ARRL DX NEWS 28 Nov 2019

DX News from the ARRL

November 28, 2019

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by CE2ML, W3UR, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all.

SRI LANKA, 4S. Bernhard, DK7TF is QRV as 4S7DLG from Ambalangoda, IOTA AS-003. Activity is on the HF bands using mainly SSB and FT8. His length of stay is unknown. QSL via M0OXO.

MALAWI, 7Q. Karl, DK2WV is QRV as 7Q7W from Lilongwe for about three weeks. Activity is on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.

ZAMBIA, 9J. Mario, IK1MYT is active as 9J2MYT from Lusaka until May 2020. He is QRV on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL direct to IZ3KVD.

WEST MALAYSIA, 9M2. Rich, PA0RRS will be QRV as 9M2MRS from Penang Island, IOTA AS-015, from December 3 to February 27, 2020. Activity is on the HF bands using CW and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

THE GAMBIA, C5. Paul, SA6PIS is QRV as C56PIS until December 13.
Activity is holiday style. QSL to home call. In addition, Andre, ON7YK is QRV as C5YK from Bijilo until early March 2020. Activity is on 60 to 10 meters using some CW, SSB and various digital modes, especially FT8. QSL to home call.

CHILE, CE. Special event call XR2YOTA is QRV during all of December to commemorate Youngsters On The Air month. QSL via LoTW.

SPAIN, EA. Members of the Mike Delta Victor DX Group will be QRV with special call sign EG3PCD from December 2 to 5 during United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities. QSL via LoTW.

ECUADOR, HC. Antonio, EA5RM plans to be QRV as HC3/EA5RM from Loja and possibly also as HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil from December 2 to January 5, 2020. Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using SSB and various digital modes. QSL to home call.

ITALY, I. Members of the ARI section Fidenza will be QRV with special call sign II4TIB during December to commemorate Ugo Tiberio, one of Italy's pioneers in the history of radio. QSL via IQ4FE.

US VIRGIN ISLAND, KP2. Ryan, KC7RW is QRV as KP2/KC7RW until November 30. Activity is on 40 to 15 meters using SSB, FT8 and FT4 as conditions permits. QSL to home call.

BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik will be QRV as special event call sign LZ4408SPA during December to honor the memory of Bulgarian saints. QSL via bureau.

PERU, OA. Special event station OC3CS will be QRV from the archaeological site Cerro Sechin on November 29 and 30. Activity will be on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via OA4O.

SOMALIA, T5. Ali, EP3CQ will be QRV as 6O1OO from December 4 to 19.
QSL to home call.

EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of the International Miller DX Club are QRV as R2019DX and UE29DX until December 1 to celebrate the club's 29th anniversary. QSL via RQ7L.

MICRONESIA, V6. Haru, JA1XGI will be QRV as V6K from Kosrae, IOTA OC-059, from December 2 to 9. This includes being an entry in the upcoming ARRL 160 Meter contest. QSL to home call.

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, VP5. Gerald, WA2TTI will be QRV as VP5/WA2TTI from Turtle Cove, Providenciales Island, IOTA NA-002, from December 2 to 7. Activity will be holiday style. QSL direct to home call.
I
NDIA, VU. Datta, VU2DSI is QRV as AU2JCB until December 16 to commemorate the birthdate of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose. Activity is on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL direct to home call.

BURKINA FASO, XT. Harald, DF2WO will be QRV as XT2AW from Ouagadougou from December 2 to 20. Activity will be on the HF bands with a focus on 160, 80 and 60 meters and also on various satellites. QSL via M0OXO.

MYANMAR, XZ. Martti, OH2BH is QRV as XZ2D until April 17, 2020. Activity is generally on 15 and 10 meters. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO
The NCCC RTTY Sprint, NCCC CW Sprint and the Russian Worldwide MultiMode Contest are on tap for this upcoming weekend.
The ARS Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for December 3.
The Canadian National Parks on the Air, CNPOTA, operating event runs for the entire year of 2019, with special stations active from Canada's parks and historic sites.
Please see November QST, page 89, December QST, page 63, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details

IOTA NEWS

27 Novenber, 2019

Island activities:
IOTA QRGs
CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz
SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz
 
AS-015; 9M2, Pinang State group:
Rich/PA0RRS will be back on the air as 9M2MRS from Penang Island/West Malaysia between Dec. 3 and the 27th of February next year. QRV on CW and digital modes. QSL via ClubLog OQRS, LoTW, eQSL, PA0RRS (B).

NA-002: VP5, Caicos Islands:
Gerald/WA2TTI operates holiday-style from Turtle Cove (WW Loc FL31vs) on Providenciales Island (WLOTA 2003) as VP5/homecall between Dec. 2 and 7. QSL only via WA2TTI (d), LoTW.

OC-142; VK4, Queensland State (South Coast) Centre group:
Steve/VK2IAY will be signing VK2IAY/4 from Heron Island between tne 2nd and 9th of December on 14260 kHz, maybe also on other bands.
QSL via G0UIH (d/B).

SA-010; PY0T, Trinidade Island and Martin Vaz Islands:
Fernando/PY1FR announces an activation of Trindade and Martin Vaz for December. He has received permission to bring radio gear to the island.

Around The DX World

Belgium UBA - The OR0YAL Award

At the occasion of the 18th birthday of HRH Princess Elisabeth, the UBA is offering a commemorative Award for working special event stations aired between October 25th and 25th December 2019. The OR0YAL Award is offered in four classes.
During this two months period, the UBA will activate the special event station OR0YAL (which can be read as O Royal).
Furthermore, over 30 UBA clubstations using the special prefix OR18 will be on the air.
To obtain an award you have to make QSOs (on-air contacts) with the special event stations listed on this page.
Rules:

• Each OR18 station as well as OR0YAL counts as two points once you've worked this station.
• You get one point for every band/mode combination. Modes include PHONE (SSB, FM, ...), CW and DIGITAL (PSK, FT8, ...).
• Example: You've worked OR18UBA on 80m SSB, 80m CW and 40m SSB. This is a total of 5 points (2 points for the station + 3 for the band/mode combinations).
• Example: You've worked OR0YAL on 20m in PSK31, on 20m in FT8 and on 40m in SSB. This is a total of 4 points (2 points for the station + 2 for the unique band/mode combinations, FT8 and PSK31 both count as DIGITAL).
• Contacts made on the same band but in different modes do not count separately.
• No band or mode restrictions nor any endorsements.
• Please note that, however you're encouraged to do so, contacting Belgian stations other than OR0YAL and the OR18 clubcalls do not get you any points towards the certificate.

In total there are 4 awards to achieve:

• Bronze: 30 points
• Silver: 50 points
• Gold: 70 points
• Platinum: 110 points

QSL Manager: UBA QSL Bureau
Contact: or0yal@uba.be
QSL Disclaimer:

• QSL via Bureau: QSL cards will be sent out via bureau (FREE) once your QSL card is received.
• QSL Direct: Direct QSL cards can be requested via OQRS (3 USD)
• SWLs must request their QSL cards via mail to or0yal@uba.be

Logsearch and Award applications must be done via the link https://or0yal.uba.be/ and this page will be online during the event period.
best 73
UBA

 

Cyprus special event update

Alan, 5B4AHJ, reports that the following message was issued to members of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society by CARS President, Nestoras Jacovides, 5B4AHZ.
Please publicize. Thank you: "Dear Members... 2020 is an important year for the Republic of Cyprus which completes 60 years since its establishment. Therefore, a request to the Department of Electronic Communications has been made requesting that we are granted the special 5B60 prefix for use throughout 2020, to help spread this important event by informing several thousand radio amateurs worldwide.
I am pleased to inform you that our request has been approved.
Specifically, all CARS members will be able to use the 5B60 prefix (instead of 5B) if they wish, starting from 1 Jan 2020 @ 00:00 until 31/12/2020 @ 23:59."
OPDX

 

Norfolk Island operation

Janusz, SP9FIH, will be active as VK9NK from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between January 12th and April 12th.
He states, "It is my tribute to Jim Smith, VK9NS, who lived and operated from there for years. According to last internet poll VK9N is 85th most wanted entity."
Activity will be on 160-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and FT8.
Suggested frequencies are:
SSB - 7095, 14195, 18140, 21195, 24940 and 28420 kHz
RTTY - 1845, 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095, 24920 and 28095 kHz
FT8 (F/H) - 1845 (1908 JA), 3569, 7045, 10145, 14095, 18095, 21095,
24920 and 28095 kHz
Equipment will be an IC-7200 and Expert 1.3K-FA into a Spiderbeam and verticals. QSL via SP9FIH or ClubLog's OQRS.
His Web page is now online with a needs band/mode survey at:
http://vk9nk.dxpeditions.org
OPDX

Five megs for the Falklands

Major changes to the Falklands Islands Communications Laws have been announced by the Falklands Islands Communications Regulator.
They were published in the official Falklands Islands Gazette on 11 November 2019 and came into force on 15 November 2019
https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/legislation
One of these has resulted in the new WRC-15 60m Secondary Allocation becoming available to Falklands Radio Amateurs. The allocation 5351.5 – 5366.5 kHz, with a maximum power of 25W EIRP has been granted for Amateur Radio operations in the islands (see p.6).
https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/spectrum/amateur-radio/70-terms-and-conditions-amateur-radio-licence-v2-0-121119-pdf/file
Falklands Islands Communications Regulator website https://www.regulatorfi.org.fk/
73
Paul Gaskell, G4MWO
Editor
The 5 MHz Newsletter

 

 

425 DX Group News 30 Nov 2019

30 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1491

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PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF
till  30/11      3E1FP: special callsign (Panama)                      1487
till  30/11      8Q7XR: Maldives (AS-013)                              1485
till  30/11      CP1XRM: Bolivia                                       1483
till  30/11      D4CC: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1487
till  30/11      HG33EUDXF: special callsign                           1487
till  30/11      IR3MD: special callsign                               1486
till  30/11      OC3CS: special station                                1489
till  30/11      OL75CARBON: special callsign                          1480
till  30/11      PA100KLM: special callsign                            1483
till  30/11      PH100KLM: special callsign                            1476
till  30/11      PJ5/SP6EQZ and PJ5/SP6IXF: Sint Eustatius (NA-145)    1487
till  30/11      XV9D: Vietnam                                         1487
till  30/11      ZD7W: St. Helena (AF-022)                             1488
till  01/12      R2019DX and UE29DX: special callsigns                 1490
till  01/12      TM8AB: special callsign (France)                      1488
till  02/12      IB2LV: special callsign                               1477
till  02/12      YB9/DL3KZA: Lombok Island (OC-150)                    1488
till  02/12      YW5F: Farallon Centinela (SA-058)                     1491
till  06/12      VY0ERC: Ellesmere Island (NA-008)                     1485
till  09/12      C6AGU: Wood Cay (NA-001), Bahamas                     1487
till  13/12      C56PIS: The Gambia                                    1490
till  15/12      TR8CR: Gabon                                          1481
till  15/12      ZW132GBA: special callsign                            1491
till  16/12      AU2JCB: special callsign                              1490
till  25/12      OR0YAL and OR18xxx: special callsigns                 1485
till  28/12      9G5GS: Ghana                                          1484
till  31/12      3Z50GR: special callsign                              1483
till  31/12      8J3ICOM and 8N3ICOM: special callsigns                1476
till  31/12      9A62AA: special callsign                              1452
till  31/12      Canadian National Parks On The Air (CNPOTA)           1443
till  31/12      DL70AFUG: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      DL70BRD: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DM70GER: special callsign                             1444
till  31/12      DQ1200ASP: special callsign                           1443
till  31/12      DR50DIG: special callsign                             1446
till  31/12      EI100YXQ: special callsign                            1447
till  31/12      EI19RE: special callsign                              1447
till  31/12      EN185UNIV: special callsign                           1458
till  31/12      FK8CJ: New Caledonia (OC-032)                         1477
till  31/12      HB90 and HB30: special prefixes (Switzerland)         1443
till  31/12      SF50CG: special callsign                              1444
till  31/12      SP60DXC: special callsign                             1477
till  31/12      TC10GITRAD: special callsign (Turkey)                 1451
till  03/03/2020 PA75LIMBURG: special callsign                         1479
till  March 2020 C5YK: The Gambia                                      1490
till  06/04/2020 HS0ZME: Thailand                                      1488
till  30/04/2020 3Z50DVP: special callsign                             1483
till  May   2020 9J2MYT: Zambia                                        1490
till  30/06/2020 GB60ATG: special callsign                             1473
till  31/08/2020 4U25B: special callsign (Italy)                       1486
30/11-01/12      TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
November         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
November         5T0AA: Mauritania                                     1489
November         6W1RW: Senegal                                        1489
November         DL33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         FK/F4HPX: New Caledonia (OC-032)                      1487
November         II4VAL: special callsign                              1444
November         JW/LB2PG: Bear Island (EU-027), Svalbard              1465
November         LA33EUDXF: special callsign                           1486
November         LZ365BM: special callsign                             1444
November         PA33EUDXF, PB33EUDXF, PC33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PD33EUDXF, PE33EUDXF, PF33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PG33EUDXF, PH33EUDXF, PI33EUDXF: special callsigns    1486
November         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
November         XZ2D: Myanmar                                         1490
November         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
01/12-01/02/2020 YR2019REV: special callsign                           1491
01/12-14/12      L50JT: special callsign                               1491
01/12-31/12      YOTA Month                                            1491
02/12-05/12      EG3PCD: special callsign                              1491
02/12-09/12      V6K: Kosrae (OC-059), Micronesia                      1481
02/12-09/12      VK2IAY/4: Heron Island (OC-142)                       1489
02/12-20/12      XT2AW: Burkina Faso                                   1489
02/12-05/01/2020 HC3/EA5RM and HC2/EA5RM: Ecuador                      1489
03/12-27/02/2020 9M2MRS: Penang Island (AS-015), West Malaysia         1481
04/12-13/12      TO9W: Saint Martin (NA-105)                           1489
04/12-16/12      XW4XR: Laos                                           1489
06/12-08/12      T88PB: Koror (OC-009), Palau                          1489
06/12-12/12      VY2NA/VE2: Zone 2                                     1491
06/12-05/01/2020 S589PMC: special callsign                             1491
10/12-19/12      V47JA: St. Kitts (NA-104)                             1490
10/12-23/12      8Q7XY: Maldives (AS-013)                              1490
12/12-04/04/2020 HR5/F2JD: Honduras                                    1491
13/12-15/12      6V1A: Goree Island (AF-045)                           1491
13/12-15/12      OR75NUTS: special callsign                            1491
13/12-20/12      4L/TA1HZ: Georgia                                     1489
14/12-08/01/2020 HS0ZNR: Thailand                                      1491
17/12-Jan   2020 3D2AG/p: Rotuma (OC-060)                              1491
26/12-29/12      4X20HNY: special callsign                             1491
26/12-29/12      4X2XMAS and 4X3XMAS: special callsigns                1491
26/12-29/12      4X7XMAS and 4X9XMAS: special callsigns                1491
27/12-28/12      4X9R: special station                                 1489
December         4S7DLG: Sri Lanka (AS-003)                            1490
December         II4TIB: special callsign                              1444
December         LZ4408SPA: special callsign                           1444
December         PH100ADL: special callsign                            1481
December         Z68MA: Kosovo                                         1489
TBA         2019 3Y0I: Bouvet Island                                   1487
02/01-05/01/2020 TM30CDR: special callsign (France)                    1486
02/01-07/01/2020 ZC4UW: UK Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus (AS-004)      1484
30/01-13/02/2020 HU1DL: El Salvador                                    1489
01/02-06/02/2020 TI9C: Coco's Island (NA-012)                          1481
04/02-18/02/2020 5I5TT and 5I4ZZ: Zanzibar Island (AF-032)             1477
05/02-17/02/2020 E44CC: Palestine                                      1491
21/02-05/03/2020 VP8/VP8DXU: South Orkney Islands (AN-008)             1488
05/03-15/03/2020 9J2LA: Zambia                                         1489
10/03-25/03/2020 W8S: Swains Island (OC-200)                           1484
18/03-02/04/2020 T30ET: Tarawa (OC-017), West Kiribati                 1489
23/03-03/04/2020 TU2R: Cote d'Ivoire                                   1489
22/08-23/08/2020 International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend            1482
October     2020 KH6VV/KH4: Midway Island (OC-030)                     1476
Oct-Nov     2020 CY0C: Sable Island (NA-063)                           1487

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30 November 2019                                          A.R.I. DX Bulletin
                                   No 1491

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

3D2/R  - Sailing to Rotuma (OC-060) is now confirmed for 14 December [425DXN
         1490], and Tony, 3D2AG  expects  to be active as  3D2AG/p  starting
         around  17  December  until  around  mid-January 2020.  He plans to
         operate CW, RTTY, FT8 (FT4) and SSB on  160-6 metres,  with a focus
         on  the low bands and "QRO when required".  On FT8 (FT4  he will be
         using  a  multi answer  protocol (not to be confused with the Fox &
         Hound mode).  He will have no access  to the Internet  while on the
         island.  The FT8 QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log after the end of
         the expedition, while  contacts made  on  CW, SSB and RTTY  will be
         recorded on paper logs as usual. QSL direct to 3D2AG (or Club Log's
         OQRS  for FT8 only); see https://www.qrz.com/db/3D2AG/P for  PayPal
         instructions and tentative operating schedule and frequencies.
4X     - Five special callsigns  are expected  to be QRV  on  26-29 December
         from  different locations:  4X20HNY  from Jerusalem,  4X2XMAS  from
         Kfar Nahum  (Capernaum),  4X3XMAS from Caesarea, 4X7XMAS from Haifa
         and 4X9XMAS from Latrun. QSL via LoTW and eQSL only;  a certificate
         will be available on http://iarc.org/livelog/.
6W     - The annual 6V1A expedition to the island of Goree (AF-045)  will be
         conducted on 13-15 December. Activity will be on various  bands SSB
         and CW. QSL via LoTW, or PayPal 6v1a.aras[@]gmail.com for a  direct
         card. [TNX The Daily DX]
E4     - The Radio Club de Provins (F6KOP) will be active as E44CC (not E44C
         as expected, 425DXN 1487)  from Palestine on  5-17 February 2020. A
         large team will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-10 metres.
         QSL via Club log's OQRS (preferred),  LoTW, or via F5GSJ (direct or
         bureau.  See https://palestine2020.wordpress.com/ for more informa-
         tion and updates.
EA     - The  Mike Delta Victor DX Group  will be active as  EG3PCD  on  2-5
         December for  the  International Day of Persons  with Disabilities.
         QSL via LoTW only.  See http://eg3pcd.mikedeltavictor.com/ for more
         information. [TNX DX Newsletter]
HR     - Gerard, F2JD will be active again as HR5/F2JD from  Copan, Honduras
         from  12 December  to  4 April 2020.  He will operate  CW, SSB  and
         digital modes  on  160-6 metres.  QSL via F6AJA,  direct or bureau;
         logsearch on http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php. [TNX F6AJA]
HS     - Brad, VK2BY will be active again as HS0ZNR from  Nam Yuen, Thailand
         from 14 December to 8 January. He will operate SSB and FT8 on 80-10
         metres. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to VK2BY. [TNX The
         Daily DX]
LU     - Special callsign L50JT will be active on 1-14 December to mark  the
         50th anniversary of the opening of the underwater road tunnel  that
         crosses the Parana River and connects the provinces  of  Entre Rios
         and Santa Fe in Argentina. Look for activity on 80, 40 and 20m SSB,
         CW and digital modes.  The log will be uploaded to LoTW,  eQSL  and
         Club Log.
ON     - UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be active as OR75NUTS on 13-
         15 December to commemorate the  75th anniversary  of the  Battle of
         the Bulge during World War II.  The suffix of  the special callsign
         is  General  Anthony C. McAuliffe's  famous  single-word  reply  in
         response to a surrender ultimatum. QSL via ON5UB.
PY     - The Guara DX group will be active as  ZW132GBA between  26 November
         and 15 December to celebrate the  132nd anniversary of the city  of
         Guarabira, in the  Brazilian state of Paraiba.  QSL via the bureau,
         or direct to PR7AX.
S5     - Special event station S589PMC will be active from  6 December  to 5
         January 2020 to  promote the PMC Contest,  sponsored  by the  Radio
         Club Slovenj Gradec (S59DCD).  All  QSOs will be  confirmed via the
         bureau. The International Association of Peace Messenger Cities was
         established  in  1988 to  recognize  and  encourage  the  role  and
         responsibility cities have in creating a culture  of peace. The PMC
         Contest, promoting contacts  between stations located  in the Peace
         Messenger Cities  and the  rest of the world,  will be held on  4-5
         January (see http://www.s59dcd.si/ for complete information).
VE     - Jeff, VY2ZM and Miriam, VY2NA will be active as VY2NA/VE2 from Zone
         2 (WWL FO60te) on 6-12 December. Their main objective is to try and
         give Zone 2 on 160 metres to more stations in Japan and the Pacific
         basin.  Plans are  to operate CW  for JA  "starting  0700-0800Z  on
         1825.5 QSX down at 1824.5 initially each morning. If no propagation
         exists on CW, we will switch to FT8 transmitting on either 1840 (or
         perhaps 1838) QSX at 1908 for JA and  other callers.  There will be
         some operating time devoted generally to other areas at other times
         on Topband". [TNX The Daily DX]
YO     - Special callsign YR2019REV will be active between  1 December and 1
         February  2020  to  mark  the  30th  anniversary  of  the  Romanian
         Revolution of 1989.  A certificate  will be available;  information
         can be found on  the  Romanian Amateur Radio Federation's  website:
         http://www.hamradio.ro/revolutie2019/index.php.
YV     - The YW5F operation from  Farallon Centinela (SA-058)  [425DXN 1488]
         has been postponed to 29 November-2 December. YV5EED, YV5IUA, YV5NR
         and YV5ZV plan to operate SSB, CW and FT8 on all bands. See qrz.com
         for their bandplan. QSL via YV5DTA (W4DTA); logsearch on Club Log.

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                        Direttore Responsabile  I2VGW

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4U1UN ---> Adrian, KO8SCA  was  active  on  40 metres SSB  from  the  United
Nations  Amateur Radio Club  for  about  one  hour  (23.00-00.00 UTC) on  27
November: "more good things to come in future,  now that the remote setup is
working correctly". QSL via HB9BOU.

REAL PROPAGATION IN 2018 ---> This  new  service  offers  18,000+  real-life
propagation  charts  from  one ITU  zone  to  another  ITU zone  over  2018:
https://voacap.com/visualprop.  The raw data  came  from HamSCI,  while data
processing and visualization have been done by VE3NEA.  The raw spot dataset
included some  8 billion FT8 spots  spanning from 6 to 160 metres (60 metres
included) that were collected from sources such as  PSK Reporter  during the
entire year.

WSJT-X 2.1.2 ---> The  latest release  of  WSJT-X,  the software suite  that
includes the FT4 and FT8 protocols, is now available. WSJT-X 2.1.1 (released
on 25 November)  was a bug-fix  release  to  address several regressions  in
version v2.1.0. WSJT-X 2.1.2 (released on 26 November) is "an emergency bug-
fix release" to correct errors that crept  into the  Hamlib package  bundled
with v2.1.1  and  affected control of  certain Icom radios. The installation
packages  for Windows, Linux  and  Macintosh, as well as the User Guide, can
be found on  http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html.  Upgrading
from earlier versions of WSJT-X should be straightforward.  There is no need
to uninstall or move any files.

YOTA MONTH ---> The Youngsters On The Air group will  be active again during
the entire month of December. The idea for this event is to show the amateur
radio hobby to youth and to encourage  youngsters  to be active  on  the ham
radio waves.  Announced  participating  stations  include 5B19YOTA, 7X2YOTA,
7X3YOTA, 9A19YOTA,  DH0YOTA,  E71YOTA, EF4YOTA, EG2YOTA,  EI0YOTA,  EM5YOTA,
EM6YOTA,  ET3YOTA, GB19YOTA,  HA6YOTA, HB9YOTA,  HG0YOTA, II4YOTA,  II8YOTA,
K8A, K8O, K8T, K8Y, LY5YOTA, OH2YOTA, OL19YOTA,  ON4YOTA, PA6YOTA,  PD6YOTA,
SH9YOTA, TC19YOTA, TC3YOTA, TM19YOTA,  XR2YOTA, YO0YOTA, YT19YOTA,  ZL6YOTA,
ZS9YOTA, QSLs via LoTW. Paper cards via Club Log's OQRS  ("this year we have
decided to remove Bureau options  to help save resources,  money and time"),
or direct to M0SDV. Information about the event and the awards can be  found
on https://events.ham-yota.com/

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QSLs received direct  or  through  managers: 3D2AG,  3W9KJ (AS-132),  4Z5LA,
5T2KW, 6O7O, 6Y5WJ, 8R1/AH0G, 9X2AW, A35JT, A82X, A82Z, CY9C,  DS2GOO/3 (AS-
080), DS3EXX/2 (AS-122), EA9RY, EI0NMMI,  EX0QP, F6CUK/p (EU-058), HB0/S59A,
HP3AK,  HR9/SP4Z, IS0HQJ, JA8COE/0 (AS-206), JI3CEY/0 (AS-206), JT1CO, KH7M,
KH7XS,  KL7SB,  MI0SAI,  MW0YVK,   NL0H/p (NA-040),  OJ0A,  OZ2LP  (EU-172),
PJ2/K8PGJ,  PJ7PL,  R205NEW (AS-205),  R26RRC (AS-204),   RA1ALA/8 (AS-083),
RT5G/1 (EU-162), RU0LL, RV1CC/0 (AS-025), SQ2A, ST2NH, T2AR, T88DT (OC-009),
V31MM,  V3M, V63DX,  V85T, VU2CPL,  WW0WWV, YF9CDL,  YI3WHR, YJ0BCP,  ZD7FT,
ZP6ARO, ZP6RAI, ZS9V (AF-064).

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Drake 2B Project

My favorite receivers have always been the Drakes. Here is a nice 2B that was in nice shape when we started on it but as usual we changed the caps (from Hayseed Hamfest), cleaned it up, changed tubes and it is working wonderfully. I had one nagging problem with it...20 meters was dead...I mean DEAD! 40 and 80 were perfect. We trouble shot it with the help of our friend K2LNU Bill...but no joy...everything seemed fine, traced the circuit through the bandswitch and yet no Joy!...Frustrated I decided to order a new crystal for 20 meters. What else could it be??
I contacted Bry Carling AF4k and ordered a crytal. What wonderful service from Bry...If you need any crystals...He is the guy to go to...Fast curteous service. Find him at AF4K.

Here re the photos...

Undocumented Audio Mod removed

Caps all changed now sounding GREAT!

Stay Tuned for our next project Restoring a Johnson Ranger II

The DX 40 Transmitter

Some time ago I contacted Burt K1OIK and purchased a DX 40 Transmitter from him. It is a lovely radio but like many heathkits they need a lot of TLC as they are getting very old. The one that Burt sent me was in nice condition and we gave it a through going over. We re soldered, changed a few tubes and did some paint work on it and here it is working really well now.
I also got a VF-1 VFO that we are still working on. Again, we changes out the caps, checked and replaced tubes and it amazes me what a coat of clear coat can do for the face plate of a radio. I am very happy with this radio Burt, thanks for your help in locating one.

I'm presently Rockbound as we are now working on the VFO.

Here is how it looks today:

Original Condition

VF1 VFO 

Interior Cleaning

Homemade Meter Washers

Clear Coated Faceplater

Finished

Heathkit HR 10 Restorations

Around the same time as the work on the S38E we purchased 3 Heathkit HR10 Receivers in hopes of coming up with two nice HR10s...
From the 3 rigs we built up 2 really nice receivers. It was the same course of work...re-capping, cleaning and the like. The "Bodywork" on the cabinets produced amazing results as one case was buckled and bent. Looking at them now you would never know how badly the corner of the case was dented. Here is the results:

Chassis and Socket Cleaning

Original Condition

Lot of Elbow Grease

Cleaned Face

Two from Three 

 

Like New Again