This Weeks Contests by WA7BNM

THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
                        Compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM

                           July 23 - 30, 2018 Edition

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73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn@hornucopia.com)

This e-mail is divided into three sections:
- Details of this week's contests
- List of following week's contests
- Contest log submittal addresses and deadlines for recent contests

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THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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SKCC Sprint: 0000Z-0200Z, Jul 25
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Name + (SKCC No./power)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each state, province, or country once
 Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + bonus points
 Submit logs by: 2359Z July 29, 2018
 E-mail log summary to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/submit-display.php
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.skccgroup.com/operating_activities/weekday_sprint/

Phone Fray: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 25
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: SSB
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15m
 Classes: Single Op
 Max power: 100 watts
 Exchange: NA: Name + (state/province/country)
           non-NA: Name
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: NA station: 1 point per QSO
             non-NA station: 1 point per QSO with an NA station
 Multipliers: Each US state (including KH6/KL7) once per band
              Each VE province/territory once per band
              Each North American country (except W/VE) once per band
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0300Z July 27, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.perluma.com/Phone_Fray_Contest_Rules.pdf

CWops Mini-CWT Test: 1300Z-1400Z, Jul 25 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jul 25 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jul 26
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
 Max power: HP: >100 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: Member: Name + Member No.
           non-Member: Name + (state/province/country)
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: Each call once
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: 0400Z July 28, 2018
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data: 1900Z-2030Z, Jul 26
 Geographic Focus: United Kingdom
 Participation: Worldwide
 Awards: United Kingdom
 Mode: RTTY, PSK
 Bands: 80m Only
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: RST + Serial No.
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: (see rules)
 Submit logs by: 2359Z July 27, 2018
 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/r80mcc.shtml

QRP Fox Hunt: 0100Z-0230Z, Jul 27
 Geographic Focus: United States
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 20m Only
 Classes: Single Op (Fox/Hound)
 Max power: 5 watts
 Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + name + power output
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points
 Submit logs by: 0230Z July 28, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpfoxhunt.org/summer_rules.htm

NCCC RTTY Sprint: 0145Z-0215Z, Jul 27
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: RTTY
 Bands: (see rules)
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 29, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

NCCC Sprint: 0230Z-0300Z, Jul 27
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: (see rules)
 Classes: (none)
 Exchange: Serial No. + Name + QTH
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: July 29, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Post log summary at: http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

RSGB IOTA Contest: 1200Z, Jul 28 to 1200Z, Jul 29
 Geographic Focus: Worldwide
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB
 Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Single Op 12 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op 24 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted 12 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
          Single Op Assisted 24 hrs (IslandFixed/IslandDXped/World | CW/SSB/Mixed | QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (IslandFixed/IslandDXped) (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Two (IslandFixed/IslandDXped) (QRP/Low/High)
 Max power: HP: 1500 watts
            LP: 100 watts
            QRP: 5 watts
 Exchange: RS(T) + Serial No. + IOTA No.(if applicable)
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: (see rules)
 Multipliers: Each IOTA reference once per band per mode
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults
 Submit logs by: August 3, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (none)
 Upload log at: http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/riota.shtml

YARC Summer QSO Party: 1600Z-2159Z, Jul 28
 Geographic Focus: United States/Canada
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW, SSB, Digital
 Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2, 222, 432, Internet
 Classes: Single Op (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Single (QRP/Low/High)
          Multi-Multi (QRP/Low/High)
 Max power: HP: >200 watts
            LP: 200 watts
            QRP: 15 watts
 Exchange: (state/province/"DX") + 4-digit year licensed
 Work stations: Once per band per mode
 QSO Points: 1 point per digital QSO
             2 points per CW QSO
             3 points per phone QSO
 Multipliers: Each state/province/1 DX once
              WY4RC: Once per band per mode for QSOs with WY4RC/#
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total QTH mults x total WY4RC mults
 Submit logs by: 1559Z August 12, 2018
 E-mail logs to: (see rules)
 Upload log at: (see rules)
 Mail logs to: (see rules)
 Find rules at: yarc.world/index.php/yarc-contests/yarc-summer-qso-party-2018/

ARS Flight of the Bumblebees: 1700Z-2100Z, Jul 29
 Geographic Focus: North America
 Participation: Worldwide
 Mode: CW
 Bands: 40, 20, 15, 10m
 Classes: Home-Based
          Bumblebee
 Max power: 5 Watts
 Exchange: Home: RST + (state/province/country) + Power
           Bumblebee: RST + (state/province/country) + Bumblebee no.
 Work stations: Once per band
 QSO Points: 1 point per QSO
 Multipliers: (none)
 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total Bumblebees x 3
 Submit logs by: August 12, 2018
 E-mail logs to: ARSBumblebees[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail logs to: (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arsqrp.blogspot.com/


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NEXT WEEK'S CONTESTS:
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Phone Fray                                           0230Z-0300Z, Aug 1
CWops Mini-CWT Test                                  1300Z-1400Z, Aug 1
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Aug 1
                                                      0300Z-0400Z, Aug 2
NRAU 10m Activity Contest                            1700Z-1800Z, Aug 2 (CW)
                                                      1800Z-1900Z, Aug 2 (SSB)
                                                      1900Z-2000Z, Aug 2 (FM)
                                                      2000Z-2100Z, Aug 2 (Dig)
SKCC Sprint Europe                                   1900Z-2100Z, Aug 2
QRP Fox Hunt                                         0100Z-0230Z, Aug 3
NCCC RTTY Sprint                                     0145Z-0215Z, Aug 3
NCCC Sprint                                          0230Z-0300Z, Aug 3
10-10 Int. Summer Contest, SSB                       0001Z, Aug 4 to 2359Z, Aug 5
European HF Championship                             1200Z-2359Z, Aug 4
WAB 144 MHz Low Power Phone                          1400Z-1800Z, Aug 4
North American QSO Party, CW                         1800Z, Aug 4 to 0559Z, Aug 5
ARRL 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest                 1800Z, Aug 4 to 1800Z, Aug 5
SARL HF Phone Contest                                1400Z-1700Z, Aug 5
ARS Spartan Sprint                                   0100Z-0300Z, Aug 7


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CONTEST LOG SUBMITTAL DEADLINES FOR RECENT CONTESTS
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Please consult the individual contest rules to determine what log
documentation must be submitted (i.e. summary sheet, dupe sheets, etc.).
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NCCC Sprint:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html

NCCC RTTY Sprint:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Post web summary:  http://www.3830scores.com/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rttyns.html

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/autolog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

IQRP Quarterly Marathon:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  iqrpclub[at]arimontebelluna[dot]it
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arimontebelluna.it/news/news_maratona_uk.htm

Marconi Memorial HF Contest:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.arifano.it/uplog.php
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.arifano.it/contest_marconi.html

NAQCC CW Sprint:   July 22, 2018
 E-mail:  naqcc33[at]windstream[dot]net
          jcoreyc[at]gmail[dot]com
 Upload log at:  http://naqcc.info/sprint_submit_log.html
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://naqcc.info/sprint/sprint201807.html

UFT QRP Contest:   July 23, 2018
 E-mail:  f6cel[at]orange[dot]fr
 Mail:  Ghislain Barbasson
        5, rue de l'Ecluse
        F-02190 Pignancourt
        France
 Find rules at: http://www.uft.net/reglement/eng.pdf

RSGB Low Power Contest:   July 23, 2018
 Upload log at:  http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2018/rqrp.shtml

Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest:   July 24, 2018
 E-mail:  urdigi[at]izmail-dx[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.izmail-dx.com/

ARRL Field Day:   July 24, 2018
 Post web summary:  http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/fielddayentry.php
 Mail:  Field Day Entries
        225 Main St.
        Newington, CT 06111
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.arrl.org/field-day

Feld Hell Sprint:   July 25, 2018
 Upload log at:  https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/early-bird-sprint

CQ Worldwide VHF Contest:   July 27, 2018
 E-mail:  cqvhf[at]cqww-vhf[dot]com
 Mail:  Paper Logs
        P.O. Box 481
        New Carlisle, OH 45344
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.cqww-vhf.com/

North American QSO Party, RTTY:   July 27, 2018
 Upload log at:  http://www.ncjweb.com/naqplogsubmit/
 Mail:  Mark Aaker, K6UFO
        300 Berry St., Unit 1009
        San Francisco, CA 94158-1668
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

Trans-Tasman Low-Bands Challenge:   July 28, 2018
 E-mail:  vk4sn[at]wia[dot]org[dot]au
 Upload log at:  https://contester.azurewebsites.net/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/

SA Sprint Contest:   July 28, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://sa-sprint.com/submit-log/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://sa-sprint.com/rules/

Jakarta DX Contest 40m:   July 28, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  https://jakartadxcontest.com/logs/
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: https://jakartadxcontest.com/rules/rules-english/

QRP ARCI Summer Homebrew Sprint:   July 29, 2018
 E-mail:  (none)
 Upload log at:  http://www.qrpcontest.com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.qrparci.org/contests/

GACW WWSA CW DX Contest:   July 30, 2018
 E-mail:  logs[at]wwsatest[dot]org
 Mail:  GACW DX Contest
        PO Box 9
        B1875ZAA Wilde
        Buenos Aires
        Argentina
 Find rules at: http://www.wwsatest.org/english

Cookie Crumble QRP Contest:   July 31, 2018
 E-mail:  KB3VVE[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://w3atb.com/cookie-crumble/

RAC Canada Day Contest:   July 31, 2018
 E-mail:  canadaday[at]rac[dot]ca
 Mail:  Radio Amateurs of Canada
        720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
        Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5
        Canada
 Find rules at: http://wp.rac.ca/rac-canada-day-contest-rules/

Original QRP Contest:   July 31, 2018
 E-mail:  oqrpc[at]qrpcc[dot]de
 Mail:  Lutz Gutheil, DL1RNN
        Bergstrasse 17
        D-38446 Wolfsburg
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://www.qrpcc.de/contestrules/oqrpr.html

Battle of Carabobo International Contest:   July 31, 2018
 E-mail:  contestbatalladecarabobo[at]gmail[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.radioclubvalenciaac.org.ve/index.php/concurso-internacional-batalla-de-carabobo/60-radio-club-valencia-a-c-international-contest-battle-of-carabobo-2018

FISTS Summer Slow Speed Sprint:   August 6, 2018
 E-mail:  n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

FISTS Summer Unlimited Sprint:   August 13, 2018
 E-mail:  n2ed[at]fistsna[dot]org
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints

SMIRK Contest:   August 18, 2018
 E-mail:  mickpdm[at]hotmail[dot]com
 Mail:  Paul McBride, W3FJ
        10 Longview Dr.
        Williamsport, PA 17701
        USA
 Find rules at: http://www.smirk.org/contest.html

CQC Great Colorado Gold Rush:   August 21, 2018
 E-mail:  vkumagai[at]q[dot]com
 Mail:  (none)
 Find rules at: http://www.coloradoqrpclub.org/contests/gold.htm

DMC RTTY Contest:   August 22, 2018
 E-mail:  rtty2018[at]digital-modes-club[dot]org
 Mail:  DMC Contest Commitee
        C/o Andreas Lukasczyk
        Am Hochhaus 61
        04552 Borna
        Germany
 Find rules at: http://digital-modes-club.org/index.php/en/dmc-rtty-contest

Portugal Day Contest:   September 1, 2018
 E-mail:  rep-concursos[at]rep[dot]pt
 Mail:  REP – Rede dos Emissores Portugueses
        Manager de Concursos e Diplomas
        Avenida Yasser Arafar nº 4 A
        2770-375 Amadora
        Portugal
 Find rules at: http://www.rep.pt/portugal_day_contest/rules.html
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NAQCC Swap Meet

I have the following items for sale:

Autek QF-1 Audio Filter - External CW audio filter with Notch, Peak and
Low-pass modes, adjustable selectivity and frequency. Built-in power
supply. Cover paint a bit faded but otherwise OK.
Price $35 shipped. U.S.

Autek QF-1A SSB/CW/AM Filter. External audio filter with Notch, Peak, Low
Pass and High Pass. Adjustable notch frequency 11000 Hz to 80 Hz, variable
selectivity and frequency 2500 Hz to 250 Hz. Built-in power supply. No
marks or scratches..
Price $60.00 shipped U. S.

Can send pictures.

Thanks,

*Phil N3ZP  phil-z@comcast.net *

NAQCC# 1916

Phil

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For Sale:  Sotabeams BOXA-MilliWatter Extreme, in very nice Sotabeams
enclosure.  This attenuator allows you to reduce power from 5 or 10W to
milliwatts.
$35.00 plus $7.50 shipping CONUS
*zehrj at aol.com *

*********************************

For sale is my YouKits HB-1B 4 band transceiver.  It works just as it
should and the appearance is very good also with one exception:  There is a
scuff on the left side of the display.  This is hardly visible when the
display is switched on.  It comes with the internal battery and the factory
charger for that battery.  I will include the original manual if I can find
it, but the manual is available for download on the internet.  Price is
$225 shipped CONUS.  (It may require ground shipping on account of the
battery)

Also I have a two position coax switch that is near new.  I think I bought
it from MFJ but there is no visible name on it.  $20 shipped.

Pictures are available on request.  *Please reply to (my call) @arrl.net
*

72/73  Jack  WD4E  NAQCC #5649

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A W5JH Black Widow paddle.  Dual paddle made from brass, solid base and
good feel.  I assembled the kit and paddle has a nice touch.  Included is
the original W5JH CD which covers construction and adjustment.  The brass
could use polishing but otherwise in excellent condition.  Pictures on
request, 4.9 rating on eHam reviews.  *David AC4BN  dupuy411 at gmail.    * $33
+ shipping.

*******************************

LNR MTR3B For Sale

LNR Precision MTR3B Transceiver, 3 Bands and 4.5 watts at 12 volts, 2 watts
at 9 volts.   Unit is in excellent condition and works as it should.
Covers 40,30,20 meters, CW only.  Includes power cord, BNC antenna
connection and external display from QRPGUYS. The display works fine in
receive but bounces all over around while transmitting. Probably due to RF
getting into the unit and since it never bother me I didn't spent time
figuring out. Could be that putting it into an all metal enclosure would
solve this issue.

Manual can be downloaded from the LNR website  Excellent portable for SOTA,
or whatever operation you would like to do.  Built in keyer, message
recording in three selectable locations. The MTR3B fits in the palm of your
hand but is a powerful little QRP transceiver.

Asking $275.00 shipped to USA zip codes only via PayPal and is being sold
as-is no returns as I have no control over what a seller will do after
receiving the rig. The reason for selling is I have upgraded to the MTR5B.
Photos available.

Thanks for looking.

Member 3325

Call K2JHU

*johnk2jhu@cfl.rr.com*
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After Action Report


MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
18 July 2018

BULLETIN

After Action Report
Volume I, No. 4

Night of Nights XIX





2359 GMT, July 12, 1999:  A day and time that will live in infamy in the hearts and minds of all those who have an interest, might we rightly say a passion? for the technology, history, and culture of maritime radio in the United States of America. On that day, the vanguard of a body of souls that would shortly be known as "True Believers" gathered to mourn at the KFS/KPH/WCC receive site near Half Moon Bay, CA as what was believed to be the last Morse transmission in the maritime service from these shores was sent out into time and space. Perhaps those last signals -- appropriately ending with the words that legend has it that Samuel Morse himself used to launch the era of telegraphy, "What hath God wrought?" -- escaped the ionosphere and are, even now, emanating through space.  Ever weakened by the harsh realities of the inverse-square law, but still perhaps detectable, these simple "dots and dashes" are now safely past the star Alsafi in the constellation of Draco. And then, Morse silence ...

But July 12, 1999 was not, as expected, the end. It may have been the end of the century-long Golden Age of Wireless in the maritime service, but it was not the end. Some of those Proto-True-Believers, gathered at the wake of Maritime Morse at Half Moon Bay, had the inspiration, the vision, and the will to give the lie to that seeming reality. Maritime radio was not dead, it was simply asleep - at the abandoned "tomb" of the Wireless Giant of the Pacific - perhaps the greatest station of them all, at KPH, at "Bolinas Radio" and at "RS," the receive site on Point Reyes. From that wake arose what we now know as the Maritime Radio Historical Society. And in a few short years, with restoration of KPH sufficiently complete, new transmissions of the "Music of Morse" from KPH, KFS and KSM went chasing after those "last signals" from KFS, and are now well clear of Luyten's Star, in the constellation of Canis Major. A New Golden Age of Wireless had begun.

Each year at 0001 GMT, July 13, True Believers tweak the nose of history, and another "Night of Nights" commences. Each year, on that day, and at that time, KPH resurrects the art and science, the technology, history, and culture, of Morse in the maritime radio service in a special way by simply doing what countless shipboard and coast station operators did for over a century - communicate by wireless telegraphy. Many, most, of those wireless pioneers of the Golden Age are gone ... most lost to the vagaries of mortal life, but some, true heroes, gave their lives by practicing their craft in service to the safety of life at sea. It is their memory that we honor, in a special way, each year on this "Night of Nights." If you could not be there, we send along these words to offer you a glimpse into this world on this most special night, which was marked by preparing, remembering, and homecoming,

"Preparing"
"Night of Nights" began at 0001 GMT (5:01 pm PDT) on Thursday, July 13 (July 12, local time), but for the Transmitter Department the campaign began in earnest on Wednesday, July 11, and would continue (due to normal Saturday operations) until late in the day on July 14, local time - an intense four-day effort. It takes a significant amount of work to configure the transmitters and antennas for KPH and KFS operations on "Night of Nights." This includes rearranging heavy antenna transmission lines and bolting them into place on the proper transmitter. This also means adjusting the antenna tuners positioned near the clerestory windows that serve as the egress points for the transmission lines, as they head out through the fields surrounding Building 2A (the home of "Bolinas Radio"), and to the many antennas that populate the vast spaces, where the quiet is interrupted only by the wind off the sea, and the varied sounds of grazing cattle.

Here is MRHS member Paul "The Human Fly" Shinn, working on the antenna tuners.

From this unusual, rarely seen, perspective, you can see the main transmitter gallery in all its splendor. In the foreground, to the left and right of Paul, you can see the vintage RCA "H," "K", and "L" sets. Above Paul's head are the "modern" Henry transmitters installed at KPH by MCI at the time of the last re-build of the station.

On behalf of the Operations Department, Chief Operator Dillman spent Wednesday at the Receive Site on Point Reyes, preparing that space for the influx of True Believers who gather there for "Night of Nights."

With "Preparing" complete, it was time for "Remembering" ...

"Re-Membering"
When we think of "remembering" the first thought that comes to mind is perhaps the psychological process of recalling past events or thoughts. But there is a deeper meaning to remembering, that is, to "re-member" - to be united once again to things that are in the past, but still live within us. The essence of "Night of Nights" is to "re-member," to be united once again to a technology, history, and culture that was, and is. And, in this, we are united to all those who share in that "re-membering."

As tradition demands, "Night of Nights" began on the published: 0001 GMT, July 13. Chief Operator Dillman was at the key and sent the Opening Message - inviting the vast throng present in the Morse room, and those listening afloat or ashore, to remember what was, and to celebrate what is. During the Opening Message the MF transmitter went off line, but the crack Transmitter Department had it back in revenue service in minutes. With the exception of the historic RCA "H" set, operating on the KPH 22 mc channel, all transmitters performed well for the long hours of this annual event.

Chief Operator Dillman sending the "Opening Message" at 0001 GMT, July 13.

An important aspect of "Night of Nights" are the commemorative broadcasts. This year we added a message remembering two recent "Silent Keys": Rene Stiegler, the proprietor of MOBILE RADIO/WLO, who passed away suddenly in February, and MOBILE RADIO/WLO itself, which suspended operations in recent weeks after seventy-one years of faithful service to the maritime community. Rene was a faithful supporter of "Night of Nights" over the years, with WLO once again participating as a Morse coast station. We missed their participation this year.

MOBILE RADIO/WLO -- Another "Silent Key"

True Believer, and holder of the coveted Radiotelegraph Operators License,  Rob Harris made the pilgrimage to KPH from Southern California. Here he is at Position One sending a memorial message in honor of all radio officers.

Former US Navy & US Coast Guard Radioman Mike Payne/MP sitting the circuit at K6KPH. Notice the Word War One era Vibroplex Blue Racer "bug". This key served in World War One, on the Canadian National railway, and now at KPH.

During the first batch of commemorative messages, the 22 mc calling channel came to life with signals from MV POMPLUN CIRCUMSTANCE/WDI4501, with our good friend RO Don Pomplun at the key. KPH was holding one radiogram for him. Shortly after the 0100 GMT Traffic List went out we were called by SS AMERICAN VICTORY/KKUI in Tampa, FL on 16 mc - QTC 5!  As RD went to work clearing the hook at KKUI, we were also called by MV RJ PFEIFFER/WRJP, enroute to Guam, also on 16 mc! As MP later observed, how long has it been since KPH was called by two ships at once, on the same channel? And to add to the drama, one ship was in port by the Gulf of Mexico and the other was underway in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Truly, one of the memorable moments of NON XIX. We hope that those listening enjoyed joining in, and being a part of, this experience that was very much a connection to the world of the Morse maritime service, at its best. Later in the evening, KPH relayed a radiogram from KKUI, on the Gulf coast, to WRJP, on the Pacific - "re-membering" these two great ships, united via the facilities of "The Wireless Giant of the Pacific." We are grateful to these three ship stations for their participation in "Night of Nights," enriching the experience for everyone.

Our Amateur Radio station, K6KPH, also did yeoman work in uniting hams around the world with our commemoration of maritime radio. We were fortunate to have five guest amateur radio operators who "sat the circuit" at K6KPH, joining regular KPH staff MP and KM, keeping all four sets humming throughout the duration of NON. Over the course of the event, these stalwart operators made 116 QSOs (contacts) with other amateur radio stations around the world. Some highlights from the log: our friend from AUCKLAND RADIO/ZLD, Neil/ZL1NZ, former RCA coast stations operator, Ed/AL7N in Fairbanks, AK, and Toza/JA7CME in Tokyo. Via email we also received a KPH/K6KPH signal report from Bernard/F5DE in Touvre, France.

Chris/AI6U and John/WB6UBK from the Samuel Morse Radio Club in Sacramento, made the trip to Point Reyes to help keep K6KPH standing tall during Night of Nights!

Operations at the receive site ended at 0500 GMT with the solemn "Salute to Coast Stations." This broadcast is a roll call of the many Morse coast stations of the United States that are now "silent keys." Each coast station is called, and a long pause is left for them to reply. Sadly, none answered the hail ... KPH and KFS are the last ones standing. This broadcast ended with a memorial "silent period" of three minutes, in memory of these silent keys, and the countless coast station operators who served at these stations throughout the twentieth century.

With that, operations at RS were secured and the Operations Department headed to "Bolinas Radio" for the Closing Benediction ...

"Homecoming"
"Night of Nghts" is not just about "re-membering," but it is also a time of "homecoming" - sometimes in mysterious ways, as will be seen ...

Like those who gathered at Half Moon Bay on 12 July 1999 to mourn the end of the Golden Age of Wireless, countless True Believers gather each year on 13 July to celebrate the New Golden Age of Wireless. For some, it is a true homecoming - former staff members, or former ship or coast station radio operators, come to re-member and revel. As always we were joined by our beloved "DA," Denice Stoops, the first woman telegrapher hired by RCA. Denice is a true treasure, and we are grateful that she assists us each year by simply telling her compelling story to our visitors. Sadly, the last station manager of KPH at Point Reyes, Jack Martini, and Senior Morse Operator Ray Smith were not able to join us this year. We look forward to their next "home coming."

Jane Puleo Rivera (Left) made a return visit to RS on Night of Nights. Jane's father had been a Merchant Marine Radio Officer during World War Two. Jane donated her dad's vintage National receiver to our collection. On this trip she left us copies of some fascinating documents related to her dad's service in the Merchant Marine.

While almost everyone who comes through the door at RS has a compelling story, and a reason for "coming home," during the time of Night of Nights, two stories will have to suffice for now.

On the Saturday following Night of Nights two couples came through the door and were obviously very interested in the station and its history. In the course of receiving their first-class tour of the facilities it was revealed that one of these visitors was the granddaughter of one Walter Adams, who was a carpenter who lived in Bolinas in the early years of the twentieth century. His story joins ours in that he worked on the construction of the Marshall receive site and Bolinas transmitter site of the Marconi point-to-point station, which opened in 1914. Our visitors appreciated learning more about the place where their ancestor made a lasting contribution to the history of wireless. They believe that they have a rare picture of the "hotel" at Marshall, under construction. If that photograph comes our way, we will definitely share it with you in these pages.

On Night of Nights itself we were joined by the son and the granddaughter of RCA engineer Walt Matthews, who served at KPH. Walt's son offered a curious gift that marked a true "home-coming."  Chief Operator Dillman will tell us this fascinating story:

"Readers of a certain age will recognize the BC-453 as one of the command set receivers that were used by so many hams when they became available as surplus after WWII.  The BC-453 is the low frequency version that became known as the Q-5er when used as a tunable IF for high frequency receivers.

The BC-453 covers 190kc to 550kc - which includes the medium frequency maritime mobile band.  And that, brothers and sisters, led to the unraveling of what first seemed a mystery.

On Night of Nights XIX we here honored by visits from the son and granddaughter of Walt Matthews. Walt was an engineer at the RCA receive station in Point Reyes.  The son and granddaughter brought with them some artifacts from his estate - including a BC-453.  At first this generated no more than mild attention.  But gradually the true importance of this particular BC-453 came into focus.

The first discovery was the true purpose of an obviously home built mystery box that came with the receiver. 

 After some pondering it became apparent that this was the power supply for the receiver which fit neatly on the rear deck of the BC-453 where the dynamotor originally was. But why would Walt have a BC-453?

The first clue was obvious: a Dymo label on the front panel above the frequency dial with the numbers 426. This is of course the MF working frequency of KPH.  A closer examination revealed that the spot on the dial for 426kc was marked with barely visible red paint.

At this point the memory of an early post war photo of KPH came to mind - a photo in which a command set receiver could be seen.  After some searching that photo was located.  And there it was.  A BC-453 with the same manual tuning knob as the one we had on a shelf at a KPH operating position.

Notice the BC-453 in the top rack on the left.

Now the whole picture became clear.  BC-453s were used at KPH as keying monitors for KPH MF transmissions.  Why only 426kc and not 500kc too?   Because, unique in commercial maritime radio communications, 500kc is a simplex Morse channel.  So no keying monitor was needed there.

We love this kind of thing. The detective work, the emerging of a complete story about an artifact and, most thrilling, the return of that important artifact to its original home."


"Benediction"
For the members of the Operations Department, perhaps the most satisfying moment of the day comes after a fantastic evening of operating what we believe is the greatest Morse coast station the world ever knew - KPH. After a long, relaxing drive south through the dark roads of Marin county one arrives to see Building 2A of "Bolinas Radio" blazing with light emanating from the clerestory windows, high above the transmitter gallery. As you approach and make the short walk towards the building one often encounters a merging of two powerfully meaningful sounds: the "Music of Morse" and the pounding of surf. An aural experience, truly, of "maritime - radio." Once inside, the transmitters are pounding away, rectifier tubes flashing in rhythm with the dots and dashes. The weary members of the Transmitter Department, their work almost done, can take a moment of leisure to exchange a passing word, and a report of the days activities. All of this leads to the Control Room, and perhaps the most solemn moment of "Night of Nights": the sending of what has come to be called the "Closing Benediction." The text of this message was composed many years ago by DA, and was traditionally sent by her. This year, Chief Operator Dillman took to the key, while the rest of the staff and visitors stood in respectful silence.

 These words are a fitting way to end this report of another successful "Night of Nights" ...

"DEAR GODDESS THE MEMBERS OF THE MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARE YOUR HUMBLE SERVANTS AND WE THANK YOU FOR PROTECTING US THIS PAST YEAR AS WE CONTINUED OUR STEWARDSHIP OF THE STATIONS KPH AND KFS STOP THE MUSIC OF MORSE HAS GLADDENED THE HEARTS OF MANY AS OUR SIGNALS CROSSED THE BARRIERS OF TIME AND SPACE AROUND THE WORLD STOP WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR DECISIONS AND ACTIONS DURING THE COMING YEAR THAT WE MAY BE WORTHY OF THE VALUABLE EQUIPMENT AND  THE HONORABLE TRADITION THAT  HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED INTO OUR HUMBLE HANDS  STOP BLESS ALSO THE MANY EARS THAT SHARE  THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOURS ZUT 73/88 ("Morse Forever! Best Regards and Love and Kisses") DA ("sined" by our Denice Stoops) - WE NOW INVOKE AND REQUEST THE BLESSINGS OF THE RADIO GODDESS TO HELP OUR BELOVED DENICE AND ALL RADIO MEN AND WOMEN IN THEIR HOUR OF DIFFICULTY WE WISH YOU FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS GL ("good luck") AND VY 73 DE KPH/KFS SK CL ("end of communications and closed")

At the conclusion of the "Closing Benediction" we were "finished with sets," so the Transmitter Department powered down the thirteen transmitters that had served us so well once again this year. The assembled True Believers then repaired to the Engineers Lounge for the traditional "Night of Nights" cake ... an appropriate way to conclude the celebration of the "birthday" of the Maritime Radio Historical Society.

There is much more that could be said, and perhaps will be in coming issues of this report. Stay tuned. While "Night of Nights XIX" is in the log, "Night of Nights XX" will be here before you know it, and 1700 GMT on Saturday, when operations resume, can't come soon enough. But until then ...

... QRU BV ES GL 73/88 ZUT DE KPH SK EE

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TRUE BLUE DX NEWS

This from Pete, MM0TWX

Make this a habit: you switch on your rig, you log in on the TBDXC Chatroom.
The new Chatroom on the TBDXC website has been created as the meeting place for all members who want to coordinate their activities on HF, announce their presence on air, or simply have a chat with fellow members if radio conditions are too bad.

The new Chatroom is available at: https://www.tbdxc.net/chat

Please make sure that the browser window you use is maximised (for some reason the app doesn't work otherwise).

Also, please login as "guest" using your own callsign in capital letters.

Finally, remember that the way to keep our beloved hobby alive is TO MAKE QSOs! Every day, turn on your rig, get on the air, call CQ, as if you were protecting an endangered animal species you particularly care about. And, in doing so, rediscover the pleasure of communicating with your fellow HAMs - the very pleasure that attracted you to Ham Radio in the first place. It is still there, I promise!

See you on air, and on the Chatroom.

73 TB Pete MM0TWX
TBDXC Founder and COO

PS: Stay tuned! TBDXC Awards to be announced soon!







I for one, do not find much allure to the digital and automatic modes....I was on 20 CW the other day and worked a few stations...Seems the bands are open despite the lousy propagation conditions. It was nice to actually work someone and not their computer...If your feeling are similar check out True Blue DXers Club!

Thailand 3rd largest ham radio nation

Now if we only had propagation!

As of February 2018, Thailand had the third highest number of licensed radio amateurs in the world with a total of 101,763

Totals by license class:
• 100,800 Novice (100 watts 28 MHz, 60 W 144 MHz)
• 703 Intermediate (200 watts all bands)
• 260 Advanced (1 kW)

Thailand has a population of about 68 million and although the total of 101,763 amateurs looks good it actually represents a steep fall from the total of 247,676 achieved in May 2012.

It is only recently that Thai amateurs have been able to sit exams for the Intermediate and Advanced licenses
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/
2014/july/new_ham_radio
_regulations_for_thailand.htm

RAST report for IARU Region 3 Conference
http://www.iaru-r3.org/17r3c/
docs/009.docx

TNX Southgate

V6J DXpedition team hit multiple snags

Most DX-peditions have problems to overcome in their operations but this one is unique as the DXpedition is causing interferrence. Read on...I find it amusing....

Members of the Nara DX Association are now active as V6J from the rare IOTA Ta Islands in Micronesia (OC-254) until July 31st.
However, it was reported on July 20th, on QRZ.com:
"You may have already noticed that V6J suddenly went to QRT last night around 14 GMT. V6J is operating from the island chief's property and one guard is watching the V6J operation site from morning till night. Since the guard has to go back home at night, the full midnight operation is impossible. Originally around the clock operation was planned, but V6J team has no choice but to accept the local rule. So the operation hour of V6J is between 22 GMT and 14 GMT. We hope you will understand the situation.
"Another obstacle is interference to the local radio equipment that runs on 8 MHz. Ta Island people communicate with other islands people twice a day using this 8 MHz radio equipment. The problem is that not only routine report is exchanged, but also the Ta Island people enjoy rag chew with the people on the other islands and sometimes the rag chew continues over one hour. We don't know when this regular communication starts.
"Since V6J gives the interference to the local telecommunication, when Ta Island people start the communication, V6J has to stop the operation right away and all of sudden. In the worst case, V6J might be silent for over one hour."
Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15 meters as well as 6 meters. Operations will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 (frq. posted on QRZ.com).
QSL via JP3ATQ, ClubLog's OQRS (recommended) or SASE. No Bureau or No LoTW please. Look for updates to be posted on QRZ.com.
OPDX
 
TNX Southgate

DXCC Country/Entity Report

According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 15th July, through Sunday, 22nd July there were 205 countries active.
Countries available:
3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5V, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9X, 9Y,
A4, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, C9, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, DL, DU, E4, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY,
K, KG4, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OJ0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PJ7, PY, PY0F, R1FJ, S0, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T32, T7, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ, TK, TY,
UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XW, XX9, XZ, YB, YI, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, Z6, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).

TNX Southgate

International Convention of CW Operators

The U-QRQ-C are holding an ' International Convention of CW Operators' on August 24-27, 2018 near Moscow, Russia.
It will be a field-day style event and they are inviting all HAM-radio CW operators to attend.
Participation is free but attendees must provide their own outdoor sleeping gear.
Detailed information on this event is available at https://clck.ru/DoNR2, although at this time it is only in Russian. Google Translate may be used for other languages.
Questions are very welcome by email: “uqrqc /at/ mail /dot/ ru”.
Contact may also be made to their `International Liaison` Ed, NT2X in New York, by email “red /at/ escape /dot/ com” for further details.
He will be happy to provide additional information.
IRTS

TNX Southgate

IOTA News from OPDX

23 July, 2018

Island activities:
AS-036. Jen, JE6HCL, will be active as JE6HCL/6 from Iki Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode (CW/SSB) entry. He will be on the island until July 30th. QSL via JE6HCL.
EU-001. Norbert, OM6NM, will be active as SV5/OM6NM from Kos Island,
Dodecanese, during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. Activity will be holiday style. QSL via OM2FY.
EU-008. Operators Allan/GM3OZB, Barry/GM3YEH, Bill/GM3ZRT, Steve/GM4OSS, John/GM0DJG, Jason/GM7VSB and Gordon/GM7WCO will be active as GM7A [callsign of the Kilmarnock and Loudoun ARC. (GM0ADX)] from Isle of Coll during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Mixed-Mode/Low-Power entry. Activity will be on
all HF bands. QSL via GM7WCO, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-020. Eric, SM1TDE, will be active as SD1A from Gotland Island during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/CW-Mode/24-Hrs/Island entry. QSL via the Bureau.
EU-029. Palle, OZ2PBS, will be active from Zealand Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/
Assisted/High-Power entry. QSL via OZ2PBS, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW.
EU-029. Steen, OZ8SW, will be active from Sjaelland Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/CW-
Mode/Assisted/High-Power entry. QSL via OZ8SW.
EU-030/ (EU-030 Cancelled). Dan, DL5SE, was expected to be active
EU-172. as 5P5CW from Bornholm Island (EU-030) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th), but instead will be active from Aro
Island (EU-172) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode/Island-DXpedition/
Unassisted/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. There was a problem with
the ferry to EU-30. QSL via DL5SE.
EU-054. Pippo, IT9PPG, will once again be active as IF9A from Favignana Island (IIA TP-011, MIA MI-025, WLOTA LH-1545) during the RSGB IOTA Contest as (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/DXpedition/24-Hrs
/CW entry. QSL via the Bureau.
EU-083. Members of the ARI La Spezia, will once again be active as
IP1T from Isola del Tino (IFF IFF-218, IIA SP-002, MIA MI-114,
ITA ITA-058, WLOTA 0645) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/1-Stn/High-Power entry. Activity will be on 80-10 meters using low power, with antennas: Windom (80-10m) and a vertical 1/4 wave on 40 meters. QSL via I1ANP, direct or by the Bureau (preferred). Operators mentioned are Jul/I1SAF, Marco/IK1IXF, Mirco/IK1WVR, Felix/IK1ZVJ, Stefano/ IU1IEK, Roberto/IZ1ZCT, Mauro/IZ1JLS and Riccardo/IZ1JOE.
EU-088. Operators Georg/DJ6GI and Alex/DD5ZZ to be active as 5P5X
from Laesoe Island ("Hungriger Wolf" Airport) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Single/Mixed- Mode/High-Power entry. QSL via DD5ZZ (only for IOTA).
EU-095. Operators Philippe/F1AEY, Maciej/F4VSQ, David/F5SDD and Gilles/F6IRA will be active as TM5F from Ratonneau Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via F5SDD.
EU-123. Doug, GM0ELP, will be active as MM3T from the Isle of Bute
(IOSA CL02, SCOTIA CS19, WLOTA 1883) during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/CW-Mode/12-HRs/
Assisted/High-Power entry. QSL via MM3T.
EU-131. Several members of the ARI Mestre Team will be active as
IQ3ME/p from Pellestrina Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest
(July 28-29th). QSL via IQ3ME, direct or by the Bureau.
EU-132. Przemek, SP7VC, will once again be active as SP7VC/1 from
Wolin Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as
a Single-Op/All-Band/SSB-Mode entry. QSL via LoTW.
EU-140. Kari, OH5TS, will be active from Kuorsalo Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band
entry. QSL via LoTW or OH5TS direct.
EU-146. Teun, PA5TT, will be active from Schouwen Duiveland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/CW-Mode entry.
QSL via PA5TT.
EU-146. Ivan, ON4IBM, will be active as PA/ON4IBM from Schouwen Duive- land during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-
Op/SSB-Mode/24-Hrs/High-Power entry. QSL via ON4IBM.
EU-147. Operators Bernard/G3SHF, Carsten/G0SYP, Tom/M0DCG, Pete/M1PTR and Kieron/EI6KP (M5KJM) will be active as EJ6KP from Aranmore Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Island-DXpedition entry. QSL via LoTW, via IRTS or RSGB.
EU-147. Operators Victor/R1NU and Dmitry/UA1NFA will be active as
R1KRG/P from the Island of Bol'shoy Kimalishche during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via R1NU. ADDED NOTE: Before and after the contest, operators will sign R25RRA.
EU-172. Paul, DL5CW, will be active as OZ/DL5CW from Hjarno Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/
Low-Power entry. QSL via his home callsign.
NA-029. Operator Ken, VY2TT, will once again operate from Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada using the VY2TT superstation (Grid
Square FN76vs, CISA PE-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July
28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via
VY2TT direct.
NA-036. Sandro, VE7NY, will be active as VE7NY/7 from Denman Island
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a All-Band/ Mixed-Mode/High-Power entry. QSL via VE7NY.
NA-047. Mike, VE2XB, is once again active as VY0BRR from Iqaluit,
Nunavut, as of July 14th. He will be there for several months at least until Christmas 2018. Activity will be on all modes and all bands except 160 meters. QSL via VE2XB. For more details and updates, watch: http://vy0brr.jimdo.com
https://www.qrz.com/lookup/vy0brr
NA-128. Look for members of the "NA-128 Contest Group" to once again
be active as CK2I from Isle-aux-Grues (FN47), Quebec, Canada, between July 27-29th. Activity will be holiday style. They plan to be in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. Look for a few FT-8 QSO before the contest to check the antennas. QSL via VE2CQ (direct) and LoTW.
NA-137. Operators Bert/N4CW and Jim/W4TMO will be active as K1IMI [the Al Michaud Memorial Club callsign] from Bailey Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op entry.
QSL via LoTW or direct to N4CW. NO Bureau.
OC-130. Operator Ireneo/DU9XL, Roldan/DU9XM and Ernesto/DU9CA will be active as DX9EVM from Mindanao Island, Philippines, during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via DX9EVM.
SA-012. YL May, YV7MAY, will be active from Isla Margarita (she lives
on the island) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). She will be active on 40/20/15/10 meters with a 2 element Yagi for 40m and Moesley TA-33 running Low-Power. QSL via her QSL Manager (EA8MU, Bureau & LoTW).
SA-047. Members of the Parana State Amateur Radio Association will be
active as ZV5O from Mel Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/Island-DXpedition entry. QSL via PZ5ZD. Operators mentioned are Fernando/PY5FO, Luiz/PY5HC, Gonçalves/PY5IN, Luciano/PY5LF, Vigand/PY5QW, and Marcelo/PY5ZD.
SA-072. Ronaldo, PS8RV, will be active as ZV8FF from Canarias Island
(WFF PYFF-0209) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Single-Op/SSB-Mode/Low-Power entry. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15/10 meters. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, ZV8FF, or PS8RV
(direct or by the Bureau).
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new have decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information the OPDX and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......

TNX Southgate

425 DX Group News 21 July 2018

21 July 2018                                             A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1420
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                           Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                         Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  21/07      7V9A: Habibas Islands (AF-094)                        1420
till  21/07      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1418
till  22/07      CR5F: special event station                           1419
till  22/07      EJ0DXG: Great Blasket Island (EU-007)                 1412
till  22/07      PW2J: Scout station                                   1417
till  22/07      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
till  22/07      XW4XR: Laos                                           1417
till  22/07      ZF2NA, ZF2GO and ZF1A: Cayman Islands (NA-016)        1418
till  23/07      KD6WW/VY0 and K9AJ/VY0: Fafarad Island (NA-207)       1418
till  24/07      KH2/WQ6B: Guam (OC-026)                               1419
till  24/07      PJ2Y: Curacao (SA-099)                                1419
till  25/07      YJ0GA: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1409
till  26/07      IB0P: Ponza Island (EU-045)                           1418
till  28/07      EA6/DK5ON: Balearic Islands (EU-004)                  1419
till  28/07      GB0GKB and GB0GKC: special callsigns                  1417
till  29/07      ZB2RAF: special callsign                              1404
till  30/07      Z66X: Kosovo                                          1420
till  31/07      7V5ID: special callsign                               1417
till  31/07      DL60SOP: special callsign                             1417
till  31/07      GB0GKA: special callsign (England)                    1417
till  31/07      JW100PUT: Spitsbergen (EU-026), Svalbard              1419
till  31/07      LZ380PM: special callsign                             1392
till  31/07      OZ4SOP: Bornholm Island (EU-030)                      1418
till  31/07      R25RRC: special callsign                              1413
till  31/07      SJ1SOP: Gotland Island (EU-020)                       1418
till  31/07      V6J: Ta Island (OC-254), Micronesia                   1416
till  03/08      IOTA Tour by IK3GES (DL, OZ, SM, LA, OH, SP)          1416
till  15/08      JG1RHN/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1419
till  15/08      OH3AD/5: Kirkonmaa Island (EU-140)                    1417
till  20/08      IM0/I0PNM: San Pietro Island (EU-165)                 1417
till  24/08      II6CNT: special calsign                               1373
till  31/08      VI50IARU3: special callsign                           1410
till  31/08      VI70MI: Australia                                     1415
till  01/09      RI1FJ: Franz Josef Land (EU-019)                      1404
till  15/09      4W6VA: Timor Leste (OC-148)                           1419
till  30/09      EI0DXG: Ireland (EU-115)                              1412
till  20/10      IB2RT: special callsign                               1403
till  31/10      BV50IARU: special callsign                            1414
till  31/10      HL50IARU: special callsign                            1410
till  31/10      HS50IARU: special callsign                            1414
till  13/11      OE100: special prefix                                 1401
till  31/12      4K100W: special callsign                              1400
till  31/12      5W20SAMOA: special callsign (Samoa, OC-097)           1392
till  31/12      9A36W and 9A61AA: special callsigns                   1391
till  31/12      DA200FWR: special callsign                            1391
till  31/12      DJ70WAE: special callsign                             1391
till  31/12      DK200MARX: special callsign                           1391
till  31/12      EI100MCV: special callsign                            1391
till  31/12      II2RR: special callsign                               1398
till  31/12      IR0FOC: special callsign (Sardinia)                   1394
till  31/12      LM90C, LM90HQ, LM90NRRL: special callsigns            1393
till  31/12      S590RTVS: special callsign                            1407
till  31/12      SU9JT: Egypt                                          1399
till  31/12      YT100SF and YU100WWI: special callsigns               1399
till  31/03 2019 GB100RAF: special callsign                            1404
till  March 2019 VK0AI: Macquarie Island (AN-005)                      1406
21/07-28/07      OJ0C: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1417
21/07-28/07      VE9IU: Grand Manan Island (NA-014)                    1420
22/07-29/07      WB8YJF/4: Ocracoke Island (NA-067)                    1419
23/07-07/08      D44EK: Sal Island (AF-086)                            1420
25/07-29/07      9H3XSV, 9H3TKF, 9H3AXX, 9H6YB: Malta (EU-023)         1420
25/07-29/07      GJ3RCV and MJ8C: Les Minquiers (EU-099), Jersey       1411
25/07-30/07      JI3DST/1: Shikine Island (AS-008)                     1419
26/07-30/07      R25RRA and R1KRG/p: EU-147                            1420
26/07-30/07      PS1S: Ilha de Santana (SA-077)                        1405
26/07-04/08      3B8/OK2ZI: Mauritius Island (AF-049)                  1417
27/07-29/07      CK2I: Ile-aux-Grues (NA-128)                          1420
27/07-30/07      F4GYM/p and F4GTB/p: Noirmoutier Island (EU-064)      1399
28/07-29/07      F/OO4O: Oleron Island (EU-032)                        1419
28/07-29/07      IJ7V: San Pietro Island (EU-073)                      1405
28/07-29/07      OH8AA: Selkasarvi Island (EU-126)                     1419
28/07-29/07      PR2CI: Ilha das Couves (SA-071)                       1420
28/07-29/07      TM6N: Noiremoutier Island (EU-064)                    1399
28/07-30/07      JE6HCL/6: Iki Island (AS-036)                         1420
28/07-04/08      OZ9V/p: Laesoe Island (EU-088)                        1417
30/07-10/08      LA/CT1BWW: Lofoten Islands (EU-076)                   1420
July             GB5GW: special callsign (England)                     1389
July             II4COU: special callsign                              1391
July             JD1YAB/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1420
July             JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1403
July             KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1418
July             PF2018FRA: special callsign                           1387
July             V63GJ, V63SS, V63YL: Pohnpei (OC-010), Micronesia     1412
July             VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/08-31/08      LZ1146SPS: special callsign                           1392
13/08-21/08      TX5T: Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands              1419
17/08-20/08      ZS9V: Robben Island (AF-064)                          1419
18/08-25/08      OJ0C: Market Reef (EU-053)                            1417
24/08-26/08      EJ0DXG: Bere Island (EU-121)                          1412
August           GB5FWW: special callsign (England)                    1389
August           II4VOL: special callsign                              1391
August           JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1403
August           KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1418
August           PF2018HAR: special callsign                           1387
August           VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
August           ZM50MAUQ: special callsign                            1404
01/09-10/09      EX0PL: Kyrgyzstan                                     1415
01/09-30/09      LZ920MLC: special callsign                            1392
08/09-22/09      TM40CDXC: special callsign (France)                   1419
12/09-01/10      T32AH: Christmas Island (OC-024), East Kiribati       1399
13/09-16/09      EJ0DXG: Inishmore Island (EU-006)                     1412
14/09-16/09      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
16/09-28/09      3DA0AO: eSwatini (Swaziland)                          1419
20/09-06/10      TO6OK: Mayotte (AF-027)                               1419
28/09-14/10      5W0GC: Samoa (OC-097)                                 1407
29/09-06/10      VK9XT: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1417
26/09-10/10      9X0T and 9X0Y: Rwanda                                 1419
30/09-12/10      C21GJ: Nauru (OC-031)                                 1413
September        GB6GW: special callsign (England)                     1389
September        II4LNZ: special callsign                              1391
September        KH9/N7NVK: Wake Island (OC-053)                       1418
September        PF2018DOK: special callsign                           1387
September        RI0B: Firnley Islands (AS-054)                        1419
September        RI0B: Tyrtov Island (AS-121)                          1419
September        RI0B: Nansen Island (AS-104)                          1419
September        RI0B: Scott-Hansen Islands (AS-068)                   1419
September        RI0B: Arkticheskogo Instituta Islands (AS-087)        1419
September        RI0B: Sibirjakov Island (AS-005)                      1419
September        VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/10-31/10      LZ1545POA: special callsign                           1392
02/10-29/10      WH8/DL2AH: Ofu Island (OC-077), American Samoa        1399
05/10-07/10      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
06/10-16/10      E6Y: Niue (OC-040)                                    1415
15/10-04/11      YJ0GC: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                        1407
18/10-21/10      YB46SEA: special event station                        1411
20/10-03/11      VP6D: Ducie Island (OC-182)                           1415
26/10-06/11      Z23MD: Zimbabwe                                       1411
October          GB6FWW: special callsign (England)                    1389
October          II4OER: special callsign                              1391
October          PF2018WOR: special callsign                           1387
October          VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/11-30/11      LZ33MM: special callsign                              1392
03/11-06/11      VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1405
06/11-10/11      VK9CH: Cocos (Keeling) Islands (OC-003)               1405
09/11-12/11      TM100ARM: special callsign (France)                   1418
10/11-11/11      GB0AD: special callsign (England)                     1389
10/11-17/11      VK9XQ: Christmas Island (OC-002)                      1405
16/11-18/11      TM95KOB: special callsign (France)                    1416
November         GB8GW: special callsign (England)                     1389
November         II4HNR: special callsign                              1391
November         PF2018STA: special callsign                           1387
November         VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
01/12-31/12      LZ532PSO: special callsign                            1392
December         II4FRD: special callsign                              1391
December         PF2018xxx: special callsigns                          1387
December         VY0BRR: Baffin Island (NA-047)                        1420
TBA              3D2CR: Conway Reef (OC-112)                           1411
TBA              3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1418
TBA              DX8MAP: Mapun Island (OC-105)                         1396
TBA              DX8TT: Tawi Tawi (OC-174)                             1396
TBA              T31T: Central Kiribati (OC-043)                       1411
TBA              VK6BP/p: Cockatoo Island (OC-071)                     1411

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21 July 2018                                              A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1420

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

7X     - Afif, 7X2RO and others have been active  as 7V9A  from  the Habibas
         Islands (AF-094) since 17 July, and will remain QRV until the 21st.
         QSL direct  to  Ben Lagha,  18 rue Louis Aragon,  26200 Montelimar,
         France; logsearch on Club Log.
9H     - Look  for  9H3XSV (G3XSV),  9H3TKF (G3TKF)  and  9H3AXX (G4AXX)  to
         operate SSB and CW  from  Malta (EU-023) on  25-29 July.  They will
         participate  in  the IOTA Contest  as  9H6YB (QSL via G3SWH).  [TNX
         G4AXX]
D4     - Christian, M0UPL will be active as D44EK from  Sal Island (AF-086),
         Cape Verde from 23 July to 7 August.  He will operate SSB on the HF
         bands. QSL via home call. [TNX DX News]
GD     - Look for MD2C (QSL via MD0CCE, OQRS on Club Log) and GD6NX (QSL via
         LoTW, logsearch on Club Log)  to  participate in  this  year's IOTA
         Contest (28-29 July) from the Isle of Man (EU-116).
JA     - Ken, JE6HCL will be active as JE6HCL/6 from Iki Island (AS-036)  on
         28-30 July.  He will  operate SSB and  CW, and  will participate in
         the IOTA Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX NG3K]
JD1    - The Ogasawara Islands, as well as  Minami Torishima,  were returned
         to Japanese control  in 1968.  Celebrating  that  50th anniversary,
         JARL's Tokyo  Branch  (http://jarl-tokyo.org/wp2/)  was  active  as
         JD1YAB/JD1  from  Hahajima  (Ogasawara)  on  23-30  June.  The same
         callsign hase been used from Minami Torishima since 16 July,  where
         operations are expected to continue as  time  permits  until  early
         August  on  17 and 15  metres.  Future  plans  are to be  QRV  from
         Chichijima   (Ogasawara)  around   mid-August,  and  again  on  7-9
         November. All QSOs will be confirmed via the bureau.  The route for
         direct QSLling "is currently under discussion".
LA     - Marq, CT1BWW will be active as LA/CT1BWW from  the  Lofoten Islands
         (EU-076) between 30 July and 10 August. He will operate SSB, CW and
         Digital  modes  on  80-10 metres.  He  is  also  planning a  mobile
         operation for one day only (4 August) from IOTA group EU-033.  [TNX
         The Daily DX]
PY     - Marcelo, PY2AE and others will participate in the  IOTA Contest  as
         PR2CI  from  Ilha das Couves (SA-071).  There  might  be  some  FT8
         activity on 17 and 30 metres concurrent with SSB and CW activity on
         the five  contest  bands.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS,  LoTW,  or via
         PY2AE.
UA     - R1NU and UA1NFA  will participate in  the IOTA Contest  as  R1KRG/p
         from  Bol'shoy Kimalishche Island (EU-147).  QSL via  R1NU.  Before
         and after the contest, on  26-30 July, they will be QRV  as  R25RRA
         (QSL via RZ3EC). [TNX NG3K]
VE     - Mike, VE2XB will be active again as VY0BRR from Iqaluit  on  Baffin
         Island (NA-047), Nunavut starting on  14 July  "for several months,
         at least until Christmas 2018". QSL via VE2XB. [TNX VE2XB]
VE     - Mike, KI1U will be active  again as  VE9IU from  Grand Manan Island
         (NA-014) on 21-28 July. He will operate CW and FT8 on the HF bands,
         with some activity on 6 meters and various satellites. QSL via KI1U
         and LoTW; logsearch on Club Log. [TNX ARRL DX News]
VE     - Once again  the  NA128 Contest Group  (http://www.qsl.net/na128cg/)
         will be active from  IOTA group NA-128 for  the IOTA Contest.  This
         year they will be signing CK2I from  Ile-aux-Grues  on  27-29 July,
         with  some  limited FT8  activity before  the contest  to check the
         antennas. QSL direct via VE2EBK; the log will  be uploaded to  Club
         Log and LoTW. [TNX NG3K]
Z6     - Enda EI2II, Declan EI9HQ, Martti OH2BH, Hans PB2T, Driton Z61DX and
         Fehmi Z62FB will be active as Z66X from Kosovo on 19-30 July.  This
         Kosovo International Friendship Consortium's operation will use FT8
         DXpedition mode on  the  following frequencies:  3567, 7056, 10131,
         14090, 18095, 21091, 24911, 28091 and 50323 kHz. QSL via Club Log's
         OQRS, or via OH2BH. [TNX OH2BH]

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                         ****  GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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for Android. It is available on Google Play - free of charge, no ads. Enjoy!

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The June 2018 issue is now available  for download
at http://www.425dxn.org/index.php. [TNX IZ3EBA]

KH1/KH7Z ---> The OQRS is up and running on Club Log. According to the final
statistics, the team on Baker Island made  68,972 QSOs  with  18,128  unique
callsigns (26.28%).
Breakdown by continents      Breakdown by modes
----------------------       ------------------
AS   29,046   42.11%         CW   32,432   47.02%
NA   25,253   36.61%         SSB  18,903   27.41%
EU   11,914   17.27%         FT8  16,671   24.17%
OC    2,333    3.38%         RTTY    926    1.40%
SA      333    0.49%        
AF       93    0.14%        
Unsurprisingly, given the team's announced plan to maintain a 24/7  presence
there, 20m was the most productive band with  27,568 QSOs (39.97%), followed
by 17m/11796, 15m/8091, 40m/7563, 30m/6616, 80m/2996,  12m/1912,  160m/1706,
10m/557 and 60m/167.

WRTC 2018 ---> The World Radiosport Team Championship,  held in  Germany  in
parallel  with  the  IARU  HF World  Championship,  is  now  history.  Gedas
Lucinskas (LY9A) & Mindis Jukna (LY4L) are the new world champions;  Manfred
Wolf (DJ5MW) & Stefan von Baltz (DL1IAO) are the runners-up,  and the bronze
medalists are  the defending  champions  Chris Hurlbut (KL9A) & Daniel Craig
(N6MJ). An Excel file with the complete final results can be downloaded from
https://wrtc.info/wrtc2018-final-results/.
#     Call   Operators            #     Call   Operators
------------------------------------------------------------
1.    Y81N   LY9A    LY4L         33.   Y86Y   VA2EW   DL1CW
2.    Y81A   DJ5MW   DL1IAO       34.   Y83P   N5AW    K5WA
3.    Y82V   N6MJ    KL9A         35.   Y81K   UA2FB   RA2FA
4.    Y81M   F8DBF   F1AKK        36.   Y89D   DL4NAC  DL8DYL
5.    Y86Q   LZ4AX   LZ3FN        37.   Y84B   EA2OT   EA8RM
6.    Y84Z   OM3BH   OM3GI        38.   Y84Y   K2PO    KU1CW
7.    Y89A   S50A    S57AW        39.   Y83C   LU1FAM  YO9WF
8.    Y89R   US2YW   UW7LL        40.   Y86O   OM2VL   OM3RM
9.    Y84W   9A7DX   9A3LG        41.   Y84C   JH5GHM  WA1Z
10.   Y82G   IZ3EYZ  IK4VET       42.   Y87K   OK2ZI   OK2ZC
11.   Y87O   N2NL    W2SC         43.   Y87L   PY1NX   PY2SEX
12.   Y83O   ES5TV   ES2RR        44.   Y83B   LZ5VK   RW4WR
13.   Y81D   UR0MC   VE3DZ        45.   Y83U   N4TZ    N1UR
14.   Y87W   YO8TTT  UT5GW        46.   Y82L   N6XI    AE6Y
15.   Y87M   N4YDU   N3KS         47.   Y82N   YV1DIG  RA9USU
16.   Y81U   9A1UN   9A6XX        48.   Y83X   4X6FR   4X1DX
17.   Y87C   K1LZ    YO9GZU       49.   Y83K   KE3X    KD4D
18.   Y84X   K6XX    WA6O         50.   Y82M   F4DXW   F8CMF
19.   Y82F   E77DX   9A5K         51.   Y86J   EC2DX   EA5KA
20.   Y82K   W2GD    AA3B         52.   Y89M   ZL3CW   F6BEE
21.   Y83V   N9RV    N6TR         53.   Y84J   RC9O    UA9PM
22.   Y84O   R8CT    UA4FER       54.   Y82B   AD4Z    NP4Z
23.   Y82D   HA8RT   DK6SP        55.   Y87V   VE7CC   VE7SV
24.   Y84P   OH6KZP  OH6UM        56.   Y83Z   CE2LR   KG5HVO
25.   Y86C   RW1A    RA1A         57.   Y84G   UN9LW   UN9L
26.   Y84Q   K3LR    DL1QQ        58.   Y89N   ZL3IO   ZL4YL
27.   Y81R   RW7K    UB7K         59.   Y86W   K3PA    N3AD
28.   Y87U   SM5AJV  SM3SGP       60.   Y82W   E73A    4O3A
29.   Y83L   K1DG    N2NT         61.   Y86P   E21EIC  9M2ZAK
30.   Y89U   K9VV    VE3EJ        62.   Y86V   OR2F    ON5RA
31.   Y87G   DL2CC   DK9IP        63.   Y87B   VY2ZM   KK6ZM
32.   Y82A   YO8SCA  S55M                                  
Awards were also  given to  the SSB Leaders (VY2ZM & KK6ZM),  the CW Leaders
(ES5TV & ES2RR), the Multiplier Leaders (again ES5TV & ES2RR),  the Accuracy
Leaders (OR2F & ON5RA), as well as the Best Youth Team (YO8TTT & UT5GW). See
http://www.wrtc2018.de/ for more information,  including the videoes of  the
opening and closing events.

WRTC 2022 ---> Tine  Brajnik  (S50A),  President  of  the  WRTC  Sanctioning
Committee, announced that  the  organization  of  the  World Radiosport Team
Championship 2022  has been  granted  to  the  Italian  Host Committee.  The
competition will be held in the Emilia-Romagna region.

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                          Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER     CALL        MANAGER
===================================================================
3B8CW       NI5DX       EF8R        EB7DX       PF2018FRA   PA0MBD
3B9FR       M0OXO       EG3RRC      RZ3EC       PJ2HQ       W3HNK
3D2FD       N2ZN        EG8RRC      RZ3EC       PJ4DX       M0URX
3D2TS       FK1TS       EG8RTF      EA8URE      PS2T        K3IRV
3V8CB       LX1NO       EH1MOP      EA1AUM      PW2J        PY2OP
3W9CQ       EA5BCQ      EH8RSE      EA8URA      PX2A        PY2VM
4M1K        OH0XX       EI0HQ       EI4BZ       R18DEN      UA6YW
4O7CC       UA4CC       EM5RGM      UV3RT       R18EGY      UA6YW
4O7TC       UA3TCJ      EM7U        UR7UT       R18KSA      UA6YW
4U1A        UA3DX       EO1030UA    US8UA       R18SRB      UA6YW
4W6VA       K7TRB       ER7HQ       ER1FF       R1943KB     RW3WW
5B4AJC      UA3DX       GB0GKC      G3TJE       R75WKB      R5WW
5B4ALX      IZ4AMS      GB139SQN    G4NRZ       R850G       RK3VWA
5B4AMM      UT5UDX      GR2HQ       M0OXO       RC18KZ      UA6YW
5X7W        SM0HPL      GS8VL       M0OXO       RC18SO      RK6AX
9A0HQ       9A3JB       HB2U        HB9OCR      RI1ANL      RN1ON
9A25RRC     RZ3EC       HB9HQ       HB9JOE      RO75NN      R2EA
9A61AA      9A2AA       HC7AE       EA7FTR      RO75O       R2EA
9G5AR       N4GNR       HH2AA       NR6M        S50HQ       S54G
9Q6BB       W3HNK       HH2MK       EB7DX       SI9AM       SM3FJF
9X9PJ       N4GNR       HS0ZJF      ON4AFU      SJ8HQ       SM6JSM
9Y4HQ       DF2RG       IB0P        IK5WWA      SN0HQ       SP7DQR
A71AM       M0OXO       IB1DCI      IK1GPG      SN0UNESCO   SP9KDU
A71HQ       A71A        II2RR       IK2VUC      SP300PAF    SP5PSL
AH2R        JH7QXJ      II3PG       IQ3VI       SP50ZCF     SP9ZCF
B1HQ        BA4EG       IO2X        IK2NCJ      TF3HQ       TF3MH
B2HQ        BA4EG       IR3Z        IN3XUG      TM0HQ       F5CWU
B3HQ        BA4EG       IR4M        I4IFL       TM85TF      F6KUF
B4HQ        BA4EG       JV5A        WV6E        UA2FL       RN3RQ
B5HQ        BA4EG       JW100PUT    SP3PET      UE80GS      UA1QV
B6HQ        BA4EG       JY5HX       E73Y        UP25RRC     RZ3EC
B7HQ        BA4EG       K9AJ/VY0    K9AJ        V6J         JP3AYQ
BV0HQ       BM2JCC      KD6WW/VY0   KD6WW       VE1FA/KL7   VE1FA
C4W         5B4WN       KL7RA       NI5DX       VP2ETE      W3HNK
CO8CY       KP4SX       KP2M        NZ4DX       VP9HQ       KU9C
CP4BT       DJ2BW       LU0HQ       LU4AA       VY0ERC      M0OXO
CQ3HQ       CT1REP      LU4ZS       LU4DXU      WP3C        W3HNK
CQ918FWC    CT1REP      LY0HQ       LY8O        XU7AKL      BG4HRM
CR2X        OH2BH       LZ30STM     LZ1ZF       XW4XR       E21EIC
CR5F        CT1EHX      LZ7HQ       LZ1BJ       YB9KA       HA3JB
CS2018FWC   CT1REP      NL8F        N7RO        YJ0GA       ZL3GA
CV7S        CX7SS       OD5YA       IZ8CLM      YJ3XPT      VK3XPT
DA0HQ       DL5AXX      OD5ZF       IZ8CLM      YP1000LEANY YO6KNE
DK0WCA      DF2DD       OE0HQ       OE3KAB      YR48REV     YO7HUZ
DU3LA       W3HNK       OE100GOA    OE1GOA      YT0HQ       YU1SRS
DX0HQ       DX1PAR      OG2P        OH2PM       YT0YOTA     YU1SRS
E2HQ        E21EIC      OG7A        OH6MW       Z66X        OH2BH
E7DX        E77E        OH0EA       OH2KMG      ZB2RAF      G8FC
E7TESLA     E77E        OH0X        OH2TA       ZF1A        K6AM
EA8/F4HHL   F5KKD       OH8X        OH2UA       ZF1EJ       K6AM
ED7R        EA7IZJ      OZ1HQ       OZ1ACB      ZF2GO       K6GO
ED8RY       EA8AKN      P33W        UA3DX       ZF2NA       NA6MB
EF1W        EA1WS       P3Z         5B4AFM      ZF9DX       K0DEQ
EF4HQ       EA4URE      PA6HQ       PA3CAL      ZP6TT       IK2DUW

3D2AG      Antoine de Ramon N'Yeurt, P.O. Box 10842, Laucala Beach Estate,
           Suva, Fiji
7V9A       Ben Lagha, 18 rue Louis Aragon, 26200 Montelimar, France
EL2BG      I.Richmond W.K. Harding, 6141 Clifton Avenue Ext, Jacksonville,
           FL 32211, USA
FR4QT      Mario Xavier Laporte, 653 Chemin des Longanis, St Gilles les
           Hauts, 97435 St Paul, France
G8FC       RAF Amateur Radio Society, Royal Air Force Cosford,
           Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX, United Kingdom
HG0HQ      Szabo Karoly, Fuzesgyarmat, Aradi u. 42, 5525, Hungary
HV0A       Francesco Valsecchi, Via Bitossi 21, 00136 Roma RM, Italy
HV5PUL     Luca Della Giovampaola, Via Cremera 11, 00198 Roma RM, Italy
JP3AYQ     Mayumi Sanada, 9-20-1203 Kori-nishi-no-cho, Neyagawa-shi,
           Osaka-fu, 572-0089, Japan
K7TRB      Gordon E. Ward, 180 Preston Drive, Warrenton VA 20186, USA
K9AJ       Michael J. McGirr, 3441 W Oakhill Dr, Crete IL 60417-1965, USA
KD6WW      Bruce D. Lee, 17520 Kennison LN, Lodi CA 95240, USA
KG4WH      Wade Hicks, PSC 1005 Box 37, FPO AE 09593, USA
KH7XS      Big Island Contest Club, P.O. Box 532, Laupahoehoe HI 96764, USA
LX5IGRY    Joel Erpelding, Duerfstrooss 22, L-9165 Merscheid, Luxembourg
NU1AW      International Amateur Radio Union, PO Box 310905, Newington
           CT 06131-0905, USA
OV1CDX     Frank Fendahl, Svinoevej 2, 4750 Lundby, Denmark
PJ2Y       James R. Storms, 4968 Tilbury Rd, Huber Heights OH 45424, USA
PY0F/PY7RP Renner Pedroza, Rua Waldemar Nery Carneiro Monteiro 475 Apt 602,
           Boa Viagem, Recife - PE, 51030-140, Brazil
S01WS      Arseli Echeguren Bardeci, Barrena 6 1 Izq, 01408 Luiaondo
           (Alava), Spain
TM100ARM   Rachid Bassit, 59 Rue Dussouich, 62800 Lievin, France
V31HQ      BARC, P.O. Box 159, Belmopan, Belize
V84FIFA    Tamat Lampoh, P.O. Box 849, MPC Old Airport, Bandar Seri Begawan
           BB3577, Brunei Darussalam
VE1FA      Frederick Schurman Archibald, 25 Canard Street RR#1, Port
           Williams, NS B0P 1T0, Canada
W1AW       ARRL HQ Operators Club, 225 Main St, Newington CT 06111, USA
XE2T       Fernando Ramirez Gambino, 1246 N Industrial Park Ave., Nogales
           AZ 85621, USA
ZV5O       Marcelo Teixeira, Rua Francisco Maravalhas 246, Curitiba-PR,
           81540-360, Brazil
ZZ2T       Wanderley Ferreira Gomes, Avenida 23 de Maio 2966 Ap 1320,
           Sao Paulo - SP, 04008-000, Brazil

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