[DX-CHAT] VK2FDU on the air
Hi Everyone, Just a note to say that the FISTS Down Under club call (VK2FDU) will be on the air these next two weeks starting NOW. Experience of late shows that the bands and times for us down under are: to Europe 30m 0530Z-0700Z 20m 0500Z-0700Z to USA40m 1100Z and later Local VK on 40 and 80 as appropriate. Please listen out for the call on the usual freqs and on the bottom ends of 30m and 40m as I quite often find whilst writing up my logs and QSL cards that I work many a FISTS member at the bottom end of these bands but miss exchanging FISTS numbers. The club call sign will be VK2FDU/3 as it will be operated in VK3 (the state of Victoria) whilst it is a VK2 (state of NSW) call sign. Very confusing but these days I doubt there are many (if any) persons in The Australian Federal Regulatory body who can read CW. But we will do it correctly. Look forward to catching up with a few members Best 73 Chris Brett - VK3CGB _ Advertisement: Meet Sexy Singles today at Lavalife - Click here http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D27783_t=762255081_r=lavalife_may07_meetsexysingles_m=EXT 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 by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] BS7H QSO Stats
Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: At 09:02 PM 5/17/2007, Mark Robinson wrote: How did they figure the US zones - by call sign which isn't too accurate now. My friend a W4 worked BS7H but he lives in 9 land - did his contact count as a 4 land contact - I am sure that it did. I wonder how many Zone 5 and Zone 4 calls are resident in Zone 3? Yes, by number in the call. One hopes that the number of out-of-zone callsigns balance each other out. I.e. for every W6 who lives in Zone 5, there is a W1 somewhere who lives in Zone 3. 73 - Jim AD1C I believe it's much more likely that a W1/2 lives in zone 3 than W6/7 in zone 5. The population trend in the US has been flight from the NE to the SW for a number of years now. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA 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 by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] BS7H QSO Stats
Looks like I was off by 5%... I figured 10% of Zone 5 calls weren't actually in Zone 5. Still a pretty good distribution across N.A. 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 by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] YW0DX
After reading the fuss about the disallowed BS7H dxpedition where they operated on scaffolding on the reef I started to look at the YW0DX photos. This station was operated from the base which sits on stillts (expensive scaffolding) set out over the water. A few of the anttennas were set on the island but several were set on the base. The only part of the base that touches the island is a set of steps which leads to a long walkway which leads to the base on stills sticking out of the ocean. What is the difference between the banned BS7H setup and the YW0DX setup? http://yw0dx.4m5dx.org/photos-antennas.html http://yw0dx.4m5dx.org/photos-new.html Mark N1UK G3ZZM 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 by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
