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The 50 MHz DX Bulletin was founded by Harry Schools, K3HS.
It is dedicated to the understanding and utilization of
long distance propagation in the 6-meter Amateur band. The
current editor and publisher is Victor Frank, K6FV.
Subscription rates are $24 U.S. first class mail, $27 Canada/
Mexico airmail, and $30 by airmail elsewhere for 12 issues.
Circulation matter and DX reports should be sent to Victor R.
Frank, K6FV, 12450 Skyline Blvd., Woodside, CA 94062-4554 USA.
My internet address is [email protected]. I am taking an
HTML class and have a web site under construction at
http://www.qsl.net/k6fv. The bulletin may be freely quoted,
provided that credit is given.
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Yes, our subscription rates have changed! We no longer
have enough subscribers for third class mail. (We've been
sending all USA subscribers their bulletins by first class mail
for some months now.) Why the odd rates? Accounting! The
new rates are evenly divisible by 12. Those of you with $20
subscriptions yet to run out just might find one or more bulle-
tins sent by third class mail if we do a subscription drive.
January has been pretty dry all around
the world, as far as six meters is concerned, and especially so
in the USA. Don't put that 6m rig up for sale quite yet,
however, conditions are bound to improve in coming months.
Inside, you will find the results of the year 2000 SMIRK and
50 MHz DX Marathon contests, and even a six meter beacon
list.
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Most of the listings in this column come from Six
Metre Info by SM7AED.
- San Ambrosio Island, CE0ZT: should be QRV on 160-6m
the second week in February. They intend to operate a beacon
on 50.105 repeating every 30-45 sec and listening on the same
frequency. SSB operating frequency 50.120.
- Easter Islands, CE0Y: W7XU and N0QJM will be active
from Easter Is. from March 29 to April 6, concentrating on
6m. [email protected]
- French Polynesia, FO5RA: F5DYD is here until July 2002
and QRV on 6m with a FT847 and 2 el quad. Also QRV on
6m are FO3QX and FO3BM (Moorea Is.)
- Nuie Island, ZK2GEO: Hape, DL1EMH, will be on Nuie
from March 18 until April 6 with an IC706. He indicates that
he has no special antenna for 6m, but the extended G5RV does
a good job there! {aaarrrggghhh!!} [email protected]
- East Kiribati, T32RD: Six meters has been added to this
operation from Christmas Island from February 11 until
March 4. Suggested frequencies 50.105 CW and 50.125 SSB.
- Conway Reef, 3D . . .: will be QRV from February 19-28.
Suggested op. frequencies 50.105 and 50.125, listening 5-30
kHz higher. Updates http://www.kragujevac.co.yu/3d2.
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Wake Island, AC4G/KH9: Bruce will be working on Wake
Is. on February 9-27 and in his spare time will operate on all
bands and will attempt 6m if he can get an antenna on time.
(Antennas for the other bands are already there.) He will be
using a Yaesu FT-847.
Mariana Is., KH0/JI1EFP, KH0/JQ1NGT: will be QRV on
160-6m from Saipan between February 16 and 19.
Maldives, 8Q7BZ and 8Q7MZ: will be QRV on all HF
bands +6m from Kuredu Is. (Feb. 7-14) and Velavaru (Feb.
14-21). Updates at http://www.qsl.net/oe3mzc/
Syria, YK9A: will be QRV from Damascus Feb 3-12 with
three HF stations and a fourth station monitoring 6m (and
QRV during band openings).
Djibouti, J28EX: Look for David, F5THR (ex-6W1AE,
TL8CD), here until January 2002. He will have a 4 el beam
up for 6m.
Malawi, 7Q7DC: Don Gardner, KC7JDC is now active on
6m from grid KH66RK.
France, TM5N, IN77xr: The Provins Radio-Club, F6KOP,
will be on the Saint-Nicolas Island (Gl�nan archipelago) (EU-
094) between April 27 and May 1 with an IC706 and 4 el
Yagi.
Greenland, OX3SA: Sven, in Qaaqortoq (the same town as
the OX3VHF beacon is in), GP60, is on with 50W. He can be
contacted by phone: Home +299 64 14 93 and Cell +299 49
36 03. He works shifts, so many times he is home during the
day. He also watches internet posts re 6m.
Iceland, TF/LA6HL: is planning a trip to IP24, IP14, HP94,
HP96, IP05, IP26, and IP25 between July 12 and August 2
with 120 W and a 5 el Yagi on 6m (also on 2m).
Azores, CU3AN: is watching 50.110 all days. Please QSL
only direct.
Atlantic Ocean, MU5MUF/mm: was to be on starting Janu-
ary 29, QRV on 28.885 and listening on 6m, active most local
evenings. He was sailing from Rio to USA.
Grenada, J3/DJ7RJ: Willi was on Grenada and made some
6m contacts to South America on his last days, February 2&3.
St. Maarten, PJ8/.... (+ FS/...): Bob, AA1M, Mike, W1USN,
and Jim/W1HL, will be operating from Sint Maarten (NA-
105) between February 27 and March 6. The plan to be active
on 80-6m CW, SSB, and PSK31. The also hope to do some
operating mobile from the French side of the island.
St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks, PW0S: Look for this team of
Brazilians from February 7-13� on 160-6m.
St. Helena Is., ZD7.. and Ascension Is., ZD8: Four mem-
bers of Barry Amateur Radio Society (B.A.R.S.) will be flying
down to Ascension Is. on March 9. The plan to operate all
bands (160-6m) and modes for 8 days there and then repeat
the operation on St. Helena for 15 days before returning to
Ascension and then home.
Ascension Is., ZD8KW: Johnny, ZD7WRG, is due to return
to Ascension on February 12.
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