CQ all hams and SWLs de 30MDG member 0942. Are you interested in operating digital modes? Then I have just the event for you.
Date: Saturday January 29, 2011
Time: All Day
Repeats: This event repeats every day until Sunday January 30, 2011.
Location: 10100 - 10150 30 Meter Band (10 MHz)
Notes: 30 Meter WAS – WAE – CIS Weekend
When: January 29th & 30th 2011
Where: 10 MHz - 30 Meter Band (10100 – 10150)
Objective: To promote 30 meter activity and those pursuing WAS (Worked All States), WAE (Worked All Europe), or CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Some digital ops will also be experimenting with Video Text/Video ID or different digital modes on unique 30 Meter Band.
Those of you who want to participate using the more common modes of CW, BPSK31, RTTY, we welcome that, but those wanting to try other less used modes please do so and turn your RSID on to help others know what mode you are transmitting (common modes of BPSK31 or RTTY no need for RSID, do use RSID on the less common/exotic modes i.e. Olivia/Contestia/etc and/or in addition to RSID use Video ModeText to show others on the waterfall what mode is being used).
We suggest if the CW (10100-10130) or PSK (10140-10142) portions of the band have few signals being seen due to poor band conditions then look higher at 10142-10144 for Contestia, Olivia, etc weak signal modes or for sure if very poor propagation give JT65a a try at 10138-10139 just below 10140.
To add a twist to this weekend please give Video Text a try to show your State / Country on the waterfall so others can see at a glance on the waterfall where the signal is from and/or use Video ID (i.e. KB9UMT will use either Video Text of ‘IL’ or Video ID of ‘KB9UMT’ or for PA3GWH would use Video Text of ‘PA’ or Video ID of ‘PA3GWH’). For more information go to the www.30mdg.net site for a link to Video Text ID/Text information. http://www.30mdg.net/events.html
We welcome ALL 30MDG Members to participate this weekend (or anytime) on 30m Band. BUT we have to ask . . . will YOU be on the band to represent your State/Country? We hope so! ☺
We have members in all 50 States for WAS, members in 48 of the EU entities needed for WAE, and members in 8 of the 11 CIS so get on the band if you have time and have some fun!
For those States/Countries with 10 or less 30MDG Members we would like to see those States/Countries with fewer members on the Band because it usually indicates a harder to find State/Country to confirm. You know who you are, but if you don’t please review the list below and again ANY and ALL Welcome but please those with fewer members give it a go and let others work you!
US States Summary (by number)
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92 -- FL (Florida)
89 -- TX (Texas)
83 -- CA (California)
75 -- NY (New York)
73 -- OH (Ohio)
72 -- PA (Pennsylvania)
55 -- NC (North Carolina)
49 -- GA (Georgia)
47 -- IL (Illinois)
46 -- VA (Virginia)
44 -- MI (Michigan)
42 -- IN (Indiana)
37 -- TN (Tennessee)
32 -- NJ (New Jersey)
31 -- AZ (Arizona)
31 -- MO (Missouri)
31 -- MD (Maryland)
28 -- WA (Washington)
26 -- AL (Alabama)
25 -- CO (Colorado)
25 -- MA (Massachusetts)
23 -- KY (Kentucky)
23 -- SC (South Carolina)
22 -- KS (Kansas)
21 -- WI (Wisconsin)
21 -- MS (Mississippi)
20 -- OR (Oregon)
19 -- MN (Minnesota)
19 -- NH (New Hampshire)
19 -- CT (Connecticut)
18 -- AR (Arkansas)
17 -- OK (Oklahoma)
16 -- ME (Maine)
16 -- IA (Iowa)
11 -- NV (Nevada)
10 -- WV (West Virginia) *
9 -- NE (Nebraska) *
9 -- MT (Montana) *
9 -- DE (Delaware) *
9 -- LA (Louisiana) *
8 -- ID (Idaho) *
8 -- NM (New Mexico) *
7 -- UT (Utah) *
5 -- VT (Vermont) *
4 -- AK (Alaska) *
4 -- RI (Rhode Island) *
3 -- WY (Wyoming) *
2 -- ND (North Dakota) *
2 -- HI (Hawaii) *
1 -- SD (South Dakota) *
EU [Europe] Members per DXCC Summary
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303 -- England
275 -- Italy
243 -- European Russia
222 -- Germany
168 -- France
145 -- Poland
122 -- Spain
122 – Ukraine **CIS
95 -- Belgium
75 -- Netherlands
55 -- Czech Republic
49 -- Romania
48 -- Austria
43 -- Scotland
35 -- Sweden
32 -- Denmark
31 -- Greece
31 -- Switzerland
30 -- Croatia
26 -- Portugal
25 -- Hungary
22 -- Wales
20 -- Norway
18 -- Finland
18 -- Northern Ireland
18 -- Slovenia
18 -- Ireland
12 -- Serbia
10 – Slovakia *
10 – Bulgaria *
10 – Estonia *
8 – Belarus * **CIS
8 – Kaliningr *ad
7 – Latvia *
7 – Lithuania *
6 – Malta *
6 – Azores *
6 – Luxembourg *
5 – Macedonia *
5 -- Bosnia-Herzegovina *
5 – Sardinia *
4 – Crete *
3 – Jersey *
3 – Iceland *
2 -- Balearic Islands *
2 – Corsica *
2 – Monaco *
2 -- Isle of Man *
1 – Moldova * **CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS)
Armenia **
Azerbaijan **
Belarus **
Kazakhstan **
Kyrgyzstan **
Moldova **
Russia **
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine **
Uzbekistan
AS [Asia] Members per DXCC Summary
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57 -- Asiatic Russia ** CIS
13 -- Kazakhstan ** CIS
7 -- Asiatic Turkey
6 -- Japan
6 -- Armenia ** CIS
5 -- West Malaysia
4 -- Israel
4 -- Thailand
3 -- India
3 -- Kyrgyzstan ** CIS
2 -- United Arab Emirates
2 -- Iraq
2 -- Lebanon
2 -- Cyprus
2 -- Azerbaijan ** CIS
2 -- Pakistan
1 -- Georgia
1 -- Saudi Arabia
1 -- Jordan
1 -- Sri Lanka
1 -- China
1 -- Oman
This event is NOT a Contest … no set times … no rules … no set exchanges … no winners other than those that participate with casual use of the 30 Meter Band and to promote activity on the Band knowing that others with like interests will be on this weekend to experiment, ragchew, DX and have some casual fun and maybe even work some stations towards your personal station goals of WAS - WAE – CIS!
Links to HamSpots (VK3AMA) 30m Spots and also LOTW/EQSL searches:
http://hamspots.net/30mdg/
http://hamspots.net/30/
http://hamspots.net/lotw_state/ http://hamspots.net/lotw_dxcc/
http://hamspots.net/eqsl_state/ http://hamspots.net/eqsl_dxcc/
***Please note we are secondary users of the 30 Meter Band and to use good operating
procedures.
Have fun and hope to see you on the waterfall!
Thanks
Don KB9UMT 30MDG#0001
http://www.30mdg.net/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/30MDG/
I hope to see a few of you on the band. I will be doing a lot of JT65a work around 10138.0 kHz so if you need North Carolina and more importantly the rare county of Clay on digital/30m, be sure to give me a shout out if you see me on the band. I qsl via LOTW (preferred), eQSL (AG), and paper qsls (direct and bureau).
CU this Saturday and 73 de N5FPW - Larry
My 30MDG member number is # 0942
