D64K 6 meters last info

These are last news about 6 meters operation at our expedition to Comoros Islands (IOTA AF-007), from 8th to 21 August 2012.

The team members are Fabrizio IW3SQY, Paolo IV3DSH, Franco IZ8GCE, Sigi DL7DF, Les SP3DOI, Josep EA3AKY and Salvador C31CT/EA3QS. We will use the call D64K, locator LH18PJ. QTH is close to the west coast, just at sea side, having a very good take-off to EU, Africa, and America, unfortunately to the east we will have high mountains, about 400 meters to Asia, and 2000 meters to VK/ZL (volcano is just there).

We hope to have internet access and to be qrv on on4kst chat and, possibly, we will have on-line log. If we are not in the chat, you may send a SMS to the phone number that we will confirm when we arrive there, just in case you hear our beacon and we don’t answer the calls.

We will have a dedicated station on 6 meters with Elecraft K3+PR6, ACOM1000, 6M8GJ antenna, with elevation, fed with 25 meters of ecoflex15.

Operating frequencies will be:

Beacon: 50.103

CW/SSB: 50.103 (please split up 1 if good condx)

EME: 50.193 JT65A D64K transmits first sequence

We will be on EME at moonrise and moonset, starting the moonrise of August 9^th (21:10z) and finishing at moonrise of August 20^th (05:00z + 3 hours). Usually we will be on EME three hours after MR or before MS. 

We will run a beacon (k3 and 6m8gj) beaming to the best place to have F2/TEP conditions outside EME periods. Anyway if there is any F2/TEP it will have priority. We are also QRV to try any MS sked with south African stations.

Please check EME procedure at http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/DXpedition%20Procedure.pdf before calling us in this mode.

Hope to hear you from D64K

 

V4, St. Kitts, qrv 6m until 2/8

W5JON/John, otra vez está operando desde Capypso Bay en St. Kitts (NA-104) hasta el 2 de agosto, su actividad sera en SSB de 6 a 80 metros. Su equipo está compuesto por un Kenwood TS-590S y un amplificador SB200, un dipole multibanda de 10 a 80 metros y una vertical S9. Su señora W5HAM/Cathy, ocasionalmente estará operando como V47HAM, Las QSL de ambos vía W5JON, posteriormente el log será subido a LoTW [tnx lynx dx group]

HC, Ecuador, qrv 6 m 20-31/7

NE8Z/Rick, estará activo desde varias localidades de Ecuador del 20 al 31 de julio. A saber: Cumbaya con el HC1MD/HC1, en CW, desde Loja como HC1MD/HC3, en CW, y desde Cuenca como HC1MD/HC5, también en CW solamente. Estará QRV de 10 a 40 metros y posiblemente en 6 metros.  Su equipo será un Kenwood TS-50/AT-50 Qsl vía K8LJG, directa o bureau [tnx Lynx dx group]

CO, Cuba, qrv 6 m 20/7 - 30/8

CO2QU estará activo en los 50 Mhz desde el 20 de julio hasta el 30 de Agosto a partir de las 16:00 utc desde el locator EL83 con antenas de hilo y con un ICOM IC-706MKIIG, su frecuencia de salida será en 50.110 (SSB). [tnx Lynx DX Group]

VP9, Bermuda, qrv 6 m 13-22/7

Kyle, VP9/WA4PGM will be on honeymoon in Bermuda on 13-22 July. He will be QRV as time permits during the IARU, CQ VHF and NAQP RTTY contests, and will also looking for contacts on 6 metres. QSL VP9/WA4PGM direct to home call; cards for contacts made when he uses VP9I go via N1HRA (direct and bureau). [TNX WA4PGM] [tnx 425 DX News #1106]

CY9 exp last info

The final list of operators for the  CY9M  DXpedition  to  St  Paul Island (NA-094) includes Bill N2WB, Bjorn SM0MDG, Christian  EA3NT, Col MM0NDX, George EA2TA, Kevin VE3EN, Mike  AB5EB,  Simon  IZ7ATN, Steve VA3FM and Victoria SV2KBS. They will have  six  transceivers, four amplifiers and a wide range of antennas, and will  be  QRV  on 160 - 6 metres SSB, CW and digital  modes  from  26  July  through  1 August. QSL via M0URX, direct or  bureau  (preferably  through  his OQRS).  The  logs  will  be  uploaded  to  LoTW  "at  the  earliest opportunity". Further information, including logserach and  details on how to contribute, can be found at www.cy9m.com [TNX MM0NDX] [425 DX News #1106]

CQ73I qrv 6 m 16-22/July

Special event station CQ73I will be active on 16-22  July  for  the 31st International  Motorcycle  Rally  in  Faro,  Portugal.  Expect activity on 80 - 6 metres SSB, CW and  RTTY.  QSL  via  CT1EHX.  [TNX CT1END] [tnx 425 DX News #1106]