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The weekend of May 12 & 13, three members of the YNOMY DX Group (PD7YY, PG8M and PH0NO) will be active from various nature reserves in HB0 using the calls HB0/PG8M and HB0/PH0NO. The team will use two or three radios in parallel on all usable bands from 80m up to 6m or even 2m [â€¦]

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Walter, HB9XBG will be active from Bora Bora, Leeward Islands OC-067 as FO/HB9XBG between June 7–17, 2018. QRV on 20m SSB. QSL via H/c.

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NEWS UPDATE — Again a very good day on Saint Brandon. The propagation is generally correct even if the conditions are uneven from one day to another. Our facilities in the water are probably also for many in these good results. We continue to insist on increasing the number of QSOs with the most difficult […]

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3G9A/MM was the callsign used by the 3Y0Z team during their voyage to Bouvet. Cards now being received [tnx PA2LO]

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PRESS RELEASE #7 The 2018 DXpedition to Baker Island is proud to announce the addition of Neil King, VA7DX to our team. Neil was first licensed in 1979 as VE7CVM, attained his advanced certification in 1980 and acquired the call VA7DX in late 1999. An avid HF, VHF and UHF contester, Neil has also dabbled […]

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DXNL 2088 — April 11, 2018

DX Newsletter

a free and weekly service of

DARC Committee â€œDXâ€

(http://www.darcdxhf.de)

Editor: Klaus Poels, DL7UXG

(e-mail: dxnl@dxhf.darc.de)

translation by: Oliver Bock, DJ9AO

6W, Senegal:

Franz/DC4CQ operates as 6W/DC4CQ between the 14th and 28th on 40 to

15m (SSB only). QSL via DC4CQ.

C5, The Gambia:

C5WP, operated by Pedro/ON7WP, remains active until 13 April on HF

(focus on FT8). QSL via ON7WP (d).

E5, South Cook Islands:

Oleh/UR5BCP plans to operate as E51BCP between the 15th and 20th

from OC-013. QRV on HF, also from SOTA references. QSL via KD7WPJ.

ER, Moldova:

Between April 9 and 15 Ben/DL7UCX and Bernd/DL7VBJ will be signing

ER/homecalls on 160–10m on CW and digital modes. QSL via h/c (d/B).

T8, Palau:

Kazuhiro/JA7WFT and Shinichi/JI6IHG are going to pay the VIP Guest

Hotel on Koror Island (OC-009, WW Loc. PJ77fi) a visit from the

17th to 25th. QRV as T88FT and T88IH on HF. QSL for T88FT via

JA7WFT (d/B), T88IH via JI6IHG (d/B), LoTW.

T8, Palau:

Ichiro/JH7IPR will be active from the same location as T88UW

between April 13 and 19. He plans to run his setup with a focus on

FT8, SSB and CW depending on condx. QSL via JH7IPR (d/B), LoTW,

eQSL.

T32, East Kiribati:

Ken/KH6QJ returns to Kiritimati Island (OC-024) and will work as

T32AZ from April 17 to 24. QRV on 20, 15, and 10m and during the

Worked All Provinces China (WAPC) Contest. QSL via KH6QJ.

YJ, Vanuatu:

Grant/VK5GR activates Efate Island (OC-035) between April 16 and

30. QRV as YJ0AG on 80–10m (SSB, digital modes, some CW). He plans

to participate in the SP DX RTTY Contest. QSL via M0OXO.

http://vk5gr-iota.net/

Z6, Republic of Kosovo:

The Czech DXpedition Team (Petr/OK1BOA, Palo/OK1CRM, David/OK6DJ,

Petr/OK1FCJ, Pavel/OK1GK, Ruda/OK2ZA, Karel/OK2ZI, and Ludek/OK2ZC)

will be operating as Z66D between April 14 and 22. QRV with several

rigs on HF (CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8). QSL via OK6DJ, LoTW.

http://www.cdxp.cz/

Other stuff:

============

LoTW now supports CQ WAZ award:

The Logbook of the World (LoTW) now supports applications for the

WAZ award programme maintained by CQ magazine. See:

http://www.arrl.org/news/lotw-support-for-cq-worked-all-zones-waz-award-goes-live

QSL Information PJ4R and PJ4/KK9A Erratum:

DXNL reported wrong QSL routes for these calls. PJ4/KK9A and PJ4R

(WPX 2018) are both managed by WD9DZV.

Abbreviations in this DXNL:

===========================

ARLHS Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society

CDXG Charente DX Group

DIFM Diplome des Iles de la France Metropolitaine

IOCA Islands of Croatia Award

IOTA Islands on the Air

LoTW Logbook of the World

OQRS Online QSL Request System

USi United States Islands Awards

WCA World Castles Award

WLOTA World Lighthouse On The Air Award

WRTC World Radiosport Team Championship

Upcoming Contests:

==================

14./15.05. Japan International DX

14.04. DIG QSO Party

14./15.05. OK-OM DX SSB-Contest

14./15.05. New Mexico QSO Party

14./15.05. Georgia QSO Party

14./15.05. Ontario QSO Party

14./15.05. Yuri Gagarin International DX

15.04. DIG QSO Party

15.04. Hungarian Straight Key

IOTA Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON (iota@dxhf.darc.de)

====

IOTA QRGs

CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz

SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz

AF-004; EA8, Canary Islands: Marco/IK2LFF will be active as

EA8/IK2LFF from Tenerife between the 17th and 24th. QSL only via

ClubLog OQRS or LoTW.

AF-004; EA8, Canary Islands: Mike/DG5LAC is going to sign

EA8/DG5LAC from Fuerteventura (EAFF-0063) between April 14 and 28.

QRV on HF on SSB and FT8. QSL via DG5LAC (d/B), OQRS.

EU-064; F, Pays de Loire Region group: Members of the Charente DX

Group (CDXG) are going to activate Yeu Island (DIFM AT021, WW Loc.

IN86ur) from the 14th to the 20th as TM3Y. Operators are

Franck/F4GBD, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Bertrand/

F6HKA, and Leon/ON4ZD/OS0S. Cards will be sent automagically via

the bureau, direct requests via ON4ZD or ClubLog OQRS.

http://www.charentedxgroupe.fr/

EU-125; OZ, Jylland West group: Karl/DH9LAK currently operates

holiday-style as OZ/DH9LAK/p from Roemoe Island (OZFF-0004) on 40

and 20m (SSB) until April 13. QSL via DH9LAK (d/B).

EU-136; 9A, Kvarner group: Dusan/S52DG will be active on a holiday

from Krk Island (IOCA CI-046) between the 12th and 15th as

9A/S52DG/p on 80–10m (CW, SSB). QSL via S52DG (d/B).

NA-085; W4, Florida State North West (Bay to Wakulla County) group:

Members of the Thomasville Amateur Radio Club (W4UCJ) are going to

activate St. George Island (USi FL007S) from APril 14 (12z) to

April 15 (02z).QRV as W4P with two setups on the HF bands. QSL via

W4UCJ.

OC-128; DU1, Palawan Island: Bodo/DF8DX will be operating as

DU1WQY/1 from Palawan Island between the 15th and 18th. QSL via h/c

(d/B).

Calendar

========

start — end &nbbsp; DX DXNL

05.04. — 17.04. p; 3B7A 2087

27.03. — 11.04. p; 3B8MM 2085

02/18–04/18 & 3W9DLE 2078

–“ 05/18 5V1JE 2077

01.01. — 31.12. p; 5W20SAMOA 2075

01.10. — 30.09.19 5Z4/DL2RRMC 2008

14.04. — 28.04. p; 6W/DC4CQ 2088*

–“ 12/2018 6W1SU 2012

01.01. — 31.12. p; 7S75AA 2076

01.04. — 31.03.19 8J1IRW&nnbsp; 2087

01.06. — 31.05. p; 8J1ZIU 2055

01.04. — 28.02.19 8J2OGAKII 2086

10.11. — 27.06. p; 8J3B 2079

03.03. — 30.11. p; 8J4B 2084

01.01. — 31.05. p; 8J7HCB 2073

01.01. — 31.12. p; 8N0400N 2076

20.03. — 29.04. p; 8P6DR 2084

12.04. — 15.04. p; 9A/S52DG/p 2088*

01.03. — 31.12. p; 9A200S 2082

–“ 10/2019 9Q6BB 2012

04.04. — 11.04. p; A5A 2087

02.04. — 13.04. p; C5WP 2088*

01.01. — 31.12. p; DA200FWR 2073/2076

01.04. — 31.03.19 DB25ONN& 2086

01.01. — 31.12. p; DB50EFAPB 2073

01.01. — 31.12. p; DF1000ZEIL 2073

01.03. — 30.09. p; DF18HET 2087

01.01. — 31.12. p; DJ70WAE 2073

01.01. — 31.12. p; DK200MARX 2073

01.01. — 31.12. p; DK60BIB 2074

01.01. — 31.12. p; DL100BY 2080

01.01. — 31.12. p; DL60BIB 2074

01.05. — 30.04. p; DL60TELF 2038

01.01. — 31.12. p; DL70PADER 2073

01.02. — 31.12. p; DM125FS 2083

01.01. — 31.12. p; DM900ZWI 2074

01.01. — 30.06. p; DM90AIW 2073

01.01. — 31.12. p; DQ2018KTMS 2074

01.01. — 31.12. p; DQ800HRO 2074

15.04. — 18.04. p; DU1WQY/1 2088*

15.04. — 20.04. p; E51BCP 2088*

14.04. — 28.04. p; EA8/DG5LAC 2088*

17.04. — 24.04. p; EA8/IK2LFF 2088*

01.01. — 31.12. p; EI100MCV 2074

01.04. — 31.12. p; EM30N 2087

09.04. — 15.04. p; ER/DL7UCX 2088*

09.04. — 15.04. p; ER/DL7VBJ 2088*

–“ 18.04. FM/F2VX 2086

05.03. — 15.05. p; FR/F1FJR 2082

02.04. — 29.04. p; GB106TBC 2086

17.03. — 27.05. p; GB60OT 2084

01.03. — 31.05. p; GB80GGCN 2082

29.01. — 02.05. p; H44MS 2078

01.01. — 31.12. p; HA50KVG 2077

01.07. — 30.06. p; HA60FMV 2048

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PA2HGJ 2087

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PA2RDK 2087

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PA3CNO 2087

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PA3RDF 2087

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PE0MGB 2087

07.04. — 14.04. p; HB0/PE1FLO 2087

01.04. — 01.05. p; HB9GOLD 2086

15.08. — 08/18 ; HF700LUB 2054

01.01. — 03.06. p; HH70A 2074

–“ 06/18 HK3JCL 2060

15.02. — 10.05. p; HR5/F2JD 2080

20.03. — 20.10. p; IB2RT 2087

01.02. — 31.12. p; II0GM 2078

01.04. — 31.12. p; II0LDV 2086

01.01. — 31.12. p; II2RR 2081

01.04. — 30.04. p; II4MAR 2086

01.01. — 31.12. p; II4MXW 2076

–“ 31.12.19 J28ND 2035

–“ 01.09.19 J28PJ 2004

15.03. — 15.06. p; JG8NQJ/JD1 2084

04.12. — 03.06. p; JW2US 2069

–“ 01.06. JW4JSA 2071

01.02. — 31.05. p; KL7RST 2078

04.02. — 31.05. p; L50A 2081

01.01. — 31.12. p; LM90C 2076

01.01. — 31.12. p; LM90HQ 2076

01.01. — 31.12. p; LM90NRRL 2076

01.01. — 31.07. p; LZ115RF 2075

01.04. — 30.04. p; LZ362ME 2086

01.04. — 30.04. p; MX1SWL/a 2086

11.03. — 13.11. p; OE100xxx 2084

01.01. — 31.12. p; OG60F 2076

01.01. — 31.12.19 OU0POLIOO 1919

01.02. — 31.05. p; OX7RST 2078

08.04. — 13.04. p; OZ/DH9LAK/p 2088*

01.04. — 28.04. p; PF2018SLO 2086

09.04. — 16.04. p; PJ5/AI5P 2087

01.04. — 15.04. p; R108M 2087

01.04. — 15.04. p; R12APR 2087

01.01. — 31.12. p; S510SOTA 2080

01.01. — 31.12. p; SN20UM 2073

01.06. — 30.04. p; SN5PSK 2044

–“ 12/2018 SU9JT 2082

08.04. — 15.04. p; T2AR 2087

17.04. — 24.04. p; T32AZ 2088*

17.04. — 25.04. p; T88FT 2088*

17.04. — 25.04. p; T88IH 2088*

13.04. — 19.04. p; T88UW 2088*

12.01. — 16.06. p; TM390SR 2075

14.04. — 20.04. p; TM3Y 2088*

18.09. — ; TR8CA 1902

–“ 2018 TY2CD 1914

–“ 10/2018 TY2SN 1957

01.04. — 15.04. p; UE12APR 2087

01.04. — 15.04. p; UE57G 2087

25.03. — 25.04. p; VD105A 2086

01.04. — 30.04. p; VD1BOOM 2086

10.04. — 17.04. p; VE7ACN/VE2 2087

01.02. — 31.05. p; VE8RST 2078

01.03. — 31.05. p; VI4GAMES 2082

03.04. — 13.04. p; VK4COF 2087

09.04. — 18.04. p; VK5MAV/9 2087

–“ 04/2018 VP8DPJ 2014

01.07. — 30.06. p; VR20…. 2047

01.02. — 31.05. p; VY0RST 2078

01.02. — 31.05. p; VY1RST 2078

14.04. — 15.04. p; W4P 2088*

01.10. — 2018 & XV9JM 2061

16.04. — 30.04. p; YJ0AG 2088*

01.02. — 31.07. p; YR630SV 2082

12/17–05/18 & YS1/HB9KNA 2076

14.04. — 22.04. p; Z66D 2088*

29.03. — 19.04. p; Z68GB 2086

05/17–05/2020 p; ZL7DX 2040

05/17–05/2020 p; ZL7QT 2040

01.04. — 30.04. p; ZM50GW 2086

2017–05/2018 ; ZS8Z 2017

* = new or updated

.. = and other calls

QSL information

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3B7A via F5CWU (d/B), ©, (L)

3B8MM via DL6UAA (d/B)

3D2JS via WB2TJO (d)

3W9DLE via W0DLE (d)

4B4B via XE1B (d), ©

4U13FEB via 9A2AA

5P90EDR via OZ1ACB, (L), ©, (e)

5V1JE via N9MDH (d), (L)

5W20SAMOA via EA5GL, ©, (L), (e)

5Z4/DL2RMC via DL1RTL (d/B)

6W/DC4CQ via DC4CQ

6W1SU via M0URX

7S75AA via SK5AA (B),

SM5FUG (d)

7Q7EI via M0OXO, (L)

8J1IRW via (B), JH1DSF (d)

8J1YAC via (B), JE1XUZ (d)

8J1ZIU (B)

8J2OGAKI via (B), JJ2ONH (d)

8J2Y (B)

8J3B via (B), JK3IJQ (d)

8J4B (B)

8J7HCB via (B), JK7LXU (d)

8N0400N (B)

8N1TKB (B)

8N3H70Y (B)

8N60JLRS via (B), JQ6FQI (d)

8P6DR via G3RWL, ©

9A/S52DG/p via S52DG (d/B)

9A200S via 9A2MF

9Q6BB via W3HNK

9Y4/KE1B via KE1B (d/B), ©

9Y4/W6NN via W6NN (d/B), ©

A5A via JH1AJT, ©

AU2WBR via VU2NRO

C5WP via ON7WP (d)

CO2QU (d), (L)

CP6CL via W3HNK

CT9/DL3KWF via DL3KWF (d/B), (L), (e)

CT9/DL3KWR via DL3KWR (d/B), (L), (e)

D4IA via CT1IUA

DA200FWR via (B), DK2PU (d)

DB25ONN (d/B)

DB50EFAPB (B)

DF1000ZEIL (B)

DF18HET via (B), DG3FFM (d), (e)

DJ70WAE (B)

DK200MARX via (B), DK5PZ (d), ©

DL100BY (B)

DL1ASA/p via DL1ASA (d/B)

DL60TELF (B), (L), (e)

DL70PADER (B)

DM125FS (B)

DM900ZWI via DM5JBN (d/B)

DM90AIW (B), ©, (e)

DP1POL via DL1ZBO

DQ2018KTMS (B), (e)

DQ800HRO via DL5KVV (d/B)

DU1WQY/1 via DF8DX (d/B)

E51BCP via KD7WPJ

EA8/DG5LAC via DG5LAC (d/B), (L)

EA8/IK2LFF ©, (L)

EG7SCM (d/B), (L)

EI100MCV (B)

EI8GQB via PA3249 (d/B), (L)

EM30N via UR4NWW

ER/DL7UCX via DL7UCX (d/B)

ER/DL7VBJ via DL7VBJ (d/B)

ES100A (O), (L), (e)

ES100C (O), (L), (e)

ES100F (O), (L), (e)

ES100G (O), (L), (e)

ES100J (O), (L), (e)

ES100L (O), (L), (e)

ES100M (O), (L), (e)

ES100O (O), (L), (e)

ES100P (O), (L), (e)

ES100Q (O), (L), (e)

ES100R (O), (L), (e)

ES100S (O), (L), (e)

ES100U (O), (L), (e)

ES100X (O), (L), (e)

ES100Z (O), (L), (e)

F5NLX/p via F5NLX (d/B)

FK/5B4ALX via IZ4AMS (d/B), ©

FM/F2VX via F2VX

FO5QB (d)

FR/F1FJR via F1FJR (d/B), (e)

GB106TBC via MI0MOD (d)

GB60OT via G3KPU (d), (B), (e)

GB80GGCN via (B), G0TOC (d)

GX4BJC/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e)

H44MS via DL2GAC (d/B)

HA50KVG via HA8KVG

HA60FMV (B)

HB0/PA2HGJ via PE1FLO

HB0/PA2RDK via PE1FLO

HB0/PA3CNO via PE1FLO

HB0/PA3RDF via PE1FLO

HB0/PE0MGB via PE1FLO

HB0/PE1FLO via PE1FLO

HB9GOLD via HB9OCR (d/B), (L), (e)

HF700LUB via SP8AB

HH70A via W3HNK

HK0RMR (d), (L), (e)

HK3JCL via DK8LRF (d/B)

HQ2DDL (B), (L), (e)

HR5/F2JD via F6AJA (d/B)

HS8JCV/p via HS8JCV (d/B)

IB2RT via (B), I2MYF (d), (e)

II0GM via I0KQB (d), (e)

II0LDV via I0KQB (d)

II2RR via IK2VUC

II4CAO via IQ4FE

II4MAR via IQ4FE

IW5EFX/p via IW5EFX (d/B)

IZ4EFP/p via IZ4EFP (d/B)

J28ND via S57DX

J28PJ via F1TMY

JG8NQJ/JD1 via JA8CJY

JW2US ©, (L)

JW4JSA via LA4JSA

KH6OO (d), (L), ©, (e)

KH6TE via W7TAE, (B)

KL7RST via K7ICE (d)

L50A via LU4AAO (d/B), (e)

LM90C (B)

LM90HQ (B)

LM90NRRL (B)

LZ115RF via LZ1YE

LZ140LO via LZ1ZF

LZ362ME via (B), LZ1KCP (d)

LZ40MS via (B), LZ1KCP (d)

MX1SWL/a via G6XOU (d/B), (e)

OE100AIR via OE8AIR (B)

OE100BKC via OE3BKC (B)

OE100CQM (d/B)

OE100EGN via OE5EGN (B), (L), (e)

OE100FTE via OE6FTE (B), (L), (e)

OE100GBK via OE8GBK (B)

OE100GTU (e)

OE100IIO via OE5IIO (B), (e)

OE100JML (d/B), (e)

OE100KLG (B), (L), (e)

OE100MPI via OE7MPI

OE100PKB via OE3PKB (B)

OE100RNS via OE3RNS (B)

OE100SGU via OE3SGU (L), (e)

OE100TWB (B)

OE100VIE via OE4VIE (d), (L), (e)

OE100WMA via OE3WMA

OE100XGM via OE5XGM (d)

OE100XWI (B)

OE100YSC via OE3YSC (B)

OE100YXK via OE8YXK (B)

OE100ZKC via OE1ZKC

OG60F via OH1NOA, (L), ©

ON/PA2CDV/p via PA2CDV

ON/PD0RWL/p via PD0RWL

OU0POLIO via OZ1ACB (d/B)

OX7RST via K7ICE (d)

OZ/DH9LAK/p via DH9LAK (d/B)

PF2018SLO via PA0MBD

PJ4/DK6SP (B), ©

PJ4/KK9A via WD9DZV

PJ4/M0SDV (B), ©

PJ4R via WD9DZV

PJ5/AI5P via AI5P

PR2CI via (B), PY2AE (d), ©

R108M via RK3LC

R12APR via R3LO

RI1ANO via RN1ON (d/B), (L), ©

RI50ANO via RN1ON (d/B), (L), ©

SN20UM via SQ9UM

SN5PSK via SP9MZX (d/B)

SU9JT via E73Y (d/B), ©

T2AR via 3D2AG

T32AZ via KH6QJ

T88FT via JA7WFT (d/B)

T88IH via JI6IHG (d/B), (L)

T88UW via JH7IPR (d/B), (L), (e)

TJ2TT via I2YSB (d), (O)

TM34VTT via F1RXP (d/B)

TM390SR via F4DTO (d/B)

TM3Y via ON4ZD, ©

TO5GI via F5XX

TR8CA via F6CBC

TY2CD via N4GNR (d), (L)

UE12APR via R3LO

UE57G via R3LD

V31AX via M0URX, (L)

V31MA via M0OXO

VA7XW/VE2 ©, (L)

VD105A via VO1NAR, ©

VD1BOOM via VO1IDX, (L), ©

VE7ACN/VE2 via VE7ACN, ©, (L)

VE8RST via K7ICE (d)

VK4COF via N7RO

VK5MAV/9 via RN3RQ, ©

VP8DPJ (e)

VY0ERC via M0OXO

VY0RST via K7ICE (d)

VY1RST via K7ICE (d)

W4P via W4UCJ

WA5DCT (d/B)

XT2AW via M0OXO

XT2MAX via DK1MAX (d), ©, (L)

XU7AKL via BG4HRM, (L)

XV9JM via F6ITD (d/B), (L)

XW1IC via E21EIC (d/B), ©, (L)

YJ0AG via M0OXO

YR630SV (B), (e)

Z66D via OK6DJ, (L)

Z68GB via HB9TSW, (L), (e)

ZL7DX via M0OXO

ZL7QT (d)

ZM50GW (B)

ZS8Z via ZS1LS (d)

(d) = direct (B) = bureau ok (L) = LoTW (O) = OQRS

* QSLs received direct:

3C0L, 3C1L, DU9/RZ3FW, H40GC, PW7I, S9YY, VK9AR, VK9MA, VU2EKJ

* QSL cards received via bureau:

9N2EI (M0OXO), 9Y4/DL1QQ, A25UK (M0OXO), E51DWC, EA8/DL4FO/p,

EA8/DL4KCA/p, HB0/DJ5MN, OD5RAL/p, OZ/SM7DAY/p, P4/DL5KUT,

PJ4/DH8BQA, SV8/PD0ARI, V31ZM (M0OXO), VU7MS (VU2CPL), XL3T

* QSL via LoTW:

3C0L, 3C1L, 3D2EU, 3D2WC, 5P90EDR, 5T1A, 5T1R, 5T2AI, 5T5OK, 5T5TI,

9E1C, 9G5W, G3MRC/9Q5, 9U4M, A61CP, A61ET, A61FK, A70X, C81G,

CK100VDA, CN3A, CO8LY, CT8/DL7AFS, CT9/DL5WS, CU2/DL3KDV, D68I,

DU9/RZ3FW, E31A, E44YL, EA8AM, EH90IARU/8, EH90IARU/9, EI44WAW,

ET3AA, FG4KH, FK/HB9DQM/p, FK/JR3RIU, FP/M1BXF, FR/F8FUA,

FY/DL7BC/p, H40GC, IY4FGM, JT1DN, JW2OTA, OH0JV, OY9JD, PJ2/DH2AK,

PJ2/DL1THM, PJ2/WI9WI, PJ4/DH8BQA, PJ4/DL5CW, PZ5K, S9YY,

SV5/DL7YS/p, T30GM, TJ2TT, TO5W, TY7C, VE3RZ/VP9, VK9MA, VP2MDL,

VP9/DK7LX, VU4G, VY0ERC, VY2/NF6J, XT2AW, YB9AY, Z60A

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From the Isle of Music, April 15–21:
April is Jazz Appreciation Month around the world, and we are going to celebrate by taking a look at some of the roots of modern Cuban Jazz in both Cuba and the United States. This week, we are going to listen to some important and historic recordings made in the United States as what we now call Afro Cuban Jazz was being born.
Four opportunities to listen on shortwave:
1. For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100Kw, Sunday 1500–1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 KHz, from Kostinbrod, Bulgaria (1800–1900 MSK)
2. For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000–0100 UTC on WBCQ, 7490 KHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8–9PM EST in the US). This has been audible in parts of NW, Central and Southern Europe with an excellent skip to Italy recently.
3 & 4. For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900–2000 UTC and Saturday 1200–1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 KHz from Rohrbach, Germany.
Uncle Billâ€™s Melting Pot, Sunday, April 15, 2018
Episode 58 honors Jazz Appreciation Month by checking out some very early Jazz releases (including the â€œfirstâ€ ones).
Sundays 2200–2230 UTC (6:00PM -6:30PM Eastern US) on
WBCQ The Planet 7490 KHz shortwave from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe
In recent weeks the signal has had a nice bounce to Spain, Italy and Switzerland as well as Iceland, Ireland and parts of the UK. Also audible in Brazil, Paraguay and points North.

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, The Professor, who shares the following review of the RFA200 external ferrite antenna:

The Tecsun R-9012 and RFA200 MW antenna (Photo credit: The Professor)

A Quick Review of the RFA200

The Professor

Iâ€™ve considered saying something here about RFA200, as I bought one of these not long after its existence was announced on this blog a few months ago, but Iâ€™ve been hesitating because I didnâ€™t have much good to say about it. A couple of times Iâ€™ve placed it up snug up against the the top of the two Tecsun sets I have handy (the PL-310ET and the PL-880) and found that despite a lot of knob turning it had little or no effect on improving signal on medium wave stations. I was not impressed.

But I guess Iâ€™ve kind of changed my mind on that. And oh yeah, I bought another radio. Itâ€™s funny how you can talk yourself into things when youâ€™re talking someone else into something. But after I had mentioned to a reader here the other day that the very inexpensive Tecsun R-9012 was a worthy analog DX portable, I decided to drop twenty and pick one up for myself. After all, it was about the same price as a fancy Brooklyn hamburger. It arrived a couple days ago.

So, I have been playing with it a bit over the last few days. Itâ€™s as good as the other ones Iâ€™ve had which are the same basic radio (Iâ€™d mentioned that the bandswitch slider broke in a couple of mine). Itâ€™s single conversion. The bandwidth is a little wide, but itâ€™s a very sensitive and simple analog set.

Yesterday I was going through the AM band and remembered that ferrite from Greece, and I pulled it out recalling that in my experience some radios are more susceptible to reception improvements using passive loops than others. Maybe this ferrite bar might be similar. And sure enough, the antenna made a notable difference this time. By placing it up against the R-9012 and tuning the thing I could certainly increase signal a bit. And I could even see it in the slight brightening or steadiness of the tuning light.

So, not a total waste money after all. I would emphasize that the difference in reception doesnâ€™t seem to be as dramatic or sustaining as you might hear with a tunable loop antenna next to your radio. But itâ€™s not junk either. Then again, for fifty dollars shipped it is a little pricey. Twice as much as a Tecsun tunable loop antenna, and two and half times more expensive than the R-9012 itself.

I found the best way to use this antenna is to tune the radio separately first and when you find a weaker signal you want to improve physically go ahead and rotate the radio until the signal is strongest and THEN put the antenna along the top of the radio and adjust the tuning knob on the antenna. Focus in on strengthening the signal you actually hear, going back and forth until it gets strongest. If you seem to be pulling up other stations itâ€™s because the antenna adjustment will bring in adjacent stronger stations if you move it too far either way.

Iâ€™m surely not able to pin down the science involved in exactly how these things work, but perhaps somebody can chime in on this. Iâ€™m wondering if analog radio tuning in particular is better suited to the use of these tunable passive antennas, as opposed to PLL and DSP radios?

If you buy one of these be prepared to wait. At least mine took weeks to get here from Greece. And donâ€™t expect miracles. But it seems rather well constructed, and will probably work with some radios. The seller has a 100% rating on eBay and has all sorts of interesting antennas for sale. Iâ€™m glad to see people succeeding in that business.

Many thanks, Prof, for sharing your fine review of the RFA200! Thanks for also mentioning the Tecsun R9012–I purchased one a coouple years ago with the intention of reviewing it, then gave it to teenager who expressed interest in shortwave. I donâ€™t think I actually put it on the air myself. I do enjoy simple old school analog radio–esppecially when making band scans.

Click here to view the RFA200 antenna on eBay.

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eHam.net News — A marketing company has launched a mobbile app which enables two-way communication between deafblind people. Cheil India created the Good Vibes app, which works by using the vibration capability of a smartphone combined with Morse Code to â€œrepresent the alphabet in a binary fashionâ€. The developers say the app goes one step further than other methods of deafblind communication such as Braille and pro-tactile sign language, which depends on physical contact. Users can tap a smartphone screen in varying ways to activate different Morse code symbols. For example, a â€œshort tapâ€ translates as the Morse code â€œdotâ€ while a â€œlong tapâ€ on the app is translated as a â€œdashâ€. The app uses haptic feedback and does not have a visible user interface. Developers say this is the â€œfirst time in historyâ€ that an effective tool has been created for two-way communication between those who are visually and hearing impaired.

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eHam.net News — During a February ceremony, members off the Cannon County Rescue Squad, Inc., DeKalb/Cannon County Amateur Radio Club, and family members of the late Jerry Elkins got together for a dedication ceremony of a new radio tower at the Rescue Squad building. Jerry was an active member of the Amateur Radio Club and was a supporter of local and regional disaster radio communications. Jerry served Cannon County for many years as a member of the local Radio Club and he helped to promote amateur communications across the region. According to the National Association of Amateur Radio, Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics, and communications together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, all without the Internet or cell phones.

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eHam.net News — PINSON, Ala. — Pinson Valley Hy High School students became the first in the state of Alabama to make contact with the International Space Station.

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eHam.net News — Theyâ€™ll turn on their rig (raddio), whether itâ€™s homebrew (homemade) or purchased, state their call sign (identity) and communicate with someone on an alligator station (in the southern states) or DX (outside the continental U.S.). Ideally, the back and forth will involve an experienced ham (amateur radio enthusiast), and not a lid (unskilled operator). Each chat ends with a 73 (sign off). Sometimes, Carigon and Packard will actually even eyeball (hang out in person). Amateur radio involves using the radio frequency spectrum to communicate for recreational use and in times of emergency. Amateur radio is popularly known as ham radio, which originated as an insulting term to make fun of operators with faulty Morse code sending skills. Today, the â€œham radioâ€ moniker is proudly claimed as a respected title among amateur radio enthusiasts, including Carigon (call sign: N8MRC) and Packard (call sign: AC8RP). The 8 in their call signs signifies the nationâ€™s Region 8, which encompasses Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Amateur radio is not only a fun hobby for the two men — itâ€™s a critical skill inn times of emergency.

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Island activities:

IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz

AF-004; EA8, Canary Islands: Marco/IK2LFF will be active as EA8/IK2LFF from Tenerife between the 17th and 24th. QSL only via ClubLog OQRS or LoTW.

AF-004; EA8, Canary Islands: Mike/DG5LAC is going to sign EA8/DG5LAC from Fuerteventura (EAFF-0063) between April 14 and 28. QRV on HF on SSB and FT8. QSL via DG5LAC (d/B), OQRS.

EU-064; F, Pays de Loire Region group: Members of the Charente DX
Group (CDXG) are going to activate Yeu Island (DIFM AT021, WW Loc.
IN86ur) from the 14th to the 20th as TM3Y. Operators are Franck/F4GBD, Eric/F5LOW, Laurent/F5MNK, Fabrice/F5NBQ, Bertrand/F6HKA, and Leon/ON4ZD/OS0S. Cards will be sent automagically via the bureau, direct requests via ON4ZD or ClubLog OQRS.
http://www.charentedxgroupe.fr/

EU-125; OZ, Jylland West group: Karl/DH9LAK currently operates
holiday-style as OZ/DH9LAK/p from Roemoe Island (OZFF-0004) on 40
and 20m (SSB) until April 13. QSL via DH9LAK (d/B).

EU-136; 9A, Kvarner group: Dusan/S52DG will be active on a holiday
from Krk Island (IOCA CI-046) between the 12th and 15th as
9A/S52DG/p on 80–10m (CW, SSB). QSL via S52DG (d/B).

NA-085; W4, Florida State North West (Bay to Wakulla County) group:
Members of the Thomasville Amateur Radio Club (W4UCJ) are going to
activate St. George Island (USi FL007S) from APril 14 (12z) to April 15 (02z).QRV as W4P with two setups on the HF bands. QSL via W4UCJ.

OC-128; DU1, Palawan Island: Bodo/DF8DX will be operating as DU1WQY/1 from Palawan Island between the 15th and 18th. QSL via h/c
(d/B).

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The Tecsun R-9012 and RFA200 MW antenna (Photo credit: The Professor)

A Quick Review of the RFA200

The Professor

Click here to view the RFA200 antenna on eBay.

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News for Wednesday 11 April

ISS ham radio link-up for UK school
A contact between Kings High School for Girls in Warwick and the International Space Station is planned for Thursday, April 19 at 1205 UT (1305 BST).
We strongly encourage our girls to develop their interests both inside and outside the classroom. This culture of empowerment led one of our girls to apply to ARISS Europe for a highly prestigious link-up to the International Space Station

Contest events at Dayton
Tim, K3LR, reports the following updates/information for the HamVention

Ofcom confirms start of spectrum auction assignment stage
Ofcom has confirmed bidding in the assignment stage of its auction to release airwaves for 4G mobile and future 5G services has just started

Australian Callbook
Australian amateurs might be interested in a new callbook program from Tim at MapAbility (home of the Global Overlay Mapper)

It takes the latest VK licensing data and georeferences it to create an up-to-the-minute callbook that can be visualised on Overlay and Online maps

Israel 70th anniversary special event
Look for special event stations 4X70A, 4X70E, 4X70I, 4X70L, 4X70R, 4X70S and 4Z70IARC to be active between April 19th and June 27th. Activity is to celebrate Israelâ€™s 70th anniversary

Austrian special event
The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archive Radio Communications/QSL Collection will operate for 72 hours only, a special event station with the callsign OE18M on Friday, April 20th to Sunday, April 22nd

Geomagnetic storm in progress
A minor G1-class geomagnetic storm is in progress on April 11th as Earth moves through a high speed stream of solar wind

IOTA news from the DARC
Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

News for Tuesday 10 April

Intercosmos — 40th year oof international human flights — SSTV Award
SSTV from the International Space Station is expected to be active April 11–14 worldwide as part of Cosmonautics Day, which takes place on April 12

Ham Radio in Sunday Times Home Help
The April 8 Sunday Times newspaper Home Help section featured Amateur Radio, but not in a flattering way

World Amateur Radio Day
Every April 18th, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day

Free IARU Monitoring System newsletter
The IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter reports on reception of Over The Horizon Radar (OTHR) from the Far East in the new 5 MHz (60m) allocation

MUARC on-the-air from historic Navan Fort
Following on from our recent exam successes the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club continues with the promotion, education and enjoyment of amateur radio

Broadcasting pioneer Clyde Haehnle dies at 95
The eyes of broadcast engineer Clyde Haehnle always glowed like an old radio tube when he talked about the Voice of America complex on Tylersville Road or WLW-AMâ€™s unprecedented 500,000-watt transmitter under WLWâ€™s tower down the road

News for Monday 9 April

Russian SSTV event to celebrate Cosmonautics Day
ARISS Russia is planning a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the International Space Station in celebration of Cosmonautics Day

Tracking aircraft with a Raspberry Pi
Essex Ham describes how to turn the RaspberryPi with a Â£10 USB dongle into a receiver capable of decoding live transponder data from nearby aircraft and showing them on a map

Jeri Ellsworth AI6TK will be AMSAT/TAPR Banquet Speaker
Entrepreneur and electrical engineer Jeri Ellsworth AI6TK will be guest speaker at the AMSAT/TAPR banquet which takes place during Hamvention 2018 in May

Photo: Jeri Ellsworth AI6TK

Space lightning over Europe
Red sprites (a.k.a. â€œspace lightningâ€) are dancing over thunderstorms in Europe

The secret of success on VHF, UHF and microwaves
We could learn from radio astronomy when, after the war, the first large 76 metre parabolic dish was constructed at Jodrell Bank in the UK

DXCC Country/Entity Report
According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 1st April, through Sunday, 8th April there were 226 countries active

IOTA news from OPDX

Weekly IOTA News — compiled by Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, editor of the Ohio/Penn DDX Bulletin

News for Sunday 8 April

Special callsigns mark year of tragedy and bravery
1968 was a tragic year for New Zealand shipping, with the loss of the ferry Wahine and the grain ship Maranui plus a fire at sea aboard the liner Gothic

VK6WIA NewsWest
Welcome to NewsWest. Itâ€™s been a week since we devoured more hot cross buns and easter eggs than were good for us. Doesnâ€™t time fly?

Germany — up to 10 million people could be hit by threatened radio shut dowwn
The airwaves across many parts of Germany could fall silent next week due to a financial dispute between radio stations and an FM broadcasting provider

QSO Today Fred Cady KE7X
Fred Cady, KE7X, took his love of radio and electronics as far as he could go — that was to a PHD in Electronic Engineering wwhere he settled into teaching at Montana State University

Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club to partner with the National Park Service for amateur radio special event station W2E
The Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club (FLARC) will partner with the National Park Service with a special event amateur radio station to be held at the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in Paterson, NJ

SARL Electronic Voting System now available to test
The new SARL Electronic Voting System is now online and available for testing by SARL members

5G is coming
BBC Click reports that the next generation of wireless technology will give us self-driving cars, smart cities and could even teach you to score a goal like Messi

Propagation Report from Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels

News for Saturday 7 April

Foundations of Amateur Radio #148
Experience comes from doing …
During the week a friend reminded me that the process of determining whatâ€™s happening within a shack comes with experience

Movie features ham radio
The ARRL report the movie â€˜A Quiet Placeâ€™, starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, features amateur radio

Photo: Scene from â€œA Quiet Placeâ€

A hole in the sunâ€™s atmosphere
An unusually wide hole in the sunâ€™s atmosphere is facing Earth and spewing a stream of solar wind toward our planet. Estimated time of arrival: April 9th

Major Rove Announcement!
Announcing a major rove for satellite operators; the Springtime Rove to The Great White North!

VK Shires Contest manager needed
The March 2018 meeting of the WIA Board has just been finalised. At that meeting the board accepted this committeeâ€™s recommendations to conduct the Trans-Tasman Contest and the VK Shires contests under the banner of the WIA

National Seashore to host events commemorating Titanic, Marconi
The Cape Cod National Seashore will host two events commemorating wireless communication and the role it played to rescue survivors from the sinking of the Titanic

N.Z.A.R.T. Conference
Otago Branch 30 are your hosts for this yearâ€™s annual N.Z.A.R.T. Conference and cordially invites members and partners to join with us to celebrate the 92nd conference and also our own 90th year of operation

Propagation de K7RA
We only saw sunspots over two days of this past week, March 30 and 31 when the daily sunspot numbers were 11 and 12. There were no sunspots during the previous week, so the average daily sunspot number rose from 0 to 3.3

News for Friday 6 April

First UK 136 kHz ham radio transatlantic contact with USA
The ARRL reports UK radio amateur Chris Wilson 2E0ILY made what may be the first 136 kHz (2200m) transatlantic contact with a radio ham in the USA operating under FCC Part 97

End of mission for PicSat satellite
PicSat, launched January 12, carried an amateur radio FM transponder. Unfortunately following a loss of communications in March the team has had to announce the end of the mission

Could ham radio clubs embrace â€˜Hour of Circuitsâ€™ program?
Dan Romanchik KB6NU shares his thoughts on what an amateur radio club might do as part of its public service remit

ARRL seeks new CEO
The ARRL is looking for what will be its 3rd Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in just over 2 years

RSGB supporting clubs to encourage growth and participation
Clubs around the country are doing great things to encourage new people into amateur radio and to help current radio amateurs to develop their skills at all levels. The RSGB provides a range of services to support clubs in these activities

Customer left with unwanted antenna after company collapse
Stoke-on-Trent newspaper The Sentinel reports on a radio enthusiast, Simon Blight, who found himself stuck with an antenna he doesnâ€™t want

DX News from the ARRL
The American Radio Relay Leagueâ€™s round-up of the forthcoming weekâ€™s DX activity on the amateur radio bands

News for Thursday 5 April

DSLWP Lunar satellites will transmit WSJT JT4G mode
Two microsatellites DSLWP-A1 and DSLWP-A2 carrying amateur radio payloads are planned to launch with the Changâ€™e 4 Relay satellite on a CZ-4C from the Xichang Space Center into lunar orbit in June 2018
Photo: Hu Chaoran BG2CRY tests 435/2250 MHz dish feed for DSLWP ground station

ARRL report on exam and license statistics
The ARRL warns that radio amateurs born 1945–65 will soon be >â€˜aging off the licensee rollsâ€™

AMSAT at Hamvention
AMSATâ€™s plans for Hamvention 2018 for the dates May 17–20 have now been posted

Tonyâ€™s 10m Band Report
Jim, WB0IXI, asked, â€œWhat do you think about the possibility of reflecting 10m signals from the debris trail when Chinaâ€™s space lab comes down?
It would be interesting to know if any operators try this.â€

I hadnâ€™t thought of it and I donâ€™t have the gear. But I know a VK who has. Unfortunately there was not enough time before it came down. If anyone did any scatter/reflecting off the debris please et me know.

Left: Tony Dixon G4CJC

Results of principal stage of auction for mobile airwaves
Ofcom has announced the outcome of the principal stage of its auction to release airwaves for 4G mobile and future 5G services

Royal Air Force Centennary
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the 80th of the RAF Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS)

Amateur Radio clubs, list your details on the Icom-UK website
Following the success of their listing of RYA Authorised VHF centres in the support section on our website for their sailing customers, Icom-UK have decided to add a similar section for RSGB registered clubs with the purpose of matching them with visitors interested in Amateur radio

WWFF Activities
WWFF activities compiled by the DXNL DX Newsletter. Two stations are on-the-air today!

IOTA news from the DARC
Compiled by Andreas, DK5ON of the Deutscher Amateur Radio Club

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Chris, VO1IDX will be active from Negril, Jamaica as 6Y5IDX between April 29 to May 6, 2018. QRV on HF. QSL via H/c.

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, The Professor, who shares the following review of the RFA200 external ferrite antenna:

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NEWS UPDATE — David, ZS8Z reports that today the re-suupply ship again returned to Marion Island. After a 3-week crew changeover, David also mentions there is no ham radio operator on the island with new scientific team. Picture below is re-supply ship today at Marion base. JANUARY 8, 2018 — Off air. See here NOVEMBER […]

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ARRL –

The ARRL Rookie Roundup SSB returns on Sunday, April 19, starting at 1800 UTC and continuing through 2359 UTC. The aim of Rookie Roundup is to encourage recently licensed operators in North America (including territories and possessions) to operate on the HF bands and experience competitive Amateur Radio operating.

Youâ€™re a Rookie if you were first licensed in 2018, 2017, or 2016 (send the year …

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Youâ€™re a Rookie if you were first licensed in 2018, 2017, or 2016 (send the year …

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A Quick Review of the RFA200

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, The Professor, who shares the following review of the RFA200 external ferrite antenna:

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A Quick Review of the RFA200

The Professor

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Radio Amateurs members of TI DX Group will be active as TE6DX, from Uvita Island, IOTA NA — 155.

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TheReportOfTheWeek, who writes:

With every month, a few changes are made to the schedule of VORW Radio Int. The latest change is the resumption of broadcasts via WBCQ at 2100 UTC on 7490 kHz, targeting Eastern North America.
Also, here is the full broadcast schedule, each show features some misc talk and commentary and some listener requested music. It can make for a fun listen!
Thursday 2000 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Eas“ Eastern North America
Thursday 2100 UTC — 7490 kHz — WBCQ 50 kW — Easternstern North America
Thursday 2200 UTC — 9955 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — South outh America
Friday 0000 UTC (Thu 8 PM Eastern) — 7730 kHz — WRMI 100 kW kW — Western North America
Friday 0000 UTC — 9455 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Central tral America
Friday 0000 UTC — 9395 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Friday 0100 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Eastern tern North America
Friday 0100 UTC — 5950 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Test trat transmission to Florida
Friday 0100 UTC — 5850 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Sunday 2000 UTC — 9395 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Sunday 2100 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Questions, comments, reception reports and music requests may be sent to vorwinfo@gmail.com
Reception reports will receive a QSL!

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Southgate ARC — It seems to me that conditions are gettting worse. This last week not even the weekend produced the usual increase in activity. I worked the odd Eu station but Iâ€™ve been mainly on 18MHz. Most popular DX 7Q7EI (Malawi), 5V7SM (Togo), FY5KE (French Guiana) and a few others

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Southgate ARC — An announcement on the Southern Electrronics and Radio Fair site says due to lack of local support and bookings, the rally due to be held on May 6 has been cancelled

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Southgate ARC — The Daily News reports the ARES/RACES coordinator in Ionia County MI is stepping down after 10 years in the role

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Southgate ARC — The first ARRL VEC Amateur Radio examiination session in Cambodia was held on April 5. The session resulted in two new Technician licensees, both Cambodian nationals, and one university professor who tested all the way to Amateur Extra-class in a single bound

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Southgate ARC — Radio amateur Balint Seeber VK2FUNK haas discovered a way to hack into the Emergency Alert Systems in cities such as San Francisco using a $35 VHF/UHF handheld FM transceiver

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Southgate ARC — Radio amateurs around the world are reeceiving Slow Scan Television images on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station

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Southgate ARC — Last night in parts of Canada, dogs sttarted barking at the midnight sky. The canines were responding to a bright purple ribbon of light–also known as â€˜STEVE.â€™

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Southgate ARC — A trio of satellites studying our plannetâ€™s magnetic field have shown details of the steady swell of a magnetic field produced by the oceanâ€™s tides

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Southgate ARC — IEEE SPECTRUM report that confusion annd erratic enforcement at the US communications agency is sending satellite makers abroad

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, TheReportOfTheWeek, who writes:

With every month, a few changes are made to the schedule of VORW Radio Int. The latest change is the resumption of broadcasts via WBCQ at 2100 UTC on 7490 kHz, targeting Eastern North America.
Also, here is the full broadcast schedule, each show features some misc talk and commentary and some listener requested music. It can make for a fun listen!
Thursday 2000 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Eas“ Eastern North America
Thursday 2100 UTC — 7490 kHz — WBCQ 50 kW — Easternstern North America
Thursday 2200 UTC — 9955 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — South outh America
Friday 0000 UTC (Thu 8 PM Eastern) — 7730 kHz — WRMI 100 kW kW — Western North America
Friday 0000 UTC — 9455 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Central tral America
Friday 0000 UTC — 9395 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Friday 0100 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Eastern tern North America
Friday 0100 UTC — 5950 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — Test trat transmission to Florida
Friday 0100 UTC — 5850 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Sunday 2000 UTC — 9395 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Sunday 2100 UTC — 7780 kHz — WRMI 100 kW — North Amth America
Questions, comments, reception reports and music requests may be sent to vorwinfo@gmail.com
Reception reports will receive a QSL!

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A team consisting TI2CDA, TI2CC, N3KS + 3 others will be active from Uvita Island, NA-155, Costa Rica as TE6DX between June 7–11, 2018. QRV on 160–6, CW/SSB/FT8/RTTY/FM Sats. QSL via TI2CDA, Club Log OQRS / LoTW.

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Hereâ€™s the very latest FREE (non-subscription) DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn, ON9CFG. As always itâ€™s packed full of info and this week runs to a bumper 14 pages. You can download it here

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