Hi 6m fanatics,
Steve, VK3OT/six/etc/etc does NOT represent the feelings of this little puppy with his latest lot of "guff" on our hobby. Good dx.
Peter VK4APG <pjgarden@gil.com.au>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 21:48:55 (GMT)
I just received a phone call from 5R8GJ (F5QT), back in France last saturday. Jean-Paul gave me quick infos:
450 complet QSO and 36 countries worked on 6 meters: JY, 4X4, VR2, US, UT, LY, RX, S2, RV, RX, HS, J28, EW, S5, 9U, ZA, JS6, BV, and several europeens. Unfortunatly, not any QSO with North or South America. Every evening, the band was wide open into the Mediterraneen aeria (5B4, I8, IT, JY, 4X4, EA7, a.s.o.). Only one big opening to F and G's : the 25th october in the evening. He left his beam to FR5EE who will be now very active on 6. Jean-Paul gave me also these update infos: 1° - QSL via his home call. Be patient ! He found at home more than 500 envelops ! (21, 28, 50 Mhz QSO).
2° -FR5EE is ex FR5EL. So, don't send any letter with FR5EL adress : they are definitivly lost !
3° -Don't write on your envelop: Ile de la Réunion Madagascar. Ile de la Reunion is a french department, Madacascar is another country. All the QSL send to Madagascar are lost or stolen during their way. 4° -His apologies for those he didn't work, but every time the pile-up was tremendous !
73 de Georges F8OP.
Georges F8OP <f8op@wanadoo.fr>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 20:16:21 (GMT)
I'm off to EA8 (Fuerteventura) tomorrow morning. No 50MHz permit but I will have a 144/432 handy and my scanner (hope I don't hear too much DX on 6). Anyone on Fuerteventura or Lanzarote care to meet for a drink? We are staying at Barcelo el Castillo in Caleta de Fuste 73 Peter Taylor EB8/G8BCG!!
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 19:45:47 (GMT)
PS. And the extensive work done by VK8MS, VK4FNQ, VK6RO, VK6PA, VK8ZLX, et al.
How do you think that the VK stations get their wake up calls? From 28.85?
VK3SIX/KL7SIX/7J1BAX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 19:18:13 (GMT)
To be quite frank about it, without the infracstructure and internal liason within VK via our clusters and the data base and hours of propagation predicting work carried out by VK5LP and I to produce the data base, I think we would still be listening to ther white noise.
VK3SIX/KL7SIX/7J1BAX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 19:16:03 (GMT)
Peter PA1SIX, without being mean and complying with the ethics of this page, could I suggest politely to you that many VK stations are well aware of what it takes to work Europe and dont need reminding about it.
We were working long distance dx for a long time and developed the art of predicting openings because everywhere from here is a long way and we never had the benefit of close distance stations to hone our operating skills. May I also remind you that it is about 11 years to the day (23/12/88) since the first VK OH signal was received. A few guys over here Peter are taking exception to the propagation predictions from PA. Hi!
VK3SIX/KL7SIX/7J1BAX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 19:12:31 (GMT)
G3WOS de VK3OT, sorry about the size of the posting on the snowlel, didnt realise it was so large. 73
VK3OT
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 19:00:35 (GMT)
I'll be in Berlin for the next three days. So no 6 metres.
Seems I took a good time with a quiet band now. Only thing that
will remind me on 6 will be the last issue of SIX NEWS
that came in this morning. Look to be a nice one! If everything goes well
I will be back during the weekend and have 48 hours with no
qrl, building and family affairs. So Mr.Propagation please
be nice to me! 73,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 17:40:58 (GMT)
Hi there! Just RX the 5X1T QSL. Thank you to Peter and Ghis ON5NT, his QSL manager. Best 73s
Alain ON4KST <on4kst@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 11:36:30 (GMT)
Again, now the whole message: foF2 values in C+S-EU are pretty poor up till now(io91=12 MHz,jn61=9.5 MHz). N-Eu values are normal (JO89=12 MHz).
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 10:19:15 (GMT)
foF2 values in C/S-EU are pretty poor up till now(io9112 MHz).
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 10:17:44 (GMT)
This afternoon we had strong opening toward VK7.It indicates the local winter has come.On 07Z, strong signal from XU7AAV broke my hibernation.QSL G4ZVJ.Enjoy off-season until next Feb. GL.
Han JE1BMJ <je1bmj@jarl.com>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 09:52:42 (GMT)
RE:K1SIX (concerning IPS foF2-maps). Yeah, Bob. (1)-Timestamps, (2)-one hour delay, (3)- foF2 not according Digi, (4)-Maps with same timestamp not equal, (5)-Atlantic/NA map only updated for a few hours a day, (6)-Sometimes no update for hours. You know any other complaints ?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 07:57:01 (GMT)
Thansk for all the comments on 48.250.
Scott VK4JSR <scott.watson@clemenger.com.au>
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 03:12:30 (GMT)
G4MJS de VK3OT did you happen to log the frequency of the nearby video in 9M6, where nearby and what power and standard? I need data input thanks.
VK3OT
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 00:35:42 (GMT)
Es 9into VK3 with ZL3 and VK2 QSO and copying 51.0296 ZL2MHB FSK beacon from Napier. Utter confusion about which TV video is on which frequency. Heard 5.2500 from 2230 to 0030 which could have been from ZL1 ZL3 or ZK1, need to get that sorted out.
VK3OT
- Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 00:30:52 (GMT)
As Nick SV9ANK informed me, the SV9SIX beacon sounds back again after almost two years been quit. Frequency 50010.
Same locator, almost same QTH as befor (Heraklion, Crete Is)
Chris SV1OH <sv1oh@tee.gr>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 23:29:05 (GMT)
gday, 9m6 beacon heard in perth west australia at
about 0600 utc sunday but no qso cheers graham
vk6ro/vk6six
VK6RO
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 20:21:09 (GMT)
Worked VE1YX today at 1327z for what must have been one of my easiest DX QSOs yet. Having snuck home for a late lunch to check the band, turned on the rig and there he was. Signals 55-58 during brief QSO but nearly faded out completely later whilst I was monitoring. No pile, didn't even have time for the amp to warm up up, so count myself very lucky. Thanks Bob.
Paul G7GUC <bradbeerfamily@aol.com>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 17:41:14 (GMT)
Peter, you may wish to also include the fact that the TIME STAMP is misleading. It's almost always 03 UT!! de ex-WA1OUB
Bob, K1SIX
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 14:28:40 (GMT)
I intend to send them a long email asking all sort of things.
Peter, PA1SIX.
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 11:44:25 (GMT)
Why is IPS map so often wrong (i.e. out of sync with Ionosonde data) Has anyone asked the owners of these pages? Any experts out there? 73
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 10:48:52 (GMT)
IPS foF2 map seems to be wrong(again). Eastern foF2 is too low, western foF2 too high. BTW, based upon previous cycle I'd say EU>VK/JA propagation should be more or less over (untill the end of february 2000). From 10:00 UTC onward S-AM + Carr. should come in the picture.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 10:12:36 (GMT)
Re: Tunisia - according to RadCom this month, the 3V8DJ DXpedition weren't allowed ANY VHF bands. But if you do manage permission, I still need 3V8, good luck & 73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 08:57:59 (GMT)
VK6RO: I expect you heard 9M6AAC - we were doing some tests with eu stations who were hearing nearby video. 150W to 5-el yagi, I guess you were hearing us off the back. Sorry no QSO... back home later today, I don't think there will be much 50MHz activity from 9M6AAC, but the beacon is now QRV (9M6SMC 50.015).
Peter G4MJS <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 08:32:01 (GMT)
Any info of working 6m from 3V-land? Going to Tunisia next january. Should I take IC-706 with?
Kari, OH5YW <oh5yw@sral.fi>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 06:52:56 (GMT)
Some comments to 48Mhz video from VK4.During the last opening to VK4
the first F2 hope produced very strong (9+50!!)48Mhz video from
Dubai (A6), which freq. is 48250.0
SV1DH <geten1@compulink.gr>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 06:46:26 (GMT)
Hello Scott,
Why should those carriers come from EU ?
In the Middle East plenty of stations on ch. 2 and also in Thailand.
Grtgs, Ruud
nl9649 <ruud.brand@wxs.nl>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 06:35:55 (GMT)
9m6 HEARD in Perth sunday about 0600?, no qso, also ja stations and plenty of video, then RARE DX!! VK6JQ was copied 599 in OF77XX in Perth on Es, cheers to all, Graham VK6RO
Graham VK6RO <vk6ro@yahoo.com>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 04:55:53 (GMT)
In my opinion you are hearing Thailand and a few Malaysians, the far east , the middle east are also strong but West, the Black Sea 49 are unique frequencies and the Eastern EU 48's are usually weak.
I had no trouble in iding the 48s on Friday when I heard the Romanian station, the two events correlated.
What did you hear when you worked the SV1?
VK3OT
Steve
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 04:20:26 (GMT)
What, and where do you reckon we are hearing?
Every night we have very strong 48.250 video starting as early as 07:00z and sometimes lasting throguh to 11:00z, with signals reach RST 59+.
The zero beat frequency on USB is 48.249.95 (so 48.250). Beam heading is usually between 285 and 305 degrees.During all openings we have reasonable 10m propagation to EU, and SE Asia, but nothing from Africa.
I've been assuming that it has been in Europe, but the longer and more consistenbtly we get this video, the more I'm questioning it. The path places it in line with the scatter prop that th JA's get into EU when beaming towards the sub-continent...... so is there any 48.250+/- TV tx from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan?
Got any other suggestions?
Scott VK4JSR <scott.watson@clemenger.com.au>
- Monday, November 29, 1999 at 02:17:24 (GMT)
Missed 2 countries during working hours this week. Fortunately S92DX compensated this in a surprising manner. Worked them Saturday, 11.27utc, 529/519. Audible for about 10 minutes. I had to wait for the ON's who worked him first. Guess signals were better south of my QTH. Cheers !
Enno,PA5EA <cw@dx.nl>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 21:38:34 (GMT)
9G5AA Kazu QRV on six. He was on yesterday CW and SSB. GL
Fred - PY2XB <py2xb@integral.com.br>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 13:50:19 (GMT)
SP3CPR, Bogdan has been quite active on six since last Friday(11/26). He is using a FT100 along with a short boom 3 ele yagi (only 1.3m long). Nevertheless signals were great.He is in JJ25 BTW. Good Luck !
Fred - PY2XB <py2xb@integral.com.br>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 13:48:06 (GMT)
Hi folks, PY0FM QSL cards were today posted to all who sent me SASE. Best regards,
Hatsuo, JA1VOK <ja1vok@jarl.com>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 13:45:51 (GMT)
S92DX has been worked by several PYs on Friday 11/26. Matt said that they would be working the contest during the weekend. I guess their 6m availability during the weekend is compromised. Yesterday (saturday 27) the beacon on 092 was comming in quite strong. Yes the yagi is up and signals were quite strong (out of an Icon 706). QSL via DL5OBZ. Good Luck
fred- PY2XB <py2xb@integral.com.br>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 13:43:51 (GMT)
TNX Steve. I hope I did the right thing! At least Mario, K2MUB will realize much less confusion now :-) 73---
Bob, K1SIX (ex-WA1OUB)
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 12:42:52 (GMT)
Beacon now QRV - 9M6SMC 50.015 OJ85ax. 2W to turnstile, mounted on northern side of the tower. Photos when I get back.
Peter G4MJS/9M6 <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 10:49:24 (GMT)
9M6AAC now QRV 50.115, beam to EU. 9M6SMC/B will be QRV later in the weekend from same site in OJ85.
Peter G4MJS/9M6 <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 06:24:06 (GMT)
BV2DP working ZL North island at 0300 +
VK3OT
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 05:07:56 (GMT)
WA1OUB now K1SIX congrats from another SIX or two Steve VK3SIX/KL7SIX just imagine when the band opens world wide.. PS Did you hear the one about a certain VK5 who asked me "Have you QSY'd VK3SIX Beacon to 50.095?" You guessed it they heard another SIX beacon about 16000 K away in PJ2
VK3OT Steve <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 05:04:52 (GMT)
PS A certain VK4 was verballing alland sundry yesterday about how he single handedly first work all you EU guys last month, which is a/. not the case as VK8's worked EU a month earlier and b/. a hard fact to digest given there is not a single thing we can do about the vagaries of propagation except be prepared and make positive efforts to keep the dream alive. Comments like yesterday are destructive to our hobby as it supports the concept of elitism, in the ranks. 73
VK3OT
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 19:58:28 (GMT)
No EU path last night but the day began at 2330z with a huge opening to all of JA and HL also a bonus was Phil YB0ASRA/9 who ran his keyer on 50.103 beaming USA.
I was wkng JAs and suffered QRM from the beacon and wondered who this turkey was to find surprise surprise, Phils keyer.
At 0000z it came up out of noise and stayed around 579 until after 0130z. Success to VK3AMK/3AKK and myself for a new grid and field PI85. Phil ran 500 watts plus to a stacked pair of three el yagis.
Band stayed open until after dark 1000z and over 250 JAs worked and HJL9. heard the TV3 outlet described by Tony Mann on 48.2396 and confimred it was the sole outlet in the region and from Thailand not malaysia.
Kotakinibalu is 0004 up on 2400.
After dark the band dropped and no link up to Europe so the YO4 will be the only EU heard only for a while. KN44 top QF12 is only 14500 kM and way short of ther G3 qsos from 10 years ago this month.
VK3OT
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 19:54:17 (GMT)
Congrats all of you worked S92DX. After hours of listening
to noise and one MS qso with ES0HD was gone for shopping and
not in. Ohh Mr Murphy have mercy sometime during this cycle.
Have fun, 73>
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 18:26:42 (GMT)
Can't get to the CHAT room, so must be trouble with my computer,
HOWEVER, can anyone tell me if S92DX is operating with a beam yet
and if they are/will be looking for NA? Many thanks-ve9aa
ve9aa-Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 13:25:40 (GMT)
Just to let you know that effective 27 November, the callsign: WA1OUB has been changed to K1SIX. Best 73,
Bob, K1SIX <b_mobile>
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 11:32:42 (GMT)
We have set up a chat room for tracking what is happening with the S92DX 6m DXpedition. If you are hearing them (or 5N!), have worked them or are just looking for them log in NOW!
(Click the rooms button and go to the S92DX room) I am on holiday for four days so will be around Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 09:17:40 (GMT)
9M6AAC now QRV 50.115, looking for EU around 0900 Z
Peter G4MJS <g4mjs@blacksheep.org>
- Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 01:28:15 (GMT)
to iw1idm-just sent you an Email for your QRG list of NA
PMR, 73-Mike
ve9aa
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 23:42:33 (GMT)
Wednesday there was big ve1/w1-EU opening (I missed it).
VE1RG/mobile was getting S7-s9 reports from EU, so I am
wondering if anyone heard VE9MS/b on 50.065 (FSK), just
below Wa1ojb/b? 73-Mike
ve9aa-Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 23:23:23 (GMT)
Seems like the ionosphere is just a regular working guy. It starts to work same time we do; stops working when we get home, and takes the weekend off as well .... How much more normal can you get? Let's hope it feels like working on a Saturday or Sunday this week,
73 de
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 21:13:14 (GMT)
ST2SA....Hmmmm. Pitty I have to work at least 10 hrs a
day for a living. Hopefully Murphy will be kind for those
poor guys that can't operate 6 mtrs during the week.I will
be in Berlin from wednesday till saturday next week. Mostly
this means...DX at 6! Good luck and have fun,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 19:42:46 (GMT)
Missed ST2SA in KK65..because I had to go away for half an hour. next time I stay. Only hrd him 51 on 50.110. Tried to call..but to weak yet. hrd ON4KST and some others work him.
Better next time..congrats those who wkd him.
paul..ON9BGP.
Paul, ON9BGP <on9bgp@online.be>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 19:31:42 (GMT)
foF2 in Chilton (IO91) was 12.6 MHz at 14:00 UTC. The highest value today.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 14:13:55 (GMT)
Unfortunately these values are WRONG, real foF2 of all the sounding stations is 3 to 4 MHz lower !!!!!
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 14:11:10 (GMT)
FoF2 @ 1300z shown as 15MHz over UK on http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/rworldmap.gif - best map I've ever seen, yet the band is dead. Good job I'm only doing this for fun! 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 14:02:38 (GMT)
Have mercy! leave some dx for the weekend.. thanks
We need to change the opening hours of the 6m shop...
pa0oos <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 13:45:17 (GMT)
Worked ST2SA for a new one. Fb sigs (57) but only for 5 minutes, then he QSBed down the noise.
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 12:52:01 (GMT)
to PY2XB Fred try this: amunters@cable.a2000.nl
for PE1NWL Allards E-mail address...
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 12:50:03 (GMT)
S92DX confirms G3KOX (1s G?) and G3NVO qso's on six today! Very weak on 110 cw.
Nick G3KOX 5B4FL <5B4FL@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 12:30:57 (GMT)
RE VK3OT. Sorry Steve, my LAN at QRL won't allow me to use chatboxes !! (for obvious reasons, I suppose)
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 12:11:57 (GMT)
Hi there. Big surprise to work ST2SA today on 50 MHz. I will put later his voice on http://on4kst.freeservers.com/activity.html. Best 73s
Alain ON4KST <on4kst@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 11:43:03 (GMT)
Has anyone received HH6PA's qsl card. The operation was carried by Allard PE1NWL in 1998. I received a mail from Allard saying that the cards were in the printer. Months later I tried to contact him, but the e-mail address was no longer valid. Any help is appreciated. Fred
Fred - PY2XB <py2xb@integral.com.br>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 11:12:31 (GMT)
Well to be quite frank I had not set it up and the path to EU cvaught me by surprise even though it did occur right in the middle of the window.
Maybe next time if there is a next time.
48.250 and 260+ from SM/LA area appeared about 0930 to 0945z.
VK3OT
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 10:04:23 (GMT)
VK3OT and others. Why dont you use this kind of comments online in the uksmg chatroom ? Much faster and direct info between operators
Petter SM3PXO <sm3pxo@swipnet.se>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 09:44:23 (GMT)
JO89+KO02 foF2 abt 12 MHz, only few traces of ES. About 1.5 hours before fof2 will rise to 14 MHz level. So link W-EU > VK not there yet.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 09:28:26 (GMT)
All dropped out VK8RAS in strong burt when it was weak I had 48.2602 weak, 48.2498 extra weak and then 48.2395 from Nw and 48.2396 appeared at 0910 from 300 degrees faded after 15 minutes, I guess thats all folks. VK8GF strong calling CQ
VK3OT
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 09:27:56 (GMT)
VK3OT de PA5AA, yep but nil here ;-(
chris pa5aa <zzz@xs4all.nl>
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 09:09:10 (GMT)
I am up 50.115 qrm 109 heard YO4AUL calling no response 115 CW now..is this clear in Europe???
VK3OT
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 09:02:06 (GMT)
TV check video weak from n/w on 48.2602, 48.2498 and 48.2395+ FYI
VK3OT QF12ag
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 08:55:12 (GMT)
In last hour JA6YBR in and then out up to 559, Chinese TV in 9+++ Moscow in now and VK8RAS into ZL3 and now shortened to VK3 maybe a link is being set up to EUrope. 48 TV into ZKL3 and now VK3 I will be on 50.107 CW for next 2 hours and not on this medium if you want me call 613 55723333 that is all
VK3OT
- Friday, November 26, 1999 at 08:47:48 (GMT)
'Six News' 63 should, with luck, have been posted to all members today. Hope you enjoy it! 73
Chris, G4IFX <cdeacon@compuserve.com>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 21:12:05 (GMT)
Good F2 yesterday to East Coast of North America. Wkd about 50 stations. Some signals up to S9.
Pedro, CT1DYX <ct1dyx@teleweb.pt>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 20:56:03 (GMT)
Hans HK3YH was a big signal on Wednesday. I had e_mail from him he was running 50 watts 5 Ele yagi on top of a 15M tower which was on a 7 story apartment block. He say's green stamp or irc's are ok for return postage. 73 GL de Pete G3KNU
Peter G3KNU <pjackson@freeuk.com>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 20:41:28 (GMT)
Today afternoon at 13.55z i have working S92DX from JJ30 with signal to S519-529 for 30min.
The manager is DL5OBZ.
Best 73's
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 14:25:29 (GMT)
Hi All , I will be in Cairo next week and will try to call on Ezzat SU1ER . Keep your fingers crossed that I can generate some activity from that area. 73 de Peter G3IBI
Peter G3IBI <pascutt@tcp.co.uk>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 13:20:57 (GMT)
Hello
as usual the dx cluster system in north pa0 is down.
I can come on tel net. Who can tel me a good telnet path to a working dx cluster. Thanks
PA9KT <PA9KT@BART.NL>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 12:56:30 (GMT)
Split-frequency operation will work very well indeed on one condition: that people get out of the habit of not moving more than 20kHz from .110. With the prevalence of DXClusters (love 'em or hate 'em - I hate 'em) anything interesting will be found within 5 minutes of it turning up. So YES to split, but USE THE BAND. There _is_ life up above .150 if we want it that way! The narrow-mode portion goes all the way up to 50.500, although you'd think it stops dead at .150 There's more than enough room if only people could get used to using a tuning knob. 73, Pete
Pete PE1MHO <petehalp@xs4all.nl>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 12:54:09 (GMT)
Hi All Sixers. Regarding working split I'll think that it isn't that bad at all. If we compare it with twenty meters or any
other HF band you can see it is a normal operating method in SSB and CW. 14 MHz is often full of stations and I haven't seen any complaints of working split. So let's do it and use split when a pile-up occurs. If 6 metres is so occupied that using 2 frequencies is not friendly anymore we can start the discussion again. Best regards and 73,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 11:49:25 (GMT)
ZS6EZ: SMIRK No replies to my e-mails either. Have been a member since 1980, collected DXDCs etc but it seems to have died now! Long live UKSMG. 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 11:12:15 (GMT)
Hi OM, i'm writing a list of most usually PMR channels that is possible to hear in Europe from any parts of USA, South America, Asia and Oceania.
I'm writing in team with IK1EGC (Dan) and IK1MTZ (Diego).
I think that this work can help you firtly in USA direction where are not TV carriers and where is difficult a opening prediction.
The PMR channel can be made in FM voice or data mode and the list report can contain qrg/data/mode/language/ and tipe of service if it's possible.
If you want to help me, you can send me your reports by email.
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 09:53:46 (GMT)
I'm normally a BIG supporter of working split. However, when the band is WIDE OPEN as it was yesterday, working split only moves the QRM on to someone elses patch.
(I have taken out certain inflammatory remarks at this
position. I would refer Peter to the "Code of Practice" above. G3WOS ) 73 CU in the BS (back scatter!!!)
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 09:23:12 (GMT)
I only heard hk3yh becuase i had to leave for qrl.
(afternoonshift) Would it be a suffestion to put an article in the six news abot working split. I heard 100 stn calling but mostly the dx was under this mess. The dx for them selves was telling the pile up was so big he could hardly putsome one out. 3 to 5 up would be much better and quicker
73 Timon pa9kt
timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 09:06:26 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 allready up to 11.5 MHz
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 08:13:02 (GMT)
RE VK3OT: G'day Steve. In 1990/91/92 I started calling cq on .110 every morning at 04:30 but never made a single contact before VK6PA at 06:55. Earliest video ever heard was at abt 06:00. So for EU contacts I suppose you should try the guys 2000k east of me.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 07:59:46 (GMT)
If you worked G8BCG/P yesterday go to http://www.qsl.net/g8bcg/ to listen to the QSO! 73
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 07:05:57 (GMT)
KH6 pager POCSAG in on 35.680 but US shut down for Thanksgiving.
UA BY TV still in on F2 by scatter.
VK3OT
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 02:05:59 (GMT)
F2 in early 49.7499 Vladivostok and 49.7500 Khabarovsk in to QF12 monitoring all day and looking toEurope in 5 hours.
VK3OT <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 01:21:36 (GMT)
Received E-mail
Heard you about 34 in grid EM52 but could not get through the East Coast
gang. Your the first European heard this cycle.
73 and keep listing
Smitty
W4UDH in Mississippi
Chris PA5AA <zzz@xs4all.nl>
- Thursday, November 25, 1999 at 00:00:18 (GMT)
Not a bad day - glad I ignored the soothsayers here! Two new ones 5N3 & HK3 plus 47 stateside & VE QSOs mainly 59+ for a bonus. Got most of it on tape - will be up on my website soon. Nice to hear the HC2FG beacon - I need HC but I can wait! CU on the Magic Band, 73 from IO70.
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 22:18:44 (GMT)
Good to have a job for earning some money, bad that you miss all the DXin the meantime. Well, that's life. Tried the ChatRoom tonight. Very slick Java applet indeed ! Well done and thanks for yet another nice service, Chris !
Enno, PA5EA <cw@dx.nl>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 20:47:16 (GMT)
Hi all, superb day on SIX. Started with EA, CT video Scatter QTF 240,
then HK4YH (FJ24), PY0FF, YV4AB/b 599 (FK50) and some of the loudest European back-scatter I have ever heard.
Then propagation moved to NA, up until the band closed here at 15:30 I
made 50 QSO's. For today's log and updated SIX metre info, including
Cycle 22 notebooks, check out my web site:
http://www.gi0otc.demon.co.uk/home.htm
Hope to work some more of you on SIX soon. 73 de Alan
Alan, GI0OTC <alan@gi0otc.demon.co.uk>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 19:22:56 (GMT)
Hans HK3YH has confirmed the address below is correct. Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 17:26:02 (GMT)
Relayed from 885: S92MX now up with dipole, 5-ele today or tomorrow, beacon on .092 Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 17:05:09 (GMT)
Isthis the right QSL address for HK3YH: "HANS G. HEINRICH,
APARTADO 100.373,STAFE DE BOGOTA, D.C.,COLOMBIA" Chris
G3WOS, Chtis
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 16:40:30 (GMT)
Today i have worked HK3YH at 13.22z with nice signal 5 to 7 in jn35 and have also heard VE1YX but with more pile up.
Many PMR signals from USA in the spectrum 41 to 43Mhz in the afternoon but no Ham!
I hope for the next days....
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 16:30:39 (GMT)
OPEN NA: just worked VE1YX,W1LP,WA1ECF,VE1ZZ stil open ;-)
Chris PA5AA <zzz@xs4all.nl>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 15:29:07 (GMT)
OX3LG from GP38 will be calling CQ on 50.122 from 15.30-16.30 gmt.He will beam as well europe as stateside
Claus OZ1FDH <oz1fdh@novo.dk>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 15:03:12 (GMT)
Well the moral of my earlier posting is ...forget all the technology available for MUF checking and start CQing!
HK3 hit 59+20 here, YV/HC bcn's also 599 but no activity. 5N3CPR got lonely as everyone pointed West.
A few VE/W in the middle of it all on scatter. As things were fading called CQ on 110 and PY0FF replied at 599.
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 14:29:34 (GMT)
HK3YH worked at 12.50 utc FJ24 #102.
YV4AB/b heared 13.00-13.16 up to 559.
Mike, J87AB was not at home ;-((
Chris PA5AA <http://www.xs4all.nl/~zzz>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 14:20:45 (GMT)
Worked HK3YH FJ24 JO22 at 12.50utc #102
Heared YV4AB/b 559.
Mike J87AB was not in ;-(
Chris PA5AA <http://www.xs4all.nl/~zzz>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 14:18:06 (GMT)
Fantastic opening to South America - HK3YH s9 for an hour & brief PY0FF. No HP3XUG - where were you Louis? Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 13:47:59 (GMT)
1100z UK Ionograms suggesting MUF 10-12MHz down on same time yesterday .....pity!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 11:26:38 (GMT)
I am back in Montserrat next Wednesday (1st December)for two weeks.
Quite a heavy work schedule but hope to activate Six with my VP2MDD call. CW / SSB + 100watts + 4 el yagi at 30ft a.g.l. (about 150 ft above & overlooking sea level in total)
Just in case Six opens and QSO's follow ( !! ), I am no longer QTHR for QSL purposes.
New U.K. QTH details (w.e.f. from 22 Nov.) on QRZ & Buckmaster.
Ever hopeful ! 73 Graham M0AEP / VP2MDD
Graham M0AEP / VP2MDD <dawesfurnishings@compuserve.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 10:37:59 (GMT)
Bogdan 5N3CPR is now 579! on 50117 /0840 utc/,I hope S92 will be soon.
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 08:43:36 (GMT)
Hello ALL. I have got licence for 50MHz beacon here in Lithuania :
call LY0SIX, 10W power, 50,063MHz. But I have a problem - can't find quartz
rezonator for 25,0315MHz frequency. All equipment is about ready
to go, only need this part and beacon keyer (under construction now).
Could somebody help me? I'm ready to buy quartz if it not so
expensive. Any help or information will be greatly appreciated.
All other real info about beacon will follow.
Many thanks in advance. Best regards.
Remi LY2MW <r.vaicius@omnitel.net>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 08:24:03 (GMT)
PA1SIX Hi Peter, I just called some freinds form here at work and they say it has all dropped out. There is a report on the JA cluster of an OH2 heard at 0715z or so but thats all.
We need a way of contacting you guys when conditions arise as they did today, it was very early your time and no one around.
Tis a pity that the Russians all seem to disappear just as we get conditions.
Looking closely towards KL7 also, are you guys?
Steve
Steve VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 08:02:44 (GMT)
I've been trying to contact SMIRK. K5ZMS and N5TX are no longer involved. Emails to a bunch of others have gone unanswered. Any ideas, please?
Chris R. Burger ZS6EZ <crb@nanoteq.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 07:53:12 (GMT)
Cont.. A gradually dropping flux and moderate geomagnetic activity should lift the MUF even further then yesterday.
Peter,PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 07:32:28 (GMT)
Massive high-MUF area S of Ja. KO02 f0F2 still low at only 9 MHz.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 07:30:31 (GMT)
Could not alert VK2QF not home, VK5 boys not for two hours yet, VK3AXH and VK3AKK active but few else and VK3DUT in QF32 and VK3ANP/VK3ATQ just to name a few but no one in west of Victoria anymore VK3LK is qrt to VK4.
VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 05:51:19 (GMT)
UN3G de VK3OT, we had path rto Moscow at 49 Mhz so maybe in your region something would work.
let me know your times of operating?
Also no sign of the EY8 boys now summer is over.
VK3OT <vk3six@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 05:48:19 (GMT)
You have just missed?? Who knows as I plan to go to work 48.2396 and 48.2604 are in from west 7604 fades and the whole band is washing out, maybe tomorrow.
Steve VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 05:45:57 (GMT)
Moscow is audible under a gaggle of south Asian outlets but not strong, think path is going towards south.
Steve VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 04:24:26 (GMT)
European Alert now copying 49.7604 308 degrees 14000 kM from near Black Sea region,
first time since 1993.
I am qsx 885 also 105 cw next two hours. VK3AKK is also listening QF22 and VK3AXH.
VK3AKK confirms frequency and heading. Steady signal 539 so stay sharp.
Steve VK3OT <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 04:23:17 (GMT)
I was the first VK member of the group,this was when G3JVL and G3SED were just setting it up in the late 70's or early 80's, [I was a young bloke then] BUT i am not a member at present,what is the cost in Fair Dinkum Aussie dollars [or your pounds} to become a member nowdays?, do you have many Aussie members?, there is a bit of Es starting here in OF77XX now getting ready for the summer season, with luck i will work that VERY RARE [for us] VK6JQ, he is about 2000 miles north of me, it would take me about 4 days to drive to his qth at 110 KPH, just to say hello and have a cuppa, cheers see you on 50 mhz or 28885. Graham VK6RO/VK6SIX
Graham VK6RO/VK6SIX <vk6ro@yahoo.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 01:59:21 (GMT)
So far today..XE into ZL3, ZL3 to W6, XE to VK3, W6 and 7 to JA, JA8 to KH2 KH6,
UA0 TV now into VK3.
Steve VK3OT <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 00:35:33 (GMT)
Hi Om's , during my visit last month to 8Q7 and some other VU contacts some hams overthere asked for Hammagazines from UK (UKSMG?),DL and USA . If ur got something over pse send them to me, so I can take them with me in Januari.Tnx es 73
L.Peters , POB 168 , 6160AD Geleen , Netherlands
Bert, PA0LPE / 8Q7PA <pa0lpe@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 16:28:46 (GMT)
If you are accessing from and office through a proxy server you will most probably have problems as firewalls generally block IRC chat to prevent employees wasting time. You should not have any problems otherwise unless you have disabled JavaScript or Java in your browser for security reasons - I doubt you have done this. At one time over the weekend there were 20 guys on chatting! If you ahve an IRC client you can access the forum via this mechanism - this discussed on the page. Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 13:01:39 (GMT)
Peter ik ook, Ik zit met een ethernet kaart vebonden met casema
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 12:59:02 (GMT)
RE:Willem. Yes, but I'm operating from a LAN, that might cause some problems.
Peter,SIX
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 11:49:04 (GMT)
PA1SIX, Peter ik denk dat het probleem bij jou ligt. Ik zit nu in de chat-box,Je hebt een browser nodig met "JAVA mogelijkheden"hi73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 11:41:59 (GMT)
JO89,KO02,KP07 foF2 all around 14 MHz mark.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 10:51:22 (GMT)
Is it me, or is the "chat-box" host unreachable for everyone? Is it just not operational yet ?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 10:38:15 (GMT)
"IPS"foF2-map shows wrong values for Eu. foF2 over C-EU now between 11-13 MHz.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 09:08:01 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 rushing towards 11 MHz. It doesn't look like we can expect much from VK/JA this season. More likely is that the propagation is going to shift towards AF, S-AM and possibly N-AM. Stations at the edges of EU, like GM/GI/OY could see 4X/JY/OD pop out of the noise (if they are qrv at all). N-AM will like be restricted to VE1/2/(3?),VO1/2,W1/2/3/(8?).
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at 07:39:28 (GMT)
5N3CPR worked @ 10.23 51/51 #101
Chris pa5aa <pa5aa@ampr.org>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 17:08:32 (GMT)
Dave K2SIX... Try there EA equivalents EH7GTF=EA7GTF...EH is a special call for 6m only.
73 Willem.
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 16:00:23 (GMT)
OX3LG is QRV on 6 from GP38. If you hear any of the OX beacons (especially OX3VHF) you may call him anytime at +299 571151.
Claus OZ1FDH <oz1fdh@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 14:46:18 (GMT)
Try Buckmaster at http://www.buck.com/cgi-bin/do_hamcall
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 14:22:07 (GMT)
Nice 2 hour opening from NE US into EH on Saturday 1400-1600 UT.
Anyone know of a EH QSL Address List...I need EH7GTF & EH7AH ???
Dave K 2 S I X F N - 20
Dave K 2 S I X <riptond@coned.com>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 14:14:53 (GMT)
Via this E-mail I like to thanks the sponsers for PA3HEN/MM.
For QSL's : F1IXQ - F8OP - PA0LPE
For Euro log : DL7QY
See you all on my next voyage.
Theo - PA3HEN <pa3hen@amsat.org>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 13:53:45 (GMT)
Wot's this "video skewed" business?
Ian ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 13:40:01 (GMT)
G'day Steve. Who knows, do you? Get some good ES and you'll be in business !! The VK6/8 > EU path seems to be quite good, only just a meg, or so, too low. Try the end of feb '00 Steve.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 12:54:57 (GMT)
PS I know a great chatroom it is called 28.885 where we are all listening over here.
VK3OT
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:58:36 (GMT)
PA1SIX I admire your tenacity with all this FO F2 hoo hah! When is it going to open to VK3?
VK3OT
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:55:37 (GMT)
To GW3MFY My new Tee match on the 11 el M2 came up on 50.750 Mhz cf and is 1.2 at 50.100
but I dont see any problem with that. Put an analyser on it and measure the feed inmpedance, which will tell you what is going on.
VK3OT
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:53:32 (GMT)
IO91 foF2 nearly 14 MHz !!
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:53:24 (GMT)
To VE9AA et al, Notice all the apparent inaccurate reports of 48 TV I wonder how we can get people to standardise measurements and also to realise that beams on 50 Mhz dont point well at 48 Mhz.
I will try to review the radio Frequency data base and post it on an accessible site somewhere.
Please send me accurate 48 TV reports measured closely on USB.
Steve VK3OT <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:50:21 (GMT)
Highest MUF over C-EU for the past few weeks, extending southwards. Looks like HC/PP8/FY/YV/PZ should be within reach in about 1 hour from now. BTW does anyone know what happened to HC5K and HC2GR ?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 11:18:37 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 rushed above 14 MHz in past 15 min.JO89 foF2 abt 13 MHz
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 09:36:16 (GMT)
Had email from Fred PP8KWA this morning. He was using a G5RV when working Northern Europe on Saturday!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 08:20:46 (GMT)
I'v got several questions about QSLing 5N3CPR.QSLs via his H.C. : SP5CPR Bogdan Zdaniak;ul.Nizinna4;05-077 Wesola 4;Poland.He will be home around 10th January and you will get QSLs very fast,he is VERY good QSLer.
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 07:45:31 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 up to 10 MHz with traces of ES. Pacific MUF lower than in the past few days. Looks more like VK(6/8) than JA this morning.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 07:34:26 (GMT)
Extract from the SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, SARL NEWS SUNDAY 1999 NOVEMBER 21
ZS5BBO TO BE ACTIVE FROM MALAWI
Edwin Musto ZS5BBO will be active from Malawi from 19-12-99 until
26-12-99. He will be radioactive from the shores of Lake Malawi, signing
7Q7BO. Activity will be on 10, 20, 15 and 6m. Edwin will be using an
Icom 706 Mk2 for 6m and a Kenwood TS450SAT for the other bands. QSL to
P.O. Box 211032, Bluff, 4036, South Africa. Please include a SASE.
Johan, ZR1AEZ <zr1aez@iname.com>
- Monday, November 22, 1999 at 06:49:01 (GMT)
to V K 3 O T : Steve, Yes, and they were worked widely throughout
the midwest, west, and south tonight on f2. Saw probably
10 different kl7 callsigns spotted. Heard 3 on 28.885 and
also a couple on the prop page. WOW! I missed them, but not
worried as I already have KL7 and wouldn't have called in a
pileup for them anyway. Only if hearing repetitive CQ's that
are going unanswered. Poor F2 day here today. Had weak video
from EU, then 47.825MHz Spanish from HK absolutely pinning the
needle here for over an hour but no 6m Q's. Later a faint, brief
(but welcome) on Transcon to W7 (Oregon). 73-Mike, looking
dailey now for LP to VK6 (~11z)........VE9AA.........FN65rr
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 23:35:34 (GMT)
S92 DXpedition: We are packed and leave Mon 11/22/99 at
8pm from Stuttgart, Germany on our way to Sao Tome. We will
arrive on the island at 1600 on Tues 11/23/99. We hope
to have the station up and running by Wed late morning; just
in time for the first opening into Europe :-) Listen on
28.885 for us. 73's, Matt (KA0KKO/DA1MH)
S92DX/S92CW <DA1MH@compuserve.com>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 20:50:47 (GMT)
Have sent 2 emails to m2sales@aol.com for info on their T match adjustment which does not produce a 1/1 swr at 50.110,only higher up the band.No reply from them.Anyone had problems contacting m2 antennas?
73 Bill gw3mfy.
bill.gw3mfy <bill.gw3mfy@which.net>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 20:37:34 (GMT)
KC0PA's comments are very interesting and join the ranks of the comments by BV2A in SEANET 1992 who collared me for printing
reports of BV stations working VK and Europe without any legal
authority to operate on 6M and then there are the unanswered
accusations against illegal operations throughout Europe before 6M was widely allocated.
Old news to some but still an indication of the ends some go to secure 6M countries.
Even to the extent of fooling the ARRL.
This is the reason why you will not see any details of a Timor operation until all the tees are crossed and I's are dotted.
VK3OT QSL manager for a Timorese station currently on the ground in Dili with 6Mcapabilities.
Steve VK3OT
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 20:12:34 (GMT)
Hello all, This morning between 09:08 and 09:20 DU1/GM4COK from PK04 was in here. Good cw speed max rst539 QTf 070 or so. There was almost no inband video 48.24 and 48.26 were strong. The RU video 49.75 etc was absend! lucky us...
my recording is at:
http://www/qsl.net/pa0oos/du1gm4cok.ra
so see you next weekend fareasters??? 73
jaap pa0oos <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 17:20:30 (GMT)
Thanks to those who responded to my requests for 6M antenna construction info last month. Unfortunately, I can't use any of it. 6M is not authorized in Kuwait AND NEVER HAS BEEN, according to the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society station manager at 9K2RA, Mohammed Al Holi. So, if anyone has ever worked 9K2-land on 6M, the station you talked with was illegally out-of-band. Probably one of my American bretheren who was here after the Gulf war earlier this decade and didn't know better. 73, Tim, 9K2/KC0PA
Tim, KC0PA <kc0pa#arrl.net>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 15:32:24 (GMT)
10:00z this morning 21Nov on 50.120 ssb qtf 080 I heard "Indonesian" voice in local QSO. Only in here for < 1min. G4HBA tried to break but sig faded. Listen to http://www.qsl.net/g8bcg/yc-who.rm Was this you? Similar voice heard on 50.125 at 10:10z but then band changed and Es burried DX. 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 14:07:10 (GMT)
Hello,
A very nice morning with F2 for me as SWL and TV-DX'r.
Between 900 and 1100 I had a very positive ID of 3 (!) Thailand TV stations !!
I saw TV3 on 48,239.6 and later also another TV3 on 48,249.9. Also TV9 Thailand was QRM'ing on 48,260.4.
TV3 and TV9 has both a dark "3" or "9" logo in the lower right corner. The sync.bar of TV3 is filled with texts and the one of TV9 is black / empty.
Still no sign of TV Malaysia unfortunetly.
GD DX
Ruud Brand / NL9649 <ruud.brand@wxs.nl>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 12:27:17 (GMT)
GM ALL! Was suprised to work DU1/GM4COK this morning. Also heared DU1SAN in SSB on 130 with 55 in peak, but he had a lot of QRM and worked almost nobody....kept on calling CQ. Anyway, 5N yesterday, DU today....pretty good weekend I'd say!
73 de Frank, ON9CFB
Frank, ON9CFB <on9cfb@amsat.org>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 09:57:04 (GMT)
Chatroom: You need Java and Javacript enabled in the browser. You can also connect to the chatroom via any "normal" (non-Java) IRC client, e g mIRC.
If you use mIRC, connect to 195.178.230.244:7000
Please dont forget to set ur "Nickname" with /nick yourcall. Have fun es gd DX!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 07:25:16 (GMT)
VE9AA Hey Mike see all the effort last year and reports paid off for those who took notice in KL7.
50 plus qsos made into JA today a year from the reports of 48 and 49 TV.
Pity Steve Kl7FZ who was always around last year missed up but Jim and Lynn et all made good.
Steve VK3SIX/KL7SIX <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 07:08:07 (GMT)
Unable to log into the chatroom. Not sure if it's just my
Netscape browser or what. . . . .MIKE ve9aa
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 01:28:54 (GMT)
Was able to work 5N3CPR today..nice sig 599 !!
Amasing that there weren't many PA's..! Who are most of the time stronger then me..hi
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@online.be>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 21:16:13 (GMT)
UKSMG chatroom is great...good idea..
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@online.be>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 21:13:32 (GMT)
5N3CPR made it this far north (IO83) for about 20 mins starting 0835z Saturday. Signals peaked 559 and with the Es link at the time (to EH) was a fairly easy QSO after calling him the same time Friday morning with no luck.
Fred PP8KWA was in around 1115z for 10 minutes with good ssb signals, if you want to take a look at him and his station go to his web page at www.qsl.net/pp8kwa
73
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 20:30:37 (GMT)
To Timon PA9KT, Re FT920, The keyer memories will only program if you reset Menu Function U-20 to EL2, default is EL-1. 73
Dave G4RGK <hutchinsondibleyltd@btinternet.com>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 16:53:50 (GMT)
Take a look at the UKSMG's new chat room! Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 15:46:22 (GMT)
If you wish to know more about the Rome 50-MHz beacon go to http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5440/beacon.html
Tony, I0JX <i0jx@amsat.org>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 14:48:59 (GMT)
I'm sure everyone will work Bogdan 5N3CPR.He will be there this time till 10th January 2000 but after holidays in Poland will come back.
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 13:54:36 (GMT)
Nice openings today....5N4CPR up to 539 this morning, but unable to break the pile-up (what a mess) and suddenly at 11.16z there was PP8KWA ( FI96 ),both in the UK and PA,only for a couple of minutes. Nice QSO with the Amazone area
Waiting for more........
Dennis PA7FM <pa7fm@amsat.org>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 13:31:07 (GMT)
Till when is 5n3cpr qrv on 6?
JAN PE1GNP <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 12:14:09 (GMT)
PA5TA: 5N3CPR has not e-mail in Nigeria,I'm meeting him on HF ,so I can pass any info to him.
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 11:54:49 (GMT)
Pse Help with keyer ft920 Myself and also Rinze have a ft920
and i want to use the internal keyer memories. Both of us can't program the memories. Some times whe get a little part of the message in the mem but mostly it does not work at al. I never ben com further as cq cq hi.
I you can help us or have the same problem pse mail me
73 Timon good dx
ps the 5n and were i fb in jo33 this morning.
i am waiting for some new ones j2 5h??9u5 where are they?
Timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 10:53:20 (GMT)
Anybody knows a e-mail adres for 5N3CPR? Had a nice opening to him this morning in jo33. Same time also the 3C5I beacon here. Nothing from Asia today.
Rinze PA5TA <pa5ta@amsat.org>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 10:34:21 (GMT)
Bogdan 5N3CPR is now /0815/ on 50117 /new one!/.
It will be his favourit frequency also in a future.AP2WAP has been slow CW 50110 0750 559 here but it seems he doesn't hear too well. 73 Rys
Rys ,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 08:18:43 (GMT)
The zs6twb beacon on 50.044 has been pointed towards North America wef 19 November 1999. It sends V V V de zs6twb/b kg 46 rd and abt 30 seconds of carrier before repeating. Power is 30 w into a 6 ele long yagi.73 de Paul
Paul zs6pjs <zs6pjs@pixie.co.za>
- Saturday, November 20, 1999 at 04:19:14 (GMT)
Arne, I've seen that callsign on the HF dxclusters. Sri, can't
help more. From Pakistan I believe. 73-MIKE
ve9aa-Mike <n/a>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 19:02:00 (GMT)
Yes address needed.
Jan PE1GNP <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 18:35:33 (GMT)
Worked 4U0ITU on 2/6/95, qsl rec'd 9/97 via buro. Do you need address?
Geoff GM7SJC <gcrowley@cwcom.net>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 17:59:25 (GMT)
Has anybody worked and confirmed 4u0itu on 4 June 1995. I want to do a last try to confirm this country.
Jan PE1GNP <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 15:22:26 (GMT)
1st annual winter Six Club DX contest this weekend
BEGINNING 11-19-99 - 2300Z NOVEMBER 19 TO 0300Z NOVEMBER 22
This is just an update to remind you of the first annual winter Six Club DX
contest. This DX contest is world wide. We are hoping the band will open and
give us good F2 propagation. Contest starts this Friday at 2300Z and will
run for 52 hours. Hope to see you all on six. See contest applications and
summary sheets at:
http://6mt.com/contest.htm good luck to all.
Lisa Lowell ka0nno <sixclub@6mt.com>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 14:09:08 (GMT)
Hello,I'v just got address DU1/GM4COK directly from him,so I suppose it will be useful for some of you.I'v been lucky to work him on 13th Nov. but today he has had another good opening to EU working several stations /and 4 SP's/.
George Szymanski
165 Katuparan Street,Brgy.Commonwealth,
Quezon City,Metro Manila,PHILIPPINES 1119
73,Rys
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 13:10:58 (GMT)
yes video into W/VE - Gord VE3KKL says it's on a more northerly path than usual! Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 12:54:18 (GMT)
Today at 0945z I answered 3 CQs from AP2WAP but he could not hear me. Any info about this station?
Arne
SM7AED
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 11:46:46 (GMT)
I hope they will repair the Lerwick (IP90) Ionosonde soon. And US stations should push USNAVY authorities to make the Greeenland ionosonde data available (seems to be TOP_SECRET)
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 11:34:45 (GMT)
GM Jim, don't know if there is any corrolation between these two. JO89 and KP07 foF2 now 14 MHZ !!!, KO02 foF2 starting to gradually drop (as every day after 1045 UTC).IO91 foF2 13 MHz. The further north the higher the MUF. Looks real good for EU-NA. No W/VE reports of R1/E2 N-Eu video yet !?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 11:31:45 (GMT)
Peter: looking at Todays Space Weather there has been an approx. 5-fold increase in Proton flux... may be a co-incidence but has this given the ionosphere a bit of a kick?
Or am I talking rubbish? Video all gone now but 4U1UN on 10m in before 1100. Jim.
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 11:17:44 (GMT)
Highest MUF in Northern Scandinavia sofar this cycle. At least a part of the direct path from W-Eu to JA (QTF 45-60 deg) should be open.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 11:09:26 (GMT)
KO02 f0F2 above 14 MHz !!
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 10:19:10 (GMT)
Just opened GI-5B4 only 3500 kM !! Western Eu Ionosondes rapidly rising.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 09:27:32 (GMT)
Congrats to all who worked 5N recently
Question does G3GJQ/5N0 still send cards? to confirm
a qso in Cycle 22?
73
JAAP PA0OOS <PA0OOS@QSL.NET>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 09:25:59 (GMT)
re the EH7 reception of 45 Mhz video prorbably from ZL, have heard reports of carriers like those ten years ago from a W1 but not confirmed.
The FM reports are a worry as usuually the MUF doesnt get up that high and we never hear
FM sound from such a long way away, normally that is.
I have heard FM from Europe twice in a life time. Once when I was heard and the second time when i worked over 60 stations,
so I suggest if the EH7 had FM sound from ZL he could work someone at least. For what its worth and
providing somone is around which often as not from ZL is not the case especially if it is early or late at night.
Tis probably all academic but my 2 bits worth.
Steve VK3OT
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 09:07:05 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 above 13 MHz, so first hop from W-EU should be available. Shortest distance worked on this path is Western-DL to ZC4/5B. So if the foF2 climbs enough, JY/4X/OD/4L should be possible. The KO02 f0F2 will rise for another 2 hours befor dropping again.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 09:02:47 (GMT)
Good start to today: 5N3CPR first heard 0823 here in IO90, got him before the pile-up started (real satisfying, that, after missing out on G3GJQ/5N0 last cycle despite catching numerous openings!) Also strong 48250 and 49750 video from east. I have a strong suspicion that this could be classic pre-auroral enhancement given the flares earlier in the week.
Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 08:56:42 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 upto 12 MHz, foF2 in second part of the path dropping.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 08:36:39 (GMT)
Siegfried, KB2YVC: note that some countries do not accept IRC's, South Africa being one. You may have to send more encouragement than that!
Ian ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 07:48:47 (GMT)
Good MUF S of jA again this morning. Looks like the band will open later. foF2 in KO02 allready up to 10.3 MHz and rapidly rising. Some traces of ES aswell.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 07:42:46 (GMT)
New TX in GJ. 48.525MHz FM Link for local hospital radio (Radio Lions) heard playing music last night.
Joe GJ0NYG
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 04:03:52 (GMT)
I wonder, if anyone has an idea, how long the QSL round-turn
might be for YV4YC and YY4GLD (seemingly father and son).
Worked them in July, sent card direct with IRC ... and I
am waiting, and waiting, and waiting ...
Siegfried, KB2YVC <kb2yvc@arrl.net>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 03:36:19 (GMT)
Please update your 48 TV Asian data base with the following inforamtion provided by Tony
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Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:53:05 +0800
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Hi Steve,
I hope it's VK3OT I've gotten at this address.
I was interested in your listing of Malaysian TV carriers on the vhf
propagation logger webpage:
48.2396
48.2400
48.2402
48.2496
48.2500
48.2502
48.2596 ? (listed as .2496) (Iran? see later)
48.2600
48.2604
The ones I've had (0600-1000 UTC) here in Perth are listed below:
(* = frequently)
48.23957-48.23960 (mainly 48.23958) *
48.24897 ??
48.24947
48.24974
48.24987-48.24989 (mainly 48.249875) *
48.24994
48.25017
48.25063-48.25066 (probably Thailand TV3: same freq received here '92-96)
48.26023 ?
48.26033 ?
48.26037-48.26038
I have also received Iran:
48.25962 Oct 25, 0606 UTC
and on Nov 11, the first opening to Europe from Perth:
UTC
0913- 48.239580 ? (2 carriers, subsonic beat at 0938, 1002)
0915-1005 48.247399 Biedenkopf, Germany
1029-37 48.249996 ? probably Bantinger, Switzerland
0930- 48.259863 Iran
0938 48.2603 ?
(Iran is also on 48.239600, according to Ian Roberts).
I alerted VK6HK and he worked Europe on 50 MHz:
"Thanks for the call yesterday. I had a great time following that between
0933 and 1025Z, working 20 stations in Europe on 50 MHz!
Signals were mostly low level, with only one contact on SSB, the rest
on CW. Stations in France, Belgium, Holland,Denmark, Germany and
Poland were worked, with one in the UK heard as the band folded at
about 1025Z."
TV DXers in Holland have seen all 3 Thai TV outlets on E2:
48.2396 probably Nalchon Ratchasima TV3 in central Thailand
(near Bangkok).
Its tx power is 20 kW but I dont know what the erp is.
48.250 probably Songkhla TV3 in southern Thailand
(near the Malay border)
Its tx power is 20 kW but I dont know what the erp is.
48.2604 definitely Udonthani, TV9, low power, northern Thailand.
As for the Malaysians (and Indonesians too) there is still scanty
information! The World Radio TV Handbook only lists Genting Sempah (112kW)
and Limbang (13kW). I suspect Cameron Highlands (5 kW) might still be on,
despite not being listed since 1989. None of the E2 tx in Thailand are
listed by the WRTH!
Steve, with all the contacts you have overseas, have you seriously tried
asking hams in Malaysia for info on Malaysian TV txs ??
I am contemplating embarking on this exercise.
Yours sincerely,
Tony Mann.
Perth, Western Australia.
Also have received C1/R1 (mostly Chinese) Oct 25-Nov 17, 0700-1000 UTC:
49.739161
49.740735
49.741565
49.74189
49.74527
49.745582
49.745863
49.74587
49.745876
49.746049
49.747248
49.747292
49.747627
49.747633
49.747656
49.74766
49.74792
49.747927
49.74818
49.74877
49.74893
49.74896
49.74959
49.749635
49.74969
49.74974
49.74978
49.74998
49.74999
49.75001
49.75003
49.75014
49.75015
49.75018
49.75042
49.75113
49.75195
49.75208
49.752383
49.75288
49.753425
49.75596
49.75606
49.75609
49.75625
Some of these that are 10 Hz or less apart could be the same tx obviously.
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Department of Physics
University of Western Australia
Nedlands, 6907 WA
Australia
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fax: +61 8 93801014
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Steve <VK3SIX@hotmail.com>
- Friday, November 19, 1999 at 03:32:15 (GMT)
Had this morning a good copy from UN3G at 1026 utc. Some
10 minutes later i heard a JA-stn calling on 50.103 but
he was to weak to copy his call properly. I still need
JA for a new one. The only station i heard sofar is 9m2to
hear in JO23.
73.. bert
bert PA7MM <berthollander@wxs.nl>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 22:37:45 (GMT)
To all ZS ZS ZS ZS ops: I have yet to work a ZS so as can be
imagined, am quite excited to do so. What I am wondering is this:
Have any of you guys heard anything out of NA on the VHF-LO
bands? IE: 34/35/43MHz pagers or tons of two-way between
30-50MHz from W/VE? I have yet to see a single report of
anything. I know radios aren't cheap in ZS, so perhaps not
many ops can't afford fancy radios with wide rx's or a separate
FM scanner to monitor below 6m. Anyway, I know there are probably
lots of anxious ZS's waiting to work NA too, and so are we!
I am just curious why we see no reports of 'things getting close'.
73-Mike, ve9aa fn65rr
Mike ve9aa <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 22:24:38 (GMT)
G7LXK,SORRY I LOST YOU THIS MORNING.REPORT WAS 5/9 IN
JO33AH.I BEAMED TO THE EAST,SO GOOD SIGNAL AT THE BACK.
CONFIRM!
Hanne pe1ruu <kooistra18@zonnet.nl>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 21:37:02 (GMT)
Hi All, My 50 Mhz Leonids Report.I copied the ZS6DN/b from 01:00 UTC till about 06:00 UTC. I worked or heared ZR6ZL, ZS6WB,ZR1TRD, ZR1ADI,ZS2ACP,ZR2T, ZS6Y, ZS5JA, ZS6AXT, ZS5DJ, V51KC AND ZS4TX.
Will be QRV again on the 19th.
73 Nico
Nico ZS4NS <zs4ns@marques.co.za>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 19:15:01 (GMT)
Hi again!
Guess what? Yezzzz! RX qsl from ZS6PJS today, now all 89 DXCC confirmed by qsl!
Three DXCC's confirmed this week, I cannot be more happy then right now!!
Leonids was not that much, last year was better...
73, de Kees.
Kees pe7two <pe7two@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 18:53:37 (GMT)
NEED A BEACON. I would like to start up a beacon on 6 from KL7 . I am looking for parts, plans, etc. Any help would be appreciated - would like to Alaska have at least one beacon again! thanks Kevin NL7Z bp51
Kevin NL7Z <nl7z@arrl.net>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 15:38:58 (GMT)
Have a DownEast microwave 2m, 25w xvtr, which I will trade for
6m gear. Could also throw in a RS HTX-100 10m rig, modified and wired to
this transverter for the RIGHT 6m rig. Mike ve9aa
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 13:09:08 (GMT)
Have a nice kw HF Amp, Yaesu FL2100B, would like to trade for an allmode
6m rig, or HF+6m rig.
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 13:06:56 (GMT)
Not looking quite so good today as in the past few days...
FoF2's appear to be 10-15% lower than yesterday at the IO91 and JO64 ionosondes. The IPS site appears to be down?
Think there was some 48.239 video in earlier, seemed to have normal fading characteristics but with the amount of MS about, can't be 100% sure.
Jim.
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 09:15:17 (GMT)
We have been asked to participate in an Es research project during 2000 and am presently putting together a year-long local 50 MHz competition to try to raise activity levels as usually there is virtually no activity between TEP seasons. I am trying to get in touch with Z2 50 MHz operators but have no direct contact with any of them. Could Med stations assist me by getting E-mail or postal addresses from them so I can forward info on the project to them. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Have some spare equipment available and will try to get 3DA0, 7P and C9 on sometime during next year.
Hal ZS6WB <hpaction@cis.co.za>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 06:18:11 (GMT)
Leonids this year not as good as last year but a number of ZS stations on the air this morning. About 15-20 stations on from ZS1-2-4-5-6 plus V51KC participated and many QSOs made between the various call areas. V51KC was a new one for several ZS stations.
Hal ZS6WB <hpaction@cis.co.za>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 06:12:18 (GMT)
Hi to all sixers!
Last week RX qsl from ZP9DM and today from LW4HBN!!
I'm happy! Hope to RX ZS too this week, than 89 DXCC worked/confirmed.
73, de Kees.
Kees PE7TWO <pe7two@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 02:36:08 (GMT)
Hi to all sixers!
Last week RX qsl from ZP9DM and today LW4HBN, I'm happy!!!
Hope to rx ZS this week also, then 89 DXCC worked/confirmed!
73, de Kees.
Kees PE7TWO <pe7two@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 02:34:11 (GMT)
Hi Bill,thanks for the QSO today. I made QSO with K6QXY,WD6HDY,W6QX,K6FV, AA7A,N0XX,N?6S(masked by local QRM), W6FM and ZP6CW.Heard K6MYC and other NA stations.All signal were not so strong except Bob. GL.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Thursday, November 18, 1999 at 01:35:51 (GMT)
Are there any 2m beacons in Western EU that beam NA?==
ve9aa will look ~0200Z, 144.300 for EU via Leonids.==
Ve9ms/b, 144.2915 MHz FSK, 15w/10el, FN65 ==
CU then!!==Mike, ve9aa, fn65 2 x 16el + 150w
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 22:05:04 (GMT)
Hi! Will be calling Random for MS on 50.143 USB from 2100z.
Beaming SE - NE from JO68UD. 73
Magnus SM6WET <skandia@telia.com>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 20:42:47 (GMT)
Re KH6/DL QSO: looking back to my March 1980 log, I can find quite a number of KH6 QSOs on 28 MHz via long path (beam to ZS). Time was around 06:00 - 07:00 GMT, somewhat earlier that the reported 50-MHz QSO
Tony, I0JX <i0jx@amsat.org>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 20:29:30 (GMT)
KH6 to DL. The QSO between NI6E/KH6 and DK5UG took place
on 20 March 1992 at 0925Z. DK5UG beamed to ZS, signal was
very very weak. Propagation figures were SF = 169, A = 4.
I don’t know if I2ADN and ZC4MK who also worked KH6 were
beaming long path also. Very interesting to hear that G4IGO
and PA0HIP have heard W7CI (Arizona) and JA on long path.
First time I have read about that.
73
Tom DL7AV <DL7AV@online.de>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 19:07:49 (GMT)
Yesterday had a very strong opening to the central Atlantic at 2000-2100Z from Oregon and Montana. European stations please remember that the band opens much later to the West Coast, and look for us on sidescatter (will be looking for you).
Bill, N0XX/7 <billsat@proaxis.com>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 17:28:31 (GMT)
Just worked KA9CFD with a good signal for the first 3C/W qso. It was a very localised opening with only him being heard at 1425Z- no other W's. I could not believe it, as it was such a solid and consistent signal with no QSB. Today, I'm all smiles....Cheers
Alan, 3C5I <alan_isaachsen@email.mobil.com>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 15:36:05 (GMT)
NASA: ZHR up from 30 to 70
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 15:20:17 (GMT)
Jim, 'OFE, yes I was clng at the same time as KA1A (unless it
was me you heard as KA1A (??). Anyway, was pretty nifty to hear you
just the same. Too bad I didn't have a small beam with me!
Maybe today. GL & 73-Mike
Mike ve9aa
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 13:21:22 (GMT)
foF2 to the East is dropping. Now IO91 13.4 MHz, JO89 14.5 MHZ !!!, JO20 12.4 MHz, JP94 10.5 MHz. Northwestern path opening again ?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 11:23:50 (GMT)
the URL for Dourbes is: http://digisonde.oma.be/scripts/latest.exe? At the moment the F0F2 is nearly 13 Mc. MUF is given as 41 Mc but should be slightly higher. (the automatic interpreter doesn't always work right. 73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 11:11:15 (GMT)
A good Ionosonde to check when you live in PA, ON or northern F is DOURBES in JO20.
73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 11:05:22 (GMT)
Ionosondes JO64,KO02 real close to 14 MHz now. EU to UN path to open soon.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 10:15:52 (GMT)
KO02 : http://www.cbk.waw.pl/rwc/hgi_kos.html
JO64 : http://www.ionosonde.iap-kborn.de/ionogram.htm
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 09:34:56 (GMT)
All ionosondes on the rise now, KO02 13 MHz, IO91 11 MHz, JO89 11 MHz, JO64 12.5 MHz, KP07 8.5 MHz, JN61 11 MHz.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 09:31:56 (GMT)
Peter: Whats the source of info for FoF2 in KO02 pse?
To Mike VE9AA... thanks for report, did hear a couple of weak signals during the opening, one was KA1A? and guess the other might have been yours but I was running 400w here.
Maybe today... !
Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 08:54:16 (GMT)
Northern Eu Ionosondes way, way down on yesterday.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 08:53:02 (GMT)
foF2 in KO02 at 0730 UTC up to 11.5 MHz. Much higher than the past few days. Re: Leonids, very very poor last evening, mainly weak long-lasting reflections with regulary auroral-E like sounding tv signals.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 07:51:36 (GMT)
Re EU-KH6. I think that DK5UG (or was it DJ5UG) made a long path qso (beaming exactly south) exactly on the equinox 21 march at approx. 1200 local. I heard him qsoing but couldnot hear the KH6.
Don't know the year though , must have been 1991 or 1992.
Once heard W7CI long path (southeast) back in 1990, but I even couldn't raise a QRZ from him.
Best distance I ever heard on SIX was JE1BMJ calling CQ at
00.30 UTC on long path (529) back in 1992
73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 23:40:38 (GMT)
EUROPE>NORTH AMERICA ON 2 METERS?? Who knows? If we get a storm
then it's quite possible. VE9AA will be lkg late tmw nite on
144.300 for EU's (mostly just listening, unless something heard)
More likely than not, there will be others this side of the
pond looking that way. Anyone brave enough to look across the
pond? Europeans, how would you like a Brendan trophy on your
mantle? Food for thought. Mike ve9aa, fn65rr, 2 x 16el & 150w on 2m
ve9aa Mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 23:29:44 (GMT)
Around 1655z today I heard g4igo (CW) and g0ofe (SSB) from the
shop-truck , as I was out on a service call. Using only an MFJ-9406
feeding a 800MHz cellular antenna with a wire clipped onto it, I copied
both of these guys Q5. G0OFE made it up to s2-3 a couple of
times for about 15 minutes. I called my brains out, but with
only 10wPEP and gosh knows how bad an SWR, it's now wonder I didn't
work him. Pse QSP to these guys-I don't have their emails.
Thanks-Mike ve9aa & ve9aa/m
Mike ve9aa/mobile <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 23:16:36 (GMT)
Leonids-reflections not good at the moment. Solar Flux is rising again to 233!
Jan pe1gnp <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 23:13:55 (GMT)
Nice LOUD F2 in IO70 1640...1710: Wkd K1MUC, W1LP, VE1RG, VE2BKL, WA1ECF, VE1ZZ, WA1AIM, K1LPS, W4MYA, W1RMA, VE1EJM, VE1TO. Some VERY big sigs, hear them on my web site: http://www.qsl.net/g8bcg/page10.html C U L (EONIDS) 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 20:42:15 (GMT)
Nice little opening late on.. 1649 to about 1715 4x W1 and VE1 into IO90 -
FN53/65/74 including VE1RG who I last worked exactly 10 years and one day ago in my G1DWQ days...
My first transatlantic F2 since feb 92.
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 20:18:06 (GMT)
I've just arrived back here, so will be QRV again from now on. Cheers
Alan, 3c5i <alan_isaachsen@email.mobil.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 19:28:21 (GMT)
Magnus, SM6WET - re Leonids - please check your mail. Sorry no Au here :-(
73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 18:55:33 (GMT)
AURORA! just worked 15 stns in OZ,LA,OH,ES,SP,DL and SM. 73
Magnus SM6WET <skandia@telia.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 17:51:28 (GMT)
Ian ZS6BTE sorry for the typo, we are listening on 48.25, also 48.24 and .26, These frequencies are regularly heard from South Asia. Also 49.75 is heard regularly at good strength from Asia. Hope to work you soon too!! 73
Bob ZL3TY <b_mcquarrie@minidata.co.nz>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 17:09:44 (GMT)
16:55: VE1YX 59+40 Ah! Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 16:53:25 (GMT)
Had a partial contact with K2OVS at 1555... unfortunately the path wouldn't stay there long enough for us to complete..
Maybe tomorrow....
Jim (IO90)
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 16:30:46 (GMT)
Hello to all:
Glen, VP9ID, has recently upgraded his setup on Six, thanks to
the help of Larry, W5NZS. Glen has a five element beam and a
ICOM 706 to be QRV on Six. He has worked into Africa (EH8BPX) and
into Spain and the US. Please listen for him via F2 or Es.
73 and Thanks,
Ken WB2AMU
Ken WB2AMU <ken.neubeck@citicorp.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 16:11:17 (GMT)
Hello to all:
I received a request from Gaby, OD5NJ, for any operators who
may have an extra transverter or Six Meter rig that they do not
need. He has a Six Meter beam and is ready to activate Lebanon
on Six if someone might be able to help him with the equipment. His
e-mail is od5nj@inco.com.lb
Thanks and 73, Ken WB2AMU
Ken WB2AMU <ken.neubeck@citicorp.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 16:09:06 (GMT)
think that was DL7QY
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 15:26:22 (GMT)
If I remeber well KH6 is worked from Germany last cycle. I remember that the path was a curved one and in the early morning. Don't remember who it was, but someone should know in DL. I've worked two W7's via F2.
Direct path and after a big F2 opening to NA. So be patient when propagation seems to an end and look carefully for weak signals. K7NN and W7HAH are on my F2 list. 73's,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 14:14:45 (GMT)
Bob ZL3TY, you have been off QRG, listen on 48.25 ch E2 or 49.75 MHz ch R1 Russia. On 48.75 MHz you are virtually certain of receiving nothing. Hope this helps.
Ian ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 13:37:36 (GMT)
I am probably working from 00z on the 18th, but will be able to go for
short drives whilst waiting for computer to do things. If I am I'll be QRV
as GJ0NYG/m with IC706IIg and 1/4 wave. If not I'll be out and about on the
evening of the 17th
Joe GJ0NYG
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 12:41:39 (GMT)
Did hear W7CI via Long path over Africa once - band also open to V51 etc at same time - also did have one opening to JA Long path over LU - band NOT open to LU at the time.
Ken G4IGO <g4igo@freeuk.com>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 11:33:45 (GMT)
Today, Eu ionograms again show higher values than IPS. foF2 at level of yesterday, so another EU to VE/W1,2,3 is possible.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 11:30:13 (GMT)
Measuring TV carriers with Windows sound card: Seems everyone has a sound card these days: In USB mode (1 kHz steps on rig) tune 1 kHz low of TV carrier to obtain an audio howl. Use Cool Edit 96 (download free from Web) and Win '95/98 to grab the audio frequency from the rig's speaker (LINE input to sound card). In the Analyze/Frequency Analysis window of Cool Edit, read off the audio freq. Add to the RF freq, eg, 48.249 MHz + 1171 Hz = 48250171 Hz (Syria). Do exactly the same on WWV on 15 MHz to find rig's frequency error, should read 15000000 Hz. Multiply this error by the TV carrier freq, divide by 15000000 Hz. Add or deduct this answer to get the exact TV freq. Expect result within 4-5 Hz of the actual carrier freq. This is good enough to identify any TV carrier. If there is more than 1 TV carrier in the SSB bandwidth, the sound card will display the strongest audio tone. Add that to the RF freq as before. This method takes the accuracy of the rig and sound card out of play, and automatically calibrates the system (allow system to warm up!). With this method you can measure any AM or SSB freq, but not an FM carrier.
Ian ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 11:23:06 (GMT)
First JAs today 0830-0850 (JA6,9) during this solar cycle...
All the openings from SV to KH6 (CYCLE 22) were over long
path(without any african signals at the same time !!) or on
a scattered path over S.America,around 0800 and 1500 UTC
respectively,signals up to S9+20!!!,during Oct. or Apr.
Never heard any signal over north pole, either W6,7/VE4~7.
Costas SV1DH <geten1@compulink.gr>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 11:22:59 (GMT)
Got email from Tex, 9M2TO he cfmd our qso sat 13th 09:45ut
His locator OJ05dj
He runs
IC736 50W + 150W AMP
4 ELE YAGI
On sunday 14, I worked Italy station.
And few days ago 9M2JKL by JE1JKL K.L also worked
OK , OH ,9A and DL.
Please watch
50.005 9M2TO/B is running 24 hours.
BUCKMASTER QSL Address is correct
jaap pa0oos <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 09:50:41 (GMT)
Anyone knows QSL route to DU1/GM4COK /QSO 13.Nov/,is it via H.C.? 73 Rys
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 08:05:42 (GMT)
SWF reported (IPS) over southern Indian Ocean. I don't think it'll influence condx too much. Looks goog for EUJA.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 08:02:11 (GMT)
Looking very good this morning. Some higher geom. act, and a much higher foF2 to start from.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 07:47:02 (GMT)
Jose EH7KW reports regular reception of "ZL" TV carriers. At the same time no ZL hears signals from Jose. ZLs have been active during these times and have been listening carefully for Jose and 48.75 MHz TV signals. Nothing heard in ZL. Could the signals Jose hears come from South America? Can any other European operator postively verify signals from ZL, eg 45MHz carriers or ZL3SIX beacon (50.04).
Bob ZL3TY <b_mcquarrie@minidata.co.nz>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 07:06:25 (GMT)
The rumour that any SM3-station has worked Hawaii last cycle on 6M is false. Someone must have mixed up 50 MHz with another
band (G3JVL claimed to hear H. over the s. pole, G3WOS).
Arne SM7AED
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 06:14:15 (GMT)
Hearing videos on 55 Mhz from ZL and perhaps some others
from the Pacific for 5 nights (abt 2130-0030Z) except
on the 13th which K and A were very high. QTF 210-230.
Also aural 50740 50750 50760. 50750 is always the loudest
but have not rx for 45 Mhz.
Freq. zero beat USB tuned are: 55240 55246.2 55249.1
55251.8 55252 55259.1 55260 55260.4. Loudest are 250
251.8 and 260. Can anybody identify them ?
Some are on the internet lists, but some others not.
Just curious....
During the ZL vids, PYs and CE music on 49.3 are loud.
73
Jose, EH7KW <ea7kw@alcavia.net>
- Tuesday, November 16, 1999 at 01:12:24 (GMT)
Hi! Interested in leonids SSB skeds. I need: 1A, GU, GJ, ER, EU, LY, YL, HB0, C31 and JW. Also interest in double hop and squares in OH and LA. Requests also welcome. Mail me private 73 from JO68
Magnus SM6WET <skandia@telia.com>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 23:19:53 (GMT)
Was out in the mobile today on a service call and heard i3llh
and an F1 stn (forget the call now) from the truck!
6m is incredible! Wish I was home with the yagi. I just had a
peice of wire literally hanging out the window for a 1/4L antenna!!!
73-Mike ve9aa
Mike ve9aa/m <ve9aa@rac.ca>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 22:47:03 (GMT)
http://www.hurra.de/cgi-local/banget.cgi?click=4948
click and get money with your homepage
dltest
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 22:23:30 (GMT)
LOOKING FOR ANY GJ STATION TO GIVE IT A TRY
DURING THE LEONIDS ON 6 METER SSB OR CW NO PROBLEM
SINCE GJ4ICD TREW AWAY HIS LOGS I HAVE TO FIND
SOMEBODY ELSE FOR THE QSL FROM JERSEY !!!!!!!!!!!
TODAY ALSO WORKED 5N3CPR FOR MY DXCC 101 WITH
SIGNALS FROM 559 TO 599 GREAT ISN'T IT WHEN IT'S
OPENING IN YOUR AREA
73 ALL
GUY ON4AOI <on4aoi@ping.be>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 21:41:51 (GMT)
Please do not post messages of the like "Want you earn money with your homepage" on this page - this has NOTHING to do with 6m. I have deleted the ones posted earlier today. Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 20:25:32 (GMT)
Hi: I have a few skeds lined up for the Leonids. Anyone else need GU please feel free to tail end:
My skeds for the Leonids are as follows: all SSB.
16/11: 0830 IW1DIM 50.172MHz
0900 F1IXQ 50.222MHz
2000 G0EVT 50.172MHz
17/11: 0800 HB9RUZ 50.1335MHz
0830 HB9SJV 50.1335MHz
0900 IW1DIM 50.172MHz
18/11: 0800 - 0930 Anyone who doesn't make QSO on 16th or 17th, try
again!
All SSB, 15sec period
Shall try to be QRV at 50.172 for random.
Apologies if the format messes up the page ...
73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 19:32:16 (GMT)
hello to everybodies.Just to inform you that today started
1308Z,i have worked 11 stateside operators with good signals
in ssb and cw.Squares was:fn30/fn41/fn42/fn43/fn74.
best 73 and good luck on six.Enrico IK2GSO
Enrico,Ik2gso <ik2gs2@libero.it>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 19:02:22 (GMT)
LEONIDS WATCH
Hi All, Looking for FR, A2, Z2, 7Q and others, I will be QRV 16-11-1999 from 0300-0400 UTC 50.220
17-11-1999 0000-late (Midnight UTC)
18-11-1999 0000-late
19-11-1999 0000-late
Hope to have a good Leonids
73 Nico ZS4NS
ZS4NS <zs4ns@marques.co.za>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 18:30:00 (GMT)
1400 UTC map of http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/rworldmap.gif is finally showing correct values. foF2 in IO91 has been above 12 HMz for the past few hours
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 15:06:09 (GMT)
TR0A BEACON INTO IO81 AT APPROX 10.00Z TDY.
GD DX
JAMIE GW7SMV <GW7SMV@QSL.NET>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 14:49:47 (GMT)
Seems the DX has paused for a commercial break. I prefer (and thought this was) public service broadcasting! 73
peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 11:56:20 (GMT)
If your not on the Pacific List you have no idea what is coming down.
VK3SIX <http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/PacificRimDx >
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 11:45:58 (GMT)
Received LW4HBN (FF87) QSL today, confirming the address works fine which was listed on here last month, Thanks.
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 11:29:00 (GMT)
IO91 I mean
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 11:27:09 (GMT)
11 UTC: IO90, foF2 13 MHz, rapid rise
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 11:24:40 (GMT)
ICOM IC-746: is there a mod to extend the Rx coverage?
Ian ZS6BTE <itr@nanoteq.co.za>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 10:17:46 (GMT)
A short opening into 5N. 5N3CPR in for 20 minutes, max 559 at my qth, glad he's finally on 6m, asked him saturday already but things were not ready at that time.No sign of TR0A/b at that time.
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@HOTMAIL.COM>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 10:11:35 (GMT)
KO02 foF2 near 13 MHz, foEs nearly gone.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 10:01:06 (GMT)
Hi to all, I need help. I have number audio records Six signals made on my digital recorder. Whereby recording their on my computer? Wherever perhars software? 73's
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 10:01:05 (GMT)
Hello MS-Friends,
I would like to take skeds for Leonidis. Looking for C3 , GU , HV , 1A ,
ZA , T7 , LX , stations, They are all"new ones" for me on 50MHz, so are
preferred.
I will be QRV from 19.00 UTC 16 to 20 of November 1999
Locator: JN36bk 1000M / asl
QRV in: SSB
Conditions:FT920 5elt F9FT + 5/8 lambda
73 de Ben HB9SJV 50Mhz WAC DXCC #85
Ben HB9SJV <HB9SJV@BLUEWIN.CH >
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 09:58:08 (GMT)
Saturday: worked KL7Y with a big sig on 10m via north pole. Signals sounded like AU-e. Asked him for a test on 6, but was not QRV. :-(
73 de Christoph DF9CY | www.df9cy.de
Christoph DF9CY <cpe@df9cy.de>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 09:39:01 (GMT)
09:00 UTC: in KO02 foF2=11 MHz, foEs=12 MHz, looks good for an E-linked opening to VK(Only)
Peter, PA1SIX
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 09:26:48 (GMT)
LEONIDS ON 6: If the shower is anything like last year then perhaps we should start thinking about TWO HOP MS for those new squares and countries!!! Will be on 3 nights from IO70 looking to better last years 130+ random SSB QSOs on 6. 73
Peter g8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 09:20:19 (GMT)
Hello, Are there any modifications for the ft920 from yaesu
and where do i find them please. I would like to receive also between 30mhz and 48mhz...Does not work in original sate hi
73 Timon
Timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 09:15:44 (GMT)
German TV frequencies Channel 2:
48.2604MHz (Loc jn57)
48.2474MHz (Loc jo40)
48.2396MHz (Loc jn39)
GL on 6m de Lorenz
Lorenz, DL6NCI <dl6nci@hof.baynet.de>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 08:11:52 (GMT)
1966 the Leonids caused a meteor storm with 100000 meteors per hour. The periodicity is 33 years and the night between
Wednesday and Thursday it is time again. The astonomers calculate that the visual maximum will occur in Europe on the 18th
between 2 and 3 CET. Good luck. Arne
sm7aed <sm7aed@algonet.se>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 06:34:00 (GMT)
Saturday: Big TV signals from QTF 70°. Found a crowded 50.110. But one of the CQ callers was UN3G. Very pleased.
BUT there was a small EME like signal and I thought I was listening wrong: There was 9M2TO calling CQCQ and the CQ callers all around.
Later Band openened to South Africa with big signals in big QSB. Great Day.
Greetings Christoph DF9CY
www.df9cy.de
christoph DF9CY <cpe@df9cy.de>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 06:08:07 (GMT)
Happy to be QRVagn! Worked only LZ today but heard: JY, 9A, 5B, W4 and PY5CC. 73
Magnus SM6WET <skandia@telia.com>
- Monday, November 15, 1999 at 00:42:24 (GMT)
RE:Jim G0OFE. The data composing the 2 maps are probably not taken at the same time, and therefor not identical. The f0F2-maps should only be a help to determine if propagation is likely to occur or not. And ..., they are at least one hour OLD. So you're allways running behind the facts. On the online real-time ionograms you can see the f0F2 above a certain location swing a few Mhz up and down within minutes. Look at the worldmap , look for indicators on and below 6 and decide to go for it or not. The map is not a bilble to guide you, just something extra to look at !!!
Peter, PA1SIX
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 19:52:18 (GMT)
Today nice openning on 6M.Big openning to JA's in the morning.
And worked UN3G,EY,Italy,9H,SV,5B4 and EH.What a nice day!
Dream comes true!
Ken/VR2LC <vr2lc@amsat.org>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 14:46:24 (GMT)
The requested Aurora did in fact occur yesterday afternoon! Worked LA, OZ, SM3/6/7, OH, ES and SP. All on CW. Nice to get something ot of my £25 licence and newly aquired IC-706.
See ya! 73 / Eric
Eric SM1TDE <sm1tde@algonet.se>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 13:53:49 (GMT)
IPS ionospheric maps: can anyone tell me why the FoF2 contours on the European area on the world map, and the ones on the Eu-only map, for the same date and time, are completely different, and which one is correct?
Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 11:35:22 (GMT)
Johan: agreed.. if the flux stays high then we can expect VK path to improve in early Feb. No opening here today so far. (IO90)
With this solar activity, I think that there is a very good chance of the transatlantic path opening sometime over the next 2 weeks, maybe to the Caribbean, or to W1-4/VE1, from G-land and the Low Countries, again this hunch based on my experiences in Cycle 22.
Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 11:27:23 (GMT)
VK8GF and VK6JQ in today, guess condx will be much less in next few weeks to Australia ( based on observations in previous cycles).
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@hotmail.com>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 10:52:11 (GMT)
Hi, today was nice Six. I worked 57 QSO's: JA1,2,3,4,5,6,9 and VR2LC, DU1/GM4COK. 73!
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 10:16:08 (GMT)
QRV again! after 1 and 1/2 months in new qth without antennas I have finally got my "elementary" tools up where they belong, no wonder I felt kinna down the last while. Onwards to the 6m DXCC from JO68UD, 73
Magnus SM6WET <skandia@telia.com>
- Sunday, November 14, 1999 at 09:58:34 (GMT)
50.100 hypothesis: US Taxi TX getting into input of North African military repeater that we normally hear on that freq - TNX G6ION!
Peter G8BCG/p <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 17:43:39 (GMT)
PS It is selcall. Jose: your "RTTY" could be selcall?
Peter, G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 17:29:48 (GMT)
50.100 FM qtf 190 from IO70 US accent female taxi "car 713 to 3930 Murdock, 99 to Southern Blvd!!!" It IS in band Ideas?
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 17:25:08 (GMT)
Rig is in the shop for at least a month (sent to VE7), so
reduced to 1w/20w with a TS530s and xvtr. Wish me luck!
-Mike
ve9aa
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 12:59:40 (GMT)
Hi Chris.Thanks for the maintenance work.To Jaap: 9M2TO run not as high-power as you, may be your sig were masked by his local TV buzz QRM. Even JAs need more than 500W to QSO with 9Ms.(It is just a fact and not offence).9M2TO's grid is OJ05DJ.GL.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 12:17:56 (GMT)
test!
Chris, G3wOS
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 11:45:48 (GMT)
Hi, today during 07.30-09.20Z i had 11 short QSO's with OE, OM, S5, YU, DL, PA, signals was very weakly, and heard SM, OZ. 73!
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 11:13:37 (GMT)
Ref. QSL for UN3G: I am staying in DL for 1 week. If you want to get the QSL from UN3G before Christmas ( then I will be back ) please feel free to send me your QSL directly. As a reminder my address : Peter Hoerig, DL4BBU, Raiffeisenstr. 44 ,D-46282 Dorsten , Germany.
Of course you can try to send your QSL directly to Val also - but you know all the problems in the former CIS States concerning the mail. And for those OM's who prefer not to send the QSL directly, than the only way is via my call, because in UN it doesn't exist any QSL - office. With the help of DJ6XV I sent out all UN3G-QSL's of the summer-Es-season 99 ( via DL QSL - office). Finally I hand out all the "green stamps" which I received via the direct - QSL's to UN3G as a donation on behalf of the UKSMG - family ( and I pay the money for the stamps ). Vy de DL4BBU, Peter
Peter DL4BBU <DL4BBU@aol.com>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 11:10:14 (GMT)
Where are the IARU REG.I 6m. 1999 results for I and 9H stations ?
Vince IT9CHU <ist.aeronautico.ct@interbusiness.it>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 11:09:14 (GMT)
Saturday 13th! am I awake??? 9M2TO calling cw cq cq
419--439rst allmost no takers He did not hear me good
I was running full steam but thats only 150W here.
Does he run high power? and whats your WW loc
I am counting dxcc 146 now approching the 150 barrier
recording: http://www.qsl.net/pa0oos
jaap pa0oos <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 10:47:06 (GMT)
UKSMGR works quite interesting way. After my payment of
UKSMGR membership I got the verification of my bill and
one month later the information that I am not the member of
UKMSGR. So this moment I have paid and not a member. Can you explain , why ?
Ex member Ari/OH9NYW
OH9NYW <ari.kekki@nokia.com>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 10:08:22 (GMT)
The band is dead. At my QTH at least. Lots of signals on 28 MHz but NIL on 50. Well, never mind, I have a universityexam to work on. Must be ready Monday afternoon.
Some Aurora might occur later on this weekend, who knows?
73 / Eric - SM1TDE in JO97II
Eric SM1TDE <sm1tde@algonet.se>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 09:59:56 (GMT)
At last opening to Far East.DU1/GM4COK is now 559 /0915/ 50113 and of course a new one!
SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 09:21:48 (GMT)
Anyone know what 9J2BO's setup is? Missed him by being away
at work on several occassions but the guys say he's loud!
Hopefully he WILL BE this weekend :-)
Mike ve9aa......some happy to FINALLY see F2 these past
2 weeks. About time!!
ve9aa-mike <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Saturday, November 13, 1999 at 00:52:58 (GMT)
Hi All, I copied a eacon (the second time) on 50.002+- FSK and it's az is 10deg. Can anybody help? I worked SV9ANK for a new one today. 73 Nico
zs4ns <zs4ns@marques.co.za>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 19:17:21 (GMT)
Hi Val, yes one SM3 station is said to have worked Hawaii over the pole last cycle. Guess some other QSO:s have taken place also.
It takes a very special combination of conditions, though...
73/GLDX es CUSN
Rick Sm7scj
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 13:48:41 (GMT)
Hi, this day was dead. I was worked on CQ about 5 hours, nil. Somebody had QSO on Six via North Pole in history ham radio?
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 12:20:18 (GMT)
tnx Jaap, noted very prolonged bursts in the eveninghours, with long-lasting scatter (sometimes minutes). Well I'm at work all day, so I can only look at internet for my info.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 11:51:44 (GMT)
To Peter PA1SIX
Meteorshower INFO http://www.science.nasa.gov/default.htm
Mesage from blackhole JO33hg 73
jaap PA0OOS <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 10:13:40 (GMT)
IARU Region 1 6m June 1999 results you can find at www.pzk.org.pl
Jack SP1CNV <pola@icmax.com.pl>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 09:06:08 (GMT)
REF: VK6RO, Graham's comments. I had an email from Don VK6HK this morning confirming he heard my CQ on 107 at 1025z yesterday, at the time the band was just closing for him. Unfortunately I had no idea Don was calling, the band appeared very much dead at the time. Can anyone confirm if Don is still in OF78 (same as Feb 1992), there seems a bit of confusion on the clusters?
NW UK has been left out of virtually all Novemeber openings so far (inc Sunday 7th!) so this posting might seem far from exciting to most of Europe, but its the furthest north (and west) the MUF has been tracked so far. 73 from "the black hole" ...and I might just treat myself to another CQ soon!
Neil G0JHC <carr.n@runshaw.ac.uk>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 08:27:54 (GMT)
What's the prediction for next weeks meteorshower, is a meteor storm expected ??
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 07:45:20 (GMT)
MUF south of JA way down on yesterday.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 07:37:49 (GMT)
Have just finished transcribing & analyzing logs from the fantastic opening to central EU last weekend. 280 QSOs of which an unbelievable 210 were with stations never worked before. Of the 70 repeat contacts, many were with DL, G, PA stations heard for the first time this cycle and it was nice to have the chance to say hello to old friends. The band was open continuously to pretty much the same area for six hours, longer than any similar openings I can remember during Cycle 22. No new countries, three new grids. JN37, KM19, KN09, all probably very common to EU Es operators but scarce here. Worked many HB9 stations never heard before and almost all were using 5-10 watts to a GP. Several DL stations reported they had no antenna for Six and were using their HF beams. Now very late in our season but hopefully we might get a bit more propagation to central and northern EU before things die until next February.
Hal ZS6WB <hpaction@cis.co.za>
- Friday, November 12, 1999 at 04:47:21 (GMT)
Europe on six yesterday, at about 0900 to 1000z PA SP ON DL F OZ AND POSSIBLY G STATIONS WORKED OR HEARD IN OF77 AND OF78 IN PERTH, CAPITAL CITY OF VK6.
Congratulations to VK6HK on getting to 50 countries yesterday, after about 46 or 47 years on six!.VERY WEAK SIGNALS AND ALL QSO EXCEPT 1 OR 2 WAS CW ONLY.
NEIL, G0JHC, were you on 107 cw during the opening??, VK6HK may have heard and called you but no reponse.
I live in the southern suburbs of perth and had NO qso, but the boyys up north, 6HK and 6WD had qso/s.
There was 4 dxers from Perth on the band at the time [only about 6 or so hard core six dxers in perth]
see you today???, cheers Graham VK6RO
Graham VK6RO <vk6ro@yahoo.com>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 23:16:37 (GMT)
Guys, DON'T rely on the "near real time MUF map". It is the result of a computer program ,which is often fed with the wrong information. Right now it is based on SSN=95 but the real figure shud read SSN=342. A-index is given as 24, it should read A=30. And besides that; it's only a computer prediction, and often misses the boat by a mile.Reason for this warning is that I found out that a lot of people even point there antennae at the "hotspots!"on that map thinking that it is based on real-time measurements
73 Willem PA0HIP
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 22:58:47 (GMT)
Hi Bill, just got back from sea this evening after 4 weeks away! Hope I haven't missed too much. On the Fastlog opening screen select 'Setup' by pressing 'e'. It should be as simple as that. 73 Trev ...-.-
Trev G3ZYY <Trev@southwestuk.demon.co.uk>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 22:57:29 (GMT)
Help?entered incorrect details on my Fastlog...address,Country etc.How can I Correct this ,Thanks 73 Bill
Bill gw3mfy <bill.gw3mfy@which.net>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 20:46:34 (GMT)
DX all around, all day. Nothing but noise here in IO70. Still waiting! 73 G8BCG/P
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 17:49:59 (GMT)
Due to a BUG on the reinitializing of the dates in the ENGLISH version of
FASTLOG 3.4, is been putten an updated version on the web site.
Alberto is sorry for this....
To download: www.sixitalia.org
73 de Sergio
Sergio, IK0FTA <ik0fta@sixitalia.org>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 17:39:01 (GMT)
Band is open to ZS6, at least beacons are in ...
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@hotmail.com>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 16:43:28 (GMT)
I like to find a sked with Jersey for the next Leonidis Ms activity.
If there are stations intrested please contact me via email.
Best 73' and nice job for activity on six.
Freddy IW1DIM <iw1dim@amsat.org>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 16:36:10 (GMT)
Okay okay....I'll be home tomorrow and won't leave the shack...
9M6 and 9M2 are on my wish list, so Murphy take a day of...
So all the VK's. JA's, BY's, YB's and special DX stations, I am prepared.
CU and 73,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 16:04:00 (GMT)
"Never leave the rig" is good advice, but also a counsel of perfection! If only life was so simple .... maybe something will open up when I'm home! 73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 14:56:16 (GMT)
No SC sigs on this evening here.But some western JAs made QSO with ON,G,DL.From 1130Z we had an opening toward 9M6OO in Sprately Is.9M6OO will stay there until 17th.QSL via N2OO.Try for new one.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 14:44:26 (GMT)
TR8CA, ZS6AXT,ZS6BTE in that makes 4 continents, 2 to go for WAC in 1 day on 6.
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@HOTMAIL.COM>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 13:38:26 (GMT)
This morning I make qso with FK1TK (rg37) and I made a recording that I put in sixitalia web page. I find for the email of Rainer (fk1tk) any know?
73 de Sergio
Sergio, IK0FTA <ik0fta@sixitalia.org>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 12:48:00 (GMT)
So the IARU Reg 1 6m contest results reach this page. Note no I or 9h entry. Pity on my first ever contest we have been excluded.
John 9H1XT <johnscic@synapse.net.mt>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 12:34:34 (GMT)
Hi! I found results IARU region 1 6m contest
http://www.wlkp.top.pl/~pzk/50m.htm
Janne OH5LZY <oh5lzy@sral.fi>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 12:15:24 (GMT)
Expect possible SKEW PATH Eu-NA today between 1400-1900 UTC. Hot spots in Eu from here appear to be CT and EA and parts of DL to a lesser extent. Best DX & 73.
Bob, WA1OUB <b_mobile@conknet>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 12:11:39 (GMT)
VK6HK was OF78, last cycle at least.
Bo SM7FJE <bn@aaaaa.se>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 12:00:55 (GMT)
in VK5LP database VK6HK have abt 20 different grid square - this morning you can read 3 different - what was the real today ???
Eric F5JKK <f5jkk@free.fr>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 11:22:45 (GMT)
A spots makes them come out of the woodwork.
Excellent condx to VK6,8 and JA5. The VK6 beacon peaked 599
but VK's on 28.885 were weaker than on 6m. TR0A/b in also looks very promising. Strong backscatter signs from EU.
Kep the spots coming..
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@HOTMAIL.COM>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 11:00:08 (GMT)
Opening from QG62 to JN52,JN53 0846 for about 20 minutes. Nothing from other areas heard. still looking EU including .210 for France. WARNING......never "leave" your rig!!! Cheers and Beers from "Down Under"
Peter VK4APG <pjgarden@gil.com.au>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 10:56:18 (GMT)
Well, that's up to you Steve. The conditions this year make me wonder what we all missed in the fall (ur spring) of '88. Would you have ever believed VK6/8> Eu would be so easy.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 10:15:45 (GMT)
VK6's from OF77,78 in for 10 minutes @ 0920, now quite again
Keith G4FUF <keith@micronet-uk.com>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 10:00:42 (GMT)
Tnx for tip Peter we can leave the rig for a dayor so.
G4UPS nothing unusual reported by the JAs in any cluster.
Nothing aboput the supposed KL7 to V73 either.
VK3OT
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 09:25:35 (GMT)
Wait for the flux to gradually drop and conditions will even improve further. Optimal conditions will occur when the flux drops slowly and the A-index is between 15 and 20, k=3 or 4.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 09:13:33 (GMT)
Have you seen solar index this morning ? red alert ? http://www.dxlc.com/solar/ 73
Jim - F1IXQ <f1ixq@euro-qsl.com>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 08:46:17 (GMT)
Hi! Anybody knows where found IARU region 1 50 MHz contest
results June 1999. We worked with call OH5A from KP53ne.
73s de Janne
Janne OH5LZY <oh5lzy@sral.fi>
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 08:38:19 (GMT)
MUF looks great this morning. The data (11/11) is right for a major opening into the Pacific.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 07:44:17 (GMT)
GEEZ solarflux 250 at 22.00UTC, are we in for a big surprise?????
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 23:19:21 (GMT)
Solar flux 249 now. Last cycle from PA we could work with ZS2BE and ZS2FM from KF26 and ZR1L in JF96.
Jan PE1GNP <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 22:13:24 (GMT)
Hi all, as I'm getting a few requests for MS skeds for the Leonids, I may as well get organised. Anyone else in Eu still need GU? Will post skeds on this page when they are finalised. If condxns only half as good as '98 we should have a ball!
73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 21:36:11 (GMT)
In the last cycle I worked a couple of stations in KF26, one of them was ZS2BE. Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 20:13:38 (GMT)
S92DX/S92CW on 50MHz!!!
DXpedition to Sao Tome & Principe (S92) 23 Nov - 1 Dec:
We depart for S92 on 22 Nov with arrival on 23 Nov. We will
be operational by 24 Nov under the callsign S92DX or S92CW.
We will be active on 50 MHz with a 5 element yagi and IC706
running 100 watts. We will operate in the contest on 28 MHz
using an A3S Cushcraft and second IC706. Departure will be
on 2 Dec so we expect to tear down the station on 1 Dec.
Operators will be myself and Markus DL5OBZ. Hope to work you
on the 50MHz band from S92. 73's Matt De La Hunt, DA1MH/KA0KKO
DA1MH <da1mh@compuserve.com>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 20:07:38 (GMT)
Received ZP9DM direct via: P.O.BOX 512 - CP 1209 ASUNCION PARAGUAY
chris pa5aa <zzz@xs4all.nl>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 19:29:47 (GMT)
ZS2SIX into DL: During the big opening to ZS on the 7th Nov
we had ZS2SIX in JN58 for 30 minutes around 1230Z. I0JX also
reported it and said it was the first time that beacon was
ever recorded in EU. Signal was peaking S9, FSK on LSB, and
the exact frequency was 50005.9 kHz. LOC KF25UX. I have
never heard anyone south of KF59. Is there avctivity at
all? 73
Tom DL7AV <DL7AV@online.de>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 18:32:30 (GMT)
Will be in Helsinki for a conference on Nov. 21 - 23. Any OH2 for eyeball?
Tony, I0JX <i0jx@amsat.org>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 18:08:33 (GMT)
For W4TJ, You can download FASTLOG 3.4, by I0XGR, from: www.sixitalia.org
IK0FTA <ik0fta@sixitalia.org>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 15:27:00 (GMT)
Only TR0A/B hrd in F2 sofar, lets hope the next days bring
some good conditions, holidays never last forever...
Johan
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 15:16:00 (GMT)
Sorry didn't page down far enough! Found FASTLOG. Thanks BillW4TJ
Bill W4TJ <w4tj@intelos.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 12:27:48 (GMT)
I have put a new page in my site with a compilation of the most outstanding real-time propagation maps. The page is at HTTP://www.qsl.net/ea6vq/mufmap.html
I hope you find it useful... See you on six.
Gabriel - EH6VQ
Gabriel, EA6VQ <ea6vq@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 12:23:10 (GMT)
Early propagation today, E skip into OH1 and ES from 06.00 utc when I switched on.
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ANT@HOTMAIL.com>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 08:38:32 (GMT)
Looks like no JA's today, just VK/UN.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 08:01:48 (GMT)
Val,could you tell us which way is faster /and better/ via DL4BBU or direct to you and what is better IRC or $ ?
Thanks for a new one.73
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 07:19:58 (GMT)
Could anyone help me acquire a copy of fastlog? Thanks Bill W4TJ
Bill W4TJ <w4tj@intelos.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 03:50:53 (GMT)
Sorry, in home address error. New: P.B. 47, ALMATY, 480000, KAZAKHSTAN.
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 03:46:36 (GMT)
Hi Chris, thank's for nice QSO on Six. My QSL address: P.B. 47, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN or via DL4BBU (UN7/DL4BBU). 73!
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 03:43:04 (GMT)
Booming VK4s on the 8th. Last morning all kind of asiatic
videos, and hearing Nick wkg an endless list of JA's. KP4/W/
J6/J8/TI via sc in the afternoon.
Tonite after the usual run of PY/LU/ZP ... some ZL videos
on 55 Mhz. We'll be waiting for the BIG WAVE ! 73
Jose, EH7KW <ea7kw@alcavia.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 01:15:23 (GMT)
Solarflux 230 today. That's beginning to look like it.
We need a couple of days more for really good condx,(the cumulative effect over a couple of days is often triggering the good condx, starting at the downslope of the flux,when the k-index is going down again)
REMEMBER: tomorrow exactly 10 years ago was the best day of propagation in the last cycle : on 11/11 1989 I wkd 10 new
ones (mainly Caribean) and 360 (YES 360) USA and canadian stations. Now we can only dream of that.
73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Wednesday, November 10, 1999 at 00:28:59 (GMT)
Solar flux 230 tonight, wow!
To put things in perspective though, the running 27-day average
thru most of Nov 1989 was between 205 and 230, so a little way to go
yet! However a couple of weeks with the solar flux above 200
should see six opening across the pond from G-land at least.
On another note... does Fastlog have an ADIF import facility?
Jim
Jim G0OFE <jimsmith@lds.co.uk>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 22:33:45 (GMT)
ZP9DM QSL for QSO 12 Oct Rx/Tx yesterday. Tnx Oscar es CUL!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 21:34:39 (GMT)
Chris, This is the address UN3G e-mailed me:
480000, P.B. 47, ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN. Cheers !
Enno, PA5EA <cw@dx.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 21:26:10 (GMT)
Hello - I've been trying out the new version of FASTLOG all evening, trying to get it to crash my system. No joy yet :-) I've been using it for quite some time, and it's got to be the easiest around. It'll run comfortably with W98 too. What I really like is the way it keeps track of various major awards..DXCC/IOTA and so on, and not forgetting WAIP. Heartily recommended to all! 73, Pete
Pete PE1MHO <petehalp@xs4all.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 20:55:22 (GMT)
I send my card to: P Hoerig, Raiffeisenstr. 44, Dorsten
D-46282 Chris.
UN3G told it last sunday that this was his manager, DL4BBU.
73's John.
JOHAN PE9DX <PE1LAU@AMSAT.ORG>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 20:22:24 (GMT)
Can someone remind me og UN3G's QSL address lease. Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 19:53:29 (GMT)
Hi, back from holiday, and a quick look at the announcements shows what I missed this past ten days or so! Wow - VK, JA, ZS4 etc etc - guess the band will go dead now I'm home, hi.
73
Mike GU6AJE <gu6aje.weyr@guernsey.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 19:50:10 (GMT)
Go to 'new stuff' bit of the home page to some great photographs took in J6 last week! Chris
Chris, G3WOS <g3wos(at)uksmg.org>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 19:31:49 (GMT)
FYI: Mike J87AB worked into W and VE. Abt. (100 QSO's)
Chris PA5AA <zzz@xs4all.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 19:01:11 (GMT)
Hi Georges, congratulations on J68CB, locator is FK93LQ, and today (9th) was the last day of operation as they fly back home Wednesday. So every one who worked him, you just got very lucky !!! 73 de Alan
Alan, GI0OTC <alan@gi0otc.demon.co.uk>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 18:56:44 (GMT)
Excellent news with regard to Fastlog!
By far the best VHF logbbok I have used.
Well done and Thanks to Alberto.
Alan, EI3EBB <axel@indigoie>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 17:34:56 (GMT)
Dear Friends, after a long time, Alberto I0XGR has decided to make a new version of his famous program "Fastlog", well known from many VHF enthusiasts.
After he has solved the "Millenium Bug" problem on the program, he asked to me to give diffusion to the program on the SIXITALIA Internet Web site.
Alberto asked to me also to verify the distribution of the software, cause he has the purpose, in the case of a large request of downloads, to realize a Windows version.
For this on the web sito has been realized a "Registration Page" ,which it's necessary to connect, before download the program cause, with the registration, will be sended an e-mail to Alberto, that will be informed about your download.
Note that in the "Download Page" has been realized several url (divided by geographical areas) to download the software; please observe the instructions !
Search "FASTLOG" in the "software" area of SIXITALI web site at the url: http://www.sixitalia.org
Thanks to all, Sergio IK0FTA
Sergio, IK0FTA <ik0fta@sixitalia.org>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 17:12:53 (GMT)
sri typo in last message
The fftdsp program is written by af9y
73 Timon
timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 16:28:36 (GMT)
Hello all
Does anyone know if and where i can find a 8.83mhz sig of a 455khz out of my ft920. I want to hook up my fftdsp prgram to the ft920 and need a wide sig. I can also put the audio out of the af out jack but with cw filter i can only see 250hz wide on my conputer hi.
For those the fftdsp prgram is a program with witch you can see very week sigs on your screen. It is used by eme operators to make the weak sigs visable so you know where to listen hi. It is wriitten by af8y and you can see it on his home page.
timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 16:14:49 (GMT)
Regarding 5B-JA opening, JA0 station reports 5B4CY/b 539 during the open.He states that Nick was 599+ and made QSO with 5B4AFB in SSB.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 15:28:09 (GMT)
PS: JX3EX might also join the crew next summer.
Per-Einar Dahlen, LA7DFA <la7dfa@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 14:37:36 (GMT)
Hi guys I sent request for JX (Apr-Oct 2000) work yesterday.
At home I am too close to the Melhus (JP53) transmitter.
I can however be active on MS during nighttime.
I am using 100W RF, 6 ele yagi and can transmit/receive 2000lpm. 73 de LA7DFA (JP53pw)
Per-Einar Dahlen, LA7DFA <la7dfa@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 14:35:55 (GMT)
I just worked J68CB 559 both side. What is his QTH locator ? TKS de Georges F8OP
Georges F8OP <f8op@wanadoo.fr>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 13:59:45 (GMT)
For F5 see Buckmaster online callbook, i used the address on there a few weeks ago & TU2OJ's card came back fast.
73
Kerry G0LCS <g0lcs@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 13:34:37 (GMT)
Good to have the server back again. Sunday was real fun with many DX stations.
UN3G as a very keen and smart operator. Wished some of the ZS stations had the same
pile-up handling performance. Heard a ZR5 from KF59...working IT9's and 9H while he
was s7 in Holland. But it was good to have the DX mood on the band again. Great show,
73 and have fun,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 13:34:05 (GMT)
Hi all,
anybody got the correct address from f5ipw mgr of TU2OJ
since folowing one is not up to date anymore
JOEL RICAUD
47, RUE d'ARTIGNY VALLEE V VIOLETTE
F-37300 JOUE LES TOURS
FRANCE
GUY ON4AOI <on4aoi@ping.be>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 12:50:46 (GMT)
Bogdan SP5CPR well known on HF bands as 5N3CPR left again Poland on Monday for one month stay in Nigeria.This time he has taken with him 3 el small yagi for 6 meters,we hope it will work /I need 5N here HI/.73 GL.
Rys,SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 12:38:43 (GMT)
Remi,ref Solid state PA: It's on the UKSMG website:archives -> equipment.
Goodluck. Ps if you need the transistors,i'v still a matched pair of MRF448 fs.
Ger PE1CZG <gerh@dds.nl>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 12:30:34 (GMT)
Hello there. Could somebody help me to find schematic and
all documentation for 6 meters 400W PA based on two tranzistors?
I have had it a year ago, but now I can't find it. All I
remember, that author was from U.K. Thanks in advance.
Remi LY2MW <r.vaicius@omnitel.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 12:07:36 (GMT)
Dear Nick, Thank you for the contact.I was so moved to make QSO with you actually on the band.But there were a JH1 station who kept calling for all the time.I think you asked
me "how's DX?" but I could not answer.Then I made contact with 5B4AFB in a clear environment.No sigs heard on 50.499 so far.Bon Voyage!
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 11:03:51 (GMT)
Not a "sausage" during the EU-Pacific opening of the 8th.
3 hours on CW where there was space with 6x JA pileup's and
VK4's on SSB saying "EH4 was it or EA2, please come again,
you are 5 and 9"... My time will come as in Cyc 22, 2 years
in to work my first ever EU. CW ready, please don't
send or ask me for GRIDS [it is QF47PF]. 73 de Nev
VK2QF USKMG 1809. 19,251 km from CU3/N6AMG Nov 1991.
Neville VK2QF. <vk2qf@winsoft.net.au>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 10:45:20 (GMT)
At 07:50Z open 5B4FL 50.110 to move up 50.114MHz CW rst 599
Direct beam 320 deg from Western Japan Very FB...
also 5B4AFB 50.109MHz CW RST 599 fb sig both way 599 WOO!!
I am watch on 50.498MHz 5B4CY/B can not copy same time...
Thanks for the real fine Contact 5B4FL(Nick) and 5B4AFB(Alf)
best 73 and see you agin...
Well i am looking JY9NX station but no signale beacon ...
"ken"
ja3ege <ja3ege@arrl.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 09:30:50 (GMT)
A monster JA pile-up this morning in Larnaka, including a couple of V73s! I have my case packed to return to UK for a few weeks, very tempting to burn the ticket! Oh, well, perhaps the DX will follow me...I'll answer all cards when I return in a few weeks. 73
NicK 5B4FL G3KOX <5B4FL(at)qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 09:27:16 (GMT)
Another SID, the band must open now !
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 09:20:54 (GMT)
Well 6m on Sunday was a disaster for me. Plenty of DX stations heard here in the Middle of the UK,
but only one apeared to know how to operate a pile up effectively.
Telling the Italians to shut up will only annoy them and can only lead to the inevitable jamming.
The southern stations are nearly always going to be stronger. It is not like the last cycle when they were not on the band.
HF pile up techniques anyone ?
Mike G0MJW <m.j.willis@rl.ac.uk>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 09:12:07 (GMT)
Daily openings, for a week now, into VK4, VK6, JR, JA, 9M2, UN but where are BV, YC, BY, EY, AP, VU, VQ9 etc?
To the ZS4&5 guys: Behind the QRM curtain are a bunch of north European stations. Ask for us, and you´ll work a few new countries!
Cu!
Bo SM7FJE <bn@aaaaa.se>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 07:32:09 (GMT)
Sorry about the weekend outage, it was due to a failed computer & router at my ISP. There may very well be some further outage as we plan to move the site in coming weeks. Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 07:24:53 (GMT)
From 09Z Nov.8 we had good SC props toward EU.SM7AED on 113. SM7BAE on 110.2. Z32ZM on 109.5. SP6ASD on 110.9. PAs,Fs,9A,OZs,DLs also QSO/herard.On JA side we have big problem of the endless-call.Sigs through SC are very weak.If you are being called by many JA stations and wish to make as many QSOs as possible, please announce UP and receive upper frequency.Let your transmitting freq absolutely clear.Othewise you have to specify one callsign which you want to QSO again and again.May be you have to repeat his call for three,five times or more because of the endles call.In the endless-call your sigs are completely masked.I will watch the band on this evening (08Z-) too.GL and FB DX.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 07:12:26 (GMT)
Nice to see the server back in action.
We missed-it.
Thanks Chris
73 to you all.
Mirel VK2BOD <vk2bod@acay.com.au>
- Tuesday, November 09, 1999 at 00:51:17 (GMT)
YAHOO!! SM7BAE into Perth west australia at about 0900z monday, very weak cw no qso, into OF77 and OF78 in the extreme soth west corner of Australia, 4 of the 5 or 6 hard core six dxers in VK6 were all ears, it must be close to 10 or 11 years to the day??????? since the first opening in europe from Perth.see you soon Graham VK6RO/VK6SIX
Graham VK6RO <vk6ro@yahoo.com>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 23:27:58 (GMT)
Brrrrrrr....FAT Fingers; Typicly should read typically and
aa SID of course an SID. Another SID caused very good propagation this morning. Hrd VK6JQ s9++ and worked many JA2,4,5 on side scatter (F2- FAI) (QTF 085 deg).It finally is beginning to sound like last cycle. Let's have a nice opening to the Caribean soon. (some good stuff qrv now)
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 22:14:29 (GMT)
Dennis PA7KM. All the openings of the last two days were
F2 Propagation caused by so called SID's (Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance). It happens when a shockwave from the sun hits the ionospere of the earth (often this happens just before an Aurora takes place).When the MUF is really high (last days typicly 42 - 43 Mc) such aa SID is the last
little "PUSH" the F2 layer needs to produce full skip at
our latitude
73 Willem
Willem <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 21:23:21 (GMT)
Hello all
Heard this morning ja and vk in jo33.
It was a mess around 110 so please ja call also cq and listen up to a least 150. We will spot you on dx cluster.
Dont call with 100 people on 110. If everyone spreads out we can make many more qso's
Have fun Timon pa9kt
Timon pa9kt <pa9kt@bart.nl>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 20:13:36 (GMT)
Sunday the 7 October 1999. A big F2 opening on 50 Mhz.
Hi Gents, What a nice day worked 320 DX on six today the band was open to ZS4NS from 10:53 UTC till 17:06 UTC 6 hours in total.
I Worked station in I,YT,SV,OE,DL,ON,PA,9A,IS0,SP,LZ,YO,YT,S5,EH,UU7,F,HB9,G,OK AND GW It was fun.
Previsous opening to ZS4 was max of 2 hours
I will look out for openings.
73 Nico
ZS4NS <zs4ns@marques.co.za>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 18:35:24 (GMT)
Great opening yesterday : worked 22 differents call into ZS/ZR. A day like yesterday reminds us why 6 mtr is like a drug ! 73 Jim
F1IXQ - Jim <f1ixq@euro-qsl.com>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 17:08:21 (GMT)
Opening to ZS yesterday ?? I'd say it was F2 with some Es up to te north. Opening to UN in the morning was straight F2. Right or wrong.... ????
Dennis PA7FM <pa7fm@amsat.org>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 16:58:31 (GMT)
Very pleased to see that UKSMG site is back. Thanks Chris.
Georges F8OP <f8op@wanadoo.fr>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 16:31:25 (GMT)
Good to see UKSMG server back in business.Question for the propagation guru's :
opening to SA yesterday was this TEP or F2? No signs of sporadic E so i'm just curious.
Ger PE1CZG <gerh@dds.nl>
- Monday, November 08, 1999 at 16:12:07 (GMT)
many station are looking on my homepage but no one sign my
guestbook and tell me what he think about my homepage.
http://www.01019freenet.de/australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
New 6m Homepage
New 6m Homepage
http://www.01019freenet.de/australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
pse look on my page and sign my guestbook.
TNX and many dx hope to hear anyone on 6m .
dg6mfq/vk3tsk
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 20:16:40 (GMT)
Hallo VK/ZL.
DF 0 EG are looking for vk/ZL on 21190,24940 and 28490 frim
8 to 13 utc on the weekends.
hope to catch any dx from Pacific.
df0eg
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 20:12:26 (GMT)
Fisrt opening to EU from ZS4 since 20th October'99. I worked 21 stations in EU and AS. I,LZ,4X,9H,EH,EH6 AND CT.
73 SEE YOU ON SIX.
Nico ZS4NS <zs4ns@marques.co.za>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 19:53:58 (GMT)
Dear Keith,thank you very much for clear explanation on scatter points and the calculation from my grid.I have similar map here on which the auther marked 2,000km radius circle line as 'Control Line' and I marked 4,000km line as 'Scatter Line'.This evening I did not hear EUs.I am worrying about 'hunting' of solar activity.It is not tracing regular 27 days cycle from end of September...
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 17:32:15 (GMT)
Hi Nick.I searched through local DX cluster and found some data: Sep.29,1125Z JR6GV (PL36) reports 5B4FL in QTF 290 deg. Oct.9,0945Z JA6QGG (PM53) reports 5B4FL in 260 deg.JA6RJK reports EY8MM in 270 deg.VR2IL reports EY8MM in 330 deg(may be GC path).JR6s report JY9NX in 260 deg.Obviously you came to JR6 and JA6 via your 'Bent-Path'.A scatter is more likely to occur by islands and continent. I think the sea act as a specular surface in F2 props.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 17:00:38 (GMT)
Well, with a bit of luck you can at least see it coming. Your ears will remain to be the best monitor.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 15:17:26 (GMT)
One should put into perspective the usefullness of these iono "maps".
The maps are "old" data, whereas the sounding data is probably less than 30 seconds old.
If you take time out to monitor one of these stations (i.e Korea, is a fine example due to the lack of anything sensible across the Indian Ocean) you would have observed the F0F2 with rapid QSB from 10.2 to 14.3 MHz over a period of minutes (update rate is 2 minutes) .
These are the potential band openings we are looking for. Having a nice map is purely academic because either the DX has gone or 50 is so open its obvious !
G4FUF <keith@micronet-uk.com>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 14:55:40 (GMT)
Addition (sri), all maps, except the worldmap, show foF2 beyond 14 MHz. On the Worldmap the 14 MHz area just grows if foF2 rises further.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 14:20:15 (GMT)
Only from IPS Willem. I looked at Uleth b4, but that site is only giving a prediction(not based on reality). IPS is the only real-time, producing maps (delayed about 50 min.). I am mainly using the Worldmap (http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/rworldmap.gif) and the Atlantic map (http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/na_hf/index.html). Note: the atlantic map is allways showing time = 0300 UTC, this is an error by IPS.
Peter, PA1SIX)
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 14:17:26 (GMT)
To Rick, SM7SCJ: Try the Altavista search-engine and type in: "Digisonde" or "ionogram" and you will have many many sites to choose from. One good site is at URL:
http://ulcar.uml.edu/framesn.htm
73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 12:45:11 (GMT)
Willem PA0HIP: I find this confusing, too. Where DO you find REALTIME Muf data on the net? Isn´t http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/ the place to go to? 73,
Rick SM7SCJ
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 12:06:40 (GMT)
Peter PA1SIX.. where do you get your MUF information from??
Because REAL TIME ionosond info, says MUF way DOWN on yesterday.
I have the impression that your info is based on computer
calculations and not on REAL-TIME info.
73 Willem
Willem PA0HIP <wmorsink@casema.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 11:51:06 (GMT)
Thanks for replies:
Heres 2 examples:
QM05 to Jo01 (me), QM05 Az=272, my Az=65 SC=NL99 grid
QM05 to KP20 (OH2BC) QM05 Az=256, OH2BC Az=90 SC=OL10 grid
See the drastic change in headings ! OH2BC is around 1800k from JO01gn
G4FUF <keith@micronet-uk.com>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 11:23:21 (GMT)
Hello,
I saw yesterday the 4th on 48,260.2 MHz a Asiatic TV station with a logo in the upper left corner.
It didn't look like the "3" from TV3 Bangkok so I think it should came from Malaysia's RTM.
Does anyone can tell me if RTM uses a logo ?
GD DX
Ruud
NL9649 R.12 <ruud.brand@wxs.nl>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 10:10:03 (GMT)
Keith: Thanks fer info. Yes, I begin to get it - sort of.. :-) All: Why is there a gap in the RX of the TS680S btwn 35 and 45 MHz? Is there a way to overcome this limitation? 73/GLDX
Rick SM7SCJ
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 10:09:55 (GMT)
Regarding the scatter points: The non-mathematical way if you own a globe.
Take a piece of string equivalent in length to 12000km and mark it at 1/3rd the length, i.e 4000km. Place one end at the "dx", for example QM05gg and the other at your QTH. Pull the string down tight so that the 4000k segment from the dx end is straight. This marks the potential scatter pointand the beam headings. Note the direct path at around 9000k is unlikely (at this point in the cycle) be supported by 2f2 at the latitude required.
Hope this is self explanatory.
G4FUF <keith@micronet-uk.com>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 09:54:44 (GMT)
Hi, today at 07.00-08.00Z was very strongs TV 48.250 (59+30) first time in this season, on 50.142 some time carrier up 59+10.
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 09:37:25 (GMT)
This mornings MUF S of JA way up compared to yesterday. Last cycle's November result: JA> 08-12 UTC, VK> 07-12 UTC, DU 07-11 UTC, KH2 09-11 UTC, VS6> 10-12 UTC
Peter, PA1SIX
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 08:14:36 (GMT)
VK3DUT reports 48 Mhz TV west from VK3 over Middle east last two evenings. VK1RX hearing 48 now from same direction.
VK2QF heard French guy.
Steve OT
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 08:12:51 (GMT)
Hmm...Nick 5B4FL: I just thought that my speculations were taking up too much space, and therefore I should close the topic as far as I was concerned...:-)
I wish there was a forum here where we could discuss such matters at length, not taking up so much space for regular posters. Chris, can´t you come up with a second announcement page for this purpose? 73/GLDX
Rick SM7SCJ
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 07:56:48 (GMT)
Rick, I don't think you have 'finalised' this scatter discussion! Han, when working JR6 I must beam about 120 to 150. May I ask you where JR6s beam? Printing out GCMWIN maps it looks in any case like 'SP' is in the ocean, better than land I guess!
73!
Nick 5B4FL <5B4FL(at)qsl.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 07:29:11 (GMT)
GM Han, and thanks again for your advice. Will keep looking for scatter, especially as the parameters look similar as yesterday. GL/DX es CU!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 06:45:06 (GMT)
GM Rick.Yesterday JR6 and JA6 stations made QSO with SMs and ON.I have to make a correction.The 'Control Point' is a point in the F2 region where our sigs are refracted.'CP' is 2,000km away.In F2 scatter-mode the point of 4,000km away is the 'Scattering Point' where our sigs reach to the ground.Around the equinox we JA have high MUF in the south-west direction and hear DU,YB,9Ms almost every day.One thing you should not miss is: The real-time MUF map is not truly real-time and not almighty.Watch the band every day as possible and feel the variation of the condx.If you find anything correlative with particular opening, please report here.Today I will call CQ from 08Z. GL and Sayonara.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Friday, November 05, 1999 at 05:51:10 (GMT)
here is the write one url:
http://www.freenet.de/australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
gretting from horst dg6mfq/vk3tsk
dg6mfq
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 21:36:04 (GMT)
Worked today 04.11.99 at 1853 on cw 9U5D GUS.
DXCC no.98...
gl to all de 9A3FT Renny
RENKO KIRIGIN 9A3FT <9a3ft@usa.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 20:33:31 (GMT)
DG6MFQ: Sorry Horst, the URL to your homepage (below) does not work. Try again. 73!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 18:39:24 (GMT)
Correction:
"4000km from your QTH" should read "4000km from your - or your targets - QTH".
Oops...
Rick SM7SCJ
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 18:36:22 (GMT)
Han, JE1BMJ: Thanks for your advice. Let me finalize this scatter discussion by formulating a hypothesis:
On a day with high Solar Flux and low A+K-index one should look att the realtime FoF2 maps at http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/
. If there is a light grey or white area (indicating high MUF) abt 4000km from your QTH, AND the MUF via direct path to your target is low, THEN you have a reasonably good chance of finding a scatter point for 6m?
Please let me know if I missed something here.. meanwhile best 73 from Sweden and CU tomorrow via SC!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 18:32:28 (GMT)
hallo my 6m homepage is updated and I hope many station look on it a
and sign my guestbook.
http://www.01019freenet.de/Australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
see many station on 6m (only 6m SWL).
BY BY from Horst.
dg6mfq
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 17:33:36 (GMT)
Thanks to all that have replied to my posting abt JA SCatter. OH2BC mailed me to tell his beam heading (110deg) which would well confirm Han´s explanation abt the scatter point. Now all that remains for me to understand is how the parameters work together...it would be much easier to live in IT9 or 9H...time to move? Again, THANKS, all! 73/CU
Rick SM7SCJ
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 15:39:38 (GMT)
4L5O Omari tells me that all direct QSL's with $ in are being stolen. If you are sending directly to him he requests 2 IRC's, which seem to arrive ok).
73
Kerry G0LCS <g0lcs@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 15:28:06 (GMT)
EH7KW Jose, many thanks for info. Seems the XYL will get a holiday free from white noise!! 73
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 13:57:57 (GMT)
Last cycle's results from PA to N-Am:09-10 UTC > VE1/2/3 -- 10-11 UTC > VE1/2/3/VO1/2/VY2 W1/2/3/4 -- 11-12 UTC > VE1/2/3/VO1/2/VY2 W1/2/3/4 --12-13 UTC > VE1/2/3/VO1/2/VY2 W1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9 , etc. So still a long way to go
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 12:46:23 (GMT)
First F2 to JA this cycle. JA4, JA6 & JR6. Cu tmw!
Bo SM7FJE <bn@aaaaa.se>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 12:06:28 (GMT)
MUF to the south collapsed aswell
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 11:36:14 (GMT)
Strong 48.240/250 and 49.750 since 0700 dropping off now. Also e's YJ0DX 5x9 all evening. Also northern VK4's. Always a good sign for extension but not tonight. No sign of Eu on 50. Cu tomorrow...perhaps
Peter vk4apg <pjgarden@gil.com.au>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 11:35:10 (GMT)
Hi, today in 07.00-08.00Z i was heard first time for last 2 years TV from VK on 46.172, sigs was 59 + 10!
Val, UN3G <indra@nursat.kz>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 11:18:16 (GMT)
Western Eu to PT7/PZ should be open, probably no stations on the band.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 11:03:30 (GMT)
MUF to the east "collapsed" ,to the south has risen above normal.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 11:01:23 (GMT)
TNX for visited my homepage and sign my guestbook.
Many station are look on my new 6m Page - TNX.
http://www.01019freenet.de/Australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
see any dx stations on 6m.
byby from Horst
dg6mfq
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 10:00:58 (GMT)
OK Han, Frequency was about 107 yesterday. Im scanning 100-115 right now (slowly). Hope I can hear and work you.
I heard OH2BC calling CQ on 107 40 minutes ago and cluster says that both SM7AED and FJE worked Ja's 10 minutes ago !
73
Petter, SM3PXO <sm3pxo@swipnet.se>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 09:10:43 (GMT)
Thanks report Petter.What freq did you hear JAs yeterday? I kept CQ on 090 after QSO with OH2BC. Today I am calling CQ on 104.5. May be until 0930Z. GL!
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 09:06:18 (GMT)
J68CB was in for abt 15 minutes last nite. Peaked S7 at
2155Z via scatter path due SA. TNX Jimmy. 73
Jose, EH7KW
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 09:06:07 (GMT)
50 Mhz in EA is not on CEPT yet. Even is not a band
for the spanish "EB" permit (V/UHF only license type).
73
EH7KW, Jose <ea7kw@alcavia.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 08:57:30 (GMT)
Help / info please: May be taking a late holiday to EA8 at end of month. Q1: Is CEPT T/R 61-01 OK like Spain? Can CEPT class II licences "ie V/UHF only" operate 50MHz in Canary Is? Thanks in advance. 73 from IO70
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 08:41:55 (GMT)
Rick, SM7SCJ don't worry. The scatter path will also work for the medium power stations. In 1989 I had a MRF492 PA that gave me only 80 Watts. With a 5 el yagi I had many contacts with many (more than 50) JA stations. Real pile ups with those JA stations and quite some VK's aswell. If the scatter path is building up more and more QRP stations will be able to use this kind of propagation too. Some people in PA- land worked the VK's, JA's, DU's etc. with 10 Watt in a 3 el. TV channel 2 antenna. Not a DX setup ehh? Hope you will keep the mood and I look forward to the hours during scatterpath to Asia. 73,
Peter PA2VST <peterg@condor-post.com>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 08:28:29 (GMT)
Re:Pete PE1MHO. Well, what if you're at work (like me) and want to know what's cooking.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 07:52:37 (GMT)
Han, We SM3BIU (JP73ST) and SM3PXO (JP73GI) heard a couple of JA's yesterday (Nov 3).
Beamheading 90º. That would mean a scatterpoint (greatcircle) above XU,9M. BIU heard much stronger signals than I did so Ill be listening again today.
I also heard OH2BC calling VK6JQ but nothing heard.
GL best 73.
Petter, SM3PXO <sm3pxo@swipnet.se>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 07:50:59 (GMT)
GM Rick.The SC-path have been effectively used by 6m DXers since last cycle.But in HF the path is well known.In 1950s KDD(JA's international telephone company) researched the SC-path.15 and 21MHz BBC (London) have been observed in the direction of south-east Asia,not in GC-path.It will occur when MUF(SC)>MUF(GC).The key is "Control Point". On F2 props the control point is about 4,000km away.We have the ground at the point(around YB, 9M or XU) where our sigs are scattered.EU-VK short-path sigs are scattered by the ground,then the fraction come into JA via relatively low-loss F2 single-hop path.Total path-loss is large.If there are a station on the control point he would have S9+++ sigs from both side.The SC-path also need high SF and low AK value since F2-path is essential.GL from QM05BR.
Han, JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Thursday, November 04, 1999 at 03:52:36 (GMT)
FYI: gcmwin21 appears on the GJ4ICD CDROM
Adam, VK3ALM/4
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 23:18:16 (GMT)
Hallo I great a new 6m Homepage.
http://www.01019freenet.de/Australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
look on it and sign my guestbook.
BY BY from Germany.
Looking for VK and DX on 50110 from 8 to 10utc (only 6m SWL)
(only on the weekends).
BYBY from Horst
DG6mfq/vk3tsk
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 22:30:09 (GMT)
Hallo I great a new 6m Homepage.
http://www.01019freenet.de/Australia/hottis6mwebsite.htm
look on it and sign my guestbook.
BY BY from Germany.
Looking for VK and DX on 50110 from 8 to 10utc (only 6m SWL)
BYBY from Horst
DG6mfq/vk3tsk
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 22:29:14 (GMT)
What DX....nothing heard in S.E. VK4. DX is occuring some 1200kms north. That's 3 EU countires away! Just JA TEP prop here. Hoping for the prop. to move south soon!
Scott VK4JSR <scott.watson@clemenger.com.au>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 21:49:28 (GMT)
First opening here in JN59wk into VK since last cycle! After a absolutely dead band in the early morning, 6m opened for around 30 minutes into VK4: From 09:30ut, I worked VK4DO (QG49, more than 15.000km), VK4FNQ (QG39), VK4ABW (QH30) and in CW VK4JH (QH30). Sigs were up to s8/9, but not comparable to last cycle. VK6JQ was readable only weak behind a carrier. Nothing from JA. -GL!-
Wolfgang, DJ3TF <wessely@asamnet.de>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 20:34:47 (GMT)
Received QSL of C31HK in 2 months....tnx.
New antenna will be installed here in december..
I'm getting stronger..hi
Paul ON9BGP <on9bgp@online.be>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 20:05:07 (GMT)
Hey guys, what's all this about clusters? Have we become so totally dependent on a cluster that we have forgotten how to turn a tuning knob? I know that a lot of people have got their knobs all rusted up (!) on 50.110 but I'll send a free can of WD40 to anyone who needs it.... LISTENING to what's going on on the band seems to be a thing of the past.
73, Pete
Pete PE1MHO <petehalp@xs4all.nl>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 20:01:55 (GMT)
..and the name of the program is: Great Circle Maps v 2.3, found by searching for gcmwin23.zip on a search engine near you. Sorry I forgot to mention it..73!
Rick SM7SCJ
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 18:09:42 (GMT)
BTW, the great circle maps i refer to (in my scatter posting below) are easily made on a PC with the aid of software by Roger Hedin, SM3GSJ. Great Windows program, makes great prints also. Look for v 2.3. No idea where I got it, sorry.
73/GLDX
Rick SM7SCJ
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 18:07:39 (GMT)
Hi all - regarding this mornings JA/VK event there was much talk about scatter path.
If you make a great circle map centered on JA and check the JA:s beam headings you
will notice that these headings cover a vast area - from Madagascar to the west coast
of Australia. Therefore it would be interesting to have i e OH2BC:s beam headings as a
cross-bearing in order to establish a smaller scatter region. Would this be above
Himalaya or over the Indian Ocean? Could these scatter regions be used by smaller stations
like myself also, or just by KW-stations with high gain antenna systems? I have close to
no experience in scatter propagation, so more info would be nice. Perhaps scatter is
a propagation mode that has much to offer for smaller stations? Ionoscatter on 144MHz is
definitely reserved for the EME guys... Comments?
73/GD DX!
PS heard and called VK4JH and VK6JQ but no response. Band open here (JO65) btwn 0900 and 1015.
No JA:s hrd, due to wrong beam heading...
Rick SM7SCJ
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 17:59:26 (GMT)
THIS MORNING HEARD RUSSIAN PMR?? AT 46MHZ, THEN VIDEO ON 48MHZ WENT 59++ AT APPROX 10.00Z.THE VIDEO COULD WELL HAVE BEEN VIA F2 BECAUSE AT
APPROX 10.20Z HEARD VK6JQ ON 50113.5 VY WEAKLY(RST 319 419).NEARLY THERE!!!!
MAYBE TOMORROW???
CU IN PILE UPS.
JAMIE GW7SMV <GW7SMV@QSL.NET>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 15:02:07 (GMT)
Hi all. Starting to build up a web site. Will specialise in 6M VK4 related info. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~vk3alm
Adam, VK3ALM/4 <vk3alm@ozemail.com.au>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 13:56:54 (GMT)
Re:G8BCG,VK3OT> Thanks for info, but I'm talking about a different cluster ! Look at todays contacts, just 1 single remark on the VK/JA>Eu openingon the other cluster. Re:VK3OT> Yuo gotta do an E-skip dance first !
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 12:49:47 (GMT)
To EU and other DX stations: If you are being piled-up in CW, please listen +500Hz or more above the transmitting frequency.Stronger the sigs larger the pile on JA side.As your transmitting freq will be completely occupied with long call and tail-end call, it is quite difficult to listen your call-back. Please announce 'UP' and listen up.
Han JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 12:31:34 (GMT)
Wow! Finally got Europe via the scatter-path! On 0828Z I made contact with OH2BC after climbed down the tower. Thanks good contact OM,your sigs have been recorded on my tape.QTF was variable around 220-240 deg.48.250 TV sig was weak.I was assured of the opening because VKs had many short-path contacts with EUs.But it should be noted that big stations such like SM7FJE,K6MYC and OH2BC only came to JA.I will try every day.Be always warm-blooded, not be too cool.
Han JE1BMJ <higasa@attglobal.net>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 11:54:32 (GMT)
Question is in the humble opinion of the dxperts will the EU VK path move south to VK8/VK3 or what?
VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 11:40:52 (GMT)
JA URL works fine.
http://www.big.or.jp/%7eham/pubhtml/dxcl50.html
VK3OT
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 11:38:05 (GMT)
Peter,
See further down this page:::
"the JA 50Mhz cluster has moved to http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/pubhtml/dxcl50.html this most useful dx logging site shifted without announcement 24/10/99 and was lost to myself and many others
rick p29kfs
- Sunday, October 31, 1999 at 14:29:36 (GMT)"
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 11:35:41 (GMT)
What happened to the JApanese cluster "http://www.hitnet.or.jp/JAC/50.html". Host is unreachable, is it on a new URL now ?
Peter, PA1SIX
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 11:13:18 (GMT)
Not a trace of the VK4's here :-(
Johan,ON4ANT <ON4ant@hotmail.com>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 10:07:45 (GMT)
Great ! dx VK , but please save a bit for the weekend.
I feel a bit like mr Bean now every time I listen at 6M
It's just noise, as soon as I turn away something comes up!!
hihi 73 Jaap
JAAP PA0OOS <PA0OOS@QSL.NET>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 09:53:10 (GMT)
Today first VK(6JQ) since February -92. Then 25 JA stations.
Scatter from India direction. Band open 25 minutes.
OH2BC <oh2bc@clinet.fi>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 09:32:14 (GMT)
OH2BC 50107MHz CW COMMING IN JA LAND BY SCATTER BEAM...
WE ARE 240deg beam..RST 579 QSB..BUT OTHER EUROPE STN DO NOT COMMING SAME TIME...
NOW VK4 STN CQ EU ON 50110/114/120!!
KENZO NOSE
JA3EGE <JA3EGE@ARRL.NET>
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 09:20:31 (GMT)
Also have to agree with Ken. Best thing is that Gabriel is
open for any useful modification/upgrade. 73
Jose, EH7KW
- Wednesday, November 03, 1999 at 07:40:40 (GMT)
Just home for 2 days after trip 8Q7 and EA6,
Maladiven sporadic contacts( a complete journey after the 2000 trip) but great spots for Januar 2000
after that EA6 nice stay but after meeting EA6VQ , Gabriel,
XYL and brothers (thanks for tour and Lunch , many Tnxs) now know its not a gd location for VHF and UHF Hpe cu sn agn
Tnx alot also for my XYL cu 73, Bert
Bert, PA0LPE <pa0lpe@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 21:38:58 (GMT)
VQLog: Ken, I agree, VQLog is a great log programme with FANTASTIC support. My only small concern is the huge size of the patch / upgrade downloads! Many thanks for all your work Gabriel. 73
Peter G8BCG <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 19:43:15 (GMT)
Hello all, I must give a great vote of thanks to Gabriel, EA6VQ. I read about his log in the UK Six news and downloaded the programme to look at it - I was impressed. The problem was that I had a different format in my home made log - DBF format. I contacted Gabriel who kindly looked at a section of my log and made an import patch - after a few hiccups (my error) Gabriel made a full import patch - this worked fine and I have now imported my logs into Vqlog and no problems. I am impressed with all the facilities available - well done Gabriel and I fully recommend that if you are not using VQlog that you do - if you have your own home built log then approach Gabriel and he may well be able to do your own personal patch - I know that Roger G4HBA has also taken advantage of Gabriel's skills. Well done!!
Ken G4IGO <g4igo@freeuk.com>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 19:24:40 (GMT)
MSG from Theo - Dear Jean-Michel, QSL cards arrived safely this afternoon, many thanks. Really very nice QSL cards, aswell compliments fom my wife. Hope to see you on frequency soon. It looks that I will be /MM again at half of December. My manager, PA3BLS, is very happy aswell with the nice cards. Thanks again, Theo - PA3HEN - Thanks to F8OP Georges who helped with the cards
Jim - F1IXQ <qsl@nat.fr>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 16:52:10 (GMT)
MSG I received today from Theo PA3HEN
Jim - F1IXQ <qsl@nat.fr>
USA - Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 16:50:05 (GMT)
NO MAGIC HERE ON SIX. IT's BEEN DEAD FOR A LONG TIME NOW. IS THERE ANY HOPE? Still waiting, 73 N8XA AXEL
N8XA -AXEL <N8XA@arrl.net>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 13:22:42 (GMT)
Nice inband TV signals, via F2, from Russia during my lunch (11-12z). Hope to hear some stations tomorrow; EY, UN, JT, BY etc.
Bo, SM7FJE <bn@aaaaa.se>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 12:46:25 (GMT)
Very large high-MUF area south of JA this morning. If it moves on we should be in business in an hour or so.
Peter, PA1SIX
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 07:45:15 (GMT)
The W6JKV web page is up with a few pictures of J6 and
some audio clips. www.w6jkv.com
Herb, W3BO <w3iwu@voicenet.com>
- Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 01:16:23 (GMT)
Received qsl from py2dp very fast(1 week) via k2qey.
jan pe1gnp <pe1gnp@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 18:01:18 (GMT)
Is J79AND still there? Band here looks like someone
has thrown the neutron BOMB 73
jaap pa0oos <pa0oos@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 17:59:00 (GMT)
Had a great day with Jimmy and Mike in St Lucia yesterday but little 6m propagation beyond VQ and HK! Nice story to tell soon about Jimmy putting the jeep into a ditch when picking us up from the airport! Chris
Chris, G3WOS
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 17:48:03 (GMT)
VK4FNQ has worked the following: (hope the data is presented in readable form)
STATIONS WORKED
31.10.99
Time Call Sign RX/TX
0831 50.115 P29KFS 41/41
0832 50.115 YU7FU 41/55 KN04
0839 50.110 YO4AUL 51/56 KN44
0906 50.120 YO7VS 31/41 KN14
0912 50.120 9A3AQ 41/55 JN75
0915 50.120 F5JKK 51/51 IN87
0916 50.120 9A4CD 54/57 JN75
0921 50.120 JA6RUP 55/57
0923 50.110 IK3TPP 51/51 JN65
0924 50.120 IK1EGC 31/51 JN35
0927 50.120 IK3OCD 51/57 JN65
0928 50.120 I3LLH 55/59 JM65
STATIONS WORKED 28.10.99
Time Call Sign RX/TX
0943 HB9QQ 55/58 JN47
0947 IK5YZW 52/55 JN53
0949 IK2DRY 51/55 JN64
0951 F4PAN 55/57 JN26
0953 DK7SP 51/56 JN48
0954 SQ8GKA 41/55 K??
0955 IK1IZB 51/55 JN45
1001 IK5YJY 51/55 JN53
1004 IZ5EME 51/55 JN52
1006 F5LNU 52/52 JN04
STATIONS WORKED 24.10.99
0855 SV1UN 59/59 KM18
0857 SV1DH 41/55 KM27
0859 SV1OE 51/55
0901 IT9RZR 41/55
0942 SV5BYR 41/55
0944 SV5AZP 41/55
STATIONS WORKED 23.10.99
1236 JY9NX 41/52
1249 S21YU 41/48
Good luck and DX fm John VK4FNQ QG39EX
Nick 5B4FL <5B4FL(at)qsl.net>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 17:14:02 (GMT)
Crazy spellcheck !! I meant CHANCE of F2! 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 16:24:44 (GMT)
Some change of F2 from UK to Carib & SA this evening?? http://www.ips.gov.au/asfc/current/rworldmap.gif
I hope so. QRV IO70RK from 1700z. 73
Peter G8BCG/P <g8bcg@qsl.net>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 16:23:37 (GMT)
Really "magic band". VK6JQ is now 0845 utc on 50115 with 579 on S-meter!Thanks for a new one.
73 Rys SP5EWY
Rys SP5EWY <rtym@ippt.gov.pl>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 08:49:54 (GMT)
Worked D3SAF in JI73 at 2034z (dxcc #96). QSL Manager: I3LLH
Pedro, CT1DYX <ct1dyx@teleweb.pt>
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 01:36:25 (GMT)
Or maybe it was VK4ALM or BLK
Steve VK3OT
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 00:54:37 (GMT)
Subscribe to the PacificRimDx list for the full Pacific picture, including the dx being worked by VK4FNQ and others.
F5JKK thats VK4ABW not VK4ALW.
Steve VK3OT
- Monday, November 01, 1999 at 00:53:36 (GMT)
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