[ETS/PARC List] Fw: DX January 10, 2019
Don WILSON
k2dsv at msn.com
Thu Jan 10 15:23:21 EST 2019
> DX News
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> V8 - Brunei Darussalam
> "DXing on the Edge: The Thrill of 160 Meters" author K1ZM, Jeff
> Briggs, updates us on the upcoming February 2019 "V84SAA operation is
> coming together nicely". The team is now planning to operate from two
> separate locations, some 15 kilometers apart, with the possibility of
> a third location on top of a hotel in Tutong. In addition the team
> "has grown significantly" with "some 26 operators" which includes
> "some additional 9M6 and V8 team mates". VE7NY, VK3FN, VK3GK and a
> second LZ op will also be joining the team. This week K1LZ, Krassy is
> shipping a container to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei.
>
> V2 - Antigua and Barbuda
> WW6RG, Randy, will be operating V25RA holiday style starting late
> Saturday January 19th through Monday morning January 21st. He'll be on
> SSB running QRP on 20 meters.
>
> ZD8 - Ascension Island
> Next on his international trip WW6RG, Randy, will be arriving here on
> Tuesday January 22nd and operating ZD8RA between 0830 and 1030Z and
> then from 1730 to 1930Z. Again operating QRP SSB on 20 meters. You can
> email him prior to January 21st to set up other band requests.
>
> 9X - Rwanda
> Once again DXpeditioner DF2WO, Harald, has packed his 40 kilogram
> "case with fiberglass mast, antenna wire and equipment" for his
> upcoming, January 17, trip to Kigali. The following day, January 18th,
> he'll build his antennas and begin 9X2AW operations concentrating on
> 160-30 meters CW and FT8, with a preference on 60 meters (5 MHz).
> Joining his for this trip will be globetrotter WJ2O, Dave, who is
> expected to be there from January 23-30. Starting on January 30th
> through February 14th Harald will be traveling with his family.
>
> T7 - San Marino
> An EME activity from San Marino is being planned for April. The
> proposed operation by I4EAT, S59A, I4YRW and T77C could take place
> between April 12 and 19. Equipment from the recent ZA5V operation will
> be used. They hope to have exact dates sometime around the end of
> March. They will be on both 6 and 2 Meters EME.
>
> V2 - Antigua and Barbuda
> N3AD, Alan, is planning to operate both the ARRL DX CW, February 16-
> 17, and the ARRL DX SSB (March 2-3) Contests as V26M. No word on any
> operating outside the contests. QSL via W3HNK.
>
> JD1/M - Minami Torishima
> QSL Manager JA8CJY, Sin, reports that JG8NQJ/JD1, Take, was not QRV
> from Marcus Island between November and December of last year.
>
> FG - Guadeloupe
> FG is a popular spot at this time of the year as F5HRY, Herve, is the
> latest Frenchman to announce his plans to be QRV as FG/F5HRY starting
> January 18th. He'll be staying on Marie Galante Island and will operate
> on CW only, unless requests he'll do SSB, but "don't even try to ask
> for FT8". During the REF HF CW Contest, the last weekend in January,
> he will be sporadically active.
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> Silent Key
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> W5NX, Charles C Tillotson, of Fayetteville, Arkansas became a Silent
> Key, at home. He was 72. Charles was a DX man with 340 (total
> countries) confirmed in the ARRL DXCC Mixed award. He was a longtime
> member of the Arkansas DX Association (ADXA) and President of the
> Ozark Wireless Society. His friends K5XK, Ron, and K5YY, San, remember
> Charles as "A true 'giver' and not a taker" and as a "great friend
> and inspiration for many of us". Charles was a DXCC Field Checker in
> the NW part of the state. He is survived by his XYL ex N5WCJ, Pat.
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> On The WWW
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>
> "Club Log has a new experimental feature, where you can include a
> widget on any web page (in an iFrame) which will display your last 10
> QSOs." https://g7vjr.org/2019/01/displaying-a-real-time-list-of-qsos-in-club-log/
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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-090 5R8IC 18100 0723 EU-014 TK5AE 14200 1609
> AS-024 JR6YTY 14012 0543 EU-046 LA6KOA 18137 1058
> EU-001 SV5BYR 14002 0724 EU-072 SV8/DL8MCA 14270 1145
> EU-009 MS0ORK/P 7157 1953 NA-022 VP2EKG 7171 0339
> EU-013 GJ7LJJ/P 7163 1553 OC-013 E51DWC 1823 1400
>
> IOTA frequencies -
> CW 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530
> SSB 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3765
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> Calendar
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> Date End Prefix Call Manager Ref Vol-No
> ------ ------ ------ ------------------- ---------- ----------
> 10-Jan 1-Apr 4S 4S7KKG DC0KK 22-201 167
> 10-Jan 1-Feb 5R 5R8IC (AF-090) F6ICX 22-196
> 10-Jan 26-Jan 9G 9G5RV 22-007
> 10-Jan 21-Jan 9L 9LY1JM (AF-037) F6KOP 23-006 22-231
> 10-Jan 15-Feb 9M2 9M2MRS (AS-015) PA0RRS 23-005 22-231
> 10-Jan 12-Jan C5 C5SP SP3PS 22-250
> 10-Jan 9-Mar C5 C5YK ON7YK 22-224
> 10-Jan 28-Feb CE9 RI1ANV RN1ON 22-241
> 10-Jan 1-Mar CE9 RI1ANW RN1ON 22-138
> 10-Jan 15-Nov CE9 VK0HZ 22-191 164
> 10-Jan 1-Jun CE9 ZL5A (AN-011) 22-197 191
> 10-Jan 31-Jan E5 E51DWC (OC-013) OK1DWC 22-250 241
> 10-Jan 10-Feb FK FK/F6OBD F6OBD 22-236
> 10-Jan 27-Feb FR FR/F1TCV F1TCV 22-247
> 10-Jan 24-Jan G GB#HNY 22-250
> 10-Jan 28-Jan GM GB2KW 22-250
> 10-Jan 12-Jan HC by OE3GEA 22-246
> 10-Jan 19-Jan HI HI5/DK1FY/p DK1FY 23-005 22-246
> 10-Jan 12-Jan HK 5K6RM 22-246
> 10-Jan 29-Nov HK HK3/MM0BMG MM0BMG 22-231
> 10-Jan 31-Mar HK HK3JCL DK8LRF 22-163
> 10-Jan 15-Aug HP H31S 22-225
> 10-Jan 10-Jan HS HS0ZLS (AS-101) HB9FIH 22-238
> 10-Jan 18-Jan HS HS0ZNR VK2BY 22-244
> 10-Jan 23-Oct I 4U73B 9A2AA 22-204
> 10-Jan 2-Feb J6 J69GD K9AW 22-202
> 10-Jan 14-Feb K WA5LFD (NA-092) 22-245
> 10-Jan 21-Mar KG4 KG4AY 22-243 242
> 10-Jan ??? OA OA5/OH2IO OH2IO 22-243
> 10-Jan 14-Jan PJ2 PJ2/SM4KYN SM4KYN 22-233
> 10-Jan 2-Feb S7 S79AA OE6MBG 23-004 22-240
> 10-Jan 31-Jan T2 T2AR 3D2AG 22-213 181
> 10-Jan 16-Mar TR TR8CR F6AJA 22-229
> 10-Jan 15-May V3 V31AX M0URX 22-244
> 10-Jan 20-Jan V4 V47UR W3UR 23-005 004
> 10-Jan 14-Jan VK VI25AIJ 22-245
> 10-Jan 3-Feb VK VI17AC M0OXO 23-005
> 10-Jan 17-Jan VU AU2HAM (AS-153) VU2NRO 22-227
> 10-Jan 10-Jun Z8 Z81D OM3JW 22-236
> 12-Jan 20-Jan ZF ZF2PG K8PGJ 22-042
>
> The Daily DX Calendar
> http://www.dailydx.com/the-daily-dx-calendar/
>
> Upcoming contest rules & dates
> http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php
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> Today's Propagation Forecast
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> Solar activity will be very low todays through the end of the week.
>
> The geomagnetic field will be at quiet levels today and Friday and
> quiet to unsettled levels on Saturday.
>
> In 2019 we have had 3 spotless day(s) and the current stretch is the
> last 3 days. In 2018 we had 221 spotless days (61%). In 2008 we had
> 268 spotless days and in 2009 we had 260 spotless days.
>
> The January 9 Penticton adjusted SFI was 69 and the SESC Sunspot
> Number was 0.
>
> Perhaps the most useful propagation pages for Amateur Radio Operators
> can be found at http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ and www.solarham.net/<http://www.solarham.net/>.
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> QSL Info
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> Call Manager Call Manager Call Manager
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> EA6/DK1XAM DK1XAM RI1ANM RX3ABI SV9/LZ3FN LZ1PM
> EY8MM K1BV SN1WOSP SP1PMY V47UR W3UR
> OY1OF M0URX
>
> Need a QSL route? Here are some great free sites for you and your
> friends - www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html<http://www.dailydx.com/QSLRoutes.html>.
>
> AI5P, Rick, will retire his DX logs from 1993-2009 on July 1, 2019.
> The list of the most active callsigns is listed on his QRZ page. If
> you need a QSL card, the best bet is to send a card direct to his
> address with a SASE/SAE with sufficient return postage prior to July
> 1. Any cards received after July 1 will not be answered.
>
> QSL cards recently received direct and via managers: 8P9AE and PW7I
> (SA-046).
>
> QSL cards recently received via the bureau: None reported today.
>
> Confirmations recently received via LOTW: A41KT, A71EM, EA1DR and
> EP6RRC.
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> Credits
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>
> Many thanks to the following for the above DX information: AI5P,
> DF2WO, F5HRY, F8DZY, G7VJR, K5XK, K5YY, K8YYY, N3AD, W1RM, W1TC, W5VY
> and WW6RG.
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