[DX-NEWS] ARLP051 Propagation de K7RA
SB PROP @ ARL $ARLP051 ARLP051 Propagation de K7RA ZCZC AP51 QST de W1AW Propagation Forecast Bulletin 51 ARLP051 From Tad Cook, K7RA Seattle, WA December 11, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB PROP ARL ARLP051 ARLP051 Propagation de K7RA Finally! A sunspot appeared on Wednesday, December 9, giving us a daily sunspot number of 13. This followed 16 days of no sunspots, and again on December 10 the sunspot number was 13. The new group is number 1034, and it is a solar Cycle 24 spot, as all sunspots have been since number 1016 on April 29-30, 2009. This weekend is the annual ARRL 10-Meter Contest. Will there be enough sunspot activity to enhance 10-meter propagation? The latest prediction for solar flux shows it rising 75-77 on December 11-12, and staying at 77 through December 17, which probably correlates with the new sunspot moving toward the center of the solar disk. To significantly raise the MUF to enhance 10 meter signals over most paths takes more sunspot activity than we are seeing this week, although every bit helps. But this contest often depends on sporadic-E skip and the effect of ionized meteor trails during the Geminids meteor shower, which should reach a peak just a few hours after the contest ends on Sunday. Geminids meteor showers have intensified with each passing year as Earth moves deeper into the debris stream from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon. Back in Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP005 earlier this year (see http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/2009-arlp005.html) we reproduced a letter written 34 years ago by Ed Tilton, W1HDQ, the originator of this bulletin. Ed talked about meteor enhanced 10 meter propagation during this contest. We were watching the current sunspot move toward the horizon a few days ago, via the STEREO spacecraft (http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/) and wished the whole Sun were visible, which should happen in 2010. Currently STEREO sees about 86% of the Sun. It should reach 90% on June 29, 2010 between 0027-0040 UTC, and 95% coverage on October 12, 2010 between 1252-1259 UTC. A view of real time MUF maps at http://www.spacew.com/www/realtime.php shows that during daylight over low latitudes the MUF is going above 10 meters over the past couple of days. A couple of 160 meter notes since the recent contest: Randy Whiting, KC9KHG of Woodstock, Illinois says he upgraded to General class in March 2007, and at the time told locals he was putting up a 160 meter inverted V with a 60 foot apex. They told him he would work only two or three hundred miles. The week before last he worked KC7YM in Wyoming, a distance of 1,079 miles between their stations. Then December 3 he worked G3JMJ, a distance of 3,971 miles. Both were on CW. Markus Hansen, VE7CA of North Vancouver, British Columbia writes, Wow, conditions were amazing during the recent ARRL 160 meter Contest. I was amazed how easy it was to work NH, RI, DE, MD VA, NC and GA from my QTH here on the west coast. I am only running 100 watts and a very weird shaped 160 meters loop strung around my city- sized lot. The KH6s were bending my S meter in the mornings at sunrise and JA3YBK was pounding in at well over S9 at 1434Z Sunday AM. Good fun! Hans Goldschmidt, SM5KI says he is 82 years old and has been a ham over six decades. He is in the center of Stockholm, and really was shocked when I put up in a nearby low tree an end fed half-wave wire, the feedpoint only 1.5 meters above the ground. Right away I was in a 50 minute long QSO with a station in North Carolina. My signals S7-9! There seems to be a daily window around 1300Z to the Eastern US States on 14 MHz and I can work K8SL and others daily with S7-9. In the morning on 14 MHz we have the usual winter conditions and the band is completely dead right now until about 0700Z. Still the same, last week I worked daily SU9HP, a Swede on holidays down there, on 14 at 0730Z with Q5 signals every morning, when there was almost no other signal to be heard on the band. I say this because despite black-outs and the present sunspot minimum conditions, you may still find a useful path to some DX spot on the globe. Sometimes it is easier to find a rare DX on a dead band. There is also less QRM as the competing stations have given up even to try. Years ago I was shocked to hear on 14 MHz two stations, not too strong, on a completely dead band during a blackout, talking, what it seems to be locally. They were in YJ8 and we had an unexpected QSO. Similar QSOs occurred in the past and many were near the equator. Whatever THAT means? Finally a suggestion: Do not give up using the DX-bands just because they seem to be dead. There may be short selective openings to some parts of the globe. Do not rely on those awful DX clusters but LISTEN, LISTEN! Thanks, Hans! Good advice. If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k...@arrl.net. For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service
[DX-NEWS] [425ENG] 425 Dx News #971
425 DX NEWS _ 12 December 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 971 === *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** DX INFORMATION === Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW 3V - Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Scout amateur radio club 3V8ST, special station 3V10A will be active until 31 December from the headquarter of Tunisian Scouts in Tunis. QSL direct (see qrz.com) or bureau. C5 - Eric, SM1TDE will be active holiday style as C56SMT from The Gambia from 10 December to 3 January. He will operate mainly CW (2 kHz from the band edges), with some RTTY and SSB. QSL via SM1TDE, bureau preferred. [TNX SM1TDE] C5 - Niels, OZ8KR will be active again as C56KR from Bakuto, The Gambia on 5-24 March. He will operate holiday style on 80-10 metres SSB. QSL via OZ8KR. [TNX OZ8KR] CE0Z - Lars, SM6CUK is now active as CE0Z/SM6CUK from Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernandez Archipelago (SA-005) until 14 December. He operates CW only on all bands (160 metres excluded). QSL via SM6CUK, direct or bureau. [TNX dx-hamspirit.com] CE0Z - Toshi, JA8BMK will be active as CE0Z/JA8BMK from Juan Fernandez from 19 January to 2 February. He plans to operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160-10 metres, with a focus on the low bands. [TNX http://dx-hamspirit.com/] CX - Ghis, ON5NT will be active as CX5DNT (not CX5NT as previously announced) from Uruguay on 12-17 December. He plans to operate holiday style during the local evening and night hours, typically on 30 and 40 metres CW. QSL via ON5NT. [TNX ON5NT] DU - Lee, HL1IWD will be active as DU1/HL1IWD from Manila, Philippines from 31 December to 3 January. QSL via bureau to home call. [TNX HL1IWD] GI - Special event station GB1HF will be operated from Northern Ireland starting on 14 December to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight in Ireland by Harry Ferguson (31 December 1909). The station will be on air from the Harry Ferguson Memorial, Dromore will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 80-10 metres. QSL via MI0SAI, direct, bureau and LoTW. [TNX www.southgatearc.org] J6 - John, VE8EV will be active as J68/VE8EV from St. Lucia (NA-108) on 18-20 December. He will operate SSB and CW on all bands, mostly during the RAC Canada Winter Contest. All contacts are welcome during the contest, stations outside of Canada just sent RS(T) and a serial number. QSL to home call. [TNX VE8EV] J6 - John, W5JON will be active again as J68JA from Marigot Bay, St. Lucia on 2-11 March. He plans to operate on 160-6 metres (including 60 metres) and to participate in the ARRL International DX SSB Contest. QSL via home call. [TNX W5JON] JD1_mt - Masa, JD1BMM is active from Minami Torishima until 16 December. He will return on 20 January 2010 and will remain until mid-February, for what it is likely to be the last chance to make a QSO with JD1/M for some time, The Daily DX reports. The Japanese Coast Guard radio station on the island closed down on 1 December, and the amateur radio club will close in February. JD1_oga - Harry, JG7PSJ (JD1BMH) and Makoto, JI5RPT (JD1BLY) will be active from Chichijima (AS-031), Ogasawara from 27 December to 1 January. They plan to operate CW, SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the low bands, and via satellite. QSL via home calls. Further information, including on-line logs and QSLling instructions, can be found at http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1/ (for JD1BLY) and http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/ (for JD1BMH). [TNX JI5RPT] P4 - Marty, W2CG will be active as either P40C or P40CG from Aruba (SA-036) on 5-26 January. He plans to operate primarily CW and RTTY on 80-6 metres, usually between 12-14 UTC and 20-24 UTC, other times as schedule permits. QSL via W2CG, direct or bureau (but LoTW preferred). [TNX W2CG] SP - Special event station HF150LZ will be active until 27 December to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ludwik Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto. QSL via SP4YPB. TA - The TC Special
[DX-NEWS] [425ENG] 425 Dx News #971 [Calendar]
425 DX NEWS _ 12 December 2009 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No 971 === *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S *** *** CALENDAR *** === Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH Direttore Responsabile I2VGW PERIOD CALL REF till 12/12 E51BWL, E51LEO, E51NAA: Rarotonga (OC-013) 966 till 12/12 E51PMR, E51SNL, E51XIW: Rarotonga (OC-013) 966 till 13/12 PB500GT: special event station 969 till 14/12 5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)967 till 14/12 CE0Z/SM6CUK: Juan Fernandez (SA-005) 971 till 14/12 K2V: US Virgin Islands (NA-106)969 till 14/12 XU7KOH: Koh Russei (AS-133)970 till 15/12 HH2/VE2TKH: Haiti 969 till 15/12 PC60TROLLEY: special event callsign967 till 15/12 TJ3SL: Cameroon968 till 15/12 TO1BT: Martinique (NA-107) 970 till 15/12 V5/DJ4SO: Namibia 968 till 16/12 JD1BMM: Minami Torishima (OC-073) 971 till 16/12 VP2V/W3HQ: British Virgin Islands (NA-023) 969 till 18/12 5P15COP: special event station (EU-029)969 till 20/12 BT3WX: special event station 970 till 20/12 HR2/N8OO and HR2/NP3D: Honduras970 till 20/12 PD450OBL: special event callsign 967 till 20/12 V31WV: Belize 969 till 27/12 D2CQ: Angola 970 till 27/12 HF150LZ: special event station (Poland)971 till 31/12 3V10A: special station (Tunisia) 971 till 31/12 9A09P: special event station 932 till 31/12 9A48IFATCA: special event station 926 till 31/12 9A800VZ: special event callsign933 till 31/12 GB250RB: special event call (Scotland) 925 till 31/12 GB40WAB: special callsign 922 till 31/12 HE8 and HB8: special prefixes (Switzerland)921 till 31/12 HF35PEA: special event station (Poland)961 till 31/12 IA3GM: special callsign927 till 31/12 II2RAI: special callsign 924 till 31/12 IY7GM: special callsign953 till 31/12 IY7NGM: special callsign 944 till 31/12 LZ50BNT: special event station 940 till 31/12 VE3PARK: special event callsign969 till 31/12 VR2009EAG: special event callsign 947 till 31/12 YL90AIR: special callsign 948 till 31/12 Z30MCWG: special callsign 928 till December P29CW: Papua New Guinea (OC-034) 956 till December T6YA: Afghansitan 962 till 03/01/10 C56SMT: The Gambia 971 till 31/01/10 IY2M: special event callsign 955 till 31/01/10 OR4TN: Antarctic base Princess Elisabeth 970 till 31/01/10 VG7W: special callsign 963 till 10/02/10 EA8/ON5JV and EA8/ON6AK: Tenerife Island (AF-004) 961 till 20/02/10 KC4USV: McMurdo Station, Ross Island (AN-011) 966 till March 2010 FG/F6AUS and TO4D: Guadeloupe (NA-102) 967 till March 2010 VP6AL: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)968 till April 2010 T6AG: Afghanistan 964 till May 2010 VK9WBM: Willis Island (OC-007) 970 till 30/06/10 GB50ATG: special event callsign957 till 12/07/10 ZS10WCS: special callsign 956 till 31/01/11 DT8A: King Sejong Base, South Shetlands (AN-010) 969 till March 2011 AT10BP: Maitri Base, Antarctica967 12/12-17/12 CX5DNT: Uruguay971 12/12-13/12 IQ0QP: Capo Sant'Elia lighthouse 969 12/12-13/12 T70A: San Marino 967 12/12-13/12
Fwd: [DX-NEWS] ST26ASC- World Scout Movment(26th ARAB SCOUTs CONFRENACE-KHARTOUM.SUDAN).
This is a forwarded message From: Magdi ST2M s...@hotmail.com To: dx-news@njdxa.org Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 10:32:06 AM Subject: [DX-NEWS] ST26ASC- World Scout Movment(26th ARAB SCOUTs CONFRENACE-KHARTOUM.SUDAN). ===8==Original message text=== GOOD DAY: SEASON GREETINGS FOR ALL RADIO AMATEUR,S AROUND THE WORLD. AND THE RADIO SCOUTING STATION AROUND THE WORLD. NOW WE ARE STARTING ; ST26ASC. THE SPECIAL CALL SIGN REGARDING THE IMPORTANT WORLD SCOUT MOVMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN SUDAN(26th ARAB SCOUTs CONFERANCE), UNDER ( PEACE UNTIY ). ACTIVITIES FROM THE MEMBER,S OF KHARTOUM SEA SCOUTs RADIO CLUB. WE NEED YOU TO JOIN SUPPORT WITH US FOR THE PEACE UNITY. WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR YOU ON THE AIR MY FRINDS. WITH BEST 73 FROM SUDAN. MAGDI OSMAN. ST2M. KHARTOUM SEA SCOUTs RADIO CLUB MANAGER. SUDAN RADIO SCOUTING JOTA CORDINATOOR. _ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_3:092010 --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- ===8===End of original message text=== --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
