WEEKLY BULLETIN – 14 January 2017

January 14, 2017

Categories: Weekly Updates

WADARC – Boldly we lead, that others may follow.

WEEKLY BULLETIN – 14 January 2017

THE PAST WEEK –

Wed.

Bad News. !

We are threatened with incineration by a Red Giant .

More Bad News.!

The committee have made no preparations for finding heat-proof premises.

Good News !

It won’t happen for 117 million years …….

Wry Comment:

but at the current rate of progress in finding new premises , it may actually _take_ 117 million years….. 🙁

All this we learned on Wed. evening and thus owe ChrisVUE a vote of thanks for his informative presentation of slides and video clips concerning the history and prognosis of the Sun’s behaviour. It gave each of us a more realistic view of his personal importance in the general scheme of things. Someone was rash enough to ask why it runs through 11 year and 22 yr. cycles. “..torsion stress arising from differential rotational displacement between layers at different solar latitudes…..” or [In G0 terms :] The sun gets its knickers in a twist then the elastic slowly untwists them back again ! ]

Thurs. participants in the 40m net were again restricted to locals as conditions kept our more distant members out in the cold.

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Rallies this weekend

None in SE England but get yer gumboots ready for 5th February…..

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THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO

Our local Castles ?

The following is reproduced verbatim: :

Hello dear Friends!

– On January, 14th will be eight years sharp since the date of World Castles Award Program foundation.

In connection with this event on January, 14th and 15th, will take place activity radiohams from castles and fortresses of the world – WCA Happy Birth Day (WCA HBD).

At present we have support from radiohams of some countries who will be active from castles and fortresses their own countries during these days.

73 & 11!
de Andrew RN1CW
WCA Co-ordinator
http://www.wcagroup.org

RZ1CWC team

Домашняя страничка RZ1CWC

RZ1CWC Team DXpedition

Comment: Is knowing us any radiohams near Bramber Castle living ? To actuate it ??

( better than nothing, even a G4 would it doing be.)

Other stuff on the radio this weekend

North American CW QSO Party,

AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest,

NCCC RTTY Sprint,

QRP 80-Meter CW Fox Hunt, ( WADARC should do this !)

NCCC Sprint CW Ladder,

Old New Year Contest,

UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest,

NRAU-Baltic SSB Contest and NRAU-Baltic CW Contest

are happening this weekend.

Please see January QST, page 85, and WA7BNM web site for details and practice your morse

Island activities:

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

Currently in the News

AS-004; 5B/ZC, Cyprus Island: Steve/G0SGB will operate from the UK Base Area as ZC4SB between Jan. 11 and 25. QRV on 80, 40, and 20m (SSB, CW), running 100W and dipoles. QSL via G0SGB .

Activated long ago by G3GVB

NA-096; HH/HI, Hispaniola: Dale/N3BNA and Harry/N3FMO will be operating as HH8/N3BNA and HH8/N3FMO from Haiti between Jan. 13 and 25. QSL via homecalls LoTW.

History still untold

SA-002; VP8, Falkland Islands: Dave/VP8CLE and Carol/VP8DKW will be active from Saunders Island between the 15th and 22nd on 160 and 80m (maybe also other bands) on RTTY, PSK, CW, and SSB. QSL via G1OCN

Talk to Jesus on CW

SA-072; PR8, Maranhao State East group: A group of Brazilian hams (Robert/PT2GTI, Daniel/ PT7BI, Junior/PS8DX, Jesus/PS8ET, and Ilo/PS8JIF) are going to activate Poldros Island (WW Loc. GI97cg, PYFF- 0024, DIB MA-03) on all bands (SSB, CW, digital modes) between Jan. 14 and 18. QRV with the call ZZ8P. QS

Space weather

CHANCE OF STORMS, UPDATED: NOAA forecasters have lowered the odds of polar geomagnetic storms on Jan.13th to 25% as they wait for the late arrival of a solar wind stream. The stream was originally due to hit Earth’s magnetic field on Jan. 12th. Even a day late, it could still light up the Arctic Circle. The stream is preceded by a CIR (co-rotating interaction region) (as any G3 could tell you ) –a transition zone between fast- and slow-moving solar wind. Plasma piles up in CIRs, producing density gradients and shocks that often do a good job sparking auroras.

SURPRISE, IT’S A SUNSPOT: Breaking a string of 8 consecutive spotless days, a new sunspot (AR2625) has emerged over the sun’s eastern limb. It announced itself on Jan.12th with a C4 class solar flare. The explosion hurled a plume of plasma into space, photographed by extreme ultraviolet cameras onboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory:

Earth will feel no effects from this relatively minor flare. Material billowing away from the blast site is moving too far off the sun-Earth line to intersect our planet.

During years of Solar Maximum, a C-class flare issuing from a small sunspot like AR2526 would have been beneath the notice of busy space weather forecasters tracking more potent explosions. Now, however, sunspot numbers have dropped so low that even a small sunspot attracts attention. Sunspots and solar flares will recede in numbers in the years ahead as Solar Minimum takes hold.

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Forthcoming CLUB EVENTS

Wed, 18th On the air evening
Wed. 25th January: Soldering teach-in

Wed 1st Feb. Club night.

Spontaneous,! Unstructured,! Uninhibited ! ,Indefatigable !

Your very own! …Free Discourse and Activity. **

Wed. 8th Feb. JonathanEXG “The BBC micro:bit ” (is that the one in reception ?)

** Okay Ok.Ok . so I’ve been watching ” The Good Old Days ”

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DX opportunities until 2018

Last updated: Friday, 13-Jan-2017 15:00 GMT
[Currently Active Operations]
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Start Date	End Date	DXCC Entity	Call	QSL via	Reported by	Info
December
2017
January
2017 Jan03	2017 Jan21	Laos	XW4XR [spots]	LotW	TDDX 20161209	By AA4XR fm Vientiane; 160-10m; CW RTTY JT65; QSL also OK via E21EIC

2017 Jan05	2017 Jan17	Temotu	H40DA [spots]	VK4FEDX	TDDX 20170106	By VK4FEDX fm Nendo I (IOTA OC-100); 80 40 15 10m
2017 Jan06	2017 Jan13	Palau	T88AQ [spots]	LotW	DXNews 20170102	By JH6WDG fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009, PJ77fi); 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via JH6WDG
2017 Jan06	2017 Jan16	Laos	XW4ZW [spots]	LotW	WB6RSE 20161208	By K4ZW fm Vientiane; focus on low bands; QSL also OK via K1SE (see link at call sign for details)
2017 Jan06	2017 Feb28	South Shetland Is	LU1ZI [spots]	LU4AA	TDDX 20170106	By LU4CJM fm Carlini Antarctic Scientific station; also using LU4CJM/z; 80 40 20m; CW; 100w; G5RV; spare time operation
2017 Jan07	2017 Jan30	PE & Marion Is	ZS8Z [spots]	ZS1LS	TDDX 20161124	By ZS1BCE; HF; SSB + digital; broadband dipole; operation to continue for 17 months; start date uncertain
2017 Jan08	2017 Jan25	Bonaire	PJ4B [spots]	PA8A Direct	PA3GVI 20160930	By PA8A; 40-40m; 100w; end-fed; holiday style operation; include US$2 (no IRCs) + SAE w/ QSL request
2017 Jan09	2017 Jan27	South Cook Is	E51WWA [spots]	AD7AF	TDDX 20170105	By AD7AF fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); 80-10m; CW SSB; inverted L; holiday style operation
2017 Jan09	2017 Jan31	Belize	V31AX [spots]	Club Log	DXNews 20170109	By VE3AXT fm Corozal; HF; 100w; G5RV; operation to continue until Mar 7
2017 Jan09	2017 Feb06	Belize	V31RF [spots]	K8NDS Direct	TDDX 20170106	By K8NDS fm Placencia; 40 20 17m; SSB

2017 Jan11	2017 Jan25	Cyprus SBA	ZC4SB [spots]	G0GSB Direct	TDDX 20161122	By G0GSB fm the Akrotiri area; mainly 80 40 20m; SSB CW; 100w; dipoles; include US$3 + SAE w/ QSL request
2017 Jan11	2017 Feb06	North Cook Is	E51ADD [spots]	LotW	DXW.Net 20160730	By K7ADD fm Manihiki Atoll (IOTA OC-014); 80-10m, perhaps 160m; SSB RTTY; 1.5kw; verticals and wires near salt water; QSL also OK via K7ADD direct, Club Log, eQSL

2017 Jan13	2017 Jan25	Haiti	HH8 [spots]	LotW	DXNews 20170103	By N3BNA as HH8/N3BNA; HF
2017 Jan14	2017 Jan21	Br Virgin Is	VP2VAW	W4KZK Direct	DXW.Net 20170108	By W4KDN W4KZK WA5FAC fm Tortola; focus on 160 75m JT65 PSK31, 40m SSB, 30m CW, also 60m (5357 KHz); 3 stations; QSL also OK via LotW and eQSL (2 stations); holiday style operation
2017 Jan14	2017 Jan22	Cayman Is	ZF2PG	LotW	TDDX 20161129	By K8PGJ; QRV for NAQP; QSL also OK via K8PGJ
2017 Jan15	2017 Jan19	Bangladesh	S21ZBA	JH1NBN	DXW.Net 20170112	By JH1NBN; 75 40m; SSB; limited spare time operation
2017 Jan15	2017 Jan22	Falkland Is	VP8	G1OCN Direct	TDDX 20170102	By G1OCN as VP8CLE plus 2nd op VP8DKW fm Saunders I (IOTA SA-002); 160 80m, possibly higher bands; RTTY, PSK, CW, SSB; kite vertical on low bands, Hexbeam on higher bands; dates tentative
2017 Jan19	2017 Mar09	Guadeloupe	TO7D	LotW	TDDX 20161215	By F6ITD fm Baie Mahaut, Desirade Island (IOTA NA-102); 160-6m; SSB CW + digital; 500w; dipoles; also FG/F6ITD; QSL also OK via F6ITD
2017 Jan20	2017 Feb22	Guam	KH2	JL3RDC Direct	JL3RDC 20170106	By JL3RDC as NH0DX/NH2; SSB
2017 Jan20	2017 Feb23	Vanuatu	YJ	See Info	JA2NQG 20161211	By JH2BNL as YJ0AA, JI2UAY as YJ0FM, JA2NQG as YJ0WW (all requested); 160-10m; CW SSB FM RTTY; 2 500w stns 1 200w stn; Inverted L, dipoles, CrankIR, HB9CV; QSL LoTW for YJ0AA, others via home_calls
2017 Jan20	2017 Jan26	Iceland	TF	LotW	DXNews 20161215	By PY2SEX as TF/DL1NX fm IOTA EU-021; 80-10m; QRP; Buddipole; spare time operation
2017 Jan20	2017 Mar03	Guinea Bissau	J5UAP	LotW	HA3AUI 20161201	By HA3AUI; 20-10m, other bands on request; CW; 100w; Spiderbeam; QSL also OK via HA3AUI direct
2017 Jan20	2017 Mar03	Senegal	6W2SC	LotW	HA3AUI 20161201	By HA3AUI; 20-10m, other bands on request; CW; 500/100w; Spiderbeam; QSL also OK via HA3AUI direct
2017 Jan22	2017 Feb02	Ivory Coast	TU5MH	LotW	DXW.Net 20161119	By DF3FS DJ7JC DJ9RR DL8JJ; 80-10m; CW RTTY SSB; 1kw; verticals, arrays; QSL also OK via DJ5BWD (Buro or direct) and Club Log
2017 Jan23	2017 Jan30	Falkland Is	VP8	G1OCN Direct	TDDX 20170102	By G1OCN as VP8CLE plus 2nd op VP8DKW fm Bleaker I (IOTA SA-002); 160 80m, possibly higher bands; RTTY, PSK, CW, SSB; kite vertical on low bands, Hexbeam on higher bands; dates tentative
2017 Jan24	2017 Jan31	Tonga	A35W	JJ2VLY	DXW.Net 20170112	By JE1CKA JJ2VLY JQ2GYU A31MM fm Tongatapu I (IOTA OC-049); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; may also use A35NN; QRV for CQWW 160m Contest
2017 Jan25	2017 Feb01	Dominican Republic	HI1UD	LotW	N2WB 20161207	By HI3MPC HI3TT HI3CC HI3RWP HI8RD HI8K HI8C HI3Y HI3MRV HI8EES fm Beata I (IOTA NA-122, FK47fn); all bands; CW SSB; QSL also OK via Club Log (preferred) or W2CCW direct (w/ $US2 + SAE)
2017 Jan27	2017 Jan29	Azores	CU9AB	LotW	HB9CRV 20170106	By CU9AS fm Corvo I (IOTA EU-089); QRV for CQ 160m CW Contest; SOHP; QSL also OK via HB9CRV; 1st 50 QSOs automatically QSLed fm Corvo post office
2017 Jan31	2017 Feb04	Falkland Is	VP8	G1OCN Direct	TDDX 20170102	By G1OCN as VP8CLE plus 2nd op VP8DKW fm Stanley (IOTA SA-002); 160 80m, possibly higher bands; RTTY, PSK, CW, SSB; kite vertical on low bands, Hexbeam on higher bands; dates tentative
February
2017 Feb01	2017 Feb14	Central African Rep	TL8TT	LotW	IK7JWY 20161011	By I1HJT I2YSB IK2CIO IK2CKR IK2DIA IK2HKT JA3USA; 160-6m; CW SSB, RTTY on 1 band; 3 stations; 24hr/day; QSL also OK via OQRS (no card required)
2017 Feb02	2017 Feb08	Guadeloupe	FG	KB1TCD	DXW.Net 20170109	By KB1TCD as FG/KB1TCD; 40 17 15m; low power
2017 Feb03	2017 Mar11	Rwanda	9X2AW	DF2WO Direct	TDDX 20161214	By DF2WO fm Kigali; QSL also OK via M0OXO

2017 Feb08	2017 Feb18	South Cook Is	E51AMF	LotW	DXW.Net 20160730	By K7ADD fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); 80-10m, perhaps 160m; SSB + digital; 1.5kw; verticals and wires near salt water; QSL also OK via K7ADD direct, Club Log, eQSL
2017 Feb10	2017 Feb22	Panama	HP	LotW	AA1M 20161225	By W1USN as HP/W1USN and AA1M as HP/AA1M; HF; SSB CW + digital; QSL also OK via home_call (Buro or direct)
2017 Feb13	2017 Feb26	Macao	XX9D	LotW	TDDX 20161130	By XX9LT DJ9KH DL2AWG DL2HWA DL2RNS DL3HRH DL4SVA DL5CW DM2AUJ DM2AYO DL7VEE; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 3 stations 24/7; focus on NA; QSL also OK via DL4SVA (DARC Buro or direct)
2017 Feb13	2017 Feb27	San Andres & Providencia	5J0NA	LW9EOC	LW9EOC 20160927	By LW9EOC; 160-6m, focus on low and WARC bands; CW SSB RTTY; QRV for ARRL DX CW
2017 Feb13	2017 Mar03	Austral Is	FO/a	TBA	TDDX 20161111	By VE7KW VA7DX W5RF fm IOTA OC-114; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; hexbeams and spiderpoles
2017 Feb13	2017 Mar07	San Andres & Providencia	HK0	AA4NC	AA4NC 20161014	By AA4NC as HK0/AA4NC; QRV for ARRL DX CW and SSB using a 5K0 call sign
2017 Feb15	2017 Feb21	Fernando de Noronha	PY0F	PY2QI Direct	DXW.Net 20161222	By PY2QI as PY2QI/PY0F fm IOTA SA-003; 40-10m; CW

2017 Feb17	2017 Feb21	Palau	T88DT	JH1OLB	DXNews 20170109	By JH1OLB fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009); 160-6m; SSB CW RTTY PSK31 SSTV JT65A

2017 Feb17	2017 Feb25	Sint Maarten	PJ7	LotW	TDDX 20161206	By OH2IS as PJ7/OH2IS fm Philipsburg; 80-10m; mainly CW, perhaps some SSB RTTY; 1kw; vertical, dipoles
ARRL International DX Contest, CW (Feb 18-19, 2017) Check here for pericontest activity too.

2017 Feb22	2017 Mar07	Barbados	8P9AL	LotW	DXNews 20161129	By KG9N fm IOTA NA-021; HF; wire verticals, dipoles, longwires; QSL also OK via KG9N (for this operation only – reissued call sign)
March
ARRL International DX Contest, Phone (Mar 4-5, 2017) Check here for pericontest activity too.
2017 Mar07	2017 Mar21	Ghana	9G5X	LotW	DXW.Net 20161223	By G3XAQ G3VMW G4BWP 5B4AGN M0PCB G6MC fm 1,000 feet ASL; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 3 high power stns; QSL also OK Club Log
2017 Mar08	2017 Mar21	Niger	5U5R	EA5RM	TDDX 20161208	By F9IE F8ATS HK6F UT7CR RU1WM IN3ZNR EA1SA EA2RY EA5KM EA7AJR EA7KW EA5RM fm Niamey; 160-10m, also 5.360 MHz; SSB CW RTTY
2017 Mar09	2017 Mar19	Ivory Coast	TU	LotW	DXW.Net 20170111	By 12 op team as TBA fm Grand Bassam; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK; 5 stations; QSL also OK via F1ULQ (Buro or direct) and Web page OQRS
2017 Mar10	2017 Mar19	South Cook Is	E51KTA		TDDX 20160818	By M1KTA fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); will try low bands; QRV for BERU Contest
2017 Mar14	2017 Apr04	Tuvalu	T2	LotW	DXW.Net 20160620	By SP5EAQ as T2AQ and SP7DQR as T2QR fm IOTA OC-015; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; dates and call signs tentative; QSL also OK via SP7DQR
2017 Mar14	2017 Apr12	Tanzania	5H3MB	LotW	TDDX 20170103	By IK2GZU fm Ilembula; 80-10m; SSB CW RTTY; spare time operation; QSL also OK via IK2GZU (Buro or direct), Club Log, eQSL

2017 Mar20	2017 Mar24	Cayman Is	ZF2CJ	LotW	TDDX 20160927	By JJ2RCJ fm ZF1A club station; 80-6m; mainly RTTY; QSL also OK via JJ2RCJ
CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB (Mar 25-26, 2017) Check here for pericontest activity too.
2017 Mar29	2017 Apr17	Guam	AH2P	LotW	DXW.Net 20161003	By EA4AK; QRV on most needed bands and modes; auto-QSL via Buro, QSL also OK via Club Log, eQSL
April
2017 Apr01	2017 Apr30	Nepal	9N1MD	IZ1BVZ	DXW.Net 20161229	By 9N1AA

2017 Apr28	2017 May13	South Cook Is	E51		TDDX 20161129	By W6HB as E51AND, KG7MXL as E51JD, KI7DLK as E51BQ fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); 160-10m; SSB
2017 Apr29	2017 May06	Cayman Is	ZF2AB	WA3EOP	DXNews 20161129	By KZ3AB fm IOTA NA-016; HF
May
2017 May01	2017 May15	St Martin	FS	K9EL	TDDX 20170103	By K9EL as FS/K9EL; 160-6m; 500w; verticals, dipoles, yagi on 6m
June
2017 Jun14	2017 Jun28	Sint Maarten	PJ7	Home Call	W9AEB 20160816	By W9DR as PJ7/W9DR, W9KXQ KK9N K9UK W9AEB likewise; PJ7/W9DR on 6m, w/ beacon 50.115.7; 80-10m (2 stations); CW SSB + digital

July
2017 Jul04	2017 Jul18	St Pierre & Miquelon	FP	LotW	TDDX 20170105	By KV1J as FP/KV1J; 160-6m; SSB RTTY, some CW + digital; QSL also OK via KV1J (Buro or direct) and Club Log
2017 Jul20	2017 Jul24	Russia (Asia)	RI0C	Club Log	RA1ZZ 20170108	By RA7L RA1ZZ RW5D RK8A fm Iony I (IOTA AS-069); 40-10m; CW SSB + digital; most needed Russian island, 2nd most needed Asian island
August
2017 Aug01	2017 Aug31	Galapagos	HC8	LotW	TDDX 20161223	By G8OFQ as TBA Isabela I (IOTA SA-004, EI49mb); 160-6m; SSB; QSL also OK via G8OFQ direct or Club Log; operation to continue until Oct 31
September
2017 Sep01	2017 Sep14	Baker & Howland Is	KH1	TBA	DXW.Net 20160307	By YT1AD N6PSE K3LP UA4HOX + team as TBA fm Baker I (IOTA OC-089); planned for Sep-Oct timeframe; more info in May 2016
2017 Sep14	2017 Sep21	Galapagos	HD8M	WB2REM	TDDX 20170109	By WB2REM VK2BXE KG0YL N1MWJ G8OFQ fm Isabela I (IOTA SA-004); 160-6m
2018
January
2018 Jan20	2018 Feb28	Bouvet I	3Y0Z	N2OO	DXW.Net 20160608	By K0IR K4UEE LA6VM + team; exact dates TBD

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Weekly comment.

Falklands 1982

Re: reference to Falkland Islands above. I have often sought, but never found, accurate account of the covert communications between RN ships offshore and on-shore radio amateurs and also to UK, during Argentinian intrusion. I once had a brief conversation with a VP8 but all I could get out of him was that the “published account” was a whole lot of B^^^^cks” – his words.

Does anyone have information ? I would dearly love to read it.

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Weekly Message.

On a train (ha ha ) or underground journey, scan the advertisements, Bovril is Best, or whatever. Then silently in your mind transmit the message. NOT dash dot stuff but “dah ditditdit dah dah dah ditditdit dah etc. I say silently because you get some very funny looks otherwise. You will soon find you can rattle it off in your head and it will make more sense when you trawl the first 50 kHz of each band.

BRYANGVB