MMMonVHF Newsletter 2010-03-05

2010-03-05  at  09:34 UTC

Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,

please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de), dated 2010-03-05.
We attempt to distribute our Newsletter one or two times per week.
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SOURCE: the Team of MMMonVHF

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VE7BQH 6m Antenna Comparison Table Issue #9:

The most recent version of VE7BQH's 6m Antenna Comparison Table
(in both text and Excel spreadsheet formats) now includes 3 Create
yagis from Japan. They are available now on my website at:
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm
GL and VY 73 SOURCE: Lance, W7GJ via Magic Band News

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DK3EE lost his antenna array due to "Xynthia":

Hello folks, on late afternoon last sunday i get a damage on my
4 x 24ele m2 eme system due high winds ... Orkan "Xynthia" first
one guy rope of the H frame fixing brokes , after one of 4 steel guy
ropes of mast boke. i tryed to fix it but finaly i saw the system
comming slowly down - all antennas are still ok ... hope to be back
on eme soon again - FOTO on Front of http://www.MMMonVHF.de
SOURCE: Tom, DK3EE, to MMMonVHF and MoonNet



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FY/Dl2NUD and 3A/DL8YHR are back at home:

Meantime the 2 EME/MS Expeditions from Hermann, FY/Dl2NUD and Frank,
3A/DL8YHR are behind us. Please feel free to take all details abt.
it (as well the LOGS) at the MMMonVHF REVIEW-PAGES:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/review.php
We have filtered it with the YEAR and so the above 2 expeditions are
easy to find if you only drop the CALL at the "CALLSIGN" line and
leave the 2010... Of course you are as well able to find expeditions
from past years which was spread by MMMonVHF these way...
Hermann, DL2NUD, did yesterday tell us that he gonna set a info at
the REVIEW what have happend with the donations he have had got from
the around 50 sponsors. REMEMBER that all the stations on the sponsor
list DO NOT HAVE TO SEND any money with in the QSL cards anymore...
SOURCE: Guy, DL8EBW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team


*** 8Q7 / MJ64 ***

MOONBOOUNCE from MALDIVES ISLANDS (8Q7/MJ64je)
As well the Team will try to setup a MMMonVHF DXBlog to spread their
latest News: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/showblog.php?ca=8Q7QQ
We are now in the final stage of preparations for our Maldives Islands
2010 DXpedition. QTH: Island of Velidhu, Ari Atoll (MJ64je)
Date: We arrive on the island March 21st. Once there we will start to
build the 4 stations. We expect to be QRV from March 23rd moon-rise to
March 31st moon-set. On April 4th we will be flying back to HB9.
Team: HB9QQ Pierre, HB9CRQ Dan, HB9EHJ/DL3OCH Bodo and DL2NUD Hermann
and Silvana (XYL of Dan) - Call: All operators will have a 8Q7 license
and call. We expect to use 8Q7QQ on all the bands. For more detail do
have a look at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2896
SOURCE: tnx to Dan, HB9CRQ. direct to MMMonVHF


*** G / IN69 ***

Cray valley r.s will be mounting a dxpedition to st Marys island
isles of Scilly mainly for iota contest 24/25 but will be also qrv
on 6m from 20th till 26th july 2010 we hope to run with ft2000 small
beam and qro from loc IN69UW we will be using our own calls mine is
G0VJG/p qsl via home call is fine direct or bureau there with be
other active to. Nobby G0VJG. SOURCE: tnx to Maurice, F5NQL


*** W/ IOTA ***

Team HAMCOW, W1ACT will be working IOTA, New England QSO Party on
160m-450MHz and satellite from Martha's Vineyard (IOTA NA-046, USi
MA005S), Dukes County, Massachusetts, between 30th April and 2 May
2010. This will also be their 17th Annual Dx-Pedition to Gay Head/
Aquinnah Lighthouse (ARLHS USA-319, WLOTA LH-2804). Operators
include Roland N1JOY, KB1TQB, Dan W2DAN, Don N1PMB, Bill KB1G, Bob
KB1JBC and Steve KA1RCI. QSL via N1JOY - SASE Only Please! (Roland
Daignault - N1JOY, 19 Davis Road, Westport, MA 02790 USA). Follow
updates on their web page at: www.qsl.net/hamcow/
SOURCE: [rsgbiota.org] via ICPO Bulletin (25 Febr. - 05 March 2010)


*** CN / IN50-IN51 ***

16 > 23 march 2010 :
Activity to Agadir & Lh. and to Essaouira & Lh. : 5C2J (IK7JWX), 5C2L
(I8LWL), 5C2SG (IZ7ATN), 5C2W (IK2DUW),5C2P (IK2PZC), 5C2Q (IK2GQP),
5C2Y (IK8GPY). Many thanks to : sponsors, supporters, ARRAM, Mr. Kacem
Elkaukabi, CN8QY Mounhaim. SOURCE: Alfredo IK7JWX via Reflector
Follow the MMMonVHF Info at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=3107


*** CT / IM69 ***

144/432!1296 MHz Contest Activity from CT1DIZ/p at IM69HH (serra S.
Mamede 1025m asl) RIG: -mastro 1(6m), com rotor T2X na base, 2x WY209
(2,5 wl) para 144MHz e 2x 719B(6 wl) com MGF1302 para 432MHz; -mastro
2(3m), com rotor T2X na base, 2x EA3BB(13 wl) com MGF1302 para 1296MHz
-IC 275H (144MHz) + 3CX800A7; -IC 910H (432 + 1296 MHz) + GI7B + 35W
(at 23cm); -gerador Honda 4KVA. SOURCE: Jose Barbosa CT1DIZ at Refl.


*** 3V / JM53-JM55 ***

27 april > 4 may 2010 :
TS8P (TS8P/p) : activity to Djerba island AF-083 (45,5%) + Lh. & Conig-
liera island AF-092 (31%) + Lh. : all HF, WARC, 6m., SSB, CW, PSK31,
RTTY. Many thanks to : sponsors & supporters, Mr. All Fathallah of
Tunisian Scouts Amateur Radio Club CAST, Scout Tunisiens of 3V8SM,
3V8ST Montassar, Luigi Seccia (Mediaset), travel agency CTS of Lecce,
Vera Tour operator, director of the "Palias des iles" (italian village
of Djerba). TS8P is a multioperators call used by : IK7JWX (team leader
& Qsl manager), I8LWL, IC8ATA, IZ7ATN, IK2DUW, IK2PZC, IZ2GRG (also
LZ5FF), IK8BPY, IS0AGY, IK2GPQ, IW2NLC (YL), IK8GQY (YL).
SOURCE: Alfredo IK7JWX via Reflector
Follow the MMMonVHF Info at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=3108


*** W / EL84 ***

Members of the Amateur Radio Outdoor Adventures, Inc., will be
activating Grid Square EL84, March 11-15th. Activity will be from
Fort Jefferson, Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas (USI FL-013S, USA-316,
Monroe County, Florida) 72 miles west of Key West. Callsign will be
K4T. Team members are: Mike/AC2V, Dave/N2NL, Chris/KN3ZIG, Pete/AI4QY
Gary/K4MF, Max/KJ4EUT, Dan/W4UH, Pete/WD4IXD, Fred/K9VV, Vick/WA0USA
Mark/N8MH and Jennifer LeSueur. Activity will be on HF, Satellite
and Digital. The group plans to have 3 HF stations, 2 satellite
stations and 1 portable satellite station. They have posted the
proposed satellites passes and frequencies on their Web. The K4T
Web page is available at: http://aroadventures.org
SOURCE: Update via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #949


*** OH0 / JP90 ***

Operators Hans OH0/PA0VHA, Steve OH0/PA2A, Wim OH0/PA2AM, Teun
OH0/PB5A, Jack OH0/PA3BAG, Wil OH0/PA3ALK and Martin OH0/PA2VMA
will be active from Aland Island (EU-002, WLOTA LH-1373) from 15-28th
May 2010. QRV on all bands, with emphasis on the WARC bands, using CW
SSB and RTTY. They will also be QRV on 6 metre EME with WSJT (JT65A).
The callsign for EME will be OH0/PA2AM. QSL via the operators home
callsign. Web: www.pi4cc.nl/
SOURCE: [rsgbiota.org] via [ICPO] ICPO Bulletin (04-12 March 2010)


*** W / IOTA STATESIDE TOUR ***

Pete, VE3IKV, will once again be active from the following stateside
islands: March 6-7th - St. Simons; NA-058, USI GA-003S, Glynn county,
Georgia March 8-13th - Key West; NA-062, USI FL-040S, Monroe county
Florida March 11-12th - Garden Key, Dry Tortugas; NA-079, USI FL-013S
Monroe county, Florida. His callsign will be W4/VG3RA. Activity will
probably be on 40 meters CW using 100 watts into a sloper antenna.
Also, look for him on 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via VE3IKV,
direct or by the Bureau. SOURCE: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #949


*** IS / JN41 ***

SARDINIA ? IS0R ? May 7 to 15 2010 - update 2010-03-04:
The IS0R dxpedition by the Provins ARC F6KOP is quite ready to go.
The crew is now complete with 12 operators from three states.
Active with 3 stations (FT 450 + PA?s, filters and miscellanous)
dedicated to HF from 160 to 10 meters and an other for the 6 meters
band. We will try to be on the air 24h a day. For HF, phased verticals
and K9YA (low bands) and Spiderbeams for upper bands. For 6 meters a
six el. Yagi is expected. It will be the first time since a while we
will be active on 6. Pilot station : Serge F6AML QSL via Flo/ F5CWU
either direct or via the French REF-Union bureau. More information
on QRZ.com, IS0R. - SOURCE: tnx to Maurice, F5NQL, DX-News


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73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBW
on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA DL8EBW HA5CRX
IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME



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