MMMonVHF Newsletter 2009-07-03
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"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2009-07-03
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MMMonVHF MS SPRINT Contest Software Update: 27. June 2009
Dear participants of the MMMonVHF and DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter
Sprint Contest (World Wide). As one of the changes against past
years contest we are happy that we do have found a partner in
ARcomm (HAM Office http://www.hamoffice.de/) who developed a small
and easy to handle LOG-Program for our Contest. There will be a
german and english free of any cost download version. Please do
have a look about all details at our MMMonVHF FORUM:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/minibb/index.php?action=vthread&forum=10&topic=91
SOURCE: Erwin, DK5EW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team
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UcxLog - Freeware Log and Contest Program
As well as the own UcxLog DATABASE the new issue of UcxLog (from
up 6.41 - download at: http://www.ucxlog.org/ ) which was mostly
based on contest entries, Ben, DL7UCX, decide to include also the
MMMonVHF VHF-DATABASE for a total of now 75000 call/locator entries
at UcxLog. The UcxLog from up issue 6.41 include the VHF-DATABASE
2.20 and can be easily updated by the USER himself. Find details
about the latest issue at: www.mmmonvhf.de/dbaseexport.php
SOURCE: Guido, DL8EBW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team
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Meteorscatter News from MMMonVHF
Shower activity in July is concentrated around the end of the
month. Most remarkable shower this month is Southern d-Aquariids
peaking July 28. This medium-ZHR shower is characterized by
relatively faint meteors, but its maximum can be quite broad,
leading to similar ZHR from July 28th to 30th. Take also
advantage of very good Sporadic Meteors rates: Sporadics rates
are now approaching annual maximum, which will occur in late
summer. Have a look to shower predictions for July 2009 at our
MMMonVHF MS-Propagationpage http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php
SOURCE: Massimo, IV3NDC, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team
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4 ARRAY EME Yagis to sell
Frank, DL8YHR, will sell his special 4 Yagi EME Antenna System:
4x 12 Element DK7ZB Special Yagies which are able to set to every
polarization due to a push rod... Frank will sell it with or with
out H Frame, Powersplitter, cables... price and all other details
you can discuss with him via mail: dl8yhrfrank"at"aol.com
SOURCE: tnx to Frank, DL8YHR direct to MMMonVHF
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V-U-SHF-Contest/FIELDDAY 04 and 05 July 2009
As well as in past years, Matej, OK1TEH, did setup a list of
stations participating at the european VHF-UHF-SHF Field day
Contest 2009 (4/5th July). For details please do refer the
following Page: http://www.darkside.cz/qrv.php
SOURCE: Matej, OK1TEH at OK2KKW webpage
Russian Fieldday Activities V-U-SHF 2009
Dmitry, RA3AQ, editor of the famous VHFDX.RU pages (www.vhfdx.ru)
did send us a link to a table with a lot of active station during
the fieldday at the first weekend in july:
http://www.vhfdx.ru/component/option,com_fabrik/Itemid,243/
SOURCE: tnx to Dmitry, RA3AQ, direct to MMMonVHF
Dear friends, the Romanian Amateur Radio Federation invites you
to take part in the International VHF/UHF/SHF Championship of
Romania next weekend (on July 4-5) starting at 14.00 UTC on Saturday
ending at 14.00 UTC on Sunday. You can see the rules at
http://radioamator.ro/contest/uus/yodx_uus_en.pdfr
or http://www.yodx.ro/en/vhf-uhf-contest/rules
Good luck and enjoy the contest! 73's Ady YO2NAA direct to MMMonVHF
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*** YO / KN36 ***
HA5UK and HA5CRX are planning to go holiday in KN26 area with wifes
from 01.08 - 08.08. Girls are coming home 08.08 without us. :-)
So, the expedition will start 8th august. Details as follow:
Expedition Date: 08.08 - 10.08 KN36(BA)
At 11.08 a short stop during the trip home. Possible skeds from
KN26TR if someone needs (Requests by email to ha5crx"at"mmmonvhf.de)
They will try to setup their MMMonVHF DXBlog:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/showblog.php?ca=YO-HA5KFV to spread their
latest Log and News. Read more in detail and later the updates;
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2686
SOURCE: Jani, HA5CRX, on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
*** 5N / JJ38 ***
EME Activity from Nigeria in next month... LATEST NEWS from Bodo,
dated 2009-06-26: I finally have been QRV again on 2m and 23cm.
I prepared everything good but the amplifier stoped working again
after 4 hours on air. However, I could at least gain the number
of QSOs to 177. However, there are still many more stations that
want to work me. I am on my way to Friedrichshafen to buy spare
parts. I return on 3July and will be QRV again in July. Its
probably after the IARU contest where I attend as 5N0HQ. I will
stay here until end of October and plan to be on the moon at
least one weekend a month. Priority is to get as many new stations
in the log as possible. As I am home coming week, I will answer
all direct mail. Its a lot of work but I want to get it done.
All mail that arrives after 2July, will have to wait a bit until
I come back home again. Please be patient, all cards will be
answered. In the meanwhile, you may check my online log if you
made it. If you are sure you had a QSO but dont find yourself
in the log, just drop me a mail and I can check the log. The
5N0EME log is uploaded here on mmmonvhf and the 5N0OCH log
(with many interesting statistics) can be seen at www.clublog.org
See you in a few weeks via EME. See all in detail:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2244
73 de Bodo, 5N0OCH (5N0EME) direct to MMMonVHF
*** SM / JO98 ***
SM/DK7DR qrv from different Squares in SM - At 2nd July he was
qrv from the rare JO98BX with 100 W and 8el direct located at the
seaside with good takeoff to south. The log from JO98BX youll be
able to find at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2633
Activity wwas only on 2nd and after he start driving again. At the
weekend Andy try to be qrv from SM1 area for the contest but ONLY
in tropo - later he comes more south and possible he be at the
famous SK7MW contest station as guest at the tuesday NAContest...
SOURCE: tnx to Andy, DK7DR, direct MMMonVHF
*** SP / KO12 ***
Robert, SP8RHP, will be qrv during PERSEIDS from KO12
RIG: 10el DK7ZB Yagi GU74 Cavity LNA MGF4919G
SOURCE: tnx to Robert, SP8RHP, direct to MMMonVHF
*** I / JN71 ***
The Crew of IQ8BI/8 will be qrv from JN71HU - Our clubstation is
active during International July Contest from JN71hu at vy good
takeoff to OK-OM-OE-DL-HA-YU-YO-LZ-SV. RIG: Active on 2m QRO
4x14 el 3,6wl, 70cm QRO 2x27 7wl, 23cm QRP+55 el. QRV on ON4KST
chat for any tropo test. If free time before contest will arrenge
some required ms skeds from that square.
SOURCE: tnx to Carlo, I5TWK on behalf of the Crew to MMMonVHF
*** UA9 / LO74 ***
Members of Club RK3PWJ, Peter RW3PF, Toly RW3PN and Sergey
RA3PD eaves in expedition in square LO74GF republic Bashkiriya.
On place to him is joined July UA9WE and Oleg RZ9WF.
SOURCE: tnx to Peter, RW3PF direct to MMMonVHF
LATEST NEWS from the Team dated 2009-06-30: Group got qrv mean
time on MS with 100W and 15el antenne from LO74GF... (EBW)
*** JD / QL17 ***
JD/O, OGASAWARA. Operators Makoto/JI5RPT (JD1BLY) and Yoshihi/
JO1LVZ (JD1BNF) will be active from Chichijima Island (QL17CC
IOTA AS-031) between August 9-14th. Activity will be on 160-6 m
using the satellites, CW, SSB, Digi modes and 2m WSJT EME.
QSL via their home callsigns. Log searches will be available
on the following Web sites: JD1BLY: http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/
or JD1BNF: http://www.hattsan.com/ SOURCE: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin
*** VK9N ***
VK9NI is the new callsign to be used during the 22-29 July Hellenic
Amateur Radio Association of Australia's expedition to Norfolk Isl.
(OC-005) [425DXN 941]. Nine operators (namely VK2FPGR, VK2GR,
VK2IR, VK2RF, VK3FGRC, VK3FT, VK3FY, VK3TZ and VK5MAV) will be
active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB and RTTY, including activity during
the IOTA Contest. QSL via W3HNK. The new website for the operation
is at http://www.vk9ni.com/ SOURCE: 425 DX News #947
*** TZ / IK62 ***
W0SD & W7XU (and perhaps 1 or 2 others) will be operating from
Bamako, Mali - Activity will be from 26 June through 5 July. We
will concentrate on 6m. QSL INFORMATION: QSL VIA W7XU. DX QSL
cards need USD 2.00 and a SAE or current IRCs. USA cards should
have an SASE. Contributions to defray expenses may be sent with
the QSL card. There will NO on-line logs because of no Internet
access. We will post the logs shortly after returning home. It
is hoped to have them posted late in the day on July 7, 2009.
We have ab out 200 unique QSO's on six. We are listening all day
every day, even if some don't think that is the case . But poor
prop on 6. CU on 50117MHz 73 TZ6EI
SOURCE: tnx to Arliss, W7XU, direct to MMMonVHF
*** CT3 / HM58 ***
Operators Luis CT1EEQ, Arlindo CT1EGW, Hermann CT3FN/HB9CRV,
Antonio CU8AS, Jurgen DJ2VO and Ruedi HB9CQL will be active
as CR2F between July 18-31st from the Ribeirinha lighthouse
(DFP FAZ-17, ARLHS AZO-020, WLH CU-007, WLOTA 1830, WW Loc.
HM58QO), located at Cedros, on the island of Faial (EU-175,
DIP AZ-007). QRV 80-6m using CW, SSB and RTTY. They plan to
be active around 50.113 MHz with CR2W as call. The team will
also participate in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th),
using the callsign CR2W, as a Multi-Single/Expedition entry.
QSL via CT1GFK, bureau OK; via email to cu...@sapo.pt .
More information see: www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2510
SOURCE: [DE0MST] via ICPO Bulletin (July 02 - 10, 2009)
*** SV / KM07 ***
Gabi, HA1YA, will be qrv from Zakynthos isl. (KM07JU) during
8th to 21st of july. Zakynthos isl. Dxpedition will run on HF
4m, 6m and 2m (as well MS). Call will be J48YA
SOURCE: tnx to Gabi, HA1YA direct to MMMonVHF
*** SV / KN20 ***
Gabi, HA1YA, will be qrv from Thassos isl. (KN20HS) during
25th august to 8th of september. Thassos isl. 2009 Dxpedition
will run on HF, 4m, 6m and 2m (as well MS) Call will be J48YA
SOURCE: tnx to Gabi, HA1YA direct to MMMonVHF
*** E7 / JN84 ***
Bosnia and Herzegovina qrv on EME 70cm up
LATEST NEWS from Zdenek, OK1DFC, dated 2009-07-03: Hi EME gang
time is running so fast and July is here. How was planed on
12th of July I am moving from my QTH with all stuff to Bosnia
and Herzegovina E7. Dates and schedule you can see here
http://www.ok1dfc.com/Peditions/E7/e7.htm
We, OK3RM, OK3VM and me will be ready from 144 MHz up to 3,4 GHz.
Read more abt it: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2479
SOURCE: Zdenek, OK1DFC via MoonNet
*** G / IO91 ***
GB0LS will be on the air on 4 July at the Luton Scouts in Action
event in St Georges Square, Luton, southeast England (EU-005,
WLOTA 1841). The event is to promote scouting in the town and
to recruit additional adult volunteers. They will be QRV on 80,
40 and 2m between 1000 and 1630. In addition to amateur radio
there will be pioneering, a climbing and abseil wall, a cooking
competition, activity zones for the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
and refreshments on sale. The event will close with a cannonball
run race involving all of the young people.
SOURCE: [GB2RS] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03, 2009)
*** EI / IO62 ***
Olivier EI/ON4EI will be active from Ireland (EU-EU-115, WLOTA
2484) near Clonmel (IO62EK) between July 8th and July 30th. He
will enter the IARU HF World Championship as Single Operator
SSB Low Power All Band (July 11-12th) and the RSGB IOTA contest
(July 26-27th). 50 MHz activity is also planned around 50.200MHz
Reference frequency around contest dates is 7.130MHz +/- QRM.
SOURCE: [UBA HF News] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03, 2009)
*** C3 / JN02 ***
National field day in Andorra will bring up C37NL again on the
air from its favorable hilltop location. 3 stations are planned
to operate simultaneously from 09Z Saturday till 12Z on all bands
6 meters included. C37NL Field Day, from Saturday July 4th 09Z
till Sunday 5th 12Z. SOURCE: Jose, EA7KW at UKSMG Announce
*** V29 / FK97 ***
Jimmy, W6JKV, will be operating from the country Antigua from
June 24 thru July 3 - LATEST NEWS from Jimmy, W6JKV, dated
2009-07-02: Howdy from sunny Antigua...a beautiful island in the
Caribbean. Thru Wed., I have had 1356 QSOs with 56 countries.
The number includes dupes. I will go QRT this Friday night around
2300 European times...at end of day. I hope to work a lot of you
during the next 2 days...and to many...thanks for QSOs. Jimmy
SOURCE: Jimmy, W6JKV, UKSMG Announce
*** J7 / FK95 ***
Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be QRV as J79ZG near the town
of Calibishie, island of Dominica (NA-101, WW Loc. FK95HN) from
September 27th till October 15th, 2009. They will be active
from 80 to 6m mainly in RTTY, PSK, SSB, CW (6m). They will look
specially for JA-stations. QSL via the Bureau to DL7AFS. Further
infos and online log search can be found at: www.qsl.net/dl7afs/
SOURCE: [DL7AFS] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03, 2009)
*** G / IO95 ***
The Border Rievers ARS are supporting the Blyth Valley District
Scouts again this year for Jamboree On The Air (October 17-18th),
using the special callsign GB4BVD. The scout hut is located in
Cramlington, Northumberland, England (EU-005, WLOTA 1841). They
will be QRV all HF bands with Icom 706 mk2G; VHF with Yaesu 8900.
Antennas: long wire and Tribander. QSL via M1DZT, direct or Bureau.
SOURCE: [Border Rievers ARS] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03)
*** G / JO02 ***
The Bittern DX Group will be operating with the special callsign
GB5FRR for the scout Jamboree On The Air (October 17-18th), from
the headquarters of the 1st Rural Roughton Scout group (Roughton
Mill, Cromer, Norfolk - WW Loc. JO02PV, WAB: TG 23), England
(IOTA EU-005, WLOTA 1841). They try to operate as close to the
scout frequencies as possible on all bands most operating is SSB
but at times they try RTTY and BPSK 31. They also monitor Echo
link on 70cm if can get link GB3NU/R (388653) also 2m MB7INN/L
(4261). QSL via M0CNP, direct or Bureau.
SOURCE: [Bittern DX Group] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03)
*** VR ***
Members of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio DX Association (HARDXA)
will use the special event callsign VR2009EAG between July 1st
and December 31st, to promote the Hong Kong 2009 East Asia Games.
QRV primarily on the HF bands from 40-10 meters and VHF on 6 m.
using SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. QSL Manager VR2XMT: Charlie Ho,
PO Box 900, Fanling Post Office, Hong Kong. There will be no
e-QSL or LoTW. To see QSL cards, go to: www.qrz.com/vr2009eag
SOURCE: [ODPX Bulletin] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03,)
*** G / IO82 ***
Over the weekend of 3 to 5 July, Birmingham Scout County will
be holding their 'Live the Magic Camp' at Blackwell Court near
Bromsgrove Worcestershire, England (EU-005, WLOTA 1841). The camp
will be attended by around 3000 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders
from the Birmingham area. Apart from the usual scouting activities
special event station GB4LTM will be active over the weekend,
giving all present a chance to experience amateur radio. GB4TLM
plans to run HF, 2m and 70cm as well as Echolink and will offer
Radio Orienteering as an activity. QSL via the RSGB Bureau.
SOURCE: [GB2RS] via ICPO Bulletin (June 25 - July 03, 2009)
*** 3D2 ***
20 years after the first activation of Conway Reef (3D2CR) I�m
happy to announce another DXpedition to that remote and lonely
island from Oct. 3rd to Oct. 11th 2009. 7 operators, 160 to 6m,
SSB, CW, RTTY. Sri, on 6m NO EME and digital modes. More info to
come soon on our homepage. Hans, DK9KX ex 3D2CR.
http://dx-hamspirit.com/2009/06/conway-reef-dxpedition2009/
SOURCE: Col, MM0NDX via Bill NG3K DX-News
*** OA / FH16 ***
I am in Peru until 6 Aug. I will be at my radio site starting
1 July and will be there off and on. It would be nice to
experience some of the conditions to EU that we had in May.
I am getting up to speed on JT6m if conditions are poor.
The equipment has been upgraded to a K3 with preamp with 750W
amp into HB 8el. Grid FH16tw CU on 6 Jack
SOURCE: Jack OA4TT via UKSMG Announcement
*** LX / JN29 ***
>From the 5th of October 2009 until the 9th of October 2009, the
crew will activate LX/PA6Z transmitting from Wiltz Luxembourg
Herewith I would like to announce the following operation:
>Date: October 4 - 10 Call: LX/PA6Z Operators: PA0JED, PA0TEN,
PA1H, PA2AWU, PA2PKZ, PA4VHF, PA5CA, PA5R, PE2HG, PD9DX
Bands/modes: 160 - 10m incl. WARC, possibly 6m, CW, SSB, PSK31
QSL: PA9M buro or direct - Website: http://www.pa6z.nl
SOURCE: Jelmer PA5R via Bill NG3K DX-News
*** C2 / RJ30 ***
C2, NAURU (OC-031, RJ30CM) on air on HF and 50 MHz
Finally DATES CONFIRMED !!! WILL BE ON 17th to 23th August
A mail from Armic EA3RKR, says; According to the Team Leader
of the group EA4ATI Dani, are now permanently if, after
several postponements due to force majeure, confirmed the
dates for the DX.pedition C21TI. Dani plans to travel back
to Spain, to finalize preparations and different shipments
of equipment for the DX-pedition. SOURCE: Ohio/Penn DX Bul.
*** FJ ***
Rich, DK8YY and Ingolf, DL4JS will be active as TO8YY from
St. Barthelemy (NA-146) from 29 June to 8 July. They will
operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres, with an
emphasis on the low bands, 10 and 12 metres. QSL via DH7WW.
SOURCE: [TNX DK8YY] via David, BRS25429 via The UKSMG Ann.
*** FR/G ***
In a press release, the Gloriosos 2009 DXpedition has once
again been postponed "because of flight problems". They "think"
however, that the DXpedition could begin at the end of August.
The release states, "The runway on Grande Glorieuse suffers
heavy problems of stability which have to be solved very
quickly, in next July, to allow again the jumbo planes landing
with full security. This postponing will allow us to include
new operators, David, F8CRS, and Bernard, F5LPY." The press
release states that there will be seven operators that will
now go to FT5G... More:www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2683
SOURCE: Tnx Tedd, KB8NW via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin
*** 3X ***
Serge/UA6JR (3XM6JR) and Alex/RW3AZ (3XD2Z) will be active
again from Boke, Guinea, starting August 29th "for the next
few years". They will operate on 160-6 meters CW, SSB and RTTY
plus PSK and SSTV (3XM6JR). Serge also plans to operate from
IOTA groups AF-096 and AF-051 during his stay, while a special
callsign (3XY3AZ) is supposed to be used in contest activities.
QSL 3XM6JR via UA6JR and 3XD2Z via RW3AZ. SOURCE: 425-DX-News
*** SOTA ***
SOTA-News - Upcoming Activations updated at our MMMonVHF page
as long these including VHF or U/SHF-Activities. A complete over
view about all SOTA-Activities are on: http://www.sotawatch.org
SOURCE: tnx the Group around Summits On The Air (SOTA)
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Have a lot of fun and enjoy MMMonVHF!
73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBW
on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
(DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME)
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