Re: [DX-NEWS] East Timor
There was one significant item which showed up as the transition from UNTAET to Timor Leste occurred. For a short while (a few months? - I don't remember the dates), Thor 4W6MM was inadvertently operating without a valid UN license. As soon as he found out he went QRT until he got his new government license. I assume any QSOs he made during that period will not be good for DXCC. John, NT5C. --- 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] South Orkneys on CW
Has anyone talked LU1ZA into going to CW? Or, is there another on CW op there or is anyone who operates CW scheduled to go to S. Orkney? TIA Bill W5EC Bill, The supply ship goes there in about a month. They will be changing ops - Jose is leaving, Hannibal arriving (don't know his home call). So maybe you'll get lucky. Also Henry LU4DXU, an experienced DXer/contester, will be on the ship, so he'll be there for a few weeks. 73, John, NT5C. --- 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] Honor Roll and FT8W
Gary N5PHT wrote: And, I do realize that 327 is currently required for Honor Roll (I have 326). Gary, There are currently 335 DXCC entities, so Honor Roll requires, at most, 326. Anyway, anyone heard a Crozet station operating the past few days? I found nothing on the cluster. Haven't heard Crozet for quite a while. Let's see if anyone else has. 73, John, NT5C. --- 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] The best mode
Bill: WHAT A NICE FEELING I had that feeling many years ago. I really understand how do you feel. CONGRATULATIONS TWICE: 1. For the HONOR ROLL obtained. 2. For made it in, probably the best mode... CW This is a hobby. The BEST mode is the one you enjoy the most. If for you that's CW - great! But please understand that for others the BEST mode is RTTY, SSB, SSTV, etc. ...and congratulations to Bill W5EC! 73, John, NT5C. --- 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] Date of AC4YN Obituary
Several of you asked for the date of the London Times obituary of AC4YN. It was last Saturday, April 6, in The Register section. I'm sure it can be accessed on-line at the Times website. 73, John, NT5C. --- 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] ex-AC4YN SK
Just read a wonderful half-page obituary from The Times of London for Sir Evan Nepean, G5YN, ex-AC4YN, who died March 11, at age 92. For all youngsters reading this, AC4 was originally the prefix for Tibet, not North Carolina or Florida. AC4YN was very active from 1936-1939, and may have been the only pre WW II station QRV from the independent nation of Tibet (any REAL OTs confirm that?). Amazingly, despite his many varied accomplishments, amateur radio is the key aspect of the obituary. It leads: Evan Nepean was one of the most respected amateur radio enthusiasts in the country . At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving member of the Radio Society of Great Britain, having been a member for 75 years. Nepean was famous in amateur radio circles throughout the world for his callsign, G5YN. And later: Nepean took to Lhasa a transmitter built in the signals regiment's workshops at Rawalpindi, and a privately built receiver. He also used his personal amateur callsign, which was AC4YN - AC4 standing for Tibet, and YN from his English callsign, since there was no regulating authority there. This and all his official radio equipment was carried across the 14,600ft Natu La pass from India into Tibet by a party of 50 men and 25 pack animals. En route it was dropped into a river and had to be largely rebuilt. The 120lb battery charging engine wouldn't work at Tibet's high altitude, so some of the party returned to India to build a hand-cranked charger, which was then carried back to Tibet in the same fashion. Great stuff! John, NT5C. --- 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] Ukraine/East European QSL's
Ken WA8JOC wrote: I have several 6 meter QSL's for various QSO's. Has anyone had better luck direct versus buro handling?? It's been a while since I was looking for a card from that part of the world. Ken, If you REALLY want those cards, I'd invest in going direct! I think there's a distinction between Russia/Ukraine, etc, and the more western east European countries (ES, LY, SP, YL, etc). The former are still a bit dicey (but getting much better), the latter are reasonably reliable. Usual rules apply: $2 well hidden between your QSL and SAE, no callsigns on the envelopes, business look safest - computer printed label and metered stamp. GL! John, NT5C. --- 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] yt1ad - p5 license
Steve KZ2I reported: FROM 425 NEWS: Hrane/YT1AD confirms that he has a licence and that he and Voja/YU7AV will be visiting North Korea in March [425DXN 556]. They will arrive on 5 March around 16 local time. If they operate, he says, the QSL manager will be YU7AV. [TNX YT1AD] I wonder if they have submitted it to ARRL yet to verify that it will be accepted for DXCC. Am I the only one that thinks that would be a good idea if they already have it in hand?? No, you're not the only one Steve! One day last week I asked Bill Moore if he'd seen anything yet. Answer: No. So I guess we'll have another WFWL on our hands. John, NT5C. --- 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] YA5T ON-Line Logs
Anyone else having a problem accessing ve9dx.com? I will try from workcould be my home ISP NF4A Yes. Server won't respond. John, NT5C. --- 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] XW2A email address?
The email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] given in QRZ.DX for Hiroo XW2A doesn't seem to work. Does anybody have a better one? Thanks, John, NT5C. --- 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] JD1 Minami Torishima?
A question for any Japanese readers: There's quite a lot of JD1 activity these days from Ogasawara, but very little from Minami Torishima - especially on the low bands. Is there any activity from Minami right now? Any expected in the near future? By a low-band DXer? Thanks and 73, John, NT5C. --- 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] DX World Map
It's not too difficult to find maps with DXCC country prefixes and/or CQ Zones. However, ICOM publishes a fairly unique fold-up map with CQ Zones on one side and ITU Zones on the other. Very useful - especially for the IARU contest! The map also shows local time vs UTC, including quarter and half-hour deviations. John, NT5C. --- 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] 3W2KHO
Most Vietnamese licenses are for just the HF bands (I believe one has to pay separately for each band!). But ARRL DX News said that Steve 3W2KHO is licensed for 10 through 40M SSB. Does anyone know if that's really the case? The only cluster spots I've seen were on 15 and 20M SSB. John, NT5C. --- 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: [DXR] DXCC and Honor Roll
I believe there's some confusion between Honor Roll and DXCC listings. Honor Roll (based on current Entities only) is published in QST every summer. The deadline for submissions was March 31, and I presume we will see the list in August QST, as was the case last year. The band and mode DXCC listings (current plus deleted Entities) appear each spring in the DXCC Year Book, based on a submission deadline of Sept 30. John, NT5C. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-news To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ This is the DXR reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DXR] TX0C Propagation
Gerry WA2VKS wrote: I also need to chime in regarding catching propagation to an area. I'm in NJ. We have no direct gray line to TX0, but it is literally right off Australia. Virtually every sunrise, Australia pounds in here.. Exactly. Gray line is fine, especially for propagation to near the antipode, but it's certainly not necessary to work somewhere like TX0C (assuming they're on). When you have overlapping darkness between two locations, the single gray line peak splits into two, one occurring at the western end sunset, and the other at the eastern end sunrise (usually the best). Between the two, you can still get propagation, but there's often a dip. A good example was TX0C 40M propagation to W5. We had just over 5 hours of overlapping darkness. Their sunset was at 0627Z, but - so far as I know - they didn't use that peak. However, as we approached sunrise (1145Z in W5), there they were, working first the east coast then the 5s and 0s. I think the most valuable data for any DXer is to know the sunrise/sunset times at both ends of the desired path. Very hard to work DX without that. John, NT5C. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-news To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ This is the DXR reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DXR] 10M Long Path during WPX/SSB
From past experience near sunspot cycle peaks, WPX/SSB should be the best weekend of the year for long path on 10M. From the southwestern USA, we can beam SW and work Europe, the Middle East, and the eastern half of Africa. The opening lasts about two hours, starting around 0445Z and continuing to 0645Z. We hope you folks over there will beam SE and call for USA! Peak signals seem to occur about 45-60 minutes after sunrise at the European end. On a personal note, I'm gunning for my "half-DXCC" on 10M LP. Presently stand at 48 countries worked, so I'll be in there. LP conditions were quite good during the Russian contest last weekend. May the propagation Gods smile on us, and keep old sol active but not mutinous! 73, John, NT5C. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-news To post a message, DX items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives available at http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net/ This is the DXR reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
