WADARC – Boldly we lead so that others may follow.
WEEKLY BULLETIN – 30 December 2016
THE PAST WEEK –
Your scribe was in faraway Kent on a family visit for several days so everything went to pot around here. .;-(
Sloth and frivolity everywhere, nothing much happened
The SAQ transmission on 17.2 kHz was not well received by the only member who tried. Other clubs reported clear reception as far away as USA , Alaska, Seychelles ….(you’d think Lancing UK could make an effort)
Grimeton Radio/SAQ Transmission on 24 December:
vvv vvv vvv de saq saq saq ……
cq cq cq de saq saq saq =
this is grimeton radio/saq in a transmission using the alexanderson 200 kw alternator on 17.2 khz =
we sincerely wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year=
signed : the world heritage at grimeton and the alexander-grimeton veteranradios vaenner association a^r =
for qsl info please read our website : http://www.alexander.n.se ii http://www.alexander.n.se =
de saq saq saq s^k
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Wed. It was disappointing that 160 m net was so thinly supported in view of the success a week previously
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Thurs. ditto on 40m .
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Rallies this weekend
None
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On the radio this weekend
Beware the period 00.05 to 01.00 Sunday in each time zone.
(drunks send very peculiar messages )
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- Wed. 25th January: Soldiering teach-in
After that is still the subject of some cogitation.
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Danish Amateur Radio group active from Greenland
Members of the Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører (EDR) [ why can’t our club have a romantic name like that] will be active as OZ90EDR, OX90EDR and 5P90EDR from Greenland (NA-018) throughout the year 2017.
The special event callsigns are to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Danish Amateur Radio organization.
Even though activity will take place throughout 2017, the main activity will be during February 15th-May 15th 2017, and August 15th-November 15th, 2017.
Operations will be on all bands including the WARC bands and on all modes.
On JT modes the callsign OZ7D will be used. ONLY QSOs with OZ7D in JT modes are valid for the EDR award. Sometime during the year one may work the special “joker” call OV90EDR. This is also valid for the EDR award.
QSL Manager is OZ1ACB. All QSOs will be verified via LoTW and eQSL. NO BUREAU QSLS.
DX opportunities in January
| January | |||||||
| 2017 Jan01 | 2017 Jan07 | Qatar | A70X | M0OXO | DXW.Net 20161123 |
By a team fm Al Safliyah I (IOTA AS-088); HF; SSB CW + digital | |
| 2017 Jan01 | 2017 Jan09 | Aruba | P49X | LotW | TDDX 20161221 |
By W0YK; HF; CW SSB RTTY; QRV for ARRL RTTY Roundup; QSL also OK via Club Log | |
| 2017 Jan02 | 2017 Jan11 | Maldives | 8Q7AZ | DL8AZ | DXNews 20161212 |
By DL8AZ fm Meeru I (IOTA AS-013, MJ64uk); 40-10m; SSB | |
| 2017 Jan03 | 2017 Jan21 | Laos | XW4XR | LotW | TDDX 20161209 |
By AA4XR fm Vientiane; 160-10m; CW RTTY JT65; QSL also OK via E21EIC | |
| 2017 Jan04 | 2017 Jan22 | Micronesia | V63 | DXW.Net 20160912 |
By JA3ARJ as V63ARJ, JH3LSS as V63LSS, JA3AVO JH3PBL W7AYA likewise fm Pohnpei; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital | ||
| 2017 Jan05 | 2017 Jan09 | South Cook Is | E51AMF | LotW | DXW.Net 20160730 |
By K7ADD fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); 80-10m, perhaps 160m; SSB RTTY; 1.5kw; verticals and wires near salt water; QSL also OK via K7ADD direct, Club Log, eQSL | |
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Until someone points out a better site, I continue to recommend :-
VOACAP Online – professional-grade high-frequency (3-30 MHz) point-to-point propagation predictions
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HNY. Peace be upon your noise floor. [ If the Black Hole don’t getcher * see below] I’ve checked with NASA and it’s directly over Partridge Green !
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BRYANGVB
