19 December 2015 A.R.I. DX
Bulletin
No
1285
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Direttore Responsabile
I2VGW
PERIOD
CALL REF
till 19/12
TO2EE: St. Barthelemy (NA-146) 1283
till 19/12
TZ9A: Mali 1284
till 20/12
CQ790IARU: special callsign (Portugal) 1285
till 20/12
HR9/N9EAW: Roatan Island (NA-057) 1284
till 20/12
VK100ANZAC: special callsign 1247
till 20/12
VY0JCW: Baffin Island (NA-047) 1283
till 22/12
P490IARU: special callsign 1278
till 23/12
CQ890IARU: special callsign (Azores) 1285
till 23/12
CQ90IARU: special callsign (Madeira) 1283
till 23/12
VK2IAY/9: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1284
till 28/12
OF9X: special callsign 1284
till 28/12
V5/DL3DXX: Namibia 1284
till 29/12
V5/DD0VR: Namibia 1283
till 30/12
ZY70FEB: special callsign 1282
till 31/12
4U20B: special callsign (Italy) 1266
till 31/12
4U70VIC: Vienna International ARC 1275
till 31/12
9A88AA: special callsign 1266
till 31/12
9H90IARU: special callsign 1279
till 31/12
9J2JOCV: special callsign (Zambia) 1268
till 31/12
AT150ITU: special callsign 1248
till 31/12
AU90IARU: special callsign 1281
till 31/12
DJ90IARU: special callsign 1235
till 31/12
DK65DARC and DL65DARC: special callsigns 1235
till 31/12
DL25UNION: special callsign 1276
till 31/12
E50A, E50B, E50J, E50K, E50V: South Cooks (OC-013) 1232
till 31/12
E50D: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cooks 1232
till 31/12
E50W: Penrhyn (OC-082), North Cooks 1232
till 31/12
EI150ITU: special callsign 1239
till 31/12
EI90IARU: special callsign 1246
till 31/12
EV90IARU: special callsign 1278
till 31/12
GB5OMU: special callsign (Northern Ireland) 1284
till 31/12
HA45KHW: special callsign 1254
till 31/12
HB90IARU: special callsign 1248
till 31/12
HH90IARU: special callsign (Haiti) 1279
till 31/12
II0IYL, II1IYL, II3IYL, II8IYL: special stations 1285
till 31/12
II90IARU: special callsign 1267
till 31/12
IY7LE and IY7LE/p: special stations 1273
till 31/12
JV150ITU: special event station 1255
till 31/12
LY90IARU: special callsign 1280
till 31/12
LZ362MT: special callsign 1235
till 31/12
OH90IARU: special callsign 1279
till 31/12
ON90IARU: special callsign 1285
till 31/12
OR90VL: special station 1256
till 31/12
OU0POLIO: special callsign 1237
till 31/12
OU25AEI: special callsign 1238
till 31/12
OZ90IARU: special callsign 1238
till 31/12
R2015LY: special callsign 1261
till 31/12
S61 and 9V50: special prefixes (Singapore) 1239
till 31/12
SX90IARU: special callsign 1283
till 31/12
SX90IARU: special callsign 1283
till 31/12
UP90IARU: special callsign 1279
till 31/12
YB90IARU: special callsign 1280
till 31/12
YO90IARU, YP90IARU, YQ90IARU, YR90IARU: special calls 1238
till 31/12
YOTA (Youngsters On The Air) Month 1282
till 31/12
YT45 and YU45: special prefixes 1244
till 04/01 2016
E51WET: Aitutaki (OC-083), South Cook Islands 1284
till 04/01 2016
S508PMC: special callsign 1284
till 08/01 2016
FR/F5UOW: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1279
till 09/01 2016
TS4NP: special callsign (Tunisia) 1285
till 10/01 2016
EA8/IK1PMR and EA8/PA3LEO: Canary Islands (AF-004) 1283
till 13/01 2016
9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015) 1267
till 30/01 2016
J79WTA: Dominica (NA-101) 1285
till 31/01 2016
XR400AA: special callsign 1285
till 16/02 2016
H44TM and H44MK: Guadalcanal (OC-047), Solomon Isl 1284
till 29/02 2016
DL1965WH: special event station 1242
till 05/03 2016
PZ5LP: Suriname 1285
till 20/11 2016
II0IEM: special callsign 1282
till 30/11 2016
FW1JG: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1247
till 15/12 2016
8T2BH: Antarctic station Bharati 1282
19/12
VK6NAX/p and VK6AG/p: Garden Island (OC-164) 1285
19/12-20/12
TO90R: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1260
19/12-21/12
5T0WP: Mauritania 1283
19/12-03/01 2016
J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108) 1285
19/12-09/01 2016
E51TLA: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands 1285
19/12-11/01 2016
DF8HS: Fehmarn Island (EU-128) 1285
20/12-20/01 2016
3D2AG/p: Rotuma Island (OC-060) 1283
22/12-29/12
T88RY: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1279
22/12-30/12
A25GR: Botswana 1283
23/12-02/01 2016
DL1WH/p: Norderney Island (EU-047) 1285
23/12-10/01 2016
V25LK: Antigua (NA-100) 1285
24/12-07/01 2016
T8CW: Koror (OC-009), Palau 1285
25/12-26/12
4X4WFF: Avdat National Park 1285
25/12-27/12
9M2SI: Indah Island (AS-074) 1285
26/12
TO90R: Reunion Island (AF-016) 1260
26/12-28/12
DS2GOO/2: Taeijak Island (AS-090) 1285
26/12-04/01 2016
JS6RRR, 8N5KCJ/6, JI3DST/6: Miyako Islands (AS-079) 1285
26/12-12/01 2016
6W1/WA3DX, 6W7/WA3DX, 6W6/WA3DX: Senegal 1285
27/12-13/01 2016
YJ4AO: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1273
29/12-01/01 2016
VK2IAY/3: Phillip Island (OC-136) 1284
31/12-05/01 2016
ZF2LL: Cayman Islands (NA-016) 1285
December
6Y90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
9M90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
C5WP: The Gambia 1283
December
C6ATS: Bahamas tour 1278
December
CO90IARU: special callsign 1285
December
CY0/VA1AXC: Sable Island (NA-063) 1283
December
DP0GVN: Antarctic station Neumayer III 1275
December
EK90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
FT4XU: Kerguelen Islands (AF-048) 1273
December
HB0IARU: special callsign 1283
December
HD90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
HP90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
HS90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
OD90IARU: special callsign 1285
December
OH9SCL: Santa Claus Land 1282
December
OP0LE: Antarctic station Princess Elisabeth 1284
December
SU90IARU: special callsign 1280
December
TF90IARU: special callsign 1285
December
TX90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
V890IARU: special callsign 1283
December
VK6BP/p: Koolan Island (OC-071) 1284
December
YL90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
YW90IARU: special callsign 1283
December
ZL90IARU: special callsign 1283
01/01-31/12 2016
GK, MK, 2K: special prefixes (Cornwall) 1285
02/01-10/01 2016
YJ0AFU: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu 1285
03/01-08/01 2016
4S7JTO and 4S7NTS: Sri Lanka (AS-003 and AS-171) 1283
04/01-07/01 2016
7P8VR: Lesotho 1283
04/01-09/01 2016
E51WET: Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands 1284
05/01-31/01 2016
6W7SK: Senegal 1281
07/01-11/01 2016
ZL9A: Antipodes Islands (OC-286, new one for IOTA) 1284
09/01-16/01 2016
8T5GSM: Sagar Island (AS-153) 1283
10/01-17/01 2016
VK2IAY/6: possibly Dirk Hartog Island (OC-206) 1284
11/01-26/01 2016
K5P: Palmyra Atoll (OC-085) 1284
17/01-27/01 2016
VP8STI: South Sandwich Islands (AN-009) 1281
19/01-26/01 2016
PY0F/PP1CZ: Fernando de Noronha (SA-003) 1281
January
C6ATS: Bahamas tour 1278
January
CY0/VA1AXC: Sable Island (NA-063) 1283
January
FT4XU: Kerguelen Islands (AF-048) 1273
January 2016
OP0LE: Antarctic station Princess Elisabeth 1284
January 2016
VK6BP/p: Koolan Island (OC-071) 1284
01/02-11/02 2016
VP8SGI: South Georgia Island (AN-007) 1281
14/02-20/02 2016
VP8IDX: Falkland Islands (SA-002) 1281
18/02-04/03 2016
3XY1T: Los Islands (AF-051), Guinea 1278
February
C6ATS: Bahamas tour 1278
February 2016
OP0LE: Antarctic station Princess Elisabeth 1284
05/03-21/03
3W2BR: Con Son Island (AS-130) 1285
16/03-08/04 2016
VK0EK: Heard Island (AN-003) 1269
31/03-14/04 2016
FT4JA: Juan de Nova (AF-012) 1277
March 2016
VK5MAV/6 and VK5CE/6: Breaksea Island (OC-243) 1285
dates TBA 2016
Myanmar: AS-182, AS-183, AS-184 (IOTA new ones)
1275
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Saturday, December 19, 2015
425 DX Bulletin No. 1285
19 December 2015 A.R.I. DX
Bulletin
No 1285
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
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* TO ALL OUR READERS *
* WARMEST THOUGHTS AND BEST WISHES *
* FOR A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY *
* AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR *
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3V - Special callsign TS4NP is being used by the Association Tunisienne
des Radio Amateurs (3V8HQ) until 9 January to celebrate the Nobel
Peace Prize 2015, awarded to the National Dialoque Quartet "for
its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic
democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of
2011". QSL via the bureau.
3W - Bert, DK2BR will be active holiday style as 3W2BR from Con Son
Island (AS-130) between 5 and 21 March 2016. He will run 60 watts
into vertical antennas, and will operate SSB, RTTY and maybe PSK31
on 40-10 metres. QSL via DK2BR, direct only. [TNX DK2BR]
4X - The Holy Land DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4BS, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI,
4Z5IW and 4Z5LA) will be active as 4X4WFF from around 7 UTC on 25
December until noon on the 26th. They will operate SSB and CW with
two stations from Israel National Park (4XFF-004) and UNESCO World
Heritage Site of Avdat. QSL via IK2DUW. [TNX IK2DUW]
5T - 5T2AI is the callsign issued to Ahmad, 9K2AI, who is working in
Mauritania for the next three years [425DXN 1269]. The licence
expires on 18 August 2018. Ahmad is a 99% SSB operator. QSL via
NI5DX. [TNX 5T0JL]
6W - Earl, WA3DX will be touring Senegal between 26 December and 12
January and will be active holiday style as 6W1/WA3DX from Dakar,
as 6W7/WA3DX from Mbao, as 6W6/WA3DX from Kaolack and the Saloum
Islands (not IOTA). He will operate mainly SSB on 40-10 metres.
QSL direct to WA3DX. [TNX DX World]
9M2 - A large group from the Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active as
9M2SI from Indah Island (AS-074), West Malaysia on 25-27 December.
They will operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to 9M2OOO.
CE - Special callsign XR400AA will be in use until the end of January
to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn
(29 January 1616). QSL via XQ4CW. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL - Stefan, DF8HS will be active from his second QTH on Fehmarn Island
(EU-128) from 19 December to 11 January. QSL via the bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
DL - Volker, DL1WH will be active holiday style as DL1WH/p from
Norderney Island (EU-047) from 23 December to 2 January. He will
operate CW and some SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, bureau
preferred. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5_sc - Henrik, OZ6TL will be active holiday style as E51TLA from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands from 19 December to 9
January. He will operate CW and RTTY. QSL via OZ6TL. [TNX The
Daily DX]
G - From 1 January to 31 December 2016 the prefixes GK, MK, and 2K
will indicate a station operating from Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly. The Regional Secondary Locator "K" stands for Kernow, i.e.
Cornwall in Cornish language, and has been made available for a
period of up to one year on a temporary and optional basis.
Information on "The Kernow Award", offered by the Poldhu Amateur
Radio Club, at http://gb2gm.org/index.php/the-kernow-award.
HL - Han, DS2GOO will be active again as DS2GOO/2 from Taeijak Island
(AS-090) on 26-28 December. He will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX HL1VAU]
I - Promoting the International Year of Light, special station II1IYL
will be active from the Astronomical Observatory of Torino for the
last time on 20 Dicember. All of the QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. Updated information on the IYL2015
Award programme for working the four special stations (II0IYL,
II1IYL, II3IYL and II8IYL) can be found at www.qrz.com/db/II1IYL.
[TNX IW1FGZ]
J6 - Bill, K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108)
from 19 December to 3 January. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
160-2 metres. QSL via home call (direct only), LoTW and eQSL;
logsearch on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
J7 - Walter, HB9MFM has been active again as J79WTA from Dominica
(NA-101) since 28 November, and will remain there until 30 January
2016. He operates SSB and digital modes on all bands, 60 metres
included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch
on Club Log.
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as from the Miyako Islands (AS-079)
from 26 December to 4 January. Callsigns to be used are JS6RRR,
8N5KCJ/6 (special callsign to mark the 40th anniversary of the
Keymen's Club of Japan) and maybe also JI3DST/6. QSL JS6RRR and
JI3DST/6 via home call (bureaau preferred), QSL 8N5KCJ/6 via
bureau, or direct to JO3OMA. [TNX JI3DST]
PZ - Peter, PA1LP is active again as PZ5LP from Nieuw Nickerie,
Suriname until 5 March 2016. Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB
and digital modes. QSL direct to PZ5LP at his Suriname address, or
(preferred) through Pay Pal (email pz5lp[@]amsat.org for
information).
T8 - Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active again as T8CW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau from 24 December to 7 January. He will operate mainly CW and
digital modes. QSL via JA0FOX (bureau) or JH0IXE (direct), LoTW or
eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
V2 - Laci, OM3AG will be active as V25LK from Antigua (NA-100) from 23
December to 10 January. He will operate mainly CW on 20, 17, 15,
12 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX
World]
VK - Pavel, VK6NAX will be active again as VK6NAX/p from Garden Island
(OC-164) on 19 December, between 2 and 10 UTC. He will operate CW
on 20 and 15 metres. QSL direct (QSLling instructions on qrz.com).
Pavel will be joined by John, VK6AG (QSL direct or bureau). [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
VK - Andy, VK5MAV and Craig VK5CE will be active from Breaksea Island
(OC-243) for 4-6 days in early March 2016. They will be QRV as
VK5MAV/6 (CW) and VK5CE/6 (SSB), and hopefully they will be able
to run two stations. Donations are gratefully accepted through Pay
Pal - see http://qrz.com/db/VK5MAV/6, where more information is
expected to be posted in January. This IOTA group was activated
only once (by VK6BSI back in January 2001).
VU - Dani, EA4ATI is now stationed in India for the next two years, and
expects to be soon QRV as VU3WDN. QSL via EA4CWN. [TNX EA4CWN]
YJ - Daniel, VK4AFU will be active as YJ0AFU from Port Vila (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 2-10 January. He will operate digital modes (JT65, JT9,
RTTY and some WSPR), CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via NA5U and
LoTW. Updates will be posted to qrz.com. [TNX NG3K]
ZF - Fred, WW4LL will be active holiday style as ZF2LL from Grand
Cayman Island (NA-016) from 31 December to 5 January. He will
operate SSB and RTTY on the HF bands, with main activity during
the ARRL RTTY Roundup (2-3 January). QSL via LOTW. [TNX NG3K]
IARU 90 ---> Joining the celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the
International Amateur Radio Union are CO90IARU from Cuba (QSL via W3HNK),
CQ790IARU from Portugal (14-20 December, QSL via bureau or direct to
CT1REP), CQ890IARU from the Azores (17-23 December, QSL via bureau or direct
to CT1REP), OD90IARU from Lebanon, ON90IARU from Belgium (11-31 December,
QSL via bureau or direct to ON7TK) and TF90IARU from Iceland. See
http://iaru90.hamlogs.net for free of charge certificates for contacts made
with jubilee stations from 10 different IARU member countries.
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Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The November 2015 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
CQ WW DX CONTEST PARTICIPANT SURVEY ---> On 2-29 September the CQ WW DX Contest Committee conducted a survey to gather feedback from participants, and 5,117 responses were received from contest operators around the world. The first results are now available at http://cqww.com/blog/.
HAMS WITH HEARTS ---> The International DX Association has announced the
formation of a new fund within INDEXA that specifically supports
humanitarian projects carried out by DXpeditions. The generous initial
contribution by Zorro Miazawa (JH1AJT) will enable INDEXA to begin
humanitarian support grants beginning mid-January of 2016. The tag line for
this fund is "Hams with Hearts". To qualify for humanitarian grants,
DXpeditions must present a clear plan for a humanitarian project to
coincide with their DXpedition. The project must provide direct, physical
benefit to the local population. See www.indexa.org/hamswithaheart.html for
further information. [TNX W3OA]
IOTA BASH 2016 ---> The 12th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 26-27
February in Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by Mike K9AJ
(VP8STI and VP8SGI), David EI9FBB (S79C and PJ7PK) and Mike AB5EB (N5M, NA-120). For further information, please contact Mike Crownover, AB5EB
(ab5ebdxer[@]gmail.com).
NPOTA ---> Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the creation of the
National Park Service, the ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event
will run from 00.00 UTC on 1 January through 23.59 UTC on 31 December 2016,
with activity promoted and encouraged from each of the more than 430
official NPS administrative units and affiliated areas across the US. The
program will have two participation tracks (Chasers and Activators) and
will be administered entirely through LoTW. Complete details on the
National Parks on the Air event are available on http://www.arrl.org/NPOTA.
QSL YB9AY ---> Cards for YB9AY/7 (Temajo Island, OC-252), as well as for
Made's home callsigns (YC9AY and YB9AY), can be sent directly to him: Made
Sudarsana, Jl. Danau Tamblingan No.126, Sanur, Denpasar 80228, Indonesia.
[TNX YB3MM]
RI1FJ ---> Eugene, UA4RX has been stationed at the Ernst Krenkel
Observatory on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land since early August [425DXN
1263]. The licence for RI1FJ has been duly renewe and expires on 1
September 2017, but Eugene has not been active so far. All that Victor,
UA2FM (RI1FJ's QSL manager) has been able to understand is that Eugene "is
alive and well, he carries out his duties, but he has no technical
possibilities to be QRV". He is expected to remain on the island until
August 2016. [TNX DX World]
TX3X LOTW & QSL CARD STATUS ---> The following update was provided by Gene Spinelli, K5GS on 12 December:
- Not in Log and busted call inquires have been researched and answered. If
you did not receive a reply to an inquiry please send only one e-mail to
k5gs[@]pdxg.net with the details of the missing QSOs.
- Several "Not in Log" call signs were reported to be found in the logs of
other DXpeditions or a Cuban Special Event station that were active at the
same time as TX3X.
- The complete log will be uploaded to LoTW in May 2016.
- Individuals that donated to the project at any time - your LoTW was
uploaded.
- OQRS PayPal requests are processed daily, please allow 24-48 hours for
LoTW upload.
- If you made a donation or processed an OQRS using PayPal and are missing
an LoTW send an e-mail to k5gs[@]pdxg.net. All others, please wait for the
complete log to be uploaded.
- Direct cards should be mailed to Chesterfield Expedition, P.O. Box 1100,
Kenilworth, CV8 2YT, United Kingdom. Those who send direct cards - your
LoTW will be uploaded when we enter the contact information into the
system. QSL requests received with insufficient funds will be sent via the
bureau.
- We are finalizing the QSL card design and will send to the printer by 18
December. Cards will be mailed from the UK in January.
YF1AR/8 ---> The direct links to Club Log's logsearch and OQRS for YF1AR's
recent "Moluccas IOTA Tour" are now up and running on www.qrz.com/db/YF1AR
and www.yf1ar.com.
+ SILENT KEY + Isidro Gabino "Gabi" San Martin Hernandez died on 11
December in a 9-hour shootout in Afghanistan. He was 48 and the father of
four. Gabi was part of a police contingent guarding the Spanish Embassy in
Kabul when a car bomb exploded at the Embassy Guest House gate. The bombers
then entered the compound, and a gun battle erupted. At least seven members
of the diplomatic staff were killed. [TNX ARRL]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0TM, 4U70UN, 6K2CEW/2
(AS-090), A35JP/P (OC-064), B7/BA4TB (AS-094),B7/BD7IHN (AS-129), BG9QM,
BG9XD, C31CT, C5YK, D8A (AN-016), E41WT, E51MQT (OC-014), EK4IJ, EM140Y,
EX8VZ, FW5JJ, GB75BB, HC8/G8OFQ, JW2US (EU-063), KG4AW, KG4WV, KL7NWR
(NA-070), OJ0V, OM2015TITANIC, OX1B, P40BC, PJ6/K4UEE, R7AL/0 (AS-172),
S79SP, SI9AM, SV5/MW0JZE, SV5/SM8C, T2GC, T41C (NA-093), T46BC, TI9/RA9USU,
TM73IE (EU-064), TO4GU, TT8AMO, UA0ZC/p (AS-203), V44KAI, V47NT, V6WW,
V73A, VE7ACN/7 (NA-075), VE7DP/7 (NA-181), VO1/DJ8QP (NA-198), VY0/VE1RUS
(NA-008), XR3MIN, XR8MIN, YB4IR/3 (OC-237), YB4IR/5 (OC-075), YB4IR/p
(OC-262), YB8RW (OC-146), YB8RW/3 (OC-237, OC-250), YB8RW/5 (OC-106),
YB8RW/8 (OC-222), YB8RW/p (OC-208, OC-209, OC-210, OC-236, OC-271, OC-272),
YB9/KF4EYY (OC-022), YE3IOTA (OC-237), YP0H (EU-191), Z21MG, Z38CE, Z60A,
ZA/YT7DQ, ZD7VC,ZY8P (SA-072).
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (425dxn@alice.it)
The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
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* TO ALL OUR READERS *
* WARMEST THOUGHTS AND BEST WISHES *
* FOR A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY *
* AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR *
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3V - Special callsign TS4NP is being used by the Association Tunisienne
des Radio Amateurs (3V8HQ) until 9 January to celebrate the Nobel
Peace Prize 2015, awarded to the National Dialoque Quartet "for
its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic
democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of
2011". QSL via the bureau.
3W - Bert, DK2BR will be active holiday style as 3W2BR from Con Son
Island (AS-130) between 5 and 21 March 2016. He will run 60 watts
into vertical antennas, and will operate SSB, RTTY and maybe PSK31
on 40-10 metres. QSL via DK2BR, direct only. [TNX DK2BR]
4X - The Holy Land DX Group (4X1VF, 4X4DZ, 4X6HP, 4Z4BS, 4Z4KX, 4Z5FI,
4Z5IW and 4Z5LA) will be active as 4X4WFF from around 7 UTC on 25
December until noon on the 26th. They will operate SSB and CW with
two stations from Israel National Park (4XFF-004) and UNESCO World
Heritage Site of Avdat. QSL via IK2DUW. [TNX IK2DUW]
5T - 5T2AI is the callsign issued to Ahmad, 9K2AI, who is working in
Mauritania for the next three years [425DXN 1269]. The licence
expires on 18 August 2018. Ahmad is a 99% SSB operator. QSL via
NI5DX. [TNX 5T0JL]
6W - Earl, WA3DX will be touring Senegal between 26 December and 12
January and will be active holiday style as 6W1/WA3DX from Dakar,
as 6W7/WA3DX from Mbao, as 6W6/WA3DX from Kaolack and the Saloum
Islands (not IOTA). He will operate mainly SSB on 40-10 metres.
QSL direct to WA3DX. [TNX DX World]
9M2 - A large group from the Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active as
9M2SI from Indah Island (AS-074), West Malaysia on 25-27 December.
They will operate SSB and CW on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to 9M2OOO.
CE - Special callsign XR400AA will be in use until the end of January
to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn
(29 January 1616). QSL via XQ4CW. [TNX DX Newsletter]
DL - Stefan, DF8HS will be active from his second QTH on Fehmarn Island
(EU-128) from 19 December to 11 January. QSL via the bureau. [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
DL - Volker, DL1WH will be active holiday style as DL1WH/p from
Norderney Island (EU-047) from 23 December to 2 January. He will
operate CW and some SSB on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call, bureau
preferred. [TNX The Daily DX]
E5_sc - Henrik, OZ6TL will be active holiday style as E51TLA from
Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cook Islands from 19 December to 9
January. He will operate CW and RTTY. QSL via OZ6TL. [TNX The
Daily DX]
G - From 1 January to 31 December 2016 the prefixes GK, MK, and 2K
will indicate a station operating from Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly. The Regional Secondary Locator "K" stands for Kernow, i.e.
Cornwall in Cornish language, and has been made available for a
period of up to one year on a temporary and optional basis.
Information on "The Kernow Award", offered by the Poldhu Amateur
Radio Club, at http://gb2gm.org/index.php/the-kernow-award.
HL - Han, DS2GOO will be active again as DS2GOO/2 from Taeijak Island
(AS-090) on 26-28 December. He will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes on 80-10 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX HL1VAU]
I - Promoting the International Year of Light, special station II1IYL
will be active from the Astronomical Observatory of Torino for the
last time on 20 Dicember. All of the QSOs will be confirmed
automatically via the bureau. Updated information on the IYL2015
Award programme for working the four special stations (II0IYL,
II1IYL, II3IYL and II8IYL) can be found at www.qrz.com/db/II1IYL.
[TNX IW1FGZ]
J6 - Bill, K9HZ will be active again as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108)
from 19 December to 3 January. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on
160-2 metres. QSL via home call (direct only), LoTW and eQSL;
logsearch on Club Log. [TNX rsgbiota.org]
J7 - Walter, HB9MFM has been active again as J79WTA from Dominica
(NA-101) since 28 November, and will remain there until 30 January
2016. He operates SSB and digital modes on all bands, 60 metres
included. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW; logsearch
on Club Log.
JA - Take, JI3DST will be active as from the Miyako Islands (AS-079)
from 26 December to 4 January. Callsigns to be used are JS6RRR,
8N5KCJ/6 (special callsign to mark the 40th anniversary of the
Keymen's Club of Japan) and maybe also JI3DST/6. QSL JS6RRR and
JI3DST/6 via home call (bureaau preferred), QSL 8N5KCJ/6 via
bureau, or direct to JO3OMA. [TNX JI3DST]
PZ - Peter, PA1LP is active again as PZ5LP from Nieuw Nickerie,
Suriname until 5 March 2016. Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB
and digital modes. QSL direct to PZ5LP at his Suriname address, or
(preferred) through Pay Pal (email pz5lp[@]amsat.org for
information).
T8 - Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active again as T8CW from Koror (OC-009),
Palau from 24 December to 7 January. He will operate mainly CW and
digital modes. QSL via JA0FOX (bureau) or JH0IXE (direct), LoTW or
eQSL. [TNX The Daily DX]
V2 - Laci, OM3AG will be active as V25LK from Antigua (NA-100) from 23
December to 10 January. He will operate mainly CW on 20, 17, 15,
12 and 10 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX DX
World]
VK - Pavel, VK6NAX will be active again as VK6NAX/p from Garden Island
(OC-164) on 19 December, between 2 and 10 UTC. He will operate CW
on 20 and 15 metres. QSL direct (QSLling instructions on qrz.com).
Pavel will be joined by John, VK6AG (QSL direct or bureau). [TNX
rsgbiota.org]
VK - Andy, VK5MAV and Craig VK5CE will be active from Breaksea Island
(OC-243) for 4-6 days in early March 2016. They will be QRV as
VK5MAV/6 (CW) and VK5CE/6 (SSB), and hopefully they will be able
to run two stations. Donations are gratefully accepted through Pay
Pal - see http://qrz.com/db/VK5MAV/6, where more information is
expected to be posted in January. This IOTA group was activated
only once (by VK6BSI back in January 2001).
VU - Dani, EA4ATI is now stationed in India for the next two years, and
expects to be soon QRV as VU3WDN. QSL via EA4CWN. [TNX EA4CWN]
YJ - Daniel, VK4AFU will be active as YJ0AFU from Port Vila (OC-035),
Vanuatu on 2-10 January. He will operate digital modes (JT65, JT9,
RTTY and some WSPR), CW and SSB on 160-6 metres. QSL via NA5U and
LoTW. Updates will be posted to qrz.com. [TNX NG3K]
ZF - Fred, WW4LL will be active holiday style as ZF2LL from Grand
Cayman Island (NA-016) from 31 December to 5 January. He will
operate SSB and RTTY on the HF bands, with main activity during
the ARRL RTTY Roundup (2-3 January). QSL via LOTW. [TNX NG3K]
IARU 90 ---> Joining the celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the
International Amateur Radio Union are CO90IARU from Cuba (QSL via W3HNK),
CQ790IARU from Portugal (14-20 December, QSL via bureau or direct to
CT1REP), CQ890IARU from the Azores (17-23 December, QSL via bureau or direct
to CT1REP), OD90IARU from Lebanon, ON90IARU from Belgium (11-31 December,
QSL via bureau or direct to ON7TK) and TF90IARU from Iceland. See
http://iaru90.hamlogs.net for free of charge certificates for contacts made
with jubilee stations from 10 different IARU member countries.
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The November 2015 issue is now available for
download at www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. [TNX IZ3EBA]
CQ WW DX CONTEST PARTICIPANT SURVEY ---> On 2-29 September the CQ WW DX Contest Committee conducted a survey to gather feedback from participants, and 5,117 responses were received from contest operators around the world. The first results are now available at http://cqww.com/blog/.
HAMS WITH HEARTS ---> The International DX Association has announced the
formation of a new fund within INDEXA that specifically supports
humanitarian projects carried out by DXpeditions. The generous initial
contribution by Zorro Miazawa (JH1AJT) will enable INDEXA to begin
humanitarian support grants beginning mid-January of 2016. The tag line for
this fund is "Hams with Hearts". To qualify for humanitarian grants,
DXpeditions must present a clear plan for a humanitarian project to
coincide with their DXpedition. The project must provide direct, physical
benefit to the local population. See www.indexa.org/hamswithaheart.html for
further information. [TNX W3OA]
IOTA BASH 2016 ---> The 12th annual IOTA Bash will be held on 26-27
February in Boerne, Texas. The agenda includes presentations by Mike K9AJ
(VP8STI and VP8SGI), David EI9FBB (S79C and PJ7PK) and Mike AB5EB (N5M, NA-120). For further information, please contact Mike Crownover, AB5EB
(ab5ebdxer[@]gmail.com).
NPOTA ---> Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the creation of the
National Park Service, the ARRL National Parks on the Air (NPOTA) event
will run from 00.00 UTC on 1 January through 23.59 UTC on 31 December 2016,
with activity promoted and encouraged from each of the more than 430
official NPS administrative units and affiliated areas across the US. The
program will have two participation tracks (Chasers and Activators) and
will be administered entirely through LoTW. Complete details on the
National Parks on the Air event are available on http://www.arrl.org/NPOTA.
QSL YB9AY ---> Cards for YB9AY/7 (Temajo Island, OC-252), as well as for
Made's home callsigns (YC9AY and YB9AY), can be sent directly to him: Made
Sudarsana, Jl. Danau Tamblingan No.126, Sanur, Denpasar 80228, Indonesia.
[TNX YB3MM]
RI1FJ ---> Eugene, UA4RX has been stationed at the Ernst Krenkel
Observatory on Heiss Island, Franz Josef Land since early August [425DXN
1263]. The licence for RI1FJ has been duly renewe and expires on 1
September 2017, but Eugene has not been active so far. All that Victor,
UA2FM (RI1FJ's QSL manager) has been able to understand is that Eugene "is
alive and well, he carries out his duties, but he has no technical
possibilities to be QRV". He is expected to remain on the island until
August 2016. [TNX DX World]
TX3X LOTW & QSL CARD STATUS ---> The following update was provided by Gene Spinelli, K5GS on 12 December:
- Not in Log and busted call inquires have been researched and answered. If
you did not receive a reply to an inquiry please send only one e-mail to
k5gs[@]pdxg.net with the details of the missing QSOs.
- Several "Not in Log" call signs were reported to be found in the logs of
other DXpeditions or a Cuban Special Event station that were active at the
same time as TX3X.
- The complete log will be uploaded to LoTW in May 2016.
- Individuals that donated to the project at any time - your LoTW was
uploaded.
- OQRS PayPal requests are processed daily, please allow 24-48 hours for
LoTW upload.
- If you made a donation or processed an OQRS using PayPal and are missing
an LoTW send an e-mail to k5gs[@]pdxg.net. All others, please wait for the
complete log to be uploaded.
- Direct cards should be mailed to Chesterfield Expedition, P.O. Box 1100,
Kenilworth, CV8 2YT, United Kingdom. Those who send direct cards - your
LoTW will be uploaded when we enter the contact information into the
system. QSL requests received with insufficient funds will be sent via the
bureau.
- We are finalizing the QSL card design and will send to the printer by 18
December. Cards will be mailed from the UK in January.
YF1AR/8 ---> The direct links to Club Log's logsearch and OQRS for YF1AR's
recent "Moluccas IOTA Tour" are now up and running on www.qrz.com/db/YF1AR
and www.yf1ar.com.
+ SILENT KEY + Isidro Gabino "Gabi" San Martin Hernandez died on 11
December in a 9-hour shootout in Afghanistan. He was 48 and the father of
four. Gabi was part of a police contingent guarding the Spanish Embassy in
Kabul when a car bomb exploded at the Embassy Guest House gate. The bombers
then entered the compound, and a gun battle erupted. At least seven members
of the diplomatic staff were killed. [TNX ARRL]
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3DA0TM, 4U70UN, 6K2CEW/2
(AS-090), A35JP/P (OC-064), B7/BA4TB (AS-094),B7/BD7IHN (AS-129), BG9QM,
BG9XD, C31CT, C5YK, D8A (AN-016), E41WT, E51MQT (OC-014), EK4IJ, EM140Y,
EX8VZ, FW5JJ, GB75BB, HC8/G8OFQ, JW2US (EU-063), KG4AW, KG4WV, KL7NWR
(NA-070), OJ0V, OM2015TITANIC, OX1B, P40BC, PJ6/K4UEE, R7AL/0 (AS-172),
S79SP, SI9AM, SV5/MW0JZE, SV5/SM8C, T2GC, T41C (NA-093), T46BC, TI9/RA9USU,
TM73IE (EU-064), TO4GU, TT8AMO, UA0ZC/p (AS-203), V44KAI, V47NT, V6WW,
V73A, VE7ACN/7 (NA-075), VE7DP/7 (NA-181), VO1/DJ8QP (NA-198), VY0/VE1RUS
(NA-008), XR3MIN, XR8MIN, YB4IR/3 (OC-237), YB4IR/5 (OC-075), YB4IR/p
(OC-262), YB8RW (OC-146), YB8RW/3 (OC-237, OC-250), YB8RW/5 (OC-106),
YB8RW/8 (OC-222), YB8RW/p (OC-208, OC-209, OC-210, OC-236, OC-271, OC-272),
YB9/KF4EYY (OC-022), YE3IOTA (OC-237), YP0H (EU-191), Z21MG, Z38CE, Z60A,
ZA/YT7DQ, ZD7VC,ZY8P (SA-072).
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
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The deadline is 12 UTC on Fridays
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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Traditional SAQ Transmission On Christmas Eve
It is now 10 years since our first Christmas Eve transmissions started.
There will be, as earlier, a transmission with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz CW from Grimeton Radio/SAQ in the very early morning on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th 2015.
A message will be transmitted at 08:00 UTC. The transmitter will be tuned up from around 07:30 UTC.
There will be no activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call SK6SAQ this time because the radio room is redecorated and cannot be used.
QSL-reports on SAQ transmission are kindly received:
- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
Radiostationen Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 GRIMETON
S W E D E N
Also read our web site: www.alexander.n.se
The radiostation will be open to visitors.
WELCOME!
Yours
SM6NM/Lars
Friday, December 18, 2015
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. Antoine, 3D2AG will be QRV as 3D2AG/p from December 20 to January 20, 2016, using solar power. Look for him on 80 to 6 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via 3D2AG, direct.
ISRAEL, 4X. Bodo, DF8DX will be active from December 22 to 27 as 4X/DF8DX. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau. Also, members of the Holy Land DX Group will activate the call sign 4X4WFF from Avdat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on December 25 and 26. Ops include Shalom, 4Z4BS, Mark, 4Z4KX, Ruben, 4Z5FI, Yulik, 4X6HP, Ros, 4Z5LA, Vlad, 4Z5IW, Art, 4X4DZ and Jan, 4X1VF. The group will have two stations running using CW and SSB. QSL only via IK2DUW.
BOTSWANA, A2. Gopan, M0XUU/VU3HPF will be on the air from December 22 to 30, operating holiday style as A25GR on 40, 30, 20, and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via M0XUU, direct or via the bureau.
CHILE, CE. XR400AA celebrates the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn. Ops Claudio, XQ1FM, Carlos, XQ1CR, Boris, CE1AT, Sergio, CE3WW, Rodrigo, CE4KCA, Danilo, XQ4CW, and Juan, CE1URJ will operate until the end of January, 2016 using CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL via XQ4CW.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Henrik, OZ6TL plans to operate holiday style as E51TLA from December 19 to January 9, 2016. QSL via OZ6TL, direct or via the bureau. Hardy, DL7LL will be QRV from December 20 to 28 as E51LLA. QSL via DL7LL. Magnus, SM6WET will be active as E51WET until January 9, 2016. Operations will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65. QSL via his home call sign.
REUNION ISLAND, FR. Mario, FR4QT will be active on December 19 and 20 and December 26 with the call TO90R celebrating the 90th anniversary of the REF. QSL via FR4QT, direct.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Tom, WL7HP and his wife Margret, H44MK will be active from Guadalcanal Island (OC-047) until February 16 as H44TM and H44MK, respectively on 40, 20, 17, and 15 meters, using mostly SSB. They plan to activate other islands as well. QSL H44TM via WL7HP, direct and H44MK via qrz.com.
DOMINICA, J7. Walter, HB9MFM is active as J79WTA until January 30, 2016, on HF with a focus on 60 meters. QSL via HB9MFM, direct or via bureau. Also, Dave, WJ2O will be active as J7/WJ2O from February 17 to 23, 2016. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, but with a concentration on CW only on 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL via N2ZN.
POLAND, SP. HF2016HNY rings in the new year on the air between December 18 and January 10, 2016. QSL via bureau, SQ2JK, direct or LoTW.
NAMIBIA, V5. Dietmar, DL3DXX will be active until December 28 as 5/DL3DXX, mostly on CW and the low bands. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau.
MAURITIUS, 3B8. Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as 3B8HD during February of next year. He'll be QRV mostly on CW on 40 and 30 meters. QSL to home call either via the bureau or direct.
FIJI, 3D2. Udo, DL9HCU is QRV as 3D2HC for the next few weeks. He usually runs QRP on 30 to 15 meters using CW. QSL to home call, via the bureau or direct.
PALAU, T8. Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active as T8CW from December 24 to January 7, 2016. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and PSK31. QSL via JA0FOX by the bureau, JH0IXE direct, LoTW or eQSL. Also, six JA ops will be QRV from January 7 to 14, 2016. They are Mike, JA6EGL (T88SM), Hirotaka, JA6KYU (T88HS), Yas, JA6UBY (T88RR), YL Miyoko, JO3LVG (T88MK), Ichy, JH7IPR (T88UW) and Tsuneaki, JI6BFF (T88TK). Activity will be
holiday style on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. David, K1KA will be active as V47KA from February 2 to 25, 2016. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and JT65. QSL via home call, direct or LoTW.
VANUATU, YJ. Robert, DL7VOA will be active as YJ4AO from December 27 and January 13, 2016. Activity will be holiday style mainly on CW during his evening and night hours, maybe some SSB but no digital. QSL via home call sign, direct or by the bureau.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Feld Hell Sprint, OK DX RTTY Contest, RAC Winter Contest, Croatian CW Contest and the ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW are all on tap for this weekend. The Russian 160 Meter Contest and the AGB-Party Contest are on December 18. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest is on December 21. Please see December QST, page 69 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
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Newington CT December 17, 2015
To all radio amateurs
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This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.
ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2. Antoine, 3D2AG will be QRV as 3D2AG/p from December 20 to January 20, 2016, using solar power. Look for him on 80 to 6 meters on CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via 3D2AG, direct.
ISRAEL, 4X. Bodo, DF8DX will be active from December 22 to 27 as 4X/DF8DX. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau. Also, members of the Holy Land DX Group will activate the call sign 4X4WFF from Avdat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Negev Desert in southern Israel on December 25 and 26. Ops include Shalom, 4Z4BS, Mark, 4Z4KX, Ruben, 4Z5FI, Yulik, 4X6HP, Ros, 4Z5LA, Vlad, 4Z5IW, Art, 4X4DZ and Jan, 4X1VF. The group will have two stations running using CW and SSB. QSL only via IK2DUW.
BOTSWANA, A2. Gopan, M0XUU/VU3HPF will be on the air from December 22 to 30, operating holiday style as A25GR on 40, 30, 20, and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via M0XUU, direct or via the bureau.
CHILE, CE. XR400AA celebrates the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Cape Horn. Ops Claudio, XQ1FM, Carlos, XQ1CR, Boris, CE1AT, Sergio, CE3WW, Rodrigo, CE4KCA, Danilo, XQ4CW, and Juan, CE1URJ will operate until the end of January, 2016 using CW, SSB, and digital modes. QSL via XQ4CW.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Henrik, OZ6TL plans to operate holiday style as E51TLA from December 19 to January 9, 2016. QSL via OZ6TL, direct or via the bureau. Hardy, DL7LL will be QRV from December 20 to 28 as E51LLA. QSL via DL7LL. Magnus, SM6WET will be active as E51WET until January 9, 2016. Operations will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and JT65. QSL via his home call sign.
REUNION ISLAND, FR. Mario, FR4QT will be active on December 19 and 20 and December 26 with the call TO90R celebrating the 90th anniversary of the REF. QSL via FR4QT, direct.
SOLOMON ISLANDS, H4. Tom, WL7HP and his wife Margret, H44MK will be active from Guadalcanal Island (OC-047) until February 16 as H44TM and H44MK, respectively on 40, 20, 17, and 15 meters, using mostly SSB. They plan to activate other islands as well. QSL H44TM via WL7HP, direct and H44MK via qrz.com.
DOMINICA, J7. Walter, HB9MFM is active as J79WTA until January 30, 2016, on HF with a focus on 60 meters. QSL via HB9MFM, direct or via bureau. Also, Dave, WJ2O will be active as J7/WJ2O from February 17 to 23, 2016. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters, but with a concentration on CW only on 30, 17 and 12 meters. QSL via N2ZN.
POLAND, SP. HF2016HNY rings in the new year on the air between December 18 and January 10, 2016. QSL via bureau, SQ2JK, direct or LoTW.
NAMIBIA, V5. Dietmar, DL3DXX will be active until December 28 as 5/DL3DXX, mostly on CW and the low bands. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau.
MAURITIUS, 3B8. Eric, OE4AAC will be QRV as 3B8HD during February of next year. He'll be QRV mostly on CW on 40 and 30 meters. QSL to home call either via the bureau or direct.
FIJI, 3D2. Udo, DL9HCU is QRV as 3D2HC for the next few weeks. He usually runs QRP on 30 to 15 meters using CW. QSL to home call, via the bureau or direct.
PALAU, T8. Ryosei, JH0IXE will be active as T8CW from December 24 to January 7, 2016. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, JT65 and PSK31. QSL via JA0FOX by the bureau, JH0IXE direct, LoTW or eQSL. Also, six JA ops will be QRV from January 7 to 14, 2016. They are Mike, JA6EGL (T88SM), Hirotaka, JA6KYU (T88HS), Yas, JA6UBY (T88RR), YL Miyoko, JO3LVG (T88MK), Ichy, JH7IPR (T88UW) and Tsuneaki, JI6BFF (T88TK). Activity will be
holiday style on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via operators' instructions.
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, V4. David, K1KA will be active as V47KA from February 2 to 25, 2016. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands and 6 meters using CW, SSB, PSK and JT65. QSL via home call, direct or LoTW.
VANUATU, YJ. Robert, DL7VOA will be active as YJ4AO from December 27 and January 13, 2016. Activity will be holiday style mainly on CW during his evening and night hours, maybe some SSB but no digital. QSL via home call sign, direct or by the bureau.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Feld Hell Sprint, OK DX RTTY Contest, RAC Winter Contest, Croatian CW Contest and the ARRL Rookie Roundup, CW are all on tap for this weekend. The Russian 160 Meter Contest and the AGB-Party Contest are on December 18. The Run for the Bacon QRP Contest is on December 21. Please see December QST, page 69 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
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ISS SSTV activity planned for late Dec. 2015
The ARISS Russia team is making plans to support a couple of Slow Scan TV (SSTV) events in the next few months on 145.800 MHz FM.
The first session is being targeted for Dec 26-27 (subject to change) to celebrate 15 years of ARISS school contacts with the ISS crew.
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The down link mode will be PD120 which should allow for the opportunity to receive more images in a single pass. Watch for updates and additional information as it becomes available.
The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld with a 1/4 wave antenna will be enough to receive it. The FM transmission uses 5 kHz deviation which is standard in much of the world. In IARU Region 1 (British Isles, Europe, Africa) FM equipment is usually set by default to the narrower 2.5 kHz deviation.
Many FM rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters. For best results you should select the filter for wider deviation FM. Handhelds all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.
ISS Slow Scan TV hints and links http://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
ARISS SSTV Blog http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.co.uk/
Source: AMSAT-UK
Thursday, December 10, 2015
New Winter 2015-2016 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Now Available
Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts transmitting on frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz. These transmissions can propagate thousands of miles and can reach audiences worldwide. For instance, if you live in the United States you can easily hear shortwave broadcast stations from countries like Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, North/South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, and many other counties if you have a good shortwave radio receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
Quite simply shortwave radio provides the listener with a window to the world that no other communications medium can provide. The listener will be entertained with unique perspectives to events from around the world that you cannot get from most national media outlets.
Throughout the world, shortwave radio remains the most readily available and affordable means of global communication and information. You'll learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life in over 300 different languages and dialects. Shortwave radio also provides nearly instantaneous coverage of news and events from around the world.
There are even transmissions from the dark side of shortwave radio from broadcasters known as clandestine or clanny stations. Clandestine broadcasters are deceptive and they usually exist to bring about political changes or actions to a particular target country. Programming is essentially propaganda, and may largely be half-truths or sometimes outright lies.
If you want to get into the action then the International Shortwave Broadcast Guide is a must purchase to let you know when and where to listen for broadcast radio stations in the shortwave broadcast spectrum.
The Winter 2015-2016 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide, by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH, is that all important information resource you need to tap into the worldwide shortwave broadcast radio spectrum.
It is a 24-hour station/frequency guide to “all” the known stations currently broadcasting on shortwave radio at time of publication. This unique shortwave resource is the “only” publication in the world that offers by-hour schedules that includes all language services, frequencies and world target areas for each broadcast station.
New In this edition, there is a feature on listening to Asia’s broadcast giant – China, updated information on the state of tropical band broadcasting, and a special feature on Who’s Who in the shortwave radio spectrum outside the regular broadcast bands. Frequency and station coverage has also increased in this edition to include Longwave frequency broadcasters, and international standard time and frequency stations worldwide.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (Winter 2015-2016 edition) is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0196UYDTI. The price for this latest edition is US$5.99. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Australia can order this electronic book (e-Book) from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
This new e-publication edition is an expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide that was formerly printed in the pages of Monitoring Times magazine for over 20 years. This one of a kind electronic e-book is published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal time and frequency changes.
If you enjoy listening or monitoring HF shortwave stations, and you miss the monthly English frequency listings formerly published in the late Monitoring Times magazine, and multilingual station listing in the old MTXpress electronic magazine, this valuable tool will now be your new guide to listening to the world.
Frequency updates between editions will be posted on her Shortwave Central blog at: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can view the complete Teak Publishing book catalog online at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/. Click on the Teak Publishing radio hobby e-book link at the top of the blog page. You can learn more about the author by going to her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign language students, news agencies, news buffs, and many more interested in listening to a global view of news and events as they happen.
If you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to hear what is happening outside the ham bands on that transceiver or portable shortwave radio in your radio shack, then this new e-book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
Here are a few of the public comments from radio hobbyists who purchased the first four editions of this Amazon e-book.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
We have a new ham band - 60 meters
Source QRZnow.com and ARRL - From the WRC-15 conference: http://qrznow.com/world-radiocommunication-conference-approves-global-60-meter-allocation/
The Plenary Meeting of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15) in Geneva has approved an allocation of 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Service on a secondary basis with a power limit of 15 W effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP). The November 18 decision on Agenda Item 1.4 was adopted on two back-to-back readings. Some Region 2 countries, but not the US, will be permitted up to 25 W EIRP. With this action, and despite conditions that are more restrictive than had been hoped at the start of the Conference, the Amateur Service has obtained its first new global HF allocation since 1979. The new bandwill not become available until and unless the FCC adopts the Acts of the Conference and establishes operating rules. Until then, the five discrete channels will remain in place.
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) team in Geneva is now focusing its efforts on tweaking the agenda for WRC-19. It is likely, but not certain, that the agenda will include an effort to harmonize the Amateur Radio allocation at 50 MHz. A proposed agenda item to align the 160 meter allocation in Region 1 with the rest of the world is no longer under active consideration.
The WRC-19 agenda will also likely pose spectrum defense challenges, including the possible consideration of the 144 MHz and 430 MHz Amateur Radio allocations for sharing with the space operations service, and the possible consideration of one or more bands above 10 GHz for 5G smartphone use. The bounds of these potential defensive items, however, are still under discussion.
The IARU team continues to monitor several other WRC-15 items that appear to be headed toward acceptable conclusions. WRC-15 continues through the signing of the Final Acts on November 27.
Remember we can't use the new freqs until the FCC enacts new regulations allowing us access to these new frequencies in 60 meters.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Milcom/Btown/Shortwave Central Radio Audio Libraries
As a new service to our blog readers, the Milcom Monitoring Post Blog, Btown Monitoring Post Blog and the Shortwave Central Blog are now uploading audio clips of selected radio intercepts we have heard. You will be able to see them in selected file list to the right of this post. Here is a sample of a recent longwave intercept made by Gayle W4GVH and posted to her AudioBoom account. You can follow both N5FPW and W4GVH AudioBoom post by clicking on one of the audio files in our library and when on our AudioBoom pages click follow. Good hunting de Chief.
Monday, August 03, 2015
Worldwide Emergency Communications Frequencies
When there is a SAR (Search and Rescue) or emergency, there are dedicated frequencies worldwide that should be watched closely for activity. Here is our list to watch.
9200–9500 MHz—Search and rescue transponders
2182.0 kHz—International distress standard voice
2187.5 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
3023.0 kHz—Search and rescue
4125.0 kHz—Distress and safety
4207.5 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
4209.5 kHz—NAVTEX (safety)
5680.0 kHz—Search and rescue
6215.0 kHz—Search and rescue
6312.0 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
8291.0 kHz—Distress and safety
8414.5 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
12290.0 kHz—Distress and safety
12577.0 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
16420.0 kHz—Distress and safety
16804.5 kHz—International distress digital selective calling
121.500 MHz—Aeronautical distress (Civilian Aero Band)
123.100 MHz—Aeronautical search and rescue (Civilian Aero Band)
156.525 MHz—International distress digital selective calling (Marine Band)
156.800 MHz—International hailing and distress (Marine Band)
157.100 MHz—United States (US) maritime working frequency (Marine Band)
243.000 MHz—US/North Atlantic Treaty Organization military aeronautical distress (Military Aero Band)
406.000 MHz—International emergency distress beacon
9200–9500 MHz—Search and rescue transponders
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Jack NeSmith SK
I just got off the phone with Jack NeSmith's daughter. She and Jean wanted me to pass along that Jack "Grunt" NeSmith passed away this morning in a local hospital in Florida.
Jack was diagnosed a few weeks ago with brain cancer and went through surgery. Things were looking up and he was in high spirits. But in the end the radiation and chemo weakened him and pneumonia developed Monday. He went into the hospital Tuesday but things had progressed to far for a recovery.
Jack has been my close friend for well over 25 years. We shared a lot including daily telephone calls and visits. He was quite the character, loved scanners and in particular, milcom monitoring.
According to Jean there will not be a service, so we won't be heading down to FLA. If I learn anymore I will pass it along.
Rest in peace Jack. Gayle and I will miss you, as well as your many scanner/milcom friends.
Chief Larry
Jack was diagnosed a few weeks ago with brain cancer and went through surgery. Things were looking up and he was in high spirits. But in the end the radiation and chemo weakened him and pneumonia developed Monday. He went into the hospital Tuesday but things had progressed to far for a recovery.
Jack has been my close friend for well over 25 years. We shared a lot including daily telephone calls and visits. He was quite the character, loved scanners and in particular, milcom monitoring.
According to Jean there will not be a service, so we won't be heading down to FLA. If I learn anymore I will pass it along.
Rest in peace Jack. Gayle and I will miss you, as well as your many scanner/milcom friends.
Chief Larry
Thursday, May 07, 2015
New Summer 2015 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide Now Available at Amazon
Teak Publishing is proud to announce the publication of their 9th e-book on Amazon.com -- Summer 2015 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide.
So why should you listen to shortwave radio? Quite simply shortwave radio is your window to the world.
The best source of global information continues to be shortwave radio. Throughout the world, shortwave remains the most readily available and affordable means of communication and information. It lets you listen to voices from around the world. You'll also learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life, from soldiers, to farmers, to retired scholars. Shortwave radio provides nearly instantaneous coverage of news and events from around the world.
Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts located on frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz, also known as HF or the High Frequencies bands.
If you live in the U.S., you can easily listen to shortwave broadcast stations from countries like North/South Korea, Iran, Australia, Cuba, China, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Japan, England, Egypt, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United States and many other counties if you have a shortwave receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
That when and where to listen is covered comprehensively in the pages of a new edition of the International Shortwave Broadcast Guide.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (Summer 2015 edition), by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH, is that all important information resource you need to tap into the worldwide shortwave broadcast radio spectrum. It is a 24-hour station/frequency guide to “all” the known stations currently broadcasting on shortwave radio at time of publication. This unique shortwave resource is the “only” publication in the world that offers a by-hour schedule that includes all language services, frequencies and world target areas for each broadcast station. There are new chapters that cover basic shortwave radio listening and Who’s Who in the Shortwave Radio Spectrum. Also extensive work has been done to improve the readability of this edition on the various Kindle platforms.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (Summer 2015 edition) is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X8BIF0K. The price for this latest edition is still US$4.99. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Australia can order this electronic book (e-Book) from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
This new e-publication edition is an expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide formerly printed in the pages of Monitoring Times magazine for over 20 years. This one of a kind e-book is now being published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal time and frequency changes.
If you enjoy listening or monitoring HF shortwave stations, and you miss the monthly English frequency listings formerly published in the late Monitoring Times magazine, and multilingual station listing in the old MTXpress electronic magazine, this valuable tool will now be your new guide to listening to the world.
Frequency updates between editions will be posted on her Shortwave Central blog at: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can view the complete Teak Publishing book catalog online at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/. Click on the Teak Publishing radio hobby e-book link at the top of the blog page. You can learn more about the author by going to her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign language students, news agencies, news buffs and many more interested in listening to a global view of news and events as they happen.
If you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to hear what is happening outside the ham bands on that transceiver or portable shortwave radio in your shack, then this new e-book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
Here are a few of the public comments from radio hobbyists who purchased the first three editions of this Amazon e-book.
Excellent Shortwave Introduction and Program Guide by Don K3PRN
Excellent, very reasonable guide to shortwave radio. As a long time shortwave listener, the listing of all shortwave stations by UTC time is very useful to me. I had previously a shortwave website that listed only English broadcasts rather than an all station listing with the language that will be broadcast. I would highly recommend this e book for all new shortwave listeners and those that interested in a very portable listing of all stations by UTC. I only hope that this will be updated twice a year for many more years.
Good Product by Radio Freq
Since Monitoring Times stopped publishing shortwave radio schedules, there has been a dearth of resources for radio-heads. This guide nicely fulfills gap. It is very comprehensive.
It is nice someone is dedicated to SWL by Robert K. Mallory
Very concise and well organized. Not much to choose from these days, it is nice someone is dedicated to SWL.
Shortwave Broadcast Guide by Kindle Customer
Since Monitoring Times is no longer in publication, this guide is required for the dedicated shortwave listener. There is information provided that I have found nowhere else. It will be a welcome addition to any listener's equipment. Gayle Van Horn has been publishing this research for many years and the followers are numerous, from beginners to professionals. The author's work is accurate, concise and thorough. If you have a shortwave radio, you need this publication as much as a set of earphones. There is none better.
Very Good Source for Shortwave Stations Broadcast Schedules by Kenneth Windyka
I've got to admit up front that I don't have a strong interest in this part of the hobby. HOWEVER, Gayle Van Horn makes it easy to determine what one can hear on the short wave bands during a particular time period (in GMT time sorted format). I also like the internet reference available, so that one can listen to programs via the internet even if its' not possible via the shortwave radio.
NJ Shortwave listener hears International Frequencies with new guide help by Stanley E Rozewski, Jr.
This e-book is complete and accurate in presenting a low cost SW frequency guide and important must read topics for the new or experienced user. I liked the easy reading format, and understandable frequency guide. I will order the second edition next year.
This is my go-to-first reference by Mary C Larson
When I turn on the shortwave receiver and want to find out what's on and where to look, Van Horn's handy frequency guide is a smart place to begin. The format is not unlike the one Monitoring Times (R.I.P.) used each month. Presumably, updated ISBGs will be published twice per year, but you can check for the updates on her blog, (mt-shortwave.blogspot.com).
Good value by DrP
This is an excellent well-written book that is very affordable when compared to encyclopedic guides, e.g., the WRTH. Much the same information is included. The first part is a nice introduction to SW listening pitched to the beginner. Included is an informative section on purchasing a radio spanning low-end <$100 models up through the most advanced transceivers. The bulk of the book contains a list of world-wide SW broadcasters, organized by frequency band. This makes it ideal for browsing one band at a time, but much less so if you want to search for broadcasts from a particular country.
I like this one by Charles
I have only had a brief chance to scan through this book. From what I have seen of it I will enjoy getting in to it.
Shortwave Is Not Quite Dead by James Tedford (Bothell, WA United States)
It was barely breathing as of late, but there is still a lot you can hear on shortwave radio. You need more than a little dedication, and a better-than-adequate radio to hear what remains on the HF bands, but if you have those, you will be rewarded with a lot of interesting audio programming. This book is a good guide to what is currently available over the international airwaves.
Five Stars by Frank S.
Excellent for the price. Glad I found this.
Five Stars by Kindle Customer
Came on time. packaged right, looks as shown and works as advertised.
So why should you listen to shortwave radio? Quite simply shortwave radio is your window to the world.
The best source of global information continues to be shortwave radio. Throughout the world, shortwave remains the most readily available and affordable means of communication and information. It lets you listen to voices from around the world. You'll also learn about the lives and concerns of people from all walks of life, from soldiers, to farmers, to retired scholars. Shortwave radio provides nearly instantaneous coverage of news and events from around the world.
Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts located on frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz, also known as HF or the High Frequencies bands.
If you live in the U.S., you can easily listen to shortwave broadcast stations from countries like North/South Korea, Iran, Australia, Cuba, China, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Japan, England, Egypt, Tunisia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United States and many other counties if you have a shortwave receiver, and you know when and where to listen!
That when and where to listen is covered comprehensively in the pages of a new edition of the International Shortwave Broadcast Guide.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (Summer 2015 edition), by Amazon bestselling author Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH, is that all important information resource you need to tap into the worldwide shortwave broadcast radio spectrum. It is a 24-hour station/frequency guide to “all” the known stations currently broadcasting on shortwave radio at time of publication. This unique shortwave resource is the “only” publication in the world that offers a by-hour schedule that includes all language services, frequencies and world target areas for each broadcast station. There are new chapters that cover basic shortwave radio listening and Who’s Who in the Shortwave Radio Spectrum. Also extensive work has been done to improve the readability of this edition on the various Kindle platforms.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (Summer 2015 edition) is now available for purchase worldwide from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X8BIF0K. The price for this latest edition is still US$4.99. Since this book is being released internationally, Amazon customers in the United Kingdom, Germany, France Spain, Italy, Japan, India, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Australia can order this electronic book (e-Book) from Amazon websites directly servicing these countries. All other countries can use the regular Amazon.com website.
This new e-publication edition is an expanded version of the English shortwave broadcast guide formerly printed in the pages of Monitoring Times magazine for over 20 years. This one of a kind e-book is now being published twice a year to correspond with station seasonal time and frequency changes.
If you enjoy listening or monitoring HF shortwave stations, and you miss the monthly English frequency listings formerly published in the late Monitoring Times magazine, and multilingual station listing in the old MTXpress electronic magazine, this valuable tool will now be your new guide to listening to the world.
Frequency updates between editions will be posted on her Shortwave Central blog at: http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/.
And, the good news is that you do not need to own a Kindle reader to read Amazon e-book publications. You can read any Kindle book with Amazon’s free reading apps.
There are free Kindle reading apps for the Kindle Cloud Reader, Smartphones (iPhone, iTouch, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry); computer platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and Mac); Tablets (iPad, Android and Windows 8), and, of course, all of the Kindle family of readers including the Kindle Fire series. A Kindle e-book allows you to buy your book once and read it anywhere. You can find additional details on these apps by checking out this link to the Amazon website at www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771.
For additional information on this and other Teak Publishing radio hobby books, monitor the company sponsored Internet blogs – The Military Monitoring Post (http://mt-milcom.blogspot.com/), The Btown Monitor Post (http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/) and The Shortwave Central (http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/) for availability of additional e-books that are currently in production.
You can view the complete Teak Publishing book catalog online at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/. Click on the Teak Publishing radio hobby e-book link at the top of the blog page. You can learn more about the author by going to her author page on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Gayle-Van-Horn/e/B0084MVQCM/.
The International Shortwave Broadcast Guide will have wide appeal to shortwave radio hobbyists, amateur radio operators, educators, foreign language students, news agencies, news buffs and many more interested in listening to a global view of news and events as they happen.
If you are an amateur radio operator or shortwave radio enthusiasts, and want to hear what is happening outside the ham bands on that transceiver or portable shortwave radio in your shack, then this new e-book from Teak Publishing is a must in your radio reference library.
Here are a few of the public comments from radio hobbyists who purchased the first three editions of this Amazon e-book.
Excellent Shortwave Introduction and Program Guide by Don K3PRN
Excellent, very reasonable guide to shortwave radio. As a long time shortwave listener, the listing of all shortwave stations by UTC time is very useful to me. I had previously a shortwave website that listed only English broadcasts rather than an all station listing with the language that will be broadcast. I would highly recommend this e book for all new shortwave listeners and those that interested in a very portable listing of all stations by UTC. I only hope that this will be updated twice a year for many more years.
Good Product by Radio Freq
Since Monitoring Times stopped publishing shortwave radio schedules, there has been a dearth of resources for radio-heads. This guide nicely fulfills gap. It is very comprehensive.
It is nice someone is dedicated to SWL by Robert K. Mallory
Very concise and well organized. Not much to choose from these days, it is nice someone is dedicated to SWL.
Shortwave Broadcast Guide by Kindle Customer
Since Monitoring Times is no longer in publication, this guide is required for the dedicated shortwave listener. There is information provided that I have found nowhere else. It will be a welcome addition to any listener's equipment. Gayle Van Horn has been publishing this research for many years and the followers are numerous, from beginners to professionals. The author's work is accurate, concise and thorough. If you have a shortwave radio, you need this publication as much as a set of earphones. There is none better.
Very Good Source for Shortwave Stations Broadcast Schedules by Kenneth Windyka
I've got to admit up front that I don't have a strong interest in this part of the hobby. HOWEVER, Gayle Van Horn makes it easy to determine what one can hear on the short wave bands during a particular time period (in GMT time sorted format). I also like the internet reference available, so that one can listen to programs via the internet even if its' not possible via the shortwave radio.
NJ Shortwave listener hears International Frequencies with new guide help by Stanley E Rozewski, Jr.
This e-book is complete and accurate in presenting a low cost SW frequency guide and important must read topics for the new or experienced user. I liked the easy reading format, and understandable frequency guide. I will order the second edition next year.
This is my go-to-first reference by Mary C Larson
When I turn on the shortwave receiver and want to find out what's on and where to look, Van Horn's handy frequency guide is a smart place to begin. The format is not unlike the one Monitoring Times (R.I.P.) used each month. Presumably, updated ISBGs will be published twice per year, but you can check for the updates on her blog, (mt-shortwave.blogspot.com).
Good value by DrP
This is an excellent well-written book that is very affordable when compared to encyclopedic guides, e.g., the WRTH. Much the same information is included. The first part is a nice introduction to SW listening pitched to the beginner. Included is an informative section on purchasing a radio spanning low-end <$100 models up through the most advanced transceivers. The bulk of the book contains a list of world-wide SW broadcasters, organized by frequency band. This makes it ideal for browsing one band at a time, but much less so if you want to search for broadcasts from a particular country.
I like this one by Charles
I have only had a brief chance to scan through this book. From what I have seen of it I will enjoy getting in to it.
Shortwave Is Not Quite Dead by James Tedford (Bothell, WA United States)
It was barely breathing as of late, but there is still a lot you can hear on shortwave radio. You need more than a little dedication, and a better-than-adequate radio to hear what remains on the HF bands, but if you have those, you will be rewarded with a lot of interesting audio programming. This book is a good guide to what is currently available over the international airwaves.
Five Stars by Frank S.
Excellent for the price. Glad I found this.
Five Stars by Kindle Customer
Came on time. packaged right, looks as shown and works as advertised.
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