP. QRZ.com has
> the accurate postal info. And there is an H91IT website on QRZ.com.
>
> XF2L is the callsign for an operation from Isla de Lobos, NA-221,
> March 24-26. They will be on the HF bands. The operators from
> PueblaDX and AREPAC are XE1PSM, XE1SOV, XE1AY and XE1SGW. QSL via
> XE1SOV.
>
> E20HHK/p will be on Lipe Island, AS-126, March 10 from 15Z until March
> 13 at 00Z. QSL to the E20HHK home QTH, direct or bureau. Logsearch
> will be available on Club Log. The operators will be E20HHK, HS3NBR,
> HS9HK, HS8JCV and HS9STL.
>
> JI3DST/5 or JS6RRR/5 will be the call JI3DST, Take, will use from
> Shodo, AS-200, March 17-21. He will be on CW and SSB. Joining him
> will be JA5DUR/5, Fusao. They prefer a bureau card if you want a QSL.
> Or, send to their home QTHs.
>
> RT9K/9 has run into some delays. The team has been behind schedule on
> their way to Dikson on the Taymir Peninsula. Their goal has been to
> put AS-054, AS-121, AS-104 and AS-068 on the air, 40-10M CW, SSB and
> digital. http://yanaorgo.ru/s/02_17/page-18.html.
Маршрут онлайн - Легенды Арктики<http://yanaorgo.ru/s/02_17/page-18.html>
yanaorgo.ru
Дневник . Главная | Острова | Участники | Маршрут | Дневник | Спонсоры | СМИ | Главная Карта Сайта
>
> IO9R from EU-025 is Sicily during the CQWW WPX SSB Contest March 25-
> 26. The Radio Club Leuven will have a multi-two on the air with
> operators IT9BTI, IT9YAO, ON4FG, ON4LN, ON4CU, ON5EN, ON6NG, ON7JB,
> ON7PX and ON8PL. QSL via ON3AR.
>
> N4T will be NA-079 from the Loggerhead Key Lighthouse and Garden Key
> Lighthouse, 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, Dry Tortugas National
> Park, April 21-24. Operators NE4LS and KE4IDW will be on QRP CW and
> 20 watt SSB. Six, two and 432 are also possible. QSL via NE4LS
> (only). They will not have LoTW, eQSL or anything like that.
>
> GM0LVI/P from Barra, EU-010, starts at 21Z on April 16 and goes to 17Z
> on April 22. QSL direct or bureau to GM0LVI.
>
> SV8/GM0LVI/P on Zakynthos, EU-052, will be June 16 at 11Z until July 6
> at 17Z. As the above, QSL direct or bureau to GM0LVI. A second
> operation from Zakynthos, same callsign, will be August 31 at 11Z
> until September 19 at 17Z.
>
> IOTA frequencies -
> CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530
> SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765
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> Today's Propagation Forecast
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> Solar activity will be very low through midweek.
>
> The geomagnetic field will be quiet to unsettled today, quiet on
> Tuesday and Wednesday.
>
> Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and
Propagation Forecast - QSL.net<http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/>
dx.qsl.net
This page contains a dynamic collection of propagation information gathered from many different sources. This data is extremely useful for ham radio operators and ...
> http://www.solarham.net/.
SOLARHAM - Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website<http://www.solarham.net/>
www.solarham.net
SolarHam is a website all about the Sun and how it affects Earth. It is also an Amateur (Ham) Radio website. SolarHam is routinely updated with breaking news ...
>
> The March 5 SFI was 73 and the SESC Sunspot Number was 11.
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