DXpedition News Bulletins

See the  C21JH DXpedition Statistics 

• 23/12 Nauru, C21JH Update:
  Jack, VK2GJH, is back home in Sydney.  Read "C21JH, The Trip In Review".  An interesting account of operating from Nauru.

• 22/12 Nauru, C21JH Update:
  QRT NOW.   
  Due to other commitments C21JH QSLing will NOT commence until the second half of January.  
  You may not receive a card until February.

• 21/12 Nauru, C21JH Update (0001 UTC):
  22 JA's, 2 VK4's and one ZL3 worked since yesterdays report.  Open to VK3 as well, and one VK3 was heard for about 20 seconds - no callsign obtained before the signal was lost in the noise.
  
  JA's worked up to 0650 UTC, December 20;
  JA1 AUD, BK, BWA, BWD, BRK, BLC, DYY, ELY, FXH, HO, HQG, JRK, KAW, OVD, PVI, RJU, SBI, SHE, SKE, SUL, SYY, TAA, VN, VOK, WLO, WZV, XQC
  JE1 BMJ, BYU, BJT, HLR, LFX, PNX, RXJ, RYU, VOW
  JF1 IRW
  JG1 IEF, KYL, LKO, SFF
  JH1 ECU, EMH, EVF, EKQ, EVF, HHC, HXY, IIT, LJU, MCX, QCA, RFZ, RYP, WHS, ZHC
  JI1 CUL, CQA, HCD, KFF, LET, NEA, NJC, UHZ, WMI, WTF
  JJ1 ANW, CKD, LGO, NLR, WKX
  JK1 AFI, VPD
  JL1 AGY, BLW, MEX, OXY, RUC, UFW, UXH, XMN
  JM1 IGJ, KNQ, KVW, LIK, OMI, SZY
  JN1 BMX, BPM, GTG, JFC, MKU, MUJ, NDY, WXW, ZFR
  JO1 GIY, PSX, WKO, WUL
  JP1 GFE
  JQ1 AHZ/2, BNA, DPP
  JR1 CRP, EAX, ERU, GMK, JAA, LZK, TNE, UJX, USO
  JS1 MPX
  JA2 AO, AH, BNV, BZY, CXH, DDN, DPC, DJH, EMQ, ETL, FBY, GHT, IVY, IYH, JW, KSI, LFT, PHO, POK, TBS, THS, TK, VVX, WYN, XW, YKB
  JE2 FFD, HOL, KDN, LPC, OTM, PUC, PWN QJJ, SHM, TRG, UAZ, VVO, XBY
  JF2 AIA, AUM, EEK, GWS, HEV, ICB, PEO, MBF, TAR, VNV, WDS, WXS 
  JG2 AJK, *BFI, BBI, GBZ, TSL
  JH2 AHC, COZ, EEF, FXK, GZY, HFD, NZM, QFY, PWY, SMW, TQH, ZVO
  JI2 EVL, QKJ, ZDK
  JJ2 GMH, IJU, MWV
  JL2 HIW
  JM2 RUV
  JN2 EVL, WEK
  JO2 UOY
  JP2 NXA
  JQ2 SJN
  JR2 AJS, AUE, KDN, HCB, NET, SEN, TAK
  JS2 LHI
  7L2 FEY
  7N2 KUH
  JA3 AAQ/1, *APL, AQ, BXC, CRO, DW, EA, EGE, *EMU, FYC, IW, JTG, MF, RQ
  JE3 GRQ
  JF3 GPS, MYA, QJR
  JG3 ENH, GNU, HBO, KUT/1, LEB, TXD
  JH3 NFZ, VJV
  JJ3 AZA, HGJ, UKG, WXG
  JK3 HLP
  JL3 IQE, JRY
  JN3 NFQ, ONX
  JQ3 DUE
  JS3 CTQ
  7N3 AWE
  JA4 BXL, CQS, DLP, KFA, KKB, LKB, RF, SVS, WLO, XGC, ZA
  JG4 BLW
  JH4 ADK, ADV, CPC, IFF, IJG, IUO, JFJ, JPO, MGU
  JI4 TKJ
  JJ4 DQY
  JL4 GTO
  JN4 MIV
  JR4 VMS
  7L4 XDT
  7M4 HXF
  7N4 AXC, JZG
  JA5 AB, AIE, CBP, CMO, EXW, FDJ, FFJ, FMP, ISU, JUG, QJD, SQH
  JF5 NTT
  JH5 KDY
  JR5 SPF
  JA6 EHK/1, LC/1, QGG, RJK, SBW, SZV/1, TMU, VA, VU, WFM, WW
  JE6 DOI, EFG, KYA, URC
  JF6 EYA, EZY, VRT
  JG6 LNJ
  JH6 CYW, IMI, NKZ, PFY, RRR, TOR, VXP, XYJ
  JI6 QKM
  JJ6 WZS
  JK6 PAC
  JO6 EDD
  JQ6 RUQ
  JR6 *EXN, EZE, GV, QWW, SVW, VSP, WPT/3, WXY/1
  JS6 CDB
  7J6 CCU
  JA7 AB, CSS, EIQ, GDU, JWF, MA, MIT, OQ, OVC, QMH, QVI, QVK, STQ, WSZ, XBA, YFA
  JE7 CAI
  JG7 UKS
  JH7 BMZ, FNM, IPR, KQU, LBE, LIW, MQU, MSB, OHF, QMF, QXL, QGK, VIB, WCF, XRZ
  JI7 NQW
  JK7 IKU
  JL7 IWF
  JR7 AIW, BDQ, EXS, XES
  JA8 CDT, FHR, GG, GSZ, HH, HRP, ISU, JEP, JTH, JRC, NAE, OW, QX, TR, TSG, UZ, XRN
  JH8 BDA, EKJ, HKM, HWL, LCV, NKN
  JI8 DGO, XII
  JN8 JPY
  JA9 AVA, CGR, HAK, IPF, LSZ/2, OGE, QJD, SJI, SSB, SXW, TLD, WKE
  JE9  BHE, WSD
  JH9 CYY, INY
  JR9 EPQ, OPJ, NPS, RKU
  JA0 CAJ, GJJ, GLM, RUG
  JE0 NWC, XON
  JH0 BBE, BDK, BQX, EQB, HJL, HQF, HZO, MHE, PVF, RNN
  JR0 ATW, AZO, *EQQ, FEK
  
  Beacons Heard;
  VK4BRG  & VK7RST
  
  * JACK WILL BE QRT Thursday, December 21 ~ 1830 UTC 
  The 5 element yagi will be brought down around 1830.  It will be left on Nauru with Ruben, C21RK, who has a Kenwood rig that has 6M capability.  Ruben has expressed interest in putting the 5 element yagi at the very top of his tower.  Ruben lives near the Buada Lagoon as can be seen on this Map of Nauru
  
  * PLEASE USE STANDARD ITU PHONETICS
  Some stations are "not in the log" because of difficult copy - using standard phonetic will help.
  
  VK's worked to date;
  VK1 BUC, VP
  VK2 AMM, APG, BHO, DN, DEJ, EM, EDB, FA, FC, FHN, FLI, FLR, HO, HV, LT, QF, VC, YHN, YO, YOC, ZAB, ZW
  VK3 AEF, AKK, AMK, ANP, AUI, ATQ, AZY, BQS, BWT, DQJ, DUT, DUQ, EK, GJW, JSM, *SIX, *OT, XQ, ZNF, ZXR
  VK4 ADC, AFL, APG, BG, BLK, CP, CV, CXQ, DFE, DMI, DO, FNQ, GPS, ID, JSR, KHQ, KK, KJL, KLC, LR, NW, WHO, WTN, ZAA, ZTL, ZRT
  VK5  AIC, RO, ZK
  VK6 nil VK6 worked
  VK7 GUN, JG, MO, ZFX
  VK8 GF
  VK9 nil VK9 worked
  
  ZL's worked to date;
  ZL1 ADP, THQ
  ZL2 ACE, TPY
  ZL3 AAU, FOX, GA, GS, JT, TIC, TY
  ZL4 AAA/1, LV
  
  Other Pacific worked to date;
  V73 AT, UX
  FK1 TK
  
  Beacons heard to date from Nauru (in ascending frequency order);
  JA2IGY, V73SIX, JA6YBR, JA1ZYK, JE7YNQ, P29BPL, ZL3SIX, VK8RAS, VK3SIX, VK8VF, VK7RAE, VK4RGG, KH6HME, VK4BRG, JH8ZND/b JH9YHP, JG1ZGW, VK7RST, VK2RHV, VK2RSY, VK4RIK

• 17/12 Nauru, C21JH Update:
  Notes; 
  Hokkaido finally worked, completing all call areas worked.
  Power went off at 0052 during a JA opening and didn't return until 1900 this morning.
  There is trouble with generator cooling (which is cooled with salt water) and pipes have to be dug up.
  
  Jack was advised that the power would be off sometime on Sunday for approximately 24 hours.
  
  The Hotel has it's own generator but is under repair at the moment.  It may be running in the next few hours but may only have sufficient capacity to power  lights and essentials only.

• 15/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (0001 UTC):
  Day 5 summary of operation 14 December, 2000;
  0350 VK/ZL TV S9+10dB, VK4RGG 419
  0410 ZL1, ZL3, ZL4AAA, VK4's, VK2HO, VK2YO
  0535 FK1TK, more VK4's, more ZL3's
  0656 V73AT
  0659 V73UX
  0732 - 0738 VK3DQJ, ZNF, AZY, XQ
  Band dead for rest of evening
  
  Statistics as of 14/DEC/00 2230 UTC
  Country Tallies;  81 x VK,  12 x ZL,  189 x JA,  2 x V73,  1 x FK  = 285 6M QSOs

• 13/12  Nauru, C21JH Update:
  Day 4 summary of operation 13 December, 2000;
  0103 49.750 S9+10dB - no sign of JA/HL/BY etc
  0216 P29BPL 529
  0216 VK4RIK 519
  0219 VK8RAS 519 gone by 0410
  0223 VK8VF 589 gone by 0529  (VK8MS heard during this opening)
  0233 VK4DO
  0235 VK8GF
  0355 JA2
  1015 7J6CCU heard
  1900 been looking east for Stateside, XE & YV but nil heard.
  2252 - 0223 JA1/2/3/4/5/6/7/9/0
  
  No sign of V73 or KH6 beacons, most unlike operating from nearby T30, Tarawa.
  
  Notable contacts: 
  JA1 running 3W into a Groundplane on top of apartment building.
  C21JH was country # 97 for JA2IVY
  
  The 5 element yagi is totally white and covered in phosphate dust - phosphate is Nauru's primary export.

• 13/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (0900 UTC):
  Day 3 summary of operation 12 December, 2000;
  0006 Hearing 49.750 & JE7YNQ beacon
  0011 - 0025 16 x JA's: JA1/2/3/4/5/6
  0030 JA0
  0038 JA6VU
  0442 - 0445 3 x JA: JR9 JA3, JA1, 
  0556 - 0605 VK4KK, 4BLK, 4ID, 4CV, 4DMI, 4BG - some peaking up to 57
  1045 V73AT (which made QSO #100!) on sidescattter
  1056 46.240 surged out of noise S9+20dB
  1056 46.171 S9
  1056 46.261 S9
  1056 45.260 S9
  1130 46.240 S9+30 - no VK signals though
  1130 46.171 S9+10 - no VK signals though 
  1140 All gone!
  MUF tracked to just under 49MHz.
  1959 - 2120 KH6HME 419 (no sign of KH6HI)
  
  JA signals fleeting and very sporadic, indicative of Es link to JA. 
  QRV until local midnight (1200Z) then gave it away.

• 12/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (0001 UTC):
  Day 2 summary of operation 11 December, 2000;
  0442 - 0445 2 x JA
  V73SIX/b in all night
  No signs of KH6 beacons unlike that of nearby Tarwara
  No signs of other Asia - No E2 or R1/C1 video
  Power outage 2155 - 2215
  No signs of any propagation so Jack out of shack 2230 - 2400 to catch up on some chores.
  
  Conditions are very hot and it's extremely dusty due to a bulk carrier ship being loaded up with phosphate nearby.  Nauru is in the middle of a water and fuel shortage, although concerns for water should ease once water is pumped out of the deep tanks of an in coming container ship.

• 11/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (0700 UTC):
  Statistics for first day of operation 10 December, 2000;
  QRV around 1900 and first station worked on 50MHz from C21 this cycle was Kerry, ZL2TPY at 21:32.  
  The following is a breakdown of stations worked today;
  2 x VK1, 19 x VK2, 13 x VK3, 6 x VK4, 1 x VK5, 3 x VK7, 3 x ZL1 (inc 4AAA), 2 x ZL2, 4 x ZL3, & 1 x ZL4. 
  2100 V73SIX 319 (in most of time during local daylight hours)
  2210 P29BPL 559 in for 3 hours
  2320 VK8RAS 519 in for 2 hours - no 8's worked
  2338 VK8VF brief burst at 529
  2310 - 2325 1 x JA2, 2 x JA4, 1 x JA6, & 50.027 JE7YNG beacon
  
  No Mexico or Stateside heard yet, despite listening in that direction from 1900 for a few hours.
  
  C21JH 6M equipment: Icom IC-736 + 5 element yagi + armstrong rotator!
  
  When 50MHz is quiet Jack will have a listen to 29.600MHz FM.

• 11/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (0001 UTC):   
  In addition to last report below C21JH has also been worked in VK4.  He has been working stations one on one on 50.110 & then QSYing to 50.140 when it starts gets busy.  Currently he's hearing the VK3SIX, VK7RAE, P29BPL & VK8RAS beacons.

• 10/12  Nauru, C21JH Update (2200 UTC):
  Jack was QRV earlier than anticipated at 1900.  Worked so far; VK1/2/3/7 South Eastern VK, ZL2 & ZL3.  V73SIX was 319 at 2100.  VK4 TV on 46.1718 was S7 and building.   (Costa Rica worked in Brisbane at 21:55)

• 9/12  Nauru, C21JH Update:
  Jack advises...
  "Adam, antenna [new 5 element] was picked up yesterday, Dean [from D&G Antennas] tuned it to 50.110MHz and marked all the fittings for a quick assembly.  Packed up the logs and junk ready to go!"