Eugene EA5HPX (XX9TPX),FranciscoEA7FTR(XX9TFR),JoseEB5BBM (XX9TBM) and David EB7DX(XX9TEX)willbeactivefromColoane Island (AS-075), Macau on 18-29 October. They plantobeQRVon 160 - 6metresCW, SSB a nd RTTY withatleast two stations. QSLs viaEA7FTRandLoTW.Furtherinformationcanbefoundat http://adxg.org/macau/index.php [tnx 425 DX News #1118]
TT8TT is qrv on 6 meters these days until 16/10 with strong signals in southern Europe. The team includes I1HJT/Alfeo, I2YSB/Silvano, IK2CIO/Vinicio, IK2CKR/Angelo, IK2DIA/Marcello and IK2HKT/Stefano, They are located in N’Djamena, and they ae working on CW/SSB/RTTY, allHF bands and 6 meters.
A large multi-national team from the Radio Club de Provins(F6KOP) will be active from Uganda on 6-18 February 2013. Theywillhave six stations active on 160-6 metres CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSLvia F1NGP, direct or bureau (OQRS providedbyClubLog),andLoTW. Updatesandfurther informationonhttp://www.5x2013.com/
Announced frequencies on 6 meters are 50.104 cw, 50.145 ssb
Alfredo, IK7JWX reports heisorganizinganotherexpeditionto take place from Djerba Island (AF-083)from27Aprilto4May 2013. Plans are to operate as TS8IT(requestedcall)ontheHF bands and 6 metres SSB, PSK31, RTTY and CW. Thecurrentoperators listincludesI8LWL,IK2DUW,IK2PGM,IK6CAC,IK7JWX,IK8GQY, IS0AGY, IT9SSI, IV3FSG and IW2NLC. If you wanttojointheteam please contact Alfredo (ik7jwx2003[@]yahoo.it). [tnx 425 DX News #1117]
Hiro, JF1OCQ reports he will be active asZL7AfromtheChatham Islands (OC-038) on 1-9 November.HewilloperateCW,SSBand digital modes on 80-6metres,withanemphasison80and6m (beacon on 50117 kHz). QSL via home call, direct or bureau(e-mail requests for bureau card to jf1ocq[@]arrl.net), and LoTW. [tnx 425 DX News #1116]
UKSMG has started a 6 meters most wanted list to help to know what dxcc are needed in the 6m community.
This is the announcement done by Dai, G8FXM, who has prepared it.
I have just added a "Most Wanted" table to this website, visible on
the Announcements, Desktop and Sponsorship pages. This is an
experiment, it's success will be dependent on you the Six Metre
community. For now just click on teh update button found at the bottom
of the table, complete the form and submit. I will be send an email and
I'll update the table daily. If successful, I'll automate this
enabling you to be able to update this for yourself, expiring old
entries etc. thanks for Josep, EA3AKY for the suggestion and to
Chris, G3WOS for kicking this off with his proposals.
Results up to now show a big interest in Annobon, 3C0, followed by 5X:
On 17th September 2012, Martin G3ZAY and Rob M0VFC will leave England
and start our journey for Tristan da Cunha - the most remote inhabited
island in the world. The first leg takes us to Cape Town, where we board
the MV "Baltic Trader" and embark on a seven day journey over the South
Atlantic Ocean. Weather permitting, they should arrive on Tristan around
the 27th September, where they will operate from until the 4th October
before returning to Cape Town.
They expect to operate as ZD9UW on all bands from 80m to 10m. Antennas will
primarily be 1/4wave verticals using fibreglass poles, an 18m
Spiderbeam pole for 80m, 12m on 40m, and 10m poles on the higher bands.
There's unlikely to be time for 160m operation, as they can probably
give more people the chance to work them on the higher bands. They will have
a small 6m antenna, and will be operational on 6m if the band
is reasonably open. They may run a beacon if they are able to.
Wim, ON4CIT, will be active as 5V7TH
from Togo (Grid Square JJ06rf) between October 26th and November 5th.
Activity will be on 40-6 meters, including the 30/17/12 meter bands,
using CW, SSB and RTTY. He will focus on JAs and use an Icom IC-7000
into a 6-band Broad- band hexbeam and verticals for 30/40m. Suggested
frequencies are:
Hi all, D64K is over and i'm back home again after enjoying a great expedition.
First I want to thank Salvador, C31CT / EA3QS because he proposed me to go. Second i want to thank Fabrizio, IW3SQY, as he trust in me and 6 meters band possibilities. Third my thanks go to my father, Josep Ma., EA3LL, being my teacher all these years of radio and his great work preparing the elevation hardware for 6 meters antenna, it worked very fine. Of course my thanks to all you who has been trying to work us on 6 meters listening for hours and finally to all who has worked us, we are happy to give you a new one on the magic band.
I'm working in some more detailed analisys of what we have worked on 6 meters and meanwhile I give you some figures (most of them you may find in Clublog)
Overall number of QSO 160 - 6 meters: 61.194
Number of QSO on 6 meters: 1.078
DXCC worked on 6 meters: 49
WAC worked: EU, AS, AF, NA, OC (missed SA)
EME QSO on 6 meters: 13
Days with open condx with TEP/F2/E's link: 10 of 11 active
10,11,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20 of August only 17/Aug we did no qso on 6m.
More eastern worked DXCC: UK Uzbekistan
More western worked DXCC: CU Azores
And some photos coming...
C31CT/EA3QS and EA3AKY
at D64K station
SP3DOI, IZ8GCE, IW3SQY, EA3AKY
DL7DF, IV3DSH, C31CT/EA3QS
EA3AKY preparing
6m antenna 6M8GJ M2
6M8GJ antenna ready
View to Moonset 300 deg
First CQs on 6 m
There are quite a number of YouTube videos with our signals, thanks to all to have done them, it's nice to hear ourselves ... this is an example recorded by OE4VIE:
