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Bulletin 35 ARLD035
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT September 5,
2019
To all radio amateurs
SB DX ARL ARLD035
ARLD035 DX
news
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided
by
AA3B, K5SL, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL,
Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web
sites. Thanks
to all.
SAMOA, 5W. Heli, DD0VR and Bigi, DE3BWR will be QRV as 5W0VR
from
September 9 to 16. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB.
QSL
via DD0VR.
GHANA, 9G. Chip, KB1QU will be QRV as 9G5QU from
September 8 to 21.
Activity will be on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW, FT8,
FT4 and some
SSB. QSL direct to N4GNR.
WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Special
event station 9M16KING is QRV during
September to honor Malaysia's 16th head
of state. Activity is on 80
to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital
modes. QSL via
operators' instructions.
BURUNDI, 9U. Francesco,
IV3TMM is QRV as 9U3TMM until September 17.
Activity is on 60 to 6 meters
using SSB and various digital modes.
QSL via LoTW.
NIUE, E6.
Andrew, OZ5E will be QRV as E6AN from September 7 to 10.
Activity will be
holiday style on the HF bands using SSB, FT8 and
some CW. QSL direct to home
call.
BALEARIC ISLANDS, EA6. Alessandro, IU2IBU will be QRV as
EA6/IU2IBU
from Punta Prime, Minorca Island, from September 7 to 13.
Activity
will be holiday style on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to
home
call.
KYRGYZSTAN, EX. A group of operators are QRV as EX0QP from
Lake
Issyk Kul until September 15. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW,
SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via SP6OJK.
JAPAN, JA. Operators Take,
JI3DST and Masa, JR8YLY are QRV as
JI3DST/0 and JR8YLY/0, respectively, from
Sado Island, IOTA AS-206,
until September 11. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters
using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8. QSL to home calls.
MONGOLIA, JT.
Operators RA0SMS, UA0SC, UA0SE, UA0SRQ and UA0SU are
QRV as JT7A from the
Khovsgol Nuur National Park until September 9.
Activity is on the HF bands
using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via
RA0SMS.
FAROE ISLANDS, OY.
Operators DL1ZBO, DL2VU and DL5FF are QRV as
OY/home calls until September
12. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and various digital modes.
They will be active in the
Russian RTTY World Wide contest. QSL to home
calls.
BONAIRE, PJ4. Randy, K5SL will be QRV as PJ4/K5SL from
September 7
to 14. Activity will be holiday style on 40, 30, 20 and 17
meters
using mainly CW and possibly SSB. QSL to home call.
GREECE,
SV. Zdeno, OK1MBZ will be QRV as SV8/OK1MBZ/p from Kerkyra,
IOTA EU-052,
from September 10 to 20. QSL to home call.
WESTERN KIRIBATI, T30.
Operators Kaspars, YL1ZF, Yuris, YL2GM,
Jack, YL2KA and Kristers, YL3JA are
QRV as T30L until September 25.
Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8. QSL via
YL2GN.
PALAU, T8. Nobu, JA0JHQ is QRV as T88PB
from Koror, IOTA OC-009,
until September 9. This includes being an entry in
the All Asian DX
SSB contest. QSL direct to home call.
ANTIGUA AND
BARBUDA, V2. Bud, AA3B will be QRV as V26K from Antigua,
IOTA NA-100, from
September 8 to 20 while performing maintenance on
the station. Activity will
be in his spare time on the HF bands
using primarily CW. QSL to home
call.
INDONESIA, YB. Station 7I1TI is QRV from Tunda Island, IOTA
OC-237,
until September 8. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via
HA3JB.
KOSOVO, Z6. Station Z62FB has occasionally been QRV on 20
meters
using SSB between 2000 to 2200Z. QSL via operator's
instructions.
THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The All Asian DX Phone Contest,
IARU
Region 1 SSB Field Day, RSGB SSB Field Day, North American CW
Sprint,
NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint, Russian RTTY World Wide
Contest, CWOps CW
Open, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, SKCC Weekend CW
Sprintathon, Nebraska QSO
Party, Ohio State Parks on the Air, AGCW
Straight Key 40-Meter CW Party,
PODXS 070 Club Jay Hudak Memorial
80-Meter Sprint and the WAB 144 MHz QRO
Phone will certainly keep
contesters busy this upcoming weekend.
The
RSGB 80-Meter Autumn SSB Series and 4 States QRP Group Second
Sunday Sprint
are scheduled for September 9.
The CWops Mini-CWT Test and Phone Fray are
scheduled for September
11.
The Hiram Percy Maxim 150th Birthday
Celebration runs until
September 8.
The Canadian National Parks on the
Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs
for the entire year of 2019, with special
stations active from
Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see
September QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest
Web Sites for
details.
NNNN
/EX
Thursday, September 05, 2019
XSG Shanghai China Meteo Fax Station
Nice article on the weather fax station XSG in Shanghai China at https://goughlui.com/2019/03/07/radiofax-xsg-shanghai-china-national-meterological-centre-cma/
Yes, you can decode weather charts via the fax extension on the various KiwiSDR.hu online SDRs.
Yes, you can decode weather charts via the fax extension on the various KiwiSDR.hu online SDRs.
Monday, September 02, 2019
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
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:Issued: 2019 Sep 02 0207 UTC
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 26 August - 01 September 2019
Solar activity was at very low levels. New Region 2748 (N14, L=205, class/area Bxo/010 on 01 Sep) emerged on the disk, but remained quiet and stable. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at moderate levels on 26 Aug, normal levels on 27-30 Aug, high levels on 31 Aug and very high levels on 01 Sep. Electron flux reached a maximum of 53,007 pfu at 01/2015 UTC.
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to unsettled levels on 26-27 Aug due to influence from a weak, negative polarity CH HSS. Quiet conditions persisted from late on 27 Aug through midday on 30 Aug. From midday on 30 Aug through 01 Sep, field activity increased to unsettled to G1 (minor) and G2 (moderate) levels as Earth came under the influence of a large, recurrent positive polarity CH HSS. 30 Aug saw a SSBC from a negative to a positive sector in advance of a CIR, all preceding the CH HSS. 31 Aug and 01 Sep observed active to G1 and G2 storm conditions. Wind speeds averaged about 750 km/s during this time frame with a peak of 835 km/s observed early on 01 September.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 02 September - 28 September 2019
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high to very high levels on 02-13 Sep and again on 27-28 Sep. Normal to moderate levels are expected on 14-26 Sep.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at G1 (minor) storm 27-28 Sep due to positive polarity CH HSS influence. Unsettled levels are expected on 03, 07-08, 23, and 26 Sep due to recurrent CH
HSS effects.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
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# Issued 2019-09-02
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2019 Sep 02 68 24 5
2019 Sep 03 68 8 3
2019 Sep 04 68 5 2
2019 Sep 05 68 5 2
2019 Sep 06 68 5 2
2019 Sep 07 68 8 3
2019 Sep 08 68 8 3
2019 Sep 09 68 5 2
2019 Sep 10 67 5 2
2019 Sep 11 67 5 2
2019 Sep 12 67 5 2
2019 Sep 13 67 5 2
2019 Sep 14 67 5 2
2019 Sep 15 67 5 2
2019 Sep 16 67 5 2
2019 Sep 17 67 5 2
2019 Sep 18 67 5 2
2019 Sep 19 67 5 2
2019 Sep 20 67 5 2
2019 Sep 21 67 5 2
2019 Sep 22 67 5 2
2019 Sep 23 68 8 3
2019 Sep 24 68 5 2
2019 Sep 25 68 5 2
2019 Sep 26 68 10 3
2019 Sep 27 68 35 6
2019 Sep 28 68 44 6
(NOAA)
Sunday, September 01, 2019
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-244
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-244
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-
mation 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://www.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.org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans
In this edition:
* 2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
* Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
* Mark Johns, KØJM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
* Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
* University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
* ARISS Activities
* AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
* Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
* CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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AMSAT News Service Bulletin 244.01
From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.
DATE September 1, 2019
To All RADIO AMATEURS
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The AMSAT Office will be closed from Friday, August 30th - Tuesday,
September 10th.
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2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
Please join us for the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium, to be
held in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19, and 20,
2019.
The Symposium venue will be the Hilton Arlington, located in the
heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. The Hilton
Arlington is located at 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington,
Virginia, 22203, USA TEL: +1-703-528-6000 and the reservation code is
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation).
Connected to the Ballston Metro Station, the hotel offers easy and
effortless access to Washington DC's top tourist destinations like
the National Mall, Smithsonian Museums and historic monuments. The
hotel is six miles from Reagan National Airport and the National Mall.
There are plenty of restaurants nearby.
The Symposium will feature OSCAR Park - a display of satellites from
throughout the history of amateur radio in space - paper
presentations, and a banquet with speakers celebrating AMSAT's long
history, and other events. The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will
be held on October 16th and 17th at the same hotel. Two guided tours
are available. On Sunday, October 20th a bus tour to the Smithsonian
Air & Space Museum is available for $30 (max 35 people) and on
Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier will lead a day tour
to the National Mall via the Metro.
So please plan on attending the 50th Anniversary Symposium - you
will be glad you did and keep checking the AMSAT website for further
updates and information.
The 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (October 16-17)
+ Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers
+ AMSAT Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet, Speakers and Door Prizes !!
The latest news and information is always posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
An early-bird registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through September 15, 2019
per the following schedule:
Early Registration Through September 15, 2019 ......... $60
Registration September 16, 2019 – October 11, 2019 .... $65
Registration at the Door .............................. $70
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the Proceed-
ings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for $25.00.
Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a hard copy, if
there are any left over. The digital version of the Proceedings will
be made available on the online store shortly after the Symposium
concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
This is the second call for papers for the 2019 AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on October 18-20 at the
Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur
satellite community. We request a tentative title of your
presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by
September 23 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts
and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]
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Mark Johns, KØJM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services announced the appointment of
Mark D. Johns, KØJM, as Editor-in-Chief of the AMSAT News Service.
Johns, currently serving as a rotating ANS weekly editor, steps up to
replace EMike McCardel, AA8EM, who is facing a long recovery follow-
ing a serious injury while clearing storm damage at his home in early
August.
Mark Johns is Professor Emeritus, Journalism and Communication Stud-
ies, of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, but now resides in the Minne-
apolis, Minn. area. He is a life member of ARRL and AMSAT, holds a
DXCC Satelite certificate, and is a member of the Minnesota Wireless
Association and the Twin Cities DX Association (TCDXA). Mark is also
on the editorial staff of the Gray Line Report, the newsletter of
the TCDXA.
Mark grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and was first licensed there in 1967
as WNØRGV. Through college, grad school, and early career he operated
from various QTHs in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa as WAØRGV, and
later as KØMDJ. He began operating satellites in the early 1980s.
After living in Cedar Falls, Iowa for 26 years, he took a one year
work assignment in Nottingham, UK during 2011-12 and operated there
as MØGZO. From fall of 2012 until spring of 2017 his QTH was Decorah,
but he also operated in Malta as 9H3DJ for half of 2016 while on an-
other work assignment. His current callsign was granted in 2018, and
he is primarily active on the linear transponder satellites.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services for the above
information]
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Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
On August 27, 2019, Clayton, W5PFG, and his father Jack, AC5DI, were
traversing the Chihuahuan Desert in Big Bend National Park, Texas,
USA, when their vehicle became stuck in mud from recent monsoon rains.
Being stuck up to the axles, they were unable to self-recover from
the situation, requiring assistance from Park Rangers. August temper-
atures in this desert reach upwards of 110-115 degrees Fahrenheit.
There is no mobile phone coverage outside park headquarters.
Clayton made contact via AMSAT satellite AO-92 with Kevin, KK4YEL,
in Florida. During the satellite pass, stations stood by while Clayton
relayed emergency traffic to Kevin. This information included details
about the situation including precise latitude and longitude, the
phone number for Big Bend National Park, vehicle description, and wel-
fare of the party.
Other stations listening to the pass including Brian, KG5GJT, contacted
the park headquarters. Within two hours, Park Rangers arrived on scene
and recovered the stuck vehicle. No person was injured, and no equipment
was damaged.
Clayton and Jack were traveling to DL88jx, a maidenhead grid square high-
ly sought after by many ARRL VUCC members. Clayton had previously made
two successful trips to DL88jx. Both Clayton and Jack are very grateful
to Kevin, KK4YEL, the responsiveness of the amateur radio community,
and to the Park Rangers and staff of Big Bend National Park.
Incident discussion via Twitter quickly provided recordings of the
AO-92 satellite traffic:
Recording courtesy of KQ4MM
https://twitter.com/KQ4MM/status/1166396579416354816
Recording courtesy of CO6CBF/W5CBF
https://twitter.com/CO6CBF/status/1166432549847085056
[ANS thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, for the above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
Takehiro Okamoto, student leader of University of Tsukuba YUI project
in Japan, reports his team is developing a 2U cubesat planned to fea-
ture real-time video transmission from space as the main mission. This
project, wants the general public to view and use the images, and are
soliciting user opinions.
They plan to downlink D-ATV from the 2U CubeSat, similar to HamTV
from the ISS. Complete the survey posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tsukuba-Survey (use google translate)
The university YUI cubesat development web page can be accessed at:
https://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ (use google translate)
[ANS thanks Takehiro Okamoto, University of Tsukuba for the above
information]
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ARISS Activities
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 08:06 UTC
Kingston Community School, Kingston SE, South Australia, tele-
bridge via K6DUE located in Maryland. The ISS callsign is pre-
sently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Drew
Morgan KI5AAA. Listen on 145.800 for east coast North American
stations.
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 16:05 UTC
Galileo STEM Academy, Eagle, ID, direct via W7GSA. The ISS call-
sign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut
is Nick Hague KG5TMV. Listen on 145.800 for western North Amer-
ican stations.
AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise
$150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. These up-
grades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astro-
nauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone
with $24,130 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have
been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more informa-
tion and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
AMSAT South Africa (AMSAT SA) has developed a dual-band Yagi VHF/UHF
antenna for satellite operation. The antenna has a 50-ohm designed
driver. The Yagi has a unique element called a 'Open Sleeve' which
is a director very close to the driven element. The driven element
is sized for 2M. When operating on 70cm the 'Open Sleeve' acts as
part of the driven element on 70cm (Third harmonic of 2M).
The original concept was developed in 1946 by Dr J T Bolljahn of the
Stanford Research institute but was not introduced into amateur radio
until the 1950s. The AMSAT SA version is based on a design by DK7ZB
with modifications by WB5CXC.
Until recently this antenna was available only in South Africa. Fol-
lowing requests from many amateurs outside South Africa AMSAT SA can
offer the Yagi for export if ordered in a batch of 6, at R950 each
(approx US $65), total for a batch of 6 is R5700. (approx US $ 390)
to countries in the European Union and the USA. For Australia and New
Zealand R1000 per unit in a batch of 6 total RR6000. Pricing for
other countries on request.
More information is available on the AMSAT SA web:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/DualbandYagi.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT SA for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Help Celebrate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with these "W3ZM on the Road"
Operations: https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/
+ N7MJ Roving 11 State Tour - WY, NE, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM,
AZ, August 25th - September 9th, 2019.
Jack M7MJ is heading out (in his Vette) on a 2 weeks road trip from
Cheyenne, WY to the big 25th Anniversary Celebration of the National
Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, (August 28-31). Then he will
head through TN to AR (EM34) for a family gathering 9/3-4, the
another family gathering 9/4-5 in Atoka, OK (EM14/24). With the
partying over, down through TX and NM and end up in Chandler, AZ.
FM only.
+ Way Up in the Northeast (GN27, GN26, GN37) Aug 26 - Sept 7, 2019
Chris, VE3FU will be in GN27 August 26-30 and will try to make a trip
to GN26, possibly on the GN26/27 line. He will be in GN37 (again)
August 30-September 7. Chris will be operating as VO2AC/1 and try to
announce operating times on Twitter as far ahead as possible.
https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU.
+ Peru - August 31 - September 7, 2019
Tony, KD8RTT will be in Peru Saturday night, August 31 and leave on
Saturday, September 7. FM passes, mainly AO-91 and AO-92, vacation
schedule permitting. Tony is not exactly sure what days/times he can
operate yet, but he'll try to tweet before he gets on any passes.
https://twitter.com/kd8rtt
+ AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15, 2019
AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active
satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V
RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest
event for the ham community in SouthWest Europe and will open doors
September 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at
http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories,
Silver and Gold. More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/
and as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-AM1SAT-Award.
+ D4, CAPE VERDE (Update/Satellite Op). Harald, DF2WO, will once
again be active as D44TWO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005),
between September 29th and October 13th. Activity will be holiday
style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and mostly the Digital modes.
(FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW.
Harald has been working hard in the last few months getting his
satellite station for QO-100 working and is now confident he will
use it from Cabo Verde. He will be using an Icom 7300, 2 Transvert-
ers with 3 watts output on EsHail using the QO-100 Geostationary
Satellite. He will also have a FT-450D into a homemade HEX BEAM
and a dipole for 40 meters. Please DO NOT send your card via the
Bureau it WILL NOT be received - To receive a bureau card you MUST
request via M0OXO OQRS ONLY! (Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
+ WW0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Northern Colorado
Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), WWV ARC, RMHam, and FCCW along with the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will activate
special event station WW0WWV between September 28 and October 2 to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV, the world's oldest contin-
uously operating radio station.
The WW0WWV station(s) will be set up adjacent to the WWV transmitter
site in Fort Collins, Colorado. Operations will be on various HF bands
following typical propagation, and will include 160 meters as well as
satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor scatter.
Modes will be CW, SSB and digital. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW,
or direct to the WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort
Collins, CO 80526, USA. For more details, visit the following URLs:
http://wwv100.com
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NIST-WWV
(Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]
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The Fox-In-A-Box Raspberry Pi SD card for setting up a
Raspberry Pi-based telemetry station for the Fox-1 satellites
now supports the Raspberry Pi 4.
Get yours today on the AMSAT Store!
https://amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/
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German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
Update: The ARRL reported on August 30, 2019 -
144 – 146 MHz Removed from French Proposal for Additional Aero-
nautical Applications: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ARRL-2M-Removed
The latest development regarding the proposal to share 144-146 MHz
comes from Germany.
They state, "Germany does not support the inclusion of the 144-146 MHz
primary allocated to the amateur service/amateur satellite service in
the proposed WRC-23 agenda item regarding a possible new allocation to
the aeronautical mobile service (AMS) for non-safety applications.
Consequently, Germany cannot determine a single realistic sharing scen-
ario, not leading to serious mutual interference on both sides and not
seriously degrading the use of the 144-146 MHz band."
This document can accessed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-German-CEPT-Response
[ANS thanks CEPT/European Electronic Communications Committee for the
above information]
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Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
The 2019 UK High Altitude Society Conference is taking place in White
City, London on Saturday, September 7.
The conference takes place at The Invention Rooms, 68 Wood Lane, White
City, London, W12 7TA, and attracts those interested in learning about
building and flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz
signals.
Some of the radio amateurs giving talks on high altitude balloon communi-
cations are:
+ AutoRX by Mark Jessop VK5QI
+ Citizen space exploration & inflatable spacecraft by Michael
Johnson M0MJJ
+ The Apollo Flight – model-making and tech behind the dashboard
by Dave Akerman M0RPI
+ Insurance & UKHAS Server Support by Steve Randall G8KHW
+ Recovering, Reprogramming and Re-flying Radiosondes by Andrew
Mulholland MI0BPB
+ Hwoyee NSL-45 Experiences by Dave Akerman M0RPI and Steve
Randall G8KHW
There will be helium and foil balloons available for the pico launch
at the end of the conference.
UKHAS conference information is at:
https://ukhas.org.uk/general:ukhasconference2019
Tickets are at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tickets-UKHAS
[ANS thanks UKHAS and AMSAT-UK 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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CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has applied for frequency
coordination for four small satellites - CAS-8A, CAS-8B, CAS-8C, and
CAS-8D. The CAS-8 satellites are a Student Small Satellites project
initiated by the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO),
which is headquartered in Beijing China. APSCO was inaugurated in 2008
as an inter-governmental organization. including Bangladesh, China,
Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Turkey and Indonesia.
The project consists of four satellites, including a pilot microsatel-
lite CAS-8A for technical verification and a primary microsatellite
CAS-8B, two 3U cube satellites CAS-8C and CAS-8D. CAS-8A is scheduled
to be launched by the end of 2020, and the CAS-8B, CAS-8C, CAS-8D sat-
ellites are scheduled to be launched at the end of 2021 ON the same
launch.
The CAS-8 satellites project is supported by the Chinese government. The
project is led by Beihang University, which is China's most outstanding
university in aerospace. tHE Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT)
cooperates with Beihang University to bring amateur radio into the pro-
ject.
the CAS-8 satellites will realize the synergy between the eight countries
of APSCO to build an amateur radio alliance through space, adding new
science popularization tools to young students in APSCO member countries
for self-training, inter-communication and technical investigations, and
also providing a new satellite platform for amateur radio enthusiasts
around the world.
CAMSAT 8A - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
Jiuquan in Oct 2020 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8B - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
Jiuquan in Oct 2021 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8C - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8D - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
into a 600km SSO.
Additional information is pending IARU frequency coordination activities.
[ANS thanks CAMSAT and the IARU for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ NASA will be tracking Hurricane Dorian throughout this Labor Day
(USA) weekend. The agency will provide status updates on the storm
as it nears Florida and NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the state's
central east coast, as well as updated video and imagery. Status
updates on Hurricane Dorian will be available at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/dorian-2019/
Updated imagery and video of the storm, including any view of Dorian
from the International Space Station, will be available as soon as
possible the NASA Media Resources page at:
https://www.nasa.gov/mediaresources
+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space. To help celebrate, AMSAT is sponsoring the AMSAT 50th
Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
Bruce Paige, KK5DO, Director of Contests and Awards, reported
this week that the awards are being printed and will be sent
shortly to all those who have applied.
+ The Huntingdon, West Virginia Herald Dispatch newspaper published
a feature, "Ham radio event planned at South Point library" inform-
ing interested Tri-State residents will have an opportunity to find
out what ham radio and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) are
all about during the event "HAM Radio — From Across the Street to
Outer Space," set to take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Briggs
Lawrence County Public Library's Southern Branch. Presentations
include a look at amateur radio's role and capability of communi-
cating with the space shuttle, satellites and moon bounce.
Access the full article at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Herald-Dispatch
+ The Mohammed bin Rashid space centre in Duibai has just announced
on its twitter account that Astronaut Hazza alMansoori, the first
Emirati astronaut, with the support of the Emirati Amateur Radio
Society, will link from the ISS to the MBR Space Centre, during his
misison from September 25th to October 4th. Further details will
probably be announced by the MBR space centre on its twitter
account: @MBRSpaceCentre (AMSAT-UK via Twitter)
+ Wondering what Terran radio hits our friends on Proxima Centauri
are listening to? www.lightyear.fm has you covered! Currently,
they're catching Pharrel's Happy for the first time (and they
really have no idea how many commercials they'll be receiving
shortly that use it as background music). (OrbitalIndex.com)
+ NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab offers teachers of advanced placement
math classes a lesson plan to calculate a flight to Mars. The
Hohmann transfer is an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus
of the ellipse that intersects the orbit of the target planet.
Launch occurs when Earth is at Hohmann perihelion (the point of
the Hohmann orbit that is closest to the sun). Arrival occurs
when Mars is at Hohmann aphelion (the point of the Hohmann orbit
that is farthest from the sun). See:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-JPL-Hohmann-Orbit (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
+ Looking for a hands-on, out-of-this-world way to teach the engin-
eering design process? Check out "Build a Satellite" from NASA
challenge your students to design, build, test & improve a model
satellite using common household items:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/build-a-satellite/
https://twitter.com/NASASTEM/status/1166349655124389888
+ Buy your kid a Happy Meal and get a STEM book ...
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NASA-STEM-Books
+ AMSAT congratulates Jeff Johns, WE4B on his recognition of support
of the Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team, K8KDZ (Y.A.C.H.T)
YACHT's mission is to expand horizons in the field of communicat-
ions along with general and advanced ham radio techniques, and to
foster a greater appreciation of the role they play in the overall
hobby of amateur radio, as well as giving kids a challenge and
enjoyment. See http://yacht.younghams.org/ (via Twitter)
+ Photos posted-- Motorola Special Event Station Celebrating "One
Giant Leap For Mankind". The Motorola Special Event celebrating
Apollo 11 went off without a hitch as we had a very good turn out
of club members rotating the support of operations of one radio
operator and one logger from 8am Saturday till noon Sunday. A little
over 400 contacts were made including some that were engineers work-
ing for other contractors on the Apollo program, current and former
Motorola employees, and customers of MSI. One of the highlights of
the event was the re-transmission of the audio of the lunar landing
exactly 50 years later. We asked for a pause in on-air traffic and
the hundreds of people calling us went silent as we sent out the
landing audio on a completely clear channel. Once again thank you
to everyone that made this possible. It is very special to see
interest in science and engineering in our up and coming genera-
tion! Let's hope we can continue to foster interest in them much as
the 400,000+ Heros of Apollo in the astronauts, engineers and scien-
tists that made it happen did it for our generation. Visit the photo
album posted at:
https://km0to.shutterfly.com/k9motspecialevent50yearslunarl/88
+ Starting September 3, 2019, K-12 students in U.S. public, private
and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest.
One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the
spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
in Florida. The Name the Rover contest is part of NASA's efforts to
engage students in the STEM enterprise behind Mars exploration and
inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2019. NASA posted all the
info at: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/name-the-rover/
+ Registrations are now open for ESA’s Open Day in the Netherlands on
Sunday 6 October – your chance to meet astronauts, space experts and
see behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at ESA’s largest
establishment. The theme of this year’s event is ‘ESA to the Moon’.
As well as celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo lunar
landing, the Open Day will also be looking forward, highlighting ESA’s
role in returning people to the Moon, including contributing the ser-
vice module to NASA’s Orion spacecraft and participating in the Lunar
Gateway. Event information and registration can be accessed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ESTEC-Open-Day
[ANS thanks everyone 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 addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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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.
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In this edition:
* 2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
* 2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
* Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
* Mark Johns, KØJM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
* Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
* University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
* ARISS Activities
* AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
* Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
* CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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DATE September 1, 2019
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The AMSAT Office will be closed from Friday, August 30th - Tuesday,
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2019 37th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting
Please join us for the 2019 AMSAT 50th Anniversary Symposium, to be
held in the Washington, DC Metro Area on October 18, 19, and 20,
2019.
The Symposium venue will be the Hilton Arlington, located in the
heart of the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington, VA. The Hilton
Arlington is located at 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington,
Virginia, 22203, USA TEL: +1-703-528-6000 and the reservation code is
AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation).
Connected to the Ballston Metro Station, the hotel offers easy and
effortless access to Washington DC's top tourist destinations like
the National Mall, Smithsonian Museums and historic monuments. The
hotel is six miles from Reagan National Airport and the National Mall.
There are plenty of restaurants nearby.
The Symposium will feature OSCAR Park - a display of satellites from
throughout the history of amateur radio in space - paper
presentations, and a banquet with speakers celebrating AMSAT's long
history, and other events. The AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting will
be held on October 16th and 17th at the same hotel. Two guided tours
are available. On Sunday, October 20th a bus tour to the Smithsonian
Air & Space Museum is available for $30 (max 35 people) and on
Monday, October 21st, AMSAT President Joe Spier will lead a day tour
to the National Mall via the Metro.
So please plan on attending the 50th Anniversary Symposium - you
will be glad you did and keep checking the AMSAT website for further
updates and information.
The 2019 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting features:
+ Space Symposium with Amateur Satellite Presentations
+ Operating Techniques, News, & Plans from the Amateur Satellite World
+ Board of Directors Meeting open to AMSAT members (October 16-17)
+ Opportunities to Meet Board Members and Officers
+ AMSAT Annual General Membership Meeting
+ Annual Banquet, Speakers and Door Prizes !!
The latest news and information is always posted at:
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-symposium/
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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2019 AMSAT Symposium Early-Bird Registration Rate Until September 15
An early-bird registration rate for the 37th Annual AMSAT Space
Symposium and General Meeting, Friday through Sunday, October 18-20,
2019, in Arlington, Virginia, is available through September 15, 2019
per the following schedule:
Early Registration Through September 15, 2019 ......... $60
Registration September 16, 2019 – October 11, 2019 .... $65
Registration at the Door .............................. $70
You can complete your registration on-line via the AMSAT Store:
https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-symposium/
This year, all registrants will receive a digital copy of the Proceed-
ings on a thumb drive. Attendees may purchase a hard copy for $25.00.
Non-attendees may put their name on a waiting list for a hard copy, if
there are any left over. The digital version of the Proceedings will
be made available on the online store shortly after the Symposium
concludes.
Student Registration is 50% off and does not include the Proceedings.
[ANS thanks the 2019 AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]
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Second Call for AMSAT 2019 Symposium Papers
This is the second call for papers for the 2019 AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting and Space Symposium to be held on October 18-20 at the
Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster
presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur
satellite community. We request a tentative title of your
presentation as soon as possible, with final copy to be submitted by
September 23 for inclusion in the printed proceedings. Abstracts
and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz at n8fgv at amsat dot org.
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV for the above information.]
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Mark Johns, KØJM, Appointed Editor-in-Chief AMSAT News Service
Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services announced the appointment of
Mark D. Johns, KØJM, as Editor-in-Chief of the AMSAT News Service.
Johns, currently serving as a rotating ANS weekly editor, steps up to
replace EMike McCardel, AA8EM, who is facing a long recovery follow-
ing a serious injury while clearing storm damage at his home in early
August.
Mark Johns is Professor Emeritus, Journalism and Communication Stud-
ies, of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, but now resides in the Minne-
apolis, Minn. area. He is a life member of ARRL and AMSAT, holds a
DXCC Satelite certificate, and is a member of the Minnesota Wireless
Association and the Twin Cities DX Association (TCDXA). Mark is also
on the editorial staff of the Gray Line Report, the newsletter of
the TCDXA.
Mark grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and was first licensed there in 1967
as WNØRGV. Through college, grad school, and early career he operated
from various QTHs in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa as WAØRGV, and
later as KØMDJ. He began operating satellites in the early 1980s.
After living in Cedar Falls, Iowa for 26 years, he took a one year
work assignment in Nottingham, UK during 2011-12 and operated there
as MØGZO. From fall of 2012 until spring of 2017 his QTH was Decorah,
but he also operated in Malta as 9H3DJ for half of 2016 while on an-
other work assignment. His current callsign was granted in 2018, and
he is primarily active on the linear transponder satellites.
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, VP-User Services for the above
information]
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Emergency Traffic Relayed over AO-92 Satellite
On August 27, 2019, Clayton, W5PFG, and his father Jack, AC5DI, were
traversing the Chihuahuan Desert in Big Bend National Park, Texas,
USA, when their vehicle became stuck in mud from recent monsoon rains.
Being stuck up to the axles, they were unable to self-recover from
the situation, requiring assistance from Park Rangers. August temper-
atures in this desert reach upwards of 110-115 degrees Fahrenheit.
There is no mobile phone coverage outside park headquarters.
Clayton made contact via AMSAT satellite AO-92 with Kevin, KK4YEL,
in Florida. During the satellite pass, stations stood by while Clayton
relayed emergency traffic to Kevin. This information included details
about the situation including precise latitude and longitude, the
phone number for Big Bend National Park, vehicle description, and wel-
fare of the party.
Other stations listening to the pass including Brian, KG5GJT, contacted
the park headquarters. Within two hours, Park Rangers arrived on scene
and recovered the stuck vehicle. No person was injured, and no equipment
was damaged.
Clayton and Jack were traveling to DL88jx, a maidenhead grid square high-
ly sought after by many ARRL VUCC members. Clayton had previously made
two successful trips to DL88jx. Both Clayton and Jack are very grateful
to Kevin, KK4YEL, the responsiveness of the amateur radio community,
and to the Park Rangers and staff of Big Bend National Park.
Incident discussion via Twitter quickly provided recordings of the
AO-92 satellite traffic:
Recording courtesy of KQ4MM
https://twitter.com/KQ4MM/status/1166396579416354816
Recording courtesy of CO6CBF/W5CBF
https://twitter.com/CO6CBF/status/1166432549847085056
[ANS thanks Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, for the above information]
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Purchase AMSAT Gear on our Zazzle storefront.
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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University of Tsukuba YUI Satellite Project D-ATV User Survey
Takehiro Okamoto, student leader of University of Tsukuba YUI project
in Japan, reports his team is developing a 2U cubesat planned to fea-
ture real-time video transmission from space as the main mission. This
project, wants the general public to view and use the images, and are
soliciting user opinions.
They plan to downlink D-ATV from the 2U CubeSat, similar to HamTV
from the ISS. Complete the survey posted at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tsukuba-Survey (use google translate)
The university YUI cubesat development web page can be accessed at:
https://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/ (use google translate)
[ANS thanks Takehiro Okamoto, University of Tsukuba for the above
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ARISS Activities
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 08:06 UTC
Kingston Community School, Kingston SE, South Australia, tele-
bridge via K6DUE located in Maryland. The ISS callsign is pre-
sently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut is Drew
Morgan KI5AAA. Listen on 145.800 for east coast North American
stations.
+ Tuesday, September 3, 2019 16:05 UTC
Galileo STEM Academy, Eagle, ID, direct via W7GSA. The ISS call-
sign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled astronaut
is Nick Hague KG5TMV. Listen on 145.800 for western North Amer-
ican stations.
AMSAT and ARISS are currently supporting a FundRazr campaign to raise
$150,000 for critical radio infrastructure upgrades on ISS. These up-
grades are necessary to enable students to continue to talk to astro-
nauts in space via Amateur Radio. We have reached a great milestone
with $24,130 raised or about 16% towards our goal. This would not have
been possible without your outstanding generosity!! For more informa-
tion and to DONATE TODAY visit:
https://fundrazr.com/arissnextgen?ref=ab_e7Htwa_ab_47IcJ9
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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AMSAT SA Dual Band Yagi Now Available for Export
AMSAT South Africa (AMSAT SA) has developed a dual-band Yagi VHF/UHF
antenna for satellite operation. The antenna has a 50-ohm designed
driver. The Yagi has a unique element called a 'Open Sleeve' which
is a director very close to the driven element. The driven element
is sized for 2M. When operating on 70cm the 'Open Sleeve' acts as
part of the driven element on 70cm (Third harmonic of 2M).
The original concept was developed in 1946 by Dr J T Bolljahn of the
Stanford Research institute but was not introduced into amateur radio
until the 1950s. The AMSAT SA version is based on a design by DK7ZB
with modifications by WB5CXC.
Until recently this antenna was available only in South Africa. Fol-
lowing requests from many amateurs outside South Africa AMSAT SA can
offer the Yagi for export if ordered in a batch of 6, at R950 each
(approx US $65), total for a batch of 6 is R5700. (approx US $ 390)
to countries in the European Union and the USA. For Australia and New
Zealand R1000 per unit in a batch of 6 total RR6000. Pricing for
other countries on request.
More information is available on the AMSAT SA web:
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
http://www.amsatsa.org.za/DualbandYagi.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT SA for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
+ Help Celebrate AMSAT's 50th Anniversary with these "W3ZM on the Road"
Operations: https://www.amsat.org/events/was-w3zm/
+ N7MJ Roving 11 State Tour - WY, NE, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM,
AZ, August 25th - September 9th, 2019.
Jack M7MJ is heading out (in his Vette) on a 2 weeks road trip from
Cheyenne, WY to the big 25th Anniversary Celebration of the National
Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY, (August 28-31). Then he will
head through TN to AR (EM34) for a family gathering 9/3-4, the
another family gathering 9/4-5 in Atoka, OK (EM14/24). With the
partying over, down through TX and NM and end up in Chandler, AZ.
FM only.
+ Way Up in the Northeast (GN27, GN26, GN37) Aug 26 - Sept 7, 2019
Chris, VE3FU will be in GN27 August 26-30 and will try to make a trip
to GN26, possibly on the GN26/27 line. He will be in GN37 (again)
August 30-September 7. Chris will be operating as VO2AC/1 and try to
announce operating times on Twitter as far ahead as possible.
https://twitter.com/ChrisVE3FU.
+ Peru - August 31 - September 7, 2019
Tony, KD8RTT will be in Peru Saturday night, August 31 and leave on
Saturday, September 7. FM passes, mainly AO-91 and AO-92, vacation
schedule permitting. Tony is not exactly sure what days/times he can
operate yet, but he'll try to tweet before he gets on any passes.
https://twitter.com/kd8rtt
+ AM1SAT (All Grids in Spain) September 9-15, 2019
AMSAT-EA will be transmitting its special call AM1SAT via all active
satellites from September 9th to September 15th as part of the V
RadioHam Fair IberRadio 2019 activities. IberRadio is the biggest
event for the ham community in SouthWest Europe and will open doors
September 14th and 15th . Learn more about IberRadio at
http://www.iberradio.es.
The AM1SAT call sign will be active from a minimum of 14 different
grids during that time to help satellite operators to collect as
much EA locators as possible.
As part of this activity and in order to promote the participation,
AMSAT-EA is sponsoring the AM1SAT Special Award in two categories,
Silver and Gold. More info available at https://www.amsat-ea.org/
and as a pdf at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-237-AM1SAT-Award.
+ D4, CAPE VERDE (Update/Satellite Op). Harald, DF2WO, will once
again be active as D44TWO from Praia, Santiago Island (AF-005),
between September 29th and October 13th. Activity will be holiday
style on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and mostly the Digital modes.
(FT8, PSK31, JT65 and RTTY) and slow CW.
Harald has been working hard in the last few months getting his
satellite station for QO-100 working and is now confident he will
use it from Cabo Verde. He will be using an Icom 7300, 2 Transvert-
ers with 3 watts output on EsHail using the QO-100 Geostationary
Satellite. He will also have a FT-450D into a homemade HEX BEAM
and a dipole for 40 meters. Please DO NOT send your card via the
Bureau it WILL NOT be received - To receive a bureau card you MUST
request via M0OXO OQRS ONLY! (Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
+ WW0, UNITED STATES (Special Event). Members of the Northern Colorado
Amateur Radio Club (NCARC), WWV ARC, RMHam, and FCCW along with the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will activate
special event station WW0WWV between September 28 and October 2 to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of WWV, the world's oldest contin-
uously operating radio station.
The WW0WWV station(s) will be set up adjacent to the WWV transmitter
site in Fort Collins, Colorado. Operations will be on various HF bands
following typical propagation, and will include 160 meters as well as
satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor scatter.
Modes will be CW, SSB and digital. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW,
or direct to the WWV Amateur Radio Club, 1713 Ridgewood Rd, Fort
Collins, CO 80526, USA. For more details, visit the following URLs:
http://wwv100.com
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NIST-WWV
(Via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1428)
[ANS Thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, for the above information]
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The Fox-In-A-Box Raspberry Pi SD card for setting up a
Raspberry Pi-based telemetry station for the Fox-1 satellites
now supports the Raspberry Pi 4.
Get yours today on the AMSAT Store!
https://amsat.org/product/fox-in-a-box-raspberry-pi-sd-card/
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German CEPT Response States Sharing of 144-146 MHz Not Realistic
Update: The ARRL reported on August 30, 2019 -
144 – 146 MHz Removed from French Proposal for Additional Aero-
nautical Applications: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ARRL-2M-Removed
The latest development regarding the proposal to share 144-146 MHz
comes from Germany.
They state, "Germany does not support the inclusion of the 144-146 MHz
primary allocated to the amateur service/amateur satellite service in
the proposed WRC-23 agenda item regarding a possible new allocation to
the aeronautical mobile service (AMS) for non-safety applications.
Consequently, Germany cannot determine a single realistic sharing scen-
ario, not leading to serious mutual interference on both sides and not
seriously degrading the use of the 144-146 MHz band."
This document can accessed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-German-CEPT-Response
[ANS thanks CEPT/European Electronic Communications Committee for the
above information]
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Talks by Radio Amateurs at UKHAS Conference London Sept 7
The 2019 UK High Altitude Society Conference is taking place in White
City, London on Saturday, September 7.
The conference takes place at The Invention Rooms, 68 Wood Lane, White
City, London, W12 7TA, and attracts those interested in learning about
building and flying High Altitude Balloons or in tracking their 434 MHz
signals.
Some of the radio amateurs giving talks on high altitude balloon communi-
cations are:
+ AutoRX by Mark Jessop VK5QI
+ Citizen space exploration & inflatable spacecraft by Michael
Johnson M0MJJ
+ The Apollo Flight – model-making and tech behind the dashboard
by Dave Akerman M0RPI
+ Insurance & UKHAS Server Support by Steve Randall G8KHW
+ Recovering, Reprogramming and Re-flying Radiosondes by Andrew
Mulholland MI0BPB
+ Hwoyee NSL-45 Experiences by Dave Akerman M0RPI and Steve
Randall G8KHW
There will be helium and foil balloons available for the pico launch
at the end of the conference.
UKHAS conference information is at:
https://ukhas.org.uk/general:ukhasconference2019
Tickets are at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Tickets-UKHAS
[ANS thanks UKHAS and AMSAT-UK 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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CAMSAT Applies for IARU Coordination for Four V/U Transponder Satellites
The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) has applied for frequency
coordination for four small satellites - CAS-8A, CAS-8B, CAS-8C, and
CAS-8D. The CAS-8 satellites are a Student Small Satellites project
initiated by the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO),
which is headquartered in Beijing China. APSCO was inaugurated in 2008
as an inter-governmental organization. including Bangladesh, China,
Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand, Turkey and Indonesia.
The project consists of four satellites, including a pilot microsatel-
lite CAS-8A for technical verification and a primary microsatellite
CAS-8B, two 3U cube satellites CAS-8C and CAS-8D. CAS-8A is scheduled
to be launched by the end of 2020, and the CAS-8B, CAS-8C, CAS-8D sat-
ellites are scheduled to be launched at the end of 2021 ON the same
launch.
The CAS-8 satellites project is supported by the Chinese government. The
project is led by Beihang University, which is China's most outstanding
university in aerospace. tHE Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT)
cooperates with Beihang University to bring amateur radio into the pro-
ject.
the CAS-8 satellites will realize the synergy between the eight countries
of APSCO to build an amateur radio alliance through space, adding new
science popularization tools to young students in APSCO member countries
for self-training, inter-communication and technical investigations, and
also providing a new satellite platform for amateur radio enthusiasts
around the world.
CAMSAT 8A - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
Jiuquan in Oct 2020 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8B - 30kg Microsat. V/U transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry beacons and S Band 192kbps GMSK Image and
4k8/9k6 GMSK telemetry downlinks. Planning a launch from
Jiuquan in Oct 2021 into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8C - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
into a 600km SSO.
CAMSAT 8D - 3U CubeSat. V/U linear transponder, UHF CW and AX25 4k8/9k6
GMSK telemetry downlinks and S Band AX25 4k8/9k6 GMSK inter
satellite links. Planning a launch from Jiuqhan in Oct 20121
into a 600km SSO.
Additional information is pending IARU frequency coordination activities.
[ANS thanks CAMSAT and the IARU for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ NASA will be tracking Hurricane Dorian throughout this Labor Day
(USA) weekend. The agency will provide status updates on the storm
as it nears Florida and NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the state's
central east coast, as well as updated video and imagery. Status
updates on Hurricane Dorian will be available at:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/hurricanes/tag/dorian-2019/
Updated imagery and video of the storm, including any view of Dorian
from the International Space Station, will be available as soon as
possible the NASA Media Resources page at:
https://www.nasa.gov/mediaresources
+ 2019 marks AMSAT’s 50th Anniversary of Keeping Amateur Radio in
Space. To help celebrate, AMSAT is sponsoring the AMSAT 50th
Anniversary Awards Program. Full details are available at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-50th-anniversary-awards-program/
Bruce Paige, KK5DO, Director of Contests and Awards, reported
this week that the awards are being printed and will be sent
shortly to all those who have applied.
+ The Huntingdon, West Virginia Herald Dispatch newspaper published
a feature, "Ham radio event planned at South Point library" inform-
ing interested Tri-State residents will have an opportunity to find
out what ham radio and Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) are
all about during the event "HAM Radio — From Across the Street to
Outer Space," set to take place at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Briggs
Lawrence County Public Library's Southern Branch. Presentations
include a look at amateur radio's role and capability of communi-
cating with the space shuttle, satellites and moon bounce.
Access the full article at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-Herald-Dispatch
+ The Mohammed bin Rashid space centre in Duibai has just announced
on its twitter account that Astronaut Hazza alMansoori, the first
Emirati astronaut, with the support of the Emirati Amateur Radio
Society, will link from the ISS to the MBR Space Centre, during his
misison from September 25th to October 4th. Further details will
probably be announced by the MBR space centre on its twitter
account: @MBRSpaceCentre (AMSAT-UK via Twitter)
+ Wondering what Terran radio hits our friends on Proxima Centauri
are listening to? www.lightyear.fm has you covered! Currently,
they're catching Pharrel's Happy for the first time (and they
really have no idea how many commercials they'll be receiving
shortly that use it as background music). (OrbitalIndex.com)
+ NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab offers teachers of advanced placement
math classes a lesson plan to calculate a flight to Mars. The
Hohmann transfer is an elliptical orbit with the sun at one focus
of the ellipse that intersects the orbit of the target planet.
Launch occurs when Earth is at Hohmann perihelion (the point of
the Hohmann orbit that is closest to the sun). Arrival occurs
when Mars is at Hohmann aphelion (the point of the Hohmann orbit
that is farthest from the sun). See:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-JPL-Hohmann-Orbit (www.jpl.nasa.gov)
+ Looking for a hands-on, out-of-this-world way to teach the engin-
eering design process? Check out "Build a Satellite" from NASA
challenge your students to design, build, test & improve a model
satellite using common household items:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/build-a-satellite/
https://twitter.com/NASASTEM/status/1166349655124389888
+ Buy your kid a Happy Meal and get a STEM book ...
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-NASA-STEM-Books
+ AMSAT congratulates Jeff Johns, WE4B on his recognition of support
of the Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team, K8KDZ (Y.A.C.H.T)
YACHT's mission is to expand horizons in the field of communicat-
ions along with general and advanced ham radio techniques, and to
foster a greater appreciation of the role they play in the overall
hobby of amateur radio, as well as giving kids a challenge and
enjoyment. See http://yacht.younghams.org/ (via Twitter)
+ Photos posted-- Motorola Special Event Station Celebrating "One
Giant Leap For Mankind". The Motorola Special Event celebrating
Apollo 11 went off without a hitch as we had a very good turn out
of club members rotating the support of operations of one radio
operator and one logger from 8am Saturday till noon Sunday. A little
over 400 contacts were made including some that were engineers work-
ing for other contractors on the Apollo program, current and former
Motorola employees, and customers of MSI. One of the highlights of
the event was the re-transmission of the audio of the lunar landing
exactly 50 years later. We asked for a pause in on-air traffic and
the hundreds of people calling us went silent as we sent out the
landing audio on a completely clear channel. Once again thank you
to everyone that made this possible. It is very special to see
interest in science and engineering in our up and coming genera-
tion! Let's hope we can continue to foster interest in them much as
the 400,000+ Heros of Apollo in the astronauts, engineers and scien-
tists that made it happen did it for our generation. Visit the photo
album posted at:
https://km0to.shutterfly.com/k9motspecialevent50yearslunarl/88
+ Starting September 3, 2019, K-12 students in U.S. public, private
and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest.
One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the
spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
in Florida. The Name the Rover contest is part of NASA's efforts to
engage students in the STEM enterprise behind Mars exploration and
inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2019. NASA posted all the
info at: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/name-the-rover/
+ Registrations are now open for ESA’s Open Day in the Netherlands on
Sunday 6 October – your chance to meet astronauts, space experts and
see behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at ESA’s largest
establishment. The theme of this year’s event is ‘ESA to the Moon’.
As well as celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo lunar
landing, the Open Day will also be looking forward, highlighting ESA’s
role in returning people to the Moon, including contributing the ser-
vice module to NASA’s Orion spacecraft and participating in the Lunar
Gateway. Event information and registration can be accessed at:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-244-ESTEC-Open-Day
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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/EX
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 addi-
tional 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 stu-
dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership
information.
73 and remember to behave and to help keep amateur radio in space,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat dot org
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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-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1429
SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1429
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1429
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1429
BID: $OPDX.1429
September 2, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Send 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, WB6RSE, K8GI,
K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DxCoffee.com, DD0VR, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nou-
velles DX, GU4YOX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News,
RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 25th/August, through Sunday, 1st/September there were 207
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XZ, YB, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, 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".
4U1UN UNITED NATIONS NEWS. On August 24th, the following was posted on
the United Nations Amateur Radio Club's (4U1UN) FaceBook page: "We are
receiving a lot of messages regarding the lack of 4U1UN (United Nation
Amateur Radio Club) activity on the bands. We will try to clear some
things about the current Club's activities." Read the complete post at:
https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Amateur-Radio-Club-4U1UN-169357566427247/timeline
8Q7, MALDIVES. Roly, ZL1BQD, will be active as 8Q7XR from Maldives (AS-013)
between November 10th and December 30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign. ADDED NOTE: Beware that
this is a re-issued callsign. Mark, M0DXR, used this callsign in 2008.
9M16, WEST MALAYSIA (Special Event). Members of the Kelab Radio Amateur
Jalan Klang Lama, the 9MDXC and MARTS will be activating the special
event callsign 9M16KING from Kuala Lumpur between now and September 30th.
Activity is to celebrate the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (16th constitu-
tional monarch and head of state of Malaysia). Activity will be on 80-10
meters using CW, SSB and various Digital modes. QSL via the operators'
instructions.
9U, BURUNDI (Reminder). Francesco, IV3TMM, will once again be active as
9U3TMM from Bujumbura (WW Loc. KI46QP) between now and September 17th.
Activity will be on 60-6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via IV3TMM,
by the A.R.I. Italian Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.
A2, BOTSWANA (Update). The A21EME Team have updated their info on their
activity from Botswana (KG25wk) between October 20-29th. Operators now
mentioned are Dan/HB9CRQ, Chris/PA2CHR, Lins/PA3CMC, Andrew/ZS6AVH, John/
ZS6JON, Paul/ZS6NK and Bernie/ZS4TX. Activity will be on the following
dates and bands:
October 20-25th -- 6m, 2m, and 70cm EME. Modes JT65 and CW.
October 20-29th -- 23, 13, 9, 6 and 3cm. Modes JT65 and CW.
Also mentioned is activity on the QO100 satellite. For more details,
see QRZ.com.
QSL for 6m, 2m, 70cm and QO100 Sat. QSOs via PA3CMC, direct or by the
Bureau. NO IRCs.
QSL for 23cm and up QSOs via HB9Q.
CQ NEWS (Eddie DeYoung, AE7AA, Named CQ Magazine Awards Editor). A press
release, dated August 29th, from Richard Moseson (W2VU), Editor of CQ
Amateur Radio, reports the following: Eddie De Young, AE7AA, of Clearwater,
Florida, has been named Awards Editor of CQ Amateur Radio magazine, Editor
Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today. His first Awards column appears in
the September 2019 issue. De Young succeeds Ted Melinosky, K1BV, who was
both Awards Editor and USA-Counties Award Custodian for more than 20 years.
CQ previously announced the appointment of Brian Bird, NX0X, as the new
USA-CA custodian.
De Young has been licensed since 1954 and has, over the years, held more
than two dozen call signs from 11 different countries. He spent 38 years
in the Pacific, Asia and Antarctica, including many in Australia. While
there, he served as Awards Manager for the Wireless Institute of Australia,
where he helped modernize the program and developed software to improve
award processing. He has also been on nearly a dozen DXpeditions.
Since returning to the United States, Eddie has worked summers for the
National Park Service as a park ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
and at Glacier National Park in Montana. On the ham bands, he is active
via remote stations and with limited operation from his new apartment,
with 100 watts and a homemade fractal square loop on his balcony. Eddie
enjoys operating primarily CW and digital modes.
De Young says he plans to offer hints in his column on earning CQ awards
of all kinds, inform newbies how to get started on their award hunting
quests and share how much fun and educational award-chasing can be. Eddie
also says he plans to include occasional competitions, award nostalgia
and ideas from readers.
CQ Editor Rich Moseson said, "Eddie brings a world of experience from
all over the world to this position. As an avid award chaser as well as
someone who has 'been the DX,' he understands both sides of the award-
hunting equation and is uniquely qualified to help CQ's readers achieve
the greatest possible success in their own award-hunting efforts. Plus,
as former awards manager for a national association, he understands the
administrative side of award programs as well. I look forward to working
with Eddie."
D4, CAPE VERDE. David, CT1EKU, is once again active as D44CH from Sal
Island (AF-086) until September 5th. Activity will be on various HF
bands using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8). QSL via LoTW, ClubLog and
eQSL.
DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of August 30th. 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
E6, NIUE. Andrew, OZ5E, will be active as E6AN from Lakepa, Niue Island
(OC-040) between September 7-10th. On QRZ.com it states, "This is a
"research" activation to prepare for a DCA-expedition (Danish Contest
Academy) later in the sunspot cycle, so there will not be that much
activity and it will be a holiday operation." This operation is actually
being called an "Antenna Experimental Tourist Style expedition." It also
states on QRZ.com to not shout too loud at him as "Andrew is not up to
speed as an operator (yet)." Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters, maybe
160/80/17m and 10m if it is open. Modes will be mainly FT8 and SSB - maybe
some CW. QSL via OZ5E direct or LoTW. For more details, see:
http://www.oz5e.dk
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Alessandro, IU2IBU, will be active as EA6/IU2IBU
from Punta Prime, Minorca Island, between September 7-13th. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using SSB with 100 watts into an
End-Fed Half Wave antenna. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau,
direct or LoTW.
EX, KYRGYZSTAN (Reminder/Update). Operators Leszek/SP6CIK, Jarek/SP6OJK,
Janusz/SP9FIH, Roman/SP9FOW, Jerzy/SP9TCE and Jozef/SP9HVW will be active
as EX0QP (not EX6QP) from the south shore of Issyk-kul Lake between Sep-
tember 2-15th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, especially the 30/17/12m
bands, using an Inverted L, phased verticals, and Spiderbeams. Operating
modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H mode). Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1832, 3532, 7032, 10122, 14032, 18082, 21032, 24912 and 28032 kHz
SSB - 3605, 7100, 14195, 18140, 21195, 24940 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 1845, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
FT8 - 1845*, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
* listening for JA on 1908
QSL via SP6OJK or ClubLog's OQRS.
GJ, JERSEY. Bob, GU4YOX, will be active in this year's CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as GJ4YOX. Boat and lodging are booked, and Bob is
looking forward to his first CQWW CW operation from GJ-land. Bob will be
a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/High-Power/Unassisted entry in the contest.
QSLs will be available by Bureau, direct and LoTW. Bob will arrive on Wed-
nesday evening (November 20th) and return to Guernsey on Monday (November
25th), so there could be some pre/post contest QSOs.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-159. By the time you read this, operators Bulent/TA0TA, Nazim/TA2MN,
Adem/TA6CQ and Taskin/TA6N will be active as TC0Z from the
Kefken Island Lighthouse until September 4th. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8 was
mentioned). All logs will be uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and
QRZ.com after the DXpedition.
AS-206. (Reminder) Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active
as JI3DST/0 and JR8YLY/0 from Sado Island between September
6-11th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-034. Ari, OH3KAV, is now active as ES0KA from Saaremaa Island
(WW Loc. KO08) until September 5th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters using mainly using FT8 and CW, and possibly also on 60m.
QSL via OH3KAV, by the Bureau or direct. All QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog.
EU-058. Thierry, F6CUK, will be active as F6CUK/p from Sainte-Marguerite
Island (DIFM ME-020 FFF-1450 DFCF 06-063) between October 5-6th.
Activity will be on 40/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS.
OC-237. Look for 7I1TI to be active from Tunda Island, Java Costal
Islands, Indonesia, between September 6-8th. Activity will
be on HF bands. QSL via HA3JB. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.
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......
JT, MONGOLIA. Operators Sergey/UA0SE, Leonid/UA0SU, Serge/UA0SC, Mark/
UA0SRQ and Anton/RA0SMS will be active as JT7A from the Khövsgöl Nuur
National Park, Mongolia, between September 5-9th. Activity will be on
various HF bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via RA0SMS or ClubLog's
OQRS.
KH6, HAWAII. Ben, DL8UI, will be active as KH6/DL8UI from O'ahu Island
(OC-019) between September 13-15th. Activity will include the Worked All
Europe DX SSB Contest (WAE), September 14-15th. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the DARX Bureau.
NCDXF NEWS. Now available online is the 2019 Summer Northern California
DX Foundation (NCDXF) Newsletter (11 pages) for download at:
http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html
Interesting DXpeditions to read about are:
* Kanton Island - T31EU QRV from a scrap heap by Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP
* Shif Island (AS-189) - EP6RRC by Vasily V. Pinchuk, R7AL
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
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Ray/DL1ZBO, Peter/DL5FF and Volkmar/DL2VU
will be active as OY/DL1ZBO, OY/DL5FF and OY/DL2VU, respectively, between
September 2-12th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They
will also be in the Russian WW RTTY Contest (September 7th). QSL via their
home callsigns.
P2, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Puiu, YO5BIM, is currently and once again active as
P29VIM from Port Moresby, until September 22nd. Activity will be on 160-6
meters (including 60m) using mainly CW, JT9 and FT8, with an Icom IC-706
MK2G. QSL via his home callsign.
PACIFIC TOUR HAS STARTED. Heli, DD0VR, (along with XYL Bigi, DE3BWR) who
was active as C6A/DD0VR from the Bahamas during January and February this
year, informed OPDX on Saturday morning that they were in Singapore, and
they should be starting their Pacific Tour that night by the time you
read this. Their tentative schedule is as follows:
Fiji -- Signing as 3D2VR between September 2-9th
Samoa -- Signing as 5W0VR between September 9-16th
Tonga -- Signing as A35JY between September 16-21st
Activity will be on various HF bands (80-6m). QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Message from Heli late Saturday
indicated they had problems with customs (radio equipment) in Nadi because
they were closed on Sunday. They hope to get the equipment on Monday and
start building antennas.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 2-8th).......
Sep/02nd HN Sep/05th AN Sep/07th AN
Sep/03rd AN Sep/06th AN Sep/08th AN
Sep/04th AN
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
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(September 1st)
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3Z0R via SP9SX HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA SI3A via SM3LIV & (L)
4U500M via UA3DX HF80WIELUN via SP7KED SP4WOJTEK via SQ4AVD
5B4ALX via IZ4AMS & (L) IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG SP60DXC via SP7DQR
5H3DX via NK8O (d) IQ3GO via IV3AZV SP75WA via SP5WA
DL70AFUG via DM4EAX & (L) IQ9DE via IW9CTJ (d) SV5/DJ5MN via DJ5MN
EI0NMMI via EI6AL LX75V via LX1JH TM10SRY via F5KCC
EO28U via UR8US LZ304AE via LZ1KCP TM5MFL via F6KJX
ET3AA via N2OO & (L) MM2N via MM0GPZ & (L) YQ8T via YO8KGA
G1A via M0NKR & (L) OE3XMA via OE1DIA YR2019SIMPO via YO3KAA
GB100HAL via G0KUC OZ/DK1DU via DK1DU (d) YU73BFG via YU8A
HA01FF via (HA-B) S92HP via CT1ENW & (L) ZW5ARCCO via PY6TV (d)
(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
LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0K
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9U3TMM
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/MS0INT
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 8R1K, 9G2HO, A45XR, C6AGU, CX6VM , E6AC, FO/AI5P,
GB19RB, KH8C, MU0FAL, PJ9X, S92HP, TO5M and VE4GV
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0C, FH/UA4WHX, HK1NA (SA-082), JG7PSJ/7
(AS-206) and V31DL
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 7S2W, OH8X, and TM0CLNS
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
to send in their info....
SPECIAL EVENT (Highway to a DX Party!). The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio
Club of San Bernardino, California, is once again
hosting
(probably one of the most fun special event activities) the 20th annual
"Route 66 On The Air" special event between September 7-15th. The purpose
of this event is to offer amateur radio operators a fun way to "Relive
the Ride" of their own memories of Route 66, and to celebrate the highway's
93rd anniversary. The U.S. Highway 66 established in 1926, was the first
major improved highway to link the west coast with the nation's heartland.
Through stories, songs, and TV shows, the highway came to symbolize the
spirit of the freedom of the open road, inspiring many to see America.
Look for the following 20 stations (two are rovers) operating in or around
the major cities along the old "Route 66" from Santa Monica, California,
to Chicago, Illinois:
Stations City Clubs/Individuals
-------- -------------------- -------------------------
W6A Santa Monica, CA Westside Amateur Radio Club
W6B Los Angeles, CA Westside Amateur Radio Club
W6C San Bernardino, CA Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club
W6D Victorville, CA Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club
W6E Barstow, CA Barstow Amateur Radio Club
W6F Kingman, AZ K2 Amateur Radio Society
W6G Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona DX Association
W6H Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque DX Association
W6I Amarillo, TX Panhandle Amateur Radio Club
W6K Oklahoma City, OK W6K Oklahoma City
W6L Tulsa, OK Tulsa Amateur Radio Club
W6M Riverton, KS
W6N Joplin, MO Joplin Amateur Radio Club
W6O Lebanon, MO Lebanon Amateur Radio Club
W6P St. Louis, MO St. Louis Amateur Radio Club
W6Q Chicago, IL Six Meter Club of Chicago
W6R Springfield, MO Southwest Missouri Amateur RC
W6U Wilmington, IL Wilmington Area Amateur Radio Club
ROVER STATIONS
----------------
W6S ROVER 1 Northern Arizona DX Association
W6T ROVER 2 Northern Arizona DX Association
Special event stations are expected to be found in the vicinity of the
following frequencies. (Look for digital modes in the standard band segments
for such mode) All frequencies +/- QRM:
CW - 3533, 7033, 10110, 14033, 18080, 21033, 24900, 28033 and 50033 kHz
SSB - 3866, 7266, 14266, 18164, 21366, 24966, 28466 and 50166 kHz
Digi - 3573, 7074, 10136, 14074, 18100, 21074, 24915 and 28074 kHz
R66 MOBILE Operations - Any amateurs operating while actually driving
along Route 66 during the special event period are encouraged to
take part in "Route 66 On The Air", by using the designation
"mobile 66" for SSB or "/m66" for CW after their callsigns. All
other amateur radio operators are welcome to contact these mobile
operators. NOTE: ONLY W6S AND W6T ARE ONLY THE OFFICIAL EVENT
ROVER/MOBILE STATIONS AND WILL BE ENDORSED ON THE EVENT CERTIFICATE.
REPEATERS - Some of the participating clubs will also be operating this
event from their local VHF/UHF repeaters. Check the ARRL repeater
guide for possible repeater frequencies, if you're in the local
area.
Each participating club will issue their own QSL card commemorating
this event. QSL information is available on the Web at:
http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=27
For more details about the event and the certificate that is available,
please visit the "Route 66 OTA Site" at: http://w6jbt.org
http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=23
T8, PALAU (Reminder). Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will once again be active as T88PB
from the VIP-Guest Hotel in Koror City, Palau, between September 6-9th.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and 6m 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
TK, CORSICA. Arnoud, PE2USA, will be active as TK/PE2USA from two different
locations in Corsica during the month of September. Between September 2-9th,
he will be in WW. Loc. JN42ON (close to Ravin de Stipidi), and between
September 9-14th, he will be in WW. Loc. JN41KR (north of Punta Vaccaja).
No other details were provided. QSL will be confirm via eQSL.
TT8, CHAD. Jean Louis, ZS6AAG, is now active as TT8JLH from N'Djamena.
He is there working for the Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF](Doctors With-
out Borders), and the length of his stay is unknown. Activity has been
on 20 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign and eQSL.
V2, ANTIGUA (Reminder). Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from
Antigua (NA-100) between September 8-20th. Activity will be sporadic
because he is doing maintenance on the station but will be primarily CW
on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau.
An OQRS will be available via ClubLog.
V3, BELIZE. Vernon, NN5E, will be active as V31CC between October 5-12th.
Activity will probably be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Felipe, NP4Z, will once again be active as V43Z
from Saint Kitts Island (NA-104) during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO.
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was reported
on August 29th, on the ZK3A Web page (https://tokelau2019.com) and Twitter
(https://twitter.com/ZK3A_2019) [edited]: The ZK3A team will be on all 3
of the Islands in Tokelau (Fakaofo, Nukunonu & Atafu).
* The Amateur Radio Club in Tokelau will have callsigns for each of these
islands, ZK3RF, ZK3RN & ZK3RA.
* Each club stations utilize electricity from the islands solar panels.
* The ZK3A team will be donating to all 3 islands the following.
TS-590S, Dipole for 40m & 20m, A3S and a 800w Linear Amplifier.
* In addition the team has shipped 3 x 6 KVA generators to be used
during our activation. At the end of our time on the island, we
will be donating these generators to each of the Tokelau Islands.
* Total donation from our team is around $ 8,000 USD.
ADDED NOTES: The ZK3A Tokelau Island DXpedition is conducting a survey
on what bands and modes are needed for this operation. Give them your
input at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZK3A
Also, it has been reported: A free of charge certificate issued in
electronic format will be available for working ZK3A on 3 different
bands regardless of mode, or on 3 different modes regardless of band
send your application to: uz1rr at ukr.net
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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1429
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1429
BID: $OPDX.1429
September 2, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Send 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, WB6RSE, K8GI,
K8YSE, KT8D, W8GEX & 60m DX News, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,
DxCoffee.com, DD0VR, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nou-
velles DX, GU4YOX, I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News,
RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 25th/August, through Sunday, 1st/September there were 207
countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,
4S, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5H, 5R, 5T, 5W, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J,
9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3,
C6, C9, CE, CE0Z, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, CY9, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F,
FG, FK, FM, FO, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, HA, HB, HB0, HC,
HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J6, J7, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4,
KH0, KH2, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0,
OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S5, S7, S9,
SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, UA, UA2,
UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V4, V5, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU,
XE, XU, XZ, YB, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, 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".
4U1UN UNITED NATIONS NEWS. On August 24th, the following was posted on
the United Nations Amateur Radio Club's (4U1UN) FaceBook page: "We are
receiving a lot of messages regarding the lack of 4U1UN (United Nation
Amateur Radio Club) activity on the bands. We will try to clear some
things about the current Club's activities." Read the complete post at:
https://www.facebook.com/United-Nations-Amateur-Radio-Club-4U1UN-169357566427247/timeline
8Q7, MALDIVES. Roly, ZL1BQD, will be active as 8Q7XR from Maldives (AS-013)
between November 10th and December 30th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters
using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his home callsign. ADDED NOTE: Beware that
this is a re-issued callsign. Mark, M0DXR, used this callsign in 2008.
9M16, WEST MALAYSIA (Special Event). Members of the Kelab Radio Amateur
Jalan Klang Lama, the 9MDXC and MARTS will be activating the special
event callsign 9M16KING from Kuala Lumpur between now and September 30th.
Activity is to celebrate the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (16th constitu-
tional monarch and head of state of Malaysia). Activity will be on 80-10
meters using CW, SSB and various Digital modes. QSL via the operators'
instructions.
9U, BURUNDI (Reminder). Francesco, IV3TMM, will once again be active as
9U3TMM from Bujumbura (WW Loc. KI46QP) between now and September 17th.
Activity will be on 60-6 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via IV3TMM,
by the A.R.I. Italian Bureau, ClubLog or LoTW.
A2, BOTSWANA (Update). The A21EME Team have updated their info on their
activity from Botswana (KG25wk) between October 20-29th. Operators now
mentioned are Dan/HB9CRQ, Chris/PA2CHR, Lins/PA3CMC, Andrew/ZS6AVH, John/
ZS6JON, Paul/ZS6NK and Bernie/ZS4TX. Activity will be on the following
dates and bands:
October 20-25th -- 6m, 2m, and 70cm EME. Modes JT65 and CW.
October 20-29th -- 23, 13, 9, 6 and 3cm. Modes JT65 and CW.
Also mentioned is activity on the QO100 satellite. For more details,
see QRZ.com.
QSL for 6m, 2m, 70cm and QO100 Sat. QSOs via PA3CMC, direct or by the
Bureau. NO IRCs.
QSL for 23cm and up QSOs via HB9Q.
CQ NEWS (Eddie DeYoung, AE7AA, Named CQ Magazine Awards Editor). A press
release, dated August 29th, from Richard Moseson (W2VU), Editor of CQ
Amateur Radio, reports the following: Eddie De Young, AE7AA, of Clearwater,
Florida, has been named Awards Editor of CQ Amateur Radio magazine, Editor
Rich Moseson, W2VU, announced today. His first Awards column appears in
the September 2019 issue. De Young succeeds Ted Melinosky, K1BV, who was
both Awards Editor and USA-Counties Award Custodian for more than 20 years.
CQ previously announced the appointment of Brian Bird, NX0X, as the new
USA-CA custodian.
De Young has been licensed since 1954 and has, over the years, held more
than two dozen call signs from 11 different countries. He spent 38 years
in the Pacific, Asia and Antarctica, including many in Australia. While
there, he served as Awards Manager for the Wireless Institute of Australia,
where he helped modernize the program and developed software to improve
award processing. He has also been on nearly a dozen DXpeditions.
Since returning to the United States, Eddie has worked summers for the
National Park Service as a park ranger at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
and at Glacier National Park in Montana. On the ham bands, he is active
via remote stations and with limited operation from his new apartment,
with 100 watts and a homemade fractal square loop on his balcony. Eddie
enjoys operating primarily CW and digital modes.
De Young says he plans to offer hints in his column on earning CQ awards
of all kinds, inform newbies how to get started on their award hunting
quests and share how much fun and educational award-chasing can be. Eddie
also says he plans to include occasional competitions, award nostalgia
and ideas from readers.
CQ Editor Rich Moseson said, "Eddie brings a world of experience from
all over the world to this position. As an avid award chaser as well as
someone who has 'been the DX,' he understands both sides of the award-
hunting equation and is uniquely qualified to help CQ's readers achieve
the greatest possible success in their own award-hunting efforts. Plus,
as former awards manager for a national association, he understands the
administrative side of award programs as well. I look forward to working
with Eddie."
D4, CAPE VERDE. David, CT1EKU, is once again active as D44CH from Sal
Island (AF-086) until September 5th. Activity will be on various HF
bands using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8). QSL via LoTW, ClubLog and
eQSL.
DXCC'S MOST WANTED (ClubLog). The "DXCC Most Wanted" entities list has
been updated on ClubLog as of August 30th. 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
E6, NIUE. Andrew, OZ5E, will be active as E6AN from Lakepa, Niue Island
(OC-040) between September 7-10th. On QRZ.com it states, "This is a
"research" activation to prepare for a DCA-expedition (Danish Contest
Academy) later in the sunspot cycle, so there will not be that much
activity and it will be a holiday operation." This operation is actually
being called an "Antenna Experimental Tourist Style expedition." It also
states on QRZ.com to not shout too loud at him as "Andrew is not up to
speed as an operator (yet)." Activity will be on 40/20/15 meters, maybe
160/80/17m and 10m if it is open. Modes will be mainly FT8 and SSB - maybe
some CW. QSL via OZ5E direct or LoTW. For more details, see:
http://www.oz5e.dk
EA6, BALEARIC ISLANDS. Alessandro, IU2IBU, will be active as EA6/IU2IBU
from Punta Prime, Minorca Island, between September 7-13th. Activity
will be holiday style on 80-10 meters using SSB with 100 watts into an
End-Fed Half Wave antenna. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau,
direct or LoTW.
EX, KYRGYZSTAN (Reminder/Update). Operators Leszek/SP6CIK, Jarek/SP6OJK,
Janusz/SP9FIH, Roman/SP9FOW, Jerzy/SP9TCE and Jozef/SP9HVW will be active
as EX0QP (not EX6QP) from the south shore of Issyk-kul Lake between Sep-
tember 2-15th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, especially the 30/17/12m
bands, using an Inverted L, phased verticals, and Spiderbeams. Operating
modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (F/H mode). Suggested frequencies are:
CW - 1832, 3532, 7032, 10122, 14032, 18082, 21032, 24912 and 28032 kHz
SSB - 3605, 7100, 14195, 18140, 21195, 24940 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 1845, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
FT8 - 1845*, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
* listening for JA on 1908
QSL via SP6OJK or ClubLog's OQRS.
GJ, JERSEY. Bob, GU4YOX, will be active in this year's CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 23-24th) as GJ4YOX. Boat and lodging are booked, and Bob is
looking forward to his first CQWW CW operation from GJ-land. Bob will be
a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/High-Power/Unassisted entry in the contest.
QSLs will be available by Bureau, direct and LoTW. Bob will arrive on Wed-
nesday evening (November 20th) and return to Guernsey on Monday (November
25th), so there could be some pre/post contest QSOs.
IOTA NEWS..............
AS-159. By the time you read this, operators Bulent/TA0TA, Nazim/TA2MN,
Adem/TA6CQ and Taskin/TA6N will be active as TC0Z from the
Kefken Island Lighthouse until September 4th. Activity will
be on 160-10 meters using SSB and the Digital modes (FT8 was
mentioned). All logs will be uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and
QRZ.com after the DXpedition.
AS-206. (Reminder) Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active
as JI3DST/0 and JR8YLY/0 from Sado Island between September
6-11th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-034. Ari, OH3KAV, is now active as ES0KA from Saaremaa Island
(WW Loc. KO08) until September 5th. Activity will be on 80-10
meters using mainly using FT8 and CW, and possibly also on 60m.
QSL via OH3KAV, by the Bureau or direct. All QSOs will be
uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog.
EU-058. Thierry, F6CUK, will be active as F6CUK/p from Sainte-Marguerite
Island (DIFM ME-020 FFF-1450 DFCF 06-063) between October 5-6th.
Activity will be on 40/20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his
home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS.
OC-237. Look for 7I1TI to be active from Tunda Island, Java Costal
Islands, Indonesia, between September 6-8th. Activity will
be on HF bands. QSL via HA3JB. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE PROVIDED.
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......
JT, MONGOLIA. Operators Sergey/UA0SE, Leonid/UA0SU, Serge/UA0SC, Mark/
UA0SRQ and Anton/RA0SMS will be active as JT7A from the Khövsgöl Nuur
National Park, Mongolia, between September 5-9th. Activity will be on
various HF bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via RA0SMS or ClubLog's
OQRS.
KH6, HAWAII. Ben, DL8UI, will be active as KH6/DL8UI from O'ahu Island
(OC-019) between September 13-15th. Activity will include the Worked All
Europe DX SSB Contest (WAE), September 14-15th. QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the DARX Bureau.
NCDXF NEWS. Now available online is the 2019 Summer Northern California
DX Foundation (NCDXF) Newsletter (11 pages) for download at:
http://www.ncdxf.org/pages/newsletter.html
Interesting DXpeditions to read about are:
* Kanton Island - T31EU QRV from a scrap heap by Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP
* Shif Island (AS-189) - EP6RRC by Vasily V. Pinchuk, R7AL
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
OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Ray/DL1ZBO, Peter/DL5FF and Volkmar/DL2VU
will be active as OY/DL1ZBO, OY/DL5FF and OY/DL2VU, respectively, between
September 2-12th. Activity will be on CW, SSB and the Digital modes. They
will also be in the Russian WW RTTY Contest (September 7th). QSL via their
home callsigns.
P2, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Puiu, YO5BIM, is currently and once again active as
P29VIM from Port Moresby, until September 22nd. Activity will be on 160-6
meters (including 60m) using mainly CW, JT9 and FT8, with an Icom IC-706
MK2G. QSL via his home callsign.
PACIFIC TOUR HAS STARTED. Heli, DD0VR, (along with XYL Bigi, DE3BWR) who
was active as C6A/DD0VR from the Bahamas during January and February this
year, informed OPDX on Saturday morning that they were in Singapore, and
they should be starting their Pacific Tour that night by the time you
read this. Their tentative schedule is as follows:
Fiji -- Signing as 3D2VR between September 2-9th
Samoa -- Signing as 5W0VR between September 9-16th
Tonga -- Signing as A35JY between September 16-21st
Activity will be on various HF bands (80-6m). QSL via his home callsign,
direct or by the Bureau. LAST MINUTE UPDATE: Message from Heli late Saturday
indicated they had problems with customs (radio equipment) in Nadi because
they were closed on Sunday. They hope to get the equipment on Monday and
start building antennas.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 2-8th).......
Sep/02nd HN Sep/05th AN Sep/07th AN
Sep/03rd AN Sep/06th AN Sep/08th AN
Sep/04th AN
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
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(September 1st)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3Z0R via SP9SX HB0/DJ1AA/M via DJ1AA SI3A via SM3LIV & (L)
4U500M via UA3DX HF80WIELUN via SP7KED SP4WOJTEK via SQ4AVD
5B4ALX via IZ4AMS & (L) IF9/IT9PPG via IT9PPG SP60DXC via SP7DQR
5H3DX via NK8O (d) IQ3GO via IV3AZV SP75WA via SP5WA
DL70AFUG via DM4EAX & (L) IQ9DE via IW9CTJ (d) SV5/DJ5MN via DJ5MN
EI0NMMI via EI6AL LX75V via LX1JH TM10SRY via F5KCC
EO28U via UR8US LZ304AE via LZ1KCP TM5MFL via F6KJX
ET3AA via N2OO & (L) MM2N via MM0GPZ & (L) YQ8T via YO8KGA
G1A via M0NKR & (L) OE3XMA via OE1DIA YR2019SIMPO via YO3KAA
GB100HAL via G0KUC OZ/DK1DU via DK1DU (d) YU73BFG via YU8A
HA01FF via (HA-B) S92HP via CT1ENW & (L) ZW5ARCCO via PY6TV (d)
(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
LOGS ONLINE AT CLUBLOG.ORG THIS WEEK......
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/5K0K
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/9U3TMM
https://secure.clublog.org/logsearch/MS0INT
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 8R1K, 9G2HO, A45XR, C6AGU, CX6VM , E6AC, FO/AI5P,
GB19RB, KH8C, MU0FAL, PJ9X, S92HP, TO5M and VE4GV
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 1A0C, FH/UA4WHX, HK1NA (SA-082), JG7PSJ/7
(AS-206) and V31DL
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 7S2W, OH8X, and TM0CLNS
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
to send in their info....
SPECIAL EVENT (Highway to a DX Party!). The Citrus Belt Amateur Radio
Club of San Bernardino
(probably one of the most fun special event activities) the 20th annual
"Route 66 On The Air" special event between September 7-15th. The purpose
of this event is to offer amateur radio operators a fun way to "Relive
the Ride" of their own memories of Route 66, and to celebrate the highway's
93rd anniversary. The U.S. Highway 66 established in 1926, was the first
major improved highway to link the west coast with the nation's heartland.
Through stories, songs, and TV shows, the highway came to symbolize the
spirit of the freedom of the open road, inspiring many to see America.
Look for the following 20 stations (two are rovers) operating in or around
the major cities along the old "Route 66" from Santa Monica, California,
to Chicago, Illinois:
Stations City Clubs/Individuals
-------- -------------------- -------------------------
W6A Santa Monica, CA Westside Amateur Radio Club
W6B Los Angeles, CA Westside Amateur Radio Club
W6C San Bernardino, CA Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club
W6D Victorville, CA Victor Valley Amateur Radio Club
W6E Barstow, CA Barstow Amateur Radio Club
W6F Kingman, AZ K2 Amateur Radio Society
W6G Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona DX Association
W6H Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque DX Association
W6I Amarillo, TX Panhandle Amateur Radio Club
W6K Oklahoma City, OK W6K Oklahoma City
W6L Tulsa, OK Tulsa Amateur Radio Club
W6M Riverton, KS
W6N Joplin, MO Joplin Amateur Radio Club
W6O Lebanon, MO Lebanon Amateur Radio Club
W6P St. Louis, MO St. Louis Amateur Radio Club
W6Q Chicago, IL Six Meter Club of Chicago
W6R Springfield, MO Southwest Missouri Amateur RC
W6U Wilmington, IL Wilmington Area Amateur Radio Club
ROVER STATIONS
----------------
W6S ROVER 1 Northern Arizona DX Association
W6T ROVER 2 Northern Arizona DX Association
Special event stations are expected to be found in the vicinity of the
following frequencies. (Look for digital modes in the standard band segments
for such mode) All frequencies +/- QRM:
CW - 3533, 7033, 10110, 14033, 18080, 21033, 24900, 28033 and 50033 kHz
SSB - 3866, 7266, 14266, 18164, 21366, 24966, 28466 and 50166 kHz
Digi - 3573, 7074, 10136, 14074, 18100, 21074, 24915 and 28074 kHz
R66 MOBILE Operations - Any amateurs operating while actually driving
along Route 66 during the special event period are encouraged to
take part in "Route 66 On The Air", by using the designation
"mobile 66" for SSB or "/m66" for CW after their callsigns. All
other amateur radio operators are welcome to contact these mobile
operators. NOTE: ONLY W6S AND W6T ARE ONLY THE OFFICIAL EVENT
ROVER/MOBILE STATIONS AND WILL BE ENDORSED ON THE EVENT CERTIFICATE.
REPEATERS - Some of the participating clubs will also be operating this
event from their local VHF/UHF repeaters. Check the ARRL repeater
guide for possible repeater frequencies, if you're in the local
area.
Each participating club will issue their own QSL card commemorating
this event. QSL information is available on the Web at:
http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=27
For more details about the event and the certificate that is available,
please visit the "Route 66 OTA Site" at: http://w6jbt.org
http://w6jbt.org/?page_id=23
T8, PALAU (Reminder). Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will once again be active as T88PB
from the VIP-Guest Hotel in Koror City, Palau, between September 6-9th.
Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW and 6m 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
TK, CORSICA. Arnoud, PE2USA, will be active as TK/PE2USA from two different
locations in Corsica during the month of September. Between September 2-9th,
he will be in WW. Loc. JN42ON (close to Ravin de Stipidi), and between
September 9-14th, he will be in WW. Loc. JN41KR (north of Punta Vaccaja).
No other details were provided. QSL will be confirm via eQSL.
TT8, CHAD. Jean Louis, ZS6AAG, is now active as TT8JLH from N'Djamena.
He is there working for the Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF](Doctors With-
out Borders), and the length of his stay is unknown. Activity has been
on 20 meters SSB. QSL via his home callsign and eQSL.
V2, ANTIGUA (Reminder). Bud, AA3B, will once again be active as V26K from
Antigua (NA-100) between September 8-20th. Activity will be sporadic
because he is doing maintenance on the station but will be primarily CW
on various HF bands. QSL via LoTW or via AA3B, direct or by the Bureau.
An OQRS will be available via ClubLog.
V3, BELIZE. Vernon, NN5E, will be active as V31CC between October 5-12th.
Activity will probably be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8.
QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
V4, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS. Felipe, NP4Z, will once again be active as V43Z
from Saint Kitts Island (NA-104) during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (October
26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via N4AO.
ZK3A TOKELAU ISLANDS DXPEDITION NEWS (Update). The following was reported
on August 29th, on the ZK3A Web page (https://tokelau2019.com) and Twitter
(https://twitter.com/ZK3A_2019) [edited]: The ZK3A team will be on all 3
of the Islands in Tokelau (Fakaofo, Nukunonu & Atafu).
* The Amateur Radio Club in Tokelau will have callsigns for each of these
islands, ZK3RF, ZK3RN & ZK3RA.
* Each club stations utilize electricity from the islands solar panels.
* The ZK3A team will be donating to all 3 islands the following.
TS-590S, Dipole for 40m & 20m, A3S and a 800w Linear Amplifier.
* In addition the team has shipped 3 x 6 KVA generators to be used
during our activation. At the end of our time on the island, we
will be donating these generators to each of the Tokelau Islands.
* Total donation from our team is around $ 8,000 USD.
ADDED NOTES: The ZK3A Tokelau Island DXpedition is conducting a survey
on what bands and modes are needed for this operation. Give them your
input at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZK3A
Also, it has been reported: A free of charge certificate issued in
electronic format will be available for working ZK3A on 3 different
bands regardless of mode, or on 3 different modes regardless of band
send your application to: uz1rr at ukr.net
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President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)
Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1429.1
SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1429.1
Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1429.1
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DX Special Bulletin No. 1429.1
BID: $OPDX.1429.1
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Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network and K5GS for the following DX information.
For Immediate Release
Press Release #6 [edited]
September 1, 2019
South Orkney Islands DX-pedition
VP8/VP8DXU
(AN-008)
Corporate Sponsors -- We are delighted to announce that Low Band Systems
will supply their High-Power Bandpass Filters for all planned bands. This
complement of best in class filters, in conjunction with vertical and
horizontal polarized antennas, will allow us to operate two stations on
the same band simultaneously and improve overall inter-station operability.
DX-peditions to the Southern Ocean are challenged by high winds which
may result in downed antennas unless adequately guyed. Joining our corporate
sponsors are Mastrant Antenna Guying and Clamcleat Limited. We?ll use a
selection of their antenna support products to keep the masts in the air.
We appreciate the confidence these new sponsors have in our project and
team.
Project Major Milestones -- During the week of October 20th team members
will meet near Palo Alto, California to consolidate, integrate, test and
pack the equipment for its transport to Punta Arenas, Chile. Arrangements
were made for our customs broker to transport the tents and all other
equipment to their depot where a container will be prepared for the
journey.
The team began making their travel arrangements to meet the Braveheart
in Chile. At their own expense airline reservations are being booked,
and a Punta Arenas hotel will house the team.
Braveheart left New Zealand on August 20th to meet her contractual
obligations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including VP6R Pitcairn
Island DX-pedition, first stop Papeete, French Polynesia. She will return
home sometime in April, 2020.
Fundraising -- The inconvenient truth is amateur radio DX-peditions to
the Southern Ocean, and other rare entities that require a ship charter,
are expensive. While the team members will shoulder much of the cost of
the project, we depend on corporate sponsors, clubs/foundations and
individuals to share the cost. Ham radio is our hobby, businesses require
full payment for their services.
To date, 37 clubs / foundations and over 300 individuals have shown
their support for the project. With 6 months before sailing we are at
48% of our fundraising goal.
A subsequent DX-pedition to South Orkney Island will likely not take
place for a long time. If you need South Orkney for an ATNO, band fills,
or plan to play in the pileups, we would appreciate your help before we
sail.
Ham Radio Events -- With the project still in the planning stage, we?ve
agreed to participate at the following events:
- Ham Radio (June, 2020) Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Asia Pacific DX Convention (November, 2020) Osaka, Japan
In closing, we?ve been in contact with Silvano, I2YSB, of the Italian
DX Team. Their recently announced DX-pedition to Tanzania will not overlap
our South Orkney project. Good luck to Silvano and his team.
73, Team VP8/VP8DXU
Website: https://sorkney.com/
Please direct your questions to: info@sorkney.com
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<kb8nw@hotmail.com> or <kb8nw@arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)
Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1429.1
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1429.1
BID: $OPDX.1429.1
September 1, 2019
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, OH
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Clusters
Network and K5GS for the following DX information.
For Immediate Release
Press Release #6 [edited]
September 1, 2019
South Orkney Islands DX-pedition
VP8/VP8DXU
(AN-008)
Corporate Sponsors -- We are delighted to announce that Low Band Systems
will supply their High-Power Bandpass Filters for all planned bands. This
complement of best in class filters, in conjunction with vertical and
horizontal polarized antennas, will allow us to operate two stations on
the same band simultaneously and improve overall inter-station operability.
DX-peditions to the Southern Ocean are challenged by high winds which
may result in downed antennas unless adequately guyed. Joining our corporate
sponsors are Mastrant Antenna Guying and Clamcleat Limited. We?ll use a
selection of their antenna support products to keep the masts in the air.
We appreciate the confidence these new sponsors have in our project and
team.
Project Major Milestones -- During the week of October 20th team members
will meet near Palo Alto, California to consolidate, integrate, test and
pack the equipment for its transport to Punta Arenas, Chile. Arrangements
were made for our customs broker to transport the tents and all other
equipment to their depot where a container will be prepared for the
journey.
The team began making their travel arrangements to meet the Braveheart
in Chile. At their own expense airline reservations are being booked,
and a Punta Arenas hotel will house the team.
Braveheart left New Zealand on August 20th to meet her contractual
obligations in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, including VP6R Pitcairn
Island DX-pedition, first stop Papeete, French Polynesia. She will return
home sometime in April, 2020.
Fundraising -- The inconvenient truth is amateur radio DX-peditions to
the Southern Ocean, and other rare entities that require a ship charter,
are expensive. While the team members will shoulder much of the cost of
the project, we depend on corporate sponsors, clubs/foundations and
individuals to share the cost. Ham radio is our hobby, businesses require
full payment for their services.
To date, 37 clubs / foundations and over 300 individuals have shown
their support for the project. With 6 months before sailing we are at
48% of our fundraising goal.
A subsequent DX-pedition to South Orkney Island will likely not take
place for a long time. If you need South Orkney for an ATNO, band fills,
or plan to play in the pileups, we would appreciate your help before we
sail.
Ham Radio Events -- With the project still in the planning stage, we?ve
agreed to participate at the following events:
- Ham Radio (June, 2020) Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Asia Pacific DX Convention (November, 2020) Osaka, Japan
In closing, we?ve been in contact with Silvano, I2YSB, of the Italian
DX Team. Their recently announced DX-pedition to Tanzania will not overlap
our South Orkney project. Good luck to Silvano and his team.
73, Team VP8/VP8DXU
Website: https://sorkney.com/
Please direct your questions to: info@sorkney.com
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rec.radio.amateur.dx). The weekly bulletin (issue # from the OPDX Web
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Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)
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