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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

DXER ham radio news 03/27/19

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“This will be a multi-part video that was recorded at Flex Radio HQ in Austin Texas, March of 2019. SmartLink version 3, featuring MultiFlex, is about to be released on their Flex 6000 Series radios. In these videos, we get demonstrations of the Flex Maestro, the 6400, 6400M, 6600, 6600M, 6700 and we get to look inside of the Flex Power Genius XL Amp.”

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, John Harper (AE5X), who writes:
Your readers might be interested in the spark gap transmitter depiction in Rebellion, a series currently on Netflix:
https://ae5x.blogspot.com/2019/03/spark-gap-transmitter-depicted-in.html
Many thanks for sharing, John!


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(Source: RadioInfo via Michael Bird)
The Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Clare O’Neil, has told ABC Radio Darwin that a Shorten Government will bring short-wave radio back to the Northern Territory, after it was disbanded by the ABC in 2017, saying restoring the service “is actually crucially important for safety in the Territory.
“Malarndirri (McCarthy) spoke earlier today about a gentleman who was out fishing, and he didn’t know about the cyclone because he didn’t have access to short wave radio. We know there are long haul trucks travelling around the Territory, and short-wave radio is crucial for them to understand what’s going on around them. So that’s why a Shorten Labor Government will bring this back.”
Asked if that meant that Labor would fund the million dollars or so to meet the expense, the Shadow Minister said “That’s correct” though she was unable to commit to any further expansion of the short-wave service outside of the NT.
Read more at: https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/labor-will-bring-back-short-wave-nt © Radioinfo.com.au


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Photo by Flickt user Shirokazan via Wikimedia Commons.
(Source: Mauno Ritola via WRTH Facebook page)
Encompass (BBC content) Encompass DRM tests from Woofferton are planned for March 26th and 27th:
  • 1200-1300 UTC 11780 kHz
  • 1500-1600 UTC 11790 kHz”
Very strong signal on 11780 kHz now.
Thanks for the tip, Mauno!


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The VX2A11 team (Jim WA4YIZ, Becky KA2BEC, Richard VE2DX and XYL) commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing will by on a DXpedition to Grosse Iles, Iles de la Madeleine NA-038 from July 23-30, 2019 with participation in IOTA contest. QSL via VE2STN.

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Felipe, NP4Z will be active as WP4X from Puerto Rico, IOTA NA - 099, in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, 30 - 31 March 2019.

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ARRL - Des Moines (Iowa) Water Works (DMWW) uses secure radiotelemetry to monitor various remote-site parameters to alert staff to problems. Earlier this year, DMWW experienced periodic and sometimes total failure of the radio system. After no solution could be found, staff reached out to various resources, including the FCC. Polk County ARES also was brought in, and eight operators assembled to track…


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Des Moines (Iowa) Water Works (DMWW) uses secure radiotelemetry to monitor various remote-site parameters to alert staff to problems. Earlier this year, DMWW experienced periodic and sometimes total failure of the radio system. After no solution could be found, staff reached out to various resources, including the FCC. Polk County ARES also was brought in, and eight operators assembled to track…


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Juan, EA8RM will be active as EB8AH from Gran Canaria Island, Canary Islands, in CQ WW WPX SSB Contest, 30 - 31 March 2019.

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Des Moines (Iowa) Water Works (DMWW) uses secure radiotelemetry to monitor various remote-site parameters to alert staff to problems. Earlier this year, DMWW experienced periodic and sometimes total failure of the radio system. After no solution could be found, staff reached out to various resources, including the FCC. Polk County ARES also was brought in, and eight operators assembled to track down the interference, working the late shift.
After a process of elimination, the ARES volunteers pinpointed the interfering signal to defunct equipment atop a downtown Des Moines building. The team contacted the owner of the license associated with the equipment and got permission to disable it, and DMWW confirmed that the signal interference was gone. Collectively, the Polk County ARES volunteer team spent approximately 70 hours to assist DMWW. Following the experience, DMWW installed a more robust radio system with encryption and established stronger relationships with several entities that can assist if similar problems arise. — Thanks to H2Oline and The ARES E-Letter
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Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers in Colorado stepped up as a mid-month “bomb cyclone” winter storm struck the state, with heavy rain shifting to heavy snowfall. The storm affected several states and led to significant flooding in Nebraska. Parts of Colorado recorded winds of nearly 100 MPH and record-low barometric pressure readings. ARES teams in Colorado began preparations …


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Christian, EA3NT will be active as J20NT on 13-14 April 2019 only from Djibouti mainland, while waiting for J20DX team mates to arrive. On the following days the J20DX team will activate IOTA references AF-059 and AF-053. See https://j20dx.com/ for details.

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MARCH 26 – At 15:45z, 5V7EI went QRT. Logsearch here Pictures above credit EI2JD MARCH 23 – With just over 3 full days of operating left, the 5V7EI team are discontinuing with Fox & Hound mode but will now use ‘Standard Frequencies’ on FT8 instead. ‘Fox & Hound’ worked very well for us but now, it’s time […]

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Christian, EA3NT will be active as J20NT from Djibouti, 13 - 14 April 2019.

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If “73” means “Best Regards,” and “88” means “Love and Kisses,” what does “33” mean? It means “love sealed with friendship and mutual respect between one YL and another YL.” “33” was coined by Clara Reger, W2RUF of Buffalo, New York and officially adopted as the universal “YL greeting” by the YLRL in 1940.

Birth of the Thirty-Three
Clara had her ticket
She also had a rig
Because she was just startin
It wasn’t very big.
She slowly tuned the crystal,
And watched the meter drop.
Then tapped the key a couple times
To be sure it wouldn’t stop.
Now everything was ready.
She called a short CQ
And received an answer
On thirty-six sixty-two.
They chewed the fat ‘bout stuff and things.
'bout dresses, work and dates.
They finally called it QRT
The girl sent eighty-eights.
Clara thought it a might funny
Whether it be Miss. or Mrs.
To end a perfect QSO
By sending “Love and Kisses”
It sounds too sentimental;
Just a little too much “goo”
To be sending “Love and Kisses”
To a girl the same as you.
For an entire week she pondered;
Wouldn’t even touch the rig.
She pushed her slide rule by the hour,
Employing “logs” and “trig”.
She added and subtracted.
What could the answer be?
To reach a happy medium
Twixt eighty-eight and seventy-three.
Clara finally looked up from her work
All smiles and not forlorn.
Twas July in Nineteen Forty
That thirty-three was born.
There’s no real definition
But it’s meaning is known well.
It’s how a YL says good evening
To another friend YL.
~Author Unknown


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NEWS UPDATE by K9AJ — Plans for the previously announced IOTA DXpedition to NA-250 (new) by Bruce/KD6WW & Mike/K9AJ are coming together. We have purchased our air tickets & are scheduled to arrive in Yakutat around noon on Thursday, May 9. We have an outfitter & a guide armed w/ a suitable gauge rifle to stay […]

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Southgate ARC - Alex, N7AGF, will make his semi-annual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids between April 29th and May 4th or 5th (or longer depending on how things go)

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Sasquatch Stomp - Complete Details
The Sasquatch Stomp is an amateur radio contest sponsored by the Pacific North West QRP Group designed to get QRP operators on the air for a fun event similar to the Zombie Shuffle. Unlike “real” contests, there is no point to this event other than simply getting on the air and having fun. The event is scored, but unlike other contests the final score for each participant will be a negative number with the object being to get the lowest number below zero.
Why do Sasquatches Stomp? Because we can, and we’re good at it!
From 21:00 UTC Friday until 03:00 UTC Saturday (March 29).


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Southgate ARC - ARRL report a new App (version 5.1) for digital QST readers that use the iOS platform is now available on the Apple iTunes store

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Southgate ARC - The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals beginning April 1, 2019, from US schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020

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Southgate ARC - Some time ago, we had scheduled fall of 2019 for the Sable Island DXpedition. Due to circumstances we had to reschedule to 2020. Hopefully this will be better for propagation

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Southgate ARC - Ali, EP3CQ, who went QRT on March 23rd, will once again be active as 6O1OO starting April 15th, for one month. Activity will be limited to his spare time because he works for the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS), in Mogadishu

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Southgate ARC - John AE5X spotted a spark gap transmitter in the 3rd episode of season 1 of the Netflix series ‘Rebellion’

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