[DX-CHAT] Uh Oh

Solar activity heads for lowest low in four centuries The sun's activity is in free fall, according to a leading space physicist. But don't expect a little ice age. Solar activity is declining very fast at the moment, Mike Lockwood, professor of space environmental physics at Reading

[DX-CHAT] Major DX?? or Not??

Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon The sun is gearing up for a major solar flip, NASA says.In an event that occurs once every 11 years, the magnetic field of the sun will change its polarity in a matter of months, according new observations by NASA-supported observatories. The

[DX-CHAT] Re: [DX-NEWS] ZL1AMO SK

He was on top of MY honor roll! RIP Ron Bill W5EC __ Silent Key - Tribute to ZL1AMO, Ron Wright __ It is with great sadness that I report

[DX-CHAT] Solar eruption

A=9, K=1: Guess I'll work on the yard today! Here comes the sun: Solar eruption countdown (Space.com) A powerful solar eruption is expected to blast a stream of charged particles past Earth on Tuesday, as the strongest radiation storm since 2005 rages on the sun. NASA's Solar Dynamics

[DX-CHAT] Solar Condidions?

Yesterday 10m and 12m were basically dead here but I could not find anything indicating solar conditions that would cause it. Almost no EU stations and could barely hear TX7M! This morning I read that last night there was a spectacular Northern Lights display across Northern USA all the way

Re: [DX-CHAT] Up

I think it's a combination of some not knowing what there are doing and others forgetting what they are doing. But, every day I continue to be totally amazed, pleased optimistic about the future of CW as I hear the huge number of high quality CW ops in the pileups and contests! They are not

[DX-CHAT] Flare

Solar Flare Was the Biggest Seen In Years It's been a busy few days on the surface of the sun. A handful of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) last week sparked concerns of power grid and communications disruptions. And then Tuesday at 3:48 a.m. EDT, our local star fired off an X6.9 solar flare

[DX-CHAT] Is this a hand-wringing moment?

Science just ran with a significant story that is getting lots of press: Say goodbye to sunspots Here's a prominent excerpt: The last solar minimum should have ended last year, but something peculiar has been happening. Although solar minimums normally last about 16 months, the current

[DX-CHAT] What to do?

Should I take my antennas down or put more up? Bill W5EC Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with 'force of 100m bombs' Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, is to

[DX-CHAT] Sunspots?

As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather June 4, 2010: Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history. To make preparations, authorities in Washington DC are holding a meeting: The Space Weather Enterprise Forum at the National Press

[DX-CHAT] Great Sun Photo

This website shows a great photo of the sun from Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Sun Microscope. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/8635207.stm It doesn't try to explain the photo but it does comment on huge explosions and great looping prominences of gas. Looks like

[DX-CHAT] Sunspot 1024

Spaceweather.com report. The most active sunspot of the year so far is emerging in the sun's southern hemisphere. Sunspot 1024 has at least a dozen individual dark cores and it is crackling with B-class solar flares. The magnetic polarity of sunspot 1024 identifies it as a member of new Solar

Re: [DX-CHAT] (no subject)

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[DX-CHAT] Solar cycle

This week the Daily DX bulletin said we have reached a new low 10 cm Solar Flux level, the previous low being reached on July 2, 1954 which was soon followed by the best solar cycle ever recorded. I became a teenage Alabama novice in October 1954 with no idea what a sun spot was. I happily

Re: [DX-CHAT] 'tis the season

Charles, please do not try to impose your silly sense of being offended on me. People in this country are tired of bowing and scraping to everyone who is offended at every stupid little thing. If you are offended by someone saying Merry Christmas, move to someplace it isn't said. If you

Re: [DX-CHAT] Real DX

Fifty years ago the S40B was not ancient. Now I am ancient but I remember as a teenager carefully tuning the SX-25 and finally hearing the weak beeps. It was thrilling then and I still get nervous when I finally hear a NEW ONE. What fun! Bill W5EC Fifty years ago this week, a fourteen year old

[DX-CHAT] HamCAP

After reading about CU2A, I downloaded HamCAP. HamCAP uses VOACAP to run and I already had VOACAP on the computer. HamCAP doesn't see this VOACAP and wants to download it again. They both reside in Program Files but in different folders. How do I get HamCAP to recognize the VOACAP already here?

[DX-CHAT] Find a call?

Can someone tell me how I can find the call of a ham friend who died last week? Or can someone do a reverse search for me? I think he retained his call although he didn't do much in the last several years except some remote stuff with repeaters. I can give you the name if you can help. Thanks

Re: [DX-CHAT] Find a call?

It's good to have you guys around! It was on both FCC and QRZ database. I just could not find the right place. It was W4WJB. Passed away 5/18/07. Thanks Bill W5EC Can someone tell me how I can find the call of a ham friend who died last week? Or can someone do a reverse search for me? I think

Re: [DX-CHAT] Those scaffolds

Allowed or dis-allowed, after seeing the photos of this operation, all I can say is Absolutely amazing! I shudder to think what would have happened if a 3 foot wave had come by. Bill W5EC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related

Re: [DX-CHAT] DXing pioneers

You guys are bringing back so many memories. I want to go back through my old QSL cards again and cherish those days. Bill W5EC I will never forget the Colvin's Gus Browning and Don Miller Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX

Re: [DX-CHAT] BS7H on any band-Trouble, trouble, trouble

Let me tell you my sad story.Long but true. After receiving my VU4 qsl, I was in pretty good shape. Only one (1) to go---BS7. Then all of a sudden I had three (3) to go! Got two (2) of them. Now to get the cards. Received the cards, 4O3T and KH8SI, and got them to ARRL in March. News of an

Re: [DX-CHAT] Exams

You all have brought back some fond memories. Well, all this has brought memories flooding bach that were almost forgotten. Back in 1955, when my novice license was about to expire, after almost one year of an exciting new hobby and the discovery of the miracle of DXing, I gathered up a

[DX-CHAT] DX Chat

I haven't had a post in a week. Anything wrong? Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] W4PL

I see postings for W4PL. Is this a commemorative call honoring the old W4PL, Ben White? Iremember workingtraffic with Ben on RN5 eons ago. He always as there, had a great signal and one of, if not the best fist I ever heard in the days before electronic keyers. Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] YU6AO

Propagation is unpredictable! Everything says 10 meters is dead but he is coming into Alabama like gangbusters. They must have a great location. Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] VU4

Is anyone scheduled to operate from VU4 with amplifier and yagi or will it be all barefoot and wires? I hate ESP! Bill W5EC

Re: [DX-CHAT] Question

And how about CW DX going back to 14001-14002? Bill W5EC Why not go back to what we had back in the good old days , when the rare DX transmitted down around 14115-14125 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only,

Re: [DX-CHAT] proper greetings

Rag, you should have said below average. Bill W5EC You are above average on sensitivity to other people's situation. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored

Re: [DX-CHAT] Need help

Hey all, I posted this message last Thursday, Dec 8. Several of you guys answered it. The problem has been solved and the messages have been deleted. I don't know how it got reposted because I did not do it. Please ignore. Thanks Bill W5EC P.S. If you want to know how it was solved, contact me

Re: [DX-CHAT] K7C

Is this expdition supposed to be a micro-lite dxpedition? As most of you know, when you wash your car, it will rain! The other morning I complained about weak or non-existent signals from K7C--I needed them on WARC bands. Maybe my wire vertical on WARC didn't help. But that afternoon they

Re: [DX-CHAT] K7C

Is this expdition supposed to be a micro-lite dxpedition? The signal is nonexistant or too far in the noise to copy--all freqs. Maybe conditions will change. Bill W5EC I worked them yesterday at 20:31z on 20 cw and this morning at 12:18z on 30 cw. I heard my call clearly both times but neither

[DX-CHAT] G4ZU

Sorry to hear of the passing of Dick Bird, G4ZU. My first decent beam, around 1963, was a homemade G4ZU Minibeam I made from aluminum pieces salvaged from a government scrap yard. I used it for at least 10 years. It was great! He will be missed. Bill W5EC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ,

[DX-CHAT] KURE DXA

I just took a look at the K7C website. It looks like it is a great innovation that will help everyone. It's certainly been needed. Bill W5EC

Re: [DX-CHAT] SV2ASP/A

I do that to. I'm sure you have heard some hand keying that sounds like a monkey sending with its left foot. So, it's much better. I didn't say computer code contacts were wrong, I said it doesn't seem quite right. Think about a CW DXCC award where the recipient can't copy a single letter of

[DX-CHAT] Cell phone spots

Are any of the spot reflectors such as DX Summit or DXScape configured for receiving on cell phone internet connections? I need to see spots when there is no computer around! Thanks Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] VU4

I missedK4VUD this morning on Today show. Was he on? If so, about what time? Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] Good news, bad news

The good news is that I finally heard VU4. It was on 20 CW and peaked about 579. The bad news is that the op was going about 10 WPM and prop faded and I missed him. Maybe tomorrow. Tell them SOUTH, SOUTH, SOUTH! Bill W5EC

[DX-CHAT] DJ6SI

Can we get Indian citizenship for Baldur? Bill

[DX-CHAT] VU4RBI

Anybody in the U.S. worked them on 40 meters? Bill W5EC

Re: [DX-CHAT] W6ELProp

Nothing worked yet, so I copied the file off this computer to a pen drive and carried it to the computer in question and it installed perfectly. Thanks for suggestions. Bill W5EC I cant get W6ELProp to down load to a new computer (Windows XP Home).

Re: [DX-CHAT] VU4

I wonder if they are working CW yet. The EUs were yelling pirate on 40 CW. Bill W5EC Well they were spotted on 14005 this AM but were nil heard here on the OR coast but appeared EU's were working them. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message,

Re: [DX-CHAT] First BS7H operation

I believed they approved the 95 operation. And I wonder why! Bill W5EC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org

Re: [DX-CHAT] Query abt DX splits

Seems like I remember that all dxpeditions used 14002 on cw. Bill W5EC That is the way it used to be, back in the dark ages when people like Gus Browning was travelling around. he used to be around 14125 if my memory serves me right , and listened up. On CW he was very often very low in the

[DX-CHAT] Computer problem

Thanks to all who helped. I tried several ways but no luck until I went into Safe Mode. It could then be deleted. This may be of use to someone. Bill While browsing this morning something apparently got into my computer . It keeps trying to access the internetand Norton

[DX-CHAT] Computer problem

While browsing this morning something apparently got into my computer . It keeps trying to access the internetand Norton firewall keeps asking me if I want to allow itor block it. Norton virus does not eliminate it. Spybot does not find it a problem. I can't delete it! A popup box says it

[DX-CHAT] re W6EL Prop

It is working great now. Thanks Bill

[DX-CHAT] OH2AQ

Is it my computer or has OH2AQ been down for a couple of days? Bill W5EC

Re: [DX-CHAT] Java Awareness

This is interesting because I saw this morning that logs for FO/OH6KN were online. When I went there I saw the same Java Aware note and my brand new computer offered to help me download the Virtual Java. I said OK and it started doing it's thing. It took a long time to load some files but upon

Re: [DX-CHAT] computer problem

Thanks to several for the answer. The memory is the second thing to go! Bill to stop selected files from automatically loading. Can one of you computer literate guys tell me the config file name and how to get to it? I am using Windows 98. TIA Click on Start Run and enter msconfig

[DX-CHAT] South Orkney

I see where LU4DXU is going to South Orkney (VP8). I wonder if he will be using the LU1ZA call or some other. Anybody know or guess? I need to set an alert. Bill W5EC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL

[DX-CHAT] W6ELProp

I am trying to download v2.70 to my new computer but I get an error message saying "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc005).". I have tried various ways to download it but all are the same. Any ideas? Bill W5EC

Re: [DX-CHAT] TO4E Criticisms

A word to the wise should be sufficient! Bill W5EC Eat your turkey, be thankful and shut up! Bill W4WX

Re: [DX-CHAT] TO4E Criticisms

I recall when YA came on in the early 90s. I didn't own an amp. I must have called them several thousand times over a period of nearly a week. I finally made it on 15 meters. And then there was the Banaba operation. I only had a vertical. I was getting up every morning at about 3a in

Re: [DX-CHAT] 3Y0 Peter I - A few Good Men!

Sure would be nice if they could stop over for a few days at VP8-South Orkney for a bit of CW. But if not, good luck anyway. Bill W5EC I was just over at Bob Allphin's ( K4UEE ) house this past week helping with antenna testing packing in preparation for the January Dxpedition

Re: [DX-CHAT] Country Names

Who really cares (except those who live there) how it's pronounced? Just get them in the log! Bill W5EC How about the Belgian Congo?? Sounds better than Zaire but that I haven't heard too many people say Lakshadweep yet, and Malyj Vysotskij has been giving some people fits trying

Re: [DX-CHAT] New Q Signal Need

So do I, and EVERYBODY knows what it means. I don't see the problem. Bill W5EC I always useQRL ?? for what it's worth. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT

Re: [DX-CHAT] Yemen

Well. I'm setting here at 333 and I have "no likely chance" of getting the last 2 before I croak. But then, I remember when it was "no likely chance" that I would get Albania or North Korea. Heck, I remember when it was doubtful that we would have a shot at China. In the meantime there are

Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-News] CW - Stick or Carrot?

I would LOVE to see that!! How about VP8-South Orkney or BS7H-Reef Is? I am tired of seeing SSB only dxpeditions! Bill W5EC Go someplace rare and put it on CW-only. Show others why CW is cool and fun. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message,

Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-News] CW - Stick or Carrot?

And I want personally to thank each one of them! Bill W5EC MANY of the smaller (one or two operator DXpeditions) are dedicated to mostly / only CW operations such as all of the operations by G3SXW and G3TXF to FH, FW, ZD7, ZD9, ZL7 etc, G4ZVJ to XU, ET3, 9L, etc, DJ6SI Some other