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RSGB contributes to BBC Documentary (Aug. 22 2005)BBC Radio 1 is transmitting a documentary called Radio Anyone on 22 August. The programme – which examines the way people exploit technology to broadcast their voices to the world – features several contributions from radio amateurs, notably short clips of amateur radio contacts between school children and the International Space Station.
The Radio Society of Great Britain’s GB4FUN manager Carlos Eavis, G0AKI, along with former Young Amateur of the Year, Mark Haynes, M0DXR, also participated in the documentary. Carlos travels the length and breadth of the country in his famous GB4FUN van to explain to school children about amateur radio.
While being interviewed for the documentary, both Carlos and Mark were able to make contact with Ib, OZ1MY, via the AO-51 satellite. The interviewers were then able to talk to Ib about how he became interested in amateur radio. Don’t forget to tune in to the show. To find out the exact time of broadcast, visit the BBC Radio 1 website: www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
(RSGB2)
Hungarian amateurs experiment with 50Mhz band (Aug. 12 2005)The Hungarian licensing authority has issued three experimental radio licences, allowing three amateur radio organisations to broadcast 65 stations on the 50MHz band. This is the first time that amateur radio has been permitted on 50Mhz in Hungary. The licences are valid for a period of 30 days starting 1 August 2005.
The aim of the experiment is to study whether amateur radio usage of the 50MHz band on a secondary basis causes interference in the reception of broadcasting stations. The frequency range permitted for the experiment is 50.0500MHz to 50.5000MHz, and the licences are valid for all operating modes, including FM and digital. Maximum effective radiated power however is limited to 5 watts.
A request for a 50MHz licence was originally submitted by Haros Radio Club, HA5HRK, in June 2005. The licensing authority was very cooperative and decided to broaden the circle of stations in the experiment by inviting members of two other amateur radio organisations to participate. During the experiment, HA5AK is planning to operate a beacon on 50.050MHz.
(RSGB2)
Italy Joins No-Code Ranksas FCC Revives Morse Debate in the US (Aug. 10 2005)Italy is reported to be the latest country added to the list of those that no longer require Amateur Radio applicants to have passed a Morse code examination to gain HF access. The Daily DX reported this week that current IW-prefix "no-code" VHF/UHF licensees in Italy now will be allowed operate on HF and may also apply for new call signs if they wish. Canada eliminated Morse code as the "sole additional requirement" for HF access in late July. To date, more than two dozen countries around the world--including such major players as the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand--no longer require Amateur Radio applicants to pass a Morse code examination to operate on frequencies below 30 MHz. If the FCC's past observations on the subject are any clue, the US could be joining the no-code-required club in the future.
Full Story: www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/08/10/1/?nc=1
(ARRL News Service)
History of The Japan Amateur Radio League (Aug. 13 2005)In Japan, unlicensed hams started their experiments and research around 1925. JARL was inaugurated in 1926.
Kankichi Kusama (JXAX) received the first license for a private experimental station in the year 1927.
In those early days, experimental radio stations were subject to strict regulation of their frequencies, power output, and operating procedures, nevertheless, they increased to about 300 stations before the outbreak of World War II. By that time, their skill had reached international standards.
Bob W7AVK recalls an "old timer" showing him a QSL card from JA land. It was for a contact in the middle of the 1930's and had a short note on the back saying - "Please do not return a QSL as ham radio was not allowed in Japan" - It was signed by Yagi [of the antenna fame - Later to become, after W.W.II president of the JARL]
With the outbreak of World War II, private radio communications were totally banned in Japan and all private radio stations were ordered to halt operation and needless to say, JARL's activities were likewise suspended.
After the war, the ban was lifted for the reception of short waves but not for radio transmissions.
This state of amateur radio persisted for about a decade. The San Francisco Peace Treaty was the turning point. At long last, 30 radio stations were granted provisional licenses in July, 1952, and this spurred a rapid increase in the number of amateur radio enthusiasts and the number of stations surpassed 2,000 within a mere two years. Thereafter, the number of amateur radio stations increased steadily year after year(reaching about 1.4 million by 1994).
1955 saw JARL's bid for reunion with IARU accepted.
(JARL via W1ANews)
History of Radio Amateurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Aug. 14 2005)
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The Association of Radio
Amateurs of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded in 1947 in Sarajevo. About
the same time, local associations were established in the republic's major
cities.
Through 1950, activities consisted largely of building simple devices. This helped establish conditions for more complex communications throughout the country and beyond. The first ham-radio contact in B&H was made on July 6, 1950. This sparked further development of amateur radio in B&H, starting with creation of the Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Amateurs to organize federal, republic, and club competitions. By the 1970s, Bosnian amateurs had more sophisticated equipment and substantial antenna systems, and were winning many awards in national and international contests. When war broke out in Croatia in 1991, B&H amateurs started sending messages about events there via HF and VHF. When the war in B&H began in 1992, telephone service was cut off to many areas of the country, and entire regions were under complete blockade. Amateur radio operations became vitally important under such conditions. |
Amateur radio was used for the first time in April 1992 for sending information to the rest of Europe and the world regarding the situation in Bosnia. Messages were transmitted to individuals, governments, media, humanitarian organization and religious communities.In many cases amateur radio was the only way for bosnians to stay in contact with loved ones outside the country, and the only way for people in the rest of world to get news about their family and friends under siege. It's estimated that during the war, more than 3 million messages were transmitted, and 1,500 young people passed their examinations to become amateur radio operators. Hams from neighboring countries, the rest of Europe and elsewhere in the world helped in transmitting humanitarian messages during the 1992-96 war.
The Amateur Radio Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARABiH) became a permanent member of the IARU on May 12, 1993, and received the prefix T9 for the independent nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ARABiH was recognized by the International Humanists League on November 16, 1999, in Trieste for its work and contributions during the war.
Today the ARABiH has about 3,500 licensed radio operators, a repeater network and a digital communications network that connects them with other stations in the world. Every year there are organized meetings of B&H amateurs and B&H championships.
B&H amateur radio operators participate in the work of all major international radio organizations, and our competitors usually finish near the top in the world in major contests. The ARABiH was the first organization among those in the former republics of Yugoslavia to become a member of CEPT. In 1999, B&H began publishing a specialized magazine for electronics and telecommunications, "RADIO T9," that is also distributed in other European countries. It is considered one of the best specialized amateur radio magazines.
History of Amateur Radio in Latvia (Aug. 13 2005)In 1929, at the IARU worldwide conference in Washington, DC, Latvia received its official call letters of YL.
It was not until 1935, Latvian radio amateurs were officially allowed to operate transmitters. Prior to that time, there were many illegal transmitting stations, which were unofficially and secretly aided by the radio society.
In September 1939, when Nazi forces occupied Poland, Latvian radio amateurs were directed by their government to close their stations, and to turn in their transmitting equipment to the Post and Telegraph Department for storage.
Upon occupation of Latvia by the USSR in 1940, the Latvian Radio Society was closed by the occupation regime, and remained closed until 1991, when it was resurrected as the Latvian Radio League. (Written by Juris Truksans, YL2CR translated in English by George Liepins, KE4HW source www)
(W1ANews)
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Aug. 12 2005 Tad Cook K7RA Solar
Update
Sunspot numbers for August 4 through 10 were 85, 74, 54, 67, 56, 51 and 34, with a mean of 60.1. The 10.7 cm flux was 106.1, 98.8, 93.4, 92.3, 86.4, 82.5 and 76.3, with a mean of 90.8. Estimated planetary A indices were 14, 9, 34, 18, 8, 10 and 22, with a mean of 16.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 9, 6, 25, 12, 6, 8 and 9, with a mean of 10.7. (ARRL News Service) |
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Aug. 14 2005 Solar and propagation report,
compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS,and Martin Harrison, G3USF.Solar activity has mostly been very low, with just one C-class flare during the entire week. The solar flux declined from 93 on the 6th to 76 on the 13th, averaging 83. That was a drop of 24 from the previous week. The 90-day average was down two points to 94. The x-ray flux also declined, averaging A7.4, compared with B1.4 a week earlier. The geomagnetic field was
initially disturbed, due to coronal hole activity, which resulted in an Ap index of 34 on the 6th - the most disturbed day. There was another small disturbance midweek, followed by a couple of quieter days, but the 13th was again unsettled. The average was 15 units. The solar wind speed recorded by the ACE satellite reached 907km/sec on the 7th but had fallen back to 345km/sec on the 13th. Particle densities remained in low single figures, apart from a blip of 26 per cubic centimetre on the 13th.HF propagation was slightly depressed by the periods of increased geomagnetic activity. All bands were open at some time on every day but little long-haul working was reported on the higher bands, where sporadic-E remained the prevailing mode. There were one or two good openings on 50MHz and at least one to Slovenia on 70MHz. Auroral propagation was reported on several days but only from high latitudes. The Perseids meteor shower produced many MS contacts for VHF operators, though this seems not to have been a particularly good year.
Finally the forecast. During the coming week the quieter side of the Sun will be facing us. With the Sun expected to be spotless, the probability is that flare activity will mostly be very low with no significant flares. The solar flux has probably just about reached its short-term minimum and should be in the 80s by next weekend. Geomagnetic activity looks like being somewhat
unsettled through the present weekend but a high-speed coronal stream may bring more active levels from the 16th to the 18th. Quieter conditions should then prevail. MUFs during daylight hours will be around 19MHz in the south and 16MHz in the north. Darkness hour lows will again be about 10MHz. Paths to the Middle East, easier than many at this time of year, should have a maximum usable frequency around 23MHz, where there should be a fifty per cent chance of a contact. The optimum working
frequency, where the chances of success should be as high as nine in ten, will be about 18MHz. The best time to try this path will be between 0800 and 1600UTC. We are now approaching the end of the summer sporadic-E season, though there should still be openings on 28MHz on most days, but 50MHz openings will be sparse.(This report prepared by Neil Clarke, G0CAS, and Martin Harrison, G3USF)
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ARISS Delegates Urged to Cast Eye on Future of Ham Radio in Space (Aug 12, 2005)
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The two dozen delegates to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Meeting August 1-2 voted unanimously to study ARISS' involvement in future space exploration. ARISS will establish a committee to develop a strategy and present proposals to the ARISS International Team within the next six months. |
"We must begin to think seriously about making solid plans for ARISS, or we will not be ready when it's time to move ahead," ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, told the gathering at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England. NASA already has plans for missions to the moon, Mars and beyond on the drawing board. The new committee will provide updates at ARISS International monthly teleconferences.Delegates from the five ARISS regions--Japan, Canada, Europe, Russia and the US--convened on the heels of the AMSAT-UK Symposium. At the Symposium, ARISS-Europe team members hosted a session that updated those attending on the ARISS program.
Looking toward the deployment of the European Space Agency's Columbus ISS module, ARISS delegates named a committee to develop a strategy and proposals for Amateur Radio systems on the new module. Columbus already is being made Amateur Radio-ready. ARISS delegates also okayed establishing a project team to make education-related decisions for the Columbus amateur gear.
ARISS-Europe's Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, provided an extensive progress report on Columbus module radio systems, including feedthroughs, cables and patch antennas. The patch antennas, the first designed to conform to the shape of a space module, will be Earth-facing and located near the port cone. Amateur Radio contractors are currently fabricating the antennas, which will provide receive-only coverage on L band (1260-1270 MHz) and transmit and receive capability on S band (2400-2450 MHz) at a maximum power output of 10 watts.
The ARISS Team is on a tight deadline--approximately a year--to design and develop an Amateur Radio system for Columbus, then test, certify and manifest it with the various space agencies. Another Amateur Radio-related task that remains is to install the cables. This is scheduled to happen next February. Wolf-Henning Rech, DF9IC, gave a presentation on a digital Amateur Radio Television (DATV) system being considered for development and deployment aboard Columbus.
The new Columbus ISS module will be delivered to Kennedy Space Center for launch in the spring of 2007. Columbus will be located at some distance from the other two ARISS stations, allowing for parallel operations on the new bands at the same time as existing operations. The availability of the new frequencies will permit wideband and video operation for the first time, including ATV facilities for school contacts and, additionally, continuous transponder operation.
ARISS delegates also gave the go-ahead for the ARISS Public Relations Committee and ARISS International delegates to publicize the Russian Shadow Experiment. The test would involve the impact on radio communication of electric thrusters (ET) that employ highly ionized plumes to propel a vehicle in space. Testing is scheduled for the November 2005 through January 2006 time frame.
The main issue is electromagnetic compatibility between the ET exhaust plumes and onboard communication equipment, since the plasma plumes may scatter RF and produce a communication dead zone or "shadow." Project designers want to study the plasma screening effect before ET becomes standard equipment in space, with an eye toward minimizing communication disruptions.
Monitoring of radio transmissions from the ISS in the presence of ET plasma plumes by Amateur Radio VHF receivers on Earth could help to establish any received-signal "shadow" problems.
Bauer, Lou McFadin, W5DID, and ARISS-Russia's Sergei Samburov, RV3DR, updated the group on SuitSat. If all goes according to plan, an ISS crew will orbit a surplus Russian Orlan spacesuit equipped with Amateur Radio gear, a DVD of school artwork and other experiments--this fall during a spacewalk. SuitSat will fly to the ISS aboard a Progress supply rocket.
McFadin said it was a testimony to the skills of volunteers that the three boxes of SuitSat hardware--built by different people in different locations--worked the moment they were put together and the equipment switched on. Integration and testing continue as the SuitSat team turns its attention to hardware flight certification.
ARISS-US delivered to ARISS-Russia a supply of fabric ARISS logo patches to place on SuitSat hardware containers during their flight to the ISS. Bauer's daughter Michelle has provided the voice for the SuitSat station identification: "This is SuitSat 1--Amateur Radio station RS0RS."
Attendees heard presentations on a variety of additional topics as well as reports from the ARISS regions and project updates.
ARISS International Secretary-Treasurer Rosalie White, K1STO, reminded delegates that NASA's new administrator is a radio amateur, Mike Griffin, NR3A. She suggested that ARISS meet with Griffin to get him up to speed on the ARISS program.
"It should be expected that most people in NASA leadership positions will change as the new administrator gets settled in his job," she said, "and this will require the US Team to teach many new NASA people about ARISS."
The Radio Society of Great Britain's Carlos Eavis, G0AKI, had the Society's GB4FUN van at the University of Surrey campus during the ARISS meeting. Hundreds of students and campus visitors were delighted to tour the ham radio communication and demonstration vehicle.
Complete Story with photos can be found on the ARRL Website
(ARRL News Service)
Shuttle Discovery returns safely (Aug. 9 2005)The space shuttle Discovery touched down safely at Edwards Air Force Base in California today at 1212 UTC. The picture-perfect, pre-dawn West Coast landing, necessitated by continued poor weather conditions at Kennedy Space Center--the primary landing site--brought to a close an extended STS-114 “Return to Flight” mission, the first since the February 1, 2003 shuttle Columbia tragedy. Discovery, which carried a crew of seven--including six Amateur Radio licensees--into space, originally was scheduled to return to Earth on August 8. Discovery spent two weeks in space, where the crew demonstrated new methods to inspect and repair the shuttle in orbit.
The shuttle crew also delivered supplies, outfitted and performed maintenance on the International Space Station, conducting a number of these tasks during three spacewalks. Hosting the Discovery team on the ISS were Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR, and NASA ISS Science Officer John Phillips, KE5DRY. Besides delivering supplies and equipment to the ISS, Discovery crew members also installed the PCSat2 Amateur Radio package, now undergoing commissioning. “Congratulations on a truly spectacular test flight,” Mission Control told the crew after the touchdown. “Welcome home friends.” Responded Discovery Commander Eileen Collins, KD5EDS, “We’re happy to be back.” Other crew members were Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, James Kelly, KC5ZSW; Charlie Camarda, KC5ZSY; Wendy Lawrence, KC5KII, Stephen Robinson, and Andy Thomas, KD5CHF/VK5MIR. Thomas and Lawrence are veterans of the Russian Mir space station. Thomas conducted some casual Amateur Radio contacts while Discovery and the ISS passed over his native Australia. For the latest information on the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight, visit the NASA Web site.--some information from NASA
(ARRL News Service)
NASA's Next Leap in Mars Exploration Ready for Launch (Aug. 9 2005)NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is ready for a morning launch on Wednesday, Aug. 10. The MRO will arrive at Mars in March 2006 for a mission to understand the planet's water riddles and to advance the exploration of the mysterious red planet.
The mission's first launch opportunity window is 7:54 to 9:39 a.m. EDT, Wednesday. If the launch is postponed, additional launch windows open daily at different times each morning through August. For trips from Earth to Mars, the planets move into good position for only a short period every 26 months. The best launch position is when Earth is about to overtake Mars in their concentric racing lanes around the sun.
"The teams preparing this orbiter and its launch vehicle have done excellent work and kept to schedule. We have a big spacecraft loaded with advanced instruments for inspecting Mars in greater detail than any previous orbiter, and we have the first Atlas V launch vehicle to carry an interplanetary mission. A very potent and exciting combination," said NASA's Mars Exploration Program Director Doug McCuistion.
The mission lifts off from Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. It is the first government launch of Lockheed Martin's Atlas V launch vehicle. "We're ready to fly, counting down through final procedures," said Chuck Dovale, director for expendable-launch-vehicle launches at NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
When MRO arrives in March, it begins a half-year "aerobraking" process. The MRO will gradually adjust the shape of its orbit by using friction from carefully calculated dips into the top of the Martian atmosphere. MRO's primary science phase starts in November 2006.
"Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will give us several times more data about Mars than all previous missions combined," said James Graf, project manager for the mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena Calif.
Researchers will use the data to study the history and distribution of Martian water. Learning more about what has happened to the water will focus searches for possible past or present Martian life. Observations by MRO will also support future Mars missions by examining potential landing sites and providing a communications relay between the Martian surface and Earth.
The craft can transmit about 10 times as much data per minute as any previous Mars spacecraft. This will serve both to convey detailed observations of the Martian surface, subsurface and atmosphere by the instruments on the orbiter and enable data relay from other landers on the Martian surface to Earth. NASA plans to launch the Phoenix Mars Scout in 2007 to land on the far northern Martian surface. NASA is also developing an advanced rover, the Mars Science Laboratory, for launch in 2009.
The mission is managed by JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., for the NASA Science Mission Directorate. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft and is the prime contractor for the project.
NASA's Launch Services Program at the KSC is responsible for government engineering oversight of the Atlas V, spacecraft/launch vehicle integration and launch day countdown management.
For more information about the MRO on the Web, visit: www.nasa.gov/mro
For information about NASA and other agency programs on the Web, visit: www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
(SpaceRef.com)
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Bird® to mark manufacturing milestone with auction (Aug. 31 2005)
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Bird Electronic Corporation has announce that it will mark the production of its 300,000th Model 43 Thruline Wattmeter by auctioning a gold-plated version of the unit. The auction is planned to close on August 31. Hosted by AuctionFire, the on-line event will be open to any individual or business interested in bidding on and owning a piece of electronics history. Better yet, Bird will donate the auction proceeds to a charitable organization of the winning bidder's choosing. Bird began producing the Model 43 in 1952, and it soon became an industry standard. |
Bird says its Model 43 is the first device manufactured on a production scale that allows RF to flow through the device--hence the "Thruline" label. Bird called the production of its 300,000th Model 43 "a significant event for this trusted and dependable technology." To put in your bid, visit the Bird Electronic Corporation Web site.(ARRL News Service)
Amateur Radio in Storm Chasing (Aug. 12 2005)The Role of Amateur Radio in Storm Chasing is the title of feature article in the latest Worldradio Magazine. In it, author Seth Price, N3MRA, takes us into the intriguing world of those who equip their vehicles with radios and video cameras to hunt down and record some of the most breath-taking phenomena that Mother Nature can ever conger up. And through Price's article you will et a glimpse of how its all done, and why.
It all begins on page 6 of the September issue of Worldradio. More information on obtaining a copy is on-line at www.wr6wr.com (Worldradio)
(ARNewsLine)
The Collection and Study of Radio Stamps (Aug. 13 2005)Collecting and studying radio stamps is a fascinating side to the hobby of DXing. One of the very unusual and unique Radio stamps issued by the Dutch Post Office was to commemorate Radio Oranje (Radio Orange), which was a programme compiled and presented by the Dutch Government in exile and broadcast over BBC transmitters during the Second World War.
The broadcasting service in Holland went into Nazi control when Holland capitulated in May 1940. The first Radio Oranje broadcast from London was at the end of July 1940. The Nazi occupying power forbad listening to foreign radio stations and the transmissions of Radio Oranje were jammed. The two stamps are unusual as they are printed side by side on each sheet. One of the stamps shows a singer ``Jetje of Orange`` who sang resistance songs.
The other stamp shows two men illegally listening to the broadcasts using a home made radio receiver hidden under the floor of a house. The text on the stamps is from the opening announcement giving the wavelengths and greeting sent to Dutch listeners around the world.
There were some first day covers issued which showed the Radio Oranje banners from the original rubber stamp used in London on official correspondence. These covers are now considered collectors items.
After the war many of the broadcasters with Radio Oranje were involved in the foundation of Radio Netherlands.
(sourced to Peter J. Grenfell Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND DX TIMES PAGE 46 FEBRUARY 2005 via DXLD and forwarded to nationalnews by radiostamps@yahoogroups.com )(WlANews)
Spread-Spectrum Technique (Aug. 13 2005)The late Hedy Lamarr, the screen goddess whose career began in the late 1920s and included such memorable films as 'Ecstasy' and 'Samson and Delilah', held the original patent for what became known as the spread-spectrum technique.
She devised a signalling system for radio-controlled torpedoes that would minimise the danger of detection or jamming, by randomly shifting the frequency.
With another unlikely colleague, the composer George Antheil, she developed the concept and received a patent for it in 1942.
After the second World War, Sylvania developed the idea for use in satellites. Since then, spread-spectrum has found applications in many areas of communications, including amateur radio experimentation.
(W1ANews)
A Safari on 40 Metres (Aug. 12 2005)They are hunting on 40 meters, but its not DX that these pirate operators are after. Its wild animals. This, as Ted Alleyne, 5Z4NU, reports that a safari group is operating on 7.056 MHz in Tanzania and it has been very active. The operators are on daily and hold nets well into the evening, using English, Afrikaans and other languages. Also, they appear to be immune to authority as complaints to the telecom regulators have proved completely unsuccessful so far.
Of the other principal intruders into our bands it appears that a group of Somali operators are still on the air from Nairobi. They are on 7.057, 14.066 and 14.240 MHz regularly. A move of the new Somali interim government from Nairobi to Jowhar north of Mogadishu seems not to have changed the intruder situation in any way.
(WIA News)
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Worked All Europe DX Contest--CW, sponsored by the Deutscher ARC from 0000Z Aug 13-2359Z Aug 14, (phone is Sep 10-11; RTTY is Nov 12-13). Frequencies: 80-10 meters according to Region I band plan. Categories: SOHP, SOLP, MS, SWL. Spotting assistance allowed (SO stations not using spotting assistance will be noted). SO operate 36 hrs max, up to three off periods of 1 hour min. Non-EU work EU only except RTTY, where everyone works everyone. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number. Score 1 pt/QSO and 1 pt/QTC. Final score is QSOs + QTCs × weighted multipliers. Multipliers: non-EU use WAE countries, EU use DXCC entities plus call districts in W, VE, VK, ZL, ZS, JA, PY and RA8/9/Ø. (RTTY use WAE inside EU, DXCC outside EU, plus call districts.) Mults on 80 m count ×4, on 40 m ×3, otherwise ×2. A QTC is a report sent from a non-EU station back to an EU station of QSOs that took place earlier in the contest (RTTY QTC may only be exchanged between continents). A QTC contains the time, call sign, and QSO number of the station being reported (eg, 1307/DL1AA/346). A QSO may only be reported once and not back to the originating station. A maximum of 10 QTCs can be sent to a single station. The same station can be worked several times to complete this quota, but only the original QSO has QSO point value. Keep a list of QTCs sent. For example, QTC 3/7 would indicate that this is the third series of QTCs sent, and seven QSOs are reported. For more information: www.waedc.de. Logs due by Sep 15 (CW), Oct 15 (Phone) or Dec 15 (RTTY) to waedc@dxhf.darc.de or to WAEDC Contest Manager, Bernhard Buettner, DL6RAI, Schmidweg 17, 85609 Dornach, Germany.Maryland-DC QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Antietam Radio Association, 1600Z Aug 13-0400Z Aug 14 and 1600Z-2359Z Aug 14. Frequencies (MHz): CW--3.643, 7.060, 14.060, 21.060, 28.035, Phone--1.895, 3.920, 7.230, 14.270, 21.370, 28.370, VHF/UHF--50.150, 52.525, 144.15, 146.55, 146.580, 432.15, 446.000. Categories: Club, Mobile, Novice/Tech, QRP and Standard. Work stations once per band/mode, portable/mobiles can be worked again in each county. Exchange: QTH and category. QSO points: Club--10 pts, Mobile--5 pts, QRP or Novice/Tech--4 pts, CW or RTTY or ATV--3 pts, all others--1 pt. Highest single point value applies. Score: QSO points × MD counties + Baltimore City + DC. (MD-DC stations also count SPC) For more information: www.w3cwc.org/rules.html. Logs due Sep 15 to wa3eop@arrl.net (ASCII format) or Antietam Radio Association, PO Box 52, Hagerstown, MD 21741-0052.
ARRL 10 GHz and Up Contest, 0600 local Aug 20-2000 local Aug 21 (see p 91, this issue).
North American QSO Party--SSB, sponsored by the National Contest Journal, 1800Z Aug 20-0600Z Aug 21 (see Aug 6-7).
New Jersey QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by Englewood ARA, 2000Z Aug 20-0700Z Aug 21 and 1300Z Aug 21-0200Z Aug 22. Frequencies (MHz): 1.810, 3.535, 7.035, 14.035, 21.100, 28.100, SSB--3.950, 7.235, 14.285, 21.355, 28.400, VHF/UHF 50-50.5 and 144-146 MHz. Exchange: QSO number and S/P/C or NJ county. QSO points: 3 pts/QSO. Score: QSO points × NJ counties. NJ stations use NJ counties + states (except NJ) + provinces, max 83. For more information: www.qsl.net/w2rj. Logs due Sep 17 to Englewood Amateur Radio Association Inc, PO Box 528, Englewood, NJ 07631-0528.
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend--CW/SSB/Digital, sponsored by ILLW from 0001Z Aug 20-2359Z Aug 21. Frequencies: CW--21 kHz above band edge; SSB--51 kHz above band edge. Exchange: Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) number, if at a lighthouse or lightship (see ARLHS contest, Aug 6-7). For more information: http://illw.net/index.html.
Ohio QSO Party--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, 1600Z Aug 27 -0400Z Aug 28. Frequencies (MHz): CW--3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045; SSB--3.850, 7.225, 14.250, 21.300, and 28.450. Categories: SO, MM, Mobile and Rover. Exchange: Serial Number and Ohio county, state or province, DX stations send "DX." QSO points: CW--2 pts, SSB--1 pt. Score: QSO points × OH counties (OH station count states, provinces, and OH counties) counted once per mode. For more information: www.oqp.us. Logs due 30 days after the contest to logs@oqp.us or to Ohio QSO Party c/o Jim Stahl, K8MR, 30499 Jackson Rd, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-1730.
Hawaii QSO Party--CW/Phone/RTTY/PSK31, sponsored by the Koolau ARC, 0700Z Aug 27-2200Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Categories: SOAB and MS (single or mixed-mode), MM (mixed-mode only). Spotting nets and packet allowed in all classes. Exchange: RS(T) and SPC, maritime region (1-3), or HI county. QSO points: 20-15-10 meters, Phone--1 pt, CW/Digital--2 pts; 40 meters, Phone--2 pts, CW/Digital 4 pts; 80 meters, Phone--4 pts, CW/Digital--8 pts; 160 meters, Phone 8 pts, CW/Digital 16 pts. Score is total points plus 150 pts for QSO with KH6J. For more information: www.karc.ushi_qso_party.html. Logs due 30 days after contest to kh6j@karc.us or Hawaii QSO Party, PO Box 8960788, Wahiawa, HI 96786-0788.
Kentucky QSO Party--CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31, sponsored by Bullitt Amateur Radio Society from 1600Z Aug 28-0400Z Apr 29. Frequencies (MHz): SSB: ±20 kHz above General class band edge; CW: 3.55, 7.05, 14.05, 21.05 and 28.05. Categories: Entries will be SO-Single Mode (SSB, CW, Digital), SO-Mixed, Rover. Work stations once on each mode and band (RTTY and PSK31 are considered separate QSOs in CW category). Work Rover stations in each county. Exchange: Name and KY county or S/P/C. QSO points: SSB--1 pt, CW/Digital/Rover--2 pts. Score: QSO points × KY counties (KY stations count S/P/C) + QSO with KY4KY. For more information: www.qsl.net/ky4ky/kyqsopartyrules.html. Logs due 10 days following the contest to kc4wq@arrl.net or KY QSO Party, c/o KC4WQ, 1229 Zoneton Rd, Shepherdsville, KY 40165.
YO-DX Contest--CW/SSB, sponsored by the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation (RARF), 1200Z Aug 27-1200Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB, SOSB, MS. Exchange: RST and serial number, YO stations send county abbreviation. QSO points: different country own continent--2 pts, different continent--4 pts, YO stations--8 pts. Score: QSO points × YO counties and DXCC entities counted once per band. For more information: www.hamradio.ro/contests/yodx_eng.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to yodx_contest@hamradio.ro or YO DX HF Contest, PO Box 22-50, 71100 Bucharest, Romania.
Summer VHF/UHF QSO Party--SSB/CW/FM, sponsored by the Colorado QRP Club, from 1800Z-2100Z Aug 28. Frequencies: 6 m, 2 m and 70 cm, 5 W output maximum, use recognized simplex frequencies according to the ARRL band plan, do not use the national simplex frequencies of 146.52 or 446.000 MHz. Categories: Portable, Non-Portable. Exchange: call sign, grid square, first name and CQC member number or power. QSO points: 1 pt/QSO. Total Score: QSO points × names beginning with different letters (26 max), counted once per band. 10 point bonus for QSO with WØCQC. For more information: www.cqc.org/contests/summer05.htm. Logs due 30 days after the contest to contest@cqc.org or CQC Contest, PO Box 17174, Golden, CO 80402-6019.
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Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary " Special Event Radio Station" (Oct. 1 2005)
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The Canadian Coast
Guard Auxiliary will be operating a " Special Event Radio Station"
On October 1 , 2005 operating as: VA1ISAR from the International
Search and Rescue competition in Halifax, N.S.
SSB: 3.785, 7.210 + 7.075,
14.250, 21.290, 28.450
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Contact: Dick Grantham VE1AI
E-mail:rgrantham@ns.sympatico.ca(Dan Amoroso W3DI U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
Aug 10-Aug 14, 1300Z-2100Z, Sycamore, IL. Amateur Operators of the NISPC, W9S. Steam Power on the Farm. 28.390 14.290 7.270 3.990. CERTIFICATE. Bob Yurs, W9ICU, 1107 Commercial St, Sycamore, IL 60178. www.w9icu.com.Aug 12-Aug 13, 1400Z-2100Z, Angle Inlet, MN. Northwest Angle Amateur Radio Club, NW0AA. Northern most club in contiguous 48 states. 21.350 14.240 7.200 3.960. QSL. Dan Whipple, 11726 Norway St NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55448.
Aug 13, 0001Z-2355Z, Indianapolis, IN. Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Bandy, W9O. Commemorating 75th anniversary of Indianapolis Orchestra. 14.275 7.260 21.360. QSL. Kenneth Bandy, 1405 S Bridgeport Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46231. http://bandyrecording.com/W9O.htm.
Aug 13, 1400Z-2100Z, Rush Springs, OK. W5PAA-FAA Aeronautical Center Amateur Radio Club, W5F. 2005 Rush Springs Watermelon Fest. 10-80 m CW/SSB. QSL. David Begue, K5FOZ, 2155 County Rd 1230, Tuttle, OK 73089-3112. www.W5PAA.org.
Aug 13, 1300Z-2200Z, Baltimore, MD. Social Security Employees Amateur Radio Club, W3SSA. Commerating the 70th Anniversary of the Social Security Act. 14.280 7.280. Certificate. Greg Stec, K3ANG, 1624 Pickett Rd, Lutherville, MD 21093. An electronic version of the certificate is available.
Aug 13-Aug 14, 1400Z-2200Z, Perry, OH. Lake County Amateur Radio Association, N8BC. Celebrating 27 years of public service in Lake County. 14.270 7.272 147.2100. Certificate. Dennis Brostek, KI8U, 7187 Maple St, Mentor, OH 44060. www.lcara.org.
Aug 13-Aug 14, 1400Z-2400Z daily, Window Rock, AZ. Navajo Amateur Radio Club, N7C. Navajo Code Talkers Day. 14.265 7.265. QSL. Herbert Goodluck, PO Box 3611, Window Rock, AZ 86515.
Aug 14, 1500Z-1800Z, Pikes Peak, CO. Colorado 14er Event Task Force, Various call signs. Colorado 14er Event--operating from summits of CO mountains. 14.260 147.42 147.45 446.00. QSL. Bob Witte, K0NR, 21060 Capella Dr, Monument, CO 80132. www.14er.org.
Aug 19-Aug 21, 0001Z-2359Z, Touros, Brazil. LABRE/RN, ZW7LH. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend from Calcanhar Lighthouse, BRA 035. digital, phone and CW 10 to 160 meters. QSL. via PS7AA bureau or direct to, PO Box 251, Natal RN 59010-970, Brazil South America. www.labre-rn.org.br.
Aug 19-Aug 28, 0000Z-2400Z, Lebanon, TN. Wilson Amateur Radio Club, W4C. Special Event Station from the Wilson County Fair. 28.320 21.320 14.320 7.265. QSL. Greg Tomerlin, K4KO, 1562 Walnut Grove Rd, Lebanon, TN 37090. www.wilsonarc.org.
Aug 20, 1100Z-2000Z, Hillsboro, TX. Lockheed Martin Recreation Association and Fannin County ARC, N5B. North Texas Balloon Project Launch #12. 14.282 7.220. QSL. Ed McGinley, W5ETM, PO Box 6215, Fort Worth, TX 76115. www.ntbp.org.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 0001Z-2359Z, Dunkirk Lighthouse, NY. Dunkirk Lighthouse--Lancaster ARC, W2SO. International Lighthouse Weekend. 28.450 21.350 14.250 7.250. Certificate. Lancaster ARC, 525 Pavement Rd, Lancaster, NY 14086. larc.hamgate.net.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 0000Z-2359Z, Eagle Harbor, MI. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, K8E. Lighthouse and two range lights. 14.275 14.030 7.275 7.030. Certificate. QSL via bureau or N8MR, 14071 Fairway, Livonia, MI 48154. www.kc8nah.com/Interests/illw05.htm.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 0001Z-2359Z, Newport, OR. Oregon-Idaho DX Group, N7L. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend, from Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, USA-906. 28.351 28.021 21.221 21.021 14.221 14.021 7.155 7.021 3.755 3.521. QSL. via Buro, or to K7VAN, Box 12941, Salem, OR 97309. Participating lighthouses: http://arlhs.com.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 1200Z-2359Z, St Augustine, FL. St Augustine Amateur Radio Society, N4AUG. LH 758 Celebrating ILLH Weekend. 14.270 14.030 7.265 7.030. QSL. SAARS, PO Box 860084, St Augustine, FL 32086. www.saars.net.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 1300Z-1600Z, Buffalo, NY. Western New York DX Association, K2L. International Lighthouse Weekend. 14.230 14.030 7.230 7.030. QSL. Bob Nadolny, WB2YQH, PO Box 73, Spring Brook, NY 14140. www.wnydxa.org.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 1300Z-2100Z, Sea Girt, NJ. North America DX Association and Neptune Radio Club, WR2DX. ILLW from Sea Girt Lighthouse. 14.260 7.260. QSL. NADXA, PO Box 357, Bradley Beach, NJ 07720.
Aug 20-Aug 21, 0001Z-2359Z, Rochester, NY. Brockport Amature Radio Klub, N2VY. International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. 14.275. Certificate. Allen Skiles, N2VY, 1-A Burke Lane, Spencerport, NY 14559. www.barkarc.org
Aug 20-Aug 21, 0000Z-2359Z, River Rouge, MI. Motor City Radio Club, W8MRM. Mariners' Memorial Lighthouse/International Lighthouse Weekend. 14.275 7.275. Certificate. N8MR, 14071 Fairway, Livonia, MI 48154. www.w8mrm.org.
Aug 20-Aug 28, 1600Z-1600Z, Lincoln, MI. Alcona County Amateur Radio Group, K8A. 34 th Annual Alcona County Fair. 21.345 14.245 7.245 3.945. QSL. Stanley L. Darmofal, W8SZ, PO Box 15, Harrisville, MI 48740. www.alconaradio.org.
Aug 24-Aug 28, 1400Z-0000Z, Ringoes, NJ. Cherryville Repeater Association II, W4H. 2005 Hunterdon County 4H and Agricultural Fair. 28.375 21.375 14.275 7.275. Certificate. Special Event Radio W4H, Cherryville Repeater Association II, PO Box 308, Quakertown, NJ 08868. http://www.qsl.net/w2cra/w4h/W4H-webpage.htm
Aug 26-Aug 29, St John's Island, Singapore. Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitin Society, S61FD. Local Field Day. 40-15 m all modes including digital. QSL. Via bureau or direct to: Henk van Hensbergen, PAØKHS, Smaragdstraat 53, 6534WN Nigmegen, The Netherlands. www.sarts.org.sg.
Aug 27, 1500Z-2300Z, Plainfield, IL. Plainfield Radio League, W9P. The Plainfield Tornado, Aug 28, 1990. 14.260 14.070 14.230 7.260. Certificate. Plainfield Radio League, PO Box 682, Plainfield, IL 60544. www.prlham.org/spev.
Aug 27-Aug 28, 1350Z-2100Z, Westfield, MA. Hampden County Radio Association HCRA, W1NY/A10. ANG 104th Fighter Group Airshow. SSB 28.336 21.360 14.260 7.260 CW 28.033 21.033 14.033 7.033 3.533. QSL. HCRA, PO Box 562, Agawam, MA 01001. www.hcra.org
Aug 28, 1400Z-2100Z, Hanover, KS. Crown Amateur Radio Association, K0ASA. Hollenberg Pony Express Station Festival. 18.085 14.245 14.040 7.125. Certificate. Crown Amateur Radio Association, 11551 W 176 th Terr, Olathe, KS 66062. www.kshs.org/places/hollenberg/index.htm.
Aug 29-Sep 4, 2000Z-2000Z, Black Rock Desert, NV. Nevada-7-Burn at Burning Man Festival, N7B. Burning Man 2005. 21.360 14.290 7.263 3.940. QSL. Kenneth M. Beck, 425 N Columbia Center Blvd #F207, Kennewick, WA 99336. http://n7bweb.net/.
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EGYPT, SU. Gab, HA3JB will be QRV again as SU8BHI from July 01 to December 31. He will be active on all bands using CW, RTTY, SSTV, PSK and some SSB during many of the major upcoming contests. QSL direct only via HA3JB (Kutasi Gabor, P.O. Box 243, H-8601 Siofok, Hungary).
Logs available at: http://www.qsl.net/ha3jbe-mail:ha3jb@t-email.hu
Aug. 11 2005 ARRL DX NewsThis week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by F8ASY, IZ0FKE, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.
MONACO, 3A. Chris, F8ASY will be QRV as 3A/F8ASY from August 15 to 20. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using SSB, with some CW and RTTY. QSL via 3A2MD.
OMAN, A4. Chris, A45XR is usually QRV on 160 meters from around 2330 to 0100z. QSL via operator's instructions.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. A group of German operators are QRV from A61AJ until August 17. This includes an entry in the Worked All Europe CW contest. Activity is on all HF bands, including the newer bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. North American stations QSL via K2UO. All others QSL via DJ2MX.
CHILE, CE. Sergio, IZ6BRN is QRV as XQ3/IQ6CC until December 2005. Activity is on 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters using mainly SSB. QSL direct via IZ8DDG.
FRENCH GUIANA, FY. Members of the Cayenne ARC will be QRV as FY5KAC from Sinnamary from August 13 to 15. QSL via the REF bureau.
LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. Members of the Eindhoven Student Radioamateur Club are QRV as HB0/PA6TUE from Sareiser Joch until August 16. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters, including the UHF bands, using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV, PSK31 and JT6M. QSL via PI4TUE.
LUXEMBOURG, LX. Marcus, DL1EKC is QRV as LX/DL1EKC/p until August 26. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters. He plans to participate in the Worked All Europe contest as a Single Op/Low Power entry. There might be some 6 meter activity after the contest as well. QSL to home call.
ARGENTINA, LU. Stations LU/DH4PB/R, LU1DZ/R, LU6UO/R and LW2DX/R are QRV from Catamarca until August 15. Activity is on all HF bands using mostly CW with some SSB. QSL via operators' instructions.
ANTARCTICA. Gustavo, LU1ZD and Mario, LU1ZI are QRV on 20 meters SSB after 2000z. QSL via operators' instructions.
LEBANON, OD. Pierre-Louis, F5NED will be QRV as OD5/F5NED from August 16 to 25. QSL to home call.
FINLAND, OH. Vincenzo, IZ0FKE is QRV as OH1/IZ0FKE from Parainen Island, IOTA EU-096, until August 13. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL via IZ0FMA.
ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. After his Parainen operation, Vincenzo, IZ0FKE will be QRV as OH0/IZ0FKE from August 13 to 20. Activity will be on all HF bands. QSL via IZ0FMA.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF KOREA, P5. Dave, KA2HTV may be active as P5/KA2HTV until August 23. QSL via KK5DO.
GREECE, SV. Marco, IZ3GNG is QRV as SV8/IZ3GNG/p from Santorini Island, IOTA EU-067, until August 14. Activity is on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via bureau.
DODECANESE, SV5. Peri, HB9IQB is QRV as SV5/HB9IQB from Rhodes, IOTA EU-001, until August 23. Activity is mainly on the newer bands using CW and PSK31. QSL to home call.
CRETE, SV9. Marco, IZ3GNG will be QRV as SV9/IZ3GNG/p from August 15 to 18. Activity will be on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via bureau.
BENIN, TY. Luc, F6FVX expects to be QRV as TY/F6FVX from Azove until September 6. Activity is on all HF bands. QSL to home call.
ASIATIC RUSSIA, UA0. Stations RV1CC/0, UA1ANA/0, RA0FU/p and RV3ACA/0 are QRV from Shikotan Island, IOTA AS-062, until August 18. Activity is on 40 to 20 meters. QSL to home calls.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The NCCC Thursday CW Sprint, Worked All Europe DX CW Contest, The VK Remembrance Day Contest and the Maryland-DC QSO Party are all scheduled for this weekend. Please see August QST, page 85 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
(ARRL News Service)
Aug. 10-28 2005 I.C.P.O. Bulletin Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O.10/08/2005: AS-NEW! RØK SHALAUROVA ISLAND -
Last "unopened" IOTA New One in Russia is going to be activated August 10-17, 2005!!! Team of operators: Roman RV3MA, Alex RW3DTP, Sergey RW6HJV, Eugene RZ3EC, Valery RZ6AU and Leonid UA6CW will operate as R0K either from Shalaurova Island or from some satellites (because of high radiation on the main island!). Now, that is the matter of discussion with IOTA committee. There is a lighthouse located on the island also. Later on, the team plans to operate from Ayon Island (AS-038) group (from Bolshoy and Malyj Routan Islands, where lighthouses are located valid for WLH, RLHA, ARLHS and WLOTA award programs). More details will be available soon on http://www.r0k.ru/ . QSL via RZ3EC (automatically via bureau) [Tnx RRA/WRC Bulletin]10/08/2005: EU-001 SV5/HB9IQB RODOS ISLAND -
Peri, HB9IQB, plans to be QRV August 10-23rd as SV5/HB9IQB from Rodos [aka Rhodes] Island (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028). Activity will mainly be on the WARC bands, CW and PSK-31. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx HB9IQB]10/08/2005: EU-060 SV/IK8VRH KAVALLIANI ISLAND -
Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 10-12th as SV/IK8VRH from Kavalliani Island (IOTA EU-060, MIA MG-052). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]12/08/2005: SA-069 3G1M SANTA MARIA ISLAND -
Nick XQ1IDM, Sergio CE1RQB, Mauricio CE2WUI, Mauricio CA2UDO, Luis CE2UWJ, Danilo XQ4ZW and Marco CE6TBN will be active August 12-15th as 3G1M from Santa Maria Island (IOTA SA-069). Activity will be on 40-10 meters, including the WARC band and 6 meters, on modes CW, SSB, RTTY and BPSK1. QSL via XQ1IDM, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX]12/08/2005: EU-075 J48RH/P SPETSES ISLAND -
SV IOTA SUMMER TOUR - Look for J48RH/p to be QRV August 12-14th from Spetses Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-116) and lighthouse (WLH SV-086, ARLHS GRE-063). Activity will be on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IK8VRH (QRZ.com) [Tnx JI6KRV]12/08/2005: EU-010 MMØLSB/P ERISKAY -
Look for Dennis (M0LSB) to be active August 12-15th as MM0LSB/p from Eriskay (IOTA EU-010, SCOTIA HI-05, IOSA OH-009), Outer Hebrides. Activity will be on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via M0LSB. [Tnx GM3VLB]13/08/2005: EU-075 SV/IK8VRH DOKOS ISLAND -
Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 13-14th as SV/IK8VRH from Dokos Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-029) and lighthouse (WLH SV-026, ARLHS GRE-059). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]13/08/2005: EU-001 SV5/IV3IPS/P RHODES -
Stefano, IV3IPS, will be QRV August 13-20th as SV5/IV3IPS/p from Rhodes [aka Rodos] (IOTA EU-001, MIA MGD-028). Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meter SSB and RTTY. QSL via bureau to home call. [Tnx 425 DX News]13/08/2005: TY/F6FVX BENIN -
Luc (F6FVX) will be TY/ from (Azové) northwest Cotonou in Benin, August 13th to September 6th. He will be on air with a TS-50 and dipole, only in HF and French language. [Tnx F8DQZ]13/08/2005: NA-001 W1CGT/C6A SOUTH ANDROS ISLAND -
Look for Foster, W1CGT, to be QRV August 13-19th as W1CGT/C6A from Kemp's Bay, South Andros Island (IOTA NA-001), the Bahamas. Activity will be on 40-2 meter SSB and PSK-31. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx W1CGT]14/08/2005: EU-047 9A/IK1ACX PAG ISLAND -
Marco, IK1ACX, plans to be active August 14-20th as 9A/IK1ACX from Pag Island (IOTA EU-170, CIA CIA-32, MIA MC-282, IOCA CI-082, County LS). Look for him on the HF bands, CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [Tnx 425 DX News]14/08/2005: EU-045 IBØMDC PONZA ISLAND -
Amedeo, IZ0FXW, will be active August 14-25th as IB0MDC from Ponza island (IOTA EU-045, IIA LT-001, MIA MI-076). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. Further information can be found at www.mdxc.org/ib0mdc [Tnx F5NQL]15/08/2005: EU-170 9A3FO/P BABAC ISLAND -
Look for Den, 9A3FO/p, to be QRV August 15-16th from Babac Island (IOTA EU-170, CIA-01, MIA MC-012). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx MIA]15/08/2005: AS-117 JFØBPT/7 O-SHIMA ISLAND -
JF0BPT/7 plans to be active August 15-16th from O-shima Island (IOTA AS-117, JIIA AS-117-005, JCC 2015 Gamagori), Aichi prefecture, Honsyu Coastal Islands. QSL via home call, direct or via the bureau. [Tnx JI6KVR]15/08/2005: EU-010 MMØLSB/P BARRA / VATERSAY -
Look for Dennis (M0LSB) to be active August 15-22nd as MM0LSB/p from Barra (IOTA EU-010, SCOTIA HI-02, IOSA OH-011) and Vatersay (IOTA EU-010, SCOTIA HI-01, IOSA OH-007), Outer Hebrides. Activity will be on, or near, the usual IOTA frequencies. QSL via M0LSB. [Tnx GM3VLB]15/08/2005: EU-067 SV/IK7YTT MYKONOS -
Andy, IK7YTT, plans to be QRV August 15-20th as SV/IK7YTT from Mykonos Island (IOTA EU-067, MIA MG-074). Look for activity on 40-10 meter SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IK7YTT]15/08/2005: NA-100 V25LR, V25WX ANTIGUA -
Larry (W1LR) V25LR and Bill (W4WX) V25WX both members of the Florida DXPedition Group, Inc. will operate from Antigua (IOTA NA-100) August 15-24th. Look for them primarily on PSK-31 and RTTY on 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10 meters. QSL direct only to home calls. They will be traveling via Space A via military aircraft. Let's hope they get a seat! [Tnx W4WX]16/08/2005: EU-047 DJ8OG/P SPIEKEROOG ISLAND -
Look for Matt, DJ8OG/p, to be active August 16-27th from Spiekeroog Island (IOTA EU-047, GIA N-08). Operation will be on 80 to 10 meter SSB, no WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx DE0MST]16/08/2005: EU-075 J48RH/P DOKOS ISLAND -
SV IOTA SUMMER TOUR - Look for J48RH/p to be QRV August 16-18th from Dokos Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-029) and lighthouse (WLH SV-026, ARLHS GRE-059). Activity will be on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IK8VRH (QRZ.com) [Tnx JI6KRV]16/08/2005: AS-117 JFØBPT/7 ENO ISLAND -
JF0BPT/7 plans to be active August 16-17th from Eno Island (IOTA AS-117, JIIA AS-117-053), Miyagi prefecture, Honsyu Coastal Islands. QSL via home call, direct or via the bureau. [Tnx JI6KVR]16/08/2005: EU-075 SV/IK8VRH DOKOS ISLAND -
Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 16-18th as SV/IK8VRH from Dokos Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-029) and lighthouse (WLH SV-026, ARLHS GRE-059). Activity will be on on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, RTTY and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]16/08/2005: EU-049 SX8AYT LIMNOS ISLAND -
Nicos/SV2AYT, and George/SV2JJE will be active August 16-26th as SX8AYT from Limnos Island (IOTA EU-049, MIA MG-065). Activity will be on 80 through 6 meter SSB. Frequencies: 3.790, 7.080, 14.220, 18.140, 21.200, 28.480 and 50.120 MHz. QSL via SV2AYT (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]16/08/2005: NA-036/065 VE7 & W7 VANCOUVER & WHIDBEY ISL -
Bob N3RW and Jack KG6RWI will operate QRP from Vancouver Island (VE7, IOTA NA-036, CIsA BC-001) and Whidbey Island (W7, IOTA NA-065, USI WA-001, Island County Washington) between August 16th and 20th. Look for them on CW (+/- 7030, 10110, 14060 and 18075 kHz) and SSB (+/- 14260 and 18150 kHz). [Tnx 425 DX News]17/08/2005: EU-051 IE9/IW3RUA USTICA ISLAND -
Peter, IW3RUA will be QRV August 17-22nd as IE9/IW3RUA from Ustica Island (IOTA EU-051, IIA PA-001, MIA MI-116). He will operate SSB and WSJT RND on 6 meters, VHF and UHF. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards should be sent to Pietro Florio, P.O.Box 18, 33028 Tolmezzo - UD, Italy. [Tnx 425 DX News]17/08/2005: RDA RAØWA/8/P, UAØWG/8/P RUSSIAN DISTRICTS -
Alex RA0WA and Vlad UA0WG will be active August 17-18th as RA0WA/8/p and UA0WG/8/p from the Bajandaevsky area (RDA reference UO-02) and the Ehirit-Bulagatsky area (RDA UO-06), Ust'-Ordynsky Autonomous Okrug (UO). QSL via RA0WA, direct or bureau. [Tnx RX3RC]18/08/2005: ARLHS:POL-003 3Z1LH DARLOWO EAST MOEL -
Look for 3Z1LH to be active August 18-22nd from the Darlowo East Mole lighthouse (ARLHS reference POL-003), during the World Wide Young Contester meeting. They will also participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). QSL via SP1KNM, direct or bureau. [Tnx W8TTS]18/08/2005: EU-024 ISØ/IZ8GCB SARDINIA -
Gaetano, IZ8GCB, plans to be QRV August 18-29th as IS0/IZ8GCB from Sardinia (IOTA EU-024, IIA SD-001, MIA MIS-035). Look for activity on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL via the bureau to home call. [Tnx 425 DX News]18/08/2005: POL-033 SN2NP LIGHTHOUSE NOWY PORT -
Look for radio station SN2NP to be active from the Lighthouse Gdansk - Nowy Port (ARLHS reference POL-033), August 18-22nd. QSL direct or by the bureau via SP2BIK. [Tnx ODPX]19/08/2005: EU-043 7S6LAN LÅNGHOLMEN ISLAND -
Lars SM6WPF, Tomas SM6XMY, Rolf SM6IQD and Rick SM6YOU plan to be active August 19-21st from Långholmen Island (IOTA EU-043, WW Loc. JO58om). They will also activate the Långholmen Range Front lighthouse (ARLHS SWE-444) during the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). Further information can be found at http://sector7.nu/7s6lan [Tnx SM6YOU]19/08/2005: EU-043 7S6TL/LH TISTLARNA -
Hakan SM6EQO, Bjorn SM6JOC, Magnus SM6VFJ, Lasse SM6ZBD, Loesaus SM6ZBC and Gundhard SA6AIF will be active as 7S6TL/LH from Tristlarna (IOTA EU-043) and lighthouse (ARLHS SWE-392, WW Loc. JO57UM) between August 19 and 21st. They will be active for the International Lighthouse/Lightship weekend and also celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Tristlarna lighthouse. QSL via SK6GO (QRZ.com) [Tnx rsgbiota.org19/08/2005: EU-047 DH3FAW/P BORKUM ISLAND -
Look for Gerhard, DH3FAW/p, to be active August 19-21st from Borkum Island (IOTA EU-047, GIA N-01 for the German Islands Award). Activity will be on 40, 30, 20 and 15 meter QRP CW, with an Elecraft K1. He will also try to activate one or more of the lighthouses on the island. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx rsgbiota.org]19/08/2005: OC-032 FK/H.C.'s NEW CALEDONIA -
Kaz JA2BDR, Jun JA2EWE and Ken JA2KRE will be active from Noumea, New Caledonia (IOTA OC-032, DIFO FK-001) between August 19-24th. Their callsigns will be FK/homecall. They hope to operate on 80-10 meters, SSB and CW; no RTTY operation. They will use only one transceiver with a 500w linear amplifier. Antennas are: 2 element beam for 17/15/12/10m and wire verticals for 80/40/30/20m. QSL to their home callsigns, direct or the JARL Bureau (good for one year). JA2BDR - Kazuo Yoshikawa: 4249-4 Shimoebi, Yokkaich, 510-1203 JAPAN; JA2EWE - Junich Matsunaga: 9 Shinmachi, Niiya, Jimokuji, 490-1105 JAPAN; JA2KRE - Kenji Ito: 1457 Yui, Tado, 511-0101 JAPAN [Tnx OPDX]19/08/2005: NA-015 KG4OV GUANTANAMO BAY -
Bruce, W4OV, will be active August 19-22nd as KG4OV from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (IOTA NA-015). QSL via home call. [Tnx ARRL DX News]19/08/2005: NA-104 V47UY ISLAND OF ST. KITTS -
Larry, KJ4UY, will be QRV from the Island of St. Kitts (IOTA NA-104) as V47UY from August 19-26th. Look for activity on 160-6 meters. QSL direct to KJ4UY. [Tnx 425 DX News]19/08/2005: OC-003 VK9CMO COCOS-KEELING -
Rex, VK7MO, will activate Christmas Island (IOTA OC-002) as VK9CMO on 2 meter EME using digital modes (no HF) August 19-31st. QSL via VK7MO direct. [Tnx OPDX]19/08/2005: ARLHS:BRA-035 ZW7LH CALCANHAR -
LABRE/RN members will be operating as ZW7LH from Calcanhar Lighthouse (ARLHS reference BRA-035) from 00:01 UTC August 19th to 23:59 UTC August 21st. Activity will be on 160-10 meter CW, SSB and digital modses. QSL via PS7AA, direct (PO BOX 251 - NATAL RN 59010-970) or through the bureau. [Tnx PS7AB]20/08/2005: ARLHS:ISR-005 4Z4DX/LH JAFFA LIGHTHOUSE -
Look for Dov, 4Z4DX, to be active August 20-21st as 4Z4DX/LH from the Jaffa lighthouse (ARLHS reference ISR-005). Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via home call (QRZ.com), or eQSL. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [Tnx 4Z4DX]20/08/2005: ARLHS:URU-005 CX1TA CABO POLONIO LIGHTHOUSE -
The Centro Radioaficionados de Rocha (CX1TA) will participate in the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st) from the Lighthouse at Cabo Polonio (ARLHS URU-005). QSL via CX1TA (P.O. Box 29, 27000 Rocha, Uruguay). [Tnx 425 DX News]20/08/2005: EU-057 DAØGLH/P HIDDENSEE ISLAND -
Look for Enrico, DA0GLH/p, to be QRV August 20-21st from Hiddensee island (IOTA EU-057, DID/GIA O-05) and the Gellen lighthouse (DLTD/GLHA No.022, ARLHS FED-088, WLOTA 2371). QSL via home call through the bureau. [Tnx DL2VFR]20/08/2005: EU-127 DFØWFB/P HELGOLAND ISLAND -
Look for about 12 operators to be active August 20-21st as DF0WFB/p from Helgoland Island (IOTA EU-127, GIA N-14), adjacent to Helgoland lighthouse (WLH DL-009, DLTD No. 26, ARLHS FED-101, WLOTA 0518) and in line of sight to Helgoland dune entrance range front (ARLHS FED-102) and Helgoland dune entrance range rear (ARLHS FED-103). Activity will be on all HF bands in CW, SSB and SSTV, on 2 meters and on 23cm in ATV with 20 watts. QSL via DF0WFB (QRZ.com). [Tnx rsgbiota.org]20/08/2005: EU-047 DJ8OG/P BALTRUM ISLAND -
Look for Matt, DJ8OG/p, to be active August 20-27th from Baltrum Island (IOTA EU-047, GIA N-06). Operation will be on 80 to 10 meter SSB, no WARC bands. QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx DE0MST]20/08/2005: EU-129 DLØMFK/LH USEDOM ISLAND -
Look for DL0MFK/LH to be QRV Augus 20-21st from Usedom island (IOTA EU-129, DID/GIA O-13) and the Karnin lighthouse (WLH DL-014, ARLHS FED-274). Activity will be on 160-10 meters. QSL via the bureau. [Tnx DL2VFR]20/08/2005: ARLHS:SPA-297 ED3LHT RIO EBRO LIGHTHOUSE -
A group of EA Dx'ers will be active August 20-21st as ED3LHT from the Rio Ebro lighthouse [aka The Garxal Lighthouse] (ARLHS reference SPA-297), Deltebre, Tarragona (DME reference 43901), for International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. The team will consist of EA3EVR, EA3AGB, EA3GHZ, EA3AKA, EA5EOR and others. They plan to have 2 or 3 stations operational at the same time in as many bands as possible. The QSL's will be a picture of the lighthouse and all the cards will be sent automatically via the bureau. If you need a direct card, send to EA3GHZ (QRZ.com). [Tnx EA3GHZ]20/08/2005: AF-004 EF8OAL, EF8NAL ISLA GRAN CANARIA -
Several members of the Canary Islands DX Ham Society, among them Edu EC8AUA and Dunia EC8ADU Dunia will participate in the International Lighthouse Weekend 2005 (August 20-21st), from the Old and New lighthouses of Arinaga, Isla Gran Canaria (IOTA AF-004). They will be using a special call for each lighthouse as follows: EF8OAL at the Old Arinaga Lighthouse (FEA D-2812, ARLHS CAI-062, DME 35002) and EF8NAL at the New Arinaga Lighthouse (FEA D-2812, ARLHS CAI-024, DME 35002). QSL via EC8AUA, direct (QRZ.com) or bureau. [Tnx EC8AUA]20/08/2005: AF-004 GBØSH ISLA GRAN CANARIA -
Anthony (MW0JZE), Rob (MW0RLJ), Russell (G5XW), Richard (MW3WSD), Oliver (MW3SDO) and Tim (M3SDE) will operate as GB0SH from Strumble Head Lighthouse (ARLHS reference WAL-029), Wales, for the International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). QSL via MW0JZE (QRZ.com). [Tnx 425 DX News]20/08/2005: EU-054 IF9ZWA/P MARETTIMO ISLAND -
Mike, IF9ZWA, will be active as IF9ZWA/p from the Punta Libeccio Lighthouse (WAIL SI-025, ARLHS ITA-133, WLOTA 1215) on Marettimo Island (IOTA EU-054, IIA TP-010, MIA MI-056) during the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meter SSB only. QSL via home call. [Tnx OPDX]20/08/2005: EU-091 IR7LH/P ISOLOTTO TRAVERSA -
Look for IR7LH/p to be activated from Isolotto Traversa (EU-091, IIA BR-009, MIA MI-137) and Le Pedagne lighthouse (WAIL PU-028, WLH I-020, ARLHS ITA-175, WLOTA 0005) during the International Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). QSL via IK7JWX, direct or bureau. [Tnx OPDX]20/08/2005: WAIL:LI-005 IU1L LA LANTERNA LIGHTHOUSE -
Look for IU1L to be aired again August 20-21st from La Lanterna (ARLHS ITA-177, WAIL LI-005) during International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (August 20-21st). QSL via bureau or direct to ARI Genova, P.O. Box 1117, 16121 Genova - GE, Italy. [Tnx 425 DX News]20/08/2005: EU-113 J48RH/P KYTHIRA ISLAND -
SV IOTA SUMMER TOUR - Look for J48RH/p to be QRV August 20-22nd from Kythira Island (IOTA EU-113, MIA MG-062) and Spathi lighthouse (WLH SV-084, ARLHS GRE-120, WLOTA 1703). The team may instead activate Elafonisos Island (IOTA EU-113, MIA MG-033), no lighthouse. Activity will be on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IK8VRH (QRZ.com) [Tnx JI6KRV]20/08/2005: NA-005 K3TRM/VP9 BERMUDA -
Frank, K3TRM, will be vacationing on the island of Bermuda (IOTA NA-005) August 20-28th and plans to be active as K3TRM/VP9. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, including the WARC bands using SSB, RTTY, and PSK31. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau. [Tnx OPDX]20/08/2005: EU-060 SV/IK8VRH KAVALLIANI ISLAND -
Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 20-22nd as SV/IK8VRH from Kavalliani Island (IOTA EU-060, MIA MG-052). Activity will be on on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, RTTY and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]20/08/2005: EU-113 SX8L ANTIKYTHIRA ISLAND -
Theodoros SV1GRM, Sotirios SV1HER, Cliff SV1JG, and Markos SV1MF will activate the special call SX8L August 20-22nd from Antikythira Island (IOTA EU-113, MIA MG-014, WW Loc. KM15QU). They will also activate the Apolytares lighthouse (WLH SV-011, ARLHS GRE-040, WLOTA 0298) during the International Lighthouse Weekend (August 20-21st). Look for them on all bands and modes. QSL manager will be SV1HER. Note: all QSOs will be confirmed via the SV bureau (RAAG). If you do not use the bureau and need the QSL card, send direct to SV1HER with SAE and return postage. [Tnx SV1HER]20/08/2005: OC-206 VK6DHI DIRK HARTOG ISLAND -
Wally VK6YS, Dan VK8AN and Nigel VK6KHD will be active August 20-23rd as VK6DHI from Dirk Hartog Island (IOTA OC-206). Activity will be on 40-10 meter CW and SSB, WARC bands included. QSL direct to VK4AAR (QRZ.com). [Tnx IOTW]20/08/2005: USA-911 W2T TUCKER'S ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE -
The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club will be operating as W2T from the Tucker's Island Lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA-911) in the Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, NJ, during the International Lighthouse Activity weekend August 20-21st, from about 1300-2100z each day. Activity is planned for 40 and 20 meters SSB and local 2 meters. QSL via N2OO. [Tnx OPDX]20/08/2005: USI:OH-007L W8LBZ SOUTH BASS ISLAND -
Tom, W8LBZ, will be active August 20-21st as W8LBZ/p from South Bass Island (USI OH-007L, NOT IOTA, Lake Erie, Ottawa County), Ohio. He will also be activating the South Bass Island lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA-769). Look for him on 40 and 20 meters, usual USI and ARLHS frequencies. QSL via home call, direct (QRZ.com) [Tnx USI]21/08/2005: USI:CA-069S KR1PTO/P EAST BROTHER ISLAND -
Mark, KR1PTO, plans to be QRV August 21st from East Brother Island (USI CA-069S, NOT IOTA, Contra Costa County), California. Activity will be on 80, 40, 20, 10 and 6 meters. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx USI]22/08/2005: OC-156 3D2FG NANUYA ISLAND -
Look for Gerhard, DL2AZ, to be active August 22-30th as 3D2FG from the island of Nanuya (IOTA OC-156). This will be a holiday style operation with an FT-897 and G5RV. QSL via DL2AZ, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx DG7FEQ]23/08/2005: EU-075 SV/IK8VRH SPETSES ISLAND -
Tony, IK8VRH, plans to be active August 23-28th as SV/IK8VRH from Spetses Island (IOTA EU-075, MIA MG-116) and lighthouse (WLH SV-086, ARLHS GRE-063). Activity will be on on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, RTTY and CW. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]24/08/2005: EU-158 J43RH/P SAPIENTZA ISLAND -
SV IOTA SUMMER TOUR - Look for J43RH/p to be QRV August 24-26th from Sapientza Island (IOTA EU-158, MIA MG-101) and lighthouse (WLH SV-079, ARLHS GRE-116, WLOTA 1471). The team may instead activate Schiza Island (IOTA EU-158, MIA MG-103), no lighthouse. Activity will be on 20, 17 and 15 meter SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via IK8VRH (QRZ.com) [Tnx JI6KRV]25/08/2005: AF-057 5R8HS NOSY BE ISLAND -
Dino, IZ4AKV, plans to be active as 5R8HS from Nosy Be Island (IOTA AF-057) between August 25th and September 8th. Look for activity on all HF bands. QSL via IZ4AKV (QRZ.com). [Tnx IZ4AKV]25/08/2005: EU-026 JW/G6LVB SVALBARD -
Howard, G6LVB, will be travelling to Svalbard (JW, IOTA EU-026), current plans August 26-28th, to do some minor upgrades to a satellite station at: http://www.svalsat.com. He is intending to take some LEO satellite gear with him, so if you'd like to add JW to your DXCC list let him know at: howard@howardlong.com. Howard states, "Despite its northerly location, it has coverage to Canada and the North Eastern U.S. as well as Japan. I will definitely be active on AO-51, SO-50, AO-27, PO-28 (let's hope) and if I have room for SSB equipment I will operate FO-29, VO-52 and possibly AO-7. The ISS never travels far enough North for me to take a shot at it. There are no plans to take any HF gear, whatever that is ;-)". [Tnx OPDX]26/08/2005: AS-019 S61FD ST. JOHN'S ISLAND -
After the successful 2003 event, the Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (www.sarts.org.sg) will organize another local field day to be held August 26-29th on St. John's Island (AS-019). A fairly large group of local operators will be active as S61FD with 2-3 stations on 40-15 metres all modes. If time and available hardware permits they will also try 80 and maybe 160 metres. QSL via PA0KHS, direct (Henk van Hensbergen, Smaragdstraat 53, 6534WN Nijmegen, The Netherlands) or via the bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]27/08/2005: EO60JF/P ILINSKIJ LIGHTHOUSE -
Nick, UU4JO, will be active August 27th to September 4th as EO60JF/p from the Ilinskij Lighthouse. QSL via UU4JO. [Tnx 425 DX News]27/08/2005: DCI:VI-029/030 IK4DCS/P ITALIAN CASTLES -
Franco, IK4DCS, will be active August 27-28th from the following Castles for the Italian Castles Award: Forte Interrotto di Camporovere ad Asiago (DCI reference VI-029) and Forte Tagliata d'Assa di Comporovere ad Asiago (DCI VI-030), Region of Veneto, Province of Vicenza (VI). Look for main activity on 40 and 20 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx IK4DCS]]28/08/2005: 7Q7CE MALAWI -
Ely, IN3VZE, will be active as 7Q7CE from the southwest shore of Lake Malawi, "Club Makokola", between August 28th and September 16th. Activity will be limited because this is a DX holiday style operation. QSL via IN3VZE, by the bureau or direct to: Ely Camin, Corso 3 Novembre 136/2, 38100 Trento, Italy. [Tnx OPDX]28/08/2005: EU-064 F/G5XW/P PAYS DE LA LOIRE REGION GRP -
Russell, G5XW, plans to be QRV August 28th to September 4th as F/G5XW/p from the Pays de la Loire Region group (IOTA EU-064). Activity will be on HF phone only, including some lighthouses from Department 85. QSL via home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx G5XW]28/08/2005: EU-172 OZ/DL2VFR DANISH ISLANDS -
Ric, DL2VFR, will be visiting a few islands in the EU-172 IOTA group between August 28th and September 1st. He plans to operate CW and SSB as OZ/DL2VFR during his evenings. QSL via home call, direct or through the bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]73 and Good Hunting!
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FCC realigns amateur privileges for Region 1 and 3 licensees (Aug 12, 2005)The FCC has realigned Amateur Radio allocations for Commission licensees living or operating within Regions 1 and 3. The changes to Part 97, which reflect decisions made at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, make the band 7100-7200 kHz immediately available to amateur operators in Regions 1 and 3. Under the revised regime, Novice and Technician Plus licensees may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW only, 200 W output; General licensees may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW/RTTY/data, 200 W output; Advanced and Amateur Extra may operate 7.100-7.150 MHz, CW/RTTY/data, 200 W and 7.150-7.200 MHz, CW/phone/image, 1500 W output The special segments below 7.100 MHz are also retained. The changes to Part 97 affect approximately 1250 FCC licensees as well asCommission-licensed stations operating portable or maritime mobile within Regions 1 and 3.
(ARRL News Service)
ARRL Field Day 2005 "Logs Received" list posted (Aug 12, 2005)The ARRL Contest Branch has announced that the complete list of "Logs Received" for ARRL Field Day 2005 has been posted on the ARRL Web site. This list includes all paper and regular e-mailed Field Day log submissions, as well as entries submitted via the Web applet. If your entry is listed as a check log, it is because we did not receive adequate information from you to include it in the Logs Received listing. If you do not find your entry or your believe there is an error in your listing, contact ARRL Contest Branch Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND; 860-594-0232, or Kathy Allison, KA1RWY; 860-594-0295.
(ARRL News Service)
Long-distance 911 call gets help for ailing radio amateur (Aug. 9 2005)Dave Wiesen, K2VX (photo), says a call from a fellow National Traffic System (NTS) participant in upstate New York to 911 in Reston, Virginia, may have saved his life. On July 10, Wiesen--just home in Reston following extensive back surgery--was on a CW traffic net he often frequents. But after listening to Wiesen's sending, Anne Fanelli, WI2G, in Elma, New York, got concerned. "Anne heard me on the air and felt that I didn't sound right, in terms of my Morse and also the confused content," Wiesen recounts. "She asked me what was wrong, and when I didn't reply she called 911." Wiesen says the rescue squad arrived, and he wound up spending three days in the hospital, where doctors determined that he'd had an adverse reaction to one of his pain medications. Fanelli is the manager of the New York State Net, and Wiesen says the two have communicated extensively over the years, mostly on CW. Both Wiesen and Fanelli are ARRL members, and Wiesen holds an appointment as an ARRL Official Relay Station.
(ARRL News Service)
Hundreds file comments on FCC Morse Proposal (Aug. 6 2005)Hundreds already have filed comments via the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) on the Commission's recent proposal to eliminate the Morse code requirement for all license classes. Dozens more--most brief, some detailed--are showing up daily. A formal 60-day comment period starts once the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order (NPRM&O) in WT Docket 05-235 appears in the Federal Register, but the FCC will accept comments filed now. Issued in response to 18 petitions for rule making--including one from the ARRL--the FCC's July 19 NPRM&O dealt only with the Morse requirement and turned away all other proposed rule changes. A random sampling of the more than 360 comments filed as of August 2 suggested the tide is running firmly in favor of the FCC's stance. Some even praised the Commission.
"The FCC has finally come through," commented Doug Durrett, KC7DJI, a Technician class licensee. "Hats off and thumbs up to the 05-235 proposal. Get it done ASAP."
Others, such as Jesse T. Franklin, K9GO, were just as adamant that Morse code should remain a licensing requirement for those desiring HF access. "Morse code has been the foundation of the Amateur Radio Service since the very beginning," he asserted. "I feel doing away with the Morse code testing would only weaken the service."
Many pro-Morse postings raised the specter of impending chaos on the ham bands if the requirement goes away, with some suggesting that eliminating Morse testing would be "the beginning of the end for Amateur Radio." As one commenter put it, dropping Element 1 would mean "continuing down the slippery slope of 'dumbing down' the Amateur Radio Service." Another contended that passing a Morse code examination contributes to better on-the-air discipline. Still others called Morse an "important tradition," a "universal language," a "vital tool" useful in emergencies and--in the words of Jan Smoller, KC2CT-- "the one sacred bastion left to preserve the history and continuance of the Amateur Radio Service." William R. Ogden, W2WO, suggested that Morse code creates a sense of community among radio amateurs.
A relative handful of commenters appear to favor keeping the 5 WPM Morse examination for Amateur Extra applicants only. Others asked the FCC to revisit the notion of creating a new entry-level license class--something else the ARRL and others sought--as well as the recommendation to stop making question pools public.
Several licensees who'd gone through the old three-tiered system of Morse examination elements indicated they'd like to see the requirement disappear. "I support the removal of the Morse code requirement, even though I had to pass the 5, 13 and 20 WPM," wrote Brent Crier, N9BC, whose comments were fairly typical of that group. "CW is not going to go away like some think. If new operators want to use that mode they will learn it."
Robert A. Johnson, K3MQ, was among those characterizing Morse code as obsolete, even though he says he operates CW. "Requiring amateurs to learn a system which is antiquated meets no public service need," he remarked. "I personally use and enjoy Morse code but feel it should be an option for those interested--not a requirement." Advanced class operator Marvin B. Smith, WA5PSA, said it's "time for Morse code to stand or fall of its own accord as a mode."
Many, like Thomas J. Miller, W2HVK, said eliminating the Morse requirement would breathe new life into the Amateur Service. "The US could certainly use more trained radio operators considering the post 9/11 world we live in," he said. "Additional roadblocks (like CW) to upgrading to HF make no sense today."
Based on a random sample of 135 comments filed by August 2, approximately 60 percent favored the elimination of the Morse code requirement for all license classes, while approximately 30 percent asked the FCC to retain the requirement. Another 10 percent endorsed keeping the Morse code as a requirement to obtain an Amateur Extra class license. The ARRL random sampling was not scientific. By week's end, the number of comments filed had nearly doubled, with comments supporting removal of the Morse requirement continuing to predominate.
The comment period extends for many more weeks; an official comment deadline has not yet been established. The FCC then will consider all comments in developing a Report and Order (R&O) that spells out whatever new rules the FCC finally adopts and set an effective date. That's not expected to happen before year's end at the earliest.
A copy of the NPRM&O is on the FCC Web site http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6518023930 To file on-line comments in this proceeding, WT Docket 05-235, or to view others' comments, visit the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) site www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ and click on "Submit a Filing" or "Search for Filed Comments."
In either case, type "05-235" in the "Proceeding" field. Be sure to include the hyphen--but not the quotation marks. Directions for filing comments, which can be in the form of an attached document, are on the ECFS site. Click on "Getting Started" to learn more.
(ARRL News Service)
Hams become "First Responders" as Conventioneers forced to evacuate (Aug. 4 2005)Radio amateurs attending the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention July 30 in Bryce Canyon, Utah, were among the first to respond when release of a noxious substance felled more than 50 people. Utah ARRL Section Manager Mel Parkes, AC7CP, and other hams swung into action to assist after conventioneers and other guests near an inside pool adjacent to the convention area at Ruby's Inn lodge began complaining of nausea, headaches and difficulty breathing sometime around 11 AM. Parkes himself later suffered the effects of the substance--now believed to be pepper spray--and was among those treated at the scene before being taken to a hospital.
"It was fantastic to see people go into emergency mode," said ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Dennis Motschenbacher, K7BV, who was representing the League at the convention. "The calmest people there were the hams."
Convention attendees helped to evacuate victims and direct traffic as emergency crews arrived on the scene. Among those helping to coordinate activities was Utah Section Emergency Coordinator Jerry Wellman, W7SAR. Motschenbacher said several Amateur Radio Emergency Service members grabbed their "jump kits" and rendered assistance to those suffering from the fumes.
Ironically, the incident occurred as Wellman's forum, "Emergencies: What If?" was under way. When notified that he had to clear the room because of an emergency, Wellman says his first reaction was that someone was playing a joke. "Then the fellow said, 'This is the real thing, you have to evacuate,' so we ended the seminar quickly."
At first, neither the substance nor its source were known. It was later determined that someone had apparently smeared pepper spray on the wall of a room in the lodge, and the fumes got into the inn's ventilation system.
"As the gas began to migrate out of the initial release area into the hamfest area, more and more people began to be affected," Motschenbacher recalled. "By this time a mass evacuation was in process. Eventually the entire central complex was evacuated and roped off." In all, some 300 guests were relocated into other facilities at the inn complex.
The incident "totally disrupted the convention," Motschenbacher said, but as things began to calm down that afternoon, some presenters conducted their forums outdoors. An evening banquet was also held outside and away from the affected area.
After several hours, Parkes and others returned to the inn, but because authorities had confiscated their clothing for analysis, they were attired in garb donated by a local charity. "Everybody just pulled together," said Motschenbacher, who reported suffering a sore throat but did not require medical treatment. "All the authorities were very complimentary about Amateur Radio."
(ARRL News Service)
Radio Amateurs Aid in Pacific Maritime Rescue (Aug. 4 2005)"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! This is the sailboat Enamorado. Mayday, Mayday!" That's what Wisconsin radio amateurs Ed Toal, N9MW, and Ralph Henes, W9CAR, heard during a casual Sunday morning net July 24 on 14.238 MHz that also involved Dick Mannheimer, K6LAE, in Los Angeles. Toal and Henes were able to contact the operator, Ken Saijo, KC6ORF--a California retiree--who confirmed the 35-foot sailing vessel was in trouble and needed help.
"All social chatter immediately stopped, and we declared an emergency in progress on frequency," Henes said. Then, while Toal gathered information from the operator aboard the Enamorado, Mannheimer and Henes both called the US Coast Guard to relay the boat's situation and position, which turned out to be in Mexican waters. Henes said the Coast Guard relayed their information to the Mexican Navy. Henes and Toal were able to copy KC6ORF well, although Mannheimer could not, and they maintained contact with the disabled boat.
The Wisconsin hams learned that that Saijo was accompanying the boat's skipper, Ken Scheibe, on a trip from California to Costa Rica when they ran into a storm. As a result, the vessel lost its engine and steering and both men were injured, neither seriously. Before putting out distress calls on 20 meters, Saijo had tried without success to raise help via the vessel's VHF marine radio.
Mannheimer noted that Art Rowe, K7HA, in Washington, and Tom Miller, K4IC, in Arlington, Virginia, initially kept the frequency clear. They were subsequently joined by a host of other stations in the US and Canada, some of whom were able to copy KC6ORF and help relay as needed.
Toal had to leave after a couple of hours, but Henes and Mannheimer remained on frequency. About three hours into the incident, Henes again called the US Coast Guard to see if it had heard back from the Mexican Navy. It had not, so he called the Mexican Navy himself and, after what he described as "a few tense language-barrier moments," he was connected with someone who spoke English and Spanish and told that a rescue boat and helicopter were on the way.
Henes also got the Mexican Navy vessel to come up on 20 meters. "Within minutes, they were on the frequency calling the stranded boat," he said. Unfortunately, neither Saijo nor Scheibe spoke Spanish fluently enough to understand the communicator on the Mexican Navy vessel.
Enter Jorge Lira, XE1JP, who volunteered to serve as translator. He was able to relay the foundering sailboat's coordinates to Mexican authorities. "He saved the day," said Henes, who reports he was able to hear the rescue helicopter in the background on Saijo's transmission. Saijo and Scheibe were plucked to safety from the distressed vessel, which the Mexican Navy towed to safety.
Henes said he later received an e-mail from Scheibe thanking him and the other radio amateurs for helping. Toal said later, "To me, we were just paying our dues for the right to be hams."
A TV station and a newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, were among the news media reporting the incident and Amateur Radio's role in coming to the rescue.
(ARRL News Service)
Ham loses life installing Emergency Communications Antenna (Aug. 4 2005)An Ohio radio amateur died July 30 while attempting to perform a public service for his county's RACES/ARES program. Preble County RACES Radio Officer Robert W. "Bob" French II, N8EHA, of Eaton was on a tower at the New Paris fire station installing an antenna for the RACES/ARES program when an element came into contact with a power line. The shock knocked French from the tower, and he reportedly fell some 40 feet to the ground. French's son Aaron, KA8VUS, Al Stone, KB8RPO, and other members of the work party administered CPR to no avail.
"Bob started back up the tower, pulling the antenna up by the feed line as he climbed," Stone recounted in a message shared with ARRL by Ohio Section Manager Joe Phillips, K8QOE. "At one point Bob thrust his hand upward to grab another rung of the tower, with the feed line in his hand. The antenna began swinging, and when he went for that last rung, the antenna came in contact with [the] power line." Stone said the ham volunteers were installing two antennas on the New Paris fire station's tower as part of a project to equip every firehouse in the county with an antenna and ham radio for emergency backup communication.
French, 51, belonged to the ARRL. He was a founding member of the Preble Amateur Radio Association and very active in the club. "He was one of the biggest advocates for Amateur Radio I have known," said Gary Hollenbaugh, NJ8BB, who eulogized his friend at an August 3 service. "His leadership, organizational skills, knowledge and enthusiasm cannot be easily replaced."
Hollenbaugh says French was wearing a safety belt but not a fall restraint harness. "He was still climbing the tower and not able to secure off," he said, conceding that his friend did not follow several safety rules. He also questioned why the tower was sited so close to power lines.
ARES District 3 Emergency Coordinator Ron Moorefield, W8ILC, represented the ARRL at French's service. Survivors include his wife Cathy, KA8RWX, and their daughter and son. The family invites memorial contributions to the Preble Amateur Radio Association, 7810 US Hwy 35 E, W Alexandria, OH 45381.
(ARRL News Service)
