Old "DX News" messages
World Moon Bounce Day - June 27th 2009
03-07-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
On Saturday, June 27th, many of the world’s large parabolic antennas (sometimes called dishes) will stop their normal space work and swing around to track the moon when it rises. EOA volunteers will then use the EME or Moon Bounce transmissions to link up with other dishes worldwide via the moon. Signals are literally being bounced off the moon’s surface and back to other stations on earth where they are received some 2.5 seconds later.There has never been so many dishes pointed at the moon since the lunar landings and possibly this will even break that record.
More info:
ON7ARQ/MM is activating squares
20-05-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
Patrick, ON7ARQ/MM will be QRV /MM on the Costa Europa between May 28th and June 8th with a Yaesu FT817 (5W max) on 50-144-432Mhz.
Dates:
- 28/05 Savona (JN44) Italy,
- 29/05 Barcelona (JN11).
- Passing Balearic Islands,
- 31/05 Casablanca (IM63),
- 01/06 Agadir,
- 02/06 Arrecife (IL28), Lanzarote
- 03/06 Santa Cruz (IL18), Teneriffe,
- 04/06Funchal (IM12) Madeira,
- 06/06 Malaga (IM76) (UBA-contest 6m + EA-contest).
- Passing Balearic Islands
- 08/06 Savona - Italy.
Note: June 2008 on the Island of Elba (IA5) was very poor on VHF-bands.
QSL via home call.
70 MHz open in OM
14-05-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
Since May 1st, 2009 we have an access to 70 MHz band:
- Segment 70,250 - 70,350 MHz
- Max. 10 W ERP
- Extra class only
- Each station must apply for a special permission for 70 MHz
I hope there will be a good activity from Slovakia on 4m.
Roman Kudlac, OM3EI
President of SARA
IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest
11-05-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
Dear OM's,
On behalf of the IARU Region 1 we would like to invite you and your fellow radio amateurs to participate in the 50 MHz Region 1 IARU Contest. We have pleasure of informing you that this year PZK (Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow- Polish Amateur Radio Union) is adjudicating 50 MHz Region 1 IARU Contest.
Please find all information in attached documents:
VHF Manager of PZK Vice President of PZK
Piotr Szolkowski, SP5QAT Bogdan Machowiak, SP3IQ
F5ICN JN03
21-04-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
F5ICN will be QRV from JN03BF the first week of may (dept 65).
He will be QRV every morning on 144.265, 432MHz and 1296 MHz.
He will be QRV every morning on 144.265, 432MHz and 1296 MHz.
DX-PEDITION - F/ON7VA/P - IN98QL
21-04-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
ON7VA, Eddy Claes, will be QRV all bands from 02/05/2009 - 09/05/2009.
On 02 and 03/05/2009 QRV on 2m.
SPECIAL EDITION of QSL-Card 100% for each QSO on different bands.
F/ON7VA/P - Eddy - IN98QL - QTH: CEAUCE - La Vérie -Department 61 - ORNE.
Most Wanted squares 2009
21-04-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
Make more miles on VHF has publishe the list of the most wanted squares.
You will find the list with this link
4 meter beacon in OE
21-04-2009
Submitted by: ON4AVJ
We are happy to announce, that we received a license to operate a beacon on the 4 m band.
- Callsign: OE5QL
- The beacon frequency is: 70,045 MHz
- Locator: JN78CJ
- Height: 840m ASL
- Antenna: Half-Wave Vertical
This is no Amateur Radio Call the Austrian PTT said, it is an Experimental Operation Radio Call.
Well, there are some restrictions:
- Time limit is 1 June and until 31 August 2009.
- Transmission is only 2 minutes per sequence between 04:00 and 19:47 UTC.
- Each sequence begins at full hour +00 min., +15 min., +30 min. and +45 min, e.g. 04:00-04:02, 04:15-04:17, 04:30-04:32 and 04:45-04:47.
- Transmission power is 1 W ERP the first minute of each sequence and 5 W ERP the second minute of each sequence.
If the beacon does not interfere with services outside of Austria, an extension is possible after August 2009 the Austrian PTT said.
Anyway after August 2009 we will try to negotiations for 24/7 duration period for the beacon.
OEVSV VHF Manager
OE5MPL
