[South Florida DX Association] VP6DX Newsletter # 26 (April 03, 2008)

[K2EWB]

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News #26- 2008 Apr 03

Highlights:
... Website additions ...
... Sponsors and LOTW updates ...
... QSL card status ...
... /MM-operations ...

1. Website addition: sound files
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The vp6dx.com website has been expanded to include recordings of VP6DX made 
at
locations around the world. To reach the list of recordings, please click on
"Sounds" in the navigation bar.

We would like to receive additional recordings. If you have a recording of
VP6DX, please send it to
sounds at vp6dx.com

and include the following information:

     * location where recording was made
     * date
     * time (start of recording) in UTC
     * band
     * description of equipment

Thank you!

2. Website addition: FAQ
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Answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about QSLs, the on-line log, 
and
other topics are now available on the vp6dx.com website. To reach the FAQ 
list,

please click on "FAQ" in the navigation bar.

3. Sponsors and LOTW updates:
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The list of sponsors on the website is updated about once a week. Similarly,
LOTW confirmations for QSL requests are uploaded to the ARRL LOTW server 
about
once a week. The most recent upload occurred at 2008 Apr 03 20:00z. As of 
that
time 14,668 QSOs with 3,061 number different stations were confirmed.

4. QSL cards:
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We are completing the design of the QSL card. We expect direct-mail QSL 
cards
 to
enter the postal system in late April.

At present the On-line QSL Request database holds requests for 53,602 
contacts
with 7,924 stations.

5. /MM-operations
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Some of the team members were active as /mm onboard the Braveheart. 
Following
members were active as /mm:

     * DL3DXX/mm
     * DL6FBL/mm
     * DL8LAS/mm
     * ES5TV/mm
     * N5IA/mm
     * SP3DOI/mm
     * SV1JG/mm
     * WA6CDR/mm

QSL cards should be obtained from the individual callsign owners.

Thank you for your interest in the VP6DX project.

We would be delighted if DX editors would publish this information as widely 
as
possible and DXers bring it to the attention of their clubs and fellow 
DXers.