[DX-NEWS] Re: [DX-CHAT] Great Story
I didn't send for the 7O1YGF card until it had been approved for DXCC. Then I sent mine off and got a card back in less that two weeks. Very fast turnaround! BTW has anyone who applied for a QSL via the on-line QSL service gotten PJ7E cards yet? I did send some money via Paypal. 73, Zack W9SZ On 12/30/10, Marc Rinks marcri...@comcast.net wrote: Urb Really great story. Thanks for sharing your memories. In 1990 When I was K4LYG I worked 7O1AA #252 DXCC Country for me. As you may recall 9K2CS Mohammed from Kuwait had the logs. My first attempt to get qsl direct to 9K2CS. After a period of time no reply I learned logs had been damaged in fires in Kuwait by Iraq Army torching Kuwait Oil Fields!!! So I was about to give up on that qsl being history. Heard thru dx chat(on the air at that time) I might try DL2BCH as he was trying to salvage some data from the damaged logs. Sent 2nd qsl request to DL2BCH 3 23 91 with SAE $1.00. On 10 13 91 received my 7O1AA qsl in the mail. As paper chasers we need to never, never, never give up on receiving that coveted piece of cardboard we need for our beloved hobby. Good DX to all in 2011 and beyond. 73 Marc, W4WM - Original Message - From: Urb LeJeune u...@usats.com To: dx-c...@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Great Story GM, In the late 1960s I was one country off the top of the honor roll, Heard Island. I lost interest in DX and faded away. One Heard Island DXpedition came and gone. Then in 1983 VK0CW was activated. I put up a 20 meter dipole and worked them. I could now say I worked them all. However, I never sent for a card. Fast forward to late 2009 and I got back on the air. I won't say I was away from DX for a long time but a DL was a new country. As I started working all time new countries I started to wonder if a card from VK0CW was at all possible. I posted a request for help on the NJDXA DX-CHAT reflector and received many replies. One of the replies suggest trying Dan, N2DT. Yesterday an envelope from N2DT arrived with the coveted VK0CW QSL and a note. The enclosed note said: About half the log papers were ruined about 10 years ago due to flooding in my basement. I also didn't recall having any more blank VK0 QSLs. But ... because of my affection for Elliot, W2DIE (NJDXA SK) , and the NJDXA I dug through the water-distended packages and found an entry for W2DEC. Then I tore apart my store room and came upon 3 blank QSLs. Enjoy Dan N2DT Almost 28 years to the day after the QSO the VK0CW cards arrived. I now have #1 DXCC circa 1967 :-) Thanks again to all the people who replied to my request for help. Moral of the story, never give up on a QSL. 73 es DX Urb W2DEC --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
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Back in the day, I heard of guys throwing away their 7O1YGF cards because they felt they were duped. I received mine and kept it. I learned that from the G3JKI/5A QSL way back in the 80's, when it took 10+ years to get DXCC approval. Kept both, and they now both count. It's never over, 'til it's over ! 73 Ken WA8JOC -- From: dx-news@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 15:37 To: dx-news@njdxa.org Subject: digest for dx-news@njdxa.org From: Zack Widup w9sz.z...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 15:26:33 -0600 Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Great Story I didn't send for the 7O1YGF card until it had been approved for DXCC. Then I sent mine off and got a card back in less that two weeks. Very fast turnaround! BTW has anyone who applied for a QSL via the on-line QSL service gotten PJ7E cards yet? I did send some money via Paypal. 73, Zack W9SZ On 12/30/10, Marc Rinks marcri...@comcast.net wrote: Urb Really great story. Thanks for sharing your memories. In 1990 When I was K4LYG I worked 7O1AA #252 DXCC Country for me. As you may recall 9K2CS Mohammed from Kuwait had the logs. My first attempt to get qsl direct to 9K2CS. After a period of time no reply I learned logs had been damaged in fires in Kuwait by Iraq Army torching Kuwait Oil Fields!!! So I was about to give up on that qsl being history. Heard thru dx chat(on the air at that time) I might try DL2BCH as he was trying to salvage some data from the damaged logs. Sent 2nd qsl request to DL2BCH 3 23 91 with SAE $1.00. On 10 13 91 received my 7O1AA qsl in the mail. As paper chasers we need to never, never, never give up on receiving that coveted piece of cardboard we need for our beloved hobby. Good DX to all in 2011 and beyond. 73 Marc, W4WM - Original Message - From: Urb LeJeune u...@usats.com To: dx-c...@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 10:59 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Great Story GM, In the late 1960s I was one country off the top of the honor roll, Heard Island. I lost interest in DX and faded away. One Heard Island DXpedition came and gone. Then in 1983 VK0CW was activated. I put up a 20 meter dipole and worked them. I could now say I worked them all. However, I never sent for a card. Fast forward to late 2009 and I got back on the air. I won't say I was away from DX for a long time but a DL was a new country. As I started working all time new countries I started to wonder if a card from VK0CW was at all possible. I posted a request for help on the NJDXA DX-CHAT reflector and received many replies. One of the replies suggest trying Dan, N2DT. Yesterday an envelope from N2DT arrived with the coveted VK0CW QSL and a note. The enclosed note said: About half the log papers were ruined about 10 years ago due to flooding in my basement. I also didn't recall having any more blank VK0 QSLs. But ... because of my affection for Elliot, W2DIE (NJDXA SK) , and the NJDXA I dug through the water-distended packages and found an entry for W2DEC. Then I tore apart my store room and came upon 3 blank QSLs. Enjoy Dan N2DT Almost 28 years to the day after the QSO the VK0CW cards arrived. I now have #1 DXCC circa 1967 :-) Thanks again to all the people who replied to my request for help. Moral of the story, never give up on a QSL. 73 es DX Urb W2DEC --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-NEWS] ARLD054 DX news
SB DX @ ARL $ARLD054 ARLD054 DX news ZCZC AE54 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 54 ARLD054 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT December 30, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD054 ARLD054 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. FIJI, 3D2. Operators OH1LEG, OH3RB and OH8KXK are QRV as 3D2RB from Nadi, IOTA OC-016, until January 5. Activity is on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OH3RB. MALDIVES, 8Q. Nao, JK1FNL will be QRV as 8Q7FF from January 4 to 9. Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, 9Q. Barney, ZS6TQ is QRV as 9Q0HQ/6 until January 11. Activity is on 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6 meters using CW, SSB and PSK31 during his weekends and most days after 1800z. QSL via K3IRV. OMAN, A4. Chris, A45XR is active most days on 80 meters using CW between 2000 and 0300z. QSL direct. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6. Fred, G4BWP is QRV as A65BD and will be here for another week or so. Activity of late has been on 40 meters around 1400z. QSL via G5LP. HUNGARY, HA. A group of operators from Janoshalma will be QRV using special call sign HG200LST from January 1 to December 31 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Franz Liszt. QSL via HA5GY. REPUBLIC OF KOREA, HL. Choi, HL5FUA is usually QRV on 40 meters using SSB around 2200 to 2300z. QSL direct. MARIANA ISLANDS, KH0. Kan, JE1SCF is QRV as KU2F/KH0 until January 1. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. BRAZIL, PY. Special event station PS150PLM will be QRV from January 1 to 30 in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Brazilian scientist, inventor and radio pioneer, Roberto Landell de Moura. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via bureau. ANTARCTICA. Alex, RD1AV is QRV as RI1ANC from the Vostok Antarctic Station for 2011. Activity is on all bands using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via RN1ON. PALAU, T8. Katsumi, JS1OHI will be QRV as T88KO on January 1 and 2. Activity will be on 40, 17, 15 and 6 meters using SSB. QSL to home call. NAMIBIA, V5. Mathias, DJ2HD is QRV as V5/home call. Lately he has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around 1330 to 1730z and then from around 1930 to 2200z. QSL to home call. CHAGOS ISLANDS, VQ9. Larry, VQ9LA is QRV from Diego Garcia, IOTA AF-006, until January 24. He has been active using RTTY on various HF bands. QSL via N0QM. CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Pete, K8PGJ will be QRV as ZF2PG from January 2 to 9. Activity will be on 40, 20 and 15 meters using QRP power. QSL to home call. NEW ZEALAND, ZL. Members of the Papakura Radio Club will be QRV as ZL50VK from January 1 to March 31 to celebrate the club's 50th anniversary. QSL via ZL1VK. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. ARRL Straight Key Night, the AGB New Year Snowball Contest, QRP CW Fox Hunt, SARTG New Year RTTY Contest, AGCW Happy New Year CW Contest, AGCW VHF/UHF CW Contest, Original CW QRP Contest, Kid's Day SSB Contest and the RSGB 80-Meter Club CW Championship are all scheduled for this holiday weekend. The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for January 4. The CW QRP Fox Hunt is scheduled for January 5. Please see January 2011 QST, page 84 and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. /EX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-NEWS] ARLP052 Propagation de K7RA
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP052 ARLP052 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP52 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 52 ARLP052 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA December 30, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP052 ARLP052 Propagation de K7RA There were no sunspots for a full week, from December 18-24. Christmas day saw a return to sunspot activity, so the last two of those spotless days were in the Thursday through Wednesday reporting period in this bulletin, December 23-29. Average daily sunspot number for this past week rose nearly 15 points to 19.7, and average daily solar flux was about the same as last week. It changed from 80.1 to 80.3. The latest forecast from NOAA/USAF shows solar flux for December 31 through January 10 at 83, 84, 84, 82, 80, 80, 80, 83, 88, 88 and 88. Predicted planetary A index 5 on December 31 through January 2, 7 on January 3-6, and 5 again on January 7-10. Our report from Geophysical Institute Prague predicts quiet conditions December 31 to January 3, unsettled geomagnetic conditions January 4, quiet to unsettled January 5, and quiet again on January 6. Although there are two more days of sunspot and solar flux readings to complete the 2010 data, with 363 data points we can easily calculate the year's averages. Yearly averages of daily sunspot numbers for 2004-2010 were, 68.6, 48.9, 26.1, 12.8, 4.7, 5.1 and 25.5. Yearly averages of daily noon 10.7 cm solar flux readings from Penticton for 2004-2010 were 106.6, 91.9, 79.9, 73.1, 69, 70.6 and 80. These averages represent a nice increase in solar activity, but they still indicate a weak solar cycle. We can compare these averages with yearly averages around the end of the previous solar cycle. Cycle 23 probably ended in late 2008, and Cycle 22 ended in mid-1996, so averages based on calendar year are somewhat skewed, whereas counting 365 day periods or perhaps shorter increments after the end of a cycle would not be. For 1993-1998, yearly averages of daily sunspot numbers were 79, 48.1, 28.7, 13.2, 30.7 and 88.7. Over the same period the yearly averages of daily solar flux were 109.5, 85.8, 77.1, 72, 81 and 117.9. But looking over the data at hand, as presented, tells us that the activity at the minima between Cycles 23 and 24 was lower than between 22 and 23, and Cycle 24 still seems to be advancing much more slowly. Perhaps at another time we could examine the averages over shorter periods following each minimum. Last week's bulletin neglected to mention the propagation column in the January 2011 issue of Worldradio by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA. This is available for free online on the 20th day of each month. This time Carl gives a careful analysis of skewed long-path propagation on 40 meter CW between G3WW and YB0AZ, England to Indonesia. You can find it at http://www.worldradiomagazine.com, and Carl's column runs from pages 38-40. Jon Jones, N0JK regularly reports on E-skip openings on 6 meters. This time he wrote, Finally another winter season Es opening. From Wichita EM17 I worked K4UI EM76 with very loud signals at 0117 UTC December 27. Also heard a couple of '5s' in EL09 and K5AB/b EM10. Most of it was going overhead as was too close in for most of the Es. You can take a look at this opening by querying http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/. He listed contacts from 0111z-0125z on December 27. Just leave everything at default, but select 50 MHz, Reported from 27 December 2010 at 0110 UTC until 27 December 2010 at 0130 UTC, and select the maximum number of returned QSOs at 100 or 250. Click on Submit Query, and you will see the listing. You can also click on the NA Map tab to see a map of the paths reported. And if you want, you can expand the times in your query to see more than what Jon reported. Note that if you don't see QSOs listed all the way to the early and late times you've entered, either you have hit the 250 QSO limit, or there were no QSOs reported during that period. If you hit the limit, then just narrow the time period, and also move the period forward and backward in time to get a full report on 6 meter openings. Also note that you can restrict the report to paths greater than some arbitrary value. Jon also reported working Canada on 6 meter CW on December 28, VE3EN at 0214 UTC and VE2XK at 0309 UTC. You can do a similar search to examine this opening, too. If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k...@arrl.net. For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service web page at http://arrl.org/propagation-of-rf-signals. For an explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin, see http://arrl.org/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere. An archive of past propagation bulletins is at http://arrl.org/w1aw-bulletins-archive-propagation. Find more good information and tutorials on propagation at http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/k9la/index.html. Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas
Re: [DX-NEWS] Re: digest for dx-news@njdxa.org
Put my 7O1YGF in my card files till counted .. Gave me 4 new bands and number 334 on RTTY !! Glenn VA3DX Subject: [DX-NEWS] Re: digest for dx-news@njdxa.org Back in the day, I heard of guys throwing away their 7O1YGF cards because they felt they were duped. I received mine and kept it. I learned that from the G3JKI/5A QSL way back in the 80's, when it took 10+ years to get DXCC approval. Kept both, and they now both count. It's never over, 'til it's over ! 73 Ken WA8JOC --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
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I had confirmed 1A0KM on several band's. But during my long QRT (2003.05-2008.03) some QSL's were stolen. I did very hard work to get replay again for some new/old one's. I received many card's I need, but answer from IK0FVC (manager of 1A0KM) was - No LOG's :( So, I must to wait for next one activity to 1A. 73 es HNY, Sam LY5W/LY2BIM ex LY1DR On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Barry wrote: Didn't send for YGF until it was approved. Left me with needing only BS7 for all of them on RTTY. Only (shortlived) country I've never been able to confirm is VQ9BP/F from the 70s. Barry W2UP On 12/30/2010 5:11 PM, Glenn Wyant wrote: Put my 7O1YGF in my card files till counted .. Gave me 4 new bands and number 334 on RTTY !! Glenn VA3DX Subject: [DX-NEWS] Re: digest for dx-news@njdxa.org Back in the day, I heard of guys throwing away their 7O1YGF cards because they felt they were duped. I received mine and kept it. I learned that from the G3JKI/5A QSL way back in the 80's, when it took 10+ years to get DXCC approval. Kept both, and they now both count. It's never over, 'til it's over ! 73 Ken WA8JOC --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
