Sep. 2014
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1. The NFDXA Newsletter In This Issue Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 http nfdxa com Solar Flare Scare 60M Proposal Deceiving Looks Club 2014 Officers 2 President s Message 3 August Minutes 3 Aug Mtg Pictures 4 NU4Y s World 5 DXped Notes 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 That strong solar flare that launched off the sun Wednesday Sept 10 was expected to strike the earth over the weekend and possibly cause disturbances in satellites and radio trans missions and disruptions in the nation s power grid A G3 Strong Geomagnetic Storm watch DXped Notes Special Event Ops DX Indian Ocean DX Europe DX Asia DX Arctic Antarctic was in effect through Sunday However little of any significant effects of any sort were observed over the weekend North Florida Ham Radio operators contacted by the PileUp did not report any major varia tions in received station signal strength Nothing more than one would expect the see at this Wednesday Sept 10 Photo from Space Weather stage Cycle 24 A side effect of solar storms is an expansion of the photogenic aurora borealis or Northern Lights across Canada and the northern U S But DX Survey DX Africa 10 DX Pacific DX CA SA 12 Sep DX Calendar 13 Solar flare aimed at earth at moment of eruption Oct DX Calendar 14 Ham Lobby 15 Remote Control 15 NFDXA Club Test 16 Approved for DXCC2. PA NETHERLANDS CQZ 15 PA44AH by PAOFAW Fred Sept 1 28 will mark the 70 years since the Battle of Arnhem Operation is mainly in CW and digital modes The movie A Bridge Too Far is based on this 1944 event QSL direct bureau or eQSL to PAOFAW DDX DARC DXNL PA NETHERLANDS CQZ 15 PA70KP honors the memory of the resistance group KP Twente 940 1945 during September For more information see qrz com Direct QSLs via PAITX DARC DXNL NETHERLANDS CQZ 15 Other WWII commemorative calls include PA70GINKEL PA70OMG PA70AIRBORNE and PA70POLISH QSL PA70OMG via bureau PBOAEZ d QSL PA7OPOLISH via bureau LoTW eQSL QSL PA7ZOAIRBORNE via bureau eQSL DARC DXNL PA NETHERLANDS CQZ 15 Special event stations PA70POLISH PA70PARA are until Sept 28 to commemorate the Polish First Independent Parachute Brigade for the September 1944 Operation Market Garden Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB QSL via operators instructions ARRL DX DDX SN POLAND CQZ 15 SN700M operated by the radio club SP3ZAT celebrates the 700th anniversary of the town Miloslaw and the 125th of the brewery Fortuna until September 30 QSL via SP3ZAT DARC DXNL UR UKRAINE CQZ 16 UR4LWY a club station dedicated to young aspiring hams celebrates its 50th anniversary this year They until year s end with the call EMBOLWY SSB RTTY and PSK Most operators are between 9 and 17 years old
3. Propagation Predictions to Ignore Avoid propagation predictor icons as if they carried Yersinia pestis They are naysayers Ham radio is full of them They are full of insightful tidbits like You can t work DX on 80m with a dipole that low or You need a kilowatt and a Yagi to get 5B DXCC spent the first 15 years in the hobby believing such bovine scatologists before seeing it for what it was http www ae5x com blog dxin AE5X thoughts on propagation dxin PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 SUPPLIES GOING TO REMOTE SIBERIAN ISLANDS ARE RARE IOTA ACTIVATIONS POSSIBLE On Saturday September 6th six Russian vessels headed north to deliver personnel equipment and property on a permanent basis to the New Siberian Islands The article 9 7 wasn t exactly clear as to which island or is ES lands they were headed to but this area in cludes the Lyakhovskiye Islands AS 029 and Anzhu Islands AS 028 with some close islands including the De Longa Islands AS 048 No mention as to whether any amateur radio operators were among the military per E sonnel being taken there http en ria ru russia 20 40907 1927 9609 Russias North Fleet Heads to Arctic for Permanent Naval Base html US ANTARCTIC STATIONS USING LoTW As of Sept 2014 the 3 U S Antarctic stations KC4AAA KC4AAC and KC4USV are now using LOTW whenever the operator
4. as ZA F4DTO and FAGFE as ZA FAGFE 40 10m SSB 100w QSL Octl8 Oct27 ms ome at 20140403 OK via REF Buro or direct holiday style operation 2014 2014 Christmasi ity SP6EQZ SP2EBG SP2GKS SP3CYY SP3GEM SP6EQZ SP6FXY SP6IXF SPSFOW Octl8 Oct3 VK9XSP 20140616 160 6m CW SSB RTTY QSL also OK via SP6IXF 2014 2014 DXW Net By K7CO K7CXN possibly 4 others as 4W K7CO 80 10m SSB in 2014 2014 ju iur MDXC By IZ8CCW I2VGW team fm Nosy Be AF 057 RTTY SSB CW 4 24 Oct20 Nov04 8 SR8M 20140226 hour day stations QSL also OK via IK2VUC by direct or OQRS 2014 2014 American JH3PRR KH8B JH3PRR 50140226 BY KH8B 160 10m hex beam vertical dipole for WW DX SSB 2014 2014 Maca Xx9 LotW DXW Net By EASHPX et al as TBD SSB CW RTTY holiday style operation for Oct22 Nov0I is j 20140214 CQWW DX SSB QSL also OK via EB7DX or direct 2014 2014 OPDX 9N7C saree By F3CJ 20 7m SSB call sign requested Namibia V5 og3sza PXW Net OE3SZA as V5 OE3SZA HF SSB Oct29 Novl 20140904 mee us FR Home Call ce By FSUOW as FR FbUOW and F8FUA as FR F8FUA HF CW SSB RTTY Oct29 Nov20 2014091 2014 2014 F5NQL By FSUFX FM5CD F5CWU FSSIH F4AJQ F5ROP QSL also OK via Club Log gt Page 15 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 Food for Thought Should Hams Form a Lobbying Organization Paul Ewing
5. Volume 6 Number 9 Sptember 2014 August 16 2014 Meeting at Cedar River Seafood Middleburg Page 5 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 The World According to NU4Y The Upcoming trip to VP5DX for CQWW phone is looking on track We have purchased 2 Win7 computers for the station and AB4UF has donated a XP NE machine to go upstairs We use the XP machine to connect to the internet via Wi Fi to the main house at Blue Horizon Resort We then use that internet connec tion via the network to get packet in the shack have done all che updates to the Win7 machines installed the WriteLog software and tested them also made im ages of their hard drives just because if anything can go wrong it will We have also bought a serial to usb converter for the Kenwood IF232 PS2 to usb converters for the keyboards can t stand those usb keyboards with the little DBackspace key and a Serial to Sata converter to be able to install a used hard drive if necessary did a final check on the 2 Kenwood TS 950 s found one to have an intermittent when moving the mike controls removed the PCB from the front panel resoldered all the connections and cleaned the controls with de oxit After the reassemble and a final readjust of the levels all worked except the Compression meter Figured that broke some wire or left something disconnected proceeded to take the panel apart again Nothing wrong With service manu
6. N6PSE Its no secret that getting permission to activate rare and aem os mir aiia remote entities is getting more and more difficult As some United Pe MAC one who has obtained permission in the Middle East and atic BA pe ae mr i 1i byi 515 v Africa can tell you that getting permission to activate re um nens mote US Islands are some of the most difficult permissions tongen interest Members rois TE to obtain m i i The problem is that as hams we are not unified and our voice is very small We have no clout or influence Take for Waa example the influence of the Oil and Gas industry who can pump for oil in the pristine Alaska wilderness and transport the oil via pipeline and the new techniques of fracking for natural gas There is a major lobbying effort underway to permit the Keystone pipeline system to be built to transport oil from Alber ta Canada to refineries in Nebraska Illinois and the Gulf Coast of Texas The Keystone XL proposal faces harsh criticism from environmentalists and some members of the US Congress however through intensive lobbying interests progress is being made In contrast several small ham radio groups are trying to get permits to camp and operate radios from barren Caribbean and South Pacific Islands These islands have not been activated in decades past and they have once again become rare and much desired contacts The problem is the pleas of
7. OORS DXW Net By VK3QB VK3HJ VK3GK VK3CBV fm OC 005 WLOTA 1469 WWFF VKFF Sepl2 Sep2l is VK9NT 20140825 392 RG30xx 160 10 SSB verticals dipoles cud Rotuma 3D2AG p 3D2AG 3D2AG 40 6m mainly CW yagi inverted vee Sepl2 5 26 20140804 2014 2014 Market Reef OJOW OH3WS OH3WS By OH3WS i EU 053 WWFF 8 40 10 QSL also OK via OH3WS Sepl3 Sep20 20140908 Buro or direct spare time operation dates may vary due to wx cx S D eee PYOFF Low 2 gy ppezz 80 10m SSB CW digital QSL also OK via W9VA Sepl8 Sep25 Noronha 20140901 2014 2014 EA5IDQ By EASIDQ 40 10m SSB digital holiday style operation QSL OK via or 2014 2014 SV5 PAIF VA3RJ By PAIF as SV5 PAIF p fm Karpathos EU 001 GIOTA DKS 016 MIA MGD Sepl8 Sep27 edes 20140807 013 1570 HF SSB CW digital 2014 2014 DXW Net By N7QT 80 10m CW SSB digital QSL also OK via or N7QT direct Sepl8 VK9AN 20140619 w SASE IRC or US 2 for international 2014 2014 Eritre E3 JHIAJT JAITRC JHIAJT as TBD mainly SSB possibly some CW limited spare time operation Sepl9 Sep22 20140829 QSL PO Box 8 Oiso Naka gun Kanagawa 259 0111 Japan 2014 2014 rne us PZ5AA LotW 425DXN f By JHIROJ all bands all modes QSL also OK via JAI HGY or direct or via Sep20 Sep25 20140906 Club Log aul oss Timor Leste 4W6DD JA2VWG Ras JA2VWG 40 6m S
8. 10m perhaps 30m CW SSB RTTY QSL also OK via Club Log 2014 2014 ATDX By DJAEL as 5Z4 DJ4EL fm Lamu AF 040 40 0m SSB QSL also OK via 2014 2014 a VP9KF By G4BKI VP9KF as TK G4BKI fm JN42qb CWmaybe using call sign Oct06 Oct20 sinn TK 20140904 after 90 days QSL direct Paul Evans 6809 River Road Tampa FL 33615 USA 2014 2014 Timor Leste AW LotW 5B4AGN By G3ZEM as 4W G3ZEM 80 10m focus on low bands if conditions permit Oct08 Oct20 ad 20140828 mainly CW HF9V vertical amplifier QSL also OK via MOURX OQRS 2014 2014 DXW Net By as ZK3Q and SP5ES as ZK3E requested fm Nukunonu Atoll 80 Oct08 Oct29 e ZK3 20140406 10m SSB CW dates tentative 2014 2014 DXW Net fem FAHAU 50140911 EY FAPAU as FR FAHAU 40 10m SSB holiday style operation 2014 2014 Micronesia ME Home Caj 425DXN By JH3AZC as V63AZ JRIGWZ as V63GW JH3QFL as V60O fm Pohnpei Octl0 Octl4 j 2 20140913 OC 010 80 6m SSB CW RTTY 2014 2014 DXW Net DUM Rodrigues FAHAU 5014091 BY FAPAU as 3B9 FAHAU 40 10m SSB holiday style operation 2014 2014 DXW Net Lord vK9DLX 30140193 By DF6JC et al QRV for COWW DX SSB using VK9LM 2014 2014 um DXW Net N7SMI KZIW VE7KW fm Nuku Hiva OC 027 80 10m SSB CW RTTY Octl8 Oct26 TX7G i 20140611 QRV for CQWW DX SSB QSL also OK via Club Log 2014 2014 mum Home Cal F4PTO By
9. 20 17 15 12 10 and 6m CW SSB QSL via OH2YY LOTW AT DX News T6 AFGHANISTAN CQZ 21 N3HU Rob is back in Kabul Afghanistan and on the air again as time Lit 1 Uke er zc n Rusia icr T O permits mostly on 18 through 28 MHz with some 14 MHz activity Due to huge noise problems he s only on Me c P y 8 y 8 P y ow S 40 meters CW during contests Rob is using a Flex 3000 running 100 watts into a ground plane vertical on 40 FECI g g g g P E s through 10 meters He operates as T6RH on T65 SSB PSK31 and CW search and pounce only QSL via M f Vietnan 8 y am 2 NISDX DDX Nw JD OGASAWARA CQZ 27 JAOJHQ will be active from Ogasawara Islands 11 13 October as JD BOW Nobuaki will be active on HF bands with focus on 10m band QSL via home call AT DX NEWS VUA ANDAMAN ISLANDS CQZ 26 WAVKU VU2VKU VU2PTT VU2PAI VU2NKS VU2BGS VU3DMP VU2CDP VU2WH A45WH VU3KPL VU2ABS will be active from Neil Island Andaman Islands IOTA AS 001 15 30 Nov as VU4KV Initially a short dura tion activity will be carried out from Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar by few of the team members This will be followed by a larger activa tion from Neil Island in the Andamans for at least 10 days They will be active on 160 6m all modes http www vu4kv info QSL via WAVKU AT DX News DX Coffee DX ARCTIC ANTARCTIC RI ANTARCTICA CQZ 38 Russian operators ZSI ANF UAIPBA Oleg RD3MX Slav
10. JAI XGl has announced his next operation will be from Niue OC 040 Dec 1 6 and his expected call sign will be E6XG Activity on 160 10 meters looking for EU NA on the lower bands Modes CW mainly SSB and Digital SAIPAN CQZ 27 JL3RDC will be active from Saipan Island in CQ WW DX SSB Contest 25 26 Oct as NHODX He will be active in SOAB LP category QSL via home call AT DX News TX5 Austral Islands CQZ 32 John NQ7T and Melanie ABI UH plan to activate Raivavae Island OC 114 Oct 3 13 with the call TX5Z not TX5D as previously reported on 80 10 focusing 80 40m SSB and CW QSL N7QT d LoTW eQSL DXNL V6 MICRONESIA CQZ 27 Shoji JA7HMZ and Akio JA7ZP will be active from Pohnpei Island OC 010 29 Nov 4 Dec 14 as V63DX and V63ZP They will focus on 1 60m and QSOs with Europe Both will be active in CO WW CW Contest Shoji as V6A in SOAB Category Akio as V63ZP also in SOSB Category QSL information V6A V63DX via JA7HMZ V63ZP via JA7ZP AT DX News VK9N NORFOLK ISLAND CQZ 32 Chris VK3OB Luke VK3HJ Lee VK3GK and Brenton VK3CBV are active from Norfolk Island IOTA OC 005 until Sept 21 as VK9NT operating both CW and SSB 160 10 meters QSL via VK2CA OQRS and LoTW AT DX News VK9X CHRISTMAS ISL CQZ 26 Rob N7QT will be operating as VK9X N7QT Sept 18 Oct 2 from 80 to 10 meter using CW SSB and digital modes QSL via home call DXW DX Bulletin VK9X
11. QSL via URALWY DARC DXNL SX GREECE CQZ 20 The Northern Greece Amateur Group will be operating special event call SX 1 00TS Sept 26 28 at the Aris totle Square festival to commemorate 100 Years of Thessaloniki s Scouts The station will also be QRV during the entire month of October including the annual Scout Jamboree On The Air JOTA on the l8th and I9th of the month QSL via SV2HXV either direct or via the bureau DDX VI AUSTRALIA CQZ 29 VI6ANZAC will mark the 100 years since the first convoy of ships carrying troops from Australia and New Zealand to World War Commemorative activities will take place in Albany Australia Oct 31 Nov 2 9K KUTAIT CQZ 21 9K9GHL is a special Kuwait call sign to honor the Amir of Kuwait stands for the UN s designation of the Amir as a global humanitarian leader This operation runs until Oct 6 The UN honor is in recognition of his huge and non stop support of humanitarian work and coming to the aid of those in need all around the world irrespective of their ethnicity creed or reli gion The Amir receives the award at the UN headquarters tomorrow 9M51I MALAYSIA CQZ 28 The Malaysian Amateur Radio League MARL will be sponsoring their National Field Day which will take place for 24 hours between 09007 on Monday September 15 and 0900Z on Tuesday September l th Malaysia s Independence Day aka Malaysia Day is Sept 16 and this year marks their 5Ist yea
12. There will be some activity also in CO WW DX 160m contest They will use Elecraft K3 trans ceivers with KPA 500 amplifiers QSL via MOOXO OQRS LOTW AT DX News 04 CAPE VERDE CQZ 35 Fran EA7FTR is active from Boa Vista Cosy Island IOTA AF 086 Cabo Verde until 10 Oct as D44KS He will be active on 40 6m SSB RTTY OSL via EB7DX AT DX News OPDX DXNL ERITREA CQZ 37 There s a good chance that Zorro JHI AJT will be operating from 15 most wanted Eritrea Sept 20 21 following a visit with government officials regarding his World Wide Children s Foundation If Zorro operates he ll have to shut down the evening of 22 Sept to return to Japan It is hoped that a future longer duration operation may be the making similar to the XZIJ Myanmar Burma operation Zorro conducted last November Various TR GABON CQZ 36 Alain F6CTL will be active from Gabon starting 18 September as TR8CA He will be active on HF bands QSL via F6CBC AT DX News TT8 CHAD CQZ 36 F5RQP Bruno is in Chad and operating as TT8 F5RQP until November Normally perations from Chad use a full call sign such as TT8RQP and not TT8 home call Bruno is running a K2 and 100 watts into a G5RV on 20 meters CW during his late afternoons for more details It would be advisable to hold off on sending any QSLs for the moment DDX TY BENIN CQZ 35 I2YSB IK2CIO IK2CKR IK2DIO IK2HKT II HJT JA3USA IK2RZP are active
13. Togo for 14 days Sept 25 Oct 3 have postponed this operation and have opted to go to Sint Eustatius 5 instead Due to unexpected development of EBOLA disease in neighboring West Africa Countries we have decided to postpone 5V7 s activities until 2015 This year during the same Sept 25 Oct 3 period they will activate PJ5 and sign PJ5 home call and PJ5 OL8R Activity is expected to be the p same as their planned 5V7 operation i e 160 10 meters using CW SSB and the Digital modes They plan to be in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest September 27 28th QSL via OK6DJ direct by the Bureau eQSL LoTW or using the OQRS on ClubLog For more details and updates see their Web pages at http www cdxp cz and https www facebook com groups 1472348776313779 MALAWI OPERATION POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR Roger ZS6RJ and members of the Black Mamba Contest amp DXpedition Team have announced the following Due to work commitments the team has changed the original timing of the 7ZQAA DXpedition from November 2014 to the following fixed dates in March 2015 10 member CW team active between March 11 2 10 member SSB RTTY team active between March 22nd April 1 including the CQ WPX SSB Contest The new plan splits the 20 member 7QAA operation into two teams This will be firmed up and announced by the end of October this year according to Roger Each team will operate 4 stations on the air together Equipment will be 2x Ele
14. Wilson N4CC 0 Bob Lightner WAGJ N Mike Parnin N4EPD Y Steve Barber WAAB Y Ron Tivey N4GFO Y Robert Frey WA6EZV Y Joe Barnes N4JBK N Dick Knox WR4K N Members attending 10 Guests Notice to NFDXA Membership Keep your records up to date All NFDXA members are requested to go to the club web site and check their entry on the on the NFDXA Roster page If any changes in address e mail or other information are needed please notify NFDXA Secretary Mike Reublin NF4L nf4l nf41 com at your earliest convenience PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 President s Message Hello fellow NFDXA members As September comes into site can feel the Winter DX conditions right around the corner Since the August meet ing have only had a small amount of time for operating Ham Radio see by the scores of the current contest that am not alone Hopefully the cooling days and quieter winter time conditions will spark a bit more interest also want to inform club members that we will be discussing plans on how we will be choosing future meeting locations It has been suggested that we pick one location for all future meetings This change would of course make it easier for individual members but have other unintend ed consequences hope to have a full discussion with time for members to mull over the choices As with any long term decision what is convenient today may not be tomorrow So let s go into this meeting wit
15. a daily log update at club log The T30D crew is overwhelmed and grateful for the great support of many Ham Radio Foundations and individual hams Special thanks go to sponsors who have made a donation in advance as this helped a lot with early expedition costs The T30D group also want to thank the DL7DF crew and DL9GFB for material help One last challenge is to receive the confirmation from the involved airlines for oversize and excess baggage which is not only extremely expensive but also a long process Keep your fingers crossed for a high FLUX and good conditions The team looks forward to receive messages of good and unexpected band openings during their stay and they will check their email several times a day The T30D website is http t30d mydx de DX World PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 Still More DXpedition Announcements and Updates EASTER ISLAND DXPEDTIION NEXT JANUARY The seven Japanese Amateur Radio operators heading to Easter Island early next year have applied for a single call sign which was approved by the Ministerio de Trasportes y Telecomunicaciones Departamento de Licencias de Ra dioaficionados thanks to the support of the Radio Club of Chile The team was originally going to use CEOY home calls JA3HJI JA3IVU JH3LSS JISDNN JA3AVO and JH3PBL YL but can now all use the special call for their Easter Island DXpedition January 9 17 Activity will be on CW SSB and the digit
16. hk 20 4 04 hong kong hamsters html Jeff will go to Phuket Thailand for a dive trip and relaxation in October but does not have a license He was 3D2FJ in March http www achinesenewyear blogspot hk 20 4 04 bula fiji html In 2015 he may get to the Maldives 807 Jeff operates on HF CW QRP during his travels So far he has been on from KH6 C6A V31 ZF2 3DA HRY and others For VR2UU QSL to KOUU direct but LoTW is better he says QSLs are being held at KOUU until his time in Hong Kong is over T30D WESTERN KIRIBATI DXPEDITION QRV END OF SEPTEMBER Everything is on schedule for T30D expedition The group will run four stations 24 7 Also one or two more well equipped stations can be used from time to time and as back up Only one station will be possible on each band at the same time because they have only one antenna location The antenna setup includes 3 spider beams a 4 element for 6 m several full size loops and verticals and small amplifiers The main target is radio contacts with Europe but they won t forget the hams from other parts of the world A serious effort is planned on all bands 160 to 6 m and modes CW SSB and RTTY The 10 55 range is 28 445 to 28 465 MHz to avoid conflicts at the IOTA frequency 28460 kHz with the split The most want ed bands and modes are known and will be considered Currently they have no plans to take part in any contests to a full extend If there is good internet access they will do
17. use the call sign PYOF PP I CZ Leo says his main goal will be helping PYOFF to maintain his only tower that is still there but at the meantime he will try to activate some Bands from 10 to 80 Meters most CW and RTTY He ll use an Icom IC 7000 and 1 7560 Pro transceivers and 35 and G5RV antennas QSL via home call OQRS AT DX News DX Coffee OPDX PYO FERNANDO DE NORONHA CQ 11 Andre PP6ZZ will be active from Fernando de Noronha as PYOFF Sept 18 25 on 80 10 SSB CW and Digi OSL via W9VA LoTW DX World net PZ SURINAM CQZ Isao JHI ROJ will be active from Suriname 20 25 Sept as PZ5AA He will be active on all bands CW SSB RTTY QSL via JAI HGY direct OQRS Log will be uploaded to ClubLog and LoTW end of October LOTW AT DX News V4 ST KITTS CQZ 08 John W5JON V47 A will again be active as 47 from his vacation home in Calypso Bay St Kitts NA 104 WW Loc FK87SG Sept 29 Nov 12 Activity will be on 160 6 meters incl 60m using SSB He will also be active during the CQWW DX SSB Contest Oct 25 26 as a Single Op All Band entry Also XYL Cathy W5HAM will occasionally operate as V47HAM ALL QSLs go to W5 JON direct or via LoTW NO Bureau QSLs VE CANADA CQZ 02 Members of the Contest Group du Quebec will be operating in the CQ World Wide RTTY Contest as VE2CSI in CQ Zone 2 QSL via MOURX LoTW DDX VP2E ANGUILLA CQZ 08 Masa JN3NFQ will be active from Angu
18. 058 and TX5B while touring the Belen Islands OC 079 Nov 21 24 Chesterfield currently ranks number 26 on Club Log s most wanted and 34 on the DX Magazine list DX Coffee Various NO TL ACTIVATION YET David F8CRS is in TL the Central African Republic with his FT857D and wire antenna but all in my box David says it is impossible to install any thing at his tent office or in his tent room with a lot of professional HF an 2522 tennas around which of course have the priority David says he needs to find a place to operate where he will not disturb anyone else and where there is electricity The license costs around 300 US and he is as yet unable to leave work to get to the capital city Bangui to get the license He will be in Central African Republic through the month of October and hopes to get all the issues worked out and eventually be on the air The C A F currently ranks 92nd world wide on the DX Magazine s most wanted list David was a member of the French Army radio operator group that activated Glorioso as FT5GA in September 2009 ZD9 TRISTAN DA CUNHA UPDATE G3SXW Roger relays details from ZD9XF G3TXF Nigel that the weather has ES been rainy with strong winds Nigel has a 17 meter vertical up and running while fm 20925 ZSIS Paul the SSB op has a 20 meter vertical installed As weather permits and running as Nigel began operations on 10 128 MHz just before 21
19. 16 such phenomena are rarely seen this far south Various 60 Meter Allocation Proposal How Close is Too Close Radio Amateurs of Cana How would you like to Prop Predictions 4 Stns on LoTW 17 5MHZ Allocations 17 You re an Engineer If da has announced an agree walk out and see this in Cartoon ment with that nation s tele your antenna At first glance The Last Word communications agencies to it looks like someone s RC qp DX ag back the society s formal model plane is entangled in proposal to create world the antenna elements But wide 60 meter ham radio as the insert shows it s actu allocation ally a photo of a crop duster Canada s position going in making a turn over K3LB s to WRC 2015 and proposes south GA QTH two 25 KHz band segments September NFDXA Meeting 5 pm Saturday Sept 20 for amateurs The first would be from 5 330 to 5 355 MHz and the second beginning at 5 405 and ending at 5 430 MHz Amateur access would be on a non interfering secondary basis which is a standard operating approach already in force for several other amateur radio alloca Cedar River Seafood Middleburg tions The final decision on whether to create this new band will be made next year at WRC 2015 AR News d 4 x Ag SET p wi E K3LB Photo Tar Should Ham Radio form a lobbying organization Commentary on page 15 Page 2 PileU
20. 302 11 Sept until 0240Z 12 Sept and then on 10 124 MHz between 0725 and 1000Z for the remainder of Friday In general Nigel s signals in the saute have ranged from fair to good but pileup competition from the European stations has been intense ZL7X CHATHAM ISLANDS QRV The Japanese BBQ DXpedition team started up Sep 12 just after 0400Z on 14 024 MHz listening up US West Coast ops reported big signals and easy to work They have since been reported on 40 30 and 17 meters CW z Two of their bags which had digital mode equipment and the 6 meter beacon thus delaying operations on those bands modes until the Sept 13 weekend DDX PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 Page 8 Special Event Operations 9K KUWAIT CQZ 21 9K9GHL is a special Kuwait call sign to honor the Amir of Kuwait GHL stands for the UN s designation of the Amir as a global humanitarian leader This operation is Sept 7 Oct 6 DDX F France CQZ 15 TM36CDXC operates from the 35th Clipperton DX Club Convention Sept 19 21 QSL via F5CWU d B cards will be sent automatically via bureau Lo TWV http wp cdxc org DARC DXNL ON BELGIUM CQZ 14 OPI47MN from Belgium on since Aug 22 and running until Sept 20 to commemorate the World War radio wireless operation by a station callsign MN7 It was used by a Belgian lieutenant Paul Gold schmidt hidden behind enemy lines in the village of Baarle Hertog QSL direct or bureau to ON2KP
21. 6DD respectively Sept 22 29 They will be using bare 7 A E Sd s south pacific aa foot TS 480 and FT450 rigs using multi band wire i o NECEM dipoles and G5RV Activity will be on SSB and RTTY on 40 30 20 17 15 10 and 6 meters QSL direct only to their home calls DX News 4W TIMOR LESTE CQZ 28 Bob 5B4AGN G3ZEM will be active as 4W G3ZEM from a water s edge location on the north shores of Timor Leste Oct 8 20 Activity will be all bands 160 10 meters using primarily CW There will be a focus towards the LF if conditions are favorable His equipment will be a K3 with a KPA500 into a HF9V for HF and an 18m Spider pole supported vertical on 160 80m QSL via MOURX OQRS preferred 4W TIMOR LESTE CQZ 28 4W K7CO will be operating East Timor Oct 19 31 Jon says Spiderbeam is sending him a 60 foot tall 18M fiberglass pole to support a 160 and 80M antenna With that he will plan to be active on those low bands AHO MARIANA ISLANDS CQZ 27 The ARRL Centennial W AW portable operations will be WIAW KHO from The Radio Space of Tinian Tinian Island in the Northern Mariana Islands Oct 8 21 Team members include AHOJ JAI NVF KH2L WHOV KHOWF JHIAJT AHOR JH6RTO WS2Y JFILZQ WS2M JJ2VLY JHI BXY JAADND JA7MSQ and possibly a few more QSL via HQ LoTW and the bureau The team Will investigate using OQRS for direct DX E6 NUIE CQZ 32 Haru
22. CHRISTMAS ISL CQZ 26 A Polish DX team will be active as VK9XSP Oct 18 31 from 160 to 6 meter using CW SSB and RTTY with 2 stations QSL via SP6EQZ http www vk9xsp dxing pl DXW DX Bulletin VK9L LORD HOWE ISL CQZ 30 The Langunaria DX Group is going to be QRV as VK9DLX and VK9LM during October They plan to be active with 2 stations for about 17 days More on http www lordhowe2014 org DXW DX Bulletin PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 DX NORTH CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA North and South America C6 BAHAMAS CQZ 08 Alex PY2WAS will be active holiday style from Nassau Bahamas 4 8 Oct as C6AAS He will be active on 30 10 SSB CW operating from Melia Hotel in Cable Beach QSL via home call AT DX New OPDXs HH Haiti CQZ 08 Tom KCOW will be active from Haiti II Jan 3 Feb 2015 as HH5 KCOW He will be active on 160 80 40m CW only and will be in the CQ WW 160m contest QSL via home call direct Tom s transmitting antennas will be over salt water and he ll have dedicated RX antennas OSL Direct Via KCOW AT DX News J3 GRENADA CQZ 08 Harry AC8G and possibly others will be active as J37K from Saint NC y Georges Oct 24 26 Activity will include the COWW DX SSB Contest Oct 25 26 signing J3A as a Single Op High Power entry unless others join QSL J37K via AC8G and J3A via WAIS OPDX J7 DOMINICA CQZ 08 Operators Janusz SP9FIH and Kazik SP6AXW will be active a
23. ONTENEGRO CQZ 15 Chab YT7WA and Boris YU7MW will be QRV as 4O home amp il calls from Kotor until Sept 18 Activity is on the HF bands using mainly PSK QSL to home calls gt d ARRL DX CER COMETE 9H MALTA CQZ 15 DL4HG and DL5XAT will be active again from Gozo Island IOTA EU 023 27 Nov Dec as 9H3OG and 9H3TX They will be active also in CO WW DX CW Contest 29 30 Nov as 9H3TX QSL info 9H3OG via DL4HG 9H3TX via DLSXAT DX News CR3 MEDEIRA CQZ 33 Members of the Madeira Contest Team will be active as CR3A during the COWW CW Contest Nov 29 30 as a Multi Single entry QSL via LoTW or EA5GL OPDX EF8 CANARY ISLANDS CQZ 33 Jaime WP3A will be active as EF8U from the Las Palmas Contest Club radio station EABURL on Gran Canaria Island AF 004 during the COWW DX SSB Contest Oct 25 26 as a Single Op All Band Low Power Assisted entry QSL via LoTW or direct to EABURE OPDX MARKET REEF CQZ 15 OH3WS will be active from Market Reef Island 13 20 Sept as OJOW Pasi will be active on 40 10m CW SSB QSL via home call AT DX News TK CORSICA CQZ 15 Corsica Island JN42qb G4BKI aka VP9KF Paul will be Corsica Island JN42qb Oct 6 Mar 16 using the call TK G4BKI on CW only for the first 90 days then a possible TK4 call afterwards Details at http tk g4bki com A5 BHUTAN CQZ 22 Pekka OHITV will be active from Bhutan 26 Sept Oct as A520 He will be active on 40
24. SB RTTY Sep22 Sep29 20140905 aud Eno Timor Leste 4W6LU m MAPS By JA7LU 40 6m SSB RTTY Sep22 Sep29 Direct 20140905 2014 2014 OPDX Sep23 9N7CJ By 20 17 SSB call sign requested 2014 2014 Bhutan A52 LotW OH2YY OH2YY and OHITV as TBD fm near Paro SSB 2 stations 2 ele tribander Sep26 Oct02 e M 20140814 dipoles QSL also OK via OH2YY SRAL or direct mo da temm fosos eonowemenowencwse _ Emo pd temm poem Page 14 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 October 2014 DX Calendar Edited from http www ng3k com Misc adxo html 2014 2014 T DXW Net By DJ9HX et al fm S Tarawa Atoll 160 6m CW SSB RTTY 4 simultaneous T30D 20140326 500w 24 hr stations QSL OK via DLASVA OQRS preferred direct 2014 2014 ww JAINLX By JAINLX fm Mana I OC 121 30 10m mainly CW possibly SSB digital Oct03 Oct09 J 3D2YA 20140501 QSL also OK via JAI NLX direct 2014 2014 pnm Tz wm DXW Net N7QT fm Raivavae 114 80 10m focus on 80 40m CW SSB Oct03 Octl3 20140619 digital QSL via or N7QT dir w SASE IRC or US 2 for international 2014 2014 we ZL4PW ZL3PAH ZLAPW ZL3GA G3USR fm OC 035 RH24ch 80 6m possibly Oct03 Oct 5 ue YJOX 20140406 160m CW SSB RTTY verts yagis both Oceania DX Contest weekends 2014 2014 DXW Net Seychelles S79KB DL2SBY By DL2SBY 20
25. a and UAIPAW Alex plan to operate from the Russian Antarctic Novolazarevskaya Base also known as the Blue Ice Runway They will use the call RITANR during the South Pole summer season from November 2014 to March 2015 They will have an FT1000MP Mark V Field FT 857 and ACOM1000 running about 800 watts into a StepplR 3 El Yagi and 18 meter high vertical for CW and SSB activity on 1 8 through 28 MHz QSL via RKIPWA ZSIANF AT DX HoRTH SOUTH FOLE POLE The DX Magazine The Magazine tot OXers Page 10 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 DX AFRICA 5H ZANZIBAR CQZ 37 Andrea IZI MHY will be active from Zanzibar Island IOTA AF 032 28 Sept 14 Oct as 5HIMD He will be active on HF bands CW SSB RTTY 5 JT65 Andrea is using an FT 857 HF transceiver with vertical and dipole antennas and Delta Loop for 6m band QSL via home call AT DX News 9X RWANDA CQZ 36 Gordon K7TRB will continue to be active as 9XOVA until October 1 Bands and modes of activity vary but he is using a Yaesu 757GX into a wire antenna QSL via his home call sign DARC DXNL a is active on the HF bands operating from Botswana s Lotsane Game Lodge QSL via home call direct AT DX News C5 GAMBIA CQZ 35 Three ops will be active from Gambia 15 26 January 2015 as C5X from the old Radio Syd They planning to be active on 160 10 CW SSB RTTY PSK
26. a few small ham radio groups just fall on deaf ears of the US Government We have no strong connection or advocate for us or within our government We miss the days of Senator Barry Goldwater think part of the solution would be for the Northern California DX Foundation NCDXF and the International DX Asso ciation INDEXA to take it upon themselves to form a formal lobbying arm of these fine organizations They could then approach and lobby our government on our behalf to open up these rare islands to amateur radio activity It is only through a strong focused presence that we can make our voice heard The time for action is now What do you think Paul N6PSE Editor s note Check the June and July 2014 issues of CQ Magazine for background information on some of the forbidden entities controlled by the US government i e Navassa Johnston Island etc Remote Controlled Strations PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 Page 16 NFEDXA 2014 Zone Band DX Contest Thra 9 11 2014 VP5DX Total From August 2014 through 31 December Call Category Zones Bands 2014 work as many CQ zones as you can on 160 through 10 meters any mode There are 360 possible points 40 zones X 9 bands plus 90 points for working with VP5DX during the CQWW SSB test Il0 points X 9 bands for a grand total of 450 There will be two categories one for stations using a beam and wire antennas and one for verticals and wires The winner
27. al in hand scope and the meter found the op amp on the control PCB had failed Replaced that and all is well again Just the nature of the beast working with 25 year old radios also purchased 2 roofing filter kits from Inrad and have them installed hope this is worth it should make a difference on the crowed 40 and 20 meter bands Both radios have SSB narrow filters made a USB cable assembly with a FTDI breakout PCB to have radio control for the Kenwood This tested ok during field day Also made new cables for amp control PTT etc Wired up an adapter for the Heil ProSet IC to work with the Kenwood also The Heil IC headset requires voltage for the electric mike Made a new breakout box for PTT CW or FSK from the computer to make it easier to operate as we desire have all the parts I hope to repair the ALI200 in hand Also purchased 2 Drake W 4 PEP kits from K4DPK to install in the meters down there Captain Ron VP5KE always complains the meter doesn t move enough In other words MORE POWER Jody has been in contact with me via e mail and the license apps have been turned into the government Pres WW4FDA donated two Yaesu rotors to us These are lightning damaged from his station One Rotor the motor was open the other the pot open repaired one of those The control boxes both were damaged a lot Runs burned from the pcb s etc got one fixed with only 4 ic s a couple of transis tors a few diodes and a bunch of 01 caps The oth
28. al modes on 3 5 through 50 MHz from the Hare Kapone They can run up to 1 200 watts http www nakade jp ceOy htm DDX TZ MALI QRT FOR TIME BEING TZ6BB Fernando the sole active ham radio operator in Mali says he has been reassigned to Nigeria and expects to be at his new Monday September 8 Fernando always knew his being ransferred was a possibility but didn t think it would happen this quickly This means unfortunately that TZ6BB will go on Sunday evening sept 7 says Nando However he is planning to return to Mali around mid November for several days in order to dismantle the station pack all his things and then return to 5N Nando whose home call is EA4BB plans to be on the air from 5N after he is able to secure his license QTH and station He will also be leaving a rig behind for one of the local TZ hams for future activity from Mali DDX various CHESTERFIELD ISLANDS TRIP POSTPONED The expected month long DXpedition by Michel FK8IK and several non ham friends to islands in the Chesterfield group in November has been postponed due to transportation problems The sailboat that had been arranged to make the trip is no longer available Michel had planned to cover three island groups on the trip using separate call signs He expected to use the call sign TX5C for Nov 5 9 visit to Chesterfieid Island OCI76 TX5E Nov 14 17 at the D Entrecasteaux Reefs OC
29. ays com opdx html DX World of Ham Radio DX World net http www dx world net AT DX News AT DX News http dxing at communication com en 425 DX News 425 DXN http www 425dxn org NG3K Amateur Radio Contest DX Page NG3K http www ng3k com The DX Magazine DXM http www dxpub com DX Coffee DXC http www dxcoffee com eng DARC DXNL DXNL http www dxhf darc de ARRL ARRL DX http www arrl org Finally Off air and word of mouth from those who turned on their radios listened and then told The PileUp what they heard NW4C Frivolous Factoids The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year s DX 4s u W4ZR The Monthly Newsletter of The North Florida DX Association Warren Croke NW4C 4092 NW 23 Circle Eos PIN Gainesville FL 32605 USA Editor And so it goes http nfdxa com Come meditate with me man You don t have to resist everything The Last Word The memories of 9 11 notwithstanding we had some sad hap penings in our club this month First came news that Ron N4KE had lost both his tower and nearby ham shack to a pair of giant oak trees that fell during a severe thunderstorm Next Vic N4 QK s new Icom 7800 which wasn t connected to anything not even a ground wire gets blitzed by a nearby lightning strike on a tree next to his house And then we learn
30. craft K3 s 2x Kenwood TS 590 s and 4x Expert IK or 1 3K FA linear amplifiers Antennas are 4x NA4RR Hexbeams at 40 feet each with Yaesu rotators 2x inverted L s with remote MF 5Kw tuners for 40 through 160 meters and K9AY receiving antennas The SSB team will also participate in the COWWV WPX SSB Contest and also operate some additional CW and PSK Both teams will be active from 160 through 10 meters Daily free LoTVV and Clublog uploads will be provided and they will use the band slot tracking feature in Clublog to promote a competitive spirit amongst the DX fraternity The team feels due to the extended 20 day operating period there will be ample time to work the little pistols as well as the band slot chasers QSL cards will be available after the event Details of QSL manager route to follow OPDX DDX E ud t VR2UU IN HONG KONG FOR 2 YEAR STAY VR2UU in Hong Kong is KOUU Jeff Stranberg formerly known as WV3B He is on a two year work assignment in elo Hong Kong with 70 countries already confirmed over the past four months using a K2 on a gel cell battery to a long oO wire from the 30th floor of a high rise Jeff is a very popular QSO with nearby Japanese hams and estimates he has worked 1 000 unique JA calls already His Hong Kong QTH is in the mid levels halfway between Victoria Peak and Victoria Harbour Jeffs XYL Carolyn has put up a blog post on the amateur scene in Hong Kong http www achinesenewyear blogspot
31. er is a basket case will take a while Also called Yaesu about the open pot and it is NLA according to them This might be it s end At least one is available for a quick re placement if necessary Remember last year it took us two days to remove the rotor disassemble it and repair to get it to turn Only thing left is to pack all this stuff up and begin it s shipment journey to Providenciales Shipping alone could buy another airline ticket The TAXI on North Caicos is going to be full My Alpha 76 project is on schedule have a new RF choke to allow 12 meter operation a new set of filter caps and 2 vacuum relays ordered the new front panel a month ago from RF concepts but it has not shipped yet I have one of those old ones with the paint that never dries am down to only 5 radios in the shack Want to get those fixed and out of here before we go Seems like every time get one done two more come in On the radio little time has been spent except for working AW whatever did run across a station on Sable Island the other day Have all the W AW states worked so far missing on phone and 2 on RTTY for all modes My triple play is completed Keep DXing my friends Jim NU4Y Page 6 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 DXpedition Announcements and Updates EBOLA EPIDEMIC FORCES 5V7 DXPEDITION CANCELLATION TEAM GOING TO SINT EUSTATIUS PJ5 INSTEAD The Czech DXpedition team that was expected to go to
32. from Benin until 26 Sept as TYIAA They 160 6m LOG Check and QSL request http win i2ysb com logonline default asp ID_dxpedition 36 For info check log sked suggestions please contact only the pilot station IK7 WY AT DX News V5 NAMIBIA CQZ 38 Sebastian OE3SZA will be active from Namibia 29 Oct 11 Nov as V5 OE3SZA He will be on HF bands SSB using an FT 817 transceiver OSL via home call AT DX News XT BURKINA FASO CQZ 35 ZD8 ASCENSION ISLAND CQZ 36 G4DBW will be active again from Ascension Island 22 30 Sept as ZD8RH He will be active in CQ WW DX RTTY Contest 27 28 Sept in SOSB LP 15 or 10m QSL via home call AT DX News XT BURKINA FASO CQZ 35 lvaylo LZI CLM will be active from Burkina Faso until 30 September as XT2CML He will be active on all HF bands CW SSB QSL via LZI CLM He is using FT 857 100 watt HF transceiver and dipole antenna AT DX News ZD8 ASCENSION ISLAND CQZ 36 Olli OHOXX will be active from Ascension Island in CQ WW DX SSB Contest 25 26 Oct as ZD8R He will be in SOSB category OSL via home call AT DX News ZD9 GOUGH ISLAND CQZ 38 David ZSIBCE ex ZS8Z will be active from Gough Island IOTA AF 030 as ZD9A He will be active HF Bands QSL via ZSILS David is replacing Pierre ZSI HF ZD9M as the island s Radio Technician AT DX News ZD9 TRISTAN DA CUNHA CQZ 38 Paul ZSIS and Nigel G3TXF are on Tristan da Cunha Paul ZSIS plans to operate as ZD9ZS
33. h open minds and ears All member suggestions will be considered Before close this message want to take a minute to recognize Warren NWAC for his hard work publishing the Pileup each month am not sure how he finds the time or energy know this week many club members acknowledged him for his mention in the N6PSE Blog However want everyone to know the Pileup was also being praised in other DX club reflectors As a member of the GMDXA DX club received the following reflector message from GMDXA The North Florida DX Association publishes a very nice monthly newsletter called the PileUp Note that our own GMDXA member Mike Garcia WIFO is the NFDXA President This is hands down the best DX Club Newsletter out there K9GS could not have said it better myself congrats Warren Ok guys hope to see everyone at the meet ing good DX Mike WIFO Minutes of August 16 2014 Meeting Cedar River Seafood Middlebury The meeting was called to order by President Mike WIFO at 6 15 pm The July minutes were approved Treasurer s Report Treasurer Jim KC4FWS was not at the meeting Old business There was no old business on the agenda New business KAUTE was recognized for his achievement of being number 24 in the ARRL Centenial The next meeting planner Sept is Jay AA4FL Guests Charlene with Steve WAAB The meeting was adjourned at 6 25 P M Respectfully submitted Mike NF4L Secretary
34. illa Island 23 30 Nov as VP2EIM He will be active on 80 10 CW SSB RTTY using a K3 HF transceiver with 500 watt amplifier and with beam and vertical HF antennas Masa is planning to be active in CQ WW CW Contest QSL via JAIHGY AT DX news VP9 BERMUDA CQZ 05 VP9 K2HVN will be Bill s first DX adventure Nov 3 10 He will be on 20 and 17 CW and SSB and 30M CW Look for him on 14040 10115 18085 14260 and 18128 QSL to his home call sign DDX VP9 BERMUDA CQZ 05 NISV Les says he will be back on Bermuda Oct 22 27 including the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest as VP9I Outside the contest he ll be operating as VP9 NISV QSL VP9I via VW W3S and VP9 NISV via NISV DDX AT DX News Page 13 PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 September 2014 DX Calendar Edited from http www ng3k com Misc adxo html 2014 2014 Burkina Faso xT2CML LZICLM DXW Net By LZICLM fm Bobo Dioulasso HF CW SSB Sep04 Sep30 20140905 Au Eis Cape Verde Is D44KS 7 By EA7FTR 40 6m SSB spare time operation 5 05 Octl0 20140814 2014 2014 DXW Net Sep07 Seychelles S79LCA HB9LCA ANE By HB9LCA 40 6m mainly CW 2014 2014 Home DXW Net Sep09 Tristan da Cunha G3TXF as 209 CW 2515 as 20925 SSB 2014 2014 IK7JWY 2014 2014 DFIYQ By DFIYP as FO DFIYP fm OC 046 WLOTA 0465 HF holiday style opera Sep TERENCA NERIA PI een CSL OX ofp Eure ee d 2014 2014 Norfolk
35. in each of the two categories gets a free meal at a meeting 25 00 maximum You must declare which category you re en tering before logging any QSOs Beam is the default category so pay attention when you go to your log page the first time If you make a mistake can correct it but it ll be expensive To delete a contact uncheck it on your log page and click the Log it button If you use the back button of your browser to go from the log page to the summary page you ll need to refresh the summary page before results show up pA DX 4 of Ss o NOU SSB W4ZR Bhutan A52JR AB4UF AC4ET K3LB B 70 K4EB K4UTE B 35 KB4CRT KC4FWS 110 KX4WW NIWON N4EPD N4GFO N4JBK N4UF NF4L NU4Y NWA4C W 2 VP5YZ WIFO B 16 W4FDA WAG WAAB WAGEZV WR4K 123 OO oo oo ooo oo Oo 0 70 35 110 123 DX OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT The ARRL DX Desk reports that the following operations are approved for DXCC credit Timor Leste 4W HB9FLX 4W NIYC 4W PE7T NOTE If you have had cards for these operations rejected in a recent application please send an email to the ARRL DXCC Desk at dxccadmin arrl org and you will be placed on the list for an update Also please note the submission date and or reference number where the rejection was noted to expedite the search for any rejected QSOs ARRL
36. on SSB and Nigel G3TXF as ZD9XF on CW during the three weeks from 10 Sept to 3 Oct There will be activity on if propaga tion allows A 6m beacon will be active during the operation and may be left on the island afterwards OSL ZD9ZS via ZSIS and ZD9XF via G3TXF DX World net AT DX News ZD9 TRISTAN DA CUNHA CQZ 38 Paul ZSIS and Nigel G3TXF are on Tristan da Cunha Paul ZSIS plans to operate as ZD9ZS on SSB Nigel G3TXF as ZD9XF on CW until 3 Oct There will be activity on 6m if propagation allows A 6m beacon will be active during the operation and may be left on the island afterwards QSL ZD9ZS via ZSIS and ZD9XF via G3TXF DX World net AT DX News Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 3D2 ROTUMA CQZ 32 Antoine de Ramon N Yeurt ee vi DI TUE UMEN WES m ae 3D2AG is QRV from Rotuma Island until 26 Sept as 3D2AG P JJ EE e c NET ma He s active on 40 6m and says he ll also try 80 and Antoine is Ho P LC using an Icom IC 7000 transceiver with a 3 element yagi and invert _ ed V antenna Antoine is with the European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Project and Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development plus the University of the South Pacific in Suva Fiji QSL via home call AT DX News f Ocean 4W EAST TIMOR CQZ 28 Japanese ops JA7LU Sei and E 204 2 ERE 5 JA2VWG Hiro will be Dili East Timor as 4W6LU CUT E ML de c and 4W
37. our good friend John KB4CRT is currently having pain filled health issues Given all this bad stuff it s nice when we can close this issue with a couple of happy notes On 9 11 our club s president Mike VV FO and his always smiling XYL Jackie official ly became proud adoptive parents of a tiny 3 year old bundle of sweetness and energy named Sarah Mia Garcia Mike says little Sarah may soon be challenging him for operating time as she already shows an interest in in what goes on in the radio room Last but definitely not least is my wife Jo and are celebrating our third decade to gether Yes without a doubt my Jo deserves a medal a big one But must say that any woman who puts up with me for 30 years has to be a little bit crazy May the good DX be yours NW4C
38. p Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 NFDXA OFFICERS 2014 The North Florida DX Association Inc is a group of Amateur Radio Operators located in north Florida and south Georgia whose interests are primarily Contests and DXing NFDXA typi cally meets on the 3rd Saturday of the month at a location select ed by a meeting organizer Visitors are always welcome Officers elected for the calendar year 2014 are mmc President Mike Garcia WIFO mike6t7 cfl rr com Vice President Warren Croke NW4C nw4c nfdxa com Secretary Mike Reublin NF4L nf4l nf4l com Treasurer Jim Hughes KC4FWS kc4fws comcast net Executive Committee The Executive Committee consists of the elected officers of the Association http www nfdxa com Editor NFDXA PileUp Newsletter Warren Croke NW4C nw4c nfdxa com or nw4c cox net PileUp story ideas manuscripts and photographs should be sent to N A rh AN CANY Nat NW TCU COX nert August 2014 NFDXA Meeting Attendance Jay Garlitz AA4FL N Ron Blake N4KE N Steve Brown AB4UF N Dale Conner N4NN N John Hale AC4ET N Vic Moore N4QK N Larry Bostic K3LB N Billy Williams N4UF N Larry Junstrom K4EB N Mike Reublin NF4L Y Dick Hicks K4UTE Y Dave Mains 4 N John Silberman KB4CRT N Jim lori NU4Y Y Jim Hughes KC4FWS N Warren Croke NW4C Y David Smith KI4DLS N Walter Cox Jr VP5YZ N William Walker KX4WW N Mike Garcia WIFO Y Cory McDonald NIWON Y Pres Graham W4FDA N Greg
39. r of independence During their National Field Day stations will be using the special prefix 9M51 DDX DX Indian Ocean nA In Dif FR REUNION ISLAND CQZ 39 Sven DJ2CW and Willi DJ7RJ will be active from Reunion Island 30 p Sept 30 Oct as FR Home call and active 160 10 meters CW and SSB Sven stays until Oct 8 Willi Oct 30 ten Maldives QSL via home call AT DX News ur edd ide FR REUNION ISLAND CQZ 39 Willi DJ7RJ will be active from Reunion Island 30 Sept 30 Oct as FR DJ7RJ He will be active on 160 10 CW SSB QSL via home call direct AT DX News FR REUNION ISLAND and 3B9 RODRIGUES ISLAND CQZ 39 F4HAU Diego plans to operate holiday style from the Indian Ocean on Reunion as FR FAHAU Oct 9 13 then as 3B9 FAHAU from Ro INDIAN OCEAN drigues Island Oct 13 17 He ll finish back on Reunion Activity will be on 7 through 28 MHz QSL via his home call DDX FR REUNION ISLAND CQZ 39 Stephane FSUOW and Alain F8FUA will be active from Reunion Island 29 Oct 20 Nov as FR F5UOW and FR F8FUA They will be active on HF bands CW SSB RTTY OSL via home calls AT DX News S7 SEYCHELLES ISLANDS CQZ 39 Christian HB9LCA will be active from three Seychelles Islands until 27 Sept as S79LCA He will be active on mostly on 40 6m CW with some SSB but no digital modes QSL direct via home call AT DX News PileUp Volume 6 Number 9 September 2014 Page 9 DX EUROPE 40 M
40. s J79L and J79 still pending respectively close to the village of Calibishie 101 WW Loc FK95HO Oct 19 26 Their main goal is to participate in COWW DX SSB Contest Oct 25 26 as two Single Op Single Band stations one on 40m and the other on a higher band and to work as many stations as possible from Asia before the con test Outside of the contest activity will be on 80 6 meters QSL J79L via SP9FIH QSL route for Kazik is pending at this time For more details and updates see http j7 dxpeditions org OPDX AT DX News OA PERU CQZ 10 EAICIU Tomas will be in the San Mart n de Porres Municipality FH 71x of Lima Peru for about a month be tween December 2014 and January 2015 He plans to be QRV as OA4 EAICIU using a 100 watt Yaesu FT 450D using a multiband dipole on 80 40 20 15 and 10 meters SSB QSL via EAICIU either direct or via the EA QSL bureau LoTW and eQSL DDX BONAIRE CQZ 09 Alex PY2SEX DLINX will be active from Bonaire Island IOTA SA 006 25 Nov 2 Dec as PJ4S He will be active in CO WW DX CW Contest Then he s going over to Curacao SA 099 where he will be operating as PJ2 DLINX Dec 2 9 Alex also has a Website for this operation http pj2 py2sex com QSL both via DLINX AT DX News PYO FERNANDO DE NORONHA CQZ II Andre PP6ZZ says he will be back on Fernando de Noronha Island as PYOFF Sept 18 25 QSL via W9VA or by LoTW Leo PP ICZ will be joining Andre and is expected to
41. there sends the QSL Manager a E Log Some of the older logs may be uploaded as time goes on _ but for now only about the last two years of complete logs and some old logs that were logged by the QSL Manager when he was listening in over the years 73 Larry KIIED QSL MGR AT DX News UPDATED WORLDWIDE AMATEUR RADIO 5 MHZ ALLOCATION CHART RELEASED A new and updated 5 MHz allocation chart has been issued by Paul Gaskell G4MWO of Saint Helens in the U K According to Gaskell it has been several months since the last version of the Worldwide Amateur 5 MHz Allocations Chart has appeared G4MWO says that due to the increasing number of 5 MHz allocations and in terms of readability it is no longer possible to retain the chart in its original pdf type format Because of this it has been reconfigured as a Microsoft Excel file instead G4MWO says that the newly updated Worldwide Amateur 5 MHz Allocations Chart can be found on the web at tinyurl com oofmemh AR Newsline via G42MWO Southgate You re Probably an engineer If we cheat we only cheat ourselves and since DXCC is a personal achievement award we are only competing with ourselves KY6W Credit for much the DX news illustrations and information contained in this publication goes to a variety of sources including but not limited to the following The Daily DX DDX http www dailydx com Ohio Penn DX Bulletin OPDX http www pap
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