This seems to be a EU thing. Why do people say "tnx for the QSL" on the OH DX Summit? eg; IW9--- 50000.0 ZD8SIX tnx chris 2day rcvd qsl 2019 30 Jan 2001. WHY? This is not the appropriate forum. This announcement page is probably a better choice if you MUST announce it!
Adam, VK4CP <vk4cp@one.net.au>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 23:48:01 (GMT/BST)
NAURU QSL cards: Just an announcement to say that QSLing for C21JH (RI-39) Dec 2000 operation will cease for the next 07 to 12 days as I will be in South Korea on business. All QSL mail received up to Thu 01 Feb 2001 has been responded to. 73 de Jack C21JH.
Jack D.Haden C21JH <vk2gjh@usa.net>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 23:15:58 (GMT/BST)
To Raj VU2ZAP:Dear Raj i am still waiting your card from
manager W3HNK.Before 10 days send another one to your address
in Bangalore.Hope you will rcv this.Please reply,tnx.
GL es dx de 9A3FT Renny
RENKO 9A3FT <renko.kirigin@st.tel.hr>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 22:48:15 (GMT/BST)
I know my spelling is bad..."arcing" not "arching" sorry folks!
John G0JJL <john@sixmaniac.idps.co.uk>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 19:55:29 (GMT/BST)
UK STATIONS This may be of interest to you.I have just done some EMC tests with two Ondigital TV decoders. The first was a Pace model DTR 730-IM and the second a Nokia 9850T. With 100 Watts at 3ft from the TV aerial the Nokia picture locked up but the Pace was unaffected. With my mast at full height giving around 20ft between beam and TV aerial both okay. When the power was upped to give 400 Watts input to beam the Nokia picture again locked up but the Pace was clear. A simple high-pass filter cured the Nokia in all both cases. However if you are going Ondigital go for the Pace and try to guide your neighbours that way too! If it is too late and you or they own the Nokia the high-pass filter is all that is needed for interference free reception.
If you are encountering problems then please let me know and I may be able to advise you. You must however be using a single length of CT100 coax or better with a good quality balunised TV aerial and have the coaxial plug correctly fitted with a soldered centre pin.....nothing less will do for trouble free reception. Ondigital is very prone to wide band interference such as arching thermostats in heating systems and household appliances so good installations are a must.So is fixing that arching light switch or thermostat!
Good luck
John
John G0JJL <john@sixmaniac.idps.co.uk>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 19:51:27 (GMT/BST)
HOW ABOUT a "KP5" and a "YN" EXPEDITION ON 6 MTRS in JUNE OR JULY. JM
KP5 <YN>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 19:28:07 (GMT/BST)
This morning at about 1130 gmt copied ...K2IKQ on CW 50110 with strange tonality ! I'd try to find on DXSummit database and found JK2IKQ QRV - QTF was 140° - propagation up again ?? 73 de
Eric F5JKK <f5jkk@free.fr>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 17:30:18 (GMT/BST)
Does anyone need IO66? I'm sure all the big guns have it worked and confirmed but maybe some smaller/newer stations still need it. I have very vague plans for a trip to Barra in June - might take 6 metres if there is enough interest. 73.
Paul G4IJE <paul@broadoak.net>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 16:51:15 (GMT/BST)
Thanks Chris for the nice ZD8SIX QSL well received this morning. Georges
Georges F8OP <f8op@wanadoo.fr>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 16:01:59 (GMT/BST)
Good news! I was told by VU2SDN "Sahar" President
of amateur radio society of INDIA (ARSI) that The Wireless
advisor to the government of INDIA, Dept. of Telecom has
decided to extend the temporary permit that permits the
Indian Radio Amateurs to operate on the 6M band. No
decision for a permanent allotment of 50Mhz band has
been taken as yet. We will be active on 6m for another
6 months at least...
Raj vu2zap <ggrk@vsnl.com>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 13:04:47 (GMT/BST)
Rec SU1SK qsl card today, Thks Said......
Hope prop gets going again in next few weeks!!
73
Jamie gw7smv <gw7smv@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 11:20:39 (GMT/BST)
John, MM0CCC: Take a look at www.mods.dk
(http://www.mods.dk/mods.php3?model=ts-690&radio=kenwood#1468).
GL! Bob
Bob, 9a3ji <bob_9a3ji@hi.hinet.hr>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 08:27:20 (GMT/BST)
Can anyone provide me with the info to unlock the RX on a TS690S between 30.000 and 49.999MHz? Was able to tune between those frqs on my last TS690S but have been unable to get details of the mod. I know you can scan from 10m and the radio will tune into the 30-49MHz segment however I find this restrictive and cumbersome. Tks de John.
John MM0CCC <mm0ccc@btinternet.com>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 08:11:42 (GMT/BST)
QSL Help pse for 5R8EE.
I sent a qsl to the QRZ.com address but it got returned to me with a French message on the envelope "inconnu au repertoire des boites postales". I sure would like a qsl for this 6 mtr qso, anyone have any other qsl info on this station? THANKS.
Greg Finch W1GF <NV1G@AOL.COM>
- Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 01:15:40 (GMT/BST)
Guantanamo Bay...Is there a need in the 6m community for an
operation here? How many need it for DXCC? What would be the
best time to go, May, June, July or?? Let me know if you are interested and I will pass it on. Tnx es 73, Dale
Dale AA5XE <aa5xe@ktc.com>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 23:34:53 (GMT/BST)
Mike VE9AA,thanks for the info,much appreciated,will follow it up,73&dx,Bill.
bill gw3mfy <gw3mfy@btinternet.com>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 19:49:18 (GMT/BST)
Renny, you are welcome and tks for qso...jimmy
Jimmy w6jkv (vp2mjj) <jimmyt@ausven.com>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 19:39:17 (GMT/BST)
Received HK4SAN QSL today, thanks for quick answer Humberto !
Ken SM7CMV <kenth@kastanje.tomelilla.se>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 16:11:10 (GMT/BST)
Received VP2MJJ qsl card....now 134 cfm...tnx Jimmy
gl de 9A3FT Renny
RENKO 9a3ft
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 13:53:12 (GMT/BST)
Bill 'MFY, re: lm376n --My ecg program hr @ QRL lists the part as an "ecg1930". IC Pos VR, adjustable 5-37v, 25ma, 8 pin dip.Would seem readily available.(?) GL!, Mike
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@hotmail.com>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 12:05:22 (GMT/BST)
50 MHz info STOP PRESS page just updated, with the 5 th. and final D68 bulletin in its FULL lenght, You can find it at; www.qsl.net/oz6om/ 73 de
OZ6OM "Matt" <oz6om@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 02:24:26 (GMT/BST)
I received a letter from Australia Post who have intercepted some overseas QSL mail sent by me recently. So,please be advised when sending QSL cards to Australia that you do NOT use Australian DOMESTIC postage stamps on your SAE as return postage. Under the new tax system Australia now has separate stamps for DOMESTIC and INTERNATIONAL postage. So make sure, if you send Australian stamps to cover return postage, that they are INTERNATIONAL Australian stamps. These are identified with the words "International" printed in blue on the left of the stamp. Australia Post says it will return mail (to sender in VK) for overseas destinations if they have domestic stamps affixed...in other words we will have to pick up the costs...73 de Jack.
Jack D. Haden VK2GJH <c21jh@usa.net>
- Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 00:18:28 (GMT/BST)
Bill-MFY, I did a quick search on my old NTE database (@ home)
and found this:Industry Number : LM376N NTE Device Number: NTE1930
IC-POS VOLTAGE REG,5T037V,8-PIN DIP........I imagine there
is an ECG # for it too, but I am not at work near any of
my books. Seems like it should be a relatively easy part to find (?)
Mike
VE9AA Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 23:21:21 (GMT/BST)
Have BNOS 12/25 Power Supply which has developed a fault after many years of good service,suspect regulator device LM 376N but it is no longer available from BNOS.Can anyone please suggest a source of supply?Thanks and 73,Bill.gw3mfy.
bill gw3mfy <gw3mfy@btinternet.com>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 20:33:58 (GMT/BST)
zd8six card arrived this morning tku Chris.
MU0FAL temporary QRT on 6m, antenna failure,i will be back soon.
73 Colin MU0FAL
mu0fal <colin@lorbert.freeserve.co.uk>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 19:10:25 (GMT/BST)
All ZD8SIX cards now posted. Chris
Chris, ZD8SIX <zd8six(at)uksmg.org>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 19:04:02 (GMT/BST)
D68C - hi guys just a quick reminder that our team of 26 operators fly out to the Comoros Islands this weekend. We will be on 6 metres from Feb 8th with high power and a pair of stacked 6 element yagis 24 hours a day !! More info at http://www.dxbands.com/comoros See you on 6 metres - Mike G3SED
Mike G3SED <g3sed@qsl.net>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 17:09:32 (GMT/BST)
Please has anybody had a direct qsl from TA3BD or TA1AZ, if so, could you please email me the route you used. Buckmaster addresses dont seem to work. Thanks..
Barry G4KCT <g4kct@hotmail.com>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 16:00:34 (GMT/BST)
During the weekend's surprising F2 openings, these TV carriers were noted, it was also nice to work as far as G3 and PA2, MUF peaked at abt 50 MHz:
27/Jan/2001 12.57pm local time via F2
48.239.580 Gottel.Hohe Germany due for retuning back to ~600
48.239.626 Iran
48.242.209 Muro Portugal
48.243.977 Eastern Med "pirate-style" carrier
48.247.399.8 and 48.247.400.4 (measured 30 min apart) Biedenkopf Germany
48.249.999.8 Bantiger Switzerland
48.250.113 Madrid Spain
48.250.167 Homs Syria
48.259.595 unknown might be Iran
48.260.554 unknown Southern Scandinavia?
8.36pm
48.259.747 via TEP Iran
28/Jan/2001 3.00pm local time via F2
48.239.581 Gottel.Hohe Germany
48.242.213 Muro Portugal
48.247.400.3 Biedenkopf Germany
48.249.999.7 Bantiger Switzerland
48.250.116 Madrid Spain
48.250.156 Homs Syria
48.260.425 Grunten Germany
49.739.661 and 49.739.686 "jumper" Budapest Hungary
49.744.804 Nagykanizsa Hungary
cusn on 6m
ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Monday, January 29, 2001 at 11:05:12 (GMT/BST)
Are you looking for European real-time magnetograms and ionograms . Look at http://home.planet.nl/~woude465/pa1six.htm .If you know of any I've missed, send an e-mail please.
Peter, PA1SIX <pa1six@planet.nl>
- Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 11:20:23 (GMT/BST)
Warning (may be ?) I received this morning a strange E-mail : no sender, no object, no text, only a attached file: AIHLPKAI.EXE of course immediatly trashed ! Did anybody received the same mail ? TKS Georges.
F8OP <f8op@wanadoo.fr>
- Sunday, January 28, 2001 at 07:53:56 (GMT/BST)
First F2 dx since 30 Dec today. PY0FF worked . 6W1QU worked in W1 but not heard here. (I arrived late!)
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 22:50:10 (GMT/BST)
Hi All, further updates to the lists - particularly the History pages.
Would Any of the 100 UK permit holders be able to send ma a scan of the
special permit with an issue date and any recollections that they can? I
have reports of QSO's between GM and CE6ABK and CE3OK in March 1989 -
any body have info please?? Many thanks to all - please keep checking
and sending the info. G4IGO http://www.g4igo.freeuk.com/
Ken G4IGO <g4igo:freeuk.com>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 21:19:27 (GMT/BST)
Glad to see N/S propagation returning to the shores of Southern Europe (IO91 and PA-land I mean!) ..not a zip here in "The north". In the mean time Im looking for PSK tropo skeds on six, if your interested please email, or connect to gb7mbc DXcluster and send a talk. Thank you.
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 21:12:46 (GMT/BST)
FG/N0JK cards back from printer and going out this week. HC8GR/b in this morning on F2, so cycle 23 still has some life here in the blackhole!
Jon N0JK <n0jk@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 19:42:17 (GMT/BST)
I've completed all the cards for ZD8SIX today and they will go into the post on Monday. Well, all except those cards from Italy without envelopes and the dozen or so cards from Japan that are not in my log. With the latter, it was a massive pileup so it guess it was easy to get confused. And, thanks to Dave G4RGK who sent me 10 pounds towards expenses. Well done mate! Now if everyone had done that... Chris
Chris, ZD8SIX <zd8six(at)uksmg.org>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 19:20:11 (GMT/BST)
CE0Y -- W7XU and N0QJM will be active from Easter Is.
from 29 March to 9 April, concentrating on 6m. QSL's
for my FY and 8R1 operation should be going out soon
(had problems with first QSL printer).
Arliss W7XU <w7xu@dtgnet.com>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 16:22:59 (GMT/BST)
Hi all,
Finally hearing some life on 6 with the IC R7000 and a non-resonant antenna: EH8BYR a good 55 into Rio de Janeiro harbour a couple of nights ago, working ZD7MY (not heard here). Should be sailing on Tuesday so listen for MU5MUF/mm around 28.885MHz.
73s all, back to GU in a month or so.
Mike GU6AJE/MU5MUF <ro2@mvas.greenpeace.org>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 15:38:34 (GMT/BST)
Also in JN35 6W1QU was received for 1h, but i confirm that he have contact many french stations and he dont have lissen any parts of europe that heard his signal...
Many and many time for send at all the working condition ( IC706MK2G and vertical GP home made...)the temperature in Dakar, the name and the sky colour....
Please can anyone say him the operation procedures for a rare country on six?????
Is the second time in 1 mounth...!73' to all sixers
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 15:13:57 (GMT/BST)
6W1QU booming in here around 12.30 - 13.00 shame it would appear he would only work FRENCH stations. Oh well that's life, see you all at the RGSB/UKSMG Convention 7/8TH April, a great programme lined up. Few meal tickets left if you are quick.
Kerry G0LCS <g0lcs@qsl.net>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 14:36:33 (GMT/BST)
Quite gud opening to ZS6 today, signs peaking 59, very fluttery sound however, 3C5I/b in aswell, 3C5I will be at my Qth next weekend.. and VP2MJJ #173 cd now
johan,ON4ANT <on4ant@pandora.be>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 12:46:40 (GMT/BST)
Yes...The rig is still working! Today at 10.15Z 3C5I/b came in and pounding in 10 minutes later.After hearing quite some ZS6's working the Italian stns. I was able to get ZS6BTE's attention. Pity it all happened again that northern EU can't break the I-wall. Even spotting the ZS's at the DXclusters by a number of northern EU's doesn't seem to help. Anyway it was fun hearing some DX again. Not bad at all hearing 3C, ZS and TR in one hour of propagation. 3C5I/b was strongest around 10.45Z with a big 599. 73's all,
Peter, PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 11:25:12 (GMT/BST)
Yesterday, I received VP2MJJ. TNX W6JKV!
Wolfgang, DJ3TF <wessely@asamnet.de>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 08:18:34 (GMT/BST)
3c5i beacon is operational again. Watch for it on 50.096, with 30 watts with beam heading chasing expected dx. Probably to Europe during day, LP to VK or JA overnight. Any predictions welcome! If I am not in the shack, it will be continuous. If I am around the shack, it will call cq with a listening period. I will be out of 3c from Jan 31 to Feb 4 in ON land.
Alan 3c5i <kb2wf@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 08:11:54 (GMT/BST)
Hi everyone,just wanted to tell all the "Sixers" that a friend I will
be on Nuie Island from 18 March until 6 April. We have no special
antenna for 6m, but the extended G5RV does a good job there! So, maybe
there will be some contacts (I hope so). Please check 50.118 from time
to time. We will be there with our IC 706 in times when shortwave is
too crowded or there is no traffic. In 1999 we had a QSO to TI5KD, and
we heard several beacons from KH6, VK and ZL. The call will be ZK2GEO
again, and I'm the QSL manager. Bureau cards are welcome and will be
processed in order of receiving.
So, CU in the pile-up then! 73's from Hape DL1EMH/ZK2GEO
Hape,DL1EMH <DL1EMH@t-online.de>
- Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 07:46:32 (GMT/BST)
visit http://www.w6jkv.com/exp/inprogress/ and choose
"trip analysis" or "qsl front". Even in a yucky cycle
there is alot of fun as illustrated by our vp2m expedition.
jimmy w6jkv <jimmyt@ausven.com>
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 23:12:09 (GMT/BST)
Last cycle was much better then this one thats for sure. But when you look at all cycles 1-22 most of them peaked below this one. Last cycle was very good!!
jan pe1gnp
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 22:23:02 (GMT/BST)
The most recent SSN (smoothed sunspot number) data for Cycle 23
indicates we may be seeing the peak of Cycle 23. The last four
month's of data (March, April, May, and June 2000) shows the SSN to
be hovering around 120. Only time will tell if this is just a
plateau toward a slightly higher peak or indeed it's the peak.
Historically the SSN of a solar cycle of this magnitude will remain
somewhat constant for a couple more years (as Cycle 20 did). So
take advantage of the excellent worldwide propagation opportunities
on the higher bands--15, 12 and 10 meters--while you can.
K9LA <@arrl.net>
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 20:41:09 (GMT/BST)
Hi all, apart from a very little Es and some petit Aurora, there has been nothing good since 30-Dec. In the quite time, I did some comparing of cycles. The NA path (only VE and US openings) opened 23 days detween Oct-00 and Dec-00, compared with 44 days in the same period in cycle 22. With a better antenna and much higher power this time around, IMHO the current cycle is very poor.
Alan, GI0OTC <gi0otc@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 20:12:54 (GMT/BST)
Jamie, gw7smv, thanks for comments of vp2mjj card..tks qso.
For all who sent me a card direct, they were all sent one
week ago...vp2mjd and vp2mis are working on sending theirs.
jimmy
jimmy w6jkv (vp2mjj) <jimmyt@ausven.com>
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 11:15:09 (GMT/BST)
Rec qsl card from VP2MJJ yesterday,thks Jimmy,nice card..
73
Jamie gw7smv <gw7smv@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 26, 2001 at 10:11:22 (GMT/BST)
NURU: C21JH QSL cards have now been despatched, the cards were delivered by the printer yesterday. This morning some 489 QSL cards were mailed from Ryde Post Office. Of these, 70% to JA, 27% USA/Canada, and remaining to Europe and South America etc. Those who sent T30JH request with C21JH cards have been withheld and I will do them later when more time is available (I prefer one callsign per envelope). Likewise those who request cards for other contacts (1999/1998 etc) will be done later. Some 10 QSL cards were returned to senders as Not-In-The-Log. DXers are eminded that I close ALL logs off after five years has elapsed so don't leave it too long! 73 de Jack C21JH/T30JH/VK2GJH etc.
Jack D. Haden VK2GJH <vk2gjh@usa.net>
- Thursday, January 25, 2001 at 03:26:54 (GMT/BST)
The current cycle is not so bad, the last cycles 21,22 were just very good!! Big chance next cycle will be even worse! Enjoy this cycle, there will come some in feb/march!!
jan pe1gnp <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 18:07:36 (GMT/BST)
Not only january blues and boredom...This cycle will not last for long I guess.... So I am preparing a 432MHz
EME station. Transverter and frequency standard are ready. Will start with solid state 300 Watt that may drive
a GS35b later. Does someone know what is the average price for these tubes at the flee market? This summer will be fun cutting the alu elements in between the Es pile ups... Have fun and 73's:>
Peter, PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 15:20:18 (GMT/BST)
Hi all,
If propagation permits will try to be QRV on 28.885 and listening on 6m from 29th January onwards. Sailing Rio to USA. Activity likely to be local evenings.
Here's hoping, 73
Mike GU6AJE / MU5MUF/mm <ro2@mvas.greenpeace.org>
- Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 14:46:55 (GMT/BST)
Hi All, this period of low activity , January blues and general boredom
has been great for the firsts list - many more updates etc. added.
Please all - check yet again while its still quiet!!!
I am looking for more updates for GM and GW and for all for 5N.
New page added - a history of 50 - please read and send me what you can
to add. 73 all. www.g4igo.freeuk.com
Ken G4IGO <g4igo@freeuk.com>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 20:40:43 (GMT/BST)
Hi Matt - at last some DX condx for the NAC - last year I listened to many SAC/NAC contests and heard NIL - tonight SK7MW, LA1V, OZ2LD + many others worked via aurora. 73
Chris GM3WOJ <gm3woj@talk21.com>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 20:01:28 (GMT/BST)
Hi, if You feel activity is low in this period, try to listen in or join the Nordic Activity Contest (Log to OZ5TG) tonight between 18 and 22 UT. There is quite an amount of stations QRV for especially Scandinavia and the north European countries. I for one will be QRV from JO55CE at one of Demark highest sites and expect a flat ConDX line at at least 600 Km ! So give it a try es hpe cu round 50.173 ± QRM 73 de
OZ6OM "Matt" <oz6om@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 16:56:36 (GMT/BST)
A question: has "mutec"also made front-ends for the FT690R2
? I know they did for the yaesu FT690 R2.
PS:some guy uses on this page the call PA7KW. I don"t think
its his own because i know Be PA7KW very well and he is
not active on 50 Mhz.
73...Bert PA7MM
Bert Hollander PA7MM <berthollander@wxs.nl>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 16:20:05 (GMT/BST)
pse wait on qsls no panic they always come!! e30ta is an expedition they have mni qsl and qsl first have to be print before you can get them. Why no patience??
pa5kw
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 15:08:58 (GMT/BST)
Anyone already received the E30TA / FY/F5KEE QSL??
Rins PA7KW <pa7kw@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 13:55:18 (GMT/BST)
Today, I got the TS7N-QSL via DL6BCF (mni tnx!). Recently, I received ET3VSC, 9M2JKL, 9M6BAA, EY8MM (via K1BV), UN6P, A45ZN, all within around 2 weeks, and E30TA (see msg from DL7AV, 18.January) -GL-
Wolfgang, DJ3TF <wessely@asamnet.de>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 11:45:56 (GMT/BST)
Who's made any PSK "MS" QSOs on six? As a data novice are there any hidden problems with PSK via MS?
Any observations to the address below please. Tks.
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 08:41:00 (GMT/BST)
07:20 Z JO64 ionosonde showing (again) clear signs of Es. F2 conditions may improve dramatically for a short period of time just before the CME hits.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, January 23, 2001 at 07:32:38 (GMT/BST)
VALID BEGINNING AT: 21:00 UTC ON 22 JANUARY
A fairly high velocity coronal mass ejection was observed on 20 January.It has been determined that this disturbance may have sufficient energy to produce periods of auroral activity that may be observed into the middle latitudes under dark skies. The shock front from the disturbance should reach the Earth over the next several hours (by early in the UTC day of 23 January). Observers should keep an eye out for possible periods of favorable auroral activity. The near-new phase of the moon will provide optimal dark-sky observing conditions for all regions world-wide. ACTIVITY *MAY* ALSO BE OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY NORTH OF A LINE FROM...IRELAND AND ENGLAND TO EXTREME NORTHERN EUROPE ROUGHLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM NORTHERN NETHERLANDS TO NORTHERN GERMANY TO NORTHERN POLAND TO NORTHERN BELARUS TO NORTHERN RUSSIA (Source Solar Terrestrial Dispatch)
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, January 22, 2001 at 22:13:36 (GMT/BST)
My ZD8SIX cards arrived this morning so I'll start getting cards in the post in the next few days. Chris
Chris, ZD8SIX <zd8six(at)uksmg.org>
- Monday, January 22, 2001 at 20:33:48 (GMT/BST)
D68BT again into 9h and IT9 19:30z
John 9h1xt <johnscic@synapse.net.mt>
Xghajra, Malta - Monday, January 22, 2001 at 19:40:24 (GMT/BST)
Hi, I'm monitoring on 50650 for PSK31. Is there any other frequency where to find out activity in this brilliant mode?
Max IW0GXY <hhelo@tiscalinet.it>
- Monday, January 22, 2001 at 18:18:41 (GMT/BST)
Nice Es contact this morning at 9.20z from my car with GI0OTC on 50.147. I was running on the highway about 20 km. south of Florence, in JN53. Good DX, Steve
Stefano IW5BZQ <iw5bzq@mannelli.com>
- Monday, January 22, 2001 at 13:02:04 (GMT/BST)
Does anyone got QSL from EW6DI?If so ,which way?/I'v sent SASE but not registered one/.73'Rys
SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Monday, January 22, 2001 at 11:49:41 (GMT/BST)
Hi Guys, just installed PSK 31 (receive only at the moment) and I was wondering where I could find regular transmissions.
Thanks
tony moore EI7BMB <tony@esatclear.ie>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 17:23:16 (GMT/BST)
Would the likes of the G6 and PA please stop posting 50.000 ZERO in IO92 etc. etc. on the DX cluster. It helps no one, is of no interest to anyone and is a complete waste of time and bandwidth!
John G0JJL <john@sixmaniac.idps.co.uk>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 16:38:17 (GMT/BST)
Hi everyone,
Hope I'm not missing too much choice DX whilst I'm cruising around South America. Currently in Rio and all I hear on the band is PY1AA - alas, I have no TX so no 6m activity. Can occasionally be found on HF (18/21/28MHz)as MU5MUF/mm, next activity after 29 Jan all being well. Back home to 6m, Europe and cold weather in March. Save some DX for me, please!
73 Mike
Mike GU6AJE/MU5MUF/mm <gu6aje@theresgb.net>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 15:01:05 (GMT/BST)
In February I will send next letter to EK6AD. If anybody need QSL pse send two QSLs with same dates and 2$ to my adress: Andreas Glaeser, PF 100246, 03122 Spremberg, GERMANY
Andreas DL9USA <dl9usa@t-online.de>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 09:53:15 (GMT/BST)
I would like to thank s for received QSL during last days:
WP4LNY, DU1/GM4COK ,A45ZN ,VR2LC ,DU3NXE, VR2XMT, ZR1TRD (will send back!), 9M6BAA, 4F2KWT, ET3VSC, J28NH , XT2OW, 5V7VJ , ZD8KW (send from ZD7), and many others. All very nice QSLs and super trophy! 73 to all , see you soon on macig band !
Luci 9A3HZ <9a3hz@ipc.hr>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 09:27:07 (GMT/BST)
Had QSO with C56/G3SEM on 6m in October 2000, but now I am afraid I used a wrong address. May anybody help providing the right QSL address? Any other ancillary information will be very much appreciated. TNX and good DX...
Steve I0WTD <i0wtd@libero.it>
- Sunday, January 21, 2001 at 08:46:39 (GMT/BST)
Don Gardner KC7JDC is now active on 6m from Malawi as 7Q7DC.
His locator is KH66RK and his QSL route is via G0IAS QTHR.
Ted G4UPS <ted@g4ups.fsnet.co.uk>
- Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 18:54:15 (GMT/BST)
Pse send any info on acceptance by ARRL of E4/XXX 6m expeditions...
According to pilot station of 3Y0C ,Chuck is still listening on 50110 for any contact between 1400-1800z.
No QSOs on 6m ,so far, from Bouvet.
Be aware of pirates...
Costas SV1DH <geten1@compulink.gr>
- Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 15:21:08 (GMT/BST)
Hi to all 6m fanatics.The CN8 beacon is qrt for a moment until i find a yagi ant for the 2m beacon (144.465).The 2m beacon is ready with 30w out. I heard almost every night the ZD8VHF Beacon and sometimes the PY stations.73s & gl 2 all de CN8LI.
said CN8LI <cn8li@yahoo.fr>
- Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 11:53:16 (GMT/BST)
Major updates to the Firsts pages - all please read. GM's - please check again - need updates for PA0 - read pages and see why. Has anybody info on C31XV.73
Ken G4IGO <g4igo@freeuk.com>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 21:29:25 (GMT/BST)
When regulations in Belgium are publiced, the 200 Watts are on special request. Output will be 50 watts instead of 30 Watts. Think this will be 50 watts (+3dB ofcourse). So let's hope for a quick publication.
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@pandora.be>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 19:47:19 (GMT/BST)
As described in the last belgian rules projet the output power allowed on 50 MHz in Belgium will be 50 watts (30 watts until now). ON REQUEST the HAM would be allowed to use 200 watts. The station may be able to deliver 3 db more but of course in any case the maximum power (after request) must be limited to 200 watts. We are waiting the publication of the new regulation to have the confirmation. Best 73s.
Alain ON4KST <on4kst@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 17:46:26 (GMT/BST)
From 9 to 31 August, F5CWU, F5MOO, F5AOV will be active from Bénin TY from 160 to 6 m ssb/cw and numerics modes. We are waiting at this time the licenses to see the eventuals restrictions. We will leave france with quads for 20m to 10m, verticals for low bands, yagi for 6m and a 500 watts amplifier.
We are looking for your needs about Bénin. Tell me please the bands, modes ... and any comments . You can mail me the info to f5cwu@wanadoo.fr and also visit the web site of the expedition to: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f5cwu and see in the item TY-2001.
flo, F5CWU <F5CWU@WANDOO.FR>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 14:55:59 (GMT/BST)
The level is specified as output, amp may deliver a +3dB max, it ought to be published within few weeks.
johan, ON4ANT <on4ant@pandora.be>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 11:42:03 (GMT/BST)
@ON4ANT: Is this Output limit or ERP?
73s Fred
DL3TF <DL3TF@DARC.de>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 07:50:45 (GMT/BST)
New Belgian rules signed! Well it seems that after 6 years of waiting our new legislation will be available soon now, 200watts (+3db margin)on 6m, and KW on HF and 2m.
johan, ON4ANT <on4ant@pandora.be>
- Friday, January 19, 2001 at 05:59:54 (GMT/BST)
if u want the cards due what he sends i dont have a problem with qsls mike k5bzm
mike k5bzm <modk5bzm@tctelco>
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 22:32:22 (GMT/BST)
Re. TS7N QSL, I presume that Tom was intending 2IRC's or 1 US$!
I do not remember but I may have sent SAE + 1$ only! Shall I receive
the QSL via bureau then? A US$ should be around 2DM and post
coverage from DL to I was 1.1 DM. Please let me know if I have to
complement now...!
I0WTD Stefano <i0wtd@libero.it>
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 18:41:44 (GMT/BST)
CU3AN QSL ONLY DIRECT ALL DAYS QSY 50.110
CU3AN <cu3an@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 14:55:00 (GMT/BST)
TS7N QSL received today
Joe, DL8HCZ
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 14:19:04 (GMT/BST)
TS7N: relay of message: after we got the QSLs from our
printer and doing a lot of work with printing the labels
and enveloping the cards, we are ready to answer the QSL
cards we received directly. The cards are going to the post
office within the next days. We will answer receiving QSLs
immediately now. Thanks to Britt, DL6BCF, our QSL manager for
her immense work. Thanks again to all who worked us and to
all our sponsors! If you need a card from TS7N directly,
please send your card to Britt Koester DL6BCF, Puetzstr. 9,
45144 Essen, Germany. Please don't forget a SAE and a
minimum of one IRC or two USD. Otherwise you will get our
card in return via the bureau. 73 de Andy, DJ7IK (DK0MM,
3V8BB, 5A2A, TS7N) e-mail: dj7ik@qsl.net or
dj7ik@firemail.de or dj7ik@rrdxa.de fax:++49 6151 72917667
tel:++49 6151 727667 My homepage: http://www.qsl.net/dj7ik
DXpedition: http://qsy.to/ts7n
Tom DL7AV <dl7av@online.de>
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 08:30:05 (GMT/BST)
It seems that yesterday's small CME shock wave enhanced the TEP permitting D68BT to be worked from 9H, IT9 and EA7. The 7Q beacon started at same time Josep showed on .110 so it could be a reliable prop. indicator for Comoros. GL
Jose EH7KW <ea7kw@arrl.net>
- Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 07:29:34 (GMT/BST)
C21JH QSL cards will be printed in the next few days and I hope to start to QSL next week sometime. The reason for the long delay being the Christmas/New Year business holiday period in Australia and also my current business/vacation trip to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. I hope to be back in Sydney very soon, some 50 C21JH QSL cards from the old remaining stock we sent out before I left Australia on Jan 05th to supporters, donors and sponsors of the DXpedition as a thank you gesture. Please do NOT re QSL, all C21JH cards will be out direct (no bureau) by end of January. Thanks for your patience...73 de Jack. VK2GJH/9V1.
Jack D. Haden VK2GJH/9V1 <vk2gjh@usa.net>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 23:14:30 (GMT/BST)
Now looking for contact info from any of the FIELDS on this map into EN,EO or FM Fields in North America. Your color will be GREEN and override any Orange(TAN), Yellow or blanks. Pse e-mail Es/F2 data only and mark if F2- TNX...http://www.conknet.com/~b_mobile/EastGrids.html...73...
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile@conknet.com>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 20:08:50 (GMT/BST)
E30TA QSL handed over to me personally last saturday. So they got them from the printer! 73
Tom DL7AV <dl7av@online.de>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 16:49:32 (GMT/BST)
9E1C QSL rx'd today.
Peter G3ZSS <g3zss@6metres.com>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 12:25:27 (GMT/BST)
My 3C license is renewed for another year!! Same cost of $280 per year. But it is much easier to get a license now with far fewer hassles. SM0AGD, Erik, will be here operating as 3C1AGD from jan 24 - Feb 3 on HF only - no 6m capability.
alan, 3c5i <kb2wf@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 11:09:51 (GMT/BST)
Mike VE9AA, Dont forget to look for high trees on your 'new' QTH. Good for any wire antenna you might like to put up. Maybe a BIG wire beam aimed for SM3 ;) Good luck.
Petter SM3PXO <sm3pxo@swipnet.se>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 09:52:24 (GMT/BST)
Spoke with Jimmy W6JKV last week, he said if anyone was asking about VP2M cards, the art work went to the printers "a few days ago".
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 08:26:12 (GMT/BST)
Received yesterday HK4SAN QSL ,stamped 5Dec,tnx Humberto...
Still waiting for FR/T (anyone reveived ?? ),E3 (keep waiting Willhem ),VP2M,TS.
9E1C QSL received a week ago.
73 to all.
Costas SV1DH <geten1@compulink.gr>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 05:50:46 (GMT/BST)
Hi,
Please note that Andre, ZS6WPX, will be active again from Swaziland as 3DA0WPX from 26 Jan to 28 Jan on all bands, including 6m. QSL manager remains ZS6WPX. Direct QSL only. Include greenstamp or 2 IRC for return postage.
For full details on go to www.zs6wpx.s5.com/3da.htm
Hope to work you!
Andre
Andre, ZS6WPX <vanwyk@starnet.com.eg>
- Wednesday, January 17, 2001 at 05:14:54 (GMT/BST)
Anyone received the E30TA card?, Am still waiting for that one!! 73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 23:08:43 (GMT/BST)
Mike VE9AA - choosing a QTH - I would suggest choosing a QTH which is good for HF - not always the same as the best QTH for 6m, but it should be good for both - about 300-400' above sea level, within a mile or two of the sea/ocean, with good take-off in all directions if possible. 6m will unfortunately fizzle out, but HF, especially 20m, will keep you busy during the sunspot minimum ! 73 GL
Chris GM3WOJ <gm3woj@talk21.com>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 23:02:53 (GMT/BST)
Still waiting for ET3VSC,9E1C and 9E1S cards,sending direct long time ago..
ohhh my God !!GL to others....73 de Renny
RENKO 9A3FT
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 18:31:52 (GMT/BST)
Hi Guys, I'm planning some portable operations to rare squares in the coming months and I was wondering has anyone any experience of using notebook computers for digital modes and fast cw in a portable context. Recommendations on computer models would be appreciated or if someone has a used model I'd be happy to purchase.
Thanks in advance
tony moore EI7BMB <tony@esatclear.ie>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 18:16:07 (GMT/BST)
50 MHz info STOP PRESS page just updated, with OX info from AC4TO at; www.qsl.net/oz6om/ vy 73 de
OZ6OM "Matt" <oz6om@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 17:47:58 (GMT/BST)
Still waiting ET3VSC,9E1C and 9E1S cards,all sent direct
long time ago....ohh my God!
GL to the others....Renko
RENKO 9A3FT <renko.kirigin@st.tel.hr>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 15:41:31 (GMT/BST)
Peter, thanks for that, I'd just about got over not working you last Oct/Nov and my "re-hab" had gone well, then you go and open old wounds, its back to the bottle!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 13:29:11 (GMT/BST)
My 9M6BAA card is full-colour as well, Neil - Oh, sorry, you wouldn't know, would you? :-)
Peter G4MJS / 9M6BAA <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 13:09:34 (GMT/BST)
HC8N QSL received today, nice colour card....those were the days (23-11-00).
Still awaiting first signal on the band in 2001 hi!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 12:22:37 (GMT/BST)
I have two addresses for F5OGL qsl manager for FH/TU5AX, one is in Rennes Armees and the other is in Saint Cyr Le Gravelais, can some tell which is the current one thanks.
Peter G3KNU <peter.jackson17@ntlworld.com>
- Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at 11:46:54 (GMT/BST)
To F1IXQ: an English version of the new web site would certainly attract many more people. 73
Tony, I0JX <i0jx@amsat.org>
- Monday, January 15, 2001 at 21:55:10 (GMT/BST)
The UKSMG in conjunction with the RSGB Spring Show and VHF convention is pleased to announce its Annual General Meeting, a two day 6-metre convention and a 6n DXer's dinner! Go to http://www.uksmg.org/dinner.htm to find out more! Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Monday, January 15, 2001 at 20:25:31 (GMT/BST)
Do you live near PA and are interrested in what this cycle may have to offer with F2 and TE: look at my homepage at http://home.planet.nl/~woude465/main.htm. For PA's only, please drop me an email when the band has opened, any input with data-time-prefix is welcome and keeps the maps up-to-date.
Peter, PA1SIX <pa1six@planet.nl>
- Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 23:40:17 (GMT/BST)
PS, Right or wrong, its not about TVI or Hi Fi RFI its about exposure to yet to be proven harmful doses of non-ionising radiation. Who wants to be the first legal case to have to defend that? Our position is indefensible if we don't comply, no matter what we all think. For my money the VK3SIX site 17 kM out in the bush and 1.5 kilometers from nearest farm house cost about two weeks of solicitors/barister fees. hi.
Steve VK3SIX <VK3SIX@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 21:45:46 (GMT/BST)
Andrea IK5QLO see http://www.datafast.net.au/4217 re Australian EMR laws to be activated this year. Also as US amateur I had to comply with voluntary and compulsory EMR rules. Do you think many 6M and HF hams have the credibility to be trusted to do it without legislation? HM guys do you know who openly run over legal power limits? Hysteria or otherwise, who wants a civil law suit? There is now NO 6M EME in VK cos no matter how you try to cook the books, 1kW and 12 db at any height below 30 metres exposes neighbors to excessive emr fields according to the radio police.
Steve VK3SIX <VK3SIX@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 21:39:31 (GMT/BST)
A new web site is born today @ 13:00 : www.radioamateur.org .This french speaking ham radio web site has a 50Mhz part that I will try to manage. Come to visit us and add your 6m scores online !
www.radioamateur.org
73's
Jim - F1IXQ <six@radioamateur.org>
- Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 12:50:10 (GMT/BST)
Hello Sixers, sorry I haven't been able to get any info posted on the web concerning my trip over a month ago.
Upon my return I found out I will be possibly moving to a new position within my company and things have been
really crazy. Your cards are arriving, I have piles of them!! However, I received a note from the qsl shop that
my cards should be done soon and shipped to me. If you want to confirm if we had a contact, PLEASE just e-mail me
and I will check the log to confirm. I see there has been a little confusion on the QSL information. If in Europe,
send via: Matthew J. De La Hunt, Hauptstrasse 124, 70563 Stuttgart Germany. If in the US or South America, I
recommend you send via: Matthew J. De La Hunt, Unit 30403 Box 65, APO AE 09131.
When I move, I will provide a good address for those who have not sent a card yet. Those people I have not received
a card from will get them via the buro. 73's Matt
DA1MH/S92DX/KA0KKO <da1mh@compuserve.com>
- Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 10:09:30 (GMT/BST)
Earthquake Richter Scale 7 in San Salvador at 18 UTC .No severe damages reported, .Seemingly YN and TG also affected. Thanks God nothing happened to my family and QTH,
As a Physician will go to the local Hospital to give a hand, rather than joining the local emergency net in 20 and 40 metre .
de Andy YS1AG
Andy YS1AG/G5AYU <ys1ag@sv.cciglobal.net>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 21:54:47 (GMT/BST)
# Got QSL from XT2OW and now 100 confirmed.
# Got IC-PW1 and now theoretically 1KW (but my antenna can
hold up to 400W PEP only so abt 250W-CW now)
Koji JY9NX <jy9nx@5925.org>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 18:03:20 (GMT/BST)
Hello square hunters, I expect to start sailing around the 25th of January. Will be QRV on 6 mtr again. For more info check my site: www.qsl.net/pa3hen. The intention is to update the site daily with /MM info as position, sailing time and ETA's. QSL's still via PA3BLS.
Hope to cuagn on a lot of new squares.
Theo - M0HEN <m0hen@qsl.net>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 15:44:24 (GMT/BST)
The beacon here is not working at present. And DX is so lousy so it does not matter much. But should be back with beacon capability next week, and will keep it going when I am out of the shack.
alan 3C5I <kb2wf@hotmail.com>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 14:17:42 (GMT/BST)
Should have my ZD9SIX QSL cards within the next few days - then I can clear the floor of my office of envelopes! I hope you have included envelopes! I received two VP8DBL cards this week with no envelopes. I did post them but there were some strong strong language used on the card. How can guys send a $ and not envelope. It's beyond me. Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 12:50:41 (GMT/BST)
re:EMC In the previous message TX means the ham radio
installation , shack+antenna, and involves complex field
testing of EM fields in neigbour's home !
Andrea IK5QLO
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 11:52:17 (GMT/BST)
Hello, Has anybody got any mods for the excellent MFJ9406 QRP radio I have a couple of them here and any mods I can try on one would be great.
Many thnaks to those of you who took the time to work my QRP station in 2000 and I look forward to hearin you again this year.
My QRP operation for 2000 includes 4 contintents well over 60 countries and some nice dx Z22JE for example
73 de peter Gi7JYK UKSMG 1967
Peter GI7JYK <p.lowrie@ntlworld.com>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 11:46:48 (GMT/BST)
EMC: adding my 2 cents to the ham massacre game. after the "crazy cow"
we have the "crazy ham"!
Italy callzone 5: Jan 2001 new regional law on Transmitter EMC: (ham included).
Every TX on whatever frequency exceeding 5 W out or 100W EIRP (!)
MUST BE CERTIFIED from a EMC/electromagnetical pollution test bureau.
Once obtained the EMC/pollution OK, one must apply for the permission
to go from the local county bureau.
Its not a nightmare... its reality! a "green" QRP new millennium is here
Andrea IK5QLO <andy.ghilardi@comune.lucca.it>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 11:26:23 (GMT/BST)
Nice Job on the EK6AD QSL's. But is Evgeni still active on 6m ? Don't think he was spotted last year. I'm shure still many in need for EK on the dxcc list.
Dennis PA7FM <pa7fm@amsat.org>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 10:33:48 (GMT/BST)
1. TS7N 20.000 QSLs send to DL6BCF, I think to the end of january all will confirm a new one.
2. Received letter with 5 QSLs from EK6AD and now I collect any cards for a new letter (via registred mail in SP). If anybody need QSL from EK6AD send please 2 same cards (maybe first letter is not OK) and 2$ to my adress, but I can´t give you guarantee!
3. I have about 600 QSLs (6m and any 2m) from UA1WER from 1998/99, please send your cards via bureau or direct to me.
4. Today received QSL from TU2MA, my #120.
Andreas DL9USA <dl9usa@t-online.de>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 09:49:10 (GMT/BST)
OZ7IGY beacon audible over a 746km range with FFT DSP soft,anyone around for a tropo sked >800km?
johan, ON4ANT <johan.vandevelde@ping.be>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 08:26:38 (GMT/BST)
zero feet separation here is the norm where a 2 bedroom house starts at gbp 250,000 or $400,000 (with a postage
stamp garden). As for EMC, I live in the middle of what
seems like a thousand computers with S9 noise. Don't even
start me on the planning laws, even the UK is utopia compared with the killjoys over here (unless it's a golf
course, in which case do what you want!). 73 de
Joe GJ0NYG <call@qsl.net>
- Saturday, January 13, 2001 at 00:38:59 (GMT/BST)
Neil.... Zero feet... ho ho. You're lucky.. if i beam north for AU, my antenna hangs over the neighbours garden. Not so bad if the neighbours are ok about it. :-) 73 de
Andy GD0TEP <gd0tep@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 19:19:27 (GMT/BST)
Adrian, I didnt know you lived in the countryside with so much space. 10ft from nearest neighbours wow, what luxury ..guess thats called a detached house is it?
zero feet separation here!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 14:23:25 (GMT/BST)
Mike , since 2 years I have been living 1400 ft to my nearest neighbour (he is a HiFi freak) and I can run 1kw++ on 50-432 MHz without any problems. On 50 MHz I have been using a 6 el from 30-60 ft up without any difference in TVI or good neighbour relations.
Claus Felby <oz1fdh@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 13:25:53 (GMT/BST)
Mike, VE9AA, 80-100 Ft tower, 11/11, 200ft from nearest neighbour, (oops Wake up Ade, dreaming again)
Reality Check 4 el at 30ft, 10ft from nearest neighbour
100ft asl, thats more the UK reality for a lot of us, Fancy a house swap for a few years, Adrian G0KOM
Adrian G0KOM <ade@50mhz.org>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 12:37:09 (GMT/BST)
Rec YB5QZ qsl a few days ago for WAC-a happy man !!
Thk Anton.....
Hope the sun starts doing its job again....
73 Gl
Jamie GW7SMV <gw7smv@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 12:06:26 (GMT/BST)
HELP! ADVICE SOUGHT! Looking for a bit of advice on antenna location and TVI. I realize of lot of EU's have small plots of land they live on
so this is taken into consideration when I ask this: "I am thinking of moving, to a larger plot, higher ground, and installing taller 6m antennas. I am thinking of maybe 80'-100' tower, with 11/11 at the top and hopefully eventually running 1kW++. What do you feel is the minimum distance I should be from closest neighbours house?" I have heard
that it is more important to get the 6m antenna HIGH than
far away from them. Current situation is not working. I am 200' away from closest neighbor and antennas are 35'/49'
EU is on a direct path from their livingroom and TV/STEREO.
No amount of education/talk, etc. will help my situation.
Other neighbors in 500'++ distance report little or no RFI
except to 49MHz phones and baby monitors. RFI is less if I run CW, which is basically 90% of the time anyway. No RFI
on HF, even though I run 1200w and big TH6DXX yagi there.
Has anyone run high power/big 6m antennas and survived with neigbours? This is very important to me (you can't imagine-or maybe u can), so I would appreciate all comments. I am thinking I might stand a better chance if I can stay 1000' away from nearest TV/STEREO/TELEPHONE/TOASTER etc. whan I move(hi) This hopefully will be some kind of small hilltop
QTH with most neighbors below antennas.
Thanks...Mike (help!)
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 12:03:05 (GMT/BST)
RE QSL`ing...Have received all the following (modist dx!!)cards
via direct airmail. ZS6WB Z22JE TR8CA JW7DFA CN8NK TF3FK MANY TNX
GUY`S...My method is 1 IRC and a self ad airmail envelope,I also
sent most of the above stns an e-mail to try to confirm reicept
of my cards..this was good with JX7DFA as he told me that there
were only a few flights a year..and to be patient.I recomend
reading W9KNI-BOB LOCKER`S excellent book `THE COMPLETE DX`R`
the chapter on the art of qsl`g is very good and entertaining
as Bob comes over in an amuseing and interesting way...GOOD LUCK
73 DE GW0PRM.
BRIAN D GOODIER <bdg@med14.freeserve.co.uk>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 10:54:39 (GMT/BST)
Just received LU5VV Qsl from FE48HU. Tnx Jorge !
Wolf DL2NO <dl2no@t-online.de>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 10:46:36 (GMT/BST)
The 6 m beacon TF3SIX on 50.057 MHz got a new QTH this mornig it is now just outside of Reykjavik in HP94BC The beacon is sending TF3SIX TF3SIX TF3SIX QTH HP94BC for ca. 25 sec. and then 6 sec. rest until it start again. I am using Yeasu FT-690RII giving ca. 12w out on CW in to 2.8 dBi GP so ERP is ca. 22W. This new QTH is on my working place so I can take good care of him.
73´s de TF3GW
Tor TF#gw <tf3gw@amst.org>
- Friday, January 12, 2001 at 10:25:59 (GMT/BST)
HNY Steve, don't you start . I surely hope they work a lot of DX, I'm just afraid they won't and will be disappointed, that's all.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 22:05:22 (GMT/BST)
PA1SIX de VK3SIX propagation includes the rest of the world not just EU. Be thankful they are going at all and give them a break.
Steve <VK3SIX@qsl.net>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 21:26:14 (GMT/BST)
Extremely poor conditions here, last time I heard someone in six was on 28th december. Aferwards, NADA not even the faithful PY2AA beacon.The Goddess of propagation is very upset with us.
Greetings
Andy YS1AG <ys1ag@sv.cciglobal.net>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 18:40:12 (GMT/BST)
Just saw some postings that some people received the 9E1C QSL Last week. Are there still others waiting for this one or i'm the only one? Pls response to my email.
Many thanks and good DX.
Ger PE1CZG <gerh@dds.nl>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 16:16:42 (GMT/BST)
Re José. I know that. I just want to warn the EU hams to keep their ears open but not to expect too much. Furthermore, I'm a bit afraid that these very poor Jan condx will give the DXpeditions with unexperienced 6 m ops the wrong impression of the band potential. You don't want to hear afterwards "6 m, no condx, a waiste of time to take the equipment". CUL on CWS
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 10:32:18 (GMT/BST)
Re: D68, Peter, among the personal cirscuntances (their idea was to do it in October, as the pasts to 8Q, XE, FM and VP2M), this dxp was and it is not intended to be a 6 meters dedicated one. Josep and Nuria (who are not SIXers) added 50 Mhz to the operation schedule due to the many requests. However they are very keen with the idea, making a small yagi and gathering information on a band that they not operate at home. 73 GL
Jose EH7KW <ea7kw@arrl.net>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 09:38:57 (GMT/BST)
Re: D68. A worse time for 6 m operation could not have been choosen. Even last cycle (which was very good) gave NO PROPAGATION from PA to any place south of the equator during this period. I'd say no one has a chance to work them from EU except the stations in the far south who should catch them on TE in the evening.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 07:45:38 (GMT/BST)
Re: D68. A worse time for 6 m operation could not have been choosen. Even last cycle (which was very good) gave NO PROPAGATION from PA to any place south of the equator during this perion. I'd no one has a chance to work them from EU except the stations in the far south who should catch them on TE in the evening.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 07:42:34 (GMT/BST)
It appears the new Kenwood TS2000 does not allow the second receive function to operate on ssb/cw, only AM/FM!! This is a serious omission for us 6m nuts!
Alan 3c5i <kb2wf@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 05:56:01 (GMT/BST)
Hi, SIX DX´er Do You want to read the 4 th. Comoros, Five Star DXers go to D68 - Bulletin No.4 ? You can find it at my Stop Press page at www.qsl.net/oz6om/ Everything worth to know about the 50 MHz part of the operation is there. vy 73 de
OZ6OM Matt <oz6om@qsl.net>
- Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 00:39:54 (GMT/BST)
Pleased to receive qsl card from Jamil OD5PN via his qsl manager LX1NO. Jamil is in Grid KM73SU
Happy New Year everyone. David BRS 25429
David BRS 25429 <brs25429@compuserve.com>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 21:01:22 (GMT/BST)
Rec. last two weeks VR2LC, VR2BG, XU7ABF, 5H3US and today TR8XX. Really happy. I had a very complete list of all EU countries and there 50 MHz restrictions and laws. But had a harddiskcrash and all is gone..abt 10GB !! info incl. lot of e-mailadresses. I'm putting the list together again. Can you guys provide me again (sri) with info abt. your country 50 MHz activity (bandwidth, max. power and restrictions).
Tnx....Paul..ON9BGP..6m bandmanager UBA.
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@pandora.be>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 19:47:58 (GMT/BST)
Re contest results: Yes, I know - yes, they will.
Peter G4MJS <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 18:37:53 (GMT/BST)
Does any one know? If last years uksmg contest results
will be available before the next contest starts..
73 DE dave
Dave Robins G1KTZ <d.s.robins@btinternet.com>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 18:30:10 (GMT/BST)
Received QSL CBA from VO1GO today, tnx Jerry ! GN38 is a new grid for me.
Ken SM7CMV <kenth@kastanje.tomelilla.se>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 14:45:29 (GMT/BST)
Re AGM etc: Yes, there will be a social event on the Saturday night at an interesting local venue, and there will be an offer of affordable accomodation nearby. Details will be announced shortly - the UKSMG committee is busy finalising the details of what should be a very interesting weekend. Mark your diaries - 7/8 April. 73 Peter G4MJS
Peter G4MJS <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 11:27:45 (GMT/BST)
Regarding the UKSMG AGM/talks taking place at Bletchley Park in conjunction with the weekend RSGB VHF event this April.
Will the UKSMG be organising any evening Social on the Saturday, if so, where will everyone be staying?
If not is there a meet and a local "resting hole" anyone around those parts can recommend?
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 10:43:05 (GMT/BST)
See.... http://www.kenwood.net/products/index.cfm?AMA=open&ama_bstat=open&radio=TS-2000&selection=Amateur
for Kenwoods new TS2000 100W FROM Top Band to 2m 50W ON 70Cms 10W ON 23Cms, full remote control, x band repeat, IF DSP etc etc, Just released in the States, Eu soon !
cheers David
David g8gxp <david.storrs@ntl.com>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 10:33:57 (GMT/BST)
No anyone information about HK3YH qsy in Germany ?????
He has write me in november that in final of year maybe possible your qsy in europe for living few time in Germany.
In that occasion he promise me that have to write on UKSMG Announcement page, for inform all hams that waiting for his qsl card.
I have not see anything......!
Pse anyone can hel me?????
Best 73's and tnx in adv.
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 08:16:02 (GMT/BST)
QSL via CBA from HC2FG received yesterday - Tnx Gus !
Uffe PA5DD <nouchavw@worldonline.nl>
- Wednesday, January 10, 2001 at 07:25:18 (GMT/BST)
About 4200 km Graham. Nice distance.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 23:35:33 (GMT/BST)
Well i just received my confirmation from P29KFS after waiting for 22 years to work a P29, country number 47. Can anybody tell me what is the distance from OF77 TO QI30? I worked Rick on Es and it is a very long way to P29 from OF77, thanks Graham, cu on six.
Graham VK6RO <vk6ro@hotmail.com>
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 23:25:03 (GMT/BST)
Today 9E1C qsl in, very nice card tnx.
Jan PE1GNP <PE1GNP@QSL.NET >
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 18:42:42 (GMT/BST)
Just sent Thor an email to warn him for the possible upcoming ES
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 18:35:53 (GMT/BST)
Adam, not sure, but Mike was still catching up on his emails
a couple of weeks ago. Worked him for my #100. Probably very
busy. A couple months is not too much to get worked up over
I don't think, hi hi! 73 es hpe c u on 6. de Mike VE9AA
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 14:33:13 (GMT/BST)
Re KH6ND/KH5 Palmyra: Anyone got a card back for this operation straight after Kingman in November yet? Worked Mike on 12/Nov and sent a QSL+ the day after & nothing back, so far. I heard the Dudley DX mob were good & quick for a card???
Adam, VK4CP <vk4cp@one.net.au>
- Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 09:45:33 (GMT/BST)
TF3SIX: Tor, ég get heyrir það nuna frà IO87LN, en ekki sterkt.
MM5AHO <gcrowley@cwcom.net>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 19:14:58 (GMT/BST)
http://www.weaksignals.com is the starting point for some good links on DSP FFT treatment, just added some pictures of the FX4SIX beacon which i could hear but still see.
johan, ON4ANT <johan.vandevelde@ping.be>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 18:41:00 (GMT/BST)
Hi johan, ON4ANT. Do you know what the full URL is for that software please? I can't find the link.. perhaps due to my lack of a second language. 73 de
Andy GD0TEP <gd0tep@qsl.net>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 18:10:54 (GMT/BST)
Please lets get off qsling, everyone has their view, but its getting VERY boring. Can't you just tell the band hasn't been good.
Kerry G0LCS <G0LCS@QSL.NET>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 17:54:23 (GMT/BST)
Tor, is your beacon "QSK"...IE: "Breakable"?. Can we break the squelch and contact u if we hear it? Also, can u pse ask
TF3MLT about a QSL he sent me? He won't return emails
and there is bad error on a recent 6m QSL he sent me. No
good for my 6m DXCC and my only TF QSO via Es.I am a bit too close for most F2 to Iceland. Many thanks, and appreciate the BW guys
-what can I do? 73 HNY 2.001K, Mike VE9AA Fn65
VE9AA Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 16:01:48 (GMT/BST)
EI5FK'S 144/50/432 log for year 2000 in Adif format compressed to 40k is available at www.qsl.net/ei5fk
Charles Coughlan EI5FK <chas@indigo.ie>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 14:10:34 (GMT/BST)
My FT-847 are in the air now on 50.057 MHz , 15 w out and on CW A1A, sorry the callsign from my statin is TF3SIX and the QTH HP94CD
73´s de TF3GW
Tor TF3GW <tf3gw@amsat.org / thorth@simi.is>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 13:44:13 (GMT/BST)
For those interested in weak signal decoding, try this link http://www.mujweb.cz as shareware windows program is available..weak signals is all we get lately on six ;-)
johan, ON4ANT <johan.vandevelde@ping.be>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 11:46:33 (GMT/BST)
I have been running a NDB beacon TF3SIX (HP94CD) on 50.057 MHz CW this weekend in sted of the old beacon , FT-847 with about 20 Watts out, I hope to put up a permanent machine as soon as possibly, can someone tell me wher is best to have a transmitter with about 20 watt for it. PLS send me a mail
73´s de TF3GW
Tor Torisson TF3GW <tf3gw@amsat.org / thorth@simi.is>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 10:04:09 (GMT/BST)
Alan, GI0OTC, I received my SU1SK QSL within 2 weeks after working him 4th November, I think you worked him a week earlier looking at the cluster spots?
Said is QRV on HF daily, in fact I spoke to him on 15m last week, so you might ask him there. He's also good at qrz.com for an email reply. 73
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 08:08:56 (GMT/BST)
Re QSL policy - provided nobody's being dishonest (ie hoarding the green stamps they get with incoming cards), then surely it's a matter of personal preference - If I choose to reply to cards via carrier pigeon, then everyone who wants a card from me had better have a pigeon loft! M0BCG - nice idea, returning the postage - would you like to be my QSL manager, at your own expense of course.... green stamps extracted from incoming cards fully cover the cost of return postage for those cards, with a little extra to put towards printing and bureau postage. If I was in it for the money I'd have given up a long time ago. QSLing is a necessary part of running an expedition station, one which I have no problem doing (especially since I have a manager to do all the hard work), but economics dictate that contributions are collected and used to defray the not inconsiderable costs. PS 9M6BAA will be QRV again late March / early April.
Peter G4MJS / 9M6BAA <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 07:59:14 (GMT/BST)
Sorry Problem QRL i have change date for expedition CN2DX:
Start from HB9 the 22 juni evening direction Algeciras, ferry direction Tanger and mobile via Casablanca. QRV normal the 26 juni evening from IM63DM on HF: dipol 100w, 50 MHz, 3 el 100w, 144MHz 9 el 200w. PSE no sked. end of expedition 18 July
http://radioamateurs.eicn.ch/cn2dx
mail to:hb9hlm@freesurf.ch
André HB9HLM <hb9hlm@freesurf.ch>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 07:51:50 (GMT/BST)
Canada post has been charging $3.50 for ircs for the last several years. A little high me thinks!
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Monday, January 08, 2001 at 00:22:36 (GMT/BST)
Comoros Isl. D6. Spanish DXpedion starting January 13 th. includes 50 MHz ! see more info at the OZ50MHz DX Bulletin - Stop Press page at www.qsl.net/oz6om/ vy 73 de
OZ6OM "Matt" <oz6om@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 20:43:55 (GMT/BST)
Still on the subject of QSL's, anyone received one from SU1SK or is that just wishfull thinking ? Hi......
Alan, GI0OTC <gi0otc@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 20:37:32 (GMT/BST)
A few thoughts on QSLs. An IRC now costs over $1, both
currently cover the cost of an airmail QSL though. Airmail
in Jersey is up to 10 grams at the cheapest rate, big thick
envelopes and a heavy card soon add up in weight. I had a
belgian manager who could not send my outgoing cards via
his buro (but could receive them), he had to send them to me, so that I could send them on. EQSLs seem to be the
future for non-award cards, my log is now online for those
who'd like a confirmation, but don't want to wait for the
buro, and think that the QSO warrants a direct card. There
is a guy in the US who sells stamps from all over the world
(I've been sent some from 1972 on a recent QSL!), just make
sure that the amount and type is correct. UK stamps are not
valid in GU, GJ or GD. Latest GJ postal rates can be found
at www.jerseypost.com. 73 es CU on 6
Joe GJ0NYG <call@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 19:33:03 (GMT/BST)
Postage just went up here in Canada. Now $1.05 international air. No surface rate here. To the US it's now 60c. Most have been great sending IRC or green stamp. A few US stations send as a post card or card only in the envelope. Those are answered via the bureau. Tnx for all the dx qsos last season!
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 14:56:15 (GMT/BST)
M0BCG - Nice seniment re. your QSLing policy. Friday past I took 200 plus QSL's to the post office (x .45 pence) you work it out !!!! Sorry, but I can't afford your method in returning the postage, yes it is only a hobby, but QSLing from 'GI' makes it a darn expensive one :-) If anyone wants my QSL, I'm afraid I require an SASE for return. Neither of the above and I return a card via the Buro..
Alan, GI0OTC <gi0otc@qsl.net>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 13:11:23 (GMT/BST)
Any one has the e.mail of OH2BN? Tnx
I7CSB MIKE <ar.elettronica@tin.it>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 11:51:36 (GMT/BST)
Can somebody warn ON7XT ! I'm getting a lot of mail from him right now with virusattachment !!
Tnx..
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@pandora.be>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 11:26:09 (GMT/BST)
About the virus. Johan..tnx for warning !! I already had abt 50 messages with attachment containing the Emanuelle.exe or whatever virus. Also had a warning of Guy, ON4AOI abt it. How it came to life I don't know, but seems I am in many peoples list..hihi. No infection here !! Tnx for warning guys !! Paul..ON9BGP.
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@pandora.be>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 11:06:27 (GMT/BST)
Need some help to PE9GG, he has almost 100 qsl-cards for his DXCC, but need only 2 or 3. He send a card direct to ZD8KW a time ago, but still nothing back if you see this message 8KW check if it's there, if not he will send a new one. 73's John.
John PE9DX <pe9dx@amsat.org>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 10:13:52 (GMT/BST)
Have still one Mirage 50 Mhz for sale model 1015. Has 150 watts out with 10 watts in. Works great. (pre-amp is disabled). If interest please sent me an e-mail.
Yes i also need FP,CY9 and CY0. But also need 4u1un. Cannot
believe that there is such low activity overthere. Is there
not any ham to go there with a decent station ? Of course
you need propagation, mike at CY9AA nows everything about
that.
73....bert pa7mm
Bert PA7MM <berthollander@wxs.nl>
- Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 09:33:21 (GMT/BST)
I'll be QRV on 50MHz from time to time from Bucharest, Romania
during 2001 and 2002. Call will be YO/EI3IO. I leave
6 January for my next trip and will be installing asap on the appartment roof (KN34BJ)
a rotatable 3 element yagi, 28 MHz dipole and a Kenwood TS60.
May also activate some rare squares (if there are any) in
the Es season. QSL route is via EI3IO. However to save time
the log will be available on http://EI3IO.com and a Web QSL
is already there via the program QSL Make 2.2 . Hope this will
take a bit of the burden out of QSLing! The full log of EI3IO's
1997-2000 (all bands) QSOs is also available at the same URL.
73s
Dave
Dave EI3IO <EI3IO@connogue.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 22:00:06 (GMT/BST)
OK, to clear up a miss understanding: QSL cards i deal with as listed below are exchanged direct because that is the way i wish to deal with cards that "i" do not want. So, why do i do it? Simple, if i didn't, no one would receive any from those stations, direct or other wise. It has nothing to do with the RSGB buro, or being a member of the RSGB. Anyone who asks for QSL information when working any of the said stations is told that QSL is ok, but direct only, and via me. Anyone who sends via the buro will have his card sitting in the home of the GD buro manager for 6 months before he destroys them. 73 de
Andy GD0TEP <gd0tep@qsl.net>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 19:22:17 (GMT/BST)
Got the VK6DIR QSL card today - Nice job Neil and the gang.
HNY de OZ1PIF, Peter
Peter, OZ1PIF <oz1pif@get2net.dk>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 17:49:13 (GMT/BST)
Im pleased to announce Ive not had "the virus".
This is a good time to find out who your friends are, I must not appear in anybody's (sob) address book!?
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 15:53:39 (GMT/BST)
Latest grid map >> http://www.conknet.com/~b_mobile/EastGrids.html - I'm now looking for non-EME 6m contacts with Western North American FIELDS: CM,CN,CO,DL,DM,DN&DO. Your contributions are appreciated! E-mail grid list and mode (Es or F2)- callsigns are not required, just the grids. Best 73 & DX...
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile@conknet.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 13:03:51 (GMT/BST)
Received today 9E1C QSL card for (98) confirmed. Still waiting GW4VEQ , LA5QFA and SV9CVY to reach 100 ...Wish everyone have good DX in 2001. 73 Charlie / VR2XMT
Charlie / VR2XMT <vr2xmt@50mhz.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 12:14:42 (GMT/BST)
After-thought re national organizations: If a qsl mgr can't forward cards through the outgoing bureau, let your representative know this is NOT acceptable. After all, they are supposed to service their amateur community, not give them a difficult time. Let them know there is more to it than selling advertising in their publication!
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:59:17 (GMT/BST)
Re direct QSLing: Sorry I did not know there are societies which don’t let their member QSL managers send out QSLs. If so, something wrong. QSLing to outside EU with 2 USD green stamps is 3.45 USD total cost over here. But I would certainly send my QSL to a 4W6 directly, everyone knows that they have no bureau. But I would never spend 3.45 USD to get a locator confirmed. 73
Tom DL7AV <dl7av@online.de>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:42:46 (GMT/BST)
I am working on the next issue of Six News at the moment- if you have any reports or DX news please send it by e mail asap. 73
Clive G4FVP <g4fvp@ntlworld.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:33:16 (GMT/BST)
TF5SJ - some people may recall working Sigfus TF5SJ in July 1999. At the time he did not know his Grid Sq. QSL received that confirms this as IP05VR - new one for me. QSL goes via LA0BX and not TF5SJ. 73
Clive G4FVP <g4fvp@ntlworld.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:31:44 (GMT/BST)
3A2MW QSL received direct from Franco today. PO Box 2, MC-98001, Monaco. Tnx for new country confirmed. 73
Clive G4FVP <clive_davies@ntlworld.com>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:28:54 (GMT/BST)
Now you've got it, Steve! If your national organization doesn't work correctly, turn the job over to someone in another land where the bureau DOES work the way it should. All mgrs need to service bureau requests, purely and simply. If they can't or won't, don't take on the task.
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 11:14:21 (GMT/BST)
TF3MLT you are QRV on 6 metre at 6 and 7 jan. When you are DX-ing on 6 metre, we expect from you that you also sent QSL! But why didn't you send me a QSL? I have sent you 2 QSL-cards and a view e-mail messages. Why did you not answer my QSL or e-mail? I need your QSL for my DXCC! Please sent QSL!!
André pa5wx <pa5wx@amsat.org>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 09:56:19 (GMT/BST)
D'oh!. For those who don't know (and why not? !!!), the URL may help; http://web.one.net.au/~vk4cp
Adam, VK4CP <vk4cp@one.net,.au>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 04:14:23 (GMT/BST)
Where does it say that QSL managers have to qsl via bureau or else? What qsl bureaus? 4W6? There is none, individual postings to all the individual bureaus? You guys are unreal, you expect the DX station to be around 24 hours a day, qsl in 7 days, do it for nothing, and you complain when it doesn't meet your criteria. Be thankful someone takes on the thankless qsl duties, or you may wait from 1 to 5 years for a card. I do not send out 4W6 cards via any bureau. The VK bureau disallows, it. I cant send VK3SIX cards to ARRL even though I am a life member, only KL7SIX. I suggest you acquaint yourselves with all the facts before you scare those reputable managers away.
Steve VK3SIX <VK3SIX@qsl.net>
- Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 00:52:58 (GMT/BST)
Wkd Alan 3c5i today arround 11:40.Big signal (59)for 15'. 73's de
Adrian YO4FRJ <aa1@fx.ro>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 21:48:26 (GMT/BST)
Wkd 3C5I at 11:40 today.Big signal for about 15'.Then nothing again... 73 de
Adrian - YO4FRJ <aa1@fx.ro>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 21:32:55 (GMT/BST)
IMHO a qsl mgr who will not respond via the bureau has no business being a mgr to begin with.
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 19:34:57 (GMT/BST)
Looking for qsl address for GJ4ICD, can anybody help???
CLIVE ZS6AVP <clivezs6avp@mweb.co.za>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 18:48:35 (GMT/BST)
Hello Tom, and others. I understand what you're saying, but i have to agree with Stefano/I0WTD. I deal with cards for GD4IOM, MD0V, MD6V, MD8V and GD0EMG. All are direct only. Stefano has his reasons, and i have mine. But the subject of Direct only, or Buro only, does not have a place in the "code of practice" 73 de
Andy GD0TEP <gd0tep@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 18:03:42 (GMT/BST)
Re OD5SB / I0WTD: Isn’t it much easier for a QSL manager to answer a QSL via the bureau? No opening and sealing envelopes, etc. Printing cost can be covered by the money left from the 1 or 2 USD per card that you will get directly. So why do you want to answer direct cards only? It is my opinion that it should be added to the Code of Practice for 6m Operators that they should QSL via the bureau. (I know some operators are no members of e.g. RSGB, but think joining a club is much much cheaper than sending 50 QSLs directly per year) 73
Tom DL7AV <dl7av@online.de>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 16:01:19 (GMT/BST)
4U1UN on 6 Meters
On Wed Jan 3rd Fritz DL4TT, Ken WB2AMU & I visited 4U1UN to assess their 6 meter prospects. They do not have a 6m radio or antenna but Ken was able to use their multi-band dipole with his FT690 to make at least 1 cw 6m contact with Mario K2ZD. The location is quite noisy but it's on the 40th floor on the top of the UN building so location seems ideal for VHF/UHF if we can overcome the noise. We hope to get a 6m radio for them & at least a small fixed yagi on the roof for starters to give them a feel for 6m operations. We'll let you know about future operations. Dave K2SIX
Dave K2SIX <riptond@coned.com>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 12:11:02 (GMT/BST)
TF3MLT ! I cannot get replies to my emails sent to you.
I received my QSL last week but there are typos/mistake on
the card. Please send me another for my 6m DXCC, thanks!
TF3MLT !
ve9aa, Mike hello TF3MLT <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 11:55:59 (GMT/BST)
To all NA operators: The backlog of 6M QSL's has now been cleared, 200 plus. Problem was the GI post office was on strike a few weeks before christmas, so with the extra holiday mail etc, real caos here. Apologies to anyone waiting for a GI card for DXCC..
Alan, GI0OTC <gi0otc@qsl.net>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 11:19:20 (GMT/BST)
Happy new year to all six meter operators I will be on the
50 Mhz band all week-end 6th and 7th jan. hearing at night(17 to 24 GMT)some becons from Europe. 73 TF3MLT
Olafur TF3MLT <olafurbo@islandia.is>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 10:53:05 (GMT/BST)
VK6DIR Thanks guys, panic over,the fb qsl card arrived this morning. Posted 19th December..
Barry G4KCT <bhf1@york.ac.uk>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 08:41:06 (GMT/BST)
Happy New Year to everyone. You can also find my log for 1997 to
2000 on the web. Also provided is the means to download and print from log
an EI3IO QSL. Hope it works!! Check out http://EI3IO.com
73s Dave
Dave EI3IO <EI3IO@connogue.com>
- Friday, January 05, 2001 at 01:27:20 (GMT/BST)
As QSL manager of OD5SB (Rami) I start now receiving a
consistent number of requests via the Bureau Office.
Just to avoid disillusions, I would like to point out
that my committment with Rami for a consistent service is
for direct traffic only. Responses via the bureau are
currently provided on a best effort basis only, and maily
for DX stations and VHF frequencies. This may change in
the future, depending on the traffic load. Should you need
any clarification, you may contact me at my e-mail address.
Thank you for your understanding and HNY.
Stefano I0WTD <i0wtd@libero.it>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 23:34:10 (GMT/BST)
To those of you plagued by computer birdies on VHF...
After having suffered from a really annoying one on 50115, I was made aware of an option present in most high-speed PC BIOSes: Spread Spectrum!
Alledgedly it does the same to the PC's clock, that it does to radio transmissions of the same ilk: frequency hopping around the center frequency. It's not there to help plagued HAMs - at least not directly, but make the passing of FCCs emission standard easier, by spreading it out instead of having it all on one particular frequency.
To cut a long story short: enabling spread spectrum in my BIOS, completely obliterated the birdie, and with no apparent negative side effects.
Good luck hunting your problems...
73 and happy new year from
OZ1PIF, Peter
Peter, OZ1PIF <oz1pif@get2net.dk>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 20:09:32 (GMT/BST)
Super weak signal decoding! Who has used the SPECTRAN software by I2PHD ? it claims to be able to let you see signs 20 db below noise level. Has anyone experience with it, i have some decoding on some beacons which where un audible but still printing on the screen, still testing it ,i tmight open opportunities for low power EME on any band... drop me a line for any feedback or a cw tropo sked at great distance.(>850km)
johan, ON4ANT <johan.vandevelde@ping.be>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 18:20:36 (GMT/BST)
RE S92DX. G1IOV, Cliff don't use the USA address because i rcvd my direct mail back with stamps of "UNCEPTABLE".
I had contact with Matt via email and advised me to use the
address in Germany.Matthew J. De La Hunt,(DA1MH) Hauptstrasse 124, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Good luck.....
Tjerry PBøANX <pb0anx@50mhz.com>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 18:11:17 (GMT/BST)
Sorry for the delay.....Happy new year to all six'ers, that can be a fantastic dx's year!
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 17:09:36 (GMT/BST)
Someone asking about HK3CZE card: I just received HK4CZE (and a bunch of others).
Nick 5B4FL <5b4fl(at)qsl.net>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 14:24:32 (GMT/BST)
Kari, OH5YW.. If you want, i can run a sked with you on 6m HSCW, email me if want to try. 73 de
Andy-GD0TEP <gd0tep@qsl.net>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 14:13:12 (GMT/BST)
Has anybody else rxd a card from VK6DIR apart from G3SYC, or have i missed out again. Thanks..
Barry G4KCT <bhf1@york.ac.uk>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 13:31:44 (GMT/BST)
Ahhh yes, 50.110! There is never anyone operating there, including "dx"! All the Flack generated about staying off it has rendered it a waste land, NO ONE GOES THERE! Please use it, it used to be a great freq on which to watch for openings, it can be once again, use it!
Bob VE1YX <cathie.billings@ns.sympatico.ca>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 12:22:29 (GMT/BST)
Hi out there! How about HSCW via MS? Is there any activity? And if so, where? I know that 50.200 is centre freq for both CW and SSB MS-qsos according to bandplan of IARU Reg 1 but are you there? Or where?
Kari, OH5YW <oh5yw@sral.fi>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 11:46:25 (GMT/BST)
Re. FP. Mike, I'm sure FP would be very much still welcomed in Europe.I've worked it on 6m
before in May '96 but could'nt get a card to confirm. If you could stop off at CY0 and CY9 on your way out there then even better :-)
David MM0AMW <mm0amw@qsl.net>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 09:23:33 (GMT/BST)
Hey Mike there are many in the southern U.S. that could still use FP! I heard him twice last Summer, he came back to my call once before two different W3's called CQ over him and blew the short 2X Es opening to FP for us in the South. No one in this area worked FP. Bring it on if you can! Thanks.
Ken Reecy AC4TO <reecy@mail.talweb.com>
- Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 00:44:49 (GMT/BST)
RE:FP Mike as far as I'm concerned I'd love to see another DXpedition to FP as I have managed to succesfully miss all the previous FP operations.. 73s and HNY
Cliff G1IOV <m5acu@btinternet.com>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 23:05:15 (GMT/BST)
RE:S92DX I see that there are 2 addresses going around for this DXpedition. Are both OK or is the address in the USA the correct one? Thanks for any info and Happy New Year
Cliff G1IOV <m5acu@btinternet.com>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 23:01:10 (GMT/BST)
RE FP Operation: I certainly hope that if such an operation is planned that it won't hold our 50.110 internationl calling frequency hostage like the last one. With such a rare country and the technology of instantly spotting these operations I have my fingers crossed. FP is TROPO RANGE here and the 60/S9 piles on .110 for hours on end destroy any possibility of "window DX" for me. Best 73 & Gud 6m DX!...
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile@conknet.com>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 22:55:54 (GMT/BST)
Hi all, thanks very much - lots more updates to the firsts list - from all over. Also added licencing info from some countries which is definitve. Still a few shy people out there - come on claim or correct you firsts!!! Cheers to all. dont forget to reload!!!
Ken G4IGO <g4igo@freeuk.com>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 20:56:32 (GMT/BST)
Is "FP" still badly needed in EU? Or have the fp8aa, n1jez
and ka3b operations in the past looked after most of you guys? There is talk of something in late June, but nothing
concrete yet.
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 19:06:30 (GMT/BST)
4U1UN now on 50.150 CW 2 watts to a vertical. WB2AMU Ken operator for a demomstration of 50 Mhz to the UN. Also QRV on 28.880 GL
Mario K2ZD <k2zd@arrl.net>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 17:33:30 (GMT/BST)
FS GS35B 6M Amp+PSU. Due to a change in my operational bands I no longer have a requirement for my large 6M linear. Based on a GS35B it is mounted in a 19" rack unit and comes with separate PSU based on G3SEK Triode Board. This is a superb, home built amplifier, built using top notch components. This is a SERIOUS bit of kit. Email me if interested.
Simon GM4PLM <simon@creoch.freeserve.co.uk>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 16:19:05 (GMT/BST)
FURTHER CLARIFICATION: Please refer to this grid map of Eastern Area Grids >> http://www.conknet.com/~b_mobile/EastGrids.html . This will be updated regularly. What I am (now) looking for is ANY (non-EME) 6m contacts between North American fields CM & CN and any of the grids shown on this map. This means you can contribute from BOTH sides of the pond. These EXTREME distance contacts will have top priority in filling in a square with the color RED (regardless of whether that square is filled in already). If I receive sufficient data- we should see nice color bands based on RANGE. Thanks to the many who have already replied! Best 73 & Gud 6m DX...
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile@conknet.com>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 15:05:44 (GMT/BST)
QSL EH6SA, I received QSL from EH6SA normal via the buro after about 5 months of the QSO. But send it VIA EA6SA.
Best wishes for 2001.
Theo - PA3HEN <pa3hen@amsat.org>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 10:16:40 (GMT/BST)
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL SIXERS AND GOOD DX...
Pse anyone received FR/T and E3 last expedition QSLs ,
as well HK3CZE and HK3SAN QSLs since late Oct opening??
Costas SV1DHG <geten1@compulink.gr>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 09:07:39 (GMT/BST)
@W3CMP: It is really difficult to get QSLs from most of the EH6-stations. CBA from EH6SA should be o.k. anyway.
I have worked many EA6-stations on 2m and 6m. But QSLs
I got only if it was an expedition or foreign OP.
Just try again and again, may be with registered mail.
73s Joe
DL8HCZ <funk-telegramm@t-online.de>
- Wednesday, January 03, 2001 at 07:40:40 (GMT/BST)
got EY8MM QSL via K1BV within two weeks - excellent! But few days ago email from Germany, that TS7N cards are not even printed :-(( Happy 2001 with lots of DX to all 6m addicts 73,
Peter, OE4WHG <oe4whg@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 20:52:13 (GMT/BST)
RECIVED 9E1C qsl card today happy new year & gd dx on 6 metres STEWART G1HHO
STEWART G1HHO <gordon.reeve@btinternet.com>
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 18:21:53 (GMT/BST)
ATTENTION NORTH AMERICAN FIELDS CM & CN: If you have worked ANY of the grids shown on the enclosed map- please send me your data (GRIDS and mode (Es or F2)). It will be compiled with a separate color grouping for CX fields, DX fields, EX fields, FX fields with the hope of showing potential range possibilities to Eu from North America with a BIAS on Es. Pse no data from other than CM, CN fields at this time. Here's the URL: http://www.conknet.com/~b_mobile/EastGrids.html.... Many Thanks in advance & 73!
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile@conknet.com>
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 16:56:40 (GMT/BST)
Does anyone have any info on getting a QSL from EH6SA? I worked him this summer, and sent 2 cards with green stamps, but have received no response. I used QRZ database for EH6SA. Thanks and happy new year from the frozen DX wasteland, FN10
Chris W3CMP <w3cmp@aol.com>
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 01:13:26 (GMT/BST)
I would like to wish happy new year and good DX to all 6m operator's where ever they maybe. 73 de John G7PEB.
John.G7PEB <john@g7peb.fsnet.co.uk>
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 00:04:26 (GMT/BST)
Add me to your mailing list.
tnx Bob K6PHE
Bob k6phe <k6phe@msn.com>
- Monday, January 01, 2001 at 19:06:50 (GMT/BST)
Ah, looks like only some telnet access is restricted, so can now make it in on some clusters OK! (Don't tell them!) I suspect this success may be shortlived, though.
alan 3c5i <alan_isaachsen@email.mobil.com>
- Monday, January 01, 2001 at 16:25:05 (GMT/BST)
Happy New Year to all the 6m family! and thanks Chris for the splendid pages we all enjoy! ........It looks like I cannot post notices on the oh2aq cluster now via telnet as the company security restrictions have increased and do not allow it. I can still post dx notices on the oh2aq cluster via the internet route, but then this will not appear on packet. So I will need to change, which is unfortunate as the packet postings appear to work well.
3c5i Alan <alan_isaachsen@email.mobil.com>
- Monday, January 01, 2001 at 07:16:00 (GMT/BST)
VE9AA: Forgot to mention power levels. We are limited to 100w here in Norway, but propagation has not been with us.... (at least not me.....)
Andreas, LA8AJA <la8aja@qsl.net>
- Monday, January 01, 2001 at 05:37:28 (GMT/BST)
Happy Millenium to all. See you on 6M soon. 73s !.
Peter PY5CC PYØFM <PY5CC@50mhz.com>
- Monday, January 01, 2001 at 00:26:11 (GMT/BST)
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