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Saturday 06 February 2010
Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA Science News for February 5, 2010. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), slated for liftoff on Feb. 9th, will make IMAX-quality movies of solar explosions, peer beneath the stellar surface to see the sun's inner dynamo, and - researchers hope - unravel the mysteries of solar variability. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2010/05feb_sdo.htm?list1073151
After the great success of his last H40FN DXpedition to Temotu OM Siegfried,DK9FN, decided to make another DXpedition there this year. He will be accompanied by Hans-Peter,DG1FK (H40FK), and Bernhard,DL2GAC (H40MS), who is staying in the Solomon Islands since Jan 21 and will be QRV again as H44MS after Temotu until Apr 19. The trio will show up from Ngarando Reef from Feb 6-19. H40MS will be active in SSB, H40FN in CW and H40FK in digital modes. Their antenna is a multiband 2 ele vertical "Lobster" for 160m-6m. The antenna was described in the German magazine CQDL 12/2009. QSL cards for H40MS and H40FK should be sent via their homecalls. The QSL manager for H40FN is HA8FW. Updates can be found online at: http://www.hari-am.com/seiten/h40fn_2010/index.php (DXNL 1661)
Operators Babs/DL7AFS and Lot/DJ7ZG will be going on another DXpedition, but this time to the Caribbean region. Look for them to be active as V21ZG from Antigua between March 16th and ... Read more at "CQ Six - 50 MHz DX information"
Luis XQ5CIE, Carlos CE6UFF, Didier F6DXE and Dago CE5COX will be active from the Chilean naval base Arturo Prat on Greenwich Island (WW Loc. GC07FQ), South Shetland Islands, around 1-2 February until around 27-28 February as XR9JA. They will be active on 160-6m SSB, ... Read more at "CQ Six 50 MHz DX information"
Tim, NL8F, will be heading to the Pacific again. He will start at Cocos (Keeling) Island between March 3-10th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, plus 6 meters, and an entry in the ... read more at "CQ Six - 50 MHz DX information"
15 February
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