[DX-NEWS] Bob Reed
I leraned yesterday that Bob Reed, W2CE, passed away October 30. Bob was part of the team along with W2DEC, K2BF (sk) and myself) who took over VE7TCP's original DX reflector in August 1998. Bob was an avid DX'er and an annual must-see at Dayton. Of late, Bob had been ill and in and out of hospital Bob is survived by his daughter and brother -- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news@njdxa.org THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options --
[DX-NEWS] ARLP046 Propagation de K7RA
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP046 ARLP046 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP46 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 46 ARLP046 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA November 4, 2005 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP046 ARLP046 Propagation de K7RA Conditions recovered from zero sunspots, which lasted for five days. Average sunspot numbers rose nearly 10 points to 17.6 this week. Average daily solar flux only rose 1.2 points to 75.4. October just ended, so let's look at monthly averages for sunspot numbers and solar flux to see if the trend is still down. Last month we looked at quarterly averages, but with monthly averages this time we'll see more volatility. The average daily sunspot numbers for the months September 2004 through October 2005 were 50, 77.9, 70.5, 34.7, 52, 45.4, 41, 41.5, 65.4, 59.8, 68.7, 65.6, 39.2 and 13. Average daily solar flux for the same months was 103, 106, 113.7, 95, 102.3, 97.2, 89.9, 85.9, 99.5, 93.7, 96.5, 92.4, 91.9 and 76.6. You can see that the numbers declined every month for the past four months, especially October, which was like dropping off a cliff. There has been some geomagnetic disturbance over the past couple of days, but conditions should settle down for the ARRL CW Sweepstakes this weekend. The predicted planetary A index for Friday through Monday, November 4-7 is 20, 20, 12 and 8. Sunspot numbers and solar flux should rise slightly, reaching a peak around November 6-8. If the planetary A index is 20 or higher this weekend it may cause some difficulty reaching those VE8 or KL7 multipliers in Sweepstakes, but don't count on any major flare activity. If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information concerning radio propagation and an explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin see the ARRL Technical Information Service propagation page at, http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. An archive of past bulletins is found at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/. Sunspot numbers for October 27 through November 2 were 0, 0, 11, 14, 29, 33 and 36 with a mean of 17.6. 10.7 cm flux was 71.6, 73.1, 74.1, 75.6, 77.8, 77.3, and 78, with a mean of 75.4. Estimated planetary A indices were 6, 5, 2, 5, 13, 8 and 6 with a mean of 6.4. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 5, 4, 1, 3, 6, 7 and 5, with a mean of 4.4. /EX -- Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news@njdxa.org THE DXR is sponsored by the North Jersey DX Association. Please visit our website: http://www.njdxa.org/index.php scroll to bottom for subscribe/unsubscribe options --
[DX-NEWS] ICPO Calendar (Nov 04 - Nov 11, 2005)
I.C.P.O. Calendar (Nov 04 - Nov 11, 2005) Islands, Castles Portable Operations. Operations are listed by start date (Day/Month/Year). = 04/11/2005: Misao JJ1DWB and Hide JM1LJS will be active with personal XX9 callsigns (TBA) from Macao (IOTA AS-075) from around 04:00 UTC November 4th until 19:00 UTC November 5th. They are going to use a TS-570SG (100W output) and non radial vertical antenna CHA250Bx by Commet. Although they can QRV on 80 through 6 meters, signals may be not so strong. QSL direct only via home calls (QRZ.com). Further information at http://radio-dream.com/macau/ [Tnx 425 DX News] 05/11/2005: 4Z5KJ/m will be active November 5th starting around 08:30 UTC on 14265 khz. Alex will start from YZ region and will pass through: K-08, K-09, L-09, M-09, N-09, N-08. KT Region: N-08, N-07, O-06, O-05. HG Region: O-06, O-05. From this point Alex may activate ZF and HG areas which we can not decide at this moment. This activity may continue until the end of the day. QSL via home call. [Tnx 4X4JU] 05/11/2005: Look for Juan, F5IRC/p, to be QRV November 5th from Two Mills (DMF reference 76-010 for the French Mills Award, DDCF 76-09, CP 76450), commune Grainville la Teinturière. [Tnx F5IRC] 05/11/2005: Look for François (F5JNE) and Claude (F5MCC) to be active November 5th as F5JNE/p from the 13th Century Castle of Bussy-Rabutin (DFCF reference 21-039), Canton of Venarey les Laumes (DDCF 21-31), City of Bussy le Grand (CP 21150). The castle is located in the Department of Côte d'Or (21), Province of Burgundy. Activity will be on 40 meter CW and SSB starting around 07:30 UTC. QSL via F5JNE, bureau prefferd and SWL cards welcome too. [Tnx F5NQL] 05/11/2005: Look for F5KBD/p ARC members to be QRV November 5th from the Mill of la Platière (DMF reference 39-006 for the French Mills award), Canton of Arinthod (DDCF 39-02), City of Thoirette (CP 39240). Activity will start around 09:00 UTC. No bands or modes were given. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 05/11/2005: Don (N1DT ARLHS member #962) and Whitey (K1VV ARLHS member ##957) will be activating the Sakonnet Lighthouse (ARLHS reference USA-718), Rhode Island on November 5th. They will be signing W1AA on 7035 and 14035 kHz CW, 7270 and 14270 kHz SSB (+/- QRM or nets). QSL direct to W1AA with SASE, DX via the W1 bureau. [Tnx K1VV] 05/11/2005: Kimo Chun (KH7U) and Mike (KH6ND) are to go to Palmyra Atoll (KH5, IOTA OC-085) November 5th, staying until November 19th. They will be conducting the annual maintenance and repairs to the island electronics for The Nature Conservancy. They are also going to install two BiggIR verticals, kindly sponsored by the NCDXF and SteppIR, and another tower. This is another phase in constructing two amateur HF stations on the island. Though access to these stations may be very limited, it is hoped that it will lead to more and regular operations from this rare DX entity. Kimo will operate SSB and Mike will be working CW and RTTY. They will have amplifiers and will be putting up some vertical arrays for 80-10. If they can get an antenna up for 160 they will also be trying that band. Watch the callsign. I understand they will be signing KH6ND/5 and KH7U/5. The 'shortened' suffix is 'legal' since the prefix for Hawaii and Palmyra is 'KH' and is acceptable. QSL KH7U/5 via AH6NF and KH6ND/5 via K2PF. [Tnx K1XN The GOLIST] 06/11/2005: Evan, GM0PKX/p, will activate Mount Keen (SOTA reference GM/ES-014), Eastern Scotland Region [939M] on November 6th. Look for him on 5 MHz SSB, 7 MHz SSB, 144.300 MHz SSB and 145 MHz FM starting around 13:00 UTC. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.] 07/11/2005: Richard, G3CWI/p, will activate The Wrekin (SOTA reference G/WB-010) [939M], Welsh Borders Region on November 7th. Look for him on 7.030 MHz CW starting around 12:00 UTC. QSL via home call. [Tnx SOTA U.K.] 07/11/2005: Charlie, W0YG, will be QRV November 7-21st as VK9CG from Cocos-Keeling Island (IOTA OC-003). Look for Charlie to be mostly on the lower bands, 160 and 80 meters, but he will also do some HF RTTY and CW. All QSLs go to W0YG, please direct only. [Tnx OPDX Bulletin] 09/11/2005: Seppo OH1VR and Juhani OH3SR will be active from Singapore (IOTA AS-019) operating from the QTH of 9V1PC November 9-10th. Activity will be on all bands, SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL direct only to home calls. [Tnx OH1VR] 09/11/2005: Pierre, F5AHO, will be active as FS/F5AHO from Saint Martin (the main island - IOTA NA-105 and DIFO FS-001) between November 9-18th. Activity will be mainly on 20/17 meter SSB. Look for him to be on Tintamarre Island (NA-199 and DIFO FS-002) November 11th and 13th, between 1400-2000z. QSL via F5AHO, direct or by the bureau. [Tnx OPDX Bulletin] 09/11/2005: Fernando, EA1BT, will be active as HC4/EA1BT from the Cojimies Islands (IOTA SA-056) November 9-15th. Activity will be on 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx F5NQL] 09/11/2005:
