EL2WS qrv 6m 24/11 - 29/11

I did not report this expedition before as i had no information they would be qrv on 6m. Today they have tried a single dipole and as EL2WS they have worked easliy EA, F, I, ON, OE, G, SP between 13.35 and 16 gmt.

AA7A has reported in on4kst chat they will look again 6m tomorrow until 18z and monday / tuesday, before closing the station.

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The VooDoo Contest Group will enter the CQWW CW contest this November for the 23rd straight year. This time we will be located just South of Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, call-sign EL2A, multi-multi category.

• AA7A Ned as EL2NS
• G4BWP Fred as EL2WP
• KC7V Mike as EL2MF
• KY7M Lee as EL2LF
• N7CW Bud as EL2CW

QSL via home call. LoTW uploads will be fast!

We look forward to working everyone in the biggest and best contest of the year! Many thanks in advance for wonderful support from the Liberian Radio Amateur Association. [tnx DX World]

8Q7HU qrv 6m 25/1 - 5/2

Bert CX3AN and Mario CX4CR will be active from Maafushi Island, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives as 8Q7HU between January 25 to February 5, 2012. QRV on 80-6m / CW, SSB, RTTY. [tnx DX World]

wkd 9L0W, dxcc #188 on 6m

This week propagation is quite bad here, signals are weak from Africa and nothing heard from South America. Anyway i have worked today 9L0W at 20.51 gmt for a new one on 6m (#188).

Yesterday i missed them while watching tv, 30 min off and they were in (6m band never forgive), they were qrv from 21.00 gmt to 21.40 gmt working CT and EA. After they worked PY, LU, ZP up to 24 gmt.

Today they have started calling at 20.50 gmt, so looks like they will try again next days at this time and may
work well into EU next days as conditions get better.

J6, St. Lucia, qrv 6m 21/11 - 1/2

W0MU, N1NK and G0DVJ will be active as J6/homecall from  St. Lucia (NA-108) from 21 November to 1 December. They will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as J6M (QSL via N1NK and LoTW); before and after the contest they will operate SSB, CW and  digital  modes on 160-6 metres.

[tnx 425 DX News #1072]

wkd CE4WJK, dxcc #187 on 6m

Wow, F2 and TEP are better each day.... today i have worked on 6 meters 9J2RI (KH27), ZS5Y (KF59), ZS6BUN, ZD8ZZ, LU5FF, and CE4WJK (FF45) 11.211Km at 21.51 gmt on ssb 53 both exchanges for my dxcc #187 on the magic band.

See u on 6 !

T3, Kiribati, qrv 6m 17/1 - 2/2

From 17 January to 2 February 2012, a team of six operators will be active from Kiritimati in Eastern Kiribati.
Each team member will operate with their own callsigns, with activity on 160m to 6m CW and SSB.
T32WW and T32CO will also operate both RTTY and PSK. The group will put in a full effort for the CQ WW 160m CW contest as T32XX.
The operators are:

• T32AU (op VO1AU) QSL via VO1MX
• T32CO (op KG8CO) QSL via KB8TXZ
• T32LJ (op N8LJ) QSL via K8ESQ
• T32TR (op K8AQM) QSL via KB8TXZ
• T32TX (op KB8TXZ) QSL via KB8TXZ
• T32WW (op AC8W) QSL via KB8TXZ
• T32XX (Multi-op in CQ WW 160m CW) via KB8TXZ

The team will operate from the same location as the recent T32C DXpedition.

[tnx info DX World]

wkd ZD8ZZ, new one 186 on 6m

Al ZD8F / W6HGF

Tom ZD8ZZ / K7ZZ

View to North

After many days waiting for ZD8ZZ/ZD8F on 6 meters, and hearing every day ZD8VHF beacon, ZD8ZZ has been qrv tonight between 20.30 and 21.00 gmt on 50.110 cw. 

Have worked them at 20.31 gmt for my dxcc 186. They were not strong 519 - 529 while zd8 beacon was up to 559. 

Thanks to Tom and David for giving some of us a new one on 6 meters !

T8CC qrv 6m 6/12-16/12

Ark UA4CC operará en modo holiday-style desde Palau como T8CC o T88UU del 6 al 16 de diciembre 2011. Estará activo de 10 a 160mts y tal vez en 6mts, Cw/Ssb/Rtty. Los logs se actualizarán en Clublog y LOTW tan pronto como sea posible. [Tnx DX World, EA1CS]

V5/DJ4SO qrv 6m 17/11-14/12

Klaus, DJ4SO  will be active again as V5/DJ4SO  from  Namibia  from 17 November to 14 December. He will operate  mostly  CW,  RTTY  and PSK31 with some SSB on 160-6 metres, and will  participate  in  the CQ WW CW Contest. QSL via DJ4SO, direct or bureau, and LoTW.  Email requests for bureau cards can be sent to klaus[@]dj4so.de [TNX  The Daily DX] [tnx 425 DX News #1071]

J79XB qrv 6m 5/1/2012

Mike, VE2XB will be active as J79XB from Dominica  from  5  January "for several weeks". He plans to operate holiday  style  on  160-10 metres, and possibly 6m if there are openings, with some  focus  on 80, 40 and 30m. QSL via home call. [TNX VE2XB] [tnx 425 DX News #1071]

C91NW qrv 6m 21/11 - 29/11

Mike K9NW will be active as C91NW from Mozambique between November 21-29, 2011. QRV from 160-10m on CW/SSB/RTTY, possibly 6m too. During CQ WW DX CW contest look for C91NW as a SOAB entry (Zone 37). QSL via H/c.[tnx dx world]

ET, Ethiopia, qrv 6m 8-13/12

Krassy K1LZ, David K3LP, Al K3VN and Curt K7CU will be active  from the ET3AA club station in Addis Ababa Ethiopia  between  8  and  13 December. Krassy will operate 80 and  40  metres,  and  David  will       operate 160 and  30  metres  during  the  local  evening  to  early morning hours; Al and Curt will be  QRV  during  day/early  morning hours on all other bands using SSB. Details on this project,  which includes training sessions for university students,  can  be  found at www.k3lp.com [TNX DX World] [tnx 425 DX News #1071]

I have exchanged a mail with David, K3LP, and they will try to be qrv on 6m if antenna installed in the club works. After mail with David, i have received another one from Sid, ET3SID/ET3AA and he will try to be qrv on 6m more often. His locator is KJ99. Today he has been calling on 50.110 at 13.00 gmt, unfortunately band was not open.

C2, Nauru, qrv 6m 10/11-6/12

C21AA - Nauru (IOTA OC-031, Grid Loc. RI39) Expedition from 10th November thru to 6th December.
It is possible that they will be on  the air in a limited manner prior to the official launch date. They expect to have 6 operators and 3 stations active on all bands 160-6m, CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK31. A dedicated station will be setup on 6 metres running in interupted beacon mode. The team will participate in the CQ WW DX Contest as a M/M or M/2 entry. Operators include Eddie VK4AN, Bill VK4FW, Eric VK4NEF, Art NJ7N, Jay W5SL and Tim NL8F. QSLing will be handled by the Pacific DXers, or via bureau to 
VK4FW. QSL's provided by VK4FW Print. The Pacific DXers DXpedition Kit will be used, plus additional equipment provided by operators. No 'spot' frequencies will be published. Watch the DX reflectors for their QRG's. An online log will be updated on a regular basis (if possible). Website:  pacific-dxers.com/C21AA.html [dx-world.net] via ICPO Bulletin (04-11 November 2011) [tnx MMMonVHF Newsletter - WEEK 45/2011].

PJ5 qrv 6m 13/11-5/12

SABA, ST. EUSTATIUS, PJ5.  Gerd, DL7VOG will be QRV as PJ5/DL7VOG from St. Eustatius, IOTA NA-145, from November 13 to December 5. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters and 6 meters if it is open.  He will be active as PJ5G in the upcoming CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL both calls to home call. [thanks ARLD046 DX news]

V3, Belize, qrv 6m end November

Dennis, K2SX and Les, W2LK will be active as V31SX and  V31AO  from Belize on 22-29 November. They will participate in the CQ WW DX  CW Contest as V31AO (Multi-Single); before and after the contest  they will operate mainly CW with some RTTY and 6m. QSL via  home  calls.[TNX The Daily DX]  [tnx 425 DX News #1071]

Z24EA qrv 6m 12/11-27/11

Información de Fernando, Z21BB, me comunica que Antonio, EA4KA/DL4EA, estará en su casa de a partir de este sábado 12 de Noviembre durante 10 o 15 días y llevará consigo una yagi para 6m, así que muy posiblemente esté activo los próximos días en la banda mágica con su indicativo Z24EA.

También me informa Fernando que Eric, Z21FO, emigró a Australia en Septiembre y que Dudley, Z22JE, falleció hace un mes, le echaremos de menos en 6m. SK.

Just received an e-mail from Fernando, Z21BB, informs me that Antonio, EA4KA/DL4EA will be at his house from Saturday November 12 for 10 or 15 days and will carry a yagi for 6m, so they will be active the next few days on the magic band with his call Z24EA.

Fernando also informs me that Eric, Z21FO, emigrated to Australia in September and Dudley, Z22JE, died a month ago, will miss him on 6m. SK.

Resumen 50 MHz Octubre 2012

Ha terminado Octubre, nos vamos acercando poco a poco al máximo del ciclo solar y, por tanto, las condiciones de propagación en la banda de 6 metros también van mejorando poco a poco. Durante este mes hemos visto flujo solar por encima de 150 muchos días y ello ha hecho variar al alza las previsión del máximo del ciclo 24. Es una buena noticia!.

En la figura podéis observar la evolución del flujo solar y de las manchas solares de las últimas semanas. Las previsiones de NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center para este mes de Noviembre son ligeramente mejores, con picos de 175 para la primera quincena de Noviembre.

45-DAY F10.7 CM FLUX FORECAST

06Nov11 175 - 07Nov11 175 - 08Nov11 175 - 09Nov11 175 - 10Nov11 175 11Nov11 175 - 12Nov11 175 - 13Nov11 175 - 14Nov11 150 - 15Nov11 150 16Nov11 160 - 17Nov11 165 - 18Nov11 165 - 19Nov11 155 - 20Nov11 145 21Nov11 140 - 22Nov11 130 - 23Nov11 130 - 24Nov11 130 - 25Nov11 125 26Nov11 125 - 27Nov11 140 - 28Nov11 145 - 29Nov11 145 - 30Nov11 145

La gráfica anterior la he obtenido de la web http://www.solen.info/solar/ donde podéis ver otros datos y gráficas comparativas. 

Podéis observar cómo este ciclo es muy inferior a los últimos cuatro, pero no parece que se vayan a cumplir las previsiones iniciales de que iba a ser el peor de toda la historia o de algunas que incluso pronosticaban que no se produciría ningún máximo.

De hecho cada vez se parece más a otros ciclos de menor actividad, como podemos comprobar en la comparativa con los ciclos 10, 12, 13 y 14.

Actividad: 

Además de las habituales estaciones ZS, ZP, PY, LU, CE, han estado activas 5N7M, V51KC, 9J2BO, 3XY1D, C50C, D44BS, 6V7Q, C91KHN, TU2T, 3B8DB.

Previsiones: 

Por debajo de la latitud 40N seguirán las aperturas diarias con Suramérica y Africa, con mayor probabilidad por la tarde y primeras horas de la noche. Posibles aperturas hacia Caribe. Posibilidad de aperturas por paso largo hacia el Pacífico.

Por encima de la latitud 40N y, a medida que subimos de latitud, las aperturas serán menores y más concentradas dirección al sur. Difícilmente llegarán a producirse aperturas por encima de latitud 50N.

Os recomiendo seguir en tiempo real el mapa de MUF3000Km http://dx.qsl.net/propagation/ y el mapa http://www.ips.gov.au/Images/HF%20Systems/Global%20HF/Ionospheric%20Map/WorldIMap0.gif y conectaros a los cluster o chats de 6 metros http://www.on4kst.org/chat/login.php?band=1

Expediciones:

En Noviembre podremos trabajar fácilmente: TU, 6V, ZD8, 9L, C5. Desde EA8 y EA7 también es posible con VP2M, VP2E, 8Q7. Descartamos (y ojalá me equivoque) contactos con 9N, VK9C, XV, T2. Toda la información actualizada la tenéis en la página http://ea3aky.blogspot.com/p/calendari-dx-6m.html 

73 y DX en 6m

8Q7, Maldivas, qrv 6m 2/11 - 12/11

I0WDX, Cesare, estará activo como 8Q7CC, desde Furanafushi Island (AS-013), en North Male Atoll, en Maldivas, del 2 al 12 de noviembre, de 20 a 6 metros, incluso las bandas Warc, principalmente en SSB, con un ICOM-7000 y una Crushcraff vertical R6000. Qsl vía su propio indicativo. [tnx Lynx DX Group]

A3, Tonga, qrv 6m 7/3 - 24/3

Sigi DL7DF and crew (9 experienced ops) plan activity from Tonga as  
A35YZ between March 7 – 24, 2012.

They will be active with several stations on 160m to 6m – CW, SSB with one station exclusively dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV.
Webpage.

[tnx DX World.net]

VP2M, Montserrat, qrv 6 m 18/11-6/12

Beginning November 18 to December 6, 2011 look for DF7OGO, K3WT, NØAT, NØSTL and WØOR operating as VP2MGO, VP2MWT, VP2MTA, VP2MTL and VP2MOR respectively.
During the CQWW CW DX and ARRL 160 meter contests, the group will be signing VP2MWG. Before and after the contests, activity will be on CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-6m. [tnx DX World.net]