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Oct. 5 2004 IARU Administrative Council Adopts Three-Year Plan
The Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) held its annual meeting on 2-4 October 2004 in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, following the IARU Region 2 Conference held in the same location. The Council took the following actions:
1. Continuing the strategic planning initiative begun in 2003, a three-year plan for the development of support for amateur radio frequency allocations was adopted. The plan includes maintaining and increasing contact with regional telecommunications organizations by the IARU through its regional organizations.
2. IARU positions on agenda items for the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) were adopted. The IARU will seek an agenda item for a future conference looking toward a worldwide amateur allocation at 50 MHz, which is not presently available in all parts of the world.
3. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings at which IARU representation will be required for the coming year were identified, and plans for representation were reviewed. The principal focus is on preparations for WRC-07.
4. The IARU officers were tasked with drafting a white paper to scope the environment and develop options for the long-term future role and structure of IARU.
5. Issues relating to the constitutions of the IARU and its regional organizations were also discussed, and it was agreed that these matters would be further considered when the work program initiated under item 4 is further advanced.
6. A resolution was adopted calling attention to the obligation of telecommunication administrations to take all practicable and necessary steps to avoid harmful interference to radiocommunication services from power and telecommunication distribution networks, including so-called Broadband over Power Line (BPL) systems that use the HF spectrum.
7. A working document describing the requirements for radio spectrum allocations to the amateur and amateur-satellite services was reviewed and updated.
8. A report was received on a recent meeting of Study Group 2 of the ITU Development Sector, where progress was made toward the revision of a Recommendation concerning the effective utilization of the amateur services in disaster mitigation and relief operations. Additional emphasis was placed on this role by amendments to the international Radio Regulations at the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference.
9. Council selected the 2005 theme
for World Amateur Radio Day, celebrated each year on 18 April. The theme
will be "Radio Amateurs Expanding the World of Wireless Communications."
World Amateur Radio Day marks the anniversary of the founding of the IARU
in 1925 and provides an opportunity to present a positive image of Amateur
Radio to the general
public.
10. Reports were received on successful
IARU participation in ITU Telecom World 2003 (Geneva), Africa Telecom 2004
(Cairo), and Asia Telecom 2004 (Busan, Republic of Korea). Initial preparations
by IARU Region 2 to participate in the upcoming Americas Telecom (Salvador
da Bahia, Brazil, 3-6 October 2005) were noted. Telecoms offer opportunities
to
demonstrate the benefits of amateur
radio to telecommunications administrators and other important officials.
11. The position of IARU Disaster Communications Adviser, created in 2003, was renamed IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications and the terms of reference were revised accordingly. Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS, serves the IARU in this capacity.
12. Reports of the other volunteer IARU international coordinators and advisers were received, and the incumbents were reappointed for three-year terms. They are Monitoring System International Coordinator R. E. Knowles, ZL1BAD, who has indicated his desire to retire in 2005; International Beacon Project Coordinator Peter Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN; Satellite Adviser Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV; and EMC Adviser ChristianVerholt, OZ8CY.
13. The budget for 2005-2007 was presented by the International Secretariat (ARRL). The budget includes provision for financial contributions from the three regional organizations to defray a portion of the expenses, in accordance with previously adopted policy.
14. An interim report was received on development of a suitable memorial for radio amateurs who lost their lives while performing humanitarian service.
The next scheduled meeting of the Council will be held in Switzerland on 17-18 September 2005, following the Conference of IARU Region 1.
Attending the Port of Spain meeting were IARU President Larry Price, W4RA; Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA; Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ; regional representatives Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Don Beattie, G3BJ, Panayot Danev, LZ1US, Pedro Seidemann, YV5BPG, Rod Stafford, W6ROD, Noel Donawa, 9Y4NED, Peter Naish, VK2BPN, and Yoshi Sekido, JJ1OEY; and recording secretary Paul Rinaldo, W4RI.
(RAC News Service)
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Progress at meetings in Geneva
Here is a very brief report on some developments at the September 2004 meetings of the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva.
1. So far, at least, the proposal for a new world-wide amateur band at 135 kHz has not encountered any significant opposition. It is still early in the preparations for WRC 2007, however, and much may change between now and then.
2. The review of the spectrum between 4 and 10 MHz is well underway. The IARU has renewed its proposal for a full 300kHz worldwide allocation to amateur radio at 40 metres. Most of the discussions however have centred on the shortwave broadcast demands for more spectrum, and fixed and mobile service opposition to such an expansion.
3. Some progress is being made in providing input to studies on the impact of BPL on HF Radio Services, despite opposition from the US administration. The next set of meetings in early October should be interesting. Canada has yet to make its position known on this question.
4. Later on in October, the HF broadcasters will be holding their own meetings, and collecting evidence to support their case for more HF spectrum.
(Ken Pulfer, VE3PU)
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Australian Amateurs seek to stake a claim at 500 Khz.
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has announced plans to request the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) to establish an experimental amateur allocation at 500 kHz.
"The best way to do this is to establish a small slice of spectrum around 500 kHz--probably 495 to 510 kHz--as an Amateur Radio band," said WIA Director Glenn Dunstan, VK4DU. "The band would also provide a unique opportunity for experimentation with antennas, propagation, advanced narrowband modulation techniques and receiver digital signal processing."
A former shipboard radio officer, Dunstan noted that 500 kHz was the international maritime Morse code distress frequency for most of the 20th century. Following the introduction of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in 1999, 500 kHz use has declined rapidly, Dunstan said. China, the last official user of the frequency, plans to discontinue operation there next year.
Dunstan concedes that since 500 kHz remains allocated to the Maritime Service, gaining a permanent amateur foothold there is "some way off," but the WIA is hoping that Australian authorities will grant access to some spectrum there in the meantime for experimental use.
The ARRL and the RSGB have expressed
some interest in a 500 kHz Amateur Radio allocation. The International
Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 and various US amateur long-wave groups
also are actively pursuing experimental use of 500 kHz. Additionally, the
IARU favors a worldwide Amateur Radio band at 135.7 to 137.8 kHz and is
seeking support for such
an allocation at World Radiocommunication
Conference 2007.
(ARRL Bulletin)
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47th Jamboree on the Air - 16-17 October 2004
JOTA is an annual event in which about 500,000 Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio. It is a real Jamboree during which Scouting experiences are exchanged and ideas are shared, thus contributing to the world brotherhood of Scouting The JOTA is a world-wide event. Units may operate for 48 hours or any part thereof, from Saturday 00.00 h until Sunday 24.00 h local time. It is for members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and also for members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
World Scout Frequencies:
Band SSB(phone)
CW(morse)
80 m 3.740 & 3.940 MHz
3.590 MHz
40 m 7.090 MHz
7.030 MHz
20 m 14.290 MHz
14.070 MHz
17 m 18.140 MHz
18.080 MHz
15 m 21.360 MHz
21.140 MHz
12 m 24.960 MHz
24.910 MHz
10 m 28.390 MHz
28.190 MHz
Full details of this event can be
found online at: http://home.zonnet.nl/worldscout/NJOnetwork/47JOTAcirc.pdf
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Oct. 5 2004 Resignations of RAC President and First Vice-president
RAC regrets to announce that effective immediately, RAC President Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA, and First Vice-president Bob Nash, VE3KZ have resigned from their positions for medical reasons. Both officers have been hospitalized with severe, heart-related problems. The RAC Board of Directors and Executive thank them both for their dedicated service to amateur radio and RAC, and are confident that all radio amateurs wish them a full recovery and fast return to the amateur bands.
The RAC Board of Directors will convene a special meeting of the Board as quickly as possible and in accordance with the Constitution to deal with the vacancies on the Executive created by these resignations.
(RAC Bulletin 02-25E)
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RAC Annual General Meeting
All RAC members are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting of Members.
This is your opportunity, as a member of Radio Amateurs of Canada, to hear what your representatives have been doing over the past year, to raise questions, and to make suggestions about how RAC is managed and where it is going in the future. This meeting is open to all RAC members.
Date/Time: Saturday, October 23, 2004 at 11:00 AM
Place:OPP General Headquarters, 777 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, Ontario
Agenda items
will include:
- Report of the President
- Review of the 2003 Financial Statements
- Proposed Revision of the RAC Constitution
- Appointment of Auditors
for 2004
Directions
Talkin information will be available from 9:45 am to 10:45 am on the VA3OPS repeater, 146.655 MHz (-), CTCSS tone 156.7 Hz.
Coming from the Greater Toronto Area:
Take Highway 400 north to Highway 11, then Highway 11 to Memorial Avenue, which is the first exit for Orillia. Exit on Memorial Avenue. The OPP GHQ is about 1 km east, on the left hand side of Memorial Avenue. At the first set of traffic lights, just past the Georgian College entrance, turn left and then left again immediately into the first parking lot. Do not attempt to drive past the gate. Enter the building on foot via the south doors, following the sidewalk past the gate. The auditorium is to the immediate right once inside.
Coming from
Orillia on Highway 11:
Take the Highway 12 South exit.
At the second set of traffic lights (Memorial Avenue) turn right.
Visitor parking is available by turning right at the second set of traffic
lights on Memorial, then immediately turn left into the lot. Do not attempt
to drive past the gate. Enter the building on foot via the west doors,
following the sidewalk just past the gate. The auditorium is immediately
to the right, once inside.
Coming from
north of Orillia on Highway 11:
Follow Highway 12 to Memorial Avenue,
which is just over the large railway bridge inside the city. At the Memorial
Avenue traffic lights turn left. Visitor parking is available by turning
right at the second set of traffic lights on Memorial, then immediately
turn left into the lot. Do not attempt to drive past the gate. Enter the
building on foot via the west doors, following the sidewalk just past the
gate. The auditorium is immediately to the right, once inside.
Disabled
Persons Parking:
Additional parking and parking for
disabled persons is available at the front of the building, along the semi-circle
driveway. Enter through the front doors then go left to the auditorium
at the end of the concourse.
Additional
Parking:
Should further parking be necessary,
it can be accessed across Memorial Avenue immediately opposite the visitor
parking lot at the traffic lights. Once through the lights , turn left
into that lot and use the pedestrian lights to walk across to the meeting.
Enter the building via the South doors, following the sidewalk just past
the gate.
OPP Museum:
Arrangements have been made for
the OPP Museum to be open for the benefit of those attending the AGM. There
is no admission fee.
Please note that the headquarters building is a 24-hour operational police services facility with full-time security and surveillance cameras inside and out.
(RAC News Service)
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QCWA Convention Oct. 15-17 2004
The Quarter Century Wireless Association is holding its International Convention, hosted by Chapter 70, on October 15, 16 and 17 in Ottawa. All Radio Amateurs are invited. Information is available at www.qcwa.org/2004convention.htm or by contacting Don Heaslip at ve3njh@rac.ca or by phone (613) 727-2769.
Industry Canada has approved the use of call sign "VE3QCWA" by Chapter 70 (The Capital Chapter) of the Quarter Century Wireless Association from Sept 17-2004 until October 17-2004. This is the lead-up to the International QCWA Convention being hosted in Ottawa on October 15-16-17 by Chapter 70. Qsl via Jim Dean-VE3IQ
Note: This is only the third time a four letter suffix has been approved for use in Canada. Previous were VE3RCMP and VE3RAQI.
(RAC News Service)
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The Maritime Weather Net meets daily Mon to Sat on 3.770 Mhz.
This net has operated continuously since Sept 26, 1960. The number of callers varies over time from 20 to 40 and at present there is room for more if anyone is interested. Just call in at the end of the roll call and we will be glad to have your local weather information. We would like the temp, barometer reading, wind speed and direction. amount of cloud cover in 10 ths, the overnite low temp and the high from the day before. Also we want current weather conditions as well as any precipitation in mm for rain and centimeters for snow. Your Net Control station is VE1MWX Gerry and no calling in station will ne ignored during the period from 700am to730am.
(Gerry, VE1AAC/MWX)
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Oct. 16 2004 GARC 17th Annual
Fleamarket
Sponsored by: The Greenwood
Amateur Radio Club
Location: Greenwood Community
Centre Church St. Follow the signs off Route 101 Exit 17. Greenwood/Kingston
NS
Opens: Vendors 8 am,
Public 10 am to 3 pm
Cost: Admission $3, Tables
free
Talkin: VE1WN 147.240 (+)
Notes: Bratwurst again, this
year.
For more info: For table
reservations call Guy Campbell, VE1NC, at 902-825-6151
Email info: ve1nc@rac.ca
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The Canadian Amateur Radio Bulletin
is looking for an co-editor to assist in publishing news and events for
the Atlantic Maritime region. If you are interested in assisting this publication
please contact the editor Jim Taylor VA3KU his e-mail address is va3ku@rac.ca
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West Island Amateur Radio Club Meeting Oct. 18 2004
Meetings are on the 3rd Monday of each month except July at 7pm (official start is 7:30). We meet at the Lakeside Heights Baptist Church , 275 Braebrook in Pointe-Claire (western end of the Island of Montreal).
The club welcomes all visitors, so if you are going to be in Montreal and have some time, come down and join us.
For more information visit the WIARC
at: http://shell.pubnix.net/~wiarc/
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Oct. 16 2004 Hamilton Amateur
Radio Club. "HAMFEST 2004"
Sponsored by: The Hamilton
Amateur Radio Club
Location: Marritt Hall (Ancaster
Fair Grounds) On Highway #53 (Rymal Road) - between Southcote Road and
Kittymurry Lane. Ancaster ON
Open: Vendors at 7:00am and
to the general public at 9:00am.
Cost: Vendors Info.
All tables $10.00 plus Admission. General Admission;- $6.00
Talkin: VE3NCF 146.760 (-)
Notes: Book table early
to avoid dissapointment. Refer to our Merritt Hall Layout on our website
to pre register and pick your location
For more info visit: www.hwcn.org/link/radio
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Oct. 30 2004 York Region Hamfest
Sponsored by: The York Region
Amateur Radio Club
Location: Markham Fairgrounds,
Markham ON. McCowan Road at Elgin Mills Road E.
Opens: Vendors 6:30 a.m.
Public 9:00 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Cost: Admissions $5.00 Vendors
- refer to website for table fees.
Talkin: 145.350- (VE3YRA)
Notes: YRARC extends
an invitation to you to come and participate in Ontario's Leading Hamfest
- 2 large buildings The 28th Annual YORK REGION HAMFEST Wheelchair accessible
handicap parking available
For more info visit: www.yrarc.on.ca
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RAC Ontario Section News
'Simulated Emergency Test' Trans Provincial Net InstructionsOct. 23 2004
Instructions for SET operations on the Trans Provincial Net have been laid out by Ian Snow, VA3QT Georgian District DEC / SET Coordinator. An excerpt from The Simulated Emergency Test - exercise instructions which pertains to the Trans Provincial Net is as follows:
6) To promote both the development of long-range communications and the operating skills of all AROs the Net Manager has been requested to make the Trans-Provincial Net available for SET operations. The National Traffic System and it’s nets have determined that they will maintain their published schedules and frequencies.
7) The Ontario Section SET will take place on Saturday 23 October 2004, commencing at 0900 hrs Eastern time/0800 hrs Central. SET termination will be announced by the A/SEC via on the Trans-Provincial Net when it is assessed that exercise objectives have been met. For your planning purposes, we will attempt to meet the objectives within a four hour period, but may have a few items to clear after that time.
8 d) Exercise Ontario Amateurs
in emergency communication procedures.
This objective will be achieved
by conducting a formal emergency net using the facilities of the TPN.
ARES Groups wishing to pass formal traffic out-of-District are encouraged
to utilize the TPN for the purpose of establishing contact with a destination
station.
Note: The Complete Simulated Emergency Test - exercise instructions can be found on the ARES Ontario Site at: www.aresontario.ca/set2004.html
Following the instructions laid out by Ian Snow VA3QT, SET Coordinator:
The Trans Provincial Net (TPN) will commence operation at 8:00am on 7.055 MHz for the SET. If conditions are poor on 40 metres we will move to 3.742 MHz for the commencement of the SET. Propagation will be checked again on 40 metres at 9:00am, if the band has improved provincially the SET will resume operations on 7.055 MHz for the duration of the SET.
The Ontario Phone Net (OPN) operates 3.742 MHz at 7:00pm as well as the newly established Eighty Metre Service Net (EMSN) from 7:00am to 6:00pm .
All Stations are asked to follow the instructions of the Net Control Station and ask all ARES Stations to checkin using your callsign followed by the word ARES.
To further familiarize yourself with how operations will work during the SET on the Trans Provincial Net please review the following documents:
SET
TPN Net Control instructions and preamble
Duties
of Assistant Net Control
SET
TPN Log Sheet
Other useful
resources
Simplified
Radiograms, prints out 2 to a page
Easy
Guide to Radiograms
Look forward to hearing you on the 'SET' .
(Jim Taylor VA3KU TPN SET
Organizer)
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With regrets we have accepted the resignation of long time District Emergency Coordinator for Thames District, formerly Southwestern Ontario District. Jim, VE3ZJM has been an esteemed member of the ARES for ten plus years, contributing generously of his time and energy.
Finding someone to fill his shoes will be no easy task. Nevertheless, the Ontario Section staff wishes Jim all the best in his future endeavors and hope that those will continue to include ARES involvement in some form.
Rose Scholtyssek, VE3RIS
Ontario Section Manager /
Section Emergency Coordinator
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70cm Handheld sold to non-amateurs in BC
A member of the B.C. Amateur Radio Coordination Council (BCARCC) has reported that a Victoria, B.C. motorcycle shop was selling a European 446 MHz handheld radio for use as communications between motorcyclists. This radio is an 8-channel, 446 MHz, half-watt radio that is legal for general use, licence-free, in Europe under Euro standard PMR446 as a short-range business radio. Details are available in the following website: http://www.446user.co.uk/article_8.html
A typical model is the Maycom model MH-446 and can be viewed at: http://www.codercom.com/mh446.html
The Victoria shop was probably unaware that the equivalent radio in Canada is the FRS which is approved for unlicenced use by non-hams in the 460 MHz band.
The BCARCC filed a complaint with Industry Canada in Vancouver, and notified directors and coordinators throughout B.C. to look out for other violations. The Victoria office of IC investigated promptly, and has reported that the shop in question has now switched to the legal FRS and GMRS radios for use by bikers. IC is also pursuing the distributor of the European radios, located in Vancouver, to ensure the practice does not continue.
If more incidences of this occur, please advise RAC VP Government affairs Jim Dean ve3iq@rac.ca
(RAC News Service)
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Oct. 16 2004 BASIC COURSE + CODE
for Amateur Radio Operator Certificate
Sponsored by: The North Shore
Amateur Radio Club
Location: North Shore
Emergency Management Office, 147 East 14th Street, North Vancouver, BC
V7L 2N4 Do not park on 14th Street - only one hour parking! Use pay-lot
at Safeway or Lions Gate Hospital, or surrounding streets. Check the street
signs!
Opens: 0900 - 1230 for seven
Saturday mornings. Arrive at 0830 on the first session - Oct. 16th for
orientation.
Cost: Adult fee $115.
Reduced fee for full-time students, and for members of NSEMO. Call Chief
Instructor if eligible for reduction.
Notes:
1. Course fee includes text
book, study notes, Industry Canada question bank with answers and handouts.
2. Registration starts Sept.
15, 2004 by calling the North Vancouver Continuing Education Office (NVCE)
at 604-903-3333 and pay by Visa or MC, or in person at Lucas Centre, 2132
Hamilton Ave., North Van. Course #PI 06-1.
3. If you live on the North
Shore, look for the NVCE Fall Course Book to be delivered to all houses
in mid-Sept.
4. Morse code practice is
held after lunch.
5. Exam on last day - Nov.
20
For more info visit: www.nsarc.ca
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Oct. 8 2004 Tad Cook K7RA Solar Update
More mail this week about 10-meters and using beacons to detect band openings, but first let's look at the numbers.
Average daily sunspot numbers rose this week from last, jumping over 17 points to 38.1. Average daily solar flux was about the same. Solar activity has been very low, and fortunately geomagnetic indices are also low as well. Don't expect a change over the next few days, but a slight increase in solar flux is predicted for October 15-16, when it may rise to around 105. Otherwise, until then expect low sunspot numbers, and solar flux around 90-95.
Geomagnetic activity should continue to be quiet, but there is a chance of some unsettled to active conditions around October 12-15. Currently the visible sun is nearly spotless, but helioseismic holography reveals a sunspot group on the sun's far side. The sun rotates relative to earth about every 27.5 days, so it will face us later this month.
Now that the third quarter of 2004 has passed we can review quarterly averages for sunspot numbers and solar flux.
From the third quarter of 2002 through the third quarter of 2004, the average daily sunspot numbers were 193.5, 152.7, 120.3, 107.3, 110.2, 99.2, 72.9, 71.3 and 69.3. The average daily solar flux for the same period was 178.1, 164.2, 134.3, 124.2, 120.8, 137.4, 111.1, 99.5 and 111. Yet more evidence of cycle 23's slide toward solar minimum, currently forecast to occur a little over two years from now.
Geoff, GM4ESD wrote with more comments about copying African beacon stations on 10-meters from Scotland. Geoff wrote, "I am not at all certain that the summertime propagation mode is 'classic' multi-hop F2 during the 1100-1400z slot. Unless there is sporadic E about the same time, none of the beacons at [an] estimated one hop F2 distance from here toward ZS6DN are heard. When there is sporadic E about, ZS6DN tends to be much weaker, if heard at all, regardless of the location of the E 'cloud'. Only in the evening does sporadic E appear to help. Very often during this 1100-1400z slot ZS6DN's signal has a slight watery sound, but not as severe as on a 6-metre transcontinental signal."
Geoff goes on to say, "I have never heard an echo. I would have thought that I am a bit too far north for direct Trans-Equatorial Propagation, as we understand it to be involved so frequently during this time of day. If there is a 'classic' F2 opening between South Africa and here, most times I hear the ZS1J beacon as well, or ZS1J without ZS6DN. ZS6DN is not appearing so often after the equinox, either at 1100-1400z or at 1600-1700z. I suspect the 'rules' of solar flux/sunspot numbers are taking over, and now he only appears if there is a 'classic' multi-hop F2 path open to him."
Junji Saito, JA7SSB sent an email pointing out a typo in last week's bulletin, where I wrote that the solar flux was expected to reach 200 by October 7. He guessed correctly when he said 100. (KK4TA noticed as well, and also guessed the valid number correctly). In fact, the three daily readings at the Penticton observatory in British Columbia for October 7 were a bit lower at 91.4, 93.8 and 94.9. Those readings are taken daily at 1700, 2000 and 2300z, but the local noon reading at 2000z is always the official solar flux for the day.
Junji had other comments, in addition to politely correcting the predicted solar flux number. He said this Autumn he experiences good daily 20 meter propagation to North America around 0200-0600z, and he uses both SSB and RTTY. I expect he gets great propagation to the West Coast.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, Japan is often loud, and depending on conditions, sometimes pileups of JA calls respond when calling CQ with a good signal toward that direction. A reminder of this was when Henry Platt, W3UI visited Seattle last week. The bed and breakfast he stayed at was only a few blocks from Dan Eskenazi, K7SS. Dan has a great shot to the Pacific from his house on a high spot in West Seattle, with a commanding view of Puget Sound. His back yard ends at a cliff which drops off toward the west, a quarter mile from salt water. Henry loves CW, and couldn't resist getting on the air. He was amazed at the multitude of JA signals and how many other Pacific stations he could work from Dan's station. Of course at home in Eastern Pennsylvania, Henry easily works Europe, but the path toward Japan is much further and polar as well. A polar path has the disadvantage of being poor for HF propagation when geomagnetic indices are high. Dan works Japan easily, but Europe is a polar path for him.
Thomas Giella, KN4LF wants to remind us of the propagation email reflector mentioned in this bulletin eight weeks ago. You can sign up at, http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/propagation.
Finally, Joe Pontek, K8JP in Indiana writes about working 6-meters from Central America in Belize. When he is there and signing V3, he often listens in the evening for South America. When he hears U.S. stations on backscatter, he calls them, but when they turn their beams toward him the signals are gone. He said this is particularly true with Florida stations. For an interesting web article on backscatter, see http://ecjones.org/backscatter.html.
If you would like to comment or have a tip, email the author at, k7ra@arrl.net.
For more information concerning propagation and an explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see the ARRL Technical Information Service propagation page at, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html.
Sunspot numbers for September 30 through October 6 were 36, 37, 35, 39, 41, 40 and 39 with a mean of 38.1. 10.7 cm flux was 88.2, 88, 88, 89, 90.7, 90.8 and 92.1, with a mean of 89.5. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 4, 12, 15, 10, 5 and 5, with a mean of 7.9. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 2, 2, 8, 7, 8, 3 and 2, with a mean of 4.6.
(ARRL News Service)
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Europe
Oct. 9 2004 Solar and propagation report, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS,and Martin Harrison, G3USF.
Solar flare activity has continued low or very low, with only a handful of C-class flares, which had no significant influence on propagation. Solar flux levels showed little variation, moving from 88 on the 2nd to 91 on the 8th. The average was 91, a gain of one. The 90-day average was unchanged at 112. X-ray flux levels edged upwards, from an average A6 to A6.3. The geomagnetic field was rather unsettled last weekend, following a collapsed solar filament. However, it subsequently quietened and the Ap index stayed in single figures for the rest of the week, averaging a modest 8 units. Solar wind speeds were generally lower than recently, ranging between 397km/sec and 273km/sec.
The geomagnetic activity last weekend took the edge off 28MHz propagation at 28MHz during the contest. However, even that band, which is most vulnerable to the decline in the solar cycle, has had its moments, with occasional openings to VK around 0930UTC and Hong Kong about an hour later. The other HF bands again felt the benefit of improving autumn conditions, with the Pacific workable on 24MHz around 1000UTC and ZL on 18MHz around 0930. 14MHz was open to the Far East mornings and afternoons, the West Coast of the US around 1600, and Hawaii around 1830. While the summer season is now well behind us there a couple of reasonably good evening sporadic-E openings to Italy on 50MHz.
The coming week looks like providing more of the same. With the sun currently almost spotless, flare activity will probably remain low or very low, with only a small chance of increasing to moderate on the occasional day. The solar flux may creep a bit higher but looks unlikely to go much over 100. It may well turn downwards at the end of the week. The geomagnetic field should remain quiet through the current weekend but may be unsettled to active at times on the 11th or 12th due a small recurring coronal hole. Subsequently quieter levels should return.
MUFs at equal latitudes will again be around 22MHz in the south and 19MHz in the north. Darkness hour lows will be in the region of 8MHz. Paths to South Africa should have a maximum usable frequency, with a 50 per cent chance of success, of about 28MHz. The optimum working frequency, will be around 22MHz. The path will be at its best between 1000 and 1700UTC. The South African beacon, ZS6DN, on 28,200kHz is a good guide to the state of the path. The East African beacon, 5Z4B, which can be heard in the UK on most days, is a good indicator of propagation to East Africa.
And that's all from the propagation team for another week.
(G3USF)
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Oct. 6 2004 Veteran Canadian Astronaut Thirsk Replaces Williams as NEEMO 7 Commander
Veteran Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk will replace David Williams as the commander of NEEMO 7, the next "NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations" mission to the undersea laboratory Aquarius.
The change in crew assignment is a result of a temporary medical issue related to Williams' qualification for this 11- day saturation dive mission. To maintain medical privacy, no further information about Williams' condition will be made public.
As a member of the NEEMO 7 backup crew, Thirsk has trained alongside Williams for months. Thirsk joins astronauts Catherine Coleman, Michael Barratt and Canadian surgeon Dr. Craig McKinley for the mission, which will focus on remote telemedicine experiments. The mission is set for Oct. 11-21 off the coast of Florida, near Key Largo.
"This is a temporary medical issue for Dave," said Astronaut Office Chief Kent Rominger. "Because we are very cautious in our approach to crew health, we train backups for this kind of situation."
"Of course, I'm disappointed I won't splash down for the NEEMO 7 mission, but I understand the necessity of the medical criteria that are in place for saturation diving," Williams said. "I know Bob will ensure all the NEEMO 7 objectives are met. I expect to return to full dive and flight status in the near future and look forward to working undersea on a future NEEMO mission," he said.
For information about Williams and Thirsk, visit: www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios
(SpaceRef.com)
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Oct. 6 2004 Students in Poland chat with Astronaut on ISS
Gdynia is a middle sized city located in northern part of Poland. Gdynia, Gdansk and Sopot are close to each other on the border of the Baltic Sea. They form a complex of three cities, called Tricity.
Three schools participated to today's ARISS School Contact: two High Schools located in Gdansk and in Gdynia, and the Maritime Academy of Gdynia.
The Gdansk High School is a public high school, where students obtain middle and a high grades of general education. Specialised classes cover mathematical, biological and humanistic subjects. The school is well known for its innovative approach to education.
Author High School in Gdynia is a private high school also featuring innovative programs for the tuition of students.
Both schools are participating in
Space education programme ZNEK organized by Polish Astronautical Society.
The ZNEK programme aims to provide interdisciplinary knowledge of astronautics
for middle and high grade students. Students gain theoretical knowledge
covering celestial mechanics, space technology, space law, space medicine
and social science. The first
ARISS School Contact in Poland is
part of the project. Students from these schools are interested in further
studies related to astronautics in Poland and abroad.
Gdynia Maritime Academy educates marine specialists at bachelor and master level. The Academy is well-known in Poland and abroad. The Academy comprises a radioelectronics section. Hamradio Club "Schooner" SP2ZIE is part of this section. The SP2ZIE Hamradio Club provided the ground station for the ARISS contact. This is a pioneering project in Poland and its role will be significant in further activities of the club. The club's HQ are located 80 meters above sea level, one of the highest sites in Gdynia. The location provides excellent conditions for an ARISS contact.
The ARISS contact took place during the international Space Week promoting cooperation in space exploration and space education. A great start for the third edition of ZNEK space education project.
Mike Fincke answered all the questions
prepared by the students. He said:
- "Eating in Space is fun"
- "Sometimes we play games in the
weekend, to relax"
- "No, we have no beer on the ISS"
- "Commander Gennady Padalka is
great. We get along very well"
- "We have'nt experienced severe
malfunctions. We fixed stabilisation gyroscopes during an EVA"
- "Yes, I miss my family. My daughter
was born while I was up here. Will be happy to see her soon"
- "Life on earth is fine. But I
also like life in Space"
- "Space is beautiful. The sky is
very black and the stars don't twinkle"
- "We are very busy. To relax I
look at DVD films, play games and read books"
- "I sleep very well onboard after
a very busy working day. It's quiet up here"
- "We mostly have contact with our
professional ground teams. But also with hams over amateur radio"
- "Yes. I would like to go to Mars.
But I would miss my family"
The Gdynia club station SP2ZIE was operated by Krystoff, SQ8JIP. There were about 40 people in the radio room, students, teachers, radio and TV. A closed loop ATV transmission was set up to another room with an audience of 100 people.
Congratulations to the Gdynia team for an excellent ARISS School Contact, a first in Poland.
Gaston Bertels, ON4WF
ARISS Europe chairman
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Short-term Expedition 9 Crew congradulates SpaceShipOne success
The International Space Station (ISS)
crew this week congratulated the SpaceShipOne team on its third successful
flight of a private human spacecraft and for winning the $10 million X
Prize competition. NASA ISS Science Officer Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, and Russian
Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, noted that for a few moments Monday morning,
they were
joined in space by SpaceShipOne
pilot Brian Binnie.
"From Gennady and myself and the International Space Station team, congratulations on a job well done, and we're really glad SpaceShipOne returned safely," Fincke said. He also discussed the private space flight during an earlier news teleconference called to sum up their stay in space, which is fast drawing to a close.
"For the most part," Fincke told reporters, "Gennady and I are pretty lonely up here--just the two of us--and when somebody else comes up here, even if it's 100 km, that still brings another person off of the planet, and that's special, and we believe in the space program."
Fincke said he and Padalka were "really impressed" when they got to see uplinked video of last week's successful SpaceShipOne flight to the edge of space by test pilot Mike Melvill.
The news teleconference October 4
came as the Expedition 9 crew is wrapping up its six-month stay aboard
the ISS and getting ready to turn over the reins to a new crew. Expedition
10 Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW, and Flight Engineer and cosmonaut Salizhan
Sharipov are scheduled to launch on October 13 from Baikonur Cosmodrome
in Kazakhstan. They'll
arrive at the ISS two days later
to begin their own tour of duty.
On other topics, Fincke and Padalka expressed confidence in the Russian Elektron oxygen-generating system aboard the ISS. The system has experienced some problems in recent weeks, but Fincke said he and Padalka are optimistic that the repairs will hold. The ISS has spare oxygen on board and "plenty of margin," Fincke added, if the Elektron were to malfunction again. The system works by extracting oxygen from water and venting off the hydrogen.
The Expedition 9 crew members also agreed that while efforts to make the ISS work environment a lot quieter, they continue to wear hearing protection to preserve their hearing from the constant thrum of equipment and air circulation fans. "In the future, though, we should build quieter spacecraft," Fincke recommended. Padalka allowed that the ISS is "definitely more quiet than Mir," the former Russian space station on which he served a duty tour in the 1990s.
Padalka this week attained a milestone of sorts by racking up a total of one year in space. He's been aboard the ISS for 169 days. That time, coupled with his Mir mission, put him over the 365-day mark.
Fincke said his family "is the reason why I'm returning to the planet" later this month. He said the first thing on his agenda once he's back on Earth will be to spend some time alone with his wife and son and an infant daughter born while he was in space and whom he's never met. "My family and I are going to go on another kind of ship," he said, suggesting an ocean cruise was in the offing.
Fincke also said he and Padalka were looking forward to the arrival of the Expedition 10 crew. They'll depart the ISS and return to Earth October 23, accompanied by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Shargin, who will travel to the ISS with the Expedition 10 crew.
After the news conference, Fincke called on ground controllers to help him identify what he called an "unidentified floating object" aboard the ISS. The piece--apparently a machined block of metal with rounded edges on both sides and two protruding pins--was found in a plastic bag and lacks any identifying marks.
"It's up to you guys to make it an IFO--an identified floating object," Fincke told the ground crew as he allowed the object to float within view of the ISS camera.
(ARRL Bulletin)
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ARISS gear in Mode U/V repeater mode (Oct 8, 2004)
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Mode U/V (Mode B) FM voice repeater now is operational and will remain up at least until Saturday, October 16. The uplink frequency is 437.800 MHz; the downlink is 145.800 MHz. The RS0ISS packet system is off the air while the voice repeater is in operation. Since the ISS equipment is channelized, it cannot correct for Doppler shift, which can be significant at 70 cm. Earth station operators will have to correct for Doppler. For more information on how to make contacts via the ISS voice repeater, see "Success Tips for Using the ISS Voice Repeater," by Emily Clarke, W0EEC.
(ARRL News Service)
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ARISS Status October 4, 2004
1. Montaud
School Contact Successful
Montaud, France is a small village
located in the French Alps with a population of 450. The Primary School
of Montaud has an enrollment of 65 students, ages 3 – 12. The Montaud students
experienced a successful contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Thursday,
September 30. The village is located in a mountainous region, with hills
on the horizon, making a satellite contact difficult. An amateur radio
operator, Guy Sauer, F5GJJ, who lives 5 kilometers from the school in a
more optimal location, set up an amateur television (ATV) and radio link
between his station and the school, making the contact with the ISS possible.
Thirteen students were given the opportunity to ask the astronaut questions.
Teachers, parents, 2 newspaper reporters, and 20 representatives from TV
and radio stations attended the event. More information can be found on
the ARISS Europe website at: www.ariss-eu.org/2004_09_30.htm
2. Upcoming
School Contact
Two Polish high schools and a university
will share an ARISS contact. All three schools are located in the Pomorskie
Province of Poland. Gdynia Maritime University and Gdynskie Liceum Autorskie
STO (High School) both located in Gdynia and Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych
Nr 5 (High School) in Gdansk are scheduled to speak to the ISS on Wednesday,
October 6 at 11:55 UTC.
3. Crew
Unavailable for Marina Air Fair
Mike Fincke had expressed interest
in a contact with the Marina Air Fair in Marina, California on October
16. Because of the change in launch and docking times of Expedition 10’s
Soyuz flight, the crew will be unavailable to participate in a contact
on this date.
4. ARRL
Article on Investigator Contact
The Kenwood radio was used for school
operations for the first time during the Investigator Science and Technology
Centre contact. It was also the first time that the IRLP (Internet Radio
Linking Project) nodes were used. It is hoped that the IRLP may be used
in the future to make ARISS contacts available to a wider audience. The
ARRL ran a web story entitled, “ARISS Logs Two "Firsts" in Australian School
Contact.” See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/09/30/1/?nc=1
5. ARRL
Article on Repeater Mode
The ARRL ran a web story entitled,
“ISS Amateur Radio gear in repeater mode until September 30.” See: www.arrl.org
6. ARISS
International Meeting
The joint AMSAT/ARISS meetings are
fast approaching. The AMSAT Symposium kicks off this Friday, October 8
at 1 pm. The ARISS International Meetings begin on Monday, October 11.
They will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. To
view the agendas, see: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/agenda2004.php
7. Russian
Ham Pass at Moscow Festival
The Union of the Radio Amateurs
of Russia (SRR) requested a ham radio contact with the Expedition 9 crew
on October 2. The Union of the Radio Amateurs of Russia, the Russian Robinson
Club and the RUSSIAN-IOTA participated in a large international festival
near Moscow. More than 350 amateur radio operators from Russia, Germanium,
Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
and USA took part in the festival. A special radio station with the special
call sign, R73SRR, was used. ARISS Russia delegate Sergej Samburov, RV3DR,
and some cosmonauts were invited to take part in the festival and to assist
in organizing a contact with the ISS crew.
8. NEEIS
Forms Submitted
ARISS U.S. Delegate Rosalie White
has been working with mentors to have teachers, who were involved with
an astronaut contact, submit their post ARISS contact information. The
NASA Education Evaluation Information System (NEEIS) forms were to be submitted
before the end of the fiscal year.
For more information about the International
Space Station visit: www.rac.ca/ariss
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Success Tips for Using the ISS Voice Repeater (Oct 6, 2004)
It's easy to make QSOs through the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) repeater aboard
the ISS.
Full
Story
(ARRL News Service)
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Note: "Hams
in Action" is a new area in the bulletin and is in need of articles and
stories of events from your local club or ARES Group.
Submission
to Hams in Action: Bulletin Editor:
va3ku@rac.ca
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Members of the Peel Amateur Radio Club and ARES Group sends the following report:
CIBC Run for the Cure 2004
The annual run/walk to raise money for breast cancer research was held this past Sunday Oct 3rd At the Brampton Centre for Sports and Entertainment on Kennedy Rd. south of Steeles. The course consists of a 1km. walk or 5 km. walk/run which winds its way up Kennedy Rd. then through some industrial areas before returning back to Kennedy and the sports centre.
For the fifth year in a row the PEEL ARC was asked to assist with communications. The Run volunteers have always had donated Motorola UHF radios and headsets. Their channels were often congested with traffic and poorly organized. This year a new plan was developed at our suggestion where a club operator would have one of the Run radios in the club trailer, and act as a net control for the Run volunteers.
Run volunteers on different channels needing to contact each other, would call this NC who would raise the parties requested and then ask them both to QSY to a third spare channel to carry on their conversation, much like our ARES nets A second net controller took care of the PARC volunteers scattered at various locations around the course. He would collect the status of the participants as they progressed on the route and make note of potential safety issues to relay to the Run organizers.
The system worked well and no major incidents were reported. Notes were taken about how we can further improve the communications operation for next year. PARC volunteers received a t-shirt and food and drinks after the Run and will be receiving a box of chocolates later this year.
Thanks to the following PARC amateurs who donated their time. VE3VGP, VA3PB, VE3FOX, VA3DTH, VE3HPC, VA3HPC, VE3CVS, VE3DRS, VA3FJT, VA3QSL, swl-Andrew and Sandil kumaar.
(Jeff Richardson VA3QSL)
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Larry Kayser, VA3LK/WA3ZIA, SK (Oct 7, 2004)
Larry Kayser, VA3LK/WA3ZIA, of Westport, Ontario, Canada, died unexpectedly October 5. He was 64. An ARRL International Life Member, Kayser was widely known throughout the Amateur Radio community for his technical expertise as well as his operating skill and accomplishments. In February 2001, Kayser and Laurie Mayhead, G3AQC, made ham radio history by completing the first two-way transatlantic Amateur Radio exchange on 136 kHz. A consummate experimenter, Kayser in recent years was very active in low-frequency work, but in earlier decades he was involved in Amateur Radio satellites and contributed to the AMSAT AO-7 project. A member of the First Class CW Operators Club (FOC), Kayser for a time during the 1990s edited the "CW Today" column for The Canadian Amateur, the journal of Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). In addition to ARRL and RAC, Kayser belonged to the Quarter Century Wireless Association. He was retired from Bell Canada. Survivors include his wife, Joyce, VE3JAK. No information is available on arrangements.
(ARRL News Service)
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Former landline telegraphers to gather (Oct 5, 2004)
Telegraphers from throughout the US and Canada will gather in person at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan, Saturday, October 16, to formally dedicate the Institute’s newly constructed telegraph office and a national telegraph hub. Others will participate “on-line” via a nationwide telegraph circuit. The gathering will also recognize the contributions of the late John “Ace” Holman, through whose efforts much of the necessary historical equipment was preserved. Sponsors say the event will provide a rare glimpse into an earlier era, as numerous telegraph operators will be on the wire exchanging telegrams and conversing in American Morse Code. K8QMN will retransmit the proceedings October 16 on 14,050 kHz (±3 kHz) from approximately 1600 to 2000 UTC, providing radio amateurs throughout North America with a rare opportunity to hear American Morse code being used by experienced telegraphers. This code, developed by Morse and Vail, is the predecessor to the International Morse Code--sometimes called the radio code, that radio amateurs use. US and Canadian landline telegraph services used American Morse exclusively until the 1980s. The recently installed national telegraph hub permits telegraph offices throughout North America to be linked via the public switched telephone network, which serves as a modern substitute for the iron and copper telegraph cables that once extended into every town and village in the US and Canada . Built by members of the Morse Telegraph Club, the hub system allows multiple telegraphers to communicate round-table fashion. Former operators and the public are invited to attend this historical event. QSL with a business-size SASE to Morse Telegraph Club, PO Box 457, Allegan, MI. 49010.
(ARRL News Service)
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Korean researchers claim cancer connection to high power radio transmissions
Korean scientists sat that they have found that regions near some A-M radio broadcasting towers show 70 percent more leukemia deaths than those without. This, according to Wired News which reports that the study, to be published in an upcoming issue of the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, also found that cancer deaths were 29 percent higher near such transmitters.
Two years ago an Italian investigation found death rates from leukemia increased dramatically for residents living within two miles of Vatican Radio's powerful array of transmitters in Rome. The Koreans looked at the death rates in 10 regions with AM radio transmitting towers broadcasting at more than 100 kilowatts and compared them with control areas without transmitters.
The substantially higher cancer mortality in those who lived within two kilometers of the towers led researchers to conclude that more investigation was needed. However, they also said their study did not prove a direct link between cancer and the transmitters.
(Published news reports)
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New world record set on 47 GHz (Oct 5, 2004)
On September 19 during the ARRL 10 GHz and Up Cumulative Contest, Frank Bauregger, W6QI, and Gary Lauterbach, AD6FP, claimed a new world distance record on 47 GHz after they completed a contact over a distance of 290 km. W6QI operated from Shuteye Peak (DM07gi) just south of Yosemite, while AD6FP operated from Frazier Mountain (DM04ms--see photo) north of Los Angeles. Although it was officially still summer, W6QI had to brave 30-degree temperatures and snow while modifying the radio in order to complete the contact. Signal margins were 40 dB on the W6QI end and about 8 dB on the AD6FP end. The contact was completed using a combination of narrowband FM and CW. The two reported weather conditions were quite unusual for September with scattered rain showers in the central California Valley between Shuteye and Frazier.
(ARRL News Service)
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YLRL Anniversary Party--CW, sponsored by the YLRL, 1400Z Oct 6-0200Z Oct 8 (phone Oct 13-Oct 15). Frequencies: 160-10 meters. Exchange: serial number, RS(T) and ARRL section/VE province/country. QSO points: US or VE YLs--1 pt, DX YLs--2 pts. Score: QSO points × S/P/C. For more information: www.qsl.net/ylrl/ylcontests.html. Logs due 30 days after the contest to wx4mm@tm-moore.com or to WX4MM, Mary Moore, 1593 Lee Rd 375, Valley, AL 36854.
10-10 Day Sprint--Phone/CW/Digital, 0001Z-2400Z, Oct 10. One QSO per station, regardless of mode. Logs due Oct 25 (see August QST, p 94 or www.ten-ten.org).
Pennsylvania QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Nittany ARC, 1600Z Oct 9-0500Z Oct 10 and 1300Z-2200Z Oct 10. Frequencies (MHz): CW--1.810 and 40 kHz above band edge; Phone--1.850, 3.980, 7.280, 14.280, 21.380, 28.480; Novice/Tech--10 kHz above edge of segment; mobiles 5 kHz below the listed frequencies. Work mobiles and rovers in each county. Categories: SO (HP >150 W, LP, or QRP <5 W), MS, MM, SO or MS Portable, Novice/Tech/TechPlus, Mobile, Rover. Exchange: serial number and ARRL/RAC section (PA stations send PA county). QSO points: CW--2 pts on 160 and 80, 1.5 pts on other bands; Phone--1 pt. Score: QSO points × PA counties (PA stations use PA counties + ARRL/RAC sections + 1 for a DX QSO) ×2 if QRP or ×3 if Novice/Tech. Add 200 points for each QSO with the bonus station (see Web site). PA mobiles and rovers add 500 points for each county with 10 or more QSOs. For more information: www.nittany-arc.net/paqso.html. Logs due Nov 15 to PA QSO Party, c/o NARC, PO Box 614, State College, PA 16804-0614.
FISTS Fall Sprint--CW, 1700Z-2100Z Oct 9 www.fists.org.
North American RTTY Sprint--sponsored by the National Contest Journal, 0000Z-0400Z Oct 10. Frequencies 80-20 meters. North American stations work everyone; others work NA stations only. Exchange both call signs, serial number, name and S/P/C. The same station can be worked multiple times provided 3 contacts separate the contact in both logs, regardless of band. QSY rule: Stations calling CQ, QRZ, etc, may only work one station in response to that call; they must then move at least 1 kHz before working another station or 5 kHz before soliciting another call. Once you are required to QSY, you may not make a new QSO on the previous frequency until you have made a contact at least 1 or 5 kHz (as required) away. For more information: www.ncjweb.com. Logs due 7 days after the contest to rttysprint@ncjweb.com or Douglas McDuff, W4OX, 10380 SW 112th St, Miami, FL 33176.
Worked All Germany--CW/SSB, sponsored by The Deutscher Amateur Radio Club, 1500Z Oct 16-1459Z Oct 17. Frequencies: 80-10 meters, work German stations only. Categories: SOAB (HP >100 W, LP, QRP <5 W) CW or Mixed Mode, MS, SWL, packet spotting allowed for all classes. Exchange: RS(T) and serial number or DOK code. QSO points: 3 pts/QSO. Germans count DXCC/WAE countries per band. Score: QSO points × DOK codes (Germans use DXCC entities or WAE countries) counted once per band and mode. For more information: www.darc.de/referate/dx/fedcg.htm. Logs due Nov 20 to wag@dxhf.darc.de or to WAG Contestmanager, PO Box 12 09 37, D-01010 Dresden, Germany.
JARTS WW RTTY Contest, sponsored by the Japanese Amateur Radio Teleprinter Society, 0000Z Oct 16-2400Z Oct 17. Frequencies: 80-10 meters. Categories: SOAB (HP >100 W, LP), MO, SWL. Exchange: RST and age (Multiop sends 99, YL may send 00). QSO points: own continent--2 pts, diff cont--3 pts per QSO. Score: QSO points × DXCC entities + JA, W, VE and VK call areas counted once per band. For more information:www.edsoftz.com/JARTS. Logs due Nov 30 to jarts2004@edsoftz.com (e-mail logs only).
Asia-Pacific Sprint--CW, sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee, 0000Z-0200Z Oct 17. Frequencies (MHz): 14.030-14.050 and 21.030-21.050. Categories: SO <150 W only. Work Asia-Pacific stations only. Exchange: RST and serial number. Special QSY rule. Score: QSOs × WPX prefixes counted once only. For more information and AP country list: http://jsfc.org/apsprint. Logs due 7 days after contest to apsprint@kkn.net (Cabrillo format encouraged; no paper logs accepted).
Illinois QSO Party--CW/Phone, sponsored by the Radio Amateur Megacycle Society (RAMS), 1800Z Oct 17-0200Z Oct 18. Frequencies: 160-2 meters, CW--50 kHz above band edge, Phone--3.890, 7.290, 14.290, 21.390, 28.390 MHz; Novice/Tech--30 kHz above edge of segment. Categories: SO, MS, Mobile. Work stations in each county, county line contacts count 1 QSO from each county. Exchange: RS(T) and S/P/C (IL stations send county). QSO points: Phone--1 pt/QSO, CW--2 pts. Score: QSO points × IL counties (IL stations use states + IL counties + VE provinces + up to 5 DXCC entities). Count additional DX for points only. One bonus multiplier for each 8 QSOs with the same IL county. For more information: http://my.core.com/~jematz/ilqso04.html. Logs due Nov 15 to jfunk@fossnorthamerica.com (Cabrillo format only) or RAMS, c/o John Matz, KB9II, 7079 West Ave, Hanover Park, IL 60133.
Bill Windle QSO Party--CW,
sponsored by First Class Operator's Club (FOC), from 0000Z-2359Z Oct 16.
Frequencies: 160-10, 6 and 2 meters. Call CQ BW from 15 to 45 kHz above
band edge; open to all hams, not just FOC members. Exchange: RST and name
or FOC number, if member. Report total QSOs with FOC members, counted once
per band, FOC members report total QSOs and total FOC QSOs. For more
information: www.firstclasscw.org.uk/.
QSO totals due Oct 23 to KZ5D@aol.com.
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Sandwich, IL: Wheaton Community Radio Amateurs, K9BSA. 1400Z Oct 9-1700Z Oct 10. Three Fires Council Camporall "Scouting the Globe." 21.380 14.280 7.280 3.880. QSL. WCRA, PO Box QSL, Wheaton, IL 60189. www.w9ccu.org.
Westfield, NJ: W2LI Tri-County Radio Association Inc, W2LI. 1200Z Oct 9-2200Z Oct 10. Platinum Jubilee, a 70th anniversary celebration. 449.975 28.460 14.260. QSL. W2LI/AA2ZJ, 77 Pershing Ave, Iselin, NJ 08830.
Festus, MO: Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club, KB0TLL. 1700Z-2000Z Oct 16. Great Ozark Chili Cook Out. 147.075 14.250 7.245. QSL. Lori Robinson, KB0WWQ, 3168 Old Hwy A, Festus, MO 63028-4743.
Indian Orchard, MA: Titanic Historical Society Inc, W1MGY. 1300Z-2100Z Oct 16. Commemo-rating the 41st anniversary of the Titanic Historical Society. 14.260 14.033 7.260 7.033. QSL. W1MGY/Titanic Historical Society Inc, PO Box 51053, 508 Main St, Indian Orchard, MA 01151-0053. www.titanichistoricalsociety.org.
Manchester, NH: New Hampshire Amateur Radio Service Club, Lawrence L. Lee Souting Museum and ARRL New Hampshire Section, N1S. 1400Z-2200Z Oct 16. 47th Jamboree-On-The-Air. 20 40 m phone and SSTV. QSL. Daniel Webster Council Office, Max I. Silber Memorial Station, 571 Holt Ave, Manchester, NH 03103. www.scoutingmuseum.org.
Owosso, MI: Michigan Net, QMN, K8QMN. 1600Z-2000Z Oct 16. Telegraphers Reunion; American Morse will be retransmitted. 14.050. QSL. Morse Telegraph Club, PO Box 457, Allegan, MI 49010.
San Ramon, CA: Mount Diablo
Amateur Radio Club, W6CX. 1600Z Oct 16-1900Z Oct 17. Pacificon
convention and the Boy Scout Radio Jamboree. SSB 28.390 21.360 14.290;
SSTV14.230. QSL. MDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. www.pacificon.org.
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DXCC Desk accredits DX operation (Oct 6, 2004)
The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved the YV0D, Aves Island, DXpedition of August 1-4, 2004, for DXCC credit. For more information, visit the DXCC Web page. A new feature, "DXCC Frequently Asked Questions," can answer most questions about the DXCC program. Current ARRL DX bulletins are available on the W1AW DX Bulletins for 2004 page
(ARRL News
Service)
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Mark, VK2GND,
will be QRV between 24-30 December as ZK1GND from South Cook Islands (OC-013-Roratonga).
He will be mostly on 14195 kHz and 14273 kHz. QSL via VK2GND.
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Oct. 7 2004 ARLD040 DX News
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by K6ICS, NC1L, QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, 425DXnews, DXNL, WA7BNM and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all.
FIJI, 3D2. Rick, AI5P is QRV as 3D2PX. He is involved with other activities, so his operating time is limited. Activity is on 40, 30 and 17 meters. QSL to home call.
KENYA, 5Z. Miki, YT1CS is QRV using the special call 5Z4YT1CS from Nairobi until October 18. He is QRV using SSB on 20 and 15 meters. QSL to home call.
CUBA, CO. EA1QF and EB1AA will be QRV as T42R from October 12 to 25 while here working on a "Radiosolidarity" project. QSL via EA4URE.
SCOTLAND, GM. Leo, W3LEO will be QRV as MM0LEO from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from October 10 to November 15. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 12 meters. He will also be active in the upcoming CQ WW contest as GM3W. QSL to home call.
SVALBARD,
JW. Vegard, LA9LMA, Roar, LA1EOA and Knut, LA6BKA are QRV as
JW9LMA, JW1EOA and JW6BKA, respectively, until October 14. Activity is
on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly 6 meters. QSL to home
calls.
SOUTH SHETLANDS. LU1ZI is QRV from Teniente Jubany Base, and has been active on 20 meters around 2100 to 2200z. QSL via LU4DXU.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF will be QRV as P29SX and P29XF, respectively, from Loloata Island, IOTA OC-240, from October 8 to 14. Activity will be CW only on 80 to 10 meters, including the newer bands. QSL P29SX via G3SXW and P29XF via G3TXF.
FERNANDO DE NORONHA, PY0F. Joca, PS7JN is QRV as PY0F/PS7JN and has been active on 20 meters RTTY around 2200z. QSL to home call.
WEST KIRIBATI, T30. Ulli, DL2AH will be QRV as T30KU from October 9 to 18. Activity will be on 20 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL to home call.
CAMEROON, TJ. Lionel, F5PSA is QRV as TJ3SL until February 2006 while working here. He is active in his spare time. QSL to home call. Meanwhile, a group of amateurs are QRV as TJ3FR and TJ3SP until October 20. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using all modes. QSL both calls via DL7DF.
UKRAINE, UR. Nikolay, UX0FF, Alexandr, UR5FAV and Vitali, UR5FGW are QRV as homecalls/p from the Island of Ankudinov, IOTA EU-182, in the Black Sea, until October 10. Activity is on all bands and modes. QSL to home calls.
ANTARCTICA. Finn, VK4LL is QRV as VK0DX from the Australian Antarctic Base Davis, Princess Elizabeth Land, IOTA AN-016, until December. He is active using CW. QSL via operator's instructions.
LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L. Look for a group of operators to be QRV as VK9LW and VK9LA from October 9 to 23. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, including the newer bands, using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.
AFGHANISTAN, YA. John, KE6GFF is QRV as T6EE from Kabul. He is active on 20 meters SSB from 0100 to 0600z until October 11. QSL to home call.
Operation approved for DXCC credit: Aves Island, YV0D, from August 1 to 4, 2004.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The ARRL International EME Contest, 10-10 Day Sprint, Oceania DX CW Contest, EU Autumn CW Sprint, Pennsylvania QSO Party, The 432 MHz Fall Sprint, SARL 80-Meter QSO Party, The Makrothen RTTY Contest, UBA ON CW Contest, FISTS Fall CW Sprint and the North America RTTY Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The YLRL Anniversary Phone Party is scheduled for October 13 to 15. Please see October QST, page 98, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest websites for details.
(ARRL)
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Oct. 9 2004 4 2 5 D X N E W S
Many thanks to all those who have sent their congratulations and good wishes to 425 DX News on the occasion of 425DXN #700. You are far too many to be thanked individually, but rest sure we were very pleased to read your kind words of appreciation.
4U_ITU - Hans, PB2T will activate 4U1ITU from 26 October to 3 November. LA7JO, OM1AM and OM3CGN will join him for the CQ WW DX SSB Contest, most likely as a M/S entry. [TNX PB2T]
5T - Yves/F6GDC, Pierre/F6CQX and Eric/F5SSM will be active on 10-40 metres SSB (CW on request) as 5T5DY from Mauritania from 26 December to 9 January. The first week they will operate from Nouakchott, Atar and Tergit; during the second week Yves will spend three days on Banc d'Arguin (AF-050). QSL via F6GDC. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]
5Z - Miki, YT1CS will be staying in Nairobi, Kenya until 18 November. He is active as 5Z4YT1CS (yes, there is no / between 5Z4 and YT1CS) on 15 and 20 metres SSB. He might also go and operate from one or more IOTA islands. QSL via YT1CS, direct or bureau. [TNX YZ1SG]
6O - Joe, VA6JWT will be in Galkayo, in the Puntland autonomous area of Somalia [425DXN 693], starting on 14 October for six months at least. He plans to operate as 6O0JT from the Radio Galkayo amateur radio club. [TNX The Daily DX]
9U - QRZ-DX reports that "for unexplained reasons" Pierre- Marie, 9U6PM (HB9DTM) went QRT on 1 October and left Burundi, where he was expected to stay until February 2005 [425DXN 695].
A5 - Clipperton DX Club members Gerard/F2VX, Jean-Louis/F9DX, Vincent/G0LMX and Alain/F5LMJ will be active from Bhutan from 24 October to11 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included. They will operate from "the ham center" in Thimphu until 31 October, then they will move to Jakar, central Bhutan, where they will set up a new radio club station. QSL via F9DK, direct or bureau. Please visit http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2004-Bhoutan/a5-en.htm or contact bhoutan2004@cdxc.org if you want to support their project. [TNX F8BPN]
BV - Paul, BV4FH and others will operate (on10, 15, 20 and 40 metres CW and SSB) as BO0K from Kinmen Island (AS-102) from 29 October to 1 November. QSl via BV4YB. [TNX JI6KVR]
CN - Jan, SM2EKM will be active as CN2KM from Morocco from 23 November to 1 December. He will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as SOSB on 20 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX SM2EKM]
DU - DK6PD and DL1PBC plan to be active on all bands CW and SSB as DU6/DL1PBC from the Visayan Islands (OC-129) on 16-30 October. QSL via DL1PBC. [TNX The Daily DX]
F - TM8AKR will be aired (on 160-2 metres mainly CW, with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31) on 10-24 October for the 26th Hamexpo in Auxerre, Burgundy (http://www.ref-union.org/auxerre/index.php). All of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; direct cards will be available after 1 January 2005 via F2WS. On 16-17 October, during the actual event, look for F5REF to be aired from the exibition venue. [TNX F5NQL]
FM - Laurent, F5MUX will operate as TO7X from Martinique (NA-107) from 26 October to 5 November, including a SOAB High Power entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call (those who work TO7X on at least four bands will receive a direct card automatically, all others will be confirmed via the bureau). [TNX NG3K]
FT*W - Nicolas, F4EGX and Jean-Paul, F5BU (FT5WG) might operate from the Crozet Islands in early 2005. Further information is expected in due course. [TNX N4AA and QRZ-DX]
FT*Z - Reportedly Sebastien, FT1ZL on Amsterdam Island [425DXN 681] should be authorized to operate on the HF bands "soon". If he shows up, please remember that he does not work CW and above all be patient with him, as he has no experience at all of HF pile-ups. [TNX N4AA and QRZ-DX]
GM - Leo, W3LEO will once again be active as MM0LEO from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about 10 October to 15 November. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB as GM3W (contest callsign of the Wigtownshire ARC). QSL via W3LEO for both calls, direct or bureau.
GM - The Grantham ARC (http://www.garc.org.uk) is looking for one more operator to participate in a 4-day operation from St. Kilda (EU-059) on 2-6 May 2005. They plan to operate either as GM/G0GRC or with a special call TBA. QSL via G0RCI (but all of the QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau). [TNX G0RCI]
I - Weather permitting, Nicola/IZ3EBA and Enrico/IZ3EAY will operate from Lazzaretto Nuovo (EU-131, IIA VE-038, MIA MI-307) on 9 October. [TNX IZ3EBA]
JA - Look for JQ6KJA/6 and JA6PNR/6 to operate from Ioujima Island (AS-012, new one for the Japanese Islands Award) on 9 October. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Steve, JA1SKY will operate (on 15, 20, 30, 40 metres SSB and CW) as JA1SKY/6 from Kuroshima (JIIA AS-024-009), Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) on 14-18 October. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - Look for JR2RKK/6 to operate from the Yaeyama Islands (AS-024) starting on 19 October. He will be active first from Yonaguni (JIIA AS-024-014) and then, starting on the 22nd, from Hateruma (JIIA AS-024-001). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JA - JE4NKF/4 and JL4GEL/4 will be active from Nomi Island (AS-117, JIIA AS-117-024) on 31 October and 1 November. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]
JW - Vegard/JW9LMA (QSL via LA9LMA), Roar/JW1EOA (QSL via LA1OEA) and Knut/JW6BKA (QSL via LA6BKA) will operate from Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard on 7-14 October. The will be active on 10-80 metres and possibly also on 6 metres from the club station at Longyearbyen. [TNX QRZ-DX]
KP4 - Bill/N1HRA, Foster/N3KCJ, Joe/K1JN, Matt/WE1H, Pat/WL7Z and Dave/W1CTN will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest from the NP3U "Mi Casita" contest station of Carlos, WP4U. Look for some limited activity prior to the contest as homecall/KP4. QSL NP3U via WP4U, others via home calls. [TNX K1JN]
P2 - Roger, G3SXW and Nigel, G3TXF plan to operate (on 10-80 metres CW only) as P29SX and P29XF from Loloata Island (OC-240) on 8-14 October. P29SX (QSL via G3SXW) will operate on the traditional HF bands, while P29XF (QSL via G3TXF) will be on the WARC bands. Operating frequencies, where possible, will be "on the three's": 3503, 7003, 10103 (or 10123), 14023, 18073 (or 18083), 21023, 24893 (or 24903), 28023 kHz. The web page for the operation is at http://www.g3txf.com/dxtrip/P29XF/P29.html [TNX G3SXW]
P4 - Andy, AE6Y will operate as P49Y (new call) from Aruba (SA-036) from 26 October to 2 November, CQ WW DX SSB Contest included.[TNX AE6Y]
PA - Will, PE1OPM will operate (on 80, 40, 20, 17 and 15 metres) as PE1OPM/P from Schouwen Duiveland (EU-146) on 16-17 October. QSL via PE1OPM, direct or bureau. [TNX MM0DFV]
PY0_fni- Mike, KQ0B will operate on all bands SSB and CW as ZY0K from Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) on 11-14 October. QSL via home call. [TNX The Daily DX]
PY - PY2ZX and PU2OCZ plan to operate as homecall/PY2 from Comprida Island (SA-024, DIB 021) on 8-12 October. Their activity will be limited to 2m, 70cm and possibly 6m. QSL via home calls. [TNX PY2ZX]
TG - Look for TG7M and TG7I to be aired from the Mayan Biosphere in norther Guatemala from 30 October to1 November. Expect activity on SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV, on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 6 metres. QSL via TG9ANF direct only (P.O. Box 50-C, Guatemala City, Guatemala). [TNX TG9ANF]
TJ - Lionel, F5PSA will be stationed in Cameroon until February 2006. He operates as TJ3SL in his spare time. QSL via F5PSA, bureau or direct. [TNX F8BPN]
UR - UX0FF, UR5FAV and UR5FGW will operate on all bands and modes as homecall/p from Ankudinov Island (EU-182) on 7-10 October. QSL via home calls. [TNX UX0FF]
V2 - Bud, AA3B will operate as V26K from Antigua on 24-28 November. This will be an all CW operation, including a SOAB Low Power entry in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX AA3B]
V5 - Vladimir, ZS6MG (http://zs6mg.hobby.com.mk) will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest as V55V from Namibia. QSL via Z33AA (Zlatko Andonov, P.O. Box 55, 1480 Gevgelija, Macedonia). This will be his last contest operation from Africa, as Vlado will be moving to the US at the end of the year. His stateside callsign is KB1ILN. [TNX ZS6MG]
VK9_lh - VK9LA (for the OMs) and VK9LW (for the YLs) are the callsigns to be used during the 9-23 October Oceania DX Group's (www.odxg.org) operation from Lord Howe [425DXN 699]. QSL to Oceania Amateur Radio Dx Group Inc, P.O. Box 513, Nambour 4560, Australia. [TNX VK4FW]
VK9_xms- Burt, W0MY will be joining Charlie, W0YG on Christmas Island [425DXN 669] from 22 November to 2 December. They will operate as VK9XG with two stations, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest probably as a single band entry. Burt will return to the States on 2 December, while Charlie will remain active until the 9th. QSL via W0YG (direct only). [TNX W0YG]
W - Look for Jeff, VA3QSL/W4 to operate from Estero Island (NA-069, USI FL-035S) on 11-13 November. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX VA3QSL]
XU - Bruce, AA4XR will operate on all bands and modes as XU7ADF from Cambodia from 21 November to 2 December, CQ WW DX CW Contest included. QSL via AA4XR. [TNX AA4XR]
YA - John, KE6GFF will be active as T6EE from Kabul, Afghanistan until 11 October. According to K6ICS, John expects to "xmit/rcv on 14.2 MHz from 0600 PM PST to1100 PM PST". QSL via home call (John Kountz, 1065 Van Dyke Dr., Laguna Beach, CA 92651, USA). [TNX K6ICS]
YO - Jean-Michel Duthilleul, F6AJA, Editor of "Les Nouvelles DX" (http://LesNouvellesDX.free.fr), reports he will once again be active from Romania on 2-7 November. He will operate in his free time as YO/F6AJA from the YO3KPA radio club. QSL via F6AJA.
ZD7 - DL9GFB, DL7UVO and DL3NRV will arrive on St. Helena (AF-022) on 15 October. They plan to operate (with 100 watts on CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and possibly SSTV) as ZD7F, ZD7J and ZD7T respectively. [TNX The Daily DX]
ZK1_sc - Mark, VK2GND will operate as ZK1GND from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands on 24-30 December. He expects to be QRV mostly on 14195 and 14273 kHz. QSL via home call. [TNX VK2GND]
CARIBBEAN TOUR ---> Ratko, YU1NR will operate as V29NR from Antigua (NA-100) (V29NR) from 26 October to 1 November, including a SOSB (15m) entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. Before and after the contest he will operate on various digital modes, especially SSTV. On 2-4 November he will be active as VP2MNR from Montserrat (NA-103). [TNX YU1ZZ]
Good to Know
BILL WINDLE QSO PARTY (FOC) ---> FOC is pleased to announce that the "Bill Windle QSO Party" will take place from 00.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC on 16 October. VHF bands are included but WARC bands are excluded. This operating event (not a contest) is open to all radio amateurs world-wide and aims to encourage the use of and excellence in Morse code. Full information can be found at http://www.firstclasscw.org.uk/ [TNX I7ALE]
DXCC NEWS ---> The following
operations are approved for DXCC credit:
9U5PM Burundi
effective 20 August 2004
YV0D Aves
Island
1-4 August 2004
ZS8MI Prince Edward
& Marion Island 1 April - 9 May 2004
IOTA 2004 ---> The IOTA 40th Anniversary Award Programme has entered the final three months, but there is still time to join in and earn a certificate. Full details of the various awards, and how to apply (certificates will not be issued until after the end of the year) can be found on the CDXC Web pages (http://www.cdxc.org.uk, follow the IOTA 2004 links). Any questions can be addressed directly to Don, G3XTT (don@g3xtt.com).
IOTA/WLH MEETING ---> The 6th IOTA/WLH - DL Freundschaftstreffen will be held in Lenggries on 15-17 October. The programme includes presentations on Palagruza (EU-090), Greenland (NA-220), Scandinavian islands (DJ8QP), Sri Lanka (AS-171), Mexico (NA-045, 135, 189, 226) and Europa Island (AF-009), as well as the presentation of the Antarctica Award made by Rick, DL2VFR and Emir, 9A6AA (local checkpoints for Germany and Croatia). Information at http://www.iota-post.de/Lengries/hauptteil_lengries.html of from Fredy, DE0MST (fresti@t-online.de). [TNX IZ8CCW]
QSL 3XY7A ---> Fred, VE3WFN
is still receiving cards for Dan, VE3DYS (3XY7A), who has been back home
for a few years. Please note that VE3WFN simply acted as a collect point
and that the cards are handled by VE3DYS himself. [TNX
VE3WFN]
QSL C93Q ---> The QSL route is via VK4VB, but please note that his current address is in the US [425DXN 656]: Ralph Karhammar, 1306 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007-2801, USA.
QSL HK0TU (MALPELO 1990) ---> The following statement (signed the President of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, Ignacio Barraquer, HK3CC) comes from HK3SGP: "Several Colombian ham radio operators have inappropriately spoken on behalf of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados and have misinformed the world amateur radio community about the status of the Malpelo 1990 DXepedition logs. The board of directors of the Liga Colombiana de Radioaficionados, at their meeting of September 30, 2004, decided to keep these logs open until December 31, 2004. The newly appointed QSL Manager is Mr. Francisco Hennessey, HK3SGP, whose address can be found in QRZ.com. We regret the inconvenient that this misinformation could have caused you, and suggest the DXers that require a QSL card to request it at their earliest convenience".
QSL OD5RMK ---> The QSL cards for the July 2004 operation from Ramkin Island (AS-108) have been printed and requests are being processed right now. The QSL route is via I1HJT, direct (Alfeo Caputo, P.O.Box 111, 17014 Cairo Montenotte - SV, Italy) or bureau. Full information on the activity, on-line logs included, can be found at www.qsl.net/ik1qbt/ramkin_index.htm [TNX IK1QBT]
QSL TZ6VV & TZ6YL ---> Larry, TZ6VV and Trish, TZ6YL went QRT from Mali March 2000. Those who still need a card can send their request to Larry's current address: Larry Erwin, Residence Les Horizons II, Batiment D, Route des Sanguinaires, 20000 Ajaccio, France. [TNX The Daily DX]
QSL VU2GSM ---> Kanti, VU2GSM reports that W7GSM is not and has never been his QSL manager. Cards should be sent direct to G. Srikantha Murthy, Flat No 202, Chitramala Apartments, Jayanagar 1st Block East, Bangalore 560011, India.
QSL ZC4DX ---> The Daily DX reports that this call, previously held by Dov/4Z4DX, has been reissued. Cards for QSOs made from 1 October 2004 onwards should be sent direct to ZC4DX, J6 HQ BFC, BFPO 53, United Kingdom.
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Oct. 10 - Oct. 17 2004 I.C.P.O. Bulletin Islands, Castles & Portable Operations - I.C.P.O.
10/10/2004: EU-005
MMØLEO SCOTLAND -
Leo, W3LEO, will once again be active
from Portpatrick in southwest Scotland from about October 10th to November
15th. His callsign will be MM0LEO. In the CQWW DX SSB Contest, he will
use GM3W [the contest callsign of the Wigtownshire A.R.C.]. He will use
an Icom 706 (100 watts]), an R-5 vertical [10, 12, 15, 17, 20 meters],
and a 40-meter dipole [in inverted-V, semi-delta configuration]. QSL via
W3LEO -- QRZ.com address w/SASE or via W3 bureau for both callsign. His
activity is good for the following awards and reference numbers: Worked
All Britain [WAB] Square: NW-95, CQ Zone: 14, ITU Zone: 27, Grid Square:
IO74ku and IOTA: EU-005 [Great Britain]. [Tnx OPDX]
11/10/2004: NA-033
HKØ/EA9CP SAN ANDRES ISLAND -
Tono, EA9CP, will be QRV October
11 - 13, 2004, from Isla San Andres (IOTA NA-033) as HK0/EA9CP. QSL via
home call (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX]
12/10/2004: CT/GWØVML/P
PORTUGUESE LIGHTHOUSES -
Ian, GW0VML, will be active October
12-15th as CT/GW0VML/p from Portugal. He hopes to activate several Portuguese
lighthouses during this time. Specific information was not provided. Activity
will be on 20 meter SSB only (14.264 MHz +/-). QSL via home call, direct
or bureau. [Thx GW0VML]
12/10/2004: NA-015
T42R CUBA -
Angel (EA1QF) and Carlos (EB1AA)
will work on a 'Radiosolidaridad' project in Cuba (NA-015) between October
12th and 25th. They will use the call T42R in their spare time. QSL via
EA4URE. [Tnx 425DXN]
14/10/2004: AS-024
JA1SKY/6 KURO-SHIMA ISLAND -
Steve, JA1SKY/6, plans to be QRV
October 14-18th from the Kuro-shima Island (IOTA AS-024, JIIA-AS-024-009
Yaeyama Arc). Acitivity will be on 40, 30, 20 15 meter SSB and CW. QSL
via the bureau or direct to JA1SKY (Steve Miyamoto, POB 30, Haneda Airport,
Tokyo, 144-6591, Japan). [Tnx F5NQL]
14/10/2004: OC-171
VK4 MAGNETIC ISLAND -
Paul, G0WRE, will be active from
Magnetic Island in the Queensland State (North Coast) South Group and possibly
another island which they will know upon arrival for the IOTA Program in
the Queensland State (South Coast) North Group. The dates are not sure
as of yet, but it will be between October 14 - 20, 2004. Paul states that
his callsign will be allocated to him upon his arrival in Australia. Activity
will be mostly 20 and 15 meters SSB (14260 / 21260 kHz +/-). Anyone wishing
a contact for a new one for OC-171 can E-mail Paul prior to activating
Magnetic Island at: g0wre@blueyonder.co.uk . He states that all contacts
will be automatically sent via the RSGB Bureau (He does not require your
card!). But he will accept direct requests via his QRZ.COM address. [Tnx
OPDX]
15/10/2004: OC-176
TX/C CHESTERFIELD ISLAND -
A German group plans to go to the
Chesterfield Islands (IOTA OC-176, DIFO FK-006) in October will be active
on 160 (TITANEX V160e antenna and about 1kW of power) through 6 meter CW,
SSB and RTTY. Their call will not be announced before their operation.
Operators are DJ8NK, Jan; DJ9ON, Dieter; DJ9RR, Heye; DK9KX, Hawa; DL3KDV,
Dieter; DL5NAM, Chris and DL6JGN, Hans. Activity will begin on October
15th or 16th, and last for 8 days. QSL via DL5NAM for SSB and RTTY contacts;
QSL via DL4XS for CW and 6 meter contacts (QRZ.com). [Tnx OPDX]
16/10/2004: OC-016
3D2TY & 3D2YT FIJI -
Nob, JA7OV, and Hiro, JA7AQR, will
be QRV October 16th as 3D2TY and 3D2YT. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau.
[Tnx 425DXN]
16/10/2004: OC-129
DU6/DL1PBC VISAYA ISLAND -
Operators DK6PD and DL1PBC will
be active between October 16-30th as DU6/DL1PBC from Visaya Island (IOTA
OC-129). Activity will be on all bands, CW and SSB. They will also participate
in the WAG Contest (October 16-17th). QSL via DL1PBC. [Tnx GB2RS]
16/10/2004: EU-146
PE1OPM/P SCHOUWEN DUIVELAND -
Member of the Scottish HAM Portal
Will Bakker, PE1OPM, and his friend Jeroen SWL NL12339 are going to activate
Dutch Schouwen Duiveland Island (EU-146) as PE1OPM/p. They will be on the
air on Saturday October 16th and Sunday October 17th. The operation frequenties
are the known IOTA frequenties on the HF bands: 80m (3.750 Mhz), 40m (7.055
Mhz), 20m (14.260 Mhz), 17m (18.128 Mhz) and 15m (21.260 Mhz) when conditions
permit. They will take a Yaesu FT-897 and a couple of portable antennas.
For more information please check out their website at http://home.zonnet.nl/eu-146/
. QTH Location: Co-ordinates 51'42'59N - 03'56'32E; QRA Loc. JO11XQ. Please
send your QSL-cards via PA QSL bureau or direct to Will Bakker PE1OPM,
Molenstraat 33, 4641BA, Ossendrecht, The Netherlands. [Tnx MM0DFV]
16/10/2004: RDA RX3RC/P
RUSSIAN DISTRICTS -
Roman, RX3RC, will be active October
16th as RX3RC/p from the Michurinsky Area (RDA reference TB-16, for the
Russian Districts Award), the Petrovsky Area (RDA TB-22) and the Starojur'evsky
Area (RDA TB-28), Tambovskaya oblast (TB). QSL via home call, direct or
through the bureau. [Tnx RDA News]
17/10/2004: EU-120
MØGAR/P HOLY ISLAND -
Three operators will be QRV October
17th (10:00 - 16:00 UTC) from Holy Island aka Lindisfarne Island (IOTA
EU-120) using the call M0GAR/p. Activity will be on all HF bands using
SSB for at least 5 hours. QSL via M0GAR (QRZ.com). [Tnx GB2RS]
73 and Good
Hunting!
Dave Raycroft
- VA3RJ
Home of
ICPO:
www.qsl.net/va3rj
Mirror:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj
Join ICPO
e-Group: www.qsl.net/va3rj/icpo.html
E-mail:
va3rj@rac.ca
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Note: A complete list of
Prefixes assigned by International Telecommunications Union can be found
on the Trans Provincial Website:
www.tpn7055.ca/callsign.html
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ARRL members inducted into Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame (Oct 6, 2004)
Two League members have been inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame. Rodney C. Pratt, K2AFK, of Holland Patent, New York, and William O. "Bill" Troetschel, W7LVO, of Saratoga, California, also will receive the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award, which recognizes individuals who played a significant role in the history of Air Force space and missile programs. Pratt and Troetschel were honored during a September 1 ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. Pratt was involved in the early days of the Air Force satellite program, and, in 1960, he personally tuned in the world's first intercontinental voice message via the Echo I passive satellite. Subsequently he participated in the design, development and testing of several generations of US Air Force satellite systems. Troetschel, an ARRL Life Member, got interested in space and satellites while attending the Air Force Institute of Technology. After graduating in 1955, he became a member of the nascent Air Force satellite team and oversaw development of subsystems for communication, command and control and for electronic reconnaissance. He also contributed to the establishment of the on-orbit control point at what was to become the Air Force Satellite Control Facility, which had operational responsibility for all Air Force space missions. Troetschel was one of the authors of an early edition of The ARRL UHF/Microwave Experimenters Manual. The Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award consists of an engraved trophy. There were six honorees in 2004.
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