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MMMonVHF Newsletter 2010-09-10From: nl@mmmonvhf.de (MMMonVHF News Mailer) please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal "Make More Miles on VHF" (), dated 2010-09-10 We attempt to distribute our Newsletter one or two times per week. For further detail please be so kind and refer at our "News"-page: - welcome and enjoy... ***************************************************************** Latest NEWS and INFO for the NEWSLETTER MMMonVHF The VHF-DX-Portal ***************************************************************** ** The 144 MHz EME NewsLetter - Current Issue September 2010 ** Since 2003 DF2ZC publishes the 144 MHz EME NewsLetter. This is a free service for the EME community. Bernd, DF2ZC, informed us that the latest edition of the EME-Newsletter is now available at: - EMENL201009 [1.692 KB] 73 SOURCE: tnx to Bernd, DF2ZC to MMMonVHF ** MMMonVHF MS Sprint Contest 2010 (World Wide MS Contest!) ** The VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF in cooperation with the magazines DUBUS and Funk-Telegramm (by Joachim, DL8HCZ) invited you to take part in our 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest, which have taken place for the first time in the 2008 Perseid shower. The 144 MHz Meteor-scatter Sprint Contest was done between 12./13. August 2010. Logs must be received at the latest by September 15, 2010!! Please send them to: mssprint [at] mmmonvhf.de Subject: MSSPRINT "CALL" Here are the Logs: until now SOURCE: Erwin, DK5EW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team ** Beta release of WSJT 9.0 ** A beta release of WSJT 9.0 is now available for free download on the WSJT Home Page. Briefly stated, WSJT 9.0 offers: 1. A new mode called ISCAT, which replaces JT6M 2. EME Echo mode 3. Enhanced features and performance for FSK441 4. Optional T/R period of 15 s for FSK441 and ISCAT 5. Enhanced user-editable message templates for FSK441 and ISCAT 6. Calculation of EME Doppler spread caused by lunar librations 7. Some simplification and clarification of the user interface. More details can be found in the "WSJT 9.0 Supplement to User's Guide", available at: A full WSJT 9.0 User's Guide is in the works, but not yet available. Go here to find the WSJT 9.0 download link. After gaining some experience with the beta release of WSJT 9.0, please share your views and opinions about it! Of course, bug reports are also welcome. SOURCE: Joe, K1JT via MoonNet ** Space Weather News for Sept. 9, 2010 ** SPECTACULAR ERUPTION: Just as sunspot 1105 was turning away from Earth on Sept 8th, the active region unleashed a spectacular eruption of plasma and extreme ultraviolet radiation. Earth was not in the line of fire--this time. Must-see movies from the Solar Dynamics Observatory and other spacecraft are highlighted on today's edition of (SOURCE:) . SPACECRAFT FLYBY ALERT: This is a good week for satellite watchers in the USA and Canada. Both the International Space Station and the US Air Force X-37B space plane are making a series of favorable passes over North American towns and cities. The spacecraft are easy to find using our Simple Satellite Tracker--an app for iPhones and Android. Visit for downloads and more information. SOURCE: ***************************************************************** HOT 144 MHz MS & EME DX-PEDITION NEWS - Pse do use: and use the FILTER for your personal wishes! ***************************************************************** ** DXCC: 3V ; Square: JM57 ; Start: 2010-09-14 ** USE or SUBSCRIBE: TS7TI qrv on 13-23 September 2010 from JM57! Possiblibly as well 144 MHz MS Activity (OP: IK7UXW). Remember JM57 will be one of the 3 most wanted squares on 144: /mwsmap.php LATEST NEWS from Fred, IK7JWX dated 2010-09-09: Bands : HF, WARC, VHF (MS, Tropo), UHF (Tropo) 1.2 Ghz (Tropo), 70 Mhz. (Tropo, Sporadic E), SHF 23 cm. (Tropo) 6 m. (Sporadic E). Modes : SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK31. ("may be" SSB activity also from some 3VFF and Lighthouses). Operators : IK7JWX, I8LWL, IZ7ATN. IK7UXW (VHF, UHF, SHF), 9A3A (CW), 3V8ST 3V8SA, 3V8SQ. News, info, log on line at : Qsl manager : I8LWL. Team leader : IK7JWX. SOURCE: tnx to Fred, IK7JWX direct to MMMonVHF ** DXCC: DX ; Square: OK71 ; Start: 2011-01-06 ** USE or SUBSCRIBE: Moon bounce for DX0DX - The Spratlys DXpedition 2011 DXpedition Team Leader, Chris Dimitrijevic VK3FY and DU8/VK3FY has announced that Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) contacts are planned as part of the DX0DX activation of The Spratlys. Also advised is latest external funding support that has been confirmed for the DXpedition that will involve some 30 radio amateurs in three teams on Thitu Island 6-24 January 2011. In the latest news, experienced EME contester and DXpeditioner, Colin Brown GM0RLZ will be active on both 6m and 2m. Chris VK3FY said, "We're delighted to have Colin GM0RLZ join DX0DX so it can be propagated by bouncing signals off the lunar surface. "He has filled a vacancy on DXpedition Team 2 (6-15 January) and has the role of coordinating any requests for moon-rise and moon-set contact attempts." The equipment proposed is an ICOM IC-9100 transceiver, OM2006 6m amplifier, Commander 2m amplifier, with antennas being a 6M7 for 6m and 2M9 on 2m, both by M2inc. Chris VK3FY said all other plans for the DXpedition are continuing satisfactorily and with 120 days to go there's a lot of work yet to be done. He said, "Support for DX0DX is growing steadily and thank you to those who have already given financially or in other ways towards this major undertaking." The Team acknowledges funding it has from NCDXF, EUDXF, CDXC (Chiltern DX Club), East Iowa DX Association, GMDX Group, Western Washington DX Club W7DX and the Helenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia. Other financial support has been received from individual radio amateurs Brad WA6JJB, Paul N6PSE, Marc DO4DXA, Maurice N4LZ, Vic W4VIC, Ken N5TY, Allan VK2CA, Paul VK2HV, Scotty KG9Z, Clay K7HC, Mitch DJ0QN, Neill K4ESE, Doyl AB4IQ, William K3WA. Billy W3EL, Hans SM0IMJ, Robert W0ZT, Albert N8NN, Tom N6AJR, Patricia K7EIE, John G3LZQ, and Tony VK3VTH. Support DX0DX: www.dx0dx.net/2010/05/callsign-name.html The corporate sponsors to love shack">date are: ACOM International, Ham Radio Outlet, Heil Sound, ICOM America, ICOM Australia, Kabayan Online Grocery, M2 antenna systems, microHAM, Mosley, OM-Power, QRO Communications, Rohn Products, SteppIR, Spiderbeam THAMWAY Corp, The RF Connection, Titanex, and WX0B Array Systems Support has also been given by the IARU Region 3 member society Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), DXWORLD, The Daily DX and ClubLog. SOURCE: Jim Linton VK3PC - Public Affairs DX0DX. ** DXCC: EA ; Square: IN70 ** USE Review at: click EG3EME/1 EA3CEC, EA3CBH, EA6SA and EA6VQ was operating from EA3CEC's radio QTH in the province of Avila (IN70QK) - LAST NEWS from Gabriel, EA6VQ, dated 2010-09-07: Operation finished and we are back home (except myself who will go to C3 tomorrow for some non radio holidays). 159 QSO in the log with 31 DXCC (117 QSO via EME 29 via satellite and 13 via tropo). We are quite satisfied with the results of the EME operation, that was our main goal and we are only disappointed for not having been able to make more QSO via satellite. Smallest station worked via Moon was using a single Yagi and 400w. We missed the contact with some well known EMErs. No CW requests were received so all QSO were made in JT65. QSL information and log of worked stations at: SOURCE: tnx to Gabriel, EA6VQ direct to MMMonVHF ***************************************************************** Latest V/U/SHF DX-PEDITION NEWS and EVENTS - Pse do use: and use the FILTER for your personal wishes! ***************************************************************** ** K5QE on EME in the ARRL Sept VHF contest ** Hello to everyone in the EME community. This year, the ARRL September VHF Contest will be held Sept 11th and 12th. We want to work as many EME stations on 2M AND 432 as possible to increase our grid count. Please help us with this event by working us on JT65b or CW. Thank you very much. As usual, we will be operating 2M on 144.142MHz Second sequence. On 2M, we will be running QRO with 8 x 18’s and ask that you try to work us if you see us during the contest. However, our moonrises and moonsets are very poor for contesting this time(AGAIN!!). Our first moonrise is 1545Z on Saturday, well before the contest starts(the contest starts at 1800Z). This means that the moon is up during the day when we need to be working the rovers and tropo operations. We will have to operate EME and terrestrial during the same time frame. We will just have to do the best we can. If we see an EME caller on 2M OR 432, we will stop and work that caller. If you see us working another station, PLEASE KEEP CALLING. That allows us to decode your call while we are finishing up a QSO with another operator. If you call in on CW, we will switch to CW and work you on CW as soon as possible. More in detail (QRG and times) pse use: SOURCE: SOURCE: tnx to Marshall, K5QE, direct to MMMonVHF ** Keith, KA9RSL will be operating from Drummond Island ** (USi MI017L, Grid Loc. EN86, Chippewa County), Michigan, during the 2010 ARRL Sept VHF QSO Party - LATEST NEWS from Andy, N8OFS, dated 2010-09-09: We will be leaving Indiana for Drummond Island, MI on Thursday. Friday will be setup and testing day for the station. We will be running 150 watts on 6 meters into a H array with reflector. On 2 meters we will be running 200 watts into a Cushcraft A144-11 70 cm will be 100 watts into a Diamond A430S15 QSL direct KA9RSL for our special QSL card from EN86ea. SOURCE: tnx to Andy, N8OFS direct to MMMonVHF ** Al, WA4EWV will be traveling during august and september ** He will be qrv from lot of different Squares during 23rd aug. and 28th sept. Targets: EM80-EM90-EM91-FM02-FM13-FM14-FM25-FM26-FM27- FM28-FM29-FM16-FM06-EM85-EM75-EM62. At all it shall be a trial to keep each day's miles to 200...300 plus or minus Al was showing up on 50 MHz past days from FM13... SOURCE: tnx to Al, WA4EWV direct to MMMonVHF ** 50 & 144 MHz from Kure Beach (FM13) and Topsail Isl (FM14) ** Charlie, K3NXH/4 will be vacationing on Topsail island (IOTA NA-112, NC004S, Pender County), North Carolina, between 8 September and 9 October 2010. He will be active during the ARRL September VHF Contest (11-12 September) from Kure Beach (Grid Loc. FM13) and Topsail Island (Grid Loc. FM14), North Carolina. QRV on 6 and 2 metres. If time and conditions permit Charlie will try FM03 and FM04. QSL via home call. SOURCE: [N8OFS] via ICPO Bulletin (02-10 September 2010) ** KN69 Activity on HF and 144 / 430 MHz ** Members of Radio Club "DELTA", will be active on 10 -13 September from Chigirin Fortress, WCA: UR-00002, UCFA: CH-002, URDA: CH-25, WW Loc KN69HB. Be plans work as EN1UCF/P on HF bands, CW/SSB and 144/430 MHz. This activity also good for the National historical and cultural reserve "Chigirin", UFFA: UUFF-050 and for "Ukrainian Rivers Award" and "Ukrainian Museum Award". QSL via UR7UT, bureau or direct. SOURCE: Andrew RN1CW via GOTO List ** Vendsyssel-Thy (JO47) qrv on HF and 50 MHz ** Tom, DL4VM will be active from Vendsyssel-Thy [Nordjylland] (EU-171, DIA NJ-001) on 4-18 September 2010. QRV on 40, 30, 15 6m, CW+ PSK31. QSL via home calll, direct or bureau. SOURCE: [rsgbiota.org] via ICPO Bulletin (02-10 September 2010) ** V31MM, V31PM and V31GB qrv from Belize on HF and 50 MHz ** Operators Jim/WB2REM, Paul/W4PGM and Glenn/KD2JA will be operating from Placentia, Belize, as V31MM, V31PM and V31GB between March 23-30th, 2011. During the 2011 CQ WPX SSB Contest (March 26-27th) they will use the callsign V31MM. Prior to the contest and after the contest, they will be operating under their own individual callsigns. QSL direct only to each operator's callsign. QSL V31MM via Jim/WB2REM, V31GB via Glenn/KD2JA and V31PM via Paul/W4PGM. Operators will be on both SSB and CW, 160-6 meters with a concentration on the 30/17/12 meter bands and 6 meters. When QSLing, please supply a SASE (from stateside) or (Overseas) Self Addressed Envelope (SAE) with either a green stamp depending on the U.S. Air Mail Rate at the time or an IRC. This will ensure you will receive a response to your QSL request. SOURCE: [GOLIST] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #974 ** V63YT, MICRONESIA, qrv on HF and 50 MHz ** Takuto, JE1SCJ, will be active as V63YT from Pohnpei Islands (OC-010) between November 24-28th. Activity will be on 160-6 m. using mostly CW with some SSB, RTTY and PSK31. He does plan to participate in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 27-28th), but he will go QRT around 0900z on the 28th due to his flight schedule. Outside of the contest he will focus on 160/30/17/12 meters bands The suggested frequencies are: 1824 (QSX up/down), 3510 (QSX up) 7010, 10110, 14010, 18080, 21010, 24900, 28010 and 50090 kHz. He plans to use 100 watts into wire antennas and a yagi for 6 meters. He states that dupe QSOs during the contest and outside of the contest are OK. QSL via his home callsign, by the Bureau or direct (w/SASE - see ). SOURCE: [GOLIST] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #974 ** DEADLINE for your NEWS input to MMMonVHF** .... for your News (pse use: ) to the next MMMonVHF Newsletter will be next wednesday 2359 UTC... ****************************************************************** The VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF - Newsletter Credits & Info ****************************************************************** Our Newsletter is compiled from the input of the USER of the VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF as well by a lot of free usable HF-V-U-SHF-Info-Sources (named as SOURCE at the NEWS) and chats like ON4KST-, RU-VHF-DX-Net, EA-V-U-SHF-Chat, N0UK-Singles Chat">Chat and others. ** Many thanks to all USER who send us info and news ** Wherever we found the info we always indicate the source of the info. If you get knowledge of an expedition, which is NOT listed at our VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF or if you have additional info for an expedition, PLEASE be so kind and send us this info at: ** /newsuser.php or /kontact.php ** The MMMonVHF-Team is always trying to spread any expedition info as much up-to-date and reliable as possible and as long as the info does not violate with our MMMonVHF-Policy. Have a lot of fun and enjoy the VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF! 73 de italian "Guy" DL8EBW on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA DL8EBW HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME ******************************************************************
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