SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1438
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No.
1438
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1438
BID:
$OPDX.1438
November 4, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by
BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent from Strongsville,
Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio
DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR
Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX,
K4ZW, K5GS,
K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W0GJ, 4X1VF, DL1SBF, DL7UXG &
The DX News
Letter, DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA
& Les Nou-
velles DX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, RN3RQ, Sixitalia
Weekly, and
VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
****
EDITOR'S COMMENT: If you were on Daylight Saving Time (DST),
did
you remember to turn your clock back an
hour?
See below "Standard Time".
DXCC
COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of
Sunday, 27th/October, through Sunday, 3rd/November there were 223
countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4W, 4X,
5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5U, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A,
9G, 9H, 9J, 9K,
9M2, 9M6, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2,
C3, C6, CE, CE9,
CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY0, D4, D6, DL, DU, E5/s,
E7, EA, EA6, EA8,
EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FH,
FJ, FK, FM, FO, FO/m,
FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0,
HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a,
HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, J7, J8,
JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,
KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY,
LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ5, PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2,
S5, S7, S9, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5,
T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TZ,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4,
V5, V6, V8, VE, VK, VK9N, VP2E, VP2M,
VP5, VP6, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, VU7, XE,
XU, XX9, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7,
ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE:
The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a
"BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry
Later".
3A, MONACO. DX-World.net reports that Paul/G4PVM and Col/MM0NDX
(OJ0Y)
are active as 3A/G4PVM and 3A/OJ0Y from Monaco until November 5th.
Activity
will be on 40-10 meters, possibly 80m, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL
3A/G4PVM
via LoTW, and 3A/OJ0Y via EB7DX.
3D2/R, ROTUMA. Antoine,
3D2AG, announced the following November 1st, on
QRZ.com: "The next 3D2AG/p
Rotuma Island one-op Dxpedition is planned
around the 28th November 2019 to
January 5th 2020, weather and transport
permitting. Latest shipping news is
that a boat shall depart Suva around
the 25th of November. Focus will be on
low bands including 160m, 80m and
60m, with QRO when required. Beware of
pirates impersonating the Rotuma
expeditions, especially in EU! There will be
NO internet access during
the expedition; FT8 logs will be uploaded to
ClubLog AFTER the expedition
and CW/SSB/RTTY contacts will be recorded on
paper logs as customary for
this OP. Efforts are being made now to source a
backup generator, fuel
and pack antennas / gear ready for the end of the
month."
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8(FT4) and
SSTV.
A tentative "Rotuma Operating Schedule" is listed on QRZ.com by
bands,
frequencies, times (UTC) by regional areas and suggested headings
(LP/SP).
The QSL information is as follows: Via 3D2AG, using PayPal to
address
(nyeurt@gmail.com) [preferred,
safer] / direct for CW/SSB/RTTY and Club-
Log's OQRS (FT8/Digimodes only).
Donations welcome to assist with generator
and fuel procurement for low bands
QRO operation. NO LoTW.
3Y0I BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (3Y0I
Preparations Resumed). Excerpts
from an announcement on the 3Y0I Bouvet
Island Web page, under "NEWS",
(https://bouvetoya.org/) reports the following
interesting facts and
details of the second attempt to go to Bouvet Island:
* "The 1st attempt took yet another toll".... "we had to cover all
costs
involved"... "it’s been a privately funded venture from the
very
beginning, we spent as much as 225.000 USDs from our personal
funds
so far. Only 9% of our DXpedition budged got covered by donations,
so
the final impact on our private monies is huge".
* "We estimate
that the second attempt would be around 170.000 USDs in
total. It’s less
than our initial budget as we have collected a lot
of important equipment
already + went under necessary extra-paid
training + secured many things
logistically, too".... "we have already
secured half of the required
budget to go back to Bouvet. But after
the last aftermath and considering
the next suitable time-frames with
safe weather conditions at far South
Atlantic Ocean, we’re simply
unable to repair our budget with personal
funding this fast. We face
a risk to postpone the expedition,
unfortunately. Yes, we did our
best to make it happen last March. Yes,
we’re still up to take a
second chance. But this time it may only take
place if we receive
financial support to cover at least half of the
missing budget, which
is 85.000 USDs, to make 3Y0I coming true. And
here’s how you can..."
* "To make the fundraising more attractive, once we
reach the required
minimum of 85k USDs, we will give donors a chance to
win something
special". They list three things on their Web page.
*
The 3Y0I team now has a "GoFundMe" page to donate at:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition
It also contains details and pictures of the Bouvet project.
*
Read the complete press release (long) for more details at:
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-preparations-resumed
For more details and updates on the Bouvet Island DXpedition, watch
the
following Web page and Media sites at:
This is the main site where you
can find more details on the project
and news: https://bouvetoya.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouvetoya.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bouvetoyaorg
4L,
GEORGIA. Tev, TA1HZ, will be active as 4L/TA1HZ from Georgia between
December
13-20th. Operation will be from 4L6QC's QTH using a Yaesu FT991
into a AV-680
antenna. Activity will be mainly FT8 and FT4 on the lower
bands. QSL via LoTW
or direct to TA1HZ.
4U1, AUSTRIA. Operators Sparky/OE1ZZZ and Oleg/HB9RB
will be active as
4U1A from the International Amateur Radio Contest DX Club
(ARCDXC) station
during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Multi-Single entry.
QSL via UA3DX. This station counts as the VIC (Vienna
International Centre)
multiplier and "OE" Austria for DXCC.
4X,
ISRAEL. Members of the "Holyland DX Group" will operate as 4X9R from
the
heart of Beith Shearim site between December 27-28th. The operators
mentioned
are Ruben/4Z5FI, Mark/4Z4KX, Alexander/4Z4AK, Ros/4Z5LA, Yuli/
4X6HP,
Vladimir/4Z5IW, Hilik/4X6YA, Arthur/4X4DZ, Jan/4X1VF and possibly
Hal/W8HC.
Beith Shearim is a very attractive site for tourists from all
over the world.
The catacombs were declared a UNESCO World Heritage site
in July 2015. (https://biblewalks.com/sites/BeitShearimCatacombs.html)
They
will start their activity on Friday, December 27th, at 0730 UTC,
and close
down on Saturday, December 28th, 1300 UTC. Activity will be on
80-10 meters
using CW and SSB, with two stations. Holyland Square - J07HF.
QSL Manager is
Ros, 4Z5LA.
5U, NIGER. Pierre, HB9AMO, will once again be active as
5U9AMO from Niger
between November 15-25th. Activity will be holiday style on
160-6 meters
CW using a Yaesu FT-991 w/100w into a Spiderbeam 404-UL
multiband antenna
(40-10m) and wire antennas for 60m, 80m and 160m. He will
also be in the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power/
Unassisted entry. QSL via M0URX or LoTW. Log
will be uploaded to LoTW in
February 2020. For more details, updates and a
log search, visit Pierre's
Web page at: http://www.hb9amo.net/5u9amo.php
5Z,
KENYA. Andy, G3AB, is now based/resides in Nairobi (been there
since
September 30th), and is expected to be active as 5Z4/G3AB. Activity
will
be on 20-10 meters using an IC-7300 and dipoles. His QRZ.com page
states
that he is awaiting the arrival of further equipment and antennas.
QSL
via LoTW.
9J2, ZAMBIA (Update). Members of the Z2LA and 7P8LB team
are planning a
trip to Zambia between March 5-15th (2020). A preliminary
departure date
is 4th of March 2020. The license application form has been
received and
will shortly be forwarded with requests for the 9J2LA callsign.
The Web
page is now available at: https://9j2la.com
Facebook will be used for
“Breaking News” the weeks before departure and
during the Expedition. Updated
list of operators are now Rune/LA7THA (Team
Leader), Harald/LB2HG,
Svein/LA3BO, Morten/LA3MHA, Piotr/LA7RRA, Arne/
LA7WCA, Chris/LA8OM,
Svein/LA9KKA, Thor/LA9VPA, Morten/LB8DC, Philipp/
DK6SP, Christian/OE5CWO and
Philipp/OE7PGI. The team will be focused on
CW and FT8 for the low bands, and
CW, SSB and FT8 for the higher bands.
Suggested frequencies were listed in
OPDX.1420. QSOs will be uploaded to
ClubLog if internet access is available.
QSL via M0OXO QSL service.
9X, RWANDA (Reminder). Harald, DF2WO, will
once again be active as 9X2AW
from Kigali between November 4-16th. He is
currently preparing his 160m
antenna and will build a Hexbeam with Bamboo
Sticks for working on 20/17/
15/12/10 meters using mainly Digital modes (FT8,
PSK31, JT65 and RTTY),
CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO or his OQRS. See QRZ.com for
pictures.
C5, THE GAMBIA. Arthur, SQ7RAI, will be active as C5/SQ7RAI
from The Gambia
between November 12-20th. Activity will be on 20-6 meters
using SSB and FT8.
QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau, direct, LoTW and
eQSL.
C5, THE GAMBIA (Update to OPDX.1428). It has been reported that
Alan,
G3XAQ (C56XA), will join Don, G3XTT (C56DF), during his visit to
The
Gambia between November 12-26th. Both operators have been here
before.
Their primary goal is the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th)
with
both operating as Single-Op/Single-Band entries in the contest.
Bands
were not mentioned. Activity outside of the contest will be
holiday
style on various HF bands (probably all CW). Logs will be uploaded
to
LoTW and ClubLog, but possibly only after their return to the UK.
QSL
C56XA via G3SWH, and C56DF via G3XTT.
C6, BAHAMAS. Operators
George/AA7JV, Tomi/HA7RY, Feco/HA8KW and Mike/KN4EEI
will be active as C6AGU
from Wood Cay Island (NA-001) between November
15th and December 9th.
Activity will be focused on 160/80 meters using
CW and FT8, including entries
in the CQWW DX CW (November 23-24th) and
ARRL 160m (December 6-8th) Contests.
QSL via HA7RY.
CY0 SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. The CY0 Sable Island
DXpedition scheduled
for October 2020 now has a Web page (still under
construction) at:
http://cy0dxpedition.net
The callsign is
still pending. However, operators are currently listed
as: Murray/WA4DAN,
Pat/N2IEN, Bill/K5DHY, San/K5YY, Bob/K4UEE, Lee/WW2DX,
Will/AA4NC, John/N8AA
and Lou/N2TU.
D4, CAPE VERDE. Jose, CT1BOH, will be active as D4C from
the contest
station on Sao Vicente Island (AF-086) during the CQWW DX CW
Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL
via
LoTW, eQSL or IK2NCJ by the Bureau. DIRECT QSL to: MONTEVERDE
CONTEST
CLUB, 6963 Pregassona, Switzerland. For the latest information,
check
the D4C Web page at: http://www.d4c.cc
DXCC'S MOST WANTED
(ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog
as of October 27th. The list contains 340 entities.
The following are the top
10 entities:
1. P5 DPRK (North Korea) 6. BV9P Pratas
Island
2. 3Y/B Bouvet Island 7. KH7K Kure Island
3. FT5/W Crozet Island 8. KH3 Johnston Island
4. BS7H
Scarborough Reef 9. FT5/X Kerguelen Island
5. CE0X San Felix
Islands 10. 3Y/P Peter 1 Island
No changes
this month. The complete "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list
is available
at: https://secure.clublog.org/mostwanted.php
E4,
PALETINE. Members of the Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active
as E44C
from Palestine between February 5-17th. This is the same group
who activated
9LY1JM from Banana Island (AF-037), Sierra Leone, last year.
Operators
mentioned are John/F1ULQ, Pat/F2DX, Frank/F4AJQ, Damien/F4AZF,
Jimi/F4DLM,
Wil/F4ESV, Terry/F4TTR, Raymond/F5MFV, Maurice/F5NQL, Stef/
F5UOW,
Julien/F8AVK, Andreas/DL3GA, Herman/ON4QX, Eric/ON7RN and
Ken/OZ1IKY.
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, FT4
and FT8.
QSL via F5GSJ, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or their OQRS. For more
details
and updates, see: https://palestine2020.wordpress.com
ED8,
CANARY ISLANDS. Siggi, TF3CW, will be active as ED8W from La Palma
Island
(AF-004) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (November 23-24th)
Single-
Op/Single-Band (40m) entry. QSL via EA5GL or LoTW.
FM,
MARTINIQUE. David, F8AAN, will be active as FM/F8AAN from Martinique
(NA-107)
between November 9-18th. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using
CW only. QSL
via LoTW, ClubLog or direct.
HC0, ECUADOR. Alan, K0AV, will be active as
HC0T during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 23-24th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL
via LoTW.
HU1, EL SALVADOR.
Operators Andreas/DH8WR, Werner/DJ9KH, Frank/DL1KWK,
Dietmar/DL2HWA,
Bert/DL2RNS, Georg/DL4SVA, Olaf/DL7JOM, Rolf/DL7VEE and
Franz/DL9GFB will be
active as HU1DL from El Salvador between January
30th and February 13th,
2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Look for
more details and Web page to be forth-
coming.
IOTA
NEWS..............
OC-237. Operators Budi/YF1AR, Moh. Sofyan/YC1KK,
Mohammad/YC1BIQ and
Budi/YB1MAE will be active as homecall/p from
the Biawak Light-
house (IDO-074) on Biawak Island, Indonesia,
between November
7-14th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using
mainly FT8
with some CW and SSB. QSL YF1AR/P via YE1AR, ClubLog's
OQRS
or via N2OO. QSL YC1KK/P, YC1BIQ/P, YB1MAE/P via their
home
callsigns. For more info and updates,
see:
http://www.yf1ar.com/2019
PLEASE
NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> have
decided
NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
operations,
PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
and we will post
it here in an upcoming bulletin......
KH8, AMERICAN SAMOA (Reminder).
Tsutomu "Tom", JA1VND, will be active as
KH8/K1TF from Pago Pago (OC-045)
between November 12-18th. Activity will
be on various HF bands using CW, SSB
and the Digital modes. QSL via JA1VND
direct or LoTW.
NP2, U.S. VIRGIN
ISLANDS. Yuriy, N2TTA, will once again be active as NP2P
during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via
LoTW.
OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The "new" OPDX Mailing List is
back up
and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the
bottom of
this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de
Tedd KB8NW
PJ5, ST. EUSTATIUS. Operators Janusz/SP6IXF and Wlodek/SP6EQZ
will once
again be active as PJ5/SP6IXF and PJ5/SP6EQZ, respectively, from
Saint
Eustatius Island (NA 145) between November 16-30th. The duo were
there
8 years ago. Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and
the
Digital modes (RTTY, FT8). There may be possible operations in the
CQWW
DX CW Contest (Part-time). QSL via their home callsigns, direct, by
the
Bureau, ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW. For more details and updates,
watch:
http://pj5.dxing.pl
PROPAGATION
FORECAST/REPORT (November 4-10th).......
Nov/04th AN Nov/07th AN
Nov/09th AN
Nov/05th AN Nov/08th AN Nov/10th AN
Nov/06th
HN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
------------------------------------------------------
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above
Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal
Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active
K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4
30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY
DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
Meanwhile,
check out the following Web sites for propagation:
* VOACAP predication
Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
* DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
* A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
* SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
* Radio
Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information
at:
http://sunspotwatch.com
* Monthly
propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas
locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
*
Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
* Graphic propagation tool by
DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
* Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
* Also on
Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
PZ5,
SURINAME. Operators John/K0TG, Tony/KM0O, Robert/K6RB, Rick/N6XI,
Ron/N0AT
and Bill/W0OR will be active as PZ5W from Lelydorp (PZ5RA QTH)
during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th) as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
via LoTW, or
via N0AT, by the Bureau or direct. Look for operators to be
active before and
after the contest.
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO
from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)
(October 27th and November
3rd)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3A/G4PVM via EB7DX J79WTA via HB9MFM & (L) PC33EUDXF via
PA0MBD
4X/R1CC via DJ1ND KH0/KC0W via KC0W (d) PJ2/ON4ANN via
ON4ANN
7S7V via E77E LA33EUDXF via PA1AW PJ2ND via K8ND
& (L)
BW2/JP1RIW via BM2JCC (O) LB9FH/AM via LB9FH R4RE via
(**)
CN3A via IK2OHG & (L) LX75V via LX1JH RJ4P via
(**)
CQ9A via EA1AP LZ365BM via LZ1KCP RT4RO via
(**)
CR6K via CT1ILT (O/d/L) MU/RL5D via (**) S549APR via S51A
& (L)
CR6T via CT1ESV & (L) OG7A via OH6MW & (L) SJ0X
via SM6JSM
CV7S via CX7SS & (L) OL1Z via OK2WZN SN110WM
via SP3PGS
DK3T via DK3EE (N) OM/SQ9MDF via SQ9MDF SV9/RL5D via
(**)
DR3W via DL6MHW OR0YAL via (ON-B) TA4/OH2KW via OH2KW
& (L)
DX1J via JA1HGY & (L) OR18BTS via ON6GMT TM0DX via
F8DHE
EA3/UA4PCM via UA4PCM OR18BXE via ON5AV (d) TM20CI via
F6KJX
ED7O via EA7EU (d) OR18CRD via ON4CRD TM3R via
F5UTN
ED7R via EA7IZJ & (L) OR18DIG via ON4DIG (O) TM4L via
F8ARK & (L)
EF8R via EB7DX (d/L) OR18LUS via ON7LU TO1J
via JF2QNM (d/L)
EH3ICCD via EA3HZC OR18LVN via ON3AR & (L)
UN7AM via (**)
EM30TPU via UR7TWY OR18NOK via (ON-B) V3A via
M0OXO (O/L)
HC1/KW8N via KW8N OR18RSX via ON4RSX V47T via
W2RQ & (L)
HC5UDT via DL8UD OR18SNW via ON7KO W2/F2YS via
W2/F2YS (d/W2-B/L)
HG33EUDXF via HA0HW (O) OR18TLS via ON6MS XR6N
via CE6VMO
HG5A via HA5KDQ & (L) OR18WLD via ON6WL YO15IPA
via YO3AS
IB2LV via I2MYF OR18WRA via ON4WRA YP0C via
YO3CZW
IB9A via IZ2WFL OR2KMJ via ON2KMJ YR8D via YO8KRR
& (L)
IB9MY via IT9SSI (d) OR6T via ON4AMX YV5ZV via
EA5GL (d/L)
IG9/LZ2SX via LZ2SX (L) OR8ON via ON8ON ZF2TH via
N3DL (d/L)
II9P via IT9CHU (L/d) OZ30EU via OZ8IE & (L) ZY2WDX
via PU2YBW (d)
IO2V via IK2CFR P3X via 5B4AMM & (L)
ZZ3ZZ via PY3ZZ
J42L via SV2DCD (d/L) PB75RILLAND via PA3GEO
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
(O)
OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
(I) No
IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (**) RN3RQ OQRS
QSLS
RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 5K0K, 5W0GC, A82Z, D68CCC, JY5HX, MD4K, OJ0AW,
OX1AA,
TA1PB, V51B, VR2XAN, XR0ZRC and YJ0GC
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 7V9A
(AF-104), J28PJ, K7TRI (NA-211), OJ0DX
and Z81D
QSLS RECEIVED VIA
THE BUREAU: 4L5P, 6Y6J, 9Y/K2HVN, C37AC, C6AGU, CN2AA,
CN2CO, CN2FB, CN2MA,
CN2PM, CN2TX, IC8/UT7QF (EU-031), JT1EPC, KP4SX,
KT7WW/KL7, MJ/OQ7A/P
(EU-099), OH0/DF4ZL, PZ5CO, RI1FJ (FJL), T77NC,
T88MK, TK/OO9O, TM4G,
UA4RX/1 (FJL), VK4/JA8COE (OC-138), WP4JLU,
XV9BG (AS-128), XV9HL and XV9JK
(AS-157)
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF..
etc)
to send in their info....
STANDARD TIME. Did you remember
to change your clocks? Countries who
observe Daylight Saving Time (DST),
which took place on Sunday, March
10th, are now expected to move their "local
clocks" backward 1 hour on
Sunday, November 3rd, from 2:00 AM local time to
1:00 AM. In 2020, Day-
light Saving Time (DST) will again go into effect on
Sunday, March 8th,
at 2:00 AM local time. For the history and details about
ST and DST, as
well as an interesting map of the world (showing the countries
who observe
DST), see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_time
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time
http://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/2020.html
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/change/usa?year=2020
ADDED
NOTE: Hopefully, all amateur radio operators know NOT to change
their
GMT/UTC/ZULU clocks. However, since most operators usually set
their
computers to local time, some may have to change their settings on
"some"
ham radio software (ex. logging, propagation, DXTelnet, etc..)
programs.
SW9, CRETE. Christo, LZ3FN, will be active as SW9AA from Crete
(EU-015,
GIOTA KRS-005, MIA MGC-005, WLOTA 1400) during the CQWW DX CW
Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via LZ1PM.
Activity
outside of the contest will be holiday style on all bands, mainly
CW.
T8, PALAU. Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will once again be active as T88PB from
the
VIP-Guest Hotel in Koror City, Palau, between December 6-8th.
Activity
usually is on 160-6 meters using CW and 6m FT8, but his Web page
states
"Mainly 160m CW / FT8". His equipment is an IC-7300 w/TL933 amp
(about
500w) into a 3 element Yagi and DP antennas. QSL via LoTW (preferred)
or
direct to his home callsign. For more details and updates, see his
Web
page at: http://pandasan.jimdo.com
TK20,
CORSICA. Laurent, F8BBL, will be active as TK20A from Corsica
(EU-014) and
possibly other IOTA groups between September 4-20th. Activity
will be on
holiday style on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital
modes. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. For
more details and updates,
watch: http://rnb.dx-cw.net
TU,
CÔTE D'IVOIRE. Operators/Team members Roger/ON7TQ (Team
Leader),
Olivier/ON4EI (Co-Leader), Ron/ON1DX (QSL Manager), Ief/ON6KX and
Kevin/SWL
will be active as TU2R from the Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire
between
March 23rd and April 3rd, 2020. Activity will be on 160-10 meters
using
CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1826, 3518,
5352, 7004, 10104, 14018, 18068, 21023, 24890 and 28018 kHz
SSB - 1840,
3785, 7160, 14240, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28518 kHz
RTTY - 3580, 7043,
10143, 14080, 18105, 21080, 24925 and 28080 kHz
FT8 - 1845, 3585, 5373,
7056, 10131, 14090, 18095, 21091, 24911 and 28091 kHz
The team will be
located near Grand-Bassam, east to Abidjan in IJ85CE
locator. They plan to
have 3 stations active (1 CW, 1 SSB and 1 Digital).
QSL via ON1DX, direct or
by the Bureau. LoTW uploads will be done as soon
as possible. They will
upload LoTW contacts during the DXpedition for all
10 USDs contributors. An
OQRS will be available by requesting your QSL via
PayPal at: (on1dx@telenet.be). They state, "You can help
saving Bureau
costs when using the Online QSL Request System (OQRS) for
Bureau. OQRS
Direct via Paypal, please send 3 USDs for Europe, 4 USDs for
USA, 5 USDs
for Oceania." For more details and updates, watch:
https://tu2r.wordpress.com
V4, ST.
KITTS AND NEVIS. Bob, WX4G, will be active as V4/WX4G from St.
Kitts (NA-104)
between November 20-26th. Activity will include the CQWW
DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m) entry.
QSL via
WX4G.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Andy, N2NT, will be active as V47T from
the QTH
of V47KP on St. Kitts (NA-104) during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November
23-24th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via W2RQ
direct
or LoTW. Andy will be active as V47NT between November 16-22nd,
before
the contest.
VP2M, MONTSERRAT. George, K2DM (now ex-VP2MDG
since October 3rd), announced
that he will activate his new callsign, VP2MDM,
from Montserrat during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th). He will be
joined by Peter/K2PS
(VP2MPS), Ed/K2TE and Wayne/N4FP as a Multi-2 entry. QSL
via LoTW or
direct to his home callsign. NO BUREAU CARDS. ADDED NOTE: Some
operators
will operate one day before and after the contest on CW, SSB and
FT8,
using their own individual VP2M callsigns.
VP2V, BRITISH VIGRIN
ISLANDS (Update). Steven, AA7V, will once again be
active as VP2V/AA7V from
Virgin Gorda before the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th). During the
contest he will sign VP2VWW as a Single-
Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. Outside
of the contest, activity will be on
various bands using CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL
VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW via LoTW
or AA7V. He will be active between November
21-25th.
VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). Glenn, W0GJ, sent
out the
following press release on Thursday, October 31st: "This morning we
passed
80,000 contacts. Both the upper bands and the lower bands have had
good
propagation. The team spirits have been high as the pileups continue.
Many
all-time new ones are in the logs.
We were QRT for two hours this
morning to completely dismantle and pack
up the stations and antennas at the
old Radio Site. The view from there
is breath-taking, with a 360 degree view
of the ocean from 900 feet above
sea level! The propagation was also
breath-taking from there! The DX
Engineering team did an incredible job
fabricating our 90-foot 160M
antenna. It went up and came down easily. The DX
Engineering falling
derricks for the yagi masts made raising and lowering
(and repairing)
the yagis very easy. There will be pictures on our
website:
https://pitcairndx.com
We are back on the
air at our base camp 40-10 meters for another 24
hours before we must QRT to
pack up for catching the Braveheart."
----------------------------------------------------------
Glenn, W0GJ,
also sent out the following press release late Saturday
evening, November
2nd, titled "VP6R Final Press Release 2 November 2019":
The VP6R DXpedition
is now history with 82,700 Q’s in the log. We had
excellent weather for
dismantling our stations & antennas. We have just
finished packing
everything for the return trip home. The Braveheart is
transporting us to
Mangareva tomorrow. It will then go on to Punta Arenas,
Chile, transporting
some equipment we used for the South Orkney DXpedition.
The oldest Pitcairn
resident passed away yesterday. We attended the
funeral this morning. He was
laid to rest right next to Tom Christian,
VP6TC. It was a very moving
experience.
We have helped two local hams get back on the air. Meralda
Warren,
VP6MW, has a new 40/30/15M vertical and is set up now to operate
FT8.
Mike Warren, VP6AZ, has a repaired vertical and new beam. They are
both
on the air again! VP6MW called CQ just once using FT8 on 15M. She had
an
instant pileup. I guess there is still a need for VP6 Pitcairn even
after
VP6R went QRT!
We still miss Ralph, K0IR, who did almost all of
the organization and
preparation for the VP6R DXpedition, but was unable to
go at the last
minute. I stepped in literally 5 days before leaving home. The
success
of VP6R is almost solely due to the details Ralph planned for. If
there
was ever a DXpedition on autopilot, VP6R was it. THANKS, Ralph!!!!
Thanks to everyone who worked us to make the VP6R DXpedition such a
success
at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
Visit (www.pitcairndx.com) for QSLing details. It
will be at least 7-10
days before most of the team gets home. OQRS will be
activated then and
is the best way to receive a QSL card. Eventually our
entire log will be
uploaded to LoTW. QSL via K9CT.
---------------------------------------------
EDITOR'S NOTES: As you are
read this, the Pitcairn Island DXpedition
VP6R Team are now QRT as of 1800z,
November 1st. As of 1801z, November 1st,
ClubLog shows that the VP6R team has
made 82700 QSOs with 20491 Unique Call-
signs. Breakdown of modes are:
34208/CW, 22933/SSB, 25505/FT8 and 54/JT65.
Breakdown by Continents (%):
.4/AF, 22.2/AS, 20.7/EU, 52.0/NA, 2.1/OC,
and 2.5/SA.
Again, QSL via
K9CT. For more details, updates and pictures, check out
the Pitcairn Island
DXpedition Web page at: https://pitcairndx.com
Also, check out
their FaceBook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416
Also,
their Twitter page is at: https://twitter.com/2019Island
VP8/VP8DXU
SOUTH ORKNEY DXPEDITION NEWS (Press Release, dated November 2nd).
Equipment
Consolidation (Update) [edited] -- During the week of October
21-27th, 2019,
team members and helpers met in Placerville and Los Altos
Hills, California,
to consolidate, test and repack the equipment to be
used during the South
Orkney Island DX-pedition.
On Friday, October 25th, we visited the Elecraft
factory to receive 8
K3s stations, including amplifiers, pan adapters and
other supporting
equipment. During the week antennas were assembled, tuned,
tested and
marked for easy transport and reassembly.
All software was
loaded on Lenovo laptops, QSOs were entered into N1MM
and test logs were
uploaded to our log search server over the Inmarsat
BGAN satellite
network.
Photos of the week are posted at:
https://sorkney.com/equipment-consolidation-week
Thanks to all who participated and to the equipment suppliers that
are
supporting the project, a complete list at:
https://sorkney.com/corporate-sponsors
73, VP8/VP8DXU Team
XT, BURKINA FASO (Update). Al, F8FUA, will once again
be active as XT2BR,
from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, between November 8-17th.
He will use an
Elecraft K3 with 100 watts into a hexbeam and dipoles,
operating on CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8 (DXpedition mode) if possible. Log will be
updated when
possible depending on his Internet access. QSL direct (with SAE
and 2
USDs) or via the REF QSL Bureau. After his operation, Al will upload
his
log to LoTW.
XV, VIETNAM (Reminder). Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR), will
once again be active
as XV9D from Phan Tiet between November 17-30th.
Activity will be holiday
style, but he will make a serious effort for the
CQWW DX CW Contest (No-
vember 23-24th). Entry category will be defined later
[either a 160/80/40
meters Single-Band effort]. Activity before and after the
contest will be
mainly on CW, SSB, and possibly some Digital modes, mainly on
160-40 meters.
This year the aim is to focus on the 5 lowest bands (160-20
meters) and
main goal is to give DXers ATNO or new bandpoints on 160/80/40
meters.
QSL via LoTW or direct to EA5GL. NO Bureau QSLs.
YASME PRESS
RELEASE (dated October 27, 2019, St. Charles, MO). YASME
FOUNDATION
SUPPORTING GRANT TO CLUBLOG – MICHAEL WELLS G7VJR [edited]
-- The Board of
Directors of The Yasme Foundation at its October 22nd
board meeting approved
a supporting grant of 4,000 USDs to ClubLog and
Michael Wells, G7VJR. The
grant will support capital improvements, needed
to take the system into the
future with improved resiliency, enhanced
performance, and the hardware
needed for continued innovation such as
CloudLog. (The initial version of
this release mistakenly identified
CloudLog (https://www.magicbug.co.uk/cloudlog/)
as a ClubLog project -
Yasme regrets the error.)
Yasme's association
with Club Log began with a grant in 2012 when the
system hosted 67 million
QSOs with 7,300 users. Today that number has
reached 590 million QSOs with
70,000 active users.
* * * * *
The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to
support
scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio,
including DXing
(long distance communication) and the introduction and
promotion of amateur
radio in developing countries. For additional infor-
mation about The Yasme
Foundation, visit our website at (www.yasme.org.).
Ward Silver, N0AX,
President, The Yasme Foundation
Board of Directors: Ward Silver,
N0AX, President and Director
Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President,
Secretary and Director
Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director
Martti Laine, OH2BH,
Director
Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director
Robert Vallio, W6RGG,
Director
Marty Woll, N6VI, Director
James Brooks, 9V1YC,
Director
YJ0, VANUATU (Reminder/Update). Operators Yan/RZ3FW and
Sergei/R4WAA plan
to activate three IOTAs from Vanuatu between November
2-20th, as YJ0RRC
and YJ0FWA. Their tentative schedule is as follows:
November 2-4th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using
the
callsign YJ0FWA.
November 4-7th -- From
Gaua Island, Banks Islands (OC-104); using
the
callsign YJ0RRC.
November 8-13th -- Tongoa Island, Shepperd Islands
(OC-111); using
the callsign YJ0RRC.
November
14-20th -- From Port Vila, Efate Island (OC-035); using
the
callsign YJ0FWA.
Activity will be on 160-15
meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. Their
equipment will be an Icom IC-7200
w/PA Ameritron ALS 500m, Yaesu FT-450D,
into 2 phased verticals for 30/40m ,
sloper 30m, 3 element VDA 20m, VDA
20/17m, top loaded vertical 80/160m and RX
Antenna (Flag, BOG 70m). Some
antennas may not be used on certain islands.
QSL via RZ3FW, direct or Club-
Log's OQRS. They do have a Web page at: https://r4waa9.wixsite.com/yj0rrc
ZF,
CAYMAN ISLANDS. Dan, N6MJ, will once again be active as ZF1A from
Grand
Cayman Islands (NA-016) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
23-24th) as a
Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL ZF1A via LoTW or
K6AM. Activity
outside of the contest, Dan will sign as ZF2MJ between
November 19-25th, on
160-10 meters including 30/17/12 meters. QSL via
N6MJ or
LoTW.
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Sunday, November 03, 2019
ANS-307 AMSAT News Service Weekly News Bulletin November 3,2019
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-307
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* HuskySat Successfully Lifted into Space
* ARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals
* FoxTelem Version 1.08r Released
* Fox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08
* AMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members
* The 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Announced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-307.01
ANS-307 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 307.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
November 3, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-307.01
HuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington's
HuskySat-1 was successfully launched atop a Northrup Grumman Antares
rocket Saturday morning, November 2, 1459 UTC.
The Cygnus spacecraft will dock with the ISS on November 4. Cygnus
is then scheduled to depart the ISS on January 13, 2020 and raise
its orbit to approximately 500 km where HuskySat-1 and SwampSat will
be deployed. After deployment, HuskySat-1's 1200 bps BPSK beacon on
435.800 MHz should be active.(This beacon is decodable with the
latest release of FoxTelem.) HuskySat-1 is expected to run its
primary mission (testing a pulsed plasma thruster and experimental
24 GHz data transmitter) for thirty days. The satellite will then
be turned over to AMSAT for Amateur Radio operation, featuring a
30 kHz wide 145 to 435 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW
communications.
For those interested in reading about HuskySat-1's development and
its science, read the UW News article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-HuskySat-1
[ANS thanks SpaceNews.com, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and UW News for the
above information.]
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ARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals
- Current Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
- Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now
open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS
is happy to announce a second proposal window will open
February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between
January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits
will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio
contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will
draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a
well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020
and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. The proposal window for
contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on
February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information
and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory
Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at
6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will
be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits
your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is
https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS
and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. Please direct any
questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com.
[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR for the above information.]
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Video recordings of the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium have been posted:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AMSATNA/videos/
(This page should be accessible to all)
The Foundations of AMSAT - 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Panel
is posted at: https://youtu.be/bRmn4gjvuTI
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FoxTelem Version 1.08r Released
Chris Thompson, G0KLA has released Version 1.08r of FoxTelem. This
release provides several enhancements and needed changes for FOX-1E
and HuskySat, a partnership with the University of Washington.
Users will need to download this version to successfully decode data
from the two new spacecraft which will transmit BPSK telemetry on
70cm. (Chris suggests now is a good time to put up a 70cm antenna
if you do not have one!)
After version 1.08p was released earlier this week, IC-9700 users
immediately noticed difficulties. Version 1.08r was immediately
released. Chris notes:
" There were two issues that prevented good decodes from the IC-9700:
1 - The IF output of the IC-9700 is not a true IQ signal and you have
both a lower and upper sideband image. One has the bits flipped
upside down. Historically FoxTelem has coped with the bits with
either sense, even though only one is "correct", so 1.07 decoded
fine from the wrong image. I had introduced a bug that meant the
"bit flip" check was not run. That code is back in.
2 - There was also an issue where the algorithm that finds the signal
was not being run if SatPC32 position was being read. That was a
common configuration for IC-9700 owners, so it compounded the
problem. The code is now fixed."
Key changes include the following:
- PSK decoders are easier to select.
- Automatically change the band from 2m to 70cm and the mode from
FSK to PSK if needed (and enabled).
- Allows default mode to be set for each spacecraft.
- No longer overwrites the user settings (e.g. as max/min frequency)
when spacecraft files are updated.
- Saves the properties whenever they are changed (rather than just
at exit).
- Allows the user to change the display name for a spacecraft without
changing the KEPS name.
- Prevents FOXDB from being corrupted when power restarted.
- Better memory management so that long running FoxTelem sessions
do not end up out of memory.
- Allows MAX and MIN records to be displayed in table on the
telemetry tab.
- Shows the Capture Date for the record being displayed (e.g. RT,
MAX, MIN).
- Deletes existing files when server data is downloaded.
- Ties the STP date more accurately to the position of the SYNC word
in the bit buffer to avoid stamping frames with the same date.
- Many small bugs and crashes fixed.
A full list of changes can be found at
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/15?closed=1
You can download the new release at
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
Feel free to email Chris with any questions, suggestions or bug
reports to chrisethompson at gmail dot com.
[ANS thanks Chris E. Thompson, G0KLA for the above information.]
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The 2019 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings USB flash drives,
featuring 1.98 GB of information, including the 2019
Proceedings and all previously published Proceedings
dating back to 1986 are now available on the AMSAT store
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Symposium-Flash-Drive
(allow 10 business days for the next batch to be loaded with the
files)
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Fox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08r
In addition to Chris Thompson's announcement. Burns Fisher, WB1FJ
reports that version of FoxTelem has been tested on Fox-in-a-Box
installations (FoxTelem running on a Raspberry Pi). Starting
immediately with serial number 110, FoxTelem Version 1.08r will be
included on the SD cards that are ordered from the AMSAT store. (It
is not yet on the download file.)
If you have a Fox-in-a-Box with an older version and you wish to
upgrade it (highly recommended) follow these steps:
- Download http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.08p_linux.tar.gz
to the Desktop using the browser on your FIAB.
- Double-click the file to extract it to a directory(folder) named
"FoxTelem_1.08r_linux".
- Next, stop the running FoxTelem and edit the file on your desktop
named "StartFoxTelem". (Right-click and choose Text Editor.)
- About the third line from the bottom, change "foxtelem_1.07_linux"
to "FoxTelem_1.08r_linux". (Be sure the capital letters are right.)
- Exit from the editor and double-click on "StartFoxTelem" and chose
"Execute".
- The new FoxTelem will start running and, as described in the
manual you will start getting questions about whether you want to
upgrade. Say yes to each question.
After FoxTelem has started successfully, you should be all set, and
FoxTelem should start automatically every time your reboot.
If you have any issues, please Burns know at wb1fj at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Burns Fisher, WB1FJ for the above information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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AMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members
AMSAT is in the process of redesigning its website and is looking to
immediately fill key volunteer member additions to its digital
communications team. Available positions include a Webmaster,
Content Managers, and an Online Store Co-Manager. Candidates must
have experience with Word press and be a current AMSAT member.
Webmaster:
The Webmaster works as an integral member of the AMSAT Digital
Communications Team in planning, organizing, implementing, and
supporting strategic web technologies. Under minimal supervision,
the Webmaster collaborates with the Digital Communications team and
AMSAT Development to facilitate ongoing content creation, development
of standards, and overall management of AMSAT's website and member
portal. The primary objectives of the Webmaster are to ensure that
AMSAT's digital presence accurately portrays the character, quality
and heritage of AMSAT, provide an efficient user experience, and
serve to increase recruitment and financial contributions.
Web Content Managers:
Web Content Managers ensure AMSAT's website and webpages follow best
content practices and meet the diverse needs of internal and external
customers. As part of the AMSAT Digital Communications Team,
Website Content Managers must understand the organizational needs,
map them to the end-user needs and work with applicable AMSAT
departments to create content strategy and plan for individual
webpages.
Online Store Co-Manager:
The Online Store Co-Manager updates and refreshes the AMSAT Store
when new merchandise becomes available, deletes merchandise when no
longer available, and updates pricing and shipping information when
necessary. Experience in WooCommerce is required.
If you want to be a part of the solution in delivering the quality
web services AMSAT members deserve, we could sure use your help.
Please contact the AMSAT VP of User Services at
ke4al (at) yahoo (dot) com.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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The 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Announced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC
Mark your calendar and start making plans to attend the premier
technical conference of the year, the 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR
Digital Communications Conference to be held September 11-13, 2020
in Charlotte, NC. The conference location is the Renaissance
Charlotte Suites.
The ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an
international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work,
and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will
have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent
hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and
practical applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to: Software Defined Radio (SDR),
digital voice , digital satellite communications, Global Position
System (GPS), precision timing, Automatic Packet Reporting
System(tm)(APRS), short messaging (a mode of APRS), Digital Signal
Processing (DSP), HF digital modes, Internet interoperability with
Amateur Radio networks, spread spectrum, IEEE 802.11 and other
Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for Amateur Radio, using
TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio, mesh and peer to peer wireless
networking, emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital
communications, using Linux in Amateur Radio, updates on AX.25 and
other wireless networking protocols.
Complete conference details including registration information,
call for papers and preliminary agenda can be seen at
https://www.tapr.org/dcc
[ANS thanks TAPR for the above information.]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period October 1, 2019 through November 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
Call Sep Oct
W5RKN 675 694
N0JE 569 637
K9UO 475 500
W5TD 384 392
AC9E 352 353
HP2VX 300 351
AD0HJ 325 350
K5IX 325 350
W7JSD 309 336
G0IIQ 112 251
ND0C 200 250
WB8TGY New 210
N4DCW New 201
KC9VGG 127 200
NX2X 119 178
KC9UQR 132 172
W0NBC 137 152
VE1VOX New 126
N4QX 120 125
AA0MZ 102 112
WA9JBQ New 104
N9FN New 103
PU8MGB New 102
KI4US New 101
AB4GE New 100
N0RC New 100
S57NML New 100
W2ASC New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
@.com
and I'll revise the announcement. This list was
developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months.
It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids
that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
South TX (EL0x and EL1x) November 2-9, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, will be vacationing in McAllen TX area the week of
Nov 2 - 9. Ron is flying in and out of San Antonio (EL09) and
staying in EL06. He hopes to activate most of the surrounding grids
(EL06, EL07, EL08, EL09, EL15, EL16, EL17, EL18, and EL19) over the
week. Ron will tweet details during the trip at
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
EM68/69 November 3-5, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Illinois, November 3 - 5.
Key word is vacation, but he will jump over to activate the EM68/EM69
gridline on FM satellites. Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/twjones85
Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019
The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar
Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6 through
December 11. They have some house keeping duties to perform on
arrival and just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked
cold up there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye
on the VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to
step outside at https://twitter.com/vy0erc
EA9 Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019
Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating from Melilla as EA9/EA4NF from
November 18 to 21, 2019. This very small Spanish territory located in
Northern Africa, which is a very rare GRID and is listed as one of
the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Updates and passes on Philippe's Twitter
at https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3 - 6.
Key word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes
to activate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat.
Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further announcements at
https://twitter.com/twjones85
Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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ARISS News
* Completed Contacts
Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA, direct
via K4LRG
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was Drew Morgan KI5AAA.
The contact was successful on October 29, 2019 at 15:01:27 UTC.
* Upcoming Contacts
Private UKEB School, Izmir, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.
Contact is go for Tuesday, November 5, 2029 at 12:34 UTC.
Istituto Comprensivo "G.B. Perasso", Milano, Italy and Istituto
Comprensivo Montignoso - Scuola secondaria I grado
"G.B.Giorgini", Montignoso, Italy
Telebridge via VK5ZAI.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.
Contact is go for: Wednesday, November 6 2019 at 09:27:34 UTC.
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Shorts from All Over
* AmazonSmile Purchases Add Up!
AmazonSmile recently reported that the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation received a quarterly donation of $280.92 thanks to
customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. To date, AmazonSmile has
donated a total of $4,194.21 to AMSAT.
[ANS thanks Dr. Thomas A Clark, K3IO for the above information.]
* GNU Radio Conference Recordings Available
The GNU Radio Conference was held September 16-20, 2019 at the
Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A total
of 41 talks across a variety of topics are now available on YouTube.
The GNU Radio Conference staff thanks all the speakers for their
participation. View the playlist of presentations at
https://t.co/zjRYq7yjr1
[ANS thanks GNU Radio for the above information.]
* Building a Raspberry Pi-Based SatNOGS Ground Station
Corey Shields uses a Stegoboard 122 kit with the new Raspberry Pi4
to rebuild his ground station. What resulted is a pretty cool
wall-mounted ground station. Read the full article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Ground-Station
[ANS thanks Corey Shields for the above information.]
* News from the First Week of WRC
Week 1 of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference in
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 1, 2019 saw agreement reached on
several issues on which discussions prior to the conference had
revealed consensus. Those were the easy ones; the rest will be more
difficult. Read the full report at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-WRC
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
* The Dzhanibekov Effect (Or, Tennis Racket Theorem) and AO-73
Dave Johnson, G4DPZ, posted an analysis of the AO-73 rotation and
flip. Dave says, "We have speculated why the satellite spins up and
down and occasionally flips the direction of spin. Recently
Jason Flynn, G7OCD found a YouTube video that might explain the flip
which introduces The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem in
regards to stability of rotating bodies (such as spacecraft)." Read
the article and watch the video at:
https://groups.io/g/FUNcube/topic/40405577
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPfZ_XzisU
[ANS thanks Dave Johnson, G4DPZ for the above information.]
* Amateur Radio and Linux - A Beginners Guide
Linux and Amateur Radio is a PDF presentation about Amateur Radio
and Linux presented by : Dave Mamanakis, KD7GR. This presentation
cover basic concepts of the open source operative system. View the
presentation at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Linux
[ANS thanks the DX Zone for the above information.]
* Amateur Radio CubeSat Demonstration at Goddard, November 3, 2019
The Goddard Amateur Radio Club members invite the public to see a
demonstration of an Amateur Radio CubeSat simulator. The simulator
consists of a solar/battery powered CubeSat that beacons telemetry
data and a Raspberry Pi-based ground station that will receive and
display the data in real time. The club will also set up radio
equipment and attempt to communicate with other hams across the
country using amateur satellites as they pass overhead. Club members
will be on hand to explain the use of Amateur Radio satellites and
equipment. The event is open to the public from 12:00 to 4:00 PM.
The Center is located at 9432 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771.
[ANS thanks Patch.com for the above information.]
* ESA Announces New ISS Opportunity for University Students
ESA Education is inviting university student teams to submit
proposals related to designing, building and operating an experiment
that will be launched to the International Space Station and hosted
inside the ICE Cubes facility for up to 4 months. The deadline for
letters of intent is December 1, 2019. Full details can be seen at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-ESA-Opportunity
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
* CQ-DATV November Issue Available
The November issue of CQ-DATV has arrived and is ready for
downloading. This month's issue includes plans for a 70 cm, DVB-T,
television repeater with a duplexer. Download the free, complete
issue at
https://cq-datv.mobi/77.php
[ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information.]
* Satellite: The "Go To" Solution for Resilient Emergency Response
Communications
Independent from terrestrial and wireless infrastructure, satellite
communications provide a secure and reliable solution that can be
deployed quickly for disaster response or national emergencies. A
thorough analysis of why satellites can be useful in widespread
emergency situations by a commercial provider. Read the full story
at http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1950983317
[ANS thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum
available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring
membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author
and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.
Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
program!
Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio
Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur
Radio in space including reports on the activities of a worldwide
group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and
digital Amateur Radio satellites.
The news feed on http://amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor at amsat dot org.
In this edition:
* HuskySat Successfully Lifted into Space
* ARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals
* FoxTelem Version 1.08r Released
* Fox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08
* AMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members
* The 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Announced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC
* VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* ARISS News
* Satellite Shorts from All Over
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 307.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
November 3, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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HuskySat-1 Successfully Lifted into Space
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying the University of Washington's
HuskySat-1 was successfully launched atop a Northrup Grumman Antares
rocket Saturday morning, November 2, 1459 UTC.
The Cygnus spacecraft will dock with the ISS on November 4. Cygnus
is then scheduled to depart the ISS on January 13, 2020 and raise
its orbit to approximately 500 km where HuskySat-1 and SwampSat will
be deployed. After deployment, HuskySat-1's 1200 bps BPSK beacon on
435.800 MHz should be active.(This beacon is decodable with the
latest release of FoxTelem.) HuskySat-1 is expected to run its
primary mission (testing a pulsed plasma thruster and experimental
24 GHz data transmitter) for thirty days. The satellite will then
be turned over to AMSAT for Amateur Radio operation, featuring a
30 kHz wide 145 to 435 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW
communications.
For those interested in reading about HuskySat-1's development and
its science, read the UW News article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-HuskySat-1
[ANS thanks SpaceNews.com, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, and UW News for the
above information.]
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ARISS Contact Opportunities - Call for Proposals
- Current Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019
- Upcoming Proposal Window is February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program
is seeking formal and informal education institutions and
organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur
Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates
that the contact for proposals submitted in the proposal window now
open would be held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. ARISS
is happy to announce a second proposal window will open
February 1, 2020 for contacts that would be held between
January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits
will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio
contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will
draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a
well-developed education plan.
The deadline to submit proposals for contacts between July 1, 2020
and December 31, 2020 is November 30, 2019. The proposal window for
contacts between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021 will open on
February 1, 2020 and close on March 31, 2020. Proposal information
and documents can be found at www.ariss.org. Two ARISS Introductory
Webinar sessions will be held on November 7, 2019. The first is at
6:00 PM ET and the second is at 9:00 PM ET. The same material will
be covered during both sessions, so choose the session that best fits
your schedule. The Eventbrite link to sign up is
https://ariss-introductory-webinar-fall-2019.eventbrite.com
The Opportunity
Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate
in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are
approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact
with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.
An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via
Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space
station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford
education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from
astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn
about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an
opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless
technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human
spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the
ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate
changes in dates and times of the radio contact.
Amateur Radio organizations around the world with the support of NASA
and space agencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe present
educational organizations with this opportunity. The ham radio
organizations' volunteer efforts provide the equipment and
operational support to enable communication between crew on the ISS
and students around the world using Amateur Radio.
More Information
For proposal information and more details such as expectations,
proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of
Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. Please direct any
questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com.
[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR for the above information.]
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Video recordings of the 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium have been posted:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/AMSATNA/videos/
(This page should be accessible to all)
The Foundations of AMSAT - 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium Banquet Panel
is posted at: https://youtu.be/bRmn4gjvuTI
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FoxTelem Version 1.08r Released
Chris Thompson, G0KLA has released Version 1.08r of FoxTelem. This
release provides several enhancements and needed changes for FOX-1E
and HuskySat, a partnership with the University of Washington.
Users will need to download this version to successfully decode data
from the two new spacecraft which will transmit BPSK telemetry on
70cm. (Chris suggests now is a good time to put up a 70cm antenna
if you do not have one!)
After version 1.08p was released earlier this week, IC-9700 users
immediately noticed difficulties. Version 1.08r was immediately
released. Chris notes:
" There were two issues that prevented good decodes from the IC-9700:
1 - The IF output of the IC-9700 is not a true IQ signal and you have
both a lower and upper sideband image. One has the bits flipped
upside down. Historically FoxTelem has coped with the bits with
either sense, even though only one is "correct", so 1.07 decoded
fine from the wrong image. I had introduced a bug that meant the
"bit flip" check was not run. That code is back in.
2 - There was also an issue where the algorithm that finds the signal
was not being run if SatPC32 position was being read. That was a
common configuration for IC-9700 owners, so it compounded the
problem. The code is now fixed."
Key changes include the following:
- PSK decoders are easier to select.
- Automatically change the band from 2m to 70cm and the mode from
FSK to PSK if needed (and enabled).
- Allows default mode to be set for each spacecraft.
- No longer overwrites the user settings (e.g. as max/min frequency)
when spacecraft files are updated.
- Saves the properties whenever they are changed (rather than just
at exit).
- Allows the user to change the display name for a spacecraft without
changing the KEPS name.
- Prevents FOXDB from being corrupted when power restarted.
- Better memory management so that long running FoxTelem sessions
do not end up out of memory.
- Allows MAX and MIN records to be displayed in table on the
telemetry tab.
- Shows the Capture Date for the record being displayed (e.g. RT,
MAX, MIN).
- Deletes existing files when server data is downloaded.
- Ties the STP date more accurately to the position of the SYNC word
in the bit buffer to avoid stamping frames with the same date.
- Many small bugs and crashes fixed.
A full list of changes can be found at
https://github.com/ac2cz/FoxTelem/milestone/15?closed=1
You can download the new release at
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/windows/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/
http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/mac/
Feel free to email Chris with any questions, suggestions or bug
reports to chrisethompson at gmail dot com.
[ANS thanks Chris E. Thompson, G0KLA for the above information.]
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The 2019 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings USB flash drives,
featuring 1.98 GB of information, including the 2019
Proceedings and all previously published Proceedings
dating back to 1986 are now available on the AMSAT store
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-300-Symposium-Flash-Drive
(allow 10 business days for the next batch to be loaded with the
files)
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Fox-in-a-Box Upgrades for FoxTelem V 1.08r
In addition to Chris Thompson's announcement. Burns Fisher, WB1FJ
reports that version of FoxTelem has been tested on Fox-in-a-Box
installations (FoxTelem running on a Raspberry Pi). Starting
immediately with serial number 110, FoxTelem Version 1.08r will be
included on the SD cards that are ordered from the AMSAT store. (It
is not yet on the download file.)
If you have a Fox-in-a-Box with an older version and you wish to
upgrade it (highly recommended) follow these steps:
- Download http://amsat.us/FoxTelem/linux/FoxTelem_1.08p_linux.tar.gz
to the Desktop using the browser on your FIAB.
- Double-click the file to extract it to a directory(folder) named
"FoxTelem_1.08r_linux".
- Next, stop the running FoxTelem and edit the file on your desktop
named "StartFoxTelem". (Right-click and choose Text Editor.)
- About the third line from the bottom, change "foxtelem_1.07_linux"
to "FoxTelem_1.08r_linux". (Be sure the capital letters are right.)
- Exit from the editor and double-click on "StartFoxTelem" and chose
"Execute".
- The new FoxTelem will start running and, as described in the
manual you will start getting questions about whether you want to
upgrade. Say yes to each question.
After FoxTelem has started successfully, you should be all set, and
FoxTelem should start automatically every time your reboot.
If you have any issues, please Burns know at wb1fj at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Burns Fisher, WB1FJ for the above information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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AMSAT Seeks Digital Communications Team Members
AMSAT is in the process of redesigning its website and is looking to
immediately fill key volunteer member additions to its digital
communications team. Available positions include a Webmaster,
Content Managers, and an Online Store Co-Manager. Candidates must
have experience with Word press and be a current AMSAT member.
Webmaster:
The Webmaster works as an integral member of the AMSAT Digital
Communications Team in planning, organizing, implementing, and
supporting strategic web technologies. Under minimal supervision,
the Webmaster collaborates with the Digital Communications team and
AMSAT Development to facilitate ongoing content creation, development
of standards, and overall management of AMSAT's website and member
portal. The primary objectives of the Webmaster are to ensure that
AMSAT's digital presence accurately portrays the character, quality
and heritage of AMSAT, provide an efficient user experience, and
serve to increase recruitment and financial contributions.
Web Content Managers:
Web Content Managers ensure AMSAT's website and webpages follow best
content practices and meet the diverse needs of internal and external
customers. As part of the AMSAT Digital Communications Team,
Website Content Managers must understand the organizational needs,
map them to the end-user needs and work with applicable AMSAT
departments to create content strategy and plan for individual
webpages.
Online Store Co-Manager:
The Online Store Co-Manager updates and refreshes the AMSAT Store
when new merchandise becomes available, deletes merchandise when no
longer available, and updates pricing and shipping information when
necessary. Experience in WooCommerce is required.
If you want to be a part of the solution in delivering the quality
web services AMSAT members deserve, we could sure use your help.
Please contact the AMSAT VP of User Services at
ke4al (at) yahoo (dot) com.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an amateur
radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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The 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference
Announced September 11-13, 2020, Charlotte, NC
Mark your calendar and start making plans to attend the premier
technical conference of the year, the 39th Annual ARRL and TAPR
Digital Communications Conference to be held September 11-13, 2020
in Charlotte, NC. The conference location is the Renaissance
Charlotte Suites.
The ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an
international forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work,
and present new ideas and techniques. Presenters and attendees will
have the opportunity to exchange ideas and learn about recent
hardware and software advances, theories, experimental results, and
practical applications.
Topics include, but are not limited to: Software Defined Radio (SDR),
digital voice , digital satellite communications, Global Position
System (GPS), precision timing, Automatic Packet Reporting
System(tm)(APRS), short messaging (a mode of APRS), Digital Signal
Processing (DSP), HF digital modes, Internet interoperability with
Amateur Radio networks, spread spectrum, IEEE 802.11 and other
Part 15 license-exempt systems adaptable for Amateur Radio, using
TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio, mesh and peer to peer wireless
networking, emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital
communications, using Linux in Amateur Radio, updates on AX.25 and
other wireless networking protocols.
Complete conference details including registration information,
call for papers and preliminary agenda can be seen at
https://www.tapr.org/dcc
[ANS thanks TAPR for the above information.]
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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for October 2019
Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the
ARRL for the period October 1, 2019 through November 1, 2019.
Congratulations to all those who made the list this month!
Call Sep Oct
W5RKN 675 694
N0JE 569 637
K9UO 475 500
W5TD 384 392
AC9E 352 353
HP2VX 300 351
AD0HJ 325 350
K5IX 325 350
W7JSD 309 336
G0IIQ 112 251
ND0C 200 250
WB8TGY New 210
N4DCW New 201
KC9VGG 127 200
NX2X 119 178
KC9UQR 132 172
W0NBC 137 152
VE1VOX New 126
N4QX 120 125
AA0MZ 102 112
WA9JBQ New 104
N9FN New 103
PU8MGB New 102
KI4US New 101
AB4GE New 100
N0RC New 100
S57NML New 100
W2ASC New 100
If you find errors or omissions. please contact me off-list at
developed by comparing the ARRL .pdf listings for the two months.
It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible. Apologies if your
call was not mentioned. Thanks to all those who are roving to grids
that are rarely on the birds. They are doing most of the work!
[ANS thanks Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
South TX (EL0x and EL1x) November 2-9, 2019
Ron, AD0DX, will be vacationing in McAllen TX area the week of
Nov 2 - 9. Ron is flying in and out of San Antonio (EL09) and
staying in EL06. He hopes to activate most of the surrounding grids
(EL06, EL07, EL08, EL09, EL15, EL16, EL17, EL18, and EL19) over the
week. Ron will tweet details during the trip at
https://twitter.com/ad0dx
EM68/69 November 3-5, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Illinois, November 3 - 5.
Key word is vacation, but he will jump over to activate the EM68/EM69
gridline on FM satellites. Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/twjones85
Nunavut, Canada (ER60) November 11 - December 6, 2019
The Eureka Amateur Radio Club, VY0ERC, will be on station, the Polar
Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, November 6 through
December 11. They have some house keeping duties to perform on
arrival and just before they leave, not to mention that it's wicked
cold up there (-25 to -35C not counting windchill), so keep an eye
on the VY0ERC twitter feed for announcements on when they plan to
step outside at https://twitter.com/vy0erc
EA9 Melilla (IM85) November 18-21, 2019
Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating from Melilla as EA9/EA4NF from
November 18 to 21, 2019. This very small Spanish territory located in
Northern Africa, which is a very rare GRID and is listed as one of
the Most Wanted SAT DXCC. Updates and passes on Philippe's Twitter
at https://twitter.com/EA4NF_SAT
Key West (EL94) December 3-6, 2019
Tanner, W9TWJ, will be vacationing in Key West December 3 - 6.
Key word is vacation, but he will jump on some FM satellite passes
to activate EL94 for those that need it or just want to chat.
Watch Tanner's Twitter feed for further announcements at
https://twitter.com/twjones85
Hawaii (BK19, BK28, BK29, BL20) December 21-28, 2019
Alex, N7AGF, is heading back to Hawaii over Christmas. This will be
a holiday-style activation, with special emphasis on the grid that
got away - BK28. Keep an eye on Alex's Twitter feed for further
announcements at https://twitter.com/N7AGF
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information.]
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The digital download version of the 2019 edition of
Getting Started with Amateur Satellites is now available as a
DRM-free PDF from the AMSAT Store. Get yours today!
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-Getting-Started
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ARISS News
* Completed Contacts
Farmwell Station Middle School Space Dreamers, Ashburn, VA, direct
via K4LRG
The ISS callsign was NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut was Drew Morgan KI5AAA.
The contact was successful on October 29, 2019 at 15:01:27 UTC.
* Upcoming Contacts
Private UKEB School, Izmir, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.
Contact is go for Tuesday, November 5, 2029 at 12:34 UTC.
Istituto Comprensivo "G.B. Perasso", Milano, Italy and Istituto
Comprensivo Montignoso - Scuola secondaria I grado
"G.B.Giorgini", Montignoso, Italy
Telebridge via VK5ZAI.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The scheduled astronaut is Luca Parmitano KF5KDP.
Contact is go for: Wednesday, November 6 2019 at 09:27:34 UTC.
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information.]
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Shorts from All Over
* AmazonSmile Purchases Add Up!
AmazonSmile recently reported that the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation received a quarterly donation of $280.92 thanks to
customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. To date, AmazonSmile has
donated a total of $4,194.21 to AMSAT.
[ANS thanks Dr. Thomas A Clark, K3IO for the above information.]
* GNU Radio Conference Recordings Available
The GNU Radio Conference was held September 16-20, 2019 at the
Marriott at the Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A total
of 41 talks across a variety of topics are now available on YouTube.
The GNU Radio Conference staff thanks all the speakers for their
participation. View the playlist of presentations at
https://t.co/zjRYq7yjr1
[ANS thanks GNU Radio for the above information.]
* Building a Raspberry Pi-Based SatNOGS Ground Station
Corey Shields uses a Stegoboard 122 kit with the new Raspberry Pi4
to rebuild his ground station. What resulted is a pretty cool
wall-mounted ground station. Read the full article at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Ground-Station
[ANS thanks Corey Shields for the above information.]
* News from the First Week of WRC
Week 1 of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference in
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, November 1, 2019 saw agreement reached on
several issues on which discussions prior to the conference had
revealed consensus. Those were the easy ones; the rest will be more
difficult. Read the full report at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-WRC
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
* The Dzhanibekov Effect (Or, Tennis Racket Theorem) and AO-73
Dave Johnson, G4DPZ, posted an analysis of the AO-73 rotation and
flip. Dave says, "We have speculated why the satellite spins up and
down and occasionally flips the direction of spin. Recently
Jason Flynn, G7OCD found a YouTube video that might explain the flip
which introduces The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem in
regards to stability of rotating bodies (such as spacecraft)." Read
the article and watch the video at:
https://groups.io/g/FUNcube/topic/40405577
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPfZ_XzisU
[ANS thanks Dave Johnson, G4DPZ for the above information.]
* Amateur Radio and Linux - A Beginners Guide
Linux and Amateur Radio is a PDF presentation about Amateur Radio
and Linux presented by : Dave Mamanakis, KD7GR. This presentation
cover basic concepts of the open source operative system. View the
presentation at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-Linux
[ANS thanks the DX Zone for the above information.]
* Amateur Radio CubeSat Demonstration at Goddard, November 3, 2019
The Goddard Amateur Radio Club members invite the public to see a
demonstration of an Amateur Radio CubeSat simulator. The simulator
consists of a solar/battery powered CubeSat that beacons telemetry
data and a Raspberry Pi-based ground station that will receive and
display the data in real time. The club will also set up radio
equipment and attempt to communicate with other hams across the
country using amateur satellites as they pass overhead. Club members
will be on hand to explain the use of Amateur Radio satellites and
equipment. The event is open to the public from 12:00 to 4:00 PM.
The Center is located at 9432 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771.
[ANS thanks Patch.com for the above information.]
* ESA Announces New ISS Opportunity for University Students
ESA Education is inviting university student teams to submit
proposals related to designing, building and operating an experiment
that will be launched to the International Space Station and hosted
inside the ICE Cubes facility for up to 4 months. The deadline for
letters of intent is December 1, 2019. Full details can be seen at
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-307-ESA-Opportunity
[ANS thanks ESA for the above information.]
* CQ-DATV November Issue Available
The November issue of CQ-DATV has arrived and is ready for
downloading. This month's issue includes plans for a 70 cm, DVB-T,
television repeater with a duplexer. Download the free, complete
issue at
https://cq-datv.mobi/77.php
[ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information.]
* Satellite: The "Go To" Solution for Resilient Emergency Response
Communications
Independent from terrestrial and wireless infrastructure, satellite
communications provide a secure and reliable solution that can be
deployed quickly for disaster response or national emergencies. A
thorough analysis of why satellites can be useful in widespread
emergency situations by a commercial provider. Read the full story
at http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1950983317
[ANS thanks SatMagazine for the above information.]
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President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive
additional benefits. Application forms are available from the
AMSAT office.
Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students
enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the
student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this
status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student
membership information.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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Saturday, November 02, 2019
[425ENG] 425 DX News #1487
2
November 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1487
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2/R - Tony, 3D2AG expects to be active again as 3D2AG/p from Rotuma
(OC-060) from around 28 November to 5 January 2020, weather and
transport permitting. He plans to operate CW, RTTY, FT8 and SSB on
160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands (160, 80 and 60m) and
"QRO when required". On FT8 he will be using the multi answer
protocol of MSHV (not to be confused with the Fox & Hound mode). He
will have no access to the Internet while on the island. The FT8
QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log after the end of the expedition,
while contacts made on CW, SSB and RTTY will be recorded on paper
logs as usual. QSL direct to 3D2AG (or Club Log's OQRS for FT8
only); see https://www.qrz.com/db/3D2AG/P for PayPal instructions
and Tony's tentative operating schedule and frequencies.
3W - Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR) will be active again as XV9D from Vietnam on
17-30 November. This year he will concentrate on 160-40 metres; he
will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW
(preferred) or direct to EA5GL. [TNX NG3K]
5U - Pierre, HB9AMO (http://www.hb9amo.net/) will be active again as
5U9AMO from Niger on 15-25 November. He will operate CW on 160-10
metres, including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via
M0URX's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
8Q - Tommy, DL8KX will be active holiday style as 8Q7KX (requested
callsign) from the Maldives (AS-013) on 10-17 November. He will
operate CW only on 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 metres QSL via Club Log's
OQRS (preferred), or via home call (direct or bureau).
9H - Look for 9H3FX (QSL via DF4XX and LoTW), 9H3OG (QSL via DL4HG and
LoTW) and 9H3TX (QSL via DL5XAT and LoTW) to be active from Gozo
Island, Malta (EU-023) on 20-26 November. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9H3TX.
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV will be active again as A35JP from Tongatapu (OC-049),
Tonga starting on 24 November for one year. This time he will be
"stationed there as a resident supervisor of the international
coorporation project". He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6
metres. He will also try and be active from other IOTA grups (OC-
191, OC-123, OC-064 and OC-169). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via the bureau to his home call. He will not be able to send paper
QSLs out until he gets home next year.
C5 - Alan, G3XAQ (C56XA) and Don, G3XTT (C56DF)will be active from The
Gambia on 12-26 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX
CW Contest, with casual operating outside the contest QSL C56XA
via LoTW or G3SWH's OQRS, QSL C56DF via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via G3XTT. [TNX DX World]
C6 - HA7RY, HA8KW, KN4EEI and AA7JV will be active as C6AGU from Wood
Cay (NA-001), Bahamas starting around 15 November until 9 December.
They will be testing "some new DXpedition equipment", with a focus
on 160 and 80 metres. They will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. QSL via HA7RY. [TNX The
Daily DX]
D4 - Eric, OE4AAC will be active as D4CC from Sal Island (AF-086), Cape
Verde on 18-30 November. He will operate CW and some FT8 on 40-10
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OE4AAC (direct or bureau).
E4 - The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active as E44C from
Bethlehem, Palestine on 5-17 February 2020. A large team (F1ULQ,
F2DX, F4AJQ, F4AZF, F4DLM, F4ESV, F4TTR, F5MFV, F5NQL, F5UOW,
F8AVK, DL3GA, ON4QX, ON7RN and OZ1IKY) will operate CW, SSB, RTTY,
PSK, FT4 and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL via F5GSJ, direct or bureau
(OQRS preferred) and LoTW. See https://palestine2020.wordpress.com/
for more information and updates. [TNX F5NQL]
EA8 - David OK1DTP, Vladimir OK1CW and Jarda OK2GG will be active as
EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A and EA8/OK2GG respectively from Fuerteventura,
Canary Islands (AF-004) on 21-28 November. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as single band entrants (80, 15 and 40
metres respectively). QSL EA8/OK5D via OK1DTP, QSL EA8/OL1A via
OK1CW, QSL EA8/OK2GG via OK2GG. [TNX NG3K]
FK - Thomas, F4HPX will be active holiday style as FK/F4HPX from Noumea,
New Caledonia (OC-032) starting on 3 November. A side trip to Ile
des Pins (also OC-032) is in the works. QSL via F4HPX (direct or
bureau), Club Log, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX F6AJA]
FM - David, F8AAN will be active as FM/F8AAN from Martinique (NA-107) on
9-18 November. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
FS - Sergiy, F4EQE will be active as FS/F4EQE from St. Martin (NA-105)
on 7-16 November. He will operate FT8 and PSK-31. QSL via the
bureau to F4EQE.
FS - Doug, VA3DF will be active as FS/VA3DF from St. Martin (NA-105) on
19-26 November. He will operate CW and SSB on all bands, except
160m, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest on 40 or 20m.
QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
HA - Laci, HA0HW will be joining the celebrations for the 33rd anniver-
sary of the European DX Foundation [425DXN 1486], and be active as
HG33EUDXF throughout November. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
or via HA0HW. See http://www.eudxf.eu/ for information about the
"33 EUDXF Award".
HP - Special callsign 3E1FP will be active on 1-30 November to celebrate
the 116th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Pana-
ma (3 November 1903). Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW "and
other modes". QSL via HP1DAV.
I - ARI Pisa will be active as either IQ5PJ and IY5PIS on 10-24
November. Look for activity on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB
and digital modes. QSLs via IW5AOT, direct or bureau. IY5PIS will
be located at Coltano, where on 19 November 1911 Guglielmo Marconi
opened a new high powered station and sent a message to Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia ("this is the greatest distance a wireless message has
aver traveled", the New York Times" reported). [TNX IZ5BYH]
KH8 - Tom, JA1VND will be active as KH8/K1TF from Pago Pago (OC-045),
American Samoa on 12-18 November. He will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via JA1VND and LoTW. [TNX The
Daily DX]
OX - Henning, OZ2I will be QRV as OX/OZ2I from Greenland on 20-25
November, with main activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest as
XP2I. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. [TNX NG3K]
P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 18-
26 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest;
outside the contest he will be QRV on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres.
QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PJ5 - Wlodek, SP6EQZ and Janusz, SP6IXF will be active as PJ5/SP6EQZ and
PJ5/SP6IXF from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) on 16-30 November, possibly
including activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. They will oper-
ate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSL
vi a Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or via home calls, and
eventually LoTW and eQSL. See http://pj5dxing.pl/ for more
information. [TNX NG3K]
V4 - Gary, G0FWX will be active again as V47FWX from St. Kitts (NA-104)
on 6-13 November. QSL via M0URX's OQRS and LoTW.
V4 - Andy, N2NT will be active as V47NT from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 16-22
November, and as V47T during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via W2RQ.
[TNX NG3K]
V6 - Al, K7AR will be active as V63AR from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia
on 18-26 November. He will operate CW, SSB, and FT8, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via K7AR; logsearch on
Club Log.
VK9L - Michael, DF8AN will be active as VK9LQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-
004) on 21-27 November. He will operate mainly CW, RTTY, FT8 (Fox &
Hound on 7045, 10142 and 14090 only if there are too many callers)
and other digital modes, and will try to be QRV on all bands (160-6
metres). QSL via DF8AN, direct or bureau. He does not use Club Log
or LoTW.
VP2V - Steve, AA7V will be active as VP2V/AA7V from the British Virgin
Islands (NA-023) 21 November, followed by an entry in the CQ WW DX
CW Contest as VP2VWW. QSL via LoTW, or direct to AA7V. [TNX NG3K]
XT - Alain, F8FUA will be active again as XT2BR from Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso on 8-17 November. He plans to operate CW, SSB and
digital modes. QSL via F8FUA (direct or bureau) and LoTW; logsearch
on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - Look for YE1AR/p, YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p and YB1MAE/p to be active from
Biawak Island (aka Rakit, OC-237) on 7-14 November. They will
operate mainly FT8, with some CW and SSB, on 160-10 metres. QSL
YE1AR/p via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO; QSL YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p
and YB1MAE/p via home calls. See http://www.yf1ar.com/ for more
information. [TNX YE1AR]
ZF - Dan, N6MJ will be active from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) as ZF2MJ
on 19-25 November, and as ZF1A during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL
ZF2MJ via LoTW or N6MJ; QSL ZF1A via LoTW or K6AM.
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!
2020 IOTA HONOUR ROLL & ANNUAL LISTING ---> The last date for mailing appli-
cations or score updates to checkpoints for inclusion in the 2020 Honour
Roll and Annual Listing is 31 January 2020 (it is advisable not to wait un-
til the very last moment, though). If postmarked after that date, they will
be processed in the normal way, but the scores will be held over to the fol-
lowing year's listing. Participants who have not updated since the 2015 an-
nual listings and wish to remain listed should make a submission before 31
January 2020. Furthermore, those who have not logged into their record for
more than two years, will need to revalidate their registration through
info[@]iota-world.org. Do not leave it to the last moment as you may run out
of time.
3Y0I PREPARATIONS RESUMED ---> The second attempt at operating from Bouvet
Island is "under planning", the 3Y0I team announced on 28 October. "We
Estimate that the second attempt would be around U$ 170.000 in total", they
say, "but this time it may only take place if we receive financial support
to cover at least half of the missing budget, which is U$ 85.000". They ask
the amateur radio community to consider making a donation to the DXpedition
via the GoFundMe fundraising platform. Complete information, including the
direct link for donations, can be found on the 3Y0I's website:
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-preparations-resumed/
CLUB LOG ---> In addition to the supporting grant awarded by the Northern
California DX Foundation [425DXN 1486], Michael Wells, G7VJR and Club Log
have received donations from The Yasme Foundation (USD 4,000), the Chiltern
DX Club (USD 2,600) and the International DX Association (INDEXA, USD 500).
The grants are for significant hardware upgrades to Club Log, needed to take
the system into the future with improved resiliency and enhanced perfor-
mance, as well as to facilitate further innovation. Since its inception in
2008 Club Log has grown to be an integral aspect of competitive DXing for
both DXers and DXpeditioners alike. Today Club Log hosts 590 million QSOs
with nearly 70,000 registered callsigns - and counting.
J68MD ---> All QSOs made by J68MD before, during and after the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest have been uploaded to Club Log, and the OQRS has been enabled for
both direct and bureau cards. [TNX WB2YQH]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX-s
website has been updated. Sixteen different galleries include 17,421 cards
for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2009-18), the 62 deleted DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises), the various French
DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas
(from 1945 to 1969), pre-1945 countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus
a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC. Your participation is encouraged:
http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php. [TNX F6AJA].
QSL V55A ---> M0OXO is the QSL manager for contacts made with V55A during
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. New cards are being printed, and can be requested
via M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php), or direct only
to Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG, United
Kingdom. [TNX M0OXO]
SABLE ISLAND (CY0) 2020 ---> The team for next year's DXpedition to Sable
Island [425DXN 1486] is expected to include AA4NC, K4UEE, K5DHY, K5YY,
N2IEN, N2TU, N8AA, W4DKS, WA4DAN and WW2DX. Exact dates have still to be
decided, but it should be sometime between late October and early November.
A website is under construction: http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html. [TNX
NG3K]
SV2RSG --> Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, based at the Koutloumousiou Monastery on
Mount Athos, was active as SV2RSG/A on 20 and 40 metres CW on 25-27 October
He said this was a "new start" in his amateur radio activity His operations
are not acceptable for DXCC credit for the time being, but work him first
and worry later, as they say.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9FR, 6O1OO, 7V9A (AF-094 and AF-
104), CY9C, E44WE, FP/KV1J, J28PJ, JT7A, K7TRI (NA-211), LA/DL7UXG (EU-076),
MS0INT (EU-112), OH9A (EU-126), OJ9A (EU-192), OR75USA, PZ5RA, R205NEW (AS-
205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RI0BC (AS-042), S79GJ, T31EU, T6AA,
TK0C, TO5M (NA-032), TR8CA, VK0HZ (AN-016), VR2XAN, WH0RU.
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No 1487
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3D2/R - Tony, 3D2AG expects to be active again as 3D2AG/p from Rotuma
(OC-060) from around 28 November to 5 January 2020, weather and
transport permitting. He plans to operate CW, RTTY, FT8 and SSB on
160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands (160, 80 and 60m) and
"QRO when required". On FT8 he will be using the multi answer
protocol of MSHV (not to be confused with the Fox & Hound mode). He
will have no access to the Internet while on the island. The FT8
QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log after the end of the expedition,
while contacts made on CW, SSB and RTTY will be recorded on paper
logs as usual. QSL direct to 3D2AG (or Club Log's OQRS for FT8
only); see https://www.qrz.com/db/3D2AG/P for PayPal instructions
and Tony's tentative operating schedule and frequencies.
3W - Mats, RM2D (SM6LRR) will be active again as XV9D from Vietnam on
17-30 November. This year he will concentrate on 160-40 metres; he
will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via LoTW
(preferred) or direct to EA5GL. [TNX NG3K]
5U - Pierre, HB9AMO (http://www.hb9amo.net/) will be active again as
5U9AMO from Niger on 15-25 November. He will operate CW on 160-10
metres, including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via
M0URX's OQRS and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
8Q - Tommy, DL8KX will be active holiday style as 8Q7KX (requested
callsign) from the Maldives (AS-013) on 10-17 November. He will
operate CW only on 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 metres QSL via Club Log's
OQRS (preferred), or via home call (direct or bureau).
9H - Look for 9H3FX (QSL via DF4XX and LoTW), 9H3OG (QSL via DL4HG and
LoTW) and 9H3TX (QSL via DL5XAT and LoTW) to be active from Gozo
Island, Malta (EU-023) on 20-26 November. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as 9H3TX.
A3 - Masa, JA0RQV will be active again as A35JP from Tongatapu (OC-049),
Tonga starting on 24 November for one year. This time he will be
"stationed there as a resident supervisor of the international
coorporation project". He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6
metres. He will also try and be active from other IOTA grups (OC-
191, OC-123, OC-064 and OC-169). QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via the bureau to his home call. He will not be able to send paper
QSLs out until he gets home next year.
C5 - Alan, G3XAQ (C56XA) and Don, G3XTT (C56DF)will be active from The
Gambia on 12-26 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX
CW Contest, with casual operating outside the contest QSL C56XA
via LoTW or G3SWH's OQRS, QSL C56DF via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or
via G3XTT. [TNX DX World]
C6 - HA7RY, HA8KW, KN4EEI and AA7JV will be active as C6AGU from Wood
Cay (NA-001), Bahamas starting around 15 November until 9 December.
They will be testing "some new DXpedition equipment", with a focus
on 160 and 80 metres. They will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter Contest. QSL via HA7RY. [TNX The
Daily DX]
D4 - Eric, OE4AAC will be active as D4CC from Sal Island (AF-086), Cape
Verde on 18-30 November. He will operate CW and some FT8 on 40-10
metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via OE4AAC (direct or bureau).
E4 - The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active as E44C from
Bethlehem, Palestine on 5-17 February 2020. A large team (F1ULQ,
F2DX, F4AJQ, F4AZF, F4DLM, F4ESV, F4TTR, F5MFV, F5NQL, F5UOW,
F8AVK, DL3GA, ON4QX, ON7RN and OZ1IKY) will operate CW, SSB, RTTY,
PSK, FT4 and FT8 on 160-10 metres. QSL via F5GSJ, direct or bureau
(OQRS preferred) and LoTW. See https://palestine2020.wordpress.com/
for more information and updates. [TNX F5NQL]
EA8 - David OK1DTP, Vladimir OK1CW and Jarda OK2GG will be active as
EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A and EA8/OK2GG respectively from Fuerteventura,
Canary Islands (AF-004) on 21-28 November. They will participate in
the CQ WW DX CW Contest as single band entrants (80, 15 and 40
metres respectively). QSL EA8/OK5D via OK1DTP, QSL EA8/OL1A via
OK1CW, QSL EA8/OK2GG via OK2GG. [TNX NG3K]
FK - Thomas, F4HPX will be active holiday style as FK/F4HPX from Noumea,
New Caledonia (OC-032) starting on 3 November. A side trip to Ile
des Pins (also OC-032) is in the works. QSL via F4HPX (direct or
bureau), Club Log, LoTW and eQSL. [TNX F6AJA]
FM - David, F8AAN will be active as FM/F8AAN from Martinique (NA-107) on
9-18 November. He will operate CW only on 40-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call. [TNX F6AJA and Les
Nouvelles DX]
FS - Sergiy, F4EQE will be active as FS/F4EQE from St. Martin (NA-105)
on 7-16 November. He will operate FT8 and PSK-31. QSL via the
bureau to F4EQE.
FS - Doug, VA3DF will be active as FS/VA3DF from St. Martin (NA-105) on
19-26 November. He will operate CW and SSB on all bands, except
160m, and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest on 40 or 20m.
QSL via LoTW. [TNX The Daily DX]
HA - Laci, HA0HW will be joining the celebrations for the 33rd anniver-
sary of the European DX Foundation [425DXN 1486], and be active as
HG33EUDXF throughout November. QSL via Club Log's OQRS (preferred),
or via HA0HW. See http://www.eudxf.eu/ for information about the
"33 EUDXF Award".
HP - Special callsign 3E1FP will be active on 1-30 November to celebrate
the 116th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Pana-
ma (3 November 1903). Activity will be on 80-10 metres SSB, CW "and
other modes". QSL via HP1DAV.
I - ARI Pisa will be active as either IQ5PJ and IY5PIS on 10-24
November. Look for activity on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres CW, SSB
and digital modes. QSLs via IW5AOT, direct or bureau. IY5PIS will
be located at Coltano, where on 19 November 1911 Guglielmo Marconi
opened a new high powered station and sent a message to Glace Bay,
Nova Scotia ("this is the greatest distance a wireless message has
aver traveled", the New York Times" reported). [TNX IZ5BYH]
KH8 - Tom, JA1VND will be active as KH8/K1TF from Pago Pago (OC-045),
American Samoa on 12-18 November. He will operate CW, SSB and
digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via JA1VND and LoTW. [TNX The
Daily DX]
OX - Henning, OZ2I will be QRV as OX/OZ2I from Greenland on 20-25
November, with main activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest as
XP2I. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via home call. [TNX NG3K]
P4 - John, W2GD will be active again as P40W from Aruba (SA-036) on 18-
26 November. Main activity will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest;
outside the contest he will be QRV on 160, 30, 17 and 12 metres.
QSL via LoTW or direct only to N2MM. [TNX NG3K]
PJ5 - Wlodek, SP6EQZ and Janusz, SP6IXF will be active as PJ5/SP6EQZ and
PJ5/SP6IXF from Sint Eustatius (NA-145) on 16-30 November, possibly
including activity during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. They will oper-
ate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on 160-10 metres with two stations. QSL
vi a Club Log's OQRS (direct and bureau), or via home calls, and
eventually LoTW and eQSL. See http://pj5dxing.pl/ for more
information. [TNX NG3K]
V4 - Gary, G0FWX will be active again as V47FWX from St. Kitts (NA-104)
on 6-13 November. QSL via M0URX's OQRS and LoTW.
V4 - Andy, N2NT will be active as V47NT from St. Kitts (NA-104) on 16-22
November, and as V47T during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via W2RQ.
[TNX NG3K]
V6 - Al, K7AR will be active as V63AR from Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia
on 18-26 November. He will operate CW, SSB, and FT8, and will
participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via K7AR; logsearch on
Club Log.
VK9L - Michael, DF8AN will be active as VK9LQ from Lord Howe Island (OC-
004) on 21-27 November. He will operate mainly CW, RTTY, FT8 (Fox &
Hound on 7045, 10142 and 14090 only if there are too many callers)
and other digital modes, and will try to be QRV on all bands (160-6
metres). QSL via DF8AN, direct or bureau. He does not use Club Log
or LoTW.
VP2V - Steve, AA7V will be active as VP2V/AA7V from the British Virgin
Islands (NA-023) 21 November, followed by an entry in the CQ WW DX
CW Contest as VP2VWW. QSL via LoTW, or direct to AA7V. [TNX NG3K]
XT - Alain, F8FUA will be active again as XT2BR from Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso on 8-17 November. He plans to operate CW, SSB and
digital modes. QSL via F8FUA (direct or bureau) and LoTW; logsearch
on Club Log. [TNX The Daily DX]
YB - Look for YE1AR/p, YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p and YB1MAE/p to be active from
Biawak Island (aka Rakit, OC-237) on 7-14 November. They will
operate mainly FT8, with some CW and SSB, on 160-10 metres. QSL
YE1AR/p via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO; QSL YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p
and YB1MAE/p via home calls. See http://www.yf1ar.com/ for more
information. [TNX YE1AR]
ZF - Dan, N6MJ will be active from the Cayman Islands (NA-016) as ZF2MJ
on 19-25 November, and as ZF1A during the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL
ZF2MJ via LoTW or N6MJ; QSL ZF1A via LoTW or K6AM.
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
Access to the main functions of www425dxn.org is provided by the 425DXN App
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2020 IOTA HONOUR ROLL & ANNUAL LISTING ---> The last date for mailing appli-
cations or score updates to checkpoints for inclusion in the 2020 Honour
Roll and Annual Listing is 31 January 2020 (it is advisable not to wait un-
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be processed in the normal way, but the scores will be held over to the fol-
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January 2020. Furthermore, those who have not logged into their record for
more than two years, will need to revalidate their registration through
info[@]iota-world.org. Do not leave it to the last moment as you may run out
of time.
3Y0I PREPARATIONS RESUMED ---> The second attempt at operating from Bouvet
Island is "under planning", the 3Y0I team announced on 28 October. "We
Estimate that the second attempt would be around U$ 170.000 in total", they
say, "but this time it may only take place if we receive financial support
to cover at least half of the missing budget, which is U$ 85.000". They ask
the amateur radio community to consider making a donation to the DXpedition
via the GoFundMe fundraising platform. Complete information, including the
direct link for donations, can be found on the 3Y0I's website:
https://bouvetoya.org/3yoi-preparations-resumed/
CLUB LOG ---> In addition to the supporting grant awarded by the Northern
California DX Foundation [425DXN 1486], Michael Wells, G7VJR and Club Log
have received donations from The Yasme Foundation (USD 4,000), the Chiltern
DX Club (USD 2,600) and the International DX Association (INDEXA, USD 500).
The grants are for significant hardware upgrades to Club Log, needed to take
the system into the future with improved resiliency and enhanced perfor-
mance, as well as to facilitate further innovation. Since its inception in
2008 Club Log has grown to be an integral aspect of competitive DXing for
both DXers and DXpeditioners alike. Today Club Log hosts 590 million QSOs
with nearly 70,000 registered callsigns - and counting.
J68MD ---> All QSOs made by J68MD before, during and after the CQ WW DX SSB
Contest have been uploaded to Club Log, and the OQRS has been enabled for
both direct and bureau cards. [TNX WB2YQH]
QSL GALLERY ---> The large collection of QSL cards on Les Nouvelles DX-s
website has been updated. Sixteen different galleries include 17,421 cards
for the ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities (2009-18), the 62 deleted DXCC
Entities, obsolete prefixes, stations from Maghreb from 1945 to 1962,
Allied Forces stations in Germany (1945-70), special stations commemorating
ITU and IARU, stations using the United Nations prefix (4U), Antarctic bases
and TAAF (Terres Australes and Antarctiques Francaises), the various French
DXCC island Entities in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Americas
(from 1945 to 1969), pre-1945 countries, French Departments and CONUS, plus
a gallery for cards not accepted by DXCC. Your participation is encouraged:
http://www.lesnouvellesdx.fr/galerieqsl.php. [TNX F6AJA].
QSL V55A ---> M0OXO is the QSL manager for contacts made with V55A during
the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. New cards are being printed, and can be requested
via M0OXO's OQRS (https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php), or direct only
to Charles Wilmott, 60 Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NG, United
Kingdom. [TNX M0OXO]
SABLE ISLAND (CY0) 2020 ---> The team for next year's DXpedition to Sable
Island [425DXN 1486] is expected to include AA4NC, K4UEE, K5DHY, K5YY,
N2IEN, N2TU, N8AA, W4DKS, WA4DAN and WW2DX. Exact dates have still to be
decided, but it should be sometime between late October and early November.
A website is under construction: http://cy0dxpedition.net/index.html. [TNX
NG3K]
SV2RSG --> Monk Iakovos, SV2RSG, based at the Koutloumousiou Monastery on
Mount Athos, was active as SV2RSG/A on 20 and 40 metres CW on 25-27 October
He said this was a "new start" in his amateur radio activity His operations
are not acceptable for DXCC credit for the time being, but work him first
and worry later, as they say.
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QSLs received direct or through managers: 3B9FR, 6O1OO, 7V9A (AF-094 and AF-
104), CY9C, E44WE, FP/KV1J, J28PJ, JT7A, K7TRI (NA-211), LA/DL7UXG (EU-076),
MS0INT (EU-112), OH9A (EU-126), OJ9A (EU-192), OR75USA, PZ5RA, R205NEW (AS-
205), R26RRC (AS-204), R63RRC (AS-063), RI0BC (AS-042), S79GJ, T31EU, T6AA,
TK0C, TO5M (NA-032), TR8CA, VK0HZ (AN-016), VR2XAN, WH0RU.
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Its contents may be used, reproduced and distributed
in part or full provided that
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Contributors are invited to send their DX information to
Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ (i1jqj.mauro@gmail.com)
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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[425ENG] 425 DX News #1487 [Calendar]
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November 2019 A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 1487
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
******* CALENDAR *******
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 02/11 D68CCC: Comoro Islands (AF-007) 1483
till 02/11 PD5MVH/p and PD38EU: Ameland Island (EU-038) 1486
till 02/11 PJ7PL: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1484
till 03/11 OR75CLM: special callsign 1479
till 03/11 XR7PNAA: Alerce Andino National Park 1485
till 04/11 FH/DJ7RJ: Mayotte (AF-027) 1481
till 04/11 VK9NE: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1475
till 04/11 VK9NG: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1475
till 08/11 II0IGB: special callsign 1486
till 09/11 HC1MD/2: Ecuador 1486
till 10/11 AU19HFI: special callsign 1483
till 11/11 TM20CI: special callsign (France) 1483
till 12/11 CN44MS: special callsign 1485
till 17/11 TM500LV: special callsign (France) 1465
till 18/11 ZD8SC: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1485
till 19/11 6O1OO: Somalia 1486
till 22/11 SU8WRC: special callsign 1485
till 30/11 3E1FP: special callsign (Panama) 1487
till 30/11 HG33EUDXF: special callsign 1487
till 30/11 IR3MD: special callsign 1486
till 30/11 OL75CARBON: special callsign 1480
till 30/11 PA100KLM: special callsign 1483
till 30/11 PH100KLM: special callsign 1476
till 02/12 IB2LV: special callsign 1477
till 15/12 TR8CR: Gabon 1481
till 25/12 OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns 1485
till 31/12 3Z50GR: special callsign 1483
till 31/12 8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns 1476
till 31/12 9A62AA: special callsign 1452
till 31/12 Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA) 1443
till 31/12 DL70AFUG: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 DL70BRD: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DM70GER: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DQ1200ASP: special callsign 1443
till 31/12 DR50DIG: special callsign 1446
till 31/12 EI100YXQ: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EI19RE: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EN185UNIV: special callsign 1458
till 31/12 FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1477
till 31/12 HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland) 1443
till 31/12 SF50CG: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 SP60DXC: special callsign 1477
till 31/12 TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey) 1451
till 03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign 1479
till 30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign 1483
till 30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign 1473
till 31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy) 1486
02/11-04/11 JK3ZXK/2: Suga Island (AS-206) 1484
02/11-06/11 VA2IDX/p: Anticosti Island (NA-077) 1486
02/11-17/11 TM33EUDX: special callsign (France) 1486
04/11-05/11 FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1486
04/11-07/11 YJ0RRC: Gaua Island (OC-104), Vanuatu 1457
04/11-16/11 9X2AW: Rwanda 1485
06/11-10/11 PA100PCGG: special callsign 1479
06/11-13/11 V47FWX: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1487
06/11-17/11 TX7T: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1484
07/11-14/11 YE1AR/p, YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p, YB1MAE/p: OC-237 1487
07/11-16/11 FS/F4EQE: St. Martin (NA-105) 1487
07/11-18/11 OH0UA: Aland Islands (EU-002) 1485
08/11-13/11 YJ0RRC: Tongoa Island (OC-111), Vanuatu 1457
08/11-17/11 XT2BR: Burkina Faso 1487
09/11-18/11 FM/F8AAN: Martinique (NA-107) 1487
09/11-06/12 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1485
10/11-17/11 8Q7KX: Maldives (AS-013) 1487
10/11-24/11 IY5PIS: Marconi site at Coltano 1487
10/11-30/11 8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013) 1485
10/11-30/11 CP1XRM: Bolivia 1483
12/11-18/11 KH8/K1TF: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 1487
12/11-25/11 5R8VX and 5R8KU: Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar 1485
12/11-26/11 C56XA and C56DF: The Gambia 1487
12/11-29/11 VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) 1459
14/11-20/11 YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu 1457
14/11-28/11 H40KT and H40TT: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu 1486
15/11-25/11 5U9AMO: Niger 1487
15/11-09/12 C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas 1487
16/11-24/11 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
16/11-24/11 V47NT and V47T: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1487
16/11-27/11 9G5W: Ghana 1469
16/11-28/11 5H3UA and 5H3EME: Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania 1485
16/11-30/11 PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1487
17/11-30/11 XV9D: Vietnam 1487
18/11-25/11 HR9/N3AD: NA-057 (Honduras) 1485
18/11-26/11 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) 1487
18/11-26/11 V63AR: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia 1487
18/11-30/11 D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde 1487
19/11-25/11 FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1486
19/11-25/11 ZF2MJ and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016) 1487
19/11-26/11 FS/VA3DF: St. Martin (NA-105) 1487
20/11-25/11 OX/OZ2I and XP2I: Greenland 1487
20/11-26/11 9H3FX, 9H3OG, 9H3TX: Malta (EU-023) 1487
21/11-24/11 VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1487
21/11-27/11 VK9LQ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1487
21/11-28/11 EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A, EA8/OK2GG: Canary Isls (AF-004) 1487
23/11-24/11 TC0F: Bozcaada (AS-099), Turkey 1485
23/11-24/11 TM20CI: special callsign (France) 1483
23/11-27/11 FW/M0JHQ: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1485
26/11-28/12 9G5GS: Ghana 1484
28/11-05/01/2020 3D2AG/p: Rotuma (OC-060) 1487
30/11-01/12 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
November DL33EUDXF: special callsign 1486
November FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1487
November II4VAL: special callsign 1444
November JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1465
November LA33EUDXF: special callsign 1486
November LZ365BM: special callsign 1444
November PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PH100ADL: special callsign 1481
02/12-09/12 V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia 1481
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia 1481
December II4TIB: special callsign 1444
December LZ4408SPA: special callsign 1444
December PH100ADL: special callsign 1481
TBA 2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004) 1484
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012) 1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032) 1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44C: Palestine 1487
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008) 1485
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) 1484
March 2020 9J2LA: Zambia 1463
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 1482
October 2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030) 1476
Oct-Nov 2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063) 1487
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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No 1487
===========================
*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
******* CALENDAR *******
===========================
Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
PERIOD CALL REF
till 02/11 D68CCC: Comoro Islands (AF-007) 1483
till 02/11 PD5MVH/p and PD38EU: Ameland Island (EU-038) 1486
till 02/11 PJ7PL: Sint Maarten (NA-105) 1484
till 03/11 OR75CLM: special callsign 1479
till 03/11 XR7PNAA: Alerce Andino National Park 1485
till 04/11 FH/DJ7RJ: Mayotte (AF-027) 1481
till 04/11 VK9NE: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1475
till 04/11 VK9NG: Norfolk Island (OC-005) 1475
till 08/11 II0IGB: special callsign 1486
till 09/11 HC1MD/2: Ecuador 1486
till 10/11 AU19HFI: special callsign 1483
till 11/11 TM20CI: special callsign (France) 1483
till 12/11 CN44MS: special callsign 1485
till 17/11 TM500LV: special callsign (France) 1465
till 18/11 ZD8SC: Ascension Island (AF-003) 1485
till 19/11 6O1OO: Somalia 1486
till 22/11 SU8WRC: special callsign 1485
till 30/11 3E1FP: special callsign (Panama) 1487
till 30/11 HG33EUDXF: special callsign 1487
till 30/11 IR3MD: special callsign 1486
till 30/11 OL75CARBON: special callsign 1480
till 30/11 PA100KLM: special callsign 1483
till 30/11 PH100KLM: special callsign 1476
till 02/12 IB2LV: special callsign 1477
till 15/12 TR8CR: Gabon 1481
till 25/12 OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns 1485
till 31/12 3Z50GR: special callsign 1483
till 31/12 8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns 1476
till 31/12 9A62AA: special callsign 1452
till 31/12 Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA) 1443
till 31/12 DL70AFUG: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 DL70BRD: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DM70GER: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 DQ1200ASP: special callsign 1443
till 31/12 DR50DIG: special callsign 1446
till 31/12 EI100YXQ: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EI19RE: special callsign 1447
till 31/12 EN185UNIV: special callsign 1458
till 31/12 FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1477
till 31/12 HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland) 1443
till 31/12 SF50CG: special callsign 1444
till 31/12 SP60DXC: special callsign 1477
till 31/12 TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey) 1451
till 03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign 1479
till 30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign 1483
till 30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign 1473
till 31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy) 1486
02/11-04/11 JK3ZXK/2: Suga Island (AS-206) 1484
02/11-06/11 VA2IDX/p: Anticosti Island (NA-077) 1486
02/11-17/11 TM33EUDX: special callsign (France) 1486
04/11-05/11 FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1486
04/11-07/11 YJ0RRC: Gaua Island (OC-104), Vanuatu 1457
04/11-16/11 9X2AW: Rwanda 1485
06/11-10/11 PA100PCGG: special callsign 1479
06/11-13/11 V47FWX: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1487
06/11-17/11 TX7T: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1484
07/11-14/11 YE1AR/p, YC1KK/p, YC1BIQ/p, YB1MAE/p: OC-237 1487
07/11-16/11 FS/F4EQE: St. Martin (NA-105) 1487
07/11-18/11 OH0UA: Aland Islands (EU-002) 1485
08/11-13/11 YJ0RRC: Tongoa Island (OC-111), Vanuatu 1457
08/11-17/11 XT2BR: Burkina Faso 1487
09/11-18/11 FM/F8AAN: Martinique (NA-107) 1487
09/11-06/12 VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008) 1485
10/11-17/11 8Q7KX: Maldives (AS-013) 1487
10/11-24/11 IY5PIS: Marconi site at Coltano 1487
10/11-30/11 8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013) 1485
10/11-30/11 CP1XRM: Bolivia 1483
12/11-18/11 KH8/K1TF: Pago Pago (OC-045), American Samoa 1487
12/11-25/11 5R8VX and 5R8KU: Nosy Be (AF-057), Madagascar 1485
12/11-26/11 C56XA and C56DF: The Gambia 1487
12/11-29/11 VK9CZ: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003) 1459
14/11-20/11 YJ0FWA: Efate Island (OC-035), Vanuatu 1457
14/11-28/11 H40KT and H40TT: Pigeon Island (OC-065), Temotu 1486
15/11-25/11 5U9AMO: Niger 1487
15/11-09/12 C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas 1487
16/11-24/11 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
16/11-24/11 V47NT and V47T: St. Kitts (NA-104) 1487
16/11-27/11 9G5W: Ghana 1469
16/11-28/11 5H3UA and 5H3EME: Zanzibar (AF-032), Tanzania 1485
16/11-30/11 PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145) 1487
17/11-30/11 XV9D: Vietnam 1487
18/11-25/11 HR9/N3AD: NA-057 (Honduras) 1485
18/11-26/11 P40W: Aruba (SA-036) 1487
18/11-26/11 V63AR: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia 1487
18/11-30/11 D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde 1487
19/11-25/11 FO/F6BCW: Marquesas Islands (OC-027) 1486
19/11-25/11 ZF2MJ and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016) 1487
19/11-26/11 FS/VA3DF: St. Martin (NA-105) 1487
20/11-25/11 OX/OZ2I and XP2I: Greenland 1487
20/11-26/11 9H3FX, 9H3OG, 9H3TX: Malta (EU-023) 1487
21/11-24/11 VP2V/AA7V and VP2VWW: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 1487
21/11-27/11 VK9LQ: Lord Howe Island (OC-004) 1487
21/11-28/11 EA8/OK5D, EA8/OL1A, EA8/OK2GG: Canary Isls (AF-004) 1487
23/11-24/11 TC0F: Bozcaada (AS-099), Turkey 1485
23/11-24/11 TM20CI: special callsign (France) 1483
23/11-27/11 FW/M0JHQ: Wallis Island (OC-054) 1485
26/11-28/12 9G5GS: Ghana 1484
28/11-05/01/2020 3D2AG/p: Rotuma (OC-060) 1487
30/11-01/12 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
November DL33EUDXF: special callsign 1486
November FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032) 1487
November II4VAL: special callsign 1444
November JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard 1465
November LA33EUDXF: special callsign 1486
November LZ365BM: special callsign 1444
November PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns 1486
November PH100ADL: special callsign 1481
02/12-09/12 V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia 1481
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia 1481
December II4TIB: special callsign 1444
December LZ4408SPA: special callsign 1444
December PH100ADL: special callsign 1481
TBA 2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island 1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France) 1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004) 1484
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012) 1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032) 1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44C: Palestine 1487
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008) 1485
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200) 1484
March 2020 9J2LA: Zambia 1463
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend 1482
October 2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030) 1476
Oct-Nov 2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063) 1487
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425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE: http://www.425dxn.org/monthly
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Direttore Responsabile
Gabriele Villa, I2VGW
Giornalista Professionista - Tessera n. 071675
Ordine Nazionale dei Giornalisti
Roma, Italia
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Friday, November 01, 2019
ARLK085 Keplerian data
SB KEP @ ARL $ARLK085
ARLK085 Keplerian data
ZCZC SK85
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 85 ARLK085
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT November 1, 2019
To all radio amateurs
SB KEP ARL ARLK085
ARLK085 Keplerian data
Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian
data.
Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM
0 AO-07
1 7530U 74089B 19304.82184359 -.00000042 +00000-0 +20633-4 0 9995
2 7530 101.7641 271.1838 0012492 085.8482 028.7900 12.53640554057216
0 FO-29
1 24278U 96046B 19304.79319894 -.00000028 +00000-0 +10332-4 0 9999
2 24278 098.5584 080.0059 0349426 249.7203 106.6061 13.53094309145828
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A 19305.79343583 -.00064659 00000-0 -11246-2 0 9998
2 25544 51.6471 38.9734 0005517 216.5740 295.0610 15.50225947196608
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C 19304.75611814 +.00000039 +00000-0 +26263-4 0 9992
2 27607 064.5563 356.6512 0073794 230.1999 129.2592 14.75584683906831
0 CO-55
1 27844U 03031E 19304.80258946 +.00000053 +00000-0 +43364-4 0 9993
2 27844 098.6850 311.0012 0009919 006.6054 353.5253 14.22202540847456
0 RS-22
1 27939U 03042A 19305.38976747 .00000121 00000-0 30283-4 0 9992
2 27939 98.0605 78.7175 0012925 4.3265 355.8059 14.66813351860438
0 RS-30
1 32953U 08025A 19305.42084173 .00000020 00000-0 75656-4 0 9999
2 32953 82.5037 60.3439 0019569 190.9221 169.1437 12.43092077519177
0 KKS-1
1 33499U 09002H 19304.76473703 .00000100 00000-0 22800-4 0 9990
2 33499 98.3387 147.7239 0010019 131.3746 228.8325 14.75474450579144
0 AO-71
1 37854U 11061E 19304.84562265 .00002722 00000-0 14462-3 0 9994
2 37854 101.7077 272.5791 0160159 24.3378 336.5292 15.06710620437343
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 19304.74467698 .00000315 00000-0 45076-4 0 9993
2 39444 97.5591 312.7264 0056802 305.3504 54.2408 14.82000532319931
0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F 19305.48588433 .00000420 00000-0 57451-4 0 9993
2 40074 98.4478 115.2742 0005279 126.4097 233.7612 14.84125125287791
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E 19305.47076626 .00002542 00000-0 60964-4 0 9993
2 40903 97.3219 348.9144 0014020 20.4797 86.1550 15.42265659231172
0 XW-2F
1 40910U 15049M 19305.39115556 .00001457 00000-0 75826-4 0 9995
2 40910 97.4649 307.1539 0016355 78.6199 27.8002 15.17505674227598
0 XW-2B
1 40911U 15049N 19305.40139671 .00001157 00000-0 63680-4 0 9994
2 40911 97.4718 305.6266 0015718 86.5675 23.1648 15.15935346227467
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B 19302.40879780 .00000597 00000-0 -58682-5 0 9994
2 40931 5.9847 190.0824 0011407 235.6408 124.5275 14.76615343220917
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B 19305.25299624 .00000460 00000-0 41549-4 0 9996
2 42759 43.0183 206.2021 0011223 19.3703 125.5809 15.09671872131329
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D 19305.20765676 .00000523 00000-0 45348-4 0 9990
2 42761 43.0183 205.9007 0011560 20.5763 116.1266 15.09750165131311
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E 19304.74105929 +.00000727 +00000-0 +61243-4 0 9993
2 43017 097.7217 220.8121 0259269 078.6874 284.3349 14.78670177105219
0 AO-92
1 43137U 18004AC 19304.13806838 +.00001285 +00000-0 +56501-4 0 9992
2 43137 097.4743 011.5542 0010362 137.8059 222.3977 15.23679209099977
Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW. The
next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, November
5, 2019, at 2230z on Baudot and BPSK31.
NNNN
/EX
ARLK085 Keplerian data
ZCZC SK85
QST de W1AW
Keplerian Bulletin 85 ARLK085
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington, CT November 1, 2019
To all radio amateurs
SB KEP ARL ARLK085
ARLK085 Keplerian data
Special thanks to AMSAT-NA (AMSAT.ORG) for the following Keplerian
data.
Decode 2-line elsets with the following key:
1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ
2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ
KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN
G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM
0 AO-07
1 7530U 74089B 19304.82184359 -.00000042 +00000-0 +20633-4 0 9995
2 7530 101.7641 271.1838 0012492 085.8482 028.7900 12.53640554057216
0 FO-29
1 24278U 96046B 19304.79319894 -.00000028 +00000-0 +10332-4 0 9999
2 24278 098.5584 080.0059 0349426 249.7203 106.6061 13.53094309145828
0 ISS
1 25544U 98067A 19305.79343583 -.00064659 00000-0 -11246-2 0 9998
2 25544 51.6471 38.9734 0005517 216.5740 295.0610 15.50225947196608
0 SO-50
1 27607U 02058C 19304.75611814 +.00000039 +00000-0 +26263-4 0 9992
2 27607 064.5563 356.6512 0073794 230.1999 129.2592 14.75584683906831
0 CO-55
1 27844U 03031E 19304.80258946 +.00000053 +00000-0 +43364-4 0 9993
2 27844 098.6850 311.0012 0009919 006.6054 353.5253 14.22202540847456
0 RS-22
1 27939U 03042A 19305.38976747 .00000121 00000-0 30283-4 0 9992
2 27939 98.0605 78.7175 0012925 4.3265 355.8059 14.66813351860438
0 RS-30
1 32953U 08025A 19305.42084173 .00000020 00000-0 75656-4 0 9999
2 32953 82.5037 60.3439 0019569 190.9221 169.1437 12.43092077519177
0 KKS-1
1 33499U 09002H 19304.76473703 .00000100 00000-0 22800-4 0 9990
2 33499 98.3387 147.7239 0010019 131.3746 228.8325 14.75474450579144
0 AO-71
1 37854U 11061E 19304.84562265 .00002722 00000-0 14462-3 0 9994
2 37854 101.7077 272.5791 0160159 24.3378 336.5292 15.06710620437343
0 AO-73
1 39444U 13066AE 19304.74467698 .00000315 00000-0 45076-4 0 9993
2 39444 97.5591 312.7264 0056802 305.3504 54.2408 14.82000532319931
0 UKUBE 1
1 40074U 14037F 19305.48588433 .00000420 00000-0 57451-4 0 9993
2 40074 98.4478 115.2742 0005279 126.4097 233.7612 14.84125125287791
0 XW-2A
1 40903U 15049E 19305.47076626 .00002542 00000-0 60964-4 0 9993
2 40903 97.3219 348.9144 0014020 20.4797 86.1550 15.42265659231172
0 XW-2F
1 40910U 15049M 19305.39115556 .00001457 00000-0 75826-4 0 9995
2 40910 97.4649 307.1539 0016355 78.6199 27.8002 15.17505674227598
0 XW-2B
1 40911U 15049N 19305.40139671 .00001157 00000-0 63680-4 0 9994
2 40911 97.4718 305.6266 0015718 86.5675 23.1648 15.15935346227467
0 IO-86
1 40931U 15052B 19302.40879780 .00000597 00000-0 -58682-5 0 9994
2 40931 5.9847 190.0824 0011407 235.6408 124.5275 14.76615343220917
0 CAS-4B
1 42759U 17034B 19305.25299624 .00000460 00000-0 41549-4 0 9996
2 42759 43.0183 206.2021 0011223 19.3703 125.5809 15.09671872131329
0 CAS-4A
1 42761U 17034D 19305.20765676 .00000523 00000-0 45348-4 0 9990
2 42761 43.0183 205.9007 0011560 20.5763 116.1266 15.09750165131311
0 AO-91
1 43017U 17073E 19304.74105929 +.00000727 +00000-0 +61243-4 0 9993
2 43017 097.7217 220.8121 0259269 078.6874 284.3349 14.78670177105219
0 AO-92
1 43137U 18004AC 19304.13806838 +.00001285 +00000-0 +56501-4 0 9992
2 43137 097.4743 011.5542 0010362 137.8059 222.3977 15.23679209099977
Keplerian bulletins are transmitted twice weekly from W1AW. The
next scheduled transmission of these data will be Tuesday, November
5, 2019, at 2230z on Baudot and BPSK31.
NNNN
/EX
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