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ICQPodcast

Series Seven Episode Twenty-Three of the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcast - BABYSTAR - Standalone DSTAR Hotspot has been released.

Martin M1MRB / W9ICQ is joined by Leslie Buttersfield (G0CIB) and Chris Howard (M0TCH).. Colin M6BOY rounds up the news in brief, and this episodes feature is BABYSTAR - Standalone DSTAR Hotspot by Martin Rothwell M0SGL

News stories include:-
Small Scale DAB Trial Consultation
40th anniversary of ham radio satellite OSCAR 7
Raspberry Pi HDTV Transmitter
London Science Museum - New Exhibition
Milestone shortwave contacts with Australia
Beta Testers Sought for New Heavens-Above Android App
IY, Italian Special Amateur / Ham Radio Event Prefix
91% pass rate for South Africa

The ICQPODCAST can be downloaded from http://www.icqpodcast.com

 

As usual, this edition of the ICQPodcast is well done and informative.  Martin (M1MRB/W9ICQ) is joined by Chris Howard (M0TCH) and Colin (M6BOY) for a summary of Amateur Radio news.  The top feature of this program is "BABYGIRL"--the standalone DSTAR Hotspot by Martin Rothwell (M0SGU).  You can download this program by visiting http://www.icqpodcast.com.  Aloha de Russ, KH6JRM.

1500´ TV Tower

Thanks to reporter David Hall for this article.  According to the man who climbs this tower, the total length of the tower with TV antenna attached is 1,570 feet/478.65 meters.  I gave up climbing towers years ago.  No sense pressing my luck.  Wouldn't you love to have a tower like this with a 4-element 20 meter beam on top? DX made to order.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

VK2YO is his identity.From an embassy official during the fall of Saigon to the King of Jordan, the ham radio has provided Neville Chivers with an extraordinary range of conversations with people around the world, and even outer space...

Nice story from the Southgate Amateur Radio Club about the amateur radio"career" of 76-year-old Neville Chivers.  Like many of us who spend a good part of our lives in the radio room, Neville (VK2YO) was able to bring the world and some of its leaders directly into his home.  Once you get that first contact, a new world of international friendship awaits you.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Richard Newstead G3CWI has published an article on operating amateur radio from hotels

Fascinating article by Richard Newstead (G3CWI). Richard has made a top-fed inverted L that he uses when he stays in a high-rise hotel in London.  Those facing space restrictions or limitations imposed by HOAs and CC&Rs will find this story interesting.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Hello my name is Joseph Pepe-Phelps, KL3JY and I am the president and trustee for the Lumen Christi Amateur Radio Club, WL7CXI. We are located in Anchorage, Alaska and are the only Amateur Radio Club for high school in Anchorage.

Can you help Joseph Pepe-Phelps (KL3JY) get some ham equipment for the Lumen Christi Amateur Radio Club (WL7CXI) in Anchorage, Alaska?  Contact Joseph through his qrz.com data file.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Free tools for circuit design
november 15, 2014 by dan kb6nu 2 comments
I’ve come across a couple of cool, free tools for circuit design:

TransistorAmp 1.1 – free software for the design of bipolar transistor amplifiers.
On the AMRAD mailling list, Phil, M1GWZ writes:

Okay, all a transistor circuit that I’m developing needed was a 5x voltage gain stage. Yes, I could have thrown in a single op amp with split power rails and all that DIL8 real estate, but a single transistor stage would suffice. Trouble is, I’m an EE by inclination, not training, and all those calculations – working out those capacitor reactance values – well, I don’t do them often enough for them to be easy. And I want voltage gain, not current. And then I found…

http://en.transistoramp.de/

Nice piece of software, installs easily and it works. Okay, not cutting-edge state-of-art stuff for anyone here, but it did the job for me quickly and easily. Oh, and when I built the circuit for real – voltage gain of 5x !


A screen shot from TransistorAmp 1.1.
Altium CircuitMaker. CircuitMaker is targeted at hobbyists, people like you and me. Maxfield Parrish of EETimes says, “one key aspect of CircuitMaker is its intuitive and easy-to-use interface — all of the important “stuff” is presented in an easily accessible manner in a ribbon at the top of the display. Another major consideration is that Altium has decided to make CircuitMaker all about “Community,” so users can easily share ideas and designs, comment on designs and offer suggestions for improvement, and generally help each other along the way.”

Top Free DIY Tools Every EE Needs. This article contains links to a variety of tools, including calculators, circuit simulators, logic simulators, and PCB design tools.

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Dan Romanchik (KB6NU) offers a set of free tools for circuit design:  Transistor Amp1.1--free software for the design of bipolar transistor amplifiers; Altium Circuit Maker; and Top Free DIY Tools Every EE Needs.  A very nice and useful collection of tools that will make circuit design a bit easier.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Want to get the best picture out of your HDTV? This free calibration disc will do the job....

According to computer guru and radio talk show host Kim Komando, you don't have to pay big bucks to get your new HDTV performing to its peak potential. Komando says all you have to do is download a free calibration program from AVS and make a calibration disc from your Blu-Ray or Xbox 360 system.  Kim provides a lenk for the download.  Happy viewing!  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Ever wonder why transistors have “2N” part numbers?
november 20, 2014 by dan kb6nu leave a comment

Millions of the venerable 2N2222 are still manufactured every year.
This from Wikipedia:

The JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, formerly known as the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC), is an independent semiconductor engineering trade organization and standardization body.

The early work began as a part numbering system for devices which became popular in the 1960s. The first semiconductor devices, such as the 1N23 silicon point contact diode, were still designated in the old RMA tube designation system, where the “1” stood for “No filament/heater” and the “N” stood for “crystal rectifier”. The first RMA digit thus was re-allocated from “heater power” to “p-n junction count” to form the new EIA/JEDEC EIA-370 standard; for example, the 1N4001 rectifier diode and 2N2222 transistor part numbers came from EIA-370. They are still popular today. In February, 1982, JEDEC issued JESD370B, superseding the original EIA-370 and introducing a new letter symbol “C” that denotes the die version, as opposed to “N”, now meaning the packaged version. The Japanese JIS semiconductor designation system employs a similar pattern. JEDEC later developed a numbering system for integrated circuits, but this did not gain acceptance in the semiconductor industry. The European Pro Electron semiconductor numbering system originated in a similar way from the older Mullard–Philips tube designation.

Earlier in the 20th century, the organization was known as JETEC, the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council, and was responsible for assigning and coordinating RETMA tube designations to electron tubes (also called valves). The type 6L6, still to be found in electric-guitar amplifiers, typically has a type number that was assigned by JETEC.

JEDEC also developed a number of popular package drawings for semiconductors such as TO-3, TO-5, etc. These are on the web under JEP-95.

Thanks for Karl, W4KRL, via the AMRAD Tacos mailing list for this factoid.

Thanks to Dan (KB6NU) and Karl (W4KRL) for this discussion on why transistors have "2N" part numbers.  I always wondered why transistors followed this code.  Now I know.  Good article.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

On-the-air General class to start Sunday, Nov. 23
november 19, 2014 by dan kb6nu leave a comment
The Rip Van Winkle Amateur Radio Society (yes, that’s their real name) is starting an on-the-air General class on Sunday, November 23 at 10 am EST (1500Z). The class will take place on their repeater, K2RVW, 147.210 MHz. You can also join via EchoLink. The EchoLink node is K2RVW-R, node  372818.

The class will be taught by K2WG, and they’ll be using the ARRL General Class License Manual. This is a new venture for them, but it sounds like a good opportunity to take a class if you don’t have any face-to-face classes happening in your area.

If you are studying for your General Class Amateur Radio License and don't have a mentor ("elmer") to help you along the way, you may want to try this on-air General License Class sponsored by the Rip Van Winkle Amateur Radio Society.  For those of you not within the range of the K2RVW repeater, there is an echolink connection at K2RVW-R, node 372818. Good luck!  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

Information and resources for the broadcast engineer and manager.

Although the Broadcasters' Desktop Reference is aimed toward those in the broadcast field, there are many articles that will apply to amateur radio operators. This edition of the BDR has articles on feeding clean air to your transmitter, Washington State radio stations disabled because of vandalism, how a power outage can destroy an STL, what you need to know about retirement, ensuring that your data are safe, and how to deal with Ransomware and other malware problems.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

11-17-2014, 12:33 PM #1 K9RUF
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Why Do You Contest?
It’s time for ham radio herpes, that RF sore that shows up on most weekends. I just don’t get it. People say I want ham radio my way and maybe that’s true but I tired of rude hams wrecking nets and making the bands a miserable place for those that don’t contest. Yes I know we have the WARC bands but I don’t like to be bullied over to them when the contesters show up. Will someone please explain to me how you derive satisfaction from screaming into your mike to find people only to exchange some incremental number. After blowing up your whole weekend does looking at pages and pages of call signs make you happy? Apparently I’m in the minority because on contest weekends the bands are packed with these warriors. Even when propagation permits the entire gigantic 10 meter band is packed with these hams. When there isn’t a contest the bands are a lot quieter. Where do all these 800,000 + hams go? Have we forgot how to muster up the courage to have a normal conversation without exchanging a number? I know contesting isn’t new but why is it so popular these days? Has ham radio been infused with Nascar and all the competitive reality TV shows out there? Contesters, I really want to know why you contest? And if you say because it’s fun tell me why you think it’s fun. I genuinely want to know…

Every now and then I find an article that gets the ole creative juices flowing or tempers elevating.  This short comment by K9RUF and the ensuing answers to his question exposes the pros and cons of amateur radio contests.  There are several excellent replies to K9RUF's question...some worth further investigation from the psychological point of view.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

WW1USA Special Event to be On the Air, December 27th and 28th
One-Hundred years ago, a great war was raging across Europe. Regardless of this conflict, a small miracle of peace occurred over the battlefield on Christmas Eve 1914. The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers from both sides—as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units—independently ventured into "no man's land", where they mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with one another, in one of the truce's most enduring images.

Special Event Station WW1USA of the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial will be on the air at Kansas City, Missouri to commemorate this historic event. The Warrensburg Area Amateur Radio Club will sponsor this special operating event at the museum, with assistance from the Joplin Amateur Radio Club from 15:00 UTC on December 27th through 22:00 UTC on December 28th. All Amateur Radio Operators from around the world are invited to participate in this Special Event by contacting WW1USA on the radio. If you’re in Kansas City during the Special Event, all Amateur Radio operators who present an operator license will receive $5 admission to the Museum for themselves and up to three guests. (No other discounts apply.)

Stations making contact with WW1USA during the Special Event can request a Contact Certificate through the ww1usa.org website, December 27, 2014, through January 30, 2015. A QSL Card can be obtained via mail by sending SASE or by providing other return postage. You can also obtain an Electronic QSL Card via eQSL.

For more details, please visit http://ww1usa.org

You can commemorate the 100th anniversary of one of World War I's strangest events by contacting special event station WW1USA from 1500 UTC, 27 December through 2200 UTC on 28 December.  WW1USA will remember the Christmas Truce on the Western Front in 1914, when opposing armies of Great Britain, France, and Germany left their guns behind and observed Christmas together in "No Man's Land" between the trenches.  A very strange, yet wonderful happening that remains a mystery even to today. WW1USA will be on the air from the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.  A special QSL card will be offered via mail by sending a SASE or by  sending an electronic QSL card via eQSL.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

ARRL Headquarters Closed November 27-28

ARRL Headquarters will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 27-28. The ARRL Letter will not publish on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, and there will be no edition of ARRL Audio News on Friday, November 28. We wish all our members a safe and enjoyable holiday!

Four New Section Managers to Start in the New Year

ARRL members in the Western Pennsylvania Section have elected elite contester Tim Duffy, K3LR, as their new Section Manager. In a three-way race, Duffy polled 545 votes, Cynthia L. Rushton, WB3CNJ, received 83 votes, and Paul Plants,W3PLP, 62 votes. Ballots were counted Tuesday, November 18, at ARRL Headquarters. Western Pennsylvania Section Manager John Rodgers, N3MSE, of Butler decided to not run for another term after serving since October 2007. He also was Section Manager from 2000 to 2003.

Duffy, who lives in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, has been an ARRL member and radio amateur for 42 years. He has served for 4 years as the Atlantic Division representative to the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee. Duffy also has been an active member of ARES and RACES and has extensive net and traffic-handling experience.

Three other ARRL Sections also will begin the New Year with new Section Managers.

In Eastern Massachusetts, Tom Walsh, K1TW, of Bedford, will take the helm of that ARRL Section on January 1. Walsh has been an Assistant Section Manager and was the only candidate for the Section Manager's job.

Current SM Phil Temples, K9HI, who has served as Eastern Massachusetts SM since 2011, decided not to run for a new term of office. Temples also served as Section Manager from 1994 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2004.

Taking over the top leadership role in the Southern New Jersey Section on January 1 will be Thomas J. "Skip" Arey, N2EI, of Beverly. He was the only nominee for the position. Arey has been the Affiliated Club Coordinator in Southern New Jersey. Incumbent SM George Strayline, W2GSS, opted not to run for another term after serving since 2009.

In the West Central Florida Section, Darrell Davis, KT4WX, of Fort Meade, will be the new SM starting in the New Year. He was the only candidate for the position. Davis brings to the office his experience as an Assistant Section Manager, ARESEmergency Coordinator, and Technical Specialist. He will succeed Dee Turner, N4GD, of Pinellas Park, who chose not to run for another term after serving since 2005.

The following incumbent Section Managers faced no opposition in the fall election cycle, and they will continue with new terms of office starting January 1, 2015: Dale Bagley, K0KY (Missouri); Matt Anderson, KA0BOJ (Nebraska); Jim Mezey, W2KFV (New York City-Long Island); Tom Dick, KF2GC (Northern New York), and Marc Tarplee, N4UFP (South Carolina).

Two-year terms for all successful candidates will begin on January 1, 2015.

MARS Volunteers Reach Out to Amateur Community to Test Interoperability

The Army and Air Force branches of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) merged their long-distance radio networks in late October for a 48-hour Department of Defense-sponsored contingency communications exercise. The MARS volunteers provided communication support in the wake of a simulated disruption to the nation's telecommunications infrastructure. In addition to passing message traffic for the Defense Department (DoD), the scenario for the October 27-28 exercise also required MARS stations to interface with the Department of Homeland Security Shared Resources -- or SHARES -- HF network. The plan also called for MARS members -- using their Amateur Radio call signs and operating on amateur frequencies -- to establish two-way communication with Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) leadership or members in as many US counties as possible.

"During the exercise, MARS Headquarters tasked MARS members to reach out to ARES and Amateur Radio operators in as many counties across the US as possible, using amateur HF as well as VHF and UHF frequencies," explained Army MARS Program Manager, Paul English, WD8DBY. According to English, preliminary results showed that MARS-to-Amateur Radio contacts were made with approximately one-half of the more than 3000 US counties. Direct radio contacts with Amateur Radio operators or contacts made via an Amateur Radio net during the 48-hour exercise were counted as county contacts, he said.

Planning for this particular portion of the MARS exercise began in late September between English and ARRL Emergency Preparedness Manager Mike Corey, KI1U. English said the Defense Department and MARS intend to continue developing this relationship with the Amateur Radio community for future MARS exercises.

"This communications exercise [was] sponsored by the DoD to provide MARS operators the opportunity to develop and train interoperability procedures with their state/local ARES Emergency Coordinators and their Amateur Radio colleagues," English explained. Read more.

Homeland Security's 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan Incorporates Amateur Radio

The US Department of Homeland Security's 2014 National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) has incorporated Amateur Radio in its mix of media that could support and sustain communications in a disaster or emergency. The 2014 NECP is the first update since the original plan was released in 2008. The NECP is "the nation's over-arching strategic plan for enhancing emergency communications capabilities and interoperability nationwide," DHS said in announcing the updated plan on November 12.

"[A]mateur radio operators...can be important conduits for relaying information to response agencies and personnel when other forms of communications have failed or have been disrupted," the NECP states.

The NECP also describes changes that lie ahead for emergency communication systems, such as 9-1-1 systems. "In the future, Next Generation 9-1-1 will enhance the capabilities of current 9-1-1 networks, allowing the public to transmit pictures, videos, and text messages that will provide additional situational awareness to dispatchers and emergency responders," the NECP says.

The updated NECP stresses the importance of interoperability. It recommends that state, regional, and local administrations "assess their existing governance structures to ensure they are positioned to address current and emerging policy, technology, and planning developments." This effort, the NECP continues, could include the addition of representatives from the Amateur Radio community to statewide interoperability governing bodies and executive committees.

The NECP also recommends that federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions "identify domestic and international entities with potential roles in information sharing and the delivery of emergency communications during emergencies," such as Amateur Radio operators. "As appropriate, these entities should be incorporated into training and exercise activities on a more regular basis," the NECP suggests.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- a part of the Department of Homeland Security -- is headed by ARRL member, W. Craig Fugate, KK4INZ.

Amateur Radio Volunteers Turn Out En Masse to Support Chicago Marathon

A huge turnout of Amateur Radio volunteers supported communications October 12 for the 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and its 2000 volunteer medical teams. For the first time this year, the Amateur Radio volunteers also shadowed the nine triage units that attended to runners within Grant Park, the marathon's finish line. The hams communicated with the ambulance service, if further medical support was needed. Some of the 120 radio amateurs taking part in the event ended up walking as many as 9 miles just within the park during their volunteer stints. Some 45,000 runners from every US state and more than 100 countries took part in the Chicago Marathon. Approximately 2.5 million onlookers also enjoyed the ideal weather.

This marked the sixth year that the ham radio community has supported this event. Operators came from four states and from cities as far away as Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Indianapolis, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Twelve local ham radio clubs were represented.

The ham radio volunteers made use of six local repeaters and several simplex channels, starting off at 6:30 AM on race day -- to let organizers know when the medical teams were on site and to assure that medical services and supplies were in place and ready. Eight operators worked at the forward command tent, side by side with event officials, Chicago city services, and other agencies, to provide health-and-welfare traffic to the physician in charge. The ham radio volunteers also interfaced with the medical logistics teams and the ambulance service.

The 120 radio amateurs were among some 12,000 volunteers at the race event. Rob Orr, K9RST, who serves as the volunteer lead, has already put out the call for volunteers at next year's marathon. -- Thanks to ARRL Illinois Section News via The ARES E-Letter

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W1AW Centennial Operations Moving to Delaware, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico

The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operations taking place throughout 2014 from each of the 50 states are now in Florida and Arkansas. They will transition at 0000 UTC on Wednesday, November 26 (the evening of November 25 in US time zones), to Delaware (W1AW/3), Louisiana (W1AW/5), and Puerto Rico (W1AW/KP4). So far during 2014, W1AW has visited each of the 50 states for at least 1 week, and by year's end W1AW will have been on the air from every state at least twice.

The ARRL Centennial QSO Party kicked off January 1 for a year-long operating event in which participants can accumulate points and win awards. The event is open to all, although only ARRL members and appointees, elected officials, HQ staff and W1AW are worth ARRL Centennial QSO Party points.

Working W1AW/x from each state is worth 5 points per mode/contact, even when working the same state during its second week of activity.

To earn the "Worked all States with W1AW Award," work W1AW operating portable from all 50 states. (Working W1AW or W100AW in Connecticut does not count for Connecticut. Participants must work W1AW/1 in Connecticut.) A W1AW WAS certificate and plaque will be available.

An ARRL Centennial QSO Party leader board shows participants how many points they have accumulated in the Centennial QSO Party and in the W1AW WAS operations. Log in using your Logbook of The World (LoTW) user name and password, and your position will appear at the top of the leader boards. Results are updated daily, based on contacts entered into LoTW.

Working Red Badge Holders Could Be Key to Boosting Your Centennial QSO Party Totals

It's getting down to crunch time: The ARRL Centennial QSO Party ends in just about 6 weeks! If you've been procrastinating about building your point totals to the certificate level, two more major opportunities to put some serious points into your log lie just ahead. "Red Badges on the Air" activities will take place on Saturday, November 22, and on Wednesday, December 31.

Point levels for Centennial QSO Party awards have already been established. Participants will need 1000 points to qualify for a first-level certificate, 3000 points for a second-level certificate, 7500 points for a third-level certificate, and 15,000 points for a top-level award certificate. As of November 13, 13,000 participants had attained 1000 points in the QSO points Challenge, and 7000 ops had reached the 3000-point level.

The next ARRL Red Badges event gets underway at 0000 UTC on Saturday, November 22 (starting on the evening of Friday, November 21, in US time zones). ARRL officers, elected officials such as Director or Section Manager, as well as Headquarters staffers and volunteers, and other members of the ARRL family will be out in force on both occasions. Contacts with red badge wearers are worth as much as 300 points per contact for working ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN. Many stations will try to keep their contacts short; the minimum exchange is a signal report, and any ARRL office, appointment, or member abbreviation is optional. Read more.

Riley Hollingsworth to North Carolina Club: Amateur Enforcement "Very Much Alive"

Former FCC Special Counsel for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, told the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club that the FCC is still active in the Amateur Radio enforcement arena, even though it's not always apparent. He spoke to the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, club on November 10.

"You may not think so, but enforcement is very much alive," said Hollingsworth, who -- although retired -- still keeps up with goings on at the FCC and with the enforcement activities of his successor, FCC Special Counsel Laura Smith. "You just don't hear a lot about it, as you used to," he said, because ham radio news media report only the "big announcements" these days. During his tenure, Hollingsworth routinely released preliminary letters of inquiry and warning notices to radio amateurs suspected of breaking the rules. Now, he said, the FCC is using "the IRS model" of releasing information, partly in response to privacy considerations.

"You only see final actions [now]," he said. "So, you don't think a lot's being done, but it's all behind the scenes, and you don't know about it."

What is not helpful, he told the club members, is e-mailing or writing Laura Smith or the FCC proper to demand Commission attention to particular enforcement issues. Hollingsworth said the FCC has received "nasty e-mails to FCC personnel" concerning suspected ham radio rule breaking.

"I'm talking about horrible e-mails, threatening e-mails, threatening to the degree that the security office sometimes gets involved," he said. "We've got to stop this." Hiding behind the anonymity of the Internet, he stressed, gives some within the FCC a bad impression of ham radio and could prove counterproductive.

In remarks now familiar to many who have heard him speak at Dayton Hamvention and elsewhere, Hollingsworth also warned his audience members against getting into on-the-air spats with rude or careless operators.

"Don't engage people, and don't humor the idiots," he said. "Stupidity can't be regulated, no matter how good the rules are. Just turn the big knob. Every rig has one."

Hollingsworth's complete talk appears as Episode 174 of the online Amateur Radio television series HamRadioNow, produced by Gary Pearce, KN4AQ. Read more. -- Thanks to HamRadioNow and Gary Pearce, KN4AQ

"Frequency" TV Series Would Reprise Amateur Radio-Themed Movie

Mike Baxter, KA0XTT -- Tim Allen's character in the "Last Man Standing" TV show on ABC -- may be getting some competition on the ham bands, as NBC appears poised to launch a television series based on the 2000 movie Frequency, in which ham radio -- aided by some spectacular solar phenomena -- plays a central role in the sci-fi thriller.

According to a November 13 article in The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has already committed to the series. Jeremy Carver is writing the script for Warner Brothers Television and will be the series' executive producer. Toby Emmerich, who wrote the movie, will be a co-producer.

While Amateur Radio has made only fleeting appearances in "Last Man Standing," it is an essential plot device in Frequency. In the movie, a New York City fireman, Frank Sullivan, played by Dennis Quaid, re-connects via a bizarre ham radio link with his son, John, 30 years in the future. Jim Caviezel, now a star in the CBS drama, "Person of Interest," portrayed John Sullivan, an NYPD detective.

John Sullivan comes across his late father's 1960's-era Heathkit transceiver, through which -- with the help of a quirk of nature and some Hollywood magic -- he is able to communicate with his father through time and space. Read more. -- Thanks to John Bigley, N7UR, Nevada Amateur Radio Newswire

New Jersey Radio Amateurs Enter Emergency Antenna-Raising Project in Innovation Competition

A group of young Amateur Radio operators from Warren County in Northern New Jersey, has entered its 2013 Dayton Hamvention® Youth Forum project -- the Emergency Antenna Platform System (EAPS) -- in the Boca Bearings Innovation Competition. The group, which calls itself the 721st Mechanized Contest Battalion, developed the device for quickly raising antennas on vertical structures such as lamp posts and flagpoles. In an emergency, a ham radio operator could use the EAPS to put up an antenna and establish a communication link. Devlin Murray, KC2PIX, and Chris Blackwood, KD2CXC, first presented the project at Dayton. Murray and Blackwood delivered a Youth Forum presentation on robotics at the ARRL Centennial National Convention last July in Hartford, Connecticut.

"This project was inspired by Hurricane Sandy," the developers told Boca Bearing in their entry narrative. "Warren County, New Jersey, was hit fairly hard; at one point, even the county's public service communications system was knocked out. Hams pitched in to maintain communications between the various hospitals, shelters, and water distribution sites."

The group's entry relates that while setting up a communication post in a mall parking lot in Sandy's aftermath, the operators encountered reception problems. "We wanted to develop a simple system that was easily transported and deployed to raise antennas," they said. The EAPS can be powered from a vehicle battery. While initially intended for emergency use, the EAPS conceivably could be used to erect antennas for public Amateur Radio demonstrations, such as ARRL Field Day. Read more. -- Thanks to Rob Roschewsk, KA2PBT

Two Japanese Satellites Will Carry Ham Radio Payloads into Deep Space this Month

Two Amateur Radio satellites, Shin'en 2 (Abyss 2) and ARTSAT2: DESPATCH, will be heading into deep space this month. The satellites will hitch a ride with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa 2 asteroid mission, which is scheduled to launch on November 29.

A 17 kg, 50 cm diameter polyhedron, Shin'en 2, developed by Kyushu Institute of Technology and Kagoshima University, will carry into deep space an F1D digital store-and-forward transponder, but not the Amateur Radio Mode J linear transponder reported earlier. A linear transponder had been part of the initial design, but Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU, said that Japanese regulations would not allow it and that it would have taken a long time to negotiate a variance with regulatory authorities. "So, they gave up the use of the transponder," he said on the AMSAT-BB earlier this week. The data format is posted on the Kagoshima University website. Inclusion of a transponder will offer an opportunity for earthbound radio amateurs to test the limits of their communication capabilities. The project also is hoping to gather listener reports.

The Hayabasa 2 project is expected to help pave the way for future lunar rover missions. Hayabusa 2 will make a round trip to the C-type asteroid 1999 JU3, arriving at the asteroid in mid-2018. It then would survey and take samples of the asteroid before departing in December 2019, and return to Earth in December 2020.

Shin'en 2 will be placed into an elliptical orbit around the Sun between Venus and Mars. Its inclination will be almost zero, which means Shin-En2 will stay in the Earth's equatorial plane. The distance from the Sun will be between 0.7 and 1.3 AU (an astronomical unit is 149,597,871 km).

The ARTSAT2ESPATCH "art project" satellite -- a 1U CubeSat -- is a joint project by students at Tama Art University and Tokyo University. It will carry a 30 kg "deep space sculpture" developed using a 3D printer, plus an Amateur Radio payload -- a CW beacon at 437.325 MHz. At its maximum operational distance, it will be some 3 million km (1.86 million miles) from Earth about a week after launch. -- Thanks to AMSAT-UK


A Century of Amateur Radio and the ARRL

In January 1997 a high-tech, massive, expensive, and very successful DXpedition was mounted to operate as VK0IR from Heard Island in the Antarctic. The 20-man crew, led by KK6EK and ON6TT, made a remarkable 80,673 contacts! The VK0IR story was told in detail in the September 1997 issue of QST.

The ARRL Board of Directors designated 1997 as Amateur Radio's Year of Public Service, with two aims. One was to publicize ham radio's major role in public service over its many decades of existence. The other was a large public relations effort to tell non-hams about ham radio.

The Phase 3D amateur satellite had been in the works for some time and was nearing its launch date. A five-part series of QST articles in 1996 and 1997 described the bird and how hams could use it. As told in the June 1997 issue of QST, for his Eagle Scout public service project, Brian, KC4LLD, volunteered to build the Phase 3D shipping container. The project eventually required the help of 21 other Scouts to complete.

On August 6, 1997, Gate 3 of the vanity call sign program was opened, with about 1500 immediate applicants.

During 1997, Congress considered the wording of a bill to make it illegal to listen in on cellular telephone signals and to market equipment that covered cellular service frequencies. The ARRL put forth a successful effort to be sure that radio amateurs would not be affected by the bill.


The K7RA Solar Update

Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, Washington, reports: The average daily sunspot numbers were up this past week by nearly 14 points to 98.9, while average daily solar flux jumped 25 points to 164.4.

The predicted solar flux is 175, 180, 185, and 180 on November 20-23; 170, 150, 140, and 130 on November 24-27; 120 on November 28-29; 115 on November 30-December 6; 135 and 155 on December 7-8; 165 on December 9-10, and 160 on December 11-15. Solar flux peaks at 170 on December 17-19.

The predicted planetary A index is 12 on November 20-21; 10 on November 22; 12 on November 23-24; 8 on November 25; 5 on November 26-December 3; 12, 10, and 8 on December 4-6; 5 on December 7-10, and 10, 15, 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 10 and 12 on December 11-19.

This weekly "Solar Update" in The ARRL Letter is a preview of the "Propagation Bulletin" issued each Friday. The latest bulletin and an archive of past propagation bulletins is on the ARRL website.

In tomorrow's bulletin look for an updated forecast and reports from readers. Send me your reports and observations.

Here are some excerpts from the 20 November 2014 edition of the "ARRL Letter."  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

November 20, 2014
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Another excellent week with quite a lot of DX about.

W1AW, in all it’s guises, was prominent.
VU4CB (Andaman and Nicobar Is), ZW75PSO (Brazil’s Parnaso Park) and 5R8IC (Madagascar) all pulling in the contacts.

Myself, I had a few jobs to do so only worked W1AW/1, VR2XMT, UN7IN and LZ1164SIM.

Steven, 2E0NHR worked RX3DN 5/9, UR4CYT 5/9 and V31MA 5/9(new country) on Thursday, EA6/DL7AFY 5/7 on Sunday and UK8ZC 5/9 and 7W9A 5/9 on Tuesday. “10m seems to be going really good this week..long may it last.” he says.

And so say all of us.

Datta, VU2DS, sent this in.
To commemorate the birth-anniversary of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose on 30 NOV Indian Hams are going to operate with special call-signs. I am going to operate AU2JCB call-sign. The details are as follows---

Special event Call-sign AU2JCB
Period of Operation 21 Nov to 09 Dec 2014.
Frequencies in USB 28545 or 28510 kHz
21350 or 21235 or 21310 kHz.
14220 or 14310 or 14250 kHz
7040 or 7150 kHz
3650 kHz.
In FM mode 50800 kHz, 51500 kHz, 29700 KHZ.

QSL to VU2DSI.MO. No. 09422083073, email to: anr@dataone.in or vu2dsi@gmail.com

VU hams please just send QSL for AU2JCB.
DX hams are requested -IF POSSIBLE- to send 2 IRC or return postage as many, many are sending their QSLs for AU2JCB.

More information on AU2JCB QRZ.com page.

VU2EXP Rajesh and VU2JAU Jayuji will operate with AT1JCB and AU3JCB respectively.

And for those of you who didn’t know Bose was Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction. He pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics, made very significant contributions to plant science, and laid the foundations of experimental science in the Indian subcontinent.
IEEE named him one of the fathers of radio science.
He is also considered the father of Bengali science fiction. In addition he invented the crescograph (measures growth in plants). A crater on the moon has been named in his honour. So now you do know!

 

Most popular DX (Five or more contacts, any mode)

Monday DX: W1AW/7, VP8LP/100, W1AW/0, HI8LAM, VR2XMT, 5R8IC, FR/F5UOW, PU2KMZ, DS3HWS, CN2JF, W1AW/KH8, HI3LFE, 8P6GU, 6Y5WJ, TR8CA, ZP6AKY, VU2XO, VP8AIB/100, 9W6EZ, WP3GW, V73NS, OZ0IL, LZ1164SIM, HT5T, TK5MH, T77C, KH2F, KC4TVZ, J28NC, VU2DSI, TG9AJR, S01WS, PJ7/PA3EYC/P, ON3SAT, IT9DQT, EA8/DH2MS, BZ4DHI, 9J2BO, 8P9EH, ZL2WL, XE1YQQ, WB2REM, VP8LP, V31MA, UE72SB, UA9UDX, PY2OE, KW7D, KP4NS, JR3LUZ/3, IZ5EKV, FG/HB9AOF, EA8CVZ, CK3Q, BG6IMK, BG6CCP, A41PB/ND, 7X4AN, 3B8CF.
Spotters: W3LPL, F8DGY, WB7BBI, LU5XP, IW1CHX, PY2VM, F4BAL, UA0AV, PD1WO, LZ1OI, HK2PMR, LU4DPL, ON3EI, IZ6CLZ, HP1RY, F1BBI, 9A8DX, PU2KMZ, ON3DIL, VK2IR, RA3AV, PP5JLC, NP4RA, LU8XQL, KP3W, 9W6EZ .

Tuesday DX: 5R8IC, W1AW/7, VP8LP/100, VU4CB, 3B9FR, SU9VB, VR2XMT, F8DGY, D2QV, CU7MD, KL7USA, J28NC, W1AW/0, EX2F, W100AW, YU1EA, XV4F, W1AW/KH8, TO4R, 9Z4BM, 9W6EZ, W4V, UK/R1ZY, DL7DF/6W, D0B, 8N1NRT, ZL1ALZ, Z33Z, VP8AIB/100, V31MA, TM14DAY, S01WS, NP2X, FR4PV, EX2V, 5B4AIF, W0V, TI8II, SV3AQR, ON3DM, OL90OK, OD5ZZ, MA0XAU, LZ1164SIM, FG5DH, F6GPT, ZD7FT, WB2REM, VO2NS, TA1BX, SV3GLL, LY1G, K8CW, K5UZ, K3RA, JA0CCP, F8DGY1, DF5WW, CE2MVF, BG6IMK, A71OK, 7U60AR, 6Y5WJ.
Spotters: F8DGY, AE1P, UT4WA, KA1EKR, UA9UDX, R7TG, LU5XP, WB7BBI, UA0LLD, EA2CTQ, UR0QK, PY2KNK, N3MAV, LW8EXS, SP3MEP, N7KRN, N2BTD, K7RI, IW1DQS, F4BAL, EB5GC, YO6DDF, WB2TQE, W4IMD, UN7CBY, RQ7K, PU4CQQ, ON3DM, N4SV, KI4FSZ, K5CBS, HA6VH, EA7JQT .

Wednesday DX: VU4CB, W1AW/1, W1AW/5, VP8LP/100, 7U60AR, FO8AA/P, FO8AA, VP8AIB/100, PU2KMZ, KC4TVZ, 5R8IC, T88XC, S01WS, 9A9A, W7SW, W1AW/KH8, VR2XMT, UA0FO, OD5ZZ, SC2014ECC, LZ1164SIM, HC2SL, GM4SSA, CN2JF, VU2DSI, KC7JEF/MM, ZF35LC, YL2014W, VU2XO, UA0DX, PY5ZW, K9EU, DK3T, ZL2WL, WB2REM, UA0BA, TR8CA, TI8II, SV3AQR, OS8A, L80BB, JA3NTE, JA2KSI, FG5LA, EX2V, DS3HWS, DK1K, CF3RA, 9W6EZ, 3B9FR, 3B8HA.
Spotters: LZ2YO, W3LPL, AE1P, RW3WA, IZ7DMT, R8LAG, PD5SS, N0ZNA, K3PIN, LU8DK, K5CJL, IK7GUW, TA1AIC, PY1SD, NN6CH, LZ1OI, F5MNW, YO6DDF, WD5DJX, WB7BBI, PY4HGM, PY2VI, OT4R, OE4AHG, KC0CF, F4BAL, AG2J, A61DJ, TK5XN, PY4EP, PA1MR, N9UOM, N1XED, N0TW, KD2BMX, K6YE, JH6WHN, HA8LLK, G0LFF, F1BBI, DL6YRA .

Thursday DX: W1AW/KH8, W1AW/1, FO8AA/P, VR2XMT, S01WS, VP8LP/100, FO8AA, KP4NS, VU4CB, J6/DL7VOG, DK3T, TJ3SN, OZ0IL, D2QV, W1AW/5, TA1BX, J28NC, G0DBE, FR/F5UOW, FH/F4FET, CU4DX, PY2VA, P4/KG9N, IT9/LY5W, FS/PA3EYC/P, A44ND, 5R8IC, ZD8O, ZB2R, HC2SL, D44BS, UK/R1ZY, OT4A, EA6QY, CU3AN, BD7IS, AA4V, 9W6EZ, 5W0UU, ZD7FT, XE2I, W100AW, TR8CA, HT5T, HL2DC, ZP6CW, SV3GLL, PY4HGM, OL90OK, KC4TVZ, HS0ZIN, 9A2N, XE2G, VU2XO, TO4R, TF3CW, SV8GXT, S57ET, N6JV, K8DAR, F4GTG, EV1R, BA7IO, AD4AA, 9A7JCY.
Spotters: W3LPL, CT2IWW, R7TG, N0TW, LW8EXS, WB7BBI, RZ3DN, W7JS, PY2KNK, M0BSV, KL2YV, OH1EKU, KD2BMX, K8SMC, EA8AIN, YO9BLY, W7OO, UA3QGT, PY1FOG, PU2TYA, OH1LWZ, N9ZI, AA8M, WA2QQF, W0AJA, SV1OAY, RW0LD, NK3Y, KZ6ZZ, KB3NXT, K5CJL, F5MNW, AE1P .

Friday DX: W1AW/1, ZW75PSO, S01WS, ZD8O, W1AW/5, V31MA, 5R8IC, VP8LP/100, W1AW/KH8, FO8AA/P, PY2ZEA, FH/F4FET, N3KS, V63XZ, OL90OK, J6/EB7DX, FR/F5UOW, F8DGY, BX5AA, 6Y5WJ, ZS4RC, ZF35LC, XV4F, VR2XMT, VE3AXW, TI8II, KP4NS, KC4TVZ, VP8AIB/100, J6/DL7VOG, CE2/CX1EK, A92HK, ZP6CW, ZD7FT, VP2V/K6TOP, UK/R1ZY, OM5DX, K5UZ, IT9/LY5W, HC2SL, HA7TM, FK8CE, F5MUX, 9M2ZAK, 5W0UU, 4X6TT, 3B9FR, UA0BA, OH1LWZ/M, D44BS, BG6IMK, BA7IO, 7U60AR, TF2MSN, T88XC, OZ0IL, K2TQC, IK4GRO, EH5NSM, CX3TQ, CD3LSS, BD1IIJ, 9Z4AMA, 3B9HA, ZA1G, VK2DX, TK5MH, TA1BX, PP5WH, OY1CT, OT4A, OA6Q, LZ1MS, L80BB, KW7D, KU1T, KP4RV, JY4CI, JE1DNL, J69MV, IZ5EKV, IZ5BRW, HZ1SK, CX2BR, CO6LC, CA3CBM, BA7JS, AC6DX, A61AS, 9H4CM.
Spotters: W3LPL, LZ2YO, F8DGY, EA1AGM, VA3TPS, UA0LOF, PU2PZZ, YO6DDF, RA3GJT, PU2VJI, OH1LWZ, RW3WA, PD5MVH, PA3CNI, CT5KCJ, CE2VQF, VK4CQ, LY3BRA, LW1DVB, W6VMX, SQ2LKT, RZ3DN, N2JF, KL2YV, K1DM, DF5WW, WB7BBI, PD0LK, N6GY, LU4DPL, KF7TSK, HA5AEK, F4BAL, DO9ST, DL8HK, AJ4F, AG2J, A61DJ, YY5VJL, W8IQ, W5RCG, W2XB, UY5AX, RU3GB, R9CAK, PY1MK, NO8D, N6DBF, LY3B, LW8EXS, KR6C, IZ2QXG, G0LFF, F5MNW, DG8MAJ, BG6IMK, 9A1HDE .

7 or more reported for the weekend

Saturday DX: W1AW/5, W1AW/1, ZD8O, ZW75PSO, T88XC, 3B9HA, CO6LC, 5R8IC, V63CX, 8J1RL, TG9IIN, HB9HLM, A61DJ, FK8DD/M, VP8LP/100, DR50RRDXA, D44KS, TR8CA, YV5ZV, OD5PY, J28NC, EH8FPR, EA8DBM, A61CK, 9A1CCY, YB0NDT, UN8LWZ, PR8ZX, OT4A, K1MAA, FR5FC, EI3KG, 7U60AR, T6T, OA6Q, MU0FAL, LA8HGA, KC0W, K1ING/KP4, IT9/LY5W, FO8AA/P, EH5NSM, CT7AEQ, CN2JF, CE2/CX1EK, ZB2JK/M, XE2I, WX3B, V44KAI, JF3BFS, EA1AJV, DK3T, CU4DX, CE7PGO, BX5AA, A92AA, 4X4DZ, ZF2DX, OX3KQ, OP8ZL, NY7N, KC2WQO, K0TT, J6/DL7VOG, EA3NW, EA1HVY, 7X4AN, 5W1SA, 5W0UU, 4X6TT.
Spotters: W3LPL, N6DZR, W4VIC, TA2AKG, N3MAV, WZ7Z, K6DGW, N4CO, PD5MVH, W6FB, PU2PZZ, AG2J, RA4FK, KM6I, PY2SBY, PA1MR, OH1LWZ, WY5I, JO3JIS, LU1FAM, AC6ZM, WW3S, PY1FOG, ON3SAT, N2QT, AB5GG, NK8N, KT4ZB, KJ4WVZ, IZ2QXG, CA3SOC, AI0M, YV4DHS, UA0LOF, R3QX, PU2PGJ, KD4JMV, KC8R, IW1CHX, HS0ZIA, AB1J, XE2OCM, VK4CQ, PU1VRC, OK1KTI, LU4DPL, KB3Z, K2CYS, JH7RTQ, HC5F, G4SKO, F4BAL, DO9ST, DO1WAH, AB4KN, AA6VX .

Sunday DX: ZW75PSO, W1AW/5, ZD8O, 3B9HA, ZS6WR, W1AW/1, HB9HLM, CE2/CX1EK, 7U60AR, NP2X, C5YK, 4L5P, SV2ASP/A, 5R8IC, SV9RNG, K6TU, CX8DS, TG9IIN, K5LLA, 9V1XX, TR8CA, S01WS, OY1CT, K6LL, W7FSL, NP4G, NH6Y, K5TR, EX2V, DR50RRDXA, 9N7BM, YY1YLY, VP8LP/100, LY4A, K6NA, J28NC, HI3LFE, D44KS, D2FJZ, CN8KD, YL2014W, OT4A, OA6Q, KE2VB, KC0W, FR5CB, FR4PV, EA3AKP, CO6LC, WN6K, W6TA, W3JX, W1SRD, V31MA, OX3XR, N6TV, N5RZ, N5DO, K6ND, K6EU, JE8AGX, HT5T, EH8FPR, CN2JF, AH0J, 5W0UU, ZS5SAM, WH7W, WC6H, WB6L, W7WW, VU2XO, VE9AA, TF3SG/4, SV1PMR, OH1LWZ/M, NK7J, N6RK, N0UY, MU0GSY, LU6DPP, KH7Y, K6LA, IK3SCB, F8DGY, EV1R, DK3T, CE1UGE, AD6NR, A92HK.
Spotters: K6DGW, W0PV, W3LPL, W3OU, W4EE, N3MK, W4VIC, N2QT, KF5HIQ, W0ERP, AD6E, W6FB, KK4YEM, K6RC, N3MAV, W6SX, IK1UGX, CA3SOC, YO6DDF, LW1DVB, W1UJ, N6DZR, W3HAC, NK8N, LW9DYQ, UA0AV, K5IID, PU2TYA, PD3TG, F8DGY, RA9CUU, WB7BBI, W6OAT, US5ZCW, PA1MR, N1RM, KE2D, DH8BQA, DB6VP, NK7Z, KI4FSZ, WB6CZG, PY3XX, PD5MVH, KF5GTX, AD1C, UR0QK, PB5X, LW1DXH, LU4DPL, IZ1GLX, W2YC, RA3QPT, PY2RMY, PA3GCU, NW4V, N2FF, KC2QNK, K4RC, AE5BR, WY5I, WA3AER, WA1ZYX, W0ZF, SV2FLM, PU2VJI, PU1MIL, N9IO, N3QE, KK4ZUU, K6JEB, JA2QS, IW0AIJ, IK8IOO, F4BAL, DO1WAH, 9Z4A .

 

Contests: Information from WA7BMN

OK not much this weekend, I guess everyone is getting a well rested weekend ready for CQ WW CW next weekend.

+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 19 and
  1900Z-2000Z, Nov 19 and
  0300Z-0400Z, Nov 20
+ LZ DX Contest 1200Z, Nov 22 to 1200Z, Nov 23
+ SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Nov 26
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Nov 26 and
  1900Z-2000Z, Nov 26 and
  0300Z-0400Z, Nov 27
 

Upcoming activity (though not guaranteed to be on 10m). Information from NG3K, DXwatch.com and 425DXnews

October  
2014 Oct15 2014 Dec15 Minami Torishima JD1
[spots] JA8CJY ATDX
20140929 By JG8NQJ as JG8NQJ/JD1 fm Marcus I (OC-073); HF; mainly CW; end date approximate
2014 Oct29 2014 Nov20 Reunion FR
[spots] Home Call ATDX
20140911 By F5UOW as FR/F5UOW and F8FUA as FR/F8FUA; HF; CW SSB RTTY
2014 Oct31 2015 Nov20 Nepal 9N7BM
[spots] JA8BMK DXW.Net
20141020 By JA8BMK fm Kathmandu; verticals; amplifier; holiday style operation
November  
2014 Nov03 2014 Nov30 Seychelles S79VR
[spots] DD0VR DE3BWR
20140622 By DE3BWR DD0VR; HF; SSB CW; QRP
2014 Nov05 2014 Nov20 Cambodia XU7
[spots] RC3C DXW.Net
20141103 By RN5A as XU7/RN5A fm Sihanoukville; HF
2014 Nov06 2014 Nov30 Dominica J79XBI
[spots] LotW 425DXN
20141101 By SM0XBI fm NA-101; all bands; SSB; QSL also OK via SM5DJZ, Buro or direct; operation to continue until Mar 5, 2015
2014 Nov08 2014 Nov26 Mauritius 3B8
[spots] Home Call ATDX
20141109 By SM6JBC as 3B8JB and SM6GOR as 3B8HB fm AF-049; HF; SSB PSK
2014 Nov08 2014 Dec05 St Lucia J6
[spots] DL7VOG ATDX
20141006 By DL7VOG as J6/DL7VOG fm NA-108; 160-6m; CW RTTY
2014 Nov09 2014 Dec05 Cape Verde Is D44KS
[spots] EB7DX DXW.Net
20141105 By EA7FTR fm Boa Vista; 40-6m; SSB RTTY; spare time operation
2014 Nov14 2014 Nov21 Vanuatu YJ0BJ
[spots] LotW ATDX
20141110 By VK2BJ; 40-10m; QSL also OK via VK2BJ and eQSL
2014 Nov14 2014 Dec01 Ascension I ZD8JR
[spots] OH3JR ATDX
20141113 By OH3JR; HF; CW SSB RTTY
2014 Nov15 2014 Nov27 Sri Lanka 4S7DLG
[spots] DK8ZZ DK8ZZ
20141115 By DK7TF DH6ICE DH0RAK; Lufthansa ARC, Frankfurt
2014 Nov15 2014 Nov30 Andaman Is VU4KV
[spots] W4VKU ATDX
20140814 By W4VKU VU2PTT VU2PAI VU2NKS VU2BGS VU3DMP VU2CDP A45WH VU2ABS VU3KPL fm Neil I (AS-001); 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; 5 stations, high power
2014 Nov16 2014 Nov21 Marquesas Is FO/M
[spots] Home Call 425DXN
20141108 By W6TLD as FO/W6TLD, JI1JKW and JI1WTF likewise fm Hiva-oa (OC-027); 40-6m (beacon on 50105 kHz; SSB CW RTTY PSK31; QSL OK via Buro or direct
2014 Nov16 2014 Nov24 Rodrigues I 3B9HA
[spots] LotW G0CKV
20141013 By G0CKV; CW; may try low bands; holiday style operation
2014 Nov18 2014 Dec05 Burkina Faso XT2AW
[spots] M0OXO 425DXN
20141108 By DF2WO; 40-10m; SSB CW; OQRS QSL preferred
2014 Nov20 2014 Dec02 St Martin FS LotW OPDX
20140825 By K9EL as FS/K9EL fm NA-105 (DIFO FS-001, WLOTA 0383); 160-6m; QSL also OK via K9EL
2014 Nov21 2014 Nov24 New Caledonia FK JA0JHQ DXW.Net
20141030 By JA0JHQ as FK/JA0JHQ; HF; CW SSB
2014 Nov21 2014 Nov26 United Arab Emirates A6 LotW ATDX
20141114 By N4QS as A6/N4QS; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via N4QS
2014 Nov22 2014 Dec06 Grenada J34O DL7VOA DL7VOA
20141113 By DL7VOA fm Crochu Bay (NA-025, WLOTA 0718, FK92eb); holiday style operation, mainly evening and night time
2014 Nov23 2014 Nov28 Easter I CE0Y OQRS DXW.Net
20141022 By PG5M as CE0Y/PG5M; HF; CW
2014 Nov23 2014 Nov30 Anguilla VP2EIM LotW JN3NFQ
20140910 By JN3NFQ; QSL also OK via JA1HGY
2014 Nov23 2014 Dec01 Anguilla VP2E KE1B KE1B
20141113 By KE1B as VP2EAQ and W6NN as VP2EAR; 40-10m; CW SSB RTTY; holiday style operation
2014 Nov26 2014 Dec02 Rodrigues I 3B9JB SM6JBC ATDX
20141110 By SM6JBC; HF; SSB PSK
2014 Nov26 2014 Dec03 Marshall Is V73 See Info DXW.Net
20141105 By NL8F as V73TM (QSL via K8NA) and NX1P as V73XP fm OC-029; HF
Sun: Four sunspot clusters with 2192 coming round again for a 2 nd transit.

Poor little Philae probe bounced into a shady spot unfortunately and may not be able to recharge enough battery to do anything more. But we will see, as the comet gets closer to the sun things may change.

Stoke play Burnley this Saturday. Feels like a comfy 3 points for us but our home form has not been great this year.

Another outstanding 10 meter band report from Tony. According to Tony, this week's "hot DX" was W1AW's Centennial stations, VU4CB (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), ZW75PSO (Brazil's Parnaso Park), and 5R8IC (Madagascar).  Nice QSL card from 5R8IC. Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

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I.C.P.O. Bulletin (21-28 November 2014)
"Islands, Castles & Portable Operations"
Listing is by calendar date (day/month/year)

21/11/2014: Vesa, OH1KR is currently visiting Zanzibar Island (AF-032, WLOTA 1080) until 23 November, 2014 and is operating holiday style as 5H1KR. Antenna set-up during this trip is phased verticals next to the beach for 12m beaming NW/SE. Rig is IC-7100. QSLs will be via LoTW and will also return any direct paper QSLs. [DX-World]

21/11/2014: Following his activity as A35DX, Hans DF2UU is now QRV from Samoa (OC-097) as 5W0UU until November 30, 2014. Plans are for some activity the CQWW DX CW Contest. QRV on 80-6m. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [DX-World]

21/11/2014: Alan, G3XAQ is again active from Kampala, Uganda, as 5X1XA until 3rd December, 2014. Activity will be CW on 80-10 metres. Also QRV during CQ WW DX CW Contest weekend. QSL via G3SWH and LoTW. [DX-World]

21/11/2014: Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, will be active as FK/JA0JHQ from the Le Surf Hotel in Noumea, New Caledonia, (OC-032, DIFO FK-001, WLOTA 1280) from 21-23 November, while visiting FK8KA. QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres, mainly SSB. 18 Mhz, 24 Mhz depends on the situation after he arrives at New Caledonia. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. Website: pandasan.jimdo.com/ [DX-World]

21/11/2014: John, G3VPW is currently active from Stanley, East Falkland Island (SA-002, WLOTA 1479, WWFF GFF-024) as VP8KF until 12th December, 2014. QRV on 80-10m. During CQWW CW Contest activity likely on 40m. Look for the special call VP8KF/100 to also be aired to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Coronel. QSL via G3VPW and LoTW. [DX-World]

22/11/2014: Ural Contest Group members Vadim R9DX, Serge UA8DX and Igor UA9CDC will once again be active as 8Q7DV from the Sun Island Resort (WW Loc. MJ63JL), South Ari Atoll (WLOTA 0317), Republic of the Maldives (IOTA AS-013). The main purpose of the visit is operation in CQWW DX CW Contest as a Multi-Single entry, CQ zone 22. The team will be leaving on the 22nd of November and staying there till the 4th of December. Equipment: pair of K3, Acom2000 and THP HL1.1KFX. Antennas: verticals and vertical arrays. QSL via R9DX direct or Bureau. Log will be uploaded to LoTW and ClubLog. Further info and updates at: 8q7dv.net/ [DX-World]

22/11/2014: Look for operators Alex HC2AO, Anton OG2K, Serge R4WAA, Alex RA1AGL, Elena RC5A, Yuri RM0F and Sergey UA1ANA to be active from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, San Cristobal Island (WLOTA 0094, WWFF HCFF-004, QRA EI59EC), Galapagos Islands (SA-004) between 22nd November and 6th December. Callsign is pending. QRV on all bands including WARC and 6m. The team will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Multi-2 entry. QSL via RC5A and LoTW. [DX-World]

22/11/2014: Rob, DL7VOA, informs I.C.P.O. "I will be active as J34O from Crochu Bay, island of Grenada (NA-024, WLOTA 0718) between 22 November and 6 December. The QTH will be in Crochu Bay at the east coast of Grenada. Operating will take place in "holiday style" mainly in CW during the evening and night hours (maybe some SSB, no digital). As usual I will have my Elecraft K2 with me running 100 watts into a 10m pole with vertical dipoles on 10/12/15/17/20m and groundplanes for 30m and 40m. I also plan to participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November), a little more seriously, as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry (CQ zone 8). QSLs for J34O via Bureau or direct to DL7VOA. All this information (including a link with exact GPS coordinates) can be found on the website: www.qrz.com/db/dl7voa [DL7VOA]

22/11/2014: Take, JI3DST will once again be active as JI3DST/5 (CW/SSB) and JS6RRR/5 (RTTY/FM) from Shodo Island (AS-200) from 22-25 November. In case of heavy rain or other condition, the operation condition may vary. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct (QRZ.com). Website: blog.goo.ne.jp/ji3dst [rsgbiota.org]

22/11/2014: Look for Masa JN3NFQ (K1GI), Kei KG2A (JJ1RJR) and Aki JK1PIU (AF6WX) to be active as VP2EIM, VP2ERJ, and VP2EWX respectively, from the island of Anguilla (NA-022, WLOTA 1474) from 22-30 November. QRV on 80-10 metre SSB, CW, and RTTY. There will limited participation in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). QSL VP2EIM via JA1HGY (SAE with enough postage), OQRS via ClubLog or LoTW. QSL VP2ERJ via KG2A direct (SAE with 2 USD). QSL VP2EWX via AF6WX. All logs will be uploaded to LoTW. Website: www.qsl.net/vp2eim/ [DX-World]

22/11/2014: Turkeys for Thanksgiving Expedition Special Event Station - Terry, W4YBV, will be activating two new islands for the U.S. Islands Award Program on 22nd and 23rd November, 2014. Both islands are located in the Suwannee River, Levy County, State of Florida. For Thanksgiving, the islands are Turkey Island (USi FL496, WW Loc. EL89LI) and Little Turkey Island (USi FL497, WW Loc. EL89LJ). The boat trip will take about an hour each way so look for W4YBV/mm from the boat. Terry needs 25 QSO's from each island to qualify them. Please help him out! Look for him on 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m SSB between the hours of 1300 hours and 2200 hours each day. For island QSL card, please S.A.S.E. to P.O. Box 881, Steinhatchee, Florida 32359, U.S.A. For more information look up W4YBV on QRZ.com and look in the November QST Special Events section. [N4II]

23/11/2014: Joe, W8GEX as C6ADX and his wife Janet, W8CAA as C6AYL will be on the island of Exuma (NA-001), Bahamas, between 23rd November and 3rd December, 2014. QRV on 40-10m, SSB and RTTY and looking towards the Pacific at their evening grey-line. QSL C6ADX via W8GEX (Joseph B. Pater, 2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford, OH 45056, USA). QSL C6AYL via W8CAA (Janet Pater, 2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford, OH 45056, USA). Direct NO IRC'S. [DX-World]

23/11/2014: Gerben, PG5M, will be active (holiday-style) from Easter Island (SA-001, DICE ICE-001, WLOTA 0319, WWFF CEFF-027) as CE0Y/PG5M between 23-28 November, 2014. QRV on the HF bands using CW. QSL via OQRS. More info to follow... [DX-World]

23/11/2014: Rich, KE1B and Anna, W6NN will be QRV holiday style from the island of Anguilla (NA-022, WLOTA 1474) as VP2EAQ and VP2EAR, respectively, between 23rd November and 1st December, 2014. QRV on 40-10 metre CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via KE1B, direct or Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW after the trip, and they plan to have real-time upload to ClubLog during the operation. [DX-World]

24/11/2014: Dimitry, UT5UGR, will be active as FM/KL7WA from Ducos, island of Martinique (NA-107, DIFO FM-001, WLOTA 1041) between 24th November and 1st December, 2014. Activity will include a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) using the callsign TO7A. Outside the contest Dimitry will be QRV on the HF bands, CW and SSB. QSL both calls via UT5UGR or ClubLog OQRS. [NG3K]

24/11/2014: Masa, JH3PRR, will be active as KH8B from the Turtle and Shark Lodge, Pago Pago, Tutuila Island (OC-045, USi AS007S, WLOTA 4385), American Samoa, between 24th November and 1st December, 2014. QRV on 160 metres only, including a Single-Op/All-Band/Non-Assisted/High-Power entry (CQ zone 32). QSL via LoTW (preferred) or JH3PRR direct only. [NG3K]

25/11/2014: Tony, KM0O, will be active as 3W3O from Danang, Vietnam, between 25th November and 24th December, 2014. His main activity will be the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. Tony likes 80 and 160 metres, so he will probably be emphasizing those bands before and after the contest. QSL via LoTW, by the Bureau or KM0O (see QRZ.com). He will upload his logs to LoTW as promptly as possible. QSLs will not go out until summer of 2015. [OPDX Bulletin]

25/11/2014: Larry, N6AR, will be spending Thanksgiving at Guantanamo Bay (NA-015, WLOTA 0358) with his daughter and her family. He has been issued the callsign KG4LB, and plans to be active during the CQWW CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via home call. Log will be uploaded to LoTW and eQSL when he returns home. [DXAT]

25/11/2014: Operators Jeff KU8E, John K4BAI, Hans PJ4LS, Dennis K2SX and Leslie W2LK will be active from the village of Rincon, island of Bonaire (IOTA SA-006, WLOTA 1279, WWFF PAFF-024, QRA FK52TF), as PJ4/homecall from 25th November to 2nd December 2014. QRV on 160-10 metre CW, SSB and Digital modes. Their main focus will be a M/? entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) using the callsign PJ4A from CQ zone 9. QSL PJ4/K4BAI and PJ4/KU8E via K4BAI. Others via their CBA. [NG3K]

25/11/2014: Alex, DL1NX (PY2SEX) will be active holiday style from the island of Bonaire (IOTA SA-006, WLOTA 1279, WWFF PAFF-024) as PJ4S between 25th November and 2nd December 2014. QRV with Elecraft KX3 on 80-10 metres, using a buddipole. Alex will also try to be on the air for the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November), 10m QRP category, CQ zone 9. QSL via DL1NX, Bureau or direct and LoTW. Website: pj4s.py2sex.com [DX-World]

25/11/2014: Alan, N3AD will once again be QRV as VP9/N3AD from the QTH of VP9GE, Hamilton Parish, island of Bermuda (NA-005, WLOTA 0201) from 25-30th November. Activity on the HF bands, including a Single-Op entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest. QSL via W3HNK and LoTW. [NG3K]

25/11/2014: Mike, AJ9C, informs I.C.P.O. that he has been going to Granada (WW Loc. EK71au, Nicaragua, for the past few years around CQWW CW time. This year he plans a return (as YN2CC) between 25 November and 3 December 2014. Before/after the contest, he will be active on CW/SSB/RTTY on 160-6m (check ON4KST chat for 6m skeds). QSL is direct to AJ9C, LoTW and Bureau. QSL requests can be made via Clublog also. [DX-World]

26/11/2014: Johnny, SM6JBC will be active from Rodrigues Island (AF-017, WLOTA 4265, WWFF 3BFF-004) as 3B9JB between 26th November and 2nd December, 2014. QRV on the HF bands, using SSB, PSK31 and PSK63. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. No eQSL! Note: Johnny is currently active from Mauritius as 3B8JB until 26th November. [DX-World]

26/11/2014: Axel, DL6KVA, will once again be active as 4K0CW from Baku, Azerbaijan Republic, between 26 November and 2 December, 2014. CW only activity from the QTH of Vlad, 4K9W, including an entry in the CQWW CW contest (29-30 November). QSL via DL6KVA, logs also uploaded to LotW. ClubLob OQRS will also be available. [DX-World]

26/11/2014: Tim, LW9EOC, will be active from 26th November thru 4th December 2014 from San Andres Island (NA-033, WLOTA 2990, WWFF HKFF-035), using the callsign 5K0A. Entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). Outside of the contests Tim will be active on all bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call direct (QRZ.com) USD 3, IRC, LoTW, eQSL and Bureau. [LW9EOC/QRZ.com]

26/11/2014: Armin, DK9PY, will be active as 6Y6N from nr Malvern, St. Elizabeth Parish, County of Cornwall, island of Jamaica (NA-097, WLOTA 0214) between 26th November and 17th December, 2014. Activity will be holiday style on the HF bands using his FT-857 into an inverted L. Look for him to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry using Josh, 6Y5WJ, station (CQ zone 8). QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [NG3K]

26/11/2014: Nick, VE3EY, will once again be active from San Fernando, island of Trinidad (SA-011, WLOTA 0563) between 26th November and 1st December 2014 as 9Y4/VE3EY. He will be active in CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) in the Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power category. Focus on 160 metres prior to the contest. It be be an out of suitcase operation using K3+KPA500, remotely switchable "T" loaded wire vertical suspended by 18 metre tall Spiderpole for 160 and 80m and SteppIR (BigIR) vertical for 40-10m. QSL via home call, direct preferred, Bureau ok. [DXAT]

26/11/2014: Look for Emilio, IZ1GAR, to be active as IH9R from Pantelleria Island (AF-018, IIA H001, MIA MI-124, WLOTA 0041) on 26-30th November, including a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/MT/QRP entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (CQ zone 33. QSL via IZ1GAR. [NG3K]

26/11/2014: Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active as OX3LX from Udkiggen [aka Disko] Island (NA-134, WLOTA 0625, WW Loc. GP39FF) between 26th November and 2nd December. Plans are to be QRV from 160-10m and maybe some 2m EME too with a M5WL and 1KW. You can find Bo at ON4kST or N0UK Chat, if QRV on 2m. QSL via home call. Further information and updates at: geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped [425 DX News]

26/11/2014: Hermann, DL2NUD (PZ5UD) and Wolfgang, DL4WO (PZ5EME) will be on a Moonbounce DXpedition from Suriname between 26th November and 8th December, 2014. Activity will be from Paramaribo (WW Loc. GJ25JT) on 144, 432, 1296, 2320 ad 3400 MHz. QSL via DL4WO (Wolfgang Freitag, Heidestr. 132, 01454 Radeberg, Germany) with SAE and sufficient postage. Further information and operating schedule is available on their website at: www.emelogger.com/pz/index.html [DXAT]

26/11/2014: Look for Hiroo, JA1WSX, to be active as T88WX from the VIP Guest Hotel, Koror, Koror Island, Republic of Palau (OC-009) between 26th November and 1st December, 2014. Activity will include an entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). QSL direct only to JA1WSX (QRZ.com). [Palau Radio Club]

26/11/2014: Dave, WJ2O, reports "For the American Thanksgiving Holiday this year my wife Chris and I are going to first travel to Puerto Rico (KP4) and stay a few days. I have no plans to operate from there. Then we will continue on to Basseterre which is on the Island of St. Kitts (NA-104). We have rented a villa on the side of a mountain south of the Capital City of Basseterre and plan to set up the radio. The V4/WJ2O operating dates are 26 November to 2 December 2014, including the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry (CQ zone 8). QSL via N2ZN (Ken Boasi, 5018 Ontario Center Road, Walworth, NY 14568 USA) and LoTW." [NG3K]

26/11/2014: Andy, N2NT, will once again be active from the island of St. Kitts (IOTA NA-104) as V47NT between 26-30 November. QRV on all HF bands, including a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) using the callsign V47T. QSL both calls via W2RQ and LoTW. [NG3K]

26/11/2014: Winfried, DK9IP will once again be active from Omaruru, Namibia, as V5/DK9IP between 26th November and 2nd December. QRV on on 160-10 metre CW and RTTY, including participation in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry, using the callsign V55V. during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). Plans are for a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry using the callsign V55V. QSL V55V via DJ8VC and V5/DK9IP via DK9IP by the Bureau. Both logs will be uploaded to LoTW. [DXAT]

26/11/2014: Tim, NL8F is returning to the Marshall Islands and will be QRV as V73TM from Majuro Island, Ratak Chain (OC-029), between 26th November and 3rd December, 2014. QRV on the HF bands. QSL via K8NA (see QRZ.com). [DX-World]

27/11/2014: Look for Olaf, DL4HG and Holger, DL5XAT to once again be active from Marsalforn village, Gozo Island (EU-032, MIA MM-004, WLOTA 0046, QRA JM76CB), from 27th November until 1st December 2014. QRV as 9H3TX on all HF bands, mainly CW, including a Multi-2 entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) from CQ zone 15. All QSOs of 9H3TX will be uploaded to the LoTW shortly after their trip to Gozo. Paper QSLs will be sent through the Bureau automatically a few weeks later. ClubLog OQRS will also be available. [NG3K]

27/11/2014: Steve, KL7SB, will be active as E51RAT from the island of Rarotonga (OC-013) between late November and early December. Activity will be limited as time permits, but look for him during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). QSL via NI5DX and LoTW. [OPDX Bulletin]

27/11/2014: Dave, NN1N will be active from the KL7RA QTH, Kenai, Alaska, for the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. Dave will also be QRV on the HF bands as NN1N/NL1 before the contest. QSL KL7RA via KL7RA, direct only. QSL NN1N/NL1 via home call. [NG3K]

27/11/2014: Jun, JH4RHF/OE1ZKC, will be active as TC7S from Trabzon, Turkey, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op entry. Activity before and after the contest he will be active as TA7/OE1ZKC. QSL via OE1ZKC, direct or Bureau. [OPDX Bulletin]

27/11/2014: Look for Gus, VO1MP, to be active as VO2CQ from the Point Amour Lighthouse (ARLHS CAN-665, Admiralty H0114, WW Loc. GO11NL) in South East Labrador, one of the most Easterly and Southerly locations in ZONE 2. Focus will be on a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest. Prior to the contest, Gus will be QRV on the WARC bands, CW only, as time permits. QSL via the information on QRZ.com under VO2CQ. Log will also be uploaded to LoTW. [NG3K]

27/11/2014: Henning, OZ1BII, will be active as ZF2EE from the Christopher Columbus Condos (ZF1KA Rental Shack), located in Georgetown, Grand Cayman Island (NA-016, WLOTA 1042, WW Loc. EK99HI, SCAG 221) between 27th November and 1st December, 2014. QRV holiday style on the HF bands - this will include a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) from CQ zone 8. QSL direct to OZ1BII (see QRZ.com). Further information and updates at: www.oz1bii.dk/dx-zf2ee.htm [NG3K]

28/11/2014: Frank, PA4N (FOC #2034, FISTS #3750), will be active as PJ2V from the island of Curacao (SA-099, WLOTA 0942) for the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power entry. Outside the contest look for Frank be active holiday style as PJ2/PA4N. QSL via home call, Bureau preferred. Logs will be upload to LoTW when he returns home. [DXAT]

28/11/2014: Sho JA7HMZ (V63DX) and Akio JA7ZP (V63ZP) will again be active from Pohnpei Island (OC-010), Micronesia, between 28th November and 4th December 2014. During the CQWW DX CW Contest Sho will operate as V6A. Akio, V63ZP will also participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL V6A and V63DX via JA7HMZ. QSL V63ZP via JA7ZP. [DX-World]

LOOKING AHEAD -

29/11/2014: Zvi, 4X6FR will be active as 4X7R, a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m) entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest, from Herzliya, Israel (CQ zone 20). QSL via 4X6OM. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Look for Dov, 4Z4DX to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest using the special callsign 4Z0DX from Ramat Hasharon, Israel, CQ zone 20. Entry category was not given. QSL via 4Z4DX and LoTW. [4Z4DX]

29/11/2014: Guam Contest Club members Aki JI3ERV, Toshi JR7OMD and Nozomu JE8KKX plan a Multi-Single entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest as AH2R from Tamuning, island of Guam (OC-026, USi GU003S, WLOTA 0064, WWFF KFF-110), CQ zone 27. QSL via LoTW. QSL also ok via JH7QXJ (direct and BURO). [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Carlos, CO2CCA will be active from Cuba (NA-015, WLOTA 0032) during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40M)/Low-Power entry. QSL via EA7TV and LoTW. Juan Carlos, CO8TW will also participate as a Single-Op/Single-Band (10M)/Low-Power entry. QSL direct only (QRZ.com). [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Look for Carlos, CO2CW to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (20m)/Low-Power entry from Habana, Cuba (NA-015, WLOTA 0032), CQ zone 8. QSL via EA7FTR and LoTW. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Radiogrupo Sur, CV3D will participate as a Multi-Single entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest from Montevideo, Uruguay, CQ zone 13. Operators will include Lupo CX2ABC, Dani LU3CT, Dan LU3MAM, Alex CX8BR, Emilio LU8QT, Daniel CX9AU, Federico CX7BZ and others. QSL via CX2ABC and LoTW. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Didier, FY5FY plans a Single-Op/Single-Band (TBD) entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest from Cayenne, French Guiana, CQ zone 9. QSL via FY5FY and LoTW. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Bob, GU4YOX plans a Single-Op/Single-Band (10m)/High-Power entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest from Castel, isle of Guernsey (EU-114, WLOTA 0013), CQ zone 14. QSL via the information on QRZ.com. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Tony, RT9T/5B4ALB plans a Single-Op entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest as H27A from Pachyammos, island of Cyprus (AS-004, MIA MCI-002, WLOTA 0051), CQ zone 20. Look for Tony to be QRV as 5B4ALB before the contest. QSL via RW3RN, direct or Bureau. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Look for HI3A to be QRV in the CQWW DX CW Contest from Loma del Toro, Santiago, Dominican Republic (NA-096, WLOTA 2974) as a M/S entry. Operators include Julio AD4Z, Jim WP3A, Ez HI3EPR, Lorenzo HI3LFE and Francky HI3K. QSL via LoTW or ON4IQ direct only. [DxCoffee]

29/11/2014: Operators Mike DF3VM, Helmut DK6WL, Suad DK6XZ, Ron DL3BPC, Dan DL5SE, Andy HB9CVQ, Aurelio PC5A, Alexander RZ4AG, Andy YO3JR and Philippe LX2A will be active from Eschdorf, Luxembourg, in the CQWW DX CW Contest as LX7I. They plan a Multi-2 entry from CQ zone 14. QSL via LX2A. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Operators Sam FK8DD, Dom FK8CE and Mic FK8IK will be active as a Multi-Single entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest, using the Sam's contest callsign TX8C from Noumea, New Caledonia (OC-032, DIFO FK-001, WLOTA 1280, CQ zone 32). QSL via FK8DD and LoTW. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Look for Allan, VA7AAA, during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) using the special callsign VB7C from Langley, BC, Canada (CQ zone 3). Category TBD. QSL via VA7AAA, direct or Bureau and LoTW. [IC]

29/11/2014: Peter, VE3JO, will be active from Coldwater, ON, Canada (CQ zone 4) as VC3C during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November). Category TBD. QSL via VE3JO, direct or Bureau and LoTW. [IC]

29/11/2014: Dave, VE3SSJ, will be active with special callsign VC3V for the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) from Desbarats, ON, Canada (CQ zone 4). Category TBD. QSL VC3V via VE3SSJ, direct or Bureau and LoTW. [IC]

29/11/2014: Duane, VE7UF, plans to be active as VC7M during the CQWW DX CW Contest (29-30 November) from Courtenay, BC, Canada (CQ zone 3). Category TBD. QSL via VE7UF and LoTW. [IC]

29/11/2014: Look for VK4KW to be active in the CQWW DX CW Contest from the QTH of Phil VK4BAA, Toogoolawah, QLD, Australia (OC-001, WLOTA 1520, WW Loc. QG62DW) as a Multi-Multi entry (CQ zone 30). QSL via LoTW. QSL also available via N3SL (QRZ.com) and eQSL. Bureau not available. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Kevin, VK6LW will put Glen Forrest, WA, Australia (OC-001, WLOTA 1520), on the air during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry, CQ zone 29. QSL via VK6LW direct (QRZ.com) and LoTW. [NG3K]

29/11/2014: Andrea, IV3SKB will be active as VR2XAN from the QTH of Alberto (VR2XAN) on Peng Chau island (AS-006) during the CQWW DX CW Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Band (TBD) entry, CQ zone 24. Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong (WW Loc. OL72AG). QSL via VR2XAN only (Alberto Annesi, 1/F, 7A Nam Shan Road, Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong). [DXAT]

29/11/2014: Bernie, ZS4TX plans a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m) entry in the CQWW DX CW Contest from Danhof, South Africa, CQ zone 38. QSL via LoTW preferred or K3FN direct. [NG3K]

30/11/2014: Bengt SM7EQL will be active from the island of Providenciales (NA-002, WLOTA 2003) as VP5/SM7EQL between 30th November and 7th December, 2014. QRV holiday-style, on 20-10m CW only. QSL via SM6JSM. [DX-World]

01/12/2014: Look for special event station 8J7DRS to be active on all HF bands and modes between 1st December 2014 and 31 March 2015 for the 3rd United Nations World Conference on Disaster Reduction in Sendai, island of Honshu (AS-007, WLOTA 2376). QSL via the JARL Bureau, preferred. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]

01/12/2014: Special station 8N100ICT will be active on all bands and modes between 1st December 2014 and 30th November 2015 to celebrate 2 events - 1) The 100th Anniversary of Hiraiso Solar Terrestrial Research Center. 2) The 75th Anniversary of JJY, a standard time and frequency signals station. (Both operated by NICT (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology). QSL via Bureau is preferred way. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]

06/12/2014: Special callsign XM3G will be active on all bands and modes between 6th December 2014 and 4th January 2015 for the 200th Anniversary of the Treaty of Ghent. QSL via VE3RHE direct, LoTW or via the Bureau. See: www.ve3rhe.ca/ [IC]

08/12/2014: Bengt, SM7EQL will be active from the island of St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA 1336) as J6/SM7EQL between 8-17th December, 2014. QRV holiday-style, 20-10m CW only. QSL via SM6JSM. [DX-World]

28/12/2014: Jose, EA5IDQ will be 3A/EA5IDQ, portable in Monaco, maybe mobile, from 28 till 30 December 2014 in SSB + RTTY 40-10 metres. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. Further information can be found at: www.dxpedition.eu/ [NG3K]

15/01/2015: Eric, OE4AAC will be active holiday style from the Seychelles (AF-024) between 15th January and 10th February, 2015. QRV on 40-10 metre CW, using K3, SG231 and 10m fiberglass rod vertical. Eric plans to activate both Mahe Island (WLOTA 3286) and Praslin Island (WLOTA 2862) during his visit. QSL via OE4AAC, OQRS. [DX-World]

05/03/2015: Tevfik, TA1HZ will once again be active as T88HZ from the West Plaza by the Sea Hotel Rental Shack, Koror, Koror Island, Republic of Palau (OC-009, WW Loc. PJ77FI) from 5-12th March, 2015. QRV on 80-6m, using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. Activity will also include a Single-Op/All-Band entry in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (7-8 March). QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [NG3K]

10/05/2015: Look for Jose, EA5IDQ to be active from Mauritius Island (AF-049, WLOTA 0595) as 3B8/EA5IDQ from 10-18 May, 2015. QRV on 40-10 metre SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, direct or Bureau. [NG3K]

19/05/2015: Following his activity on Mauritius Island, Jose EA5IDQ plans to activate Rodrigues Island (AF-017, WLOTA 4265, WWFF 3BFF-004) as 3B9/EA5IDQ between 19-23 May, 2015. QRV on 40-10 metre SSB and RTTY. QSL via home call, Bureau or direct. [NG3K]

SPECIAL EVENTS -

21/11/2014: Rajesh, VU2EXP will be active as AT1JCB from 21st November to 9th December to celebrate the birthdate of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. He will operate only digital modes on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via VU2EXP (direct only), LoTW and eQSL. [425 DX News]

22/11/2014: Special event station 8J1KP will be active on all bands and modes between 22nd November and 31st December 2014 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Koganei Park. The park is the second largest park in the Metropolitan Tokyo Area, Tokyo prefecture, Kanto region, island of Honshu (AS-007, WLOTA 2376), Japan. QSL via Bureau. [JJ1WTL/AC6IM]

24/11/2014: Alejandro, XE1EE, will be active from Queretaro, Mexico, between 24 November 2014 and 23 November 2015 with the special callsign 4A5XX to celebrate his 20 years in ham radio. QSL via LZ3HI, direct to XE1EE, LoTW, Bureau, and eQSL. [DXAT]

26/11/2014: From 26 November to 2nd December 2014 look for the following stations to be active to celebrate ARRL's centennial year: W1AW/3 will be operated by Karl N8NA, located in Wilmington, New Castle County, State of Delaware. W1AW/5 will be operated by Scott W5WZ, located in Calhoun, Ouachita County, State of Louisiana. W1AW/KP4 will be operated by Felipe NP4Z, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. QSLs preferred via LoTW. [ARRL]

U.S.A. Special Event Stations can be found at: www.arrl.org/contests/spev.html

LIGHTHOUSE CALENDAR -

21/11-23/11 FK/JA0JHQ: New Caledonia WLOTA:1280 QSL H/c (d/B)
22/11-04/12 8Q7DV: Ari Atoll WLOTA:0317 QSL R9DX (d/B)
22/11-06/12 HC8-TBA: Isla de San Cristobal WLOTA:0094 QSL RC5A (d/B)
22/11-06/12 J34O: Grenada Island WLOTA:0718 QSL DL7VOA (d/B)
22/11-30/11 VP2EIM: Anguilla Island WLOTA:1474 QSL JA1HGY (d)
22/11-30/11 VP2ERJ: Anguilla Island WLOTA:1474 QSL KG2A (d)
22/11-30/11 VP2EWX: Anguilla Island WLOTA:1474 QSL AF6WX (d)
23/11-28/11 CE0Y/PG5M: Isla de Pascua WLOTA:0319 QSL OQRS
23/11-01/12 VP2EAQ: Anguilla Island WLOTA:1474 QSL KE1B (d)
23/11-01/12 VP2EAR: Anguilla Island WLOTA:1474 QSL KE1B (d)
24/11-01/12 KH8B: Tutuila Island WLOTA:4385 QSL JH3PRR (d)
25/11-30/11 KG4LB: Guantanamo Bay WLOTA:0358 QSL H/c (d)
25/11-02/12 PJ4/K2SX: Bonaire Island WLOTA:1279 QSL H/c (d)
25/11-02/12 PJ4/K4BAI: Bonaire Island WLOTA:1279 QSL H/c (d)
25/11-02/12 PJ4/KU8E: Bonaire Island WLOTA:1279 QSL K4BAI (d)
25/11-02/12 PJ4/W2LK: Bonaire Island WLOTA:1279 QSL H/c (d)
25/11-02/12 PJ4S: Bonaire Island WLOTA:1279 QSL DL1NX (d/B)
25/11-30/11 VP9/N3AD: Bermuda Island WLOTA:0201 QSL W3HNK (d)
26/11-02/12 3B9JB: Rodrigues Island WLOTA:4265 QSL SM6JBC (d/B)
26/11-04/12 5K0A: Isla San Andres WLOTA:2990 QSL LW9EOC (d/B)
26/11-17/12 6Y6N: Jamaika Island WLOTA:0214 QSL DK9PY (d/B)
26/11-01/12 9Y4/VE3EY: Trinidad Island WLOTA:0563 QSL H/c (d/B)
26/11-02/12 OX3LX: Udkiggen Island WLOTA:0625 QSL OZ1DJJ (d/B)
27/11-01/12 9H3TX: Gozo Island WLOTA:0046 QSL DL5XAT (d/B)
27/11-30/11 VO2CQ: Point Amour CAN-665 Admiralty:H0114 QSL QRZ.com
27/11-01/12 ZF2EE: Grand Cayman Island WLOTA:1042 QSL OZ1BII (d)
28/11-01/12 PJ2/PA4N: Curacao Island WLOTA:0942 QSL H/c (B)

6 METRES & UP -

22/11-23/11 VK Spring VHF-UHF Field Day 50MHz-47GHz 22 0100z-23 0100z
22/11-06/12 HC8-TBA: Galapagos SA-004 Grid:EI59 6m SSB/CW QSL RC5A (d/B)
25/11 LY 2.4G & Up Activity Contest CW/SSB/FM 1800z-2159z
25/11 NRAU Microwave Activity Contest SO/MO/Open 1800z-2200z
25/11 The 50MHz Open Cumulative SO/MO/LP/MP/HP 1800z-2200z
25/11 RSGB 50MHz UKAC SO Fixed/Open 2000z-2230z
25/11-03/12 YN2CC: Nicaragua Grid:EK71 6m CW/SSB/RTTY QSL AJ9C (d/B)
26/11 SKCC Straight Key Sprint 6m class 0000z-0200z
26/11-08/12 PZ5UD: Suriname Grid:GJ25JT 2m-3.4GHz EME QSL DL4WO (d)
26/11-08/12 PZ5EME: Suriname Grid:GJ25JT 2m-3.4GHz EME QSL DL4WO (d)

Contest Calendar: www.qsl.net/va3rj/con_nov.html

Information about current VHF activities can be found on the VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: www.MMMonVHF.de/

SMIRK: www.smirk.org/ SOTA (Summits On The Air) Watch Alerts at: www.sotawatch.org/


QSL INFO -

QSLs via Bureau: 7T0HQ, BG4ACE, CV5D, DR20RAFG, EJ0PL, GB2LBN, HE5LC, JD1BMH, MD/EB1BSV/p, ST0R and ZW7R.

QSLs via Direct: 4W/K7CO (OQRS), BO0D [AS-113] (OQRS), CE7/UA4WHX [SA-064] (H/c), CE8/UA4WHX [SA-091] (H/c), JA6TBE/5 [AS-200] (H/c), KC4USV [AN-011] (K1IED), LU4ZS [AN-013] (LU4DXU), P29VCX [OC-008, OC-115] (SM6CVX), TX5Z (N7QT), VK9AN (N7QT), YB4IR/8 [OC-076] (OQRS/PayPal), YB8RW/p [OC-145, OC-157, OC-209, OC-210, OC-213, OC-236] (H/c), YB8RXA/p [OC-145] (OQRS thru YB8RW), YB8XM [OC-070] (OQRS), YB8XM [OC-157] (OQRS) and YP0F [EU-191] (OQRS).

QSLs via LoTW: 4U1WB, 9A1AA, AD1C, AL1G, K4BAI, K6XN, K9KM, KD0S, KH7Y, KL2HD, KL7SB, KO7X, N0XR, N2NT, N3BUO, N4BP, N5RZ, N6RO, NP2P, NR4M, OL3M, PX2A, VA3PC, VA7ST, VE2AXO, VA3RAC, VE2FU, VE3UTT, VE3WG, VE4EA, VE4VT, VE8EV, VE9ML, VK9DLX, VK9LM, VO1KVT, VY2LI, W1AW/1, W1SRD, W4ZYT, W5RU, W6OAT, WC6H, WX3B and ZD8O.


BITS & PIECES -

9A, CROATIA (FLORA & FAUNA) - Members of Radio Club Croatian Flora Fauna (Daki 9A2WJ, Rado 9A2SC, Vito 9A3GSV, and Emir 9A6AA) will be active from Special zoological reserve "Varoski lug" (WWFF 9AFF-082), on 22nd November, after 0900z, on SSB and CW, on 40, 20 and 15 metres. QSL via home call. [9A6AA]

KC4/K6REF, ROSS ICE SHELF, ANTARCTICA - Ron, K6REF is currently active as KC4/K6REF from Yesterday Camp, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica (AN-016, WAP New One!). A Team is there for survival training and seismometer installation. They are supposed to be there for another week, maybe more. Ron has been worked by Ws and VKs. More info on WAP website: www.waponline.it/ [DX-World]

TI9A, COCOS ISLANDS 2015 - BREAKING DX NEWS Dom 3Z9DX, an MTP Hall of Fame member (Most Traveled Person) will be on his way again together with Jorge TI2HMJ and Jon K7CO to activate Cocos Island [Isla del Coco] (IOTA NA-012). The island is designated as a National Park (WWFF TIFF-006). Activation dates are February 16-23, 2015. Activation Plan - - Boat trip to the Island February 14th 2015 (takes 30h from Costa Rica). - Radio Permit is issued for 7 days only, that means we can operate only for about 6 days (24h/day operation). - We are in possession of the second permit, which allows us to stays on the island overnight. - 2 radios on AIR, 80-10m SSB, CW, RTTY. - Return to the Costa Rica main land on 24th February 2015. QSL via 3Z9DX direct, Bureau, OQRS ClubLog or direct PayPal request (no need to send a paper card). QSL requests with insufficient postage will be returned to the sender via the bureau. [DX-World]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE DESK OF RADIO ARCALA OFFICES Helsinki 20 November 2014 RADIO ARCALA'S MY DX SUMMIT LAUNCHING ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT 1000 UTC
The newfangled MY DX SUMMIT (MDXS) is scheduled to open for public this week on Friday at 1000 UTC. MDXS introduces a fresh lineup of features with a handy propagation tool as a real eye-opener. Predicted propagation is based on your personal location, and by clicking a DX spot you will see the current conditions and a 24-hour window covering all bands from your station, short and long path, to a distant DX location. This recent face-lift makes several new functions readily available, assuring a pleasant user experience. Mobile users are also extensively supported which makes MDXS the first-ever mobile-ready DX Cluster. MY DX SUMMIT will automatically replace the current DX Summit at this URL address: http://www.dxsummit.fi/
Originally switched on in 1998, DX Summit introduced something that had not been seen before. To quote Yasme President Ward Silver, N0AX who presented the Yasme Foundation (www.yasme.org) Excellence Award to the Finns: "They basically created a tool that fundamentally changed the nature of HF operating." Now the upgraded version introduces an easy-to-use propagation forecast tool that enhances knowledge of the behavior of radio waves in a manner that many other spectrum users just watch speechless.
"Plans are developing to integrate MY DX SUMMIT into the Navassa Island, K1N, DXpedition. A true trial by fire...", said Ralph Fedor, K0IR, one of the Navassa team. Radio Arcala transferred MY DX SUMMIT to Kyynel Ltd of Oulu, Finland who in turn employed full-time software specialists to finish this phase and to look into the endless application opportunities that this new software platform can facilitate. We at Radio Arcala wish to thank the more than 500 individuals who were our test partners and provided exciting ideas for our future endeavors to make MDXS a DX knowledge center of the future. Currently some 135.000 unique users visit DX Summit monthly for an average of 55 minutes during each session but the number is expected to rise sharply, following the launch.
Ken Claerbout, K4ZW will host a Webinar in early December in honor of this newly born portal with Radio Arcala specialists ready to explain the essence of MY DX SUMMIT and its propagation prediction tools and their use in Amateur Radio. Additionally, Santa Claus will appear on the MDXS portal in December before embarking on his world tour from the frozen landscape of the North.
Join the launch festivities by sending a maximum number of spots during the first 14 days; three (3) winners will be visited by Santa Claus bringing his certificate from the OHo-Ho-Ho land of Radio Arcala, OH8X. 73 - Jarmo OH2BN


73 and Good DX!
Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ

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Dave Raycroft's (VA3RJ) ICPO Bulletin is one of the most comprehensive DX references on the internet.  If you're searching for that rare country or "entity", Dave will probably have it somewhere in his extensive report.  This is a "must have" reference for your DXCC.  Dave updates his report weekly.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

8-9 Nov 2014 at Pangkor Bayview Beach Resort in Teluk Nipah.

Thanks to Piju (9M2PJU) for this photo montage/video of the 8-9 November 2014 DXpedition to beautiful Pangkor Island, Malaysia.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

A vote next year could give telecoms time to pressure the commission on the proposal.

The FCC will postpone its net neutrality rules and regulations until 2015.  According to www.usnews.com, this puts FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a squeeze between Internet providers and the wishes of President Obama on how the agency can best  guarantee all web traffic is treated equally.  Comments on the proposed rules totaled nearly 4 million.  The report says, "Delaying the vote on revisions t the proposed rules...could give providers...more time to pressure Wheeler to draft rules that would favor their business."  I'm not optimistic about the net neutrality issue.  With few exceptions these days, decisions usually follow the money and power trail.  And Internet providers have plenty of power and influence, especially where elections are at stake.  I hope I'm wrong.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

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HamRadioNow: High Speed digital networks

David Bern W2LNX is on a mission: High Speed digital networks on the Ham Radio UHF and Microwave bands, covering the country.
Not kilobits... Megabits

Watch Episode 176: High Speed Networks on UHF and Microwaves



Previous editions of HamRadioNow
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An intriguing program from "HamRadioNow," which focuses on High Speed digital networks.  David Ben (W2LNX) has proposed a high speed digital network on the Amateur Radio UHF and Microwave bands that would encompass the entire country.  This would, indeed, be an ambitious project. Great idea, though.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

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The 5 MHz Newsletter Autumn 2014

Hi All,

The latest edition of The 5 MHz Newsletter is now available for free download from
http://tinyurl.com/jvjrtn6

The Autumn 2014 edition (No 12), features a number of stories, including Dominica on 5 MHz, several items on WRC15, South African beacon changes and NVIS observations, Ofcom's UK Amateur Licence Consultation, is it getting noisier on 5 MHz?, new webSDRs covering the band and GB2RS on 5 MHz.

The Newsletter Archive is also available at
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Cheers

Paul Gaskell G4MWO

Paul Gaskell (G4MWO) has produced an excellent publication for 60 meter (5 MHz) enthusiasts.  There's lots of useful material here, whether you're an experimenter on 60 meters or just curious about the capabilities of the band.  The Autumn 2014 is ready to download.   Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).

For several residents of Coombs Street in Napa, Jeff Hullquist is their least favorite neighbor – or rather, the 55-foot-tall antenna outside his house is.

The debate over the height of Jeff Hullquist's amateur radio tower continues.  This time, the Napa City Planning Commission granted him a use permit that requires Jeff to lower his mast to 21 feet between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. "to avoid intruding on his neighbors' views."  Hullquist also "was barred from operating his transmitter while the antenna is retracted." The NIMBY syndrome is alive and well in Northern California.  Perhaps, Jeff should consider using a stealth antenna.  This is a no-win situation for him.  Aloha de Russ (KH6JRM).