DXER Ham Radio News dxer ham radio dx news -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I, too, did some Black Friday shopping, at a local surplus warehouse. Now taking over an otherwise unused corner of the workbench. Can you recommend an antenna for my Yaseu VX-6R? Squelch issues AFTER programming UV-5R with chirp CQWW CW Going on right now! Give it a try! TIL: Any previous callsign holder can reclaim their call, not just the most recent callsign holder I mentioned it a while ago, but: My 80M BPF filter with cheap eBay crystals and caps! Am I Too Young for HAM Radio? 425 DX News No. 1334 425 DX News No. 1334 Calendar Texas Balloon Launch Tomorrow Ok….so I did some Black Friday shopping. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039, November 25 2016: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1293 Should amateur radio be used for military purposes? Better PCR1000 Software Vanity Call Sign Looking for repeater list download Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039, November 25 2016: SWR Meter The K7RA Solar Update Hurricane Watch Net Stands Down after Hurricane Otto Makes Landfall in Nicaragua Weekly CW Noob On-Air Hangout Saturday 02:30 UTC Bye bye FCC. The damage has begun. SOTA “Summit-to-Summit” Activation Declared a Success When disaster calls Waupaca County ARES answers I, too, did some Black Friday shopping, at a local surplus warehouse. Now taking over an otherwise unused corner of the workbench. Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:28 PM PST I, too, did some Black Friday shopping, at a local surplus warehouse. Now taking over an otherwise unused corner of the workbench. submitted by /u/srhuston [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gqebuJ via IFTTT Can you recommend an antenna for my Yaseu VX-6R? Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:28 PM PST I currently have the rubber ducky attacked and it just gets terrible reception. I’m wondering if either of these two annennta would really help boost my reception? Edited: So Is there any difference between these two antenna? http://ift.tt/2fB3k3E http://ift.tt/2gfcBN2 Thanks! submitted by /u/harpyeaglelove [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2geI0iG via IFTTT Squelch issues AFTER programming UV-5R with chirp Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:28 PM PST I know the baofengs have issues with sensitive squelch, and I’m also aware of the settings in chirp to alter the ranges of the squelch for the radio. No matter how much I adjust these settings I constantly get the cutting in and out problem that can only be solved by setting squelch all the way to 0. I have tested the exact same radios next to each other, one that has been programmed and one that had not. The un-programmed radio always performs better. So, shy of going through the painstaking process of manually programming several stations into the baofeng radio, does anyone have any advice, or even experienced the same issue? submitted by /u/Kilted4herPleasure [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fiu5eV via IFTTT CQWW CW Going on right now! Give it a try! Posted: 25 Nov 2016 08:08 PM PST CQWW CW Going on right now! Give it a try! submitted by /u/ItsBail [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gpYjZp via IFTTT TIL: Any previous callsign holder can reclaim their call, not just the most recent callsign holder Posted: 25 Nov 2016 08:08 PM PST So I’ve been debating about whether to return to a previous 2×1 I had�and discovered that a previous owner prior to me has reclaimed it. That’s OK by me, makes my decision that much easier. But I was a bit surprised to learn that any previous callsign holder can reclaim it within the 2-year window before it becomes available again. Actually, this is the rule (according to AE7Q): A: FCC Former primary station holder Former primary station holder (“By checking this box, I certify that the call sign being requested was assigned to my station within the past 2 years and that I can provide documentation, if requested.”) � This is the vanity request type to use when requestiing a callsign that you have previously held, and you have documentation to prove it. The previous owner gave up the call well prior to 2 years ago, so I guess the request wasn’t legit after all. But I’m not going to complain about it, just a heads’ up for anyone sitting on the fence about returning to a previous call. submitted by /u/pongo000 [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gewjsu via IFTTT I mentioned it a while ago, but: My 80M BPF filter with cheap eBay crystals and caps! Posted: 25 Nov 2016 06:18 PM PST I mentioned it a while ago, but: My 80M BPF filter with cheap eBay crystals and caps! submitted by /u/indrora [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fNEITa via IFTTT Am I Too Young for HAM Radio? Posted: 25 Nov 2016 06:18 PM PST After getting my license and being on the air for several months, I’ve come to the conclusion that I just spent a lot of time and money to have, what amounts to, awkward and meaningless conversations with strangers. No, not every QSO is bad, and I’ve had some great conversations, but the bulk of them fall into one of three categories: Listening to a local weather report from a place I didn’t even know existed and care absolutely nothing about, learning about someone’s medical complaints and conditions, or being read an inventory of someone’s radio gear, usually in model numbers that mean absolutely nothing to me. I’m not a bad person, but I just can’t even pretend to care about any of this stuff. I had hoped to meet and speak with interesting people about interesting things. Most of the people I meet on the air are considerably older than I am. Knew this going in � my dad and grandfather were botth Hams. But man� I just feel like I’m in the day room at a nursing home when I turn my radio on. Are there nets and reflectors where people discuss things other than ham-tech related topics? Like, well, anything? I don’t even care what it’s about. Auto racing, crocheting, mink farming. Just� anything? submitted by /u/cy-27 [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gIblFJ via IFTTT 425 DX News No. 1334 Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:58 PM PST 26 November 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1334 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** DX INFORMATION **** =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW A7 � A multi-national team assembled by the Qatar Amateur Radio Society (QARS) will be active as A70X from Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088) on 1-7 January. Twelve operators (A71AM, A71AV, A71BI, A71EM, A71GO, A75GM, A75GT, E76AA, E78AA, EI5GM, EI9FBB and MM0NDX) will be QRV on all bands SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via M0OXO. A website is under construction. [TNX DX World] F � Sea and weather permitting, Gil F4FET, Antoine F5RAB and others will be active as TM1CEZ from Cezembre Island (EU-157) from around 11 UTC on 26 December until around 14 UTC on the 28th. They will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres with three or four stations. QSL via M0OXO (http://ift.tt/2gqy0pI). FS � FS/K99EL, FS/K9NU, FS/N9TK and FS/W9ILY will be active from St. Martin (NA-105) on 1-11 December. They will operate holiday style with planned activity during the ARRL 160 and 10 Meter contests. See qrz.com for each operator’s QSLling options. [TNX rsgbiota.org] FT_ant � Francois, F4HLT (http://ift.tt/2fxnQ1U) will spend one year at the Dumont d’Urville Station on Petrels Island (AN-017), Antarctica. In his spare time he will be QRV as FT3YL; his licence is valid from 1 December 2016 until 1 February 2018. QSL via F6KPQ. [TNX F1NGP] ON � Joining the celebrations for the 30th anniiversary of the European DX Foundation will be special callsign ON30EUDXF from Belgium. Look for activity on 1-31 December. QSL via ON6CC. Information on the “30 EUDXF Award” for working this and other special callsigns can be found at http://ift.tt/2gqDVLt. TL � The dates for the TL8TT DXpedition to the Centtral African Republic [425DXN 1332] are 1-14 February 2017. A team of seven (I1HJT, I2YSB, IK2CIO, IK2CKR, IK2DIA, IK2HKT and JA3USA) will have three stations QRV on 160-10 metres CW and SSB, and on 20 metres RTTY. QSL via I2YSB and LoTW “by the end of August”. Other information, logsearch and OQRS can be found on www.i2ysb.com/idt/; the band & mode survey has been reset in consideration of the recent TL0A and TL8AO activities. [TNX IK7JWY] TU � Bertrand DF33FS, Norbert DJ7JC, Heye DJ9RR and Emil DL8JJ will be active as TU5MH from Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) from 22 January to 2 February. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 80-10 metres with three stations. QSL via DJ5BWD, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch and OQRS on Club Log. See http://tu5mh.com/ for more information. VP5 � Dave, W5CW is once again active as VP5/W5CW from the Caicos Islands (NA-002) until 13 December. He operates CW and SSB on 160-6 metres, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW, ARRL 160 Meter (2-4 December) and ARRL 10 Meter (10-11 December) contests as VP5CW. QSLs via W5CW, direct only. [TNX The Daily DX] CQ WW DX CW CONTEST �> The& following stations have announced their participation in this year’s event (26-27 November): ZONE CALL CATEGORY COUNTRY QSL VIA � ���������—————��������——————��� 05 VC2T &nbs M/S Canada LoTW/VE2TZT 05 VP9I SOAB 20m LP Bermuda LoTW/WW3S 07 HR2DMR SOAB LP Honduras KD4POJ 07 HR2J SOAB LP Honduras LoTW/HR2J 07 TI5/AB2E SOAB HP Costa Rica AB2E 07 TI5W SOAB HP Costa Rica W4FS 07 YN2SX SOSB or SOAB Nicaragua WA3RHW 08 6Y3T M/2 Jamaica VE3CX 08 6Y9X SOAB Jamaica LoTW/KQ1F 08 8P1W SOAB LP Barbados KU9C 08 FG/WJ2O SOAB LP Guadeloupe N2ZN 08 HI3/NP4Z SOAB Dominican Republic N4AO 08 HI3CC M/S LP Dominican Republic LoTW/W2CCW 08 J68GD SOAB St. Lucia LoTW/K9AW 08 J70BH M/? Dominica OH2BH 08 KP2Q M/? US Virgin Islands K3TEJ 08 KP4/VE3RSA SOAB QRP Puerto Rico LoTW/VE3RSA 08 KP4BD SOAB LP Puerto Rico NP3LT 08 NP2P SO US Virgin Islands LoTW 08 NP3A SOAB LP Puerto Rico LoTW/WD8CW 08 NP4DX SOAB HP Puerto Rico W3HNK 08 PJ7/G4JEC Sint Maarten N0UK 08 PJ7/K0CD SO QRP Sint Maarten K0CD 08 V26K SOAB LP Antigua & Barbuda LoTW/AA3B 08 V47T SOAB HP St. Kitts & Nevis LoTW/W2RQ 08 VP2EHC SOAB HP Anguilla OH3JR 08 VP2ESM SOAB LP Anguilla OH1VR 08 VP2VI M/? British Virgin Isls W2LK 08 VP5CW SO LP Turks and Caicos W5CW 08 VP5M M/S Turks and Caicos LoTW/K4QPL 08 ZF2MJ SOAB HP Cayman Isls LoTW/W6TMD 08 ZF9CW Cayman Islands LoTW/K0DEQ 09 8R1/AG6UT SOAB Guyana DJ9RR 09 9Y4/VE3EY SOAB HP Trinidad & Tobago LoTW/VE3EY 09 FY5FY SOSB 80m French Guiana FY5FY 09 P40C SO Aruba LoTW 09 P40W SOAB LP Aruba LoTW/N2MM 09 P49Y SOAB Aruba LoTW/AE6Y 09 PJ4A M/? Bonaire K4BAI 09 PJ4Q M/S Bonaire LoTW/W4PA 09 PZ5V M/? Suriname LoTW/M0URX 09 TO1A SOSB French Guyana LoTW 09 YW4D SOAB HP Venezuela LoTW 11 PX2V M/S Brazil PY2KJ 12 CB1H M/? Chile LoTW/CE1DY 14 CR2V SOSB 20m Azores LoTW/HB9CRV 14 CR6K SOAB Portugal CT1ILT 14 CU9AB SOAB Azores LoTW/HB9CRV 14 EF3T M/S LP Spain LoTW/EA3NO 14 GJ2A SOSB Jersey LoTW 14 GU3HFN SOAB Guernsey 14 GU4CHY SOSB 20m Guernsey GU4CHY 14 GU4YOX SOSB 80m Guernsey LoTW/GU4YOX 14 HB0/DK4YJ M/S Liechtenstein DK4YJ 14 MD2C SO Isle of Man LoTW/MD0CCE 14 MD2N SOSB 40m LP Isle of Man 14 MZ5A SOSB 40m Shetland Islands LoTW/G3TXF 14 MZ5B SOSB 160m Shetland Islands LoTW/G3TXF 15 9H3PP SO Malta HA5PP 15 ES9C M/2 Estonia LoTW/ES5RY 15 IO5O M/S Italy IK5RLP 15 LY4A M/? Lithuania LotW 15 OH0Z SOAB HP Aland Islands W0MM 15 OH5DX M/M Finland LoTW 15 TK0C M/2 Corsica LoTW/S50C 15 UA2F M/S Kaliningrad UA2FM 15 Z39A SOSB 20M Macedonia LotW 15 ZA/OG1N SOSB 20m Albania LoTW/OH2TA 16 RM3F M/S Russia (EU) UA3DPX 17 UN4L SOSB 80m Kazakhstan UA9AB 17 UP2L SOSB 40m Kazakhstan UA9AB 20 4X0W SOAB LP Israel W1UE 20 4X2M SOSB 20m Israel 4X4DZ 20 4X6FR SOAB Israel 4X6OM 20 SW9AA SOAB Crete LZ1PM 20 TC3A M/2 Turkey (AS) LZ1NK 20 YR8D M/S Romania YO8KRR 21 4L8A SOSB 20m Georgia LoTW/K1BV 21 A44A M/2 Oman A47RS 22 8Q7DV M/? Maldives UA8DX 22 8Q7SP M/? Maldives LoTW/SP6FXY 22 AT5X SOAB HP India LoTW/VU2CDP 24 BA4TB SOSB 160m China BA4TB 24 XX9TXN M/2 Macao VR2XAN 26 E2X M/S Thailand LoTW/E20GMY 26 HS0ZAR M/2 Thailand K3ZO 26 HS0ZIA M/S Thailand LoTW 26 XW0YO Laos LoTW 26 XW4XR SO Laos LoTW/E21EIC 27 AH0K M/2 Northern Marianas LoTW/OH6GDX 27 AH2R M/S Guam LoTW 27 DX2R M/S LP Philippines LoTW/W3HNK 27 NH2DX SOSB 15m Guam LoTW 27 V6A SOAB Micronesia JA7HMZ 28 9M6NA SOSB 20m East Malaysia LoTW/JE1JKL 28 YB0ECT SOSB 15M Indonesia W2FB 28 YE2A M/S Indonesia LoTW 29 VK6NC M/? Australia VK6ANC 31 KH7M SOAB HP Hawaii qrz.com 31 V73NS Marshall Islands LoTW/W3HNK 32 A31MM SOAB LP Tonga LoTW/EA5GL 32 FO/K7AR SOAB Austral Islands LoTW/K7AR 32 TX8F M/S New Caledonia NI5DX 32 VK9NX SO Norfolk Island LoTW/NX1P 32 ZL7/W1XGI SO Chatham Islands LoTW/JA1XGI 32 ZM4T M/S New Zealand LoTW/ZL3IO 33 3V8SS SOAB LP Tunisia LoTW/LX1NO 33 CN2AA M/S Morocco LoTW/UA2FM 33 CN2R M/2 Morocco W7EJ 33 CR3OO SOAB Madeira LoTW 33 CR3W M/2 Madeira LoTW/DL5AXX 33 CT9/R7KW SOAB LP Madeira K2PF 33 ED8X M/S Canary Islands LoTW/RN3RQ 33 EF8U SOAB HP Canary Isls LoTW/EA8URL 33 IH9R SOSB 80m Italy (AF) IZ1GAR 34 SU9JG Egypt LoTW/EA5GL 36 ZD8W M/? Ascension Island LoTW/W6NV 37 5H1WW M/S LP Tanzania RZ3FW 37 5H3EE SOAB LP Tanzania DL4ME 37 5X1XA SO Uganda LoTW/G3SWH 37 5Z4/DJ6TF Kenya DJ6TF 37 5Z4/DL7KL Kenya DL7KL 37 ET3AA SO Ethiopia N2OO 38 ZS2DL SOAB HP South Africa ZS2DL 39 3B9HA SOAB HP Rodrigues Island LoTW/M0OXO 39 FH/HB9AMO SOAB LP Mayotte M0URX 40 TF3CW SOSB 20m Iceland LX1NO 40 TF3JB SOSB 80m Iceland LoTW/TF3JB Do not forget to give a look at the Announced Operations listing maintained by Bill, NG3K at http://ift.tt/2ghpXaZ � good contest to you >all! =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** **** GOOD TO KNOW � **** ============================ Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW CYPRUS QSL MATTERS �> Baz, 5B4AHO has retired as QSL manager for the Pafos Raddio Club, after 10 years of stirling work. The new QSL manager is Norman, 5B4AIE. QSLs for the following calls should be sent via 5B4AIE: 5B4PRC, C4EURO, C4EU, P3EU, P3R and 5B70VE. QSLing 5B stations in general: a reminder that many Cyprus stations have a QSL Manager who is not resident in Cyprus. It is therefore pointless to send QSLs for these stations to the Cyprus QSL Bureau � the cards will almost certainlyy not be delivered to their intended recipient. A full list of these stations can be found here: http://bit.ly/1QdZQht [TNX 5B4AHJ, CARS QSL Bureau Manager] HV ON CLUB LOG �> The logs for HV0A (QSOs aafter 2 February 2008), HV4NAC (QSOs after 26 January 2008), HV50VR and HV6SP are now available on Club Log. They will be updated soon after each activation. The logs are regularly uploaded to LoTW. [TNX IK0PRG] IOTA SURVEY � > If you p; need IOTA groups OC-196, OC-198 and/or OC-228, there is a quick survey to help Craig, VK5CE plan operations there in 2017: http://ift.tt/2gqG1La. YOTA MONTH �> The Youngsters On The Air group will be acttive again during the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on the ham radio waves. Participating stations include 3V8YOTA, 4O1YOTA, 4O2YOTA, 7X2YOTA, 9A0YOTA, 9A16YOTA, A2YOTA, A60YOTA, DA0YOTA, E71YOTA, ES9YOTA, ET3AA/YOTA, GB16YOTA, HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA, II2YOTA, II5YOTA, J62YOTA, LX4YOTA, LY5YOTA, OD5RI/YOTA, OE16YOTA, OH2YOTA, OM9YOTA, ON4YOTA, PA6YOTA, PD6YOTA, SH9YOTA, TM0YOTA, YO0YOTA, YT16YOTA and ZS9YOTA. QSLs via Club Log’s OQRS. See http://ift.tt/1IjNAwj for information on the event and the award. =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* QSL ROUTES ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW =================================================================== CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER =================================================================== 3B9FR M0OXO EH1VG EC1YL R200SB RZ4AWB 3B9HA M0OXO EI8BLB EI3JB R26MDXC RQ7L 3DA0AY ZS6AYE EN25UARL UT5UIA RI1AND RW1AI 4K6FO DC9RI EO30UC UR4UC RI1ANR RK1PWA 4KRA29 4K4K FG4NN NI5DX SN0TANK SP2PBM 4M1F YV1JGT FH/HB9AMO M0URX SN2016RHS SP3PGR 4O10A 4O3A FK8GX W3HNK SX25LSV SZ8LSV 4X6TT N4GNR FO/K7AR K7AR T2AT N7SMI 5B/OL0M OK1CDJ GB0SNB M1GEO T32TM N7RO 5B4AJC UA3DX HC2AO RC5A T32TV KE5EE 5C5W EA5XX HF6FIRAC SP6IEQ T46B EA5GL 5H1WW RZ3FW HF98IVD SP9IVD T88KH BM2JCC 5X1XA G3SWH HF98NSN SP9PGE T88QR JJ1DQR 6Y3T VE3CX HF98RQH SP9RQH TG7/HR2DMR KD4POJ 6Y9X KQ1F HG0HEXV HA5GY TI5/KL9A W2GR 7X2VFK 7X2DD HG44FY HA8FY TL8AO M0OXO 7X5QB EA7FTR HI3Y RW6HS TM0GYZ F0DTB 7Y9OU SM4VPZ HK1NA K6IPM TO2EE K2HVN 8N7I JN7DIY HS44SEA HS7BHK TT8FC EA3GWK 8P5A NN1N II5AF HB9CQL TZ4AM W0SA 8Q7DV UA8DX IY5PIS IW5AOT V26BH OH2BH 8Q7SP SP6FXY J62DX EB7DX V26K AA3B 8R1/AG6UT DJ9RR J70BH OH2BH V47JA W5JON 8S7A W3HNK J79WTA HB9MFM V47NT W2RQ 9H3AP G8GNI KL7SB NI5DX V63DX JA7HMZ 9J2BO G3TEV KP2Q K3TEJ V63EEU JA5EEU 9Y4NW EB7DX LZ60CF LZ1CF V63FA JA1SVP A25SL N4GNR LZ60KSB LZ2NG V63GW JR3GWZ A52NH JA0JHQ MX0SNB M1GEO V63YY JA1VND A60A A61BK NP4A W3HNK V6EME JH3AZC A60TVD A61BK OA6Q OE3NHW V73NS W3HNK A65DC IZ8CLM OD5TX W4JS VK2DX W3HNK A93JA KE5JA OE3XMA OE1DIA VP8DPK W7AUM AU2JCB VU2DSI OH20TAR OH1HS VP9/KQ8Z GM0IIO CN2PM UA2FM OM42TATRY OM2FY W2LI AJ2I CN8SG EA7FTR OP0PPY ON7LX XW0YO KM0O CR3OO W3HNK OT90SNCB OR4K XW4XR E21EIC CT9/YL3JM K2PF P40W N2MM XX9TKB IV3SKB CU8FN HB9CRV PJ2/RW0CN RW0CN [b] XZ1A JH1AJT CU9AB HB9CRV PJ2/RW0CN VE7ACN [d] ZA/OG1N OH2TA CV1VB IK2DUW PJ4/KU8E K4BAI ZD8V K0AV DP1POL DL1ZBO PJ7TM K2GSJ ZD8W W6NV DU1/JA1PBV JA1PBV PY0F/LU9EFO F4HBW [d] ZF2MJ W6TMD E44CM PA3FYC PY0F/LU9EFO LU9EFO [b] ZL7/W1XGI JA1XGI EA8/OZ1AA OZ1ACB PZ5V M0URX ZV2TA PY2XI 9G5SW Walter Spaeth, P.O. Box 138, Berekum BA, Ghana JA1PBV Sadao Ito, 3-8-12 Baraki, Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken, 315-0042, Japan JH1AJT Y. Zorro Miyazawa, P.O. Box 8, Oiso-machi, Naka-Gun, Kanagawa-ken, 259-0111, Japan K7AR Alan N. Rovner, 18809 NE 21st St, Vancouver WA 98684, USA PY2XIZ Willian Araujo Santolica, Rua Ceara 201, Bairro Jacare, Cabreuva-SP, 13315-000, Brazil SP6FXY Ryszard Woroszczuk, ul. Akacjowa 9, 55-080 Smolec, Poland TI2CC Carlos Paez, SJO 169221, P.O. Box 025331, Miami FL 33102, USA VP2EHC Henri Olander, Helavalkeantie 15, FI-13270 Hameenlinna, Finland VP2ESM Seppo Sisatto, Ojakatu 3 A 18, FI-33100 Tampere, Finland XX9TXN Alberto Annesi, 1/F 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong YB16T Kutasi Gabor, Siofok, Koch R. utca 10/A I/4, 8600, Hungary YS1/HB9KNA Markus Pfiffner, Gopf 791, 9052 Niederteufen AR, Switzerland **************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://ift.tt/1Z3GksD **************************************************************************** 425 DX News is a free of charge weekly bulletin edited by Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ and Valeria Pregliasco, IK1ADH Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed in part or full provided that “425 DX News” or “425DXN” receive proper credit Contributors are invited to send their DX information to Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425�@alice.it) The deadline is 12 UTC oon Fridays **************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista � Tessera n. 071675 Ordine Naziionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia **************************************************************************** 425 DX News No. 1334 Calendar Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:44 PM PST 26 November 2016 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 1334 =========================== *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** ******* CALENDAR ******* =========================== Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW PERIOD CALL REF till 26/11 FJ/KO8SCA: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1324 till 27/11 3G1G: special callsign 1333 till 27/11 9M4LI: Lalang Island (AS-072) 1331 till 27/11 A52NH: Bhutan 1331 till 27/11 HH2/VA3MPG: Haiti 1330 till 27/11 J70BH: Dominica (NA-101) 1332 till 28/11 5H1WW: Zanzibar Island (AF-032) 1329 till 28/11 5X1XA: Uganda 1330 till 28/11 9Y4/VE3EY: Trinidad (SA-011) 1333 till 28/11 D44TBC: Ilha do Sal (AF-086), Cape Verde 1333 till 28/11 FO/K7AR: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands 1331 till 28/11 IH9R: Pantelleria (AF-018) 1331 till 28/11 PB30EUDXF: special callsign 1325 till 28/11 PI30EUDXF: special callsign 1325 till 28/11 V26K: Antigua (NA-100) 1331 till 28/11 VE3CX/6Y5 and 6Y3T: Jamaica (NA-097) 1333 till 28/11 XW0YO: Laos 1332 till 29/11 PJ2/VE7ACN: Curacao (SA-099) 1333 till 29/11 TI5/AB2E: Costa Rica 1333 till 29/11 TK/S50P, TK/S53BB, TK/S53CC, TK/S53F: Corsica (EU-014)1333 till 29/11 TK/S53RM, TK/S53WW, TK/S53ZO: Corsica (EU-014) 1333 till 29/11 TK/S55OO, TK/S57C, TK/S57L: Corsica (EU-014) 1333 till 29/11 VP2V/K2SX and VP2V/W1UU: British Virgin Isls (NA-023) 1332 till 29/11 VP2V/W2LK and VP2V/WA6O: British Virgin Isls (NA-023) 1332 till 29/11 XX9TXN: Macao 1333 till 30/11 5Z4/DJ6TF and 5Z4/DL7KL: Kenya 1328 till 30/11 FW1JG: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1247 till 30/11 HR2/AJ9C: Honduras 1331 till 30/11 LZ960SPA: special callsign 1287 till 30/11 PD75JEEP: special callsign 1330 till 30/11 PJ4/K4RO, PJ4/W4PA, PJ4/WF7T, PJ4Q: Bonaire (SA-006) 1333 till 30/11 R26MDXC: special callsign 1332 till 30/11 V63DX and V6A: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia 1331 till 30/11 VP5/AA4NC and VP5M: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 1333 till 30/11 VP9/KQ8Z and VP9I: Bermuda (NA-005) 1333 till 30/11 XW4XR: Laos 1331 till 30/11 ZD8W: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1327 till 01/12 VP2ESM and VP2EHC: Anguilla (NA-022) 1327 till 01/12 ZD8V: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1332 till 01/12 ZL7/W1XGI: Chatham Islands (OC-038) 1326 till 02/12 5H3MB: Tanzania 1328 till 03/12 8Q7SP: Maldives (AS-013) 1321 till 03/12 VK9NF and VK9NX: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1332 till 04/12 FH/HB9AMO: Mayotte (AF-027) 1329 till 04/12 IY1MR: special callsign 1333 till 06/12 3B8/DJ7RJ: Mauritius Island (AF-049) 1329 till 06/12 CU8FN, CU9/CU8FN, CR2V: EU-089 1333 till 12/12 3B9HA: Rodrigues Island (AF-017) 1331 till 12/12 AU2JCB: special callsign 1333 till 13/12 VP5/W5CW and VP5CW: Caicos Islands (NA-002) 1334 till 15/12 8T2BH: Bharati Station, Antarctica 1282 till 15/12 SX8HOMER: Chios Island (EU-049) 1326 till 15/12 V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1328 till 18/12 KP2/K3CT, KP2/K3TEJ, KP2Q: US Virgin Islands (NA-106) 1333 till 24/12 9Q0HQ/3: Democratic Republic of Congo 1324 till 31/12 3Z6DOBRZEN: special callsign 1288 till 31/12 4J1926xx, 4K1926xx: special callsigns 1290 till 31/12 4J90xx, 4K90xx: special callsigns 1290 till 31/12 4JRA29, 4KRA29: special callsigns 1290 till 31/12 9A1700SBD: special callsign 1287 till 31/12 9A50CBM: special callsign 1288 till 31/12 9A70#: special callsigns 1295 till 31/12 CF, CG, CH, CI: special prefixes (Canada) 1308 till 31/12 DF90KWTJ: special callsign 1287 till 31/12 DL30EUDXF: special callsign 1314 till 31/12 DM0MORSE: special callsign 1288 till 31/12 DP65HSC: special callsign 1287 till 31/12 EI1916E: special callsign 1287 till 31/12 GK, MK, 2K: special prefixes (Cornwall) 1285 till 31/12 HA1956BA: spceicla callsign 1310 till 31/12 HB0AFVL: special callsign 1288 till 31/12 HG30EUDXF: special callsign 1327 till 31/12 IY1EY: special event station 1331 till 31/12 OE30EUDXF: special callsign 1327 till 31/12 SX210RCK: special callsign 1299 till 31/12 VI50DC: special event station 1331 till 31/12 YU0TESLA: special callsign 1290 till 10/01/2017 PJ7TM: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1333 till 03/02/2017 J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101) 1333 till 04/02/2017 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090) 1331 till 28/02/2017 TZ5XR: Mali 1317 till Feb 2017 DP1POL: Neumayer III base (Antarctica) 1332 till 17/03/2017 J79XBI: Dominica (NA-101) 1333 till 31/03/2017 OR100LCI: special callsign (Belgium) 1323 till March 2017 C91PA: Mozambique 1318 till March 2017 RI1AND: Novolazarevskaya Base (Antarctica) 1300 till 10/05/2017 H44MS: Solomon Islands 1330 till 31/05 2017 DL0POLIO: special callsign 1309 till 12/10/2017 DF0WRTC: special callsign 1329 till April 2018 VP8DPJ: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica 1331 26/11-27/11 9M6NA: Labuan Island (OC-133), East Malaysia 1333 26/11-27/11 BA4TB/4: Hengsha Island (AS-136) 1333 26/11-27/11 MZ5A and MZ5B: Shetland Islands (EU-012) 1331 26/11-27/11 PZ5V: Suriname 1326 26/11-27/11 TK0C: Corsica (EU-014) 1333 26/11-27/11 TX8F: Noumea (OC-032), New Caledonia 1333 26/11-03/12 PJ7/G4JEC: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1333 26/11-10/12 5P8VW: Romo Island (EU-125) 1333 27/11-30/11 VP8ROT: Adelaide Island (AN-001), Antarctica 1332 30/11-08/12 J3/VE7ACN: Carriacou Island (NA-147) 1333 November FG/WJ2O: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 1333 November LX35G: special callsign 1308 November V73NS: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands 1333 November YJ8RN: Banks Islands (OC-104), Vanuatu 1331 01/12-11/12 FS/K9EL and FS/K9NU: St. Martin (NA-105) 1334 01/12-11/12 FS/N9TK and FS/W9ILY: St. Martin (NA-105) 1334 01/12-28/12 PI35ETL: special callsign 1303 01/12-31/12 LZ463PP: special callsign 1287 01/12-31/12 ON30EUDXF: special callsign 1334 01/12-31/12 YOTA Month 1334 01/12-01/02 2018 FT3YL: Dumont d’Urville Station (AN-017), Antarctica 1334 07/12-15/12 7Y9SE: Cap Sigli lighthouse 1320 10/12-19/12 VP5/VE7ACN: Grand Turk Island (NA-003) 1333 10/12-Feb 2018 RI1ANC: Vostok Station, Antarctica 1333 12/12-21/12 KH6EB: Kaho’olawe Island (OC-019) 1332 19/12-15/03/2017 JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 1333 26/12-28/12 TM1CEZ: Cezembre Island (EU-157) 1334 31/12-06/01/2017 H74B and H74W: Big Corn Island (NA-013) 1333 December V73NS: Kwajalein (OC-028), Marshall Islands 1333 December YJ8RN: Banks Islands (OC-104), Vanuatu 1331 Dec-Feb 2018 DP0GVN: Neumayer III base (Antarctica) 1332 01/01-07/01 2017 A70X: Al-Safliyah Island (AS-088) 1334 11/01-06/02/2017 E51AMF: Manihiki (OC-014), North Cooks 1326 22/01-02/02 2017 TU5MH: Cote d’Ivoire 1334 25/01-01/02/2017 HI1UD: Isla Beata (NA-122) 1326 31/01-01/02/2017 VK5CE/3: Gabo Island (OC-196) 1331 01/02-14/02 2017 TL8TT: Central African Republic 1334 16/02-05/03/2017 VP6EU: Pitcairn Island (OC-044) 1326 February 2017 Myanmar: AS-182, AS-183, AS-184 (IOTA new ones) 1325 February 2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121 1333 March 2017 RT9K/9: AS-054, AS-068, AS-104, AS-121 1333 01/11-05/11/2017 VK5CE/8: North Island (OC-198) 1333 dates TBA 2017 J5T: Bijagos Archipelago (AF-020), Guinea-Bissau 1329 dates TBA 2018 3Y0Z: Bouvet Island 1326 *************************************************************************** 425 DX NEWS HOME PAGE: http://www.425dxn.org 425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://ift.tt/1Z3GksD *************************************************************************** Direttore Responsabile Gabriele Villa, I2VGW Giornalista Professionista � Tessera n. 071675 Ordinne Nazionale dei Giornalisti Roma, Italia *************************************************************************** Texas Balloon Launch Tomorrow Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:13 PM PST The Baylor Amateur Radio club has been working with Josh Ward, a Baylor Staff member and balloon enthusiast, to develop a payload for a balloon launch. The payload includes 4 go pro cameras, a cross band repeater, APRS tracking and a plethora of environmental sensors. It is our goal to reach 90,000 feet which would provide great coverage for the repeater. The launch is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow (November 26) at around 10am central from Comanche Texas. The exact time of the launch will depend on the local conditions and cloud cover and could be anywhere between 10am and 12n . The predicted track of the balloon has it going over the south side of with a predicted burst near Hwy 6 east of the loop. Those interested in live updates can subscribe to the remind.com system by going to http://ift.tt/2fNxyyb Payload Details: Repeater Info Up: 146.540 Down: 445.550 PL 123.0 APRS: Balloon � WA5BU-11 Chase: (simplex 147.555) < KK5KN-9 � Pat N5WON-9 � Jacob If you have a moment and are so inclined we would encourage you to listen in or follow us using APRS. 73’s de WA5BU submitted by /u/budude2 [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fwX9KJ via IFTTT Ok….so I did some Black Friday shopping. Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:13 PM PST Ok....so I did some Black Friday shopping. submitted by /u/dewdude [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gpmjMm via IFTTT Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039, November 25 2016: Posted: 25 Nov 2016 03:58 PM PST The following is a QST. More mysterious radio signals plague amateurs in India. One ham in New Zealand gives us details on the recent earthquake. Pennsylvania hams invite QSOs for every county � and amateurs in the Philippines mark 84 years on thhe air. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039 comes your way right now. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8209752 http://ift.tt/2gdom6G via IFTTT Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1293 Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1293 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1293 The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 1293 BID: $OPDX.1293 November 28, 2016 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters Netork, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, K2PF, W3UR & The Daily DX, N4AA & QRZ DX, K8GI, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, NA9Q, 5B4AHJ, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, ES1CW, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, I2MQP & DX Italia News, IK7JWY, M0OXO.com, OH2BH, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PS7DX, RSGB IOTA Web Site, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF) and VU2PTT for the following DX information. ** EDITOR’S SPECIAL NOTICE: This week’s bulletin was sent out earlier than normal to accommodate the late CQWW DX CW Contest announcements. Also, we wanted to provide the readers with a consolidated listing of the CQWW DX CW Contest participants. DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the week of Friday, 18th/November, through Friday, 25th/November there were 233 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5X, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E6, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR, TT, TY, Z, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YA, YB, YI, YL, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZL7, ZP, ZS * PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know � “Work &nbbsp; First Worry Later”. 3B9, RODRIGUEZ ISLAND (Reminder). By the time you read this Olof, G0CKV, will once again be active as 3B9HA from Rodriguez Island (AF-017, WLOTA 4265) until December 12th. Activity will be holiday style focusing on the low bands and CW. He also plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via M0OXO or LoTW. 3D2, FIJI. Jim, WB2TJO, will once again be active as 3D2JS from Taveuni Island (OC-016) sometime late November through March 2017. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign. 3D2, Chris, VK3FY, will be active as 3D3FY (requested call) from Fiji (OC-019) between December 6-14th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO OQRS. 3Y0Z BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATE. The following update was posted under : A Message From the DXpedition Team � Our Commitment to You � A DXpedition to BouBouvet is not to be taken lightly. Bouvet is a serious and dangerous place; demanding attention to safety, serious planning, physical and mental endurance, time to allow for storms and rough seas, and a team with the right balance of size, experience, talent, emotional stability, and sense of purpose. We feel we have met these criteria, but when we arrive at Bouvet we also need to attend to our obligations to you, our financial supporters and DX audi- ence. How we meet those obligations and expectations will define us as a team. It is our belief that, given the rarity of this entity, we must pull out all the stops. We must utilize maximum legal power, the best antennas, world class transceivers, propagation studies, the best location on the island, a safe vessel and crew, highly qualified helicopter pilots, and the complimentary resources of our team. We will need near real time infor- mation flowing to us through our extensive pilot system so that we can maximize our primary purpose � providing QSO’s. &nnbsp; We have a conscience. We will not do this just for the sake of doing it and end up using a compromised location, less than 24/7 coverage of all open bands, limited power, inefficient antennas, and insufficient time at the island. We want to do this right and give everyone the best possible chance of making the QSO’s they desire, be they on 160, the WARC bands, SSB, CW, RTTY, or 6 and 2 meter EME. Rest assured that we will do our very best for you! No shortcuts or compromises! ��…… The 3Y0Z Bouvet Island DXpedition Team 4L, GEORGIA. Operator Vaho, 4L8A, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contests (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via K1BV or LoTW. 4X, ISRAEL. Arthur, 4X4DZ, will be active as 4X2M during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m) entry. QSL via his home callsign. 5H, TANZANIA. Mike, 5H3EE, from Dar es Salaam will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. In the past suggested frequencies were 14069, 21069 and 28069 kHz. QSL via DL4ME. Mike states, “Fast and safe is to request QSLs online via our Online QSL Request System (OQRS). Please do not send QSL cards via bureau or emails with QSO data anymore! Use the Online QSL Request System! This will create a much less work load for us. We do not answer QSL cards, that come in via the bureau!” 8R, GUYANA. Heye, DJ9RR, is now active as 8R1/AG6UT from Guyana. His length of stay is not known. Activity will be on 40-10 meters, and he is planning to be in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-17th). Look for him to be on the air after the contest. QSL via DJ9RR. 9XB954, RWANDA. Harald, DF2WO, will be active from Kigali, Rwanda, with the very unusual callsign, 9XB954, sometime during February/March 2017. This callsign has already been “validated by ARRL”. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Look for more details to be forth- coming. A3, TONGA. Hiro, JA6WFM, is now active as A31MM from Nuku ‘alofa, the capital city of Tonga (OC-049), until the end of the year 2017. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using a TS-480 into a long-wire with ICOM AH-2 for 160-10m, HB9CV for 15m and a 4 element beam for 6m. Look for him to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ Low-Power entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW. A4, OMAN. The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) Contest Team led by Adnan, A41LP, will field a multi-national group coordinated by Prasad/ VU2PTT (A45VA), consisting of Mohib/A41JZ, Chris/A45XR, San/VU2WH (A45WH), Paul/A65DR (A45VB) and Pai/VU2PAI (A45VI) with technical support from several Omani amateurs in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry from the new A47RS club station using the special contest callsign A44A. QSL is via A47RS. QSL individual operators who may be active before or after the contest to their home callsign or check QRZ.com. A5, BHUTAN (Reminder). By the time you read this, Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will once again be active as A52NH from the Dochula Resort in Paro until November 27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. However, Nobuaki states, “Last time in March, I could not QRV on 80m and 40m, so this time, Low bands mainly� At the sunrise, I am trying 160m.�” He will also try to be in CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th). He plans to use a TS-480HX w/200 watts on HF and 100 watts on 6m. Antennas are a 10m Micro-vertical (160/80/40/30m), Single-Delta-Loop (20/17/15/12/10m) and a LW for 6m. Log will be posted to ClubLog daily. QSL via JA0JHQ, direct, by the Bureau and LoTW (after his return). For more details and updates, see: http://ift.tt/1Fdav4p AH2, GUAM. Members of the Guam Contest Club will be active as AH2R during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are Toshinobu/JI3ERV (NH2C) and Mikawa/JR7OMD. QSL via LoTW or to JH7QXJ, direct or by the Bureau. PLEASE DO NOT QSL via the KH2 Bureau. CN2, MOROCCO. A Russian team is expected to be active as CN2AA during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are R3FA, Dmitry/R3GM, Dimitri/RA3CO, Roman/RN5M, Dmitri/RA9USU, Andrey/RV1AW, Dmitriy/RW3FO, Andrey/RW4PL, Sergey/RX3APM, Vadim/RX4W, Andrew/UA3AB, Babayan/UA3ASZ and UA4Z. QSL via UA2FM and LoTW. See more details and pictures at: http://www.cn2aa.com CT9, MADEIRA ISLANDS. Operators Serge/R7KW and Oleg/YL3JM are now active as CT9/R7KW and CT9/YL3JM, respectively, from Madeira Island (AF-014) until November 27th. Look for R7KW to be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as CT9/R7KW and as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low- Power/Assisted entry. QSL via K2PF or ClubLog’s OQRS. D1, DPR. Konstantin, D1WW, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry. The DPR is the “Donetsk People’s Republic” and is an unrecognized republic still a part of Ukraine. It is in Zone 16 and NOT GOOD FOR DXCC. QSL via UA6GG or eQSL. E2, THAILAND (Reminder). Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be active as E2X (in Zone 26) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. Visit the HSDXA Face-Book page or Web page at: http://ift.tt/1s5syef http://ift.tt/1ZtYIu5 ES, ESTONIA. Operators Aleksander/ES1OX, Andy/ES2NA, Toivo/ES2RR, Arvo/ ES2MC, Villi/ES3VI, Anatoli/ES4RD, Tonno/ES5TV, Toomas/ES5RY, Jüri/ES5JR, Kristjan/ES7GM, Juha/OH1JT, Jarmo/OH7JR, Honza/OK1JD, Girts/YL2KL and Oleg/YL3DW will be active as ES9C during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via LoTW or ES5RY. GU, GUERNSEY. Oleg, RL5D, will be active as GU3HFN (the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society callsign) from St. Peter Port during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Listen for QSL info. HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active as HI3/NP4Z from the Dominican Republic during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO. HS, THAILAND. Bob, HS0ZIA, and a team of operators will be active as HS0ZIA during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Just a reminder that Bob has a full-size 80 meters Yagi 3/4 wave high, four-over-four 3 element Yagis stacked on 40 meters as well as some big stuff on the higher bands. HS stations are only allowed to operate between 3500-3540 kHz. Bob usually will be looking for NA stations every evening from now through the contest on 80m. QSL via LoTW. HS, THAILAND. Members of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) national will be active as HS0AC during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. Operators mentioned are Jack/HS1FVL, Nikorn/ HS5NMF and others. The station does have a 3 element 40 meter Yagi. QSL via E21EIC, LoTW and by the Bureau. IOTA NEWS��……�.. AS-088. Members of Qatar Amateur RRadio Society (QARS) will be active as A70X from Al Safliyah Island between January 1-7th. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via M0OXO or OQRS. EU-123. Operators George/EA2TA, Dave/EI9FBB and Col/MM0NDX will be active as MS0INT from Isle of Bute between February 10-12th, 2017. Activity will be on various HF bands. QSL via M0OXO. EU-157. Operators Gil/F4FET, Antoine/F5RAB and possibly others will be active as TM1CEZ from Cezembre Island between December 26-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. They will have 3-4 stations on the air. QSL via M0OXO or OQRS . KP4, PUERTO RICO. Jaime, WP3A, will be active as KP4BD from Las Piedras during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/ Low-Power entry. QSL via NP3LT. MD, ISLE OF MAN. Gordon, MM0GPZ, will be active as MD2N from the IOM between November 26-28th. He plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power/Assisted entry. He states that he will use a 1/4 vertical in the sea and a dipole. MZ5, SCOTLAND. Nigel, G3TXF, will once again be active from the Scottish Shetland Island (IOTA EU-012) as MZ5A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th) as Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via ClubLog’s OQRS for direct, Bureau and LoTW. MZ5, SCOTLAND. Ian, G3WVG, will once again be active from the Scottish Shetland Island (IOTA EU-012) as MZ5B during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as Single-Op/Single-Band (160m) entry. QSL via ClubLog’s OQRS for direct, Bureau and LoTW. NH2, GUAM (OC-026). Joel, KG6DX, will once again be active as NH2DX in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/ entry. QSL via NH2DX (CBA or QRZ.com address) or LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. NI6, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the “Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association” (BIARA) will be active as NI6BB between 1600-2359z on Wednesday, December 7th, in memory of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The ship’s circa 1980’s legacy gear will be manned by the “Gray Radio Gang” on 40 meters SSB from approximately 1800-2300z. Operations are planned to be on 7241 kHz and as the transmitters are on deck 3 and the receivers are on the main deck, QSYing to tweek you in is nearly impossible. Please ensure you are on frequency before you call as they cannot easily track you. Understand that there will be a delay between transmit and receive due to the receiver recovery time. The main BIARA team will man both their SSB and CW stations using amateur radio transceivers on 20-10 meters commensurate with conditions. Suggested frequencies are: CW � 14041, 18078, 21041, 24896, and /or 28041 kHz & SSB � 14341, 18141, 21441, 24941 and /or 28441 kHz >Watch the packet clusters for frequenices. QSL via the info on QRZ.com. Also follow BIARA’s activities at: http://biara.org OF9, FINLAND (Press Release OH2BH � From Officces of Santa Claus in Finland, dated November 19th). DECEMBER’S ULTIMATE EVENT � OF9X PROMOTES THE CHRISTMAS SPIRRIT ON THE RADIO SPECTRUM � Greetings from the Land of Sannta Claus, in the Far North at the Arctic Circle. The busy yuletide season is soon upon us, and Santa is preparing his sleigh for another world tour. The old man is very busy, but fortunately the elves are there to help him deliver the Christmas spirit to the world’s children. The Ou-Hou (OH) people are also bringing Santa to the ham community as in many past years, utilizing some high tech to assist him. With the help of multimedia and the Internet, a dozen or so elves will operate Santa Radio, OF9X, with their own identity. As a reward for contacting several of them, your brave children, grand- children, or neighbors’ children may even speak with Santa himself. Amateur Radio’s future resides in our youth, and Santa can be their first contact with the art. This year’s activity will also pay respect to the ARRL’s late President Emeritus, Jim Hayne, W5JBP, who became a SK at the time the Santa script was in making. We wish to carry on the spirit of his mission ­ the Big Project ­ in this format. The certified reindeer driver and Laplander Pertti “Pete” Koivula, OH2BEE/OH9U, will give Santa a face and voice, tapping into his pro- fessional background as a famous actor of the Helsinki City Theatre. Pete is well known from his role in the Finnish national movie “The Unknown Soldier,” exploring those difficult bygone times of war, still remembered by seasoned Finns. The Santa activity’s end will mark the beginning of Finland’s Anniversary as a 100-year-old sovereign and independent nation. The patron of the OF9X Santa Activity is Mr. Juha Sipilä, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland. Mr. Sipilä indicates his sincere support of Finland being the home of Santa and states that “using the latest technology to promote Santa is valuable support for Finland and helps make this Christmas a special one.” He further expresses his pleasure of “welcoming an increasing number of visitors, such as those from America and China, who come to explore the treasures of Finnish Lapland by flying directly to Santa Claus Airport at the Arctic Circle.” More details will be released soon. The OF9X (Old-Father-9-Christmas) activity is supported by the Finnish Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) and the Finnish Amateur Radio Association (SRAL), and is organized by Radio Club of Pusula, OH9W with Radio Arcala, OH8X of Oulu, the frozen North. Note; you can request two pictures from SRAL, Annika, OH2HSJ, email at: oh2hsj@sral.fi 1: Prime minister Juha Sipila and 2: Santa Claus, OH2BEE/OH9U PJ4, BONAIRE. Mike, NA9Q, will be active as PJ4/NA9Q from Bonaire (SA-006) between December 4-10th. Activity will be holiday style on 40-10 meters using primarily SSB with some RTTY and CW, with 100 watts and portable/ temporary antennas. Depending upon band conditions, an effort will be made in the ARRL 10 Meter Contest (December 10th). Logs will be uploaded to LoTW upon his return. QSL via his home callsign. PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (November 28th-December 4th)��…. Nov/28th HN Dec/01st AN Dec/03rd AN Nov/29th HN Dec/02nd AN Dec/04th AN Nov/30th HN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE ====================================================== NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha ������ �� &p; ��� ���; —— AN � Above Normal p; Quiet K=0-1 0-7 HN � High Normal Unsettled&nnbsp; K=2 8-15 LN � Low Normal &nbssp; Active K=3 16-29 BN � Below Normal Minoor Storm K=4 30-49 DIS � Disturbed ; Major Storm K=5 50-99 VRY DIS � Very DDisturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400 REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE : The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual (REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets and casual QSO’s. This information is NOT based on any software pre- dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a new Ionospheric sounding method called “HF Ionospheric Interferometry” which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA. Also, check out the VOACAP predication Web page at: http://ift.tt/KUmSx9 PY, BRAZIL. Ed, PS7DX, will be active from a Lighthouse (BRA 035) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m)/High-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign. PZ, SURINAME. Members of the Voodoo Contest Group will be active as PZ5V from Paramaribo during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-? entry. QSL via Tim, M0URX. Operators mentioned are Ned/AA7A, John/G4IRN, Lee/KY7M, Dave/N4QS and Bud/N7CW. For more details, see: http://ift.tt/2fhI1ph QSL INFO AND NEWS������. &nbsv> QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF.. (November 25th) ����������——————������� �————������- 4O/KC0W via KC0W (d) EA8/OH5C via OH5C TA3/LZ1CNN via LZ1CNN 6Y9X via KQ1F EA8/OZ1AA via OZ1ACB TK/S53WW via S53WW 8Q7DV via UA9CLB EA8/RM5M via RM5M TK/S57C via S57C 8Q7SP via SP6FXY EA8/UA3RF via UA3RF TO2EE via K2HVN 8S7A via W3HNK II7WAVE via IK7HTB VE3DZ/KP4 via VE3DZ A60TVD via A61BK PJ2/RW0CN via RW0CN(B)/VE7ACN (d) VP2ESM via OH1VR (d) CT9/DJ0IF via DJ0IF PJ2/W8WTS via W8WTS VP5/W5CW via W5CW CT9/DL1CW via DL1CW PJ4/K9NW via K9NW VP9/KQ8Z via GM0IIO (d) CT9/DL5CW via DL5CW PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI ZA/OG1N via OH2TA CT9/DL8JJ via DL8JJ PZ5V via M0URX ZF2MJ via W6TMD CT9/YL3JM via K2PF (O) R80BRE via RC3M (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX’s- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only XZ1A is now open for OQRS at: http://ift.tt/2gprdZD CYPRUS QSL NEWS. Baz, 5B4AHO, has retired as QSL Manager for the Pafos Radio Club after 10 years of sterling work. The new QSL Manager is Norman, 5B4AIE. QSLs for the following callsigns should be sent via 5B4AIE: 5B4PRC, C4EURO, C4EU, P3EU, P3R and 5B70VE. ADDED NOTE: QSLing 5B stations in general � A reminder that many Cyprus stations have a p; QSL Manager who is not resident in Cyprus. It is therefore pointless to send QSLs for these stations to the Cyprus QSL Bureau – the cards will almost certainly not be delivered to their intended recipient. A full list of these stations can be found here: http://bit.ly/1QdZQht QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 3W2DK, 9N7XW, AD8J/HR9, C31MF, DP0GVN, GI4SNA, J68HZ, LW9ETQ, LX1TI, N6NO/VP9, PJ4L, T6TM, T88XH, TI5/KE2D, TL8AO, TZ4AM, UA2F, V63YY, VE2TKH, VK2DX, WH7AA, XX9O, YT1AA and ZL7G QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5A1AL, AT2SL (AS-176), ED7SPI (EU-143), OD5RI (AS-108), PJ2AF, R3CA/8, R3CA/9, R3CA/0, RI1C/p (EU-133), RK1O/p (EU-161), TL0A, VI6DH400 (OC-206), VK3IO and ZY8M (SA-045) QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3W4VE, 4S7FMG, 5B4AGY, 5B4AHJ, 5B4AHK, 5B4AJR, 5B4AJT, 5B8AP/P, AH0J, C4EURO, H2T, H22H, P3J, P40R, R2015KK, RP68TG, RP70AB, RP70AQ, RP70EV, RP70KD, RP71AQ, RP71VF, UE16SF, V73A and RW5CW TL, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (Update). Members of the Italian DXPedition Team will be active as TL8TT (not TL8T) from Central African Republic between February 1-14th. Operators mentioned are Alfeo/I1HJT, Silvano/ I2YSB, Vinicio/IK2CIO, Angelo/IK2CKR, Marcello/IK2DIA, Stefano/IK2HKT and Mac/JA3USA. The pilot stations are Art/IK7JWY (HF) and Sergio/IK0FTA (6m). Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes (The RTTY activity will be restricted to 20m). QSL via I2YSB, direct or the OQRS on their Web page at: http://ift.tt/K8yJaE A TL8TT needs/wants survey is available on the Web page also. Logs will be posted on LoTW about 6 months after the conclusion of the DXpedition. For News and Forum, see: http://ift.tt/1X2xCJQ LAST MINUTE UPDATE FROM IK7JWY (November 24th): “Our TL8TT license has been credited by ARRL and LoTW has been activated. Subject to availability of internet connection, the REAL TIME Log will be available at: http://ift.tt/1SFf5T6 OQRS will be activated from the beginning of the DXpedition. At the end of the DXpedition, QSO data will be uploaded to LoTW for our Sponsors, the LoTW EXPRESS applicants and those requesting QSL via OQRS. In addition, contributors for 50 USDs or more will receive, besides our QSL, the DXpedition DVD. The complete logbook upload will take place by the end of August 2017.” UA2, KALININGRAD. Members of the “UA2F Contest Club” will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via UA2FM. Operators mentioned are Dima/R3DCX, Dmitry/RA2FA, Dmitry/ RA3ATX, Alex/RN2FA, Dmitri/UA2FB, Vladimir/UA2FF, Victor/UA2FM and Igor/ UA2FX. UN4, KAZAKHSTAN. Nick, UN4L, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL via UA9AB. UP2, KAZAKHSTAN.Sergey, RU9I, will be active as UP2L during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via UA9AB. VE2, CANADA (Zone 2/Cancelled). Operators Jean/VE2VIA and Jean-Pierre/ VA2SG have cancelled their VE2SSS operation from Zone 2 during the CQWW DX CW Contest. No reason was given. For more details and updates, see: http://ift.tt/2fhI3xp VK9N, NORFOLK ISLAND. Matt, VK1MA, will be active as VK9NM from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between December 19-26th. He states, “The primary aim of the visit is a family holiday, so I will not be operating for large periods of time whilst there, but do hope to make quite a few contacts over the stay. As a keen participant in the SOTA (Summits On The Air) program, I am intending to activate Mt. Bates several times during my visit. I will also be operating from the rented house near the center of the island � all going well, I wiill be using 40m to 10m from Mt. Bates and I hope, 160m to 10m @100W from the house.” QSL via e-QSL and LoTW only. VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Dave, W5CW, will once again be active as VP5/W5CW from the VP5JM Hamlet QTH on the Island of Providenciales (NA-002, WLOTA 1476) between November 21st and December 13th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB. Dave also plans to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 24-25th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry and using the callsign VP5CW. QSL direct to his home callsign (See QRZ.com address). XX9, MACAO (Update). Operators Alberto/VR2XAN/IV3TAN (XX9TXN), Andrea/IV3SKB (XX9TKB), Stefano/IK2JUB (XX9TJU) and Luca/IK2PFL (XX9TPF) are now active as XX9TXN from Macao (AS-075) until November 21-29th. Excerpts from an update states that the team will be active on 40-10 meters using CW and RTTY. They will use the callsign XX9TXN on 160/80/40/20/15/10 meters. The callsign XX9TKB will be used on the 30/17/12 meter bands. They state the following [edited], “Currently we have a lot of problems on Top Band due to a Radar covering a wide spectrum from 1.5 to 2.3 MHz. We are working to find the best possible solution in RX. From time to time we are looking only for North America because from this part of the world the path with NA is extremely difficult (Polar path) especially with East Coast of US. From XX9 working a W1 is like for a DL working T31 or KH1 !!!!! Please be patient. Opening with NA are very short and limited.” The group will be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-2 entry signing as XX9TXN. QSL via VR2XAN direct (also OQRS). Outside of the contest you may hear the operators use their own XX9 callsign. QSL via the operators’ instructions. YE, INDONESIA. The YE2A Team will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. QSL only LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. Operators mentioned are Agus/YB1ALL, Yohanes/YB2DX, Rivai/YE3AA, Totok/ YB2FWQ, Dani/YB2TJV, Nur/YB2WBF, Igor/YC2/KC5VFV, Martinus/YB2LSR and Han/YD1SDL/2. YW4, VENEZUELA. Paolo, YV1DIG, will be active as YW4D during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via LoTW. ZC4, UK SOV. BASE AREAS ON CYPRUS. Steve, G0GSB, will once again be active as ZC4SB from UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (AS-004) between January 11-25th, 2017. Activity will be on 80/40/20 meters using CW and SSB, with an IC-706MKIIG w/100 watts into dipoles. QSL via his home callsign direct. ZS8, MARION ISLAND. A couple of sources are reporting that David, ZS1BCE, will once again return to Marion Island as a communications technician, and be active as ZS8Z, possibly last December or early next year through May 2018. Activity will be limited to when time permits on various HF bands using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via ZS1LS. ��������————��������—————��������——————� The foollowing stations are expected to be active in the CQ World Wide DX CW Contest (November 26-27th, 2016) �����————��������—————��������——————�� ThaThanks to Bill, NG3K, for providing OPDX readers with the following consolidated listing of the participants in the 2016 CQWW DX CW Contest. For a more detailed listing (and up-to-date changes/corrections) in HTML format, please visit Bill’s Web page at: http://ift.tt/2ghpXaZ (By call sign) http://ift.tt/2fhFWtw (By entity) http://ift.tt/2gpmG9w (By zone) The CQ World-Wide DX Contest Web page and rules: http://ift.tt/1D6G5jv —������� �————��������—————������� &� Contest DXCC CQZ Class QSL Callsign Entity Route ��——��������—————��������——————���� 3B9HA p; Rodriguez Island 39 SOAB LoTW; QSL via M0OXO 3V8SS Tunisia 33 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via LX1NO 4L8A Georgia 21 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via K1BV 4X2M Israel 20 SOSB 20M 4X4DZ 4X6FR Israel 20 SOAB 4X6OM 4X0W Israel 20 SOAB LP W1UE 5H1WW Tanzania 37 M/S RZ3FW; QSL via (C) 5H3EE Tanzania 37 SOAB LP DL4ME 5X1XA Uganda 37 G3SWH 5Z4/DJ6TF Kenya 37 DJ6TF; QSL via (DARC B/d) 6Y3T Jamaica 08 M/2 VE3CX 6Y9X Jamaica 08 SOAB KQ1F 8P1W Barbados 08 SOAB LP KU9C 8Q7DV Maldives 22 M/? UA8DX 8Q7SP Maldives 22 M/M LoTW; QSL via SP6FXY (B/C) 8R1/AG6UT Guyana 09 LoTW; QSL via DJ9RR 9H3PP Malta 15 SO HA5PP 9M6NA East Malaysia 28 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via JE1JKL 9Y4/VE3EY Trinidad & Tobago 09 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via VE3EY and (C) A31MM Tonga 32 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via EA5GL A44A Oman 21 M/2 A47RS A52NH Bhutan 22 LoTW; QSL via JA0JHQ or (C) AH2R Guam 27 M/S LoTW AH0K Mariana Islands 27 M/2 OH6GDX AT5X India 22 SOAB HP LoTW BA4TB China 24 SOSB 160M BA4TB CB1H Chile 12 M/? CE1DY CN2AA Morocco 33 M/S LoTW; QSL via UA2FM CN2R Morocco 33 M/2 W7EJ CR2V Azores 14 SOSB 20M HB9CRV CR3OO Madeira 33 SOAB LoTW CR3W Madeira 33 M/2 LoTW; QSL via DL5AXX CR6K Portugal 14 SOAB CT1ILT CT9/R7KW Madeira 33 SOAB LP K2PF; QSL via (C) CU9AB Azores 14 SOAB HP HB9CRV D1WW* Ukraine 16 SOSB 20M UA6GG; QSL via (e) DX2R Phillipines 27 M/S E2X Thailand 26 M/S LoTW ED8X Canary Islands 33 M/S RN3RQ EF3T Spain 14 M/S LoTW; QSL via EA3NO EF8U Canary Islands 33 SOAB HP EA8URL ES9C Estonia 15 M/2 LoTW; QSL via ES5RY ET3AA Ethiopia 37 N2OO FG/WJ2O Guadeloupe 08 SOAB LP N2ZN (d) FH/HB9AMO Mayotte 39 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via M0URX FO/K7AR Austral Islands 32 SOAB HP LoTW; QSL via K7AR and (C) FY5FY French Guiana 09 SOSB 80M FY5FY GJ2A Jersey 14 SOSB LoTW GU3HFN Guernsey 14 SOAB GU4CHY Guernsey 14 SOSB 20M GU4CHY (d) GU4YOX Guernsey 14 SOSB 80M LoTW; QSL via GU4YOX HB0/DK4YJ Liechtenstein 14 M/S DK4YJ HI3/NP4Z Dominican Republic 08 SOAB N4AO HI3CC Dominican Republic 08 M/S W2CCW HR2DMR Honduras 07 SOAB LP KD4POJ HR2J Honduras 07 SO LP HR2J; QSL via HR2J (d/e) HS0AC Thailand 26 M/? HS0ZAR Thailand 26 M/2 K3ZO IH9R African Italy 33 SOSB 80M IZ1GAR IO5O Italy 15 M/S IK5RLP J68GD St Lucia 08 SOAB LoTW; QSL via K9AW (d) J70BH Dominica 08 OH2BH KH7M Hawaii 31 SOAB HP KH6ZM KP2Q US Virgin Islands 08 M/? K3TEJ KP4/VE3RSA Puerto Rico 08 SOAB QRP LoTW; QSL via VE3RSA (d) KP4BD Puerto Rico 08 SOAB LP NP3LT LY4A Lithuania 15 M/? LoTW MD2N Isle of Man 14 SOSB 40M MZ5A Shetland Islands 14 SOSB 40M LoTW; QSL via (C) MZ5B Shetland Islands 14 SOSB 160M LoTW; QSL via (C) NH2DX Guam 27 SOSB 15M LoTW; QSL via NH2DX (d) NP2P US Virgin Islands 08 SO LoTW NP3A Puerto Rico 08 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via WD8CW NP4DX Puerto Rico 08 SOAB HP TBA OH5DX Finland 15 M/M LoTW OH0Z Aland Island 15 SOAB HP W0MM P40W Aruba 09 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via N2MM (d)(no B) PJ4A Bonaire 09 M/? K4BAI PJ4Q Bonaire 09 M/S W4PA PJ7/G4JEC Sint Maarten 08 LoTW; QSL via N0UK (B/d/C) PJ7/K0CD Sint Maarten 08 SOAB QRP K0CD PX2V Brazil 11 M/S PY2KJ P40C Aruba 08 P49Y Aruba 09 SOAB LoTW; QSL via AE6Y PZ5V Surinam 09 M/? M0URX RM3F Russia (Europe) 16 M/S UA3DPX SU9JG Egypt 34 EA5GL SW9AA Crete 20 SOAB LZ1PM TC3A Turkey 20 M/2 LZ1NK TF3CW Iceland 40 SOSB 20M LX1NO TF3JB Iceland 40 SOSB 80M TF3JB TI5/AB2E Costa Rica 07 SOAB HP AB2E (d) TI5W Costa Rica 07 SOAB HP W4FS TK0C Corsica 15 M/2 LoTW TO1A French Guiana 09 SOSB F5HRY TX8F New Caledonia 32 M/S NI5DX; QSL via (C/e) UA2F Kaliningrad 15 M/S UA2FM UN4L Kazakhstan 17 SOSB 80M UA9AB UP2L Kazakhstan 17 SOSB 40M UA9AB V26K Antigua & Barbuda 08 SOAB LP LoTW; QSL via AA3B V47T St Kitts & Nevis 08 SOAB HP W2RQ V6A Micronesia 27 SOAB JA7HMZ V73NS Marshall Islands 31 LoTW VC2T Canada 05 M/S LoTW VE2 Canada 02 M/S VE3NE VK6NC Australia 29 M/? VK9NX Norfolk Island 32 LoTW; QSL via NX1P (B/d) VP2EHC Anguilla 08 SOAB HP OH3JR (d) VP2ESM Anguilla 08 SOAB LP OH1VR (d) VP2VI Br. Virgin Islands 08 M/? TBA VP5CW Turks & Caicos 08 W5CW (d) VP5M Turks & Caicos 08 M/S K4PQL VP9I Bermuda 05 SOSB 20M GM0IIO XW4XR Laos 26 LoTW; QSL via E21EIC XW0YO Laos 26 LoTW XX9TXN Macao 24 M/2 VR2XAN (d) YB0ECT Indonesia 28 SOSB 15M W2FB YE2A Indonesia 28 M/S LoTW YR8D Romania 20 M/S YO8KRR YW4D Venezuela 09 SOAB HP LoTW Z39A Macedonia 15 SOSB 20M LoTW ZA/OG1N Albania 15 SOSB 20M LoTW; QSL via OH2TA ZD8W Ascension Island 36 M/2 W6NV ZF2MJ Cayman Islands 08 SOAB HP W6TMD ZF9CW Cayman Islands 08 K5GO ZL7/W1XGI Chatham Island 32 LoTW; QSL via JA1XGI ZM4T New Zealand 32 M/S LoTW ZS2DL South Africa 38 SOAB HP ZS2DL (e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX’s- Bureau (O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (*) unrecognized DXCC -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TO BE ADDED TO THE OPDX MAILING LIST — Click or send requests to: Help: Subscribe: Unsubscribe: OPDX WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE (provided by John, K8YSE): http://ift.tt/1EJe1d7 ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION’S WEB PAGES AT: http://www.nodxa.org/ http://ift.tt/1OowNGD -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- * All excerpts and distribution of “The OPDX Bulletin” are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receives credit. ** To contribute DX info, please send via InterNet Mail to: OR OR Information can now be faxed to the following phone line at: 1-419-828-7791 (F A X only!) /EXIT -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW � E-mail adddresses: Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX � DXer’s Tool of Excellence) President of the “Northern Ohio DX Association” (NODXA) DX Chairman for the “Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division Sysop of the “Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS” (BARF80.ORG) ______________________________________________________________ DX mailing list Home: http://ift.tt/1EJe0pK Help: http://ift.tt/1dfGmnc Post: mailto:DX@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://ift.tt/1dfGp2f Should amateur radio be used for military purposes? Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST About a month ago, it was reported that amateur radio operators in India had been drafted to monitor the radio communications of suspected terrorist using the ham bands. The report in The Arunachal Times notes: Suspicious signals in coded Bengali and Urdu languages along the India-Bangladesh border in past few months have raised suspicion over extremists using this unconventional mode of communication, prompting authorities to deploy Ham radio operators on round-the-clock duty. The incident first came into light in June after amateur Ham radio operators picked suspicious radio signals and unauthorised radio communications in coded Bengali and Urdu in Basirhat and Sunderbans region. Alarmed over the incident, the operators informed the Centre following which they were called to an international monitoring centre (Radio) and asked to track the signals. A team of 23 Ham radio operators are now on round-the- clock duty trying to track the exact location of radio signals. This story was also reported in India’s Press Trust of India News and FirstPost. While I’m all for ham radio being used for emergency and public service communications, I’m not so sure that I agree with this particular use. I would be OK with this if the amateur radio operators in question were actually drafted into the military and used military equipment to monitor these transmissions, but I’m not sure that as amateur radio operators they should be taking part in these kinds of operations. What do you think? If you lived down near the U.S.-Mexican border or the U.S.-Canadian border, and the Border Patrol or Army asked you to listen for potential terrorist communications, would you do so? The post Should amateur radio be used for military purposes? appeared first on KB6NU’s Ham Radio Blog. from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fwBGBA via IFTTT Better PCR1000 Software Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST Hi All, I’ve got an ICOM IC PCR-1000, but I’m not a fan of the software it comes with. Does anyone have any tips on better software I can use, preferably with a waterfall display? 73 submitted by /u/ac07682 [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gHOSsr via IFTTT Vanity Call Sign Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST Hey, does anybody remember how long it took to get their vanity? I submitted my application online almost 3 weeks ago and I don’t think they’ve even looked at it yet. I think I received my systematic after about 10 days when I got licensed. submitted by /u/fralick2 [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gHDRaJ via IFTTT Looking for repeater list download Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:08 PM PST I’ve been looking for quite some time for a downloadable CSV of US Repeaters and their corresponding information. I’m working on a project and can’t move forward any further until I’m able to get my hands on this list. submitted by /u/codedad [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gujhaT via IFTTT Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039, November 25 2016: Posted: 25 Nov 2016 01:38 PM PST eHam.net News � The ffollowing is a QST. More mysterious radio signals plague amateurs in India. One ham in New Zealand gives us details on the recent earthquake. Pennsylvania hams invite QSOs for every county � and amateurs in the Philipppines mark 84 years on the air. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2039 comes your way right now. from Ham Radio Update http://ift.tt/2gdom6G via IFTTT SWR Meter Posted: 25 Nov 2016 12:08 PM PST So, my dad and I are just getting into Ham radio and my dad has started to play around with making antennas etc and wants a meter. We’re just techs and will likely be just that for awhile. I’d like to get a decent meter, for at least 70cm/2m but he’s been playing with 6 & 10m too. Any suggestions, I’d like to keep it under $200, under $150 if possible. submitted by /u/IllRememberThisUser [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2gos38N via IFTTT The K7RA Solar Update Posted: 25 Nov 2016 11:33 AM PST ARRL � Tad Cook, K7RAA, Seattle, reports: Over the November 17-23 reporting week, average daily sunspot numbers decreased from 28.7 to 14.1. Average daily solar flux decreased from 78.5 to 77.1, although last week’s bulletin erroneously reported average solar flux for the November 10-16 period as 45.8. Thanks to several sharp-eyed readers who caught this, including IK2AGX, G8XTJ, AA2F, K6MSM, and N8II�. from Ham Radio Update http://ift.tt/2gd1XXm via IFTTT Hurricane Watch Net Stands Down after Hurricane Otto Makes Landfall in Nicaragua Posted: 25 Nov 2016 11:33 AM PST ARRL � The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) activated on Thanksgiving Day for Hurricane Otto. The Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 MPH made landfall on the southern Nicaraguan coast on November 24 and passed over Central America with no reported fatalities but generating flooding. The net stood down at 2200 UTC. Otto was the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record this late in the year.”A� from Ham Radio Update http://ift.tt/2gHESPT via IFTTT Weekly CW Noob On-Air Hangout Saturday 02:30 UTC Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:05 AM PST This is for anyone interested in trying out CW. Any and all are welcome, whether you can just barely send your callsign or guys running 60+WPM while making a sandwich. The idea is to make a nice safe place for Redditors (or others!) to hop on the air and try and make some QSOs using morse. New operators can call at whatever speed they are comfortable copying at, experienced operators please just try and work the new guys. Frequency coordination will occur in IRC. We hang out in #redditnet on irc.geekshed.net (web client available in the yellow box on the right). This doesn’t act as a traditional net, but rather we move around between frequencies and bands as needed to give everyone a shot. Just pop into the channel and say “anyone want a CW QSO?” or something similar. Please remember to answer any calling station at the speed they call at. On the flip side, don’t call any faster than you can copy Expect a lot of busted contacts from failing to copy, and lots of people calling ‘AGN?’ Seriously, you should probably at least be able to send your callsign for legal ID purposes Use a key, bug, paddle, foil wrapped banana, whatever. You’re probably cheating yourself if you let the computer do all of the sending and receiving though, this isn’t a contest or a DXpedition. Feel free to use it for help if needed though. We don’t care. Try and do things farnsworth style if you have trouble sending. Faster characters, longer spaces between. Decrease the spaces if both operators can handle it. Don’t hesitate to call QRS if you need the guy on the other side of the ionosphere to slow down. Check out the wiki for resources on learning CW. It doesn’t take a whole lot of time all at once, 5-15 minutes 2-3 times a day, every day. If you’re member of SKCC (free!), FISTS (costs, but cheap), or any other group, you can try and send your numbers as well for the contacts to count towards their awards, and feel free to QSL to try and get the Reddit awards (see wiki). If there are specific bands you’d like to try and work, give a yell here and we can work with you. Technicians are welcome and encouraged to exercise their CW privileges on the lower bands. Good luck and see you on the air submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fZoVDG via IFTTT Bye bye FCC. The damage has begun. Posted: 25 Nov 2016 08:06 AM PST I have a friend who is an rf engineer. A good part of his day is spent chasing down rfi � cheap grow lights on display at Home Depot/Walmart that interfere with the pagers doctors use for example. He is in one of the districts where the FCC has closed their field offices, sold the trucks and are leaving town. He was told that if there was a major problem then they will send in a jump team, but for the most part they are on their own and good luck. From this point forward, expect no assistance from the FCC except in very limited capacity and in very limited areas. submitted by /u/IWishItWouldSnow [link] [comments] from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8212326 http://ift.tt/2fy5AbZ via IFTTT SOTA “Summit-to-Summit” Activation Declared a Success Posted: 25 Nov 2016 07:45 AM PST ARRL � The November 119 Summits on the Air (SOTA) “Summit-to-Summit” event between Europe and North America is being called “a great success.” SOTA is an awards program that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas.Despite cold, rainy weather in parts of Europe and just-average band conditions, all activators reported successful and enjoyable experiences. In addition to Europe-to-North Americ� from Ham Radio Upddate http://ift.tt/2gcjr6e via IFTTT When disaster calls Waupaca County ARES answers Posted: 25 Nov 2016 05:05 AM PST QRZ Callsign Search Page last updated on: Friday, November 25, 2016 When disaster calls Waupaca County ARES answers A small group of radio amateurs in Waupaca County help maintain communications during emergencies On Waupaca Now Robert Cloud writes: “When all other forms of communications go down, you can communicate around the world if you have a 12-volt battery,” according to Jesse Landre W9JLL, the public information officer for the Waupaca County Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES). “We’re there to back up the systems that have gone down,” Landre said. Nearly 20 volunteers are active with ARES countywide. They work with Waupaca County Emergency Management, provide local storm spotting and warnings during severe weather, and safety monitoring at the Iola Bump and Jump in May, the Iola Car Show in July and the Waupaca Triathlon in August each year. Every June, Waupaca County ARES also participates in Field Day, an emergency preparedness exercise involving more than 30,000 ham radio operators nationwide. Read the full story at http://ift.tt/2fvs8a8 What is Amateur Radio ? http://ift.tt/1g1QLri Find an Amateur Radio training course near you http://ift.tt/1WeJCaf Share this page Follow us Advertisement Advertisement Latest news stories.. 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