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DX information. day/month submittet day/month to be deleted Puerto Rico, NP3. NP3CW, Julio Medina, is planning to activate grid FK67wx on Saturday September 04, 2004 from the city of Guayama in the southeastern part of Puerto Rico (NA-099). The coordinates will be 17.896121 and -66.114218. He plans to transmit between 50130 and 50150 MHz from 1300 to 2200Z. This grid is very rare as there are few 6 meters ops active from this grid. Julio will also try 2 meters on 144200 MHz. (The Daily DX #156 8/6/2004) (From SMIRK website) 11/08 2004 4/09 2004 Brunei, V8. JM1LJS, Hide, will be active as V8FDX from Brunei from August 13 to 16. He will be QRV on 6, 12, 17 and 30 meters CW and SSB. QSL direct to JM1LJS. Hide has a Web page at http://radio-dream.com/v8fdx. (The Daily DX #156 8/6/04) (From SMIRK website) 11/08 2004 16/08 2004 Luxemburg, LX. Look for LX/ON6QX, LX/ON4LO and LX/ON6UM to operate on all bands except 6 metres from Luxemburg on 18-21 September. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX ON6UM] (425 DX News #691) 11/08 2004 21/09 2004 Swalbard, JW. Harald/LA6LHA and Roger/LA4GHA are doing a mini DXpedition to Svalbard JW. They will operate from August 13-15th. Their callsigns will be JW6LHA (Harald) and JW4GHA (Roger). Activity will be on HF and 6 meters. QSL via bureau or direct to their home callsign as per the callbook address. (OPDX 671) 11/08 2004 15/08 2004 Haiti, HH. Jan, K4QD, a member of the Florida DXpedition Group, will be active as HH4/K4QD from August 16-27th. Jan is traveling to the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission where he will operate as time permits. He will be active on most bands on SSB and CW. QSL to K4QD via his new CBA (January 2004) or via the bureau. UPDATE: Jan announced that he will be taking a 6 meter station and antenna with him. He will leave the station monitoring 50.125 MHz for openings and activity while working on other projects. The NW Haiti Christian Mission is Grid Square FK39. (OPDX 671) 11/08 2004 27/08 2004 U.S.A., K. Matt/KB8KNM and Dan/KB8UYZ will activate the rare Grid EN67, from Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, September 5th. And for the county hunters, that's Keweenaw County. Listen for K8C on 80-2 meters SSB. Dan informs OPDX that this is just a one day operation. He states, "It's about an 8 hour drive from our QTH, and the spot we have chosen is about another 1 hour out in the woods (taking Jeeps to get back in there). We'll be operating from a cliff overlooking Lake Superior. Nice spot. This will be our first trip to EN67, and if all goes well, we do plan additional (operations), longer ones in the future. QSL direct via Dan, KB8UYZ. All QSLs will be answered. A S.A.S.E. is appreciated, but not required. (OPDX 671) 11/08 2004 5/09 2004 Kure Isl., KH7K. The Pacific DX Group is planning a DXpedition to Kure Atoll starting in mid-October for a 10 to 11 day operation. The team leaders are Kimo/KH7U and Patrick/NH6UY. They will be joined by an experienced international team of operators. The team consisting of about 15 operators will be active on 160-6 meters on SSB, CW, RTTY and with some PSK31. Operators mentioned so far are: KH7U, NH6UY, N4XP, WB4JTT, KO4RR, AA7A, N6MZ, DJ9ZB, I8NHJ, AH9B, N0AX, RZ3AA and JH7OHF. Kure is number 29 in North America and number 17 overall in the DX Magazine's "Most Wanted" for 2003. There has not been activity from here since 1997 and that operation resulted in a limited number of QSOs. Currently it is a wild life refuge normally closed to entry, and they are very lucky to be able to gain permission to land there. They want to give KH7K to as many North American DXers as they can on as many bands as possible. However, their primary target will be Europe. They also hope to provide a daily report and pictures while the DXpedition is in progress via the team's Web site. The Web page is currently under construction and can be found at: http://www.dxpedition.info The cost to make Kure available is very high even though the team members are absorbing a large portion of the expenses. They must first fly to Midway Island and then sail to Kure, so they are experiencing both plane and boat expenses. The trip will take a total of one month with an estimated 11 days on the Atoll for operating. Elliott, K7ER, is their NA point of contact for funds. His E-mail address is: [email protected] It was mentioned that there will be no online logs. More information will be forthcoming. (OPDX 671) 11/08 2004 ?/10 2004 Norway, LA. LA7SP/M Torfinn will pass thru JP77, JP87, JP78, JP88 and JP98 today Friday. He will check condx from all grids. Starting 8.00 utc and expects to be in JP98 abt 18z QRV CW between 090 - 099 (de SM7CMV) (SM7AED page) 11/08 2004 13/08 2004 Turks, VP5. Dennis, K7BV will be QRV as VP5/K7BV from Providenciales from August 9 to 16. His activity will be on HF and mainly 6 and 2 meters with WSJT during the Perseids Meteor shower. QSL to home call. (ARRL DX Bulletin 031) 10/08 2004 16/8 2004 Leshoto, 7P., Swaziland, 3D. & Mozambique, C9. Dave/K4SV and Neil/VA7DX return to Africa July 28th and will be active from three DX locations through August 17th. Dave and Neil will operate from Lesotho, July 29th to August 6th, Swaziland, August 7-11th and Mozambique, August 12-17th. Activity will be on CW, SSB, RTTY and other digital modes, with operations planned for 160-10 meters; subject to daily propagation conditions, with focus on the low bands nightly. Special effort will be made to work the general portion of the bands. Equipment has been provided by ZS6WB for meteor scatter and EME operation on 2m and 6m using FSK441 and JT65. Patience will be required because neither operator has much experience in either mode. Verticals will be used on 160 to 30 meters with 4 element A4S and WARC beams at 75 feet for the higher bands. Towers, antennas, logistical support, licensing and all in-country arrangements have been handled by African DX Safaris - ZS6WPX. They suggest that anyone needing these countries get your antennas ready to go now. Last year's callsigns will be reactivated with Dave using 7P8DA, 3DA0SV and C91DA. Neil will use 7P8NK, 3DA0WC and C91NK. Information on how to QSL and online logs will be available at: http://www.k4sv.com Logs will be uploaded daily and will be updated with the date of any QSL requests received and sent. QSL Manager for the entire operation will be: Stephen K4YL, PO Box 183, Flat Rock, NC 28731-0183 USA. (OPDX 670) 25/07 2004 17/8 2004 Peter 1. Isl., 3Y0. Another press release was posted July 11th on the 3Y0X DXpedition Web page by Bob/K4UEE and Ralph/K0IR. The DXpedition, which is scheduled to take place between January 20/21st and February 5th, is planning to a have multi-national team of twenty operators. The current list of operators are: K0IR, K3NA, K4SV, K4UEE, F2JD, HB9AHL, HB9BHW, LA6VM, NP4IW/6, N2WB, N4GRN, N6OX, UA3AB and W0RUN. Several invitations are pending that will complete the team. A backup list is also in place, and they are seeking potential team members who might want to go in the event of a cancellation. If interested, please contact Bob, K4UEE, via E-mail at: [email protected] Also, the press release lists the team's scheduled itinerary and states they expect to be active with 4-6 high power stations operating around the clock for about 2 weeks. Operations will be on 160-6 meters CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. The team still needs funds, as well as additional financial sponsors for this DXpedition. This is a very expensive DXpedition. The Web page states, "Fundraising is continuing with the addition of several area fundraisers: W3WL (North/South America), JA1ELY (Asia), F2JD (Europe and Africa) and ZL2AL (Pacific). For more details and updates, please visit the DXpedition's Web site at: http://www.peterone.com (QSP de OPDX 669) 20/7 2004 5/2 2005 Dominican Rep., HI. Mark, KB2MS, will be active as HI3/KB2MS from July 29th-August 15th. Activity will be mainly on 20 and 6 meters. QSL via his home callsign. By the way, Mark is the QSL Manager for HI3NR. (QSP de OPDX 669) 20/7 2004 15/8 2004 Lord Howe Island, VK9/L. Plans are finalized for Lord Howe Island, October 9-23. Arrival is approximately 1445 local time the first day but it will be dark by the time the operators will be on the air with one station, followed soon by a second. The rest of the setup will wait for daybreak the next morning. Most of the gear will be sent by boat freight next month. Donations to help cover the cost may be sent to Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group, Inc., P.O. Box 513, Nambour, 4560, Australia. Operators will be VK2IVK, Vicki, who operates SSB and was part of the VK9CT team in '96; IV3FSG, Elvira, SSB and specializes in RTTY, part of the VK9WM/VK9WY team in '97; VK4NEF, Eric, SSB, a good pileup operator; VK3SU, Mike, SSB; IK6CAC, Carlo, SSB, CW and RTTY, "a dedicated operator who knows how to work pileups;" and VK4FW, Bill, SSB and CW. VK6NKG, George, has had to pull out due to business commitments. There are two vacancies with one YL and one OM requested for those. You can contact VK4FW at [email protected] . The group hopes to have four stations on HF and 6 on the air. (The Daily DX #132) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 9/10 2004 Chesterfield
Island, TX/C. The team that brought
you ST0RY is going to bring you Chesterfield Island in October 2004.
They will operate from 160 through 6 meters. The callsign has been
issued, tickets have been purchased, and transportation has been
booked. Operators will be Chris, DL5NAM; Jan, DJ8NK; Hans, DK9NX;
Dieter, DJ9ON; Dieter, DL3KDV; Heye, DJ9RR; and one more op is needed
to share costs. All of these operators are experienced dx'ers and
have been on numerous dxpedtions. This expedition will cost between
$45,000 to $50,000 US. If you would like to contribute to help fund
the trip please contact Chris, DL5NAM at the following address: Miquelon, FP/VE7SV. An international team will be active from Miquelon Island from October 23 to November 2, 2004. This will include participation as a multi-two in the CQ WW SSB DX Contest. The operation will be on 6 through 160 including the WARC bands on CW and SSB. Additional modes may be added. A nine member team has now been selected and all participants are members of the internationally well known British Columbia DX Club (BCDXC). Team members include: VE7SV, Dale; VE7AHA, Andy; VE7AG, Jason; VE7CC, Lee; VE7CT, Steve; VE7VR, Dave; VA7NT, Paul; N7RO, Dick; XE1KK, Ramon; and VE7AVV, Paul. Most team members are experienced DXpedition operators, while several are newcomers who will get a taste of what drives the engine of success from the action side of the DXpedition radio. While the primary objective of the team will be to achieve a high QSO total for the DXpedition, their parallel objective is to give FP/VE7SV to as many locations as possible. The team will have operational blocks of time set aside specifically for JA, VK, ZL and the Pacific, as well as other areas where working FP as a new one is particularly challenging. In the remaining months of lead time until the team departs the west coast, everyone is working on equipment planning and deployment preparation process. Major equipment sponsors for the DXpedition are being secured, but individual or club donations would be gratefully received. Please check the team's Website for complete details http://www.bcdxc.org/ and select the FP/VE7SV link. (The Daily DX #123) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 2/11 2004 Portugal, CT. CT2HXM Thierry, F4TTR, will be QRV as CT2HXM, from July 24 to August 15. Using SSB and CW . QRA: Satao (Beira-Alta province) in IN60DR. 73 de Georges F8OP (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 15/8 2004 Faroe Island, OY. DL1RTL & DL2RMC Tom/DL2RMC and Heiko/DL1RTL will be active on a holiday DXpedition as OY/DL1RTL and OY/DL2RMC between August 30th and September 9th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters CW/SSB/RTTY/PSK/SSTV. QSL via their home callsigns. Also, visit the Web page for updates at: http://hkmann.de (OPDX Bulletin #661) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 9/9 2004 Market Reef, OJ0. A group from the World Wide Young Contesters (WWYC) plan to put on a DXpedition from Market Reef (OJ0) between September 23 and 26. The team is made up of students and they are accepting support either with donations or sponsors. If you can help please contact Pat via email to [email protected] or call/SMS him on +358503557789. Their main emphasis will be the SAC (Scandinavian Activity Contest) SSB Contest on the weekend of September 25 and 26. They will also be operating RTTY during the SAC. Team members will include OZ1AA, Thomas; OH6GDX, Pat; SM3WMV, Mike; and KU5B, Colin. Mike plans to do 6 meters while Pat expects to be on 2 meters (FSK441a, CW, SSB, and FM) and possibly 70 CM. For equipment the guys will take a TS-850SAT/AT, IC706 and IC735. They will have on KW amp for HF and a Mirage amp for VHF. Antennas to be used will include: A4S, 5el 6m, 2m Monoband 15-el beam, Butternut, 2el 12/18MHz, R7, GP 7 MHz and 160/80m dipoles. They will also be doing digital modes on 2 and 6 meters on 50220 and 144355. The team has a Web page at http://oj0yc.m3php.net/. This includes complete information on the upcoming DXpedition along with online logs and propagation forecasts. QSL via QSL via OH6GDX, Patrik Willfor, Langviksgatan 24 B13, FI - 65100 Vasa, Finland. (The Daily DX #099) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 26/9 2004 Mayotte Island, FH. Andre, ZS6WPX, will be active as FH/ZS6WPX from October 1-13th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters as well as 6 meters. Operations will be on SSB, Digital and some CW. QSL direct only via ZS6WPX. (OPDX Bulletin #658) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 13/10 2004 Isle of Man., GD. Press Release, Adrian Rees M1LCR, writes; GB4IOM / GB4SPT DX-Pedition Release 1, 7th April 2004. Members of the Wrexham and District Amateur Radio Society will be operating from the Isle of Man, during the period 1-8 September 2004. The site that will be used is Scarlett Point, a disused Coast Guard look out tower, approx 1.5 Miles South of Castletown, Isle of Man. (QRA: IO74, WAB SC26). Operation will be on all HF Bands, 50Mhz, 70Mhz, 144Mhz and 432Mhz, at full UK Power. It is envisaged that the team will operate simultaneously on: 3 HF Bands (CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK and some SSTV). 1 VHF Band. The team envisage a high level of activity on the lower HF Bands, with particular attention being paid to 160 and 80 Metres. It is planned to use a combination of aerials, including Phased Arrays, Yagi's and Quads at heights of 40 - 100 Feet. Callsigns: GB4IOM and GB4SPT will be used. QSL via the Bureau or direct to M1LCR (Further details and a PO Box Address will be issued later). A team of at least 10 operators will be active, and these so far include: MD3ABZ (Ronnie), MW1STE (Steve), MW1MDH (Mark), MW1VCD (John), M1LCR (Adrian), M3JRP (James) In addition a further 3 Operators will also be available. Information: The DX Pedition Site: http://www.gb4iom.co.uk, (Website due to go live on 16 April 2004) will contain updated information initially on a weekly basis, and then on line 24x7 during the period of the expedition. Visitors to the website will be able view and search logs, and operators will be able see QSO confirmation within 12 hours of each QSO. The website will include information on how to work GB4IOM and GB4SPT. This will include Frequencies, Times and modes where we will be operating. A number of awards are planned for working the station, either multi band / multi mode or a combination, and a QSL's are requested from SWL's. Further press release will be issued on the following dates: 7th July 2004, 7th August 2004, 14th August, 28th August Then daily updates via the website) Wrexham and District Amateur Radio Society meets every other Tuesday, further details are available from the Club Secretary, M1LCR, on 07766864452 or 01244 303108, email: [email protected] Adrian Rees (M1LCR) M: 07766 864452 H: 01244 303108 5/7 2004 28/8 2004 South Korea, HL. Kim, DS4BHW will be stationed on Cho Island for two years starting in late March and plans to be active on 80-6 metres. QSL via DS4BHW either direct (Kim, P.O. Box 27, Sunchon, 540-600, South Korea) or through the bureau. (QSP de 425 DX News #617) 3-2005 General information. Martinique, FM5. Eric, F5JKK, is in Martinique for 3 years. He is arrived in FM a few days ago. His callsign is: FM5JC. He is waiting for his equipement which will arrive the next week. He hopes to be QRV on 6 meters at the end of august, with 500 watts and a big M2 antenna. From his house, Eric will have a very good take off into Europe. More info to come. (F8OP) (SM7AED page) 11/08 2004 Alaska, KL7. It is of great delight to state the following: Effective as of 2200utc July 24, a new KL7 aurora beacon went QRV The KL7FU/b is now operational on 50.069 from BQ11 on the Arctic North Coast of Alsaka. It is running 50 watts to an omni antenna from near the village of Barrow, Alaska. That is all the details I have at the moment. It should provide for an outstanding aurora/transpolar beacon. 73, de Jeffrey KG0VL. (UKSMG) 25/07 2004 Jamaica, 6Y5IC. Wenty, 6Y5IC, reports that he is now QRV on six meters but without a yagi. He is using a 40M dipole at 90 feet. So far he has had openings to the east coast of NA and the eastern Caribbean area. He sends his best wishes and reports that the 6Y5RA/R beacon will be QRV soon. (AA5XE 7/18/04) (From SMIRK website) 20/7 2004 Andorra, C31. Andorran authorities have now authorized use of the six meter band to all resident hams in Andorra. C31JI, near Andorra La Vella, has become active, reports ON4IQ, Johan. C31HK, is also active on the "Magic Band", however he keeps a lower profile on the band and prefers to listen a lot. (The Daily DX #134) (From SMIRK website) 17/7 2004 50 MHz Chatroom.
Alain, ON4KST, writes; Dear chat user, The ON4KST chat/dx board
has been running now since June 2002 and has become very successful.
Until now over 4000 users have registered and up to 300 users are
logged in at the same time. QSL info. Johan ON4IQ, writes; Due to the increased cost of QSL-ing nowadays and not wanting to make a living on direct QSL, following measures have been taken to provide YOU a QSL from the stations I manage. CN8LI QSL I've made CN8LI a member of the belgian QSL buro, and I accept buro cards for him. I have mailed all QSL till June 2004 via the buro. HI3TEJ QSL For Ted's QSL I have opted to use LOTW (Logbook Of The World program by the ARRL), you will get credit for DXCC via the LOTW awards program. Those requiring a full color paper QSL still need to send me a SASE. HI8ROX QSL I'm in the proces of sending out 9000 QSL for HI8ROX QSO's made over the last years via the buro. It willbe a one operation thing clearing the entire log. The logs will be uploaded to LOTW as well somewhere in August. 5T6M QSL I've closed the log, and all log entries have been send a QSL via the DARC buro (drop off in Friedrichshaven). HB0/ON4ANT QSL Logs closed, all remaining QSL sennd via the buro. Those requiring more info about the QSL can join me on www.dxers.info pages. Best regards Johan ON4IQ 9/7-2004 U.A.E. A61. Peter PA2VST, writes; I am glad to announce that per August 1st, 2003 I will be the QSL manager for A61AH. Perhaps I will be able to do earlier logs in the near future too. Only direct QSL cards will be answered because the use of the Dutch QSL bureau is not allowed yet. Like the HZ1MD cards a SAE +irc, $ or € is enough to get the card. Adress is: PA2VST, Sandenburg 40, 1965 NK Heemskerk, Netherlands. Europe. 73's Peter PA2VST 1/7-2004 Band reports. Algeria, 7X. 7X0AD 22/06/2004 - 28/06/2004 50 MHz report: 2491 QSOs, 1347 on CW, 1144 on phone. 1935 different stations worked. 56 DXCC entities. Steve you left Seville, Spain intentionally out of the OZ map?. Mike will surely open the propagation for us from YV0, buena suerte amigo!. 73 Jose EA7KW (UKSMG) 25/07 2004 50 MHZ Report June/July 2004 by M1DUD /QRP I worked 30 DXCC’S in the month of June. Twenty-Seven were on single Sideband and a further 19 on CW. My main highlight was working two new DXCC’S, 3A Monaco on CW and 7X Algeria on both USB and CW. A further bonus was working ZA Albania on CW. The greatest DX worked so far this year was on 29th June at 1706 UTC with UT1IA in KN87 some 2620 kilometres distant. During June I made 169 contacts on 6 meters, this included two periods of contest operation in both the UKSMG and the IARU six-meter contests. On 5th/6th June I worked 9A, EA, G, I, ON, PA and 9H the ODX was 9H1TM in JM75 at 2053 kilometres. One-way propagation was noted in the Strong E’ opening on Saturday 5th. 9th June at 1830 I copied UT5G 539 on CW in KN66 an incredible distance 2346 Kilometres. In the same opening, I worked YO5CES, LZ3RX and LZ2PEP in KN33 at a fairly impressive 2098 Kilometres. On 10th June, I again found myself in the centre of the skip with CT working into the Baltic region. Now, why am I hearing Portugal and Spain when there is and E’ opening into Scandinavia? I’m confident that this is double hop E layer propagation rather than Sporadic E’s. The first scatter point would be in the Bay of Biscay and second above JO25 in the North Sea giving total path length over 2600 kilometres. I would be very fascinated to know if other stations have recorded such in their logs. I worked CQ4DX at 1642 on a QTF of 220 degrees and a minute later on a QTF of 060 I worked LY2BH. For over an hour I was able to hear both CT and EH stations working OH3 and LY. The opening was strong with some slight QSB. On 24th June between 1700-1740 opening into Denmark/Sweden and I had solid SSB contacts with OZ4ADX Rene on Bornholm island, OZ8ABE and OZ2PBS both in JO55. Also I worked SM7WT and heard SM7FJ both in JO65. Signals were all very strong with very slight QSB and some band noise. Around 1740 I heard SM7RYO in JO76, a shortly after this propagation shifted wholly to southeast Europe. At 1745 I heard in significant QSB, UR4UDI in KO40. At 1849 I worked UX0FF on CW in KN45 (2140 Kilometers). 6 Minutes later on CW I worked ZA/Z35W in Tirana (JN91). At 2000 the LZ2CC Beacon (5Watts ERP) in KN22, was copied 559. By 2100 hrs here was some very deep fading, but propagation remained open into Italy, Sicily and the Balkans at least until 2140 UTC with S9+ of R1 and E2 video also. The following morning 25th June I had my beam pointing due south. Emerging out of the noise, at 0640 I worked on SSB, EH6CC Rui, in JM19 (1400 kilometers). The I0JX/B beacon was 589 with me at 0700, with increasing signal strengths. At 0720 I was enormously pleased to work Laura 3A2MD. Although I have heard Monaco every year on SSB, and it has always attracted a huge pile-up, this time I was able to get through on CW with a 449 report. At 1804 hours, I worked CQ44NH in IM58 and almost one hour later on, I heard on 50.100 an unidentified? X0 station calling on CW. At 1909 utc I heard 7X0AD calling CQ on CW on the same frequency. I netted him on my second call for a 599 report (I think the operator may have been EH5KW), in JM16 square, some1716 Kilometres distant. At 1956, I worked EH9IB Pedro in Melilla, a strong signal but with significant fading and band noise present. As with the previous day, six meters ‘E’ propagation continued after 2130 into the Balkans with Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia all worked. On 29th June I made several contacts into the Ukraine at 1655 I worked Vlad US5CCO in KN57, 2167 Kilometres, Super! This was closely followed by an extraordinary CW contact with UT1IA in KN87, an astonishing 2620 Kilometres! Wow! Finally, at 1714 hours, I worked Val UR4RC in KO40 at 1981 Kilometres. On 30th June Again, I worked into the Ukraine. At 1630 I worked UT3UZ Alex on CW in KO50 2035 Kilometres. At 1646 hours, again I worked UR4RC in KO40. Conditions were noisy, with signal strengths markedly less than the previous day. On July 5th I copied at 0900 the SV1SIX beacon 539 on 50.040 CW One country that continues to elude me is Gibraltar ZB2. On 10th July, I heard ZB2EO on CW at 1420, regrettably he did not hear me! However, there was good solid opening into Scotland between 1630-1730 with GM4FSW, MM5DWW, GM1VKI, MM0BSM, GM4WJA, GM4VVX worked on SSB and I also heard GM4VVX, GM0EFT, MM5AHO, GM8IEM. On CW, I copied MM0CEZ. E’ Propagation shifted over to the Baltic with LY1CX in KO25 being worked at 1730. Over the next 45 minutes, I worked the following: SM7ASL, SM7XJF, SM1CQA (Gotland), DL/PE1GUR, ES5AM OZ6ABA (JO57). There was then long-skip condition with UT5UKY Vlad, in KO50 being worked at 1818 hours at 2026 kilometres distant. On the same beam heading stations in DL, OK2, SP9, SP6 and OH1 were worked between 1943-2020. At 2030 I copied 59+++ SV1DH, of course a huge pile up soon amassed on Costas in KM27, and so alas, no contact resulted. Robin Burrows-Ellis M1DUD 17/7 2004 Editorial. Temporally out of service. The system here is very unstable at the present, updates have not been made as often as I whish, right now things are running (at old 6x86) but I am working on, getting an other computer ready to maintain service. Regards OZ6OM "Matt". 8/8-2004 Latest editorial by OZ6OM. As You can see beneath, I planned for a break over an longer period - and it has been. Facing multiple surgery I realized, I had to slow down and take my time to recover. I am now in progress in doing so. Meanwhile, I have still received some DX info over the latest time - so I think I´ll give it a try and update the page at a regular basis. But it will be a modest start. My radio activity, in the nearest future will properly be at the local 2 meter repeater, and some participation in the Nordic Activity Contest with the OZ7CQ team - and perhaps a 6 meter contest or two as OZ6OM. So the rest of the year will be in small but determined steps. Regards OZ6OM "Matt". 1/7-2004 Editorial (May 2003) by OZ6OM. Back in January, I announced the last issue of the OZ50MHz DX Bulletin. Since then I have maintained this DX News page. But I feel I cant keep up with the news - QSP them fast enough, to say its really news. Some times I lack a few days behind. As editor I do not feel this is satisfying. I have therefore decided its time for a break, yes I have been at this since the first activity reports back in 1989. This news service may be back when my life get less stress full and I´m back at full health again. Until then I can only recommend the News pages of Arne SM7AED´s 50 MHz notebook and ofcouse the news at UKSMG and SMIRK. Until then, thanks for this time - and all the positive feedbacks - and mails I have received over the years. Very kind regards OZ6OM "Matt". 30/5-2003
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