Re: [DX-NEWS] Montserrat VP2M Dxpedition 2003
Let the world know!! There she blows The Volcano is blowing, We still bees a going, Are we nuts or a ham, QRZ - who gives a damn? She be little cranky, But we safe with the Yankey, So let the rocks fall, We hope to work you all! Billy Boy W4WX/VP2MHX - Original Message - From: William F. Beyer Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Billy R. Gallier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: Montserrat VP2M Dxpedition 2003 Three members of the Florida Dxpedition Group (FDXPG), Bob K9MDO/VP2MDO, William N2WB/VP2MWB, and Bill W4WX/VP2MHX will be on Montserrat 22-29 July 2003. They each will have their own station set up and will operate most bands and modes. QSL VP2MDO and VP2MHX via home calls and VP2MWB via N2OO. --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net ---
[DX-NEWS] CK2/VE3EXY/P NA-128
Folks, My recent visit to Orleans Island NA128 was a kind of surprise for me. As per your QSL requests, it seems to me that IOTA program is gaining popularity comparable to ZOne 02. I do not have other choice than to go there again for IOTA contest. This will be your last chance to work me from this island, because I'll not go there any time soon. QSL cards are printed and are ready to be answered s soon as I receive your requests. Here are details: WHAT: IOTA contest operation from IOTA NA128 WHEN: July 24 (Friday)-July 26 (Sunday 16:00Z) 2003 WHERE: ZONE 04/04 ITU/WAZ, IOTA NA128. CALLSIGN: CK2/VE3EXY/P QSL INFO: VE3EXY (Home call) SUNRAISE: 09:07z SUNSET:00:35z FREQUENCES: Contest frequencies. No low bands. REPORT: Contest reports in the contest (NA128). Something like 599 NA128 outside contest. Objectives: Outside Contest: DX stations (CONDX permitting) During the contest: As more as possible Around Greyline times I'll be either on 20 or 30 mtrs outside contest. REST PERIODS: 04:00z-08:30z and 16:00-18:00 subject to change if CONDX are good. Good Luck Nenad VE3EXY P.S. I'll have no access to the cluster. Please post me as more as possible. --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net ---
RE: [DX-NEWS] QSL Question
Wayne is right. Bernie W3UR told me the same thing. Mea cupla. 73 - Jim AD1C --- Mills, Wayne N7NG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: RE: [DX-NEWS] QSL Question Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 07:33:06 -0400 From: Mills, Wayne N7NG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim, 6O is a good prefix for Somalia, and if it's issued by whatever non-government they have, it would be OK. For cty.dat purposes, it should be Somalia. It's just the licenses issued by the northern Somaliland group that would not be good, no matter what prefix they used. Yes, Baldur used the 6O, when he was in Somaliland. Wayne/1 = Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.com PGP Fingerprint: D8E2 3D78 339F A7F1 8C13 1193 B5D1 4FB6 79D1 70DC --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net ---
[DX-NEWS] CK2/VE3EXY/P NA-128 = QC007
For those of you who are interested in CISA program, the refrence for Orleans island is QC007. It is printed on the QSL card. 73 Nenad VE3EXY --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net ---
[DX-NEWS] ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP028 ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP28 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 28 ARLP028 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA July 11, 2003 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP028 ARLP028 Propagation de K7RA This has been quite an interesting week for propagation and a fruitful one for DXers, on both HF and VHF. Last week's Propagation Bulletin ARLP027 mentioned that on July 9-10 we could experience some relatively stable and quiet geomagnetic conditions. This could be a welcome relief from the months of high A and K indices, solar flares, solar wind and geomagnetic storms. The actual conditions for July 8-10 were wonderful, with conditions much quieter than predicted. The planetary K indices for July 8-9 were all ones and twos, and the planetary A index for July 8-10 was 5, 6 and 8. The middle latitude indices were even better, with a Fredericksburg K index of 0 for five of the three-hour periods on July 8-9. The middle latitude A index for July 6-10 as reported at http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/DGD.txt was 10, 9, 3, 3 and 6. Geomagnetic indices haven't been so quiet since February 24-25 of this year, when this bulletin reported A indices of 6 and 5, and an average A index for the week of 11.1, nearly three points lower than this week's average of 13.7. On Wednesday evening local time in Seattle I was hearing many strong signals on 17 and 20 meters, and worked European stations on 17 meter CW from my car parked in front of my house. But the big surprise this week was 6-meters, where John Kiesel, KE7V worked Europe from land owned by K7HV on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula. John used a five element Yagi. There were many other great 6-meter reports this week, which was surprising, because of late the notable 6-meter openings seemed to occur during periods of high geomagnetic activity. Bob Sluder, N0IS wrote on Monday July 7 with a reference to the 50 MHz Propagation Logger at http://www.dxworld.com/50prop.html. He noted the European stations working North America, and wondered about the K index and the fact that it was nighttime in Europe when this was going on. On that day sunspot 375 was still growing, but starting to rotate toward the edge of the visible solar disk, where it disappeared after July 9. The geomagnetic indices were also really starting to quiet down on Monday. Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ sent some comments about West Coast stations working Europe on 6-meters, and said VE7SL had 44 European contacts on Tuesday from 1715-1908z. He also noted double hop E layer skip on 6 and 2-meters from the East to West coast, and passed along a report from Dave Bernhardt, N7DB from grid CN85 in Boring, Oregon, which is partially reproduced here in the following seven paragraphs: NN7J reports the following: G0JHC 1632z; I4EAT 1653z; ON4OAI 1701z; I0JX 1716z; and DL7QY 1736z. PA7MM PA0HIP were also worked. Dan was heard by MW1MFL at 1619z and by PA5DD at 1815z. Weak EU signals were heard by Dan during much of the 1800z hour before finally disappearing. K7RWT reports the following: I0JX 519/559 1719z; PA0HIP 419/519 1725z; PA0VST 539/559 about 1730z and partial with PA7MH(?) at 1756z. Dave reports hearing DL6AMI, IK2GS? plus a number of ON stations. WX7R gives the following report: I0JX 1719z; ON4AOI 1732z; ON4IQ 1738z; PA5TA 1739z; IK4DCT 1748z; IK2GJO(?) 1750z; PA0HIP 1753z; and PA9KT 1755z. Other stations heard by John include PA2VSA, IZ2AAJ and other weak PA's and I's. One station that both John and I tried to work was IW5BML/P on 50.139. Could not get that station's attention that he was getting out to the West Coast! John mentioned that W1QT (CN84) south of Salem also worked 3 EU countries with a '706 and 3el! I will certainly be interested in VE7SL's report as Steve had EU 'til around 2000z with quite a few new countries worked. Looks like Steve got a few countries in the Balkans to boot. This station worked I0JX 559 at 1717z and PA0HIP 559 at 1750z. Station here is a 'tired' TR-6 with around 50W output to a CC 5el up 25'. Very modest 6M station at the moment, but really amazed at working Rome with such gear. Working I0JX and other European stations gave operators on this end the shakes from the extra excitement. Also heard here was PA5TA. W7KNT and K7TNT were heard on backscatter working into EU during the morning. Remember, this is only the SECOND E type opening that almost all operators have experience in our LIFETIMES' out here. Looks like this was a fairly widespread opening from the reports known at this time. EU stations worked down to at least CN80 and up to CN88/9 (VE7SL.) Looks like the signals were coming in at a high angle as this station did well with a low antenna compared to other stations in this area with higher antennas. Regarding high geomagnetic activity after the peak of a solar cycle, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA wrote to say that the geomagnetically most active part of a solar cycle is in its initial decline, and we're probably in the worst (best for
[DX-NEWS] Sao Tome ~ S9
Via Fox News SAO TOME, São Tomé and Principe - Troops rebelled and detained the prime minister Wednesday in São Tomé and Principe (search), a tiny island nation off western Africa and one of the world's poorest countries, which has been in turmoil since the recent discovery of oil. Shots were heard before dawn, and Prime Minister Maria das Neves (search) was arrested by renegade soldiers, Portuguese state radio Radiodifusao Portuguesa reported. Other senior government officials, including Oil Minister Rafael Branco, were also detained. Sporadic gunshots could still be heard six hours later in the capital São Tomé, though it was not clear whether the shots were from fighting or were fired into the air as a warning. No injuries were reported. The streets of São Tomé and Principe's capital were mostly empty. Public buildings and shops remained closed. In a brief statement read over state radio Radio Nacional de São Tomé, Maj. Fernando Pereira - the head of military training and a participant in the rebellion - ordered all government officials and lawmakers to report to police headquarters. Health Minister Claudina Cruz and Justice Minister Justino Veiga, as well as about 30 lawmakers out of the 55 who sit in Parliament, handed themselves over to the mutineers, a police source said on condition of anonymity. President Fradique de Menezes (search) was out of the country, on a private visit to Nigeria. The rebels have not said why they mutinied, nor was it immediately clear who was leading the rebellion. Soldiers in recent months have complained about low pay and poor living conditions. The country's armed forces number about 600 troops. The Portuguese ambassador in São Tomé, Mario de Jesus Santos, was due to meet the leaders of the revolt later Wednesday to discuss their grievances. Army officers rebelled in 1995, forcing the government to step down and hold new elections. They gave up their attempt to take power after the United States and the European Union threatened to cut off vital aid. The rebellious soldiers took control of the presidential palace, the parliament building and the airport. They also seized the central bank and the state radio and television headquarters in the capital of the former Portuguese colony. The Portuguese ambassador said the city was calm. "We are waiting for some clarification from the leaders [of the revolt] as to what they want," he told Portuguese radio. Das Neves was the country's first woman prime minister, appointed in October. Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano (search), who is also president of the African Union, urged the mutineers to give up their apparent power grab. "We condemn this coup and demand that its perpetrators restore constitutional order," Chissano said, quoted by the Portuguese national news agency Lusa. São Tomé and Principe, off the coast of Gabon, has a population of about 140,000 and is one of the world's poorest countries. But recent discoveries of oil in the waters of the Gulf of Guinea have brought hopes of quick economic advancement. The United States has made diplomatic overtures toward São Tomé and Principe hoping it and other countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea can provide a more stable source of oil than the Persian Gulf. But feuding among rival political parties over the oil wealth has caused political instability in recent years. The turmoil has stalled plans to explore the oil reserves. Since Menezes began his term in September 2001, he has fired four prime ministers and dissolved Parliament once. In January, Menezes revoked a decree that called for early elections and the dissolving of Parliament after striking a deal with lawmakers eager to trim his powers. Offshore development had been planned in conjunction with Nigeria. International tenders for development of the oil reserves were recently opened, though the results are not yet known Norton Antivirus screens inbound and outbound e-mail
