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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 07:07:40 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu> Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #785 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Wed, 13 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 785 Today's Topics: 2M opening to Hawaii de CA. (3 msgs) ARLX020 New 2304 distance record ARRL Committee Resigns Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 08 July Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 09 July Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #166 Send Replies or notes for publication to: <Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu> Send subscription requests to: <Info-Hams-REQUEST@UCSD.Edu> Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Jul 94 01:59:24 -0800 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!admvax.sonoma.edu!harrisok@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 2M opening to Hawaii de CA. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2vubqu$4ni@crl3.crl.com>, hbs@crl.com (Henry B. Smith) writes: > Two meters can be very exciting when you start exploring the different > propagation modes. Actually six meters is also exciting because we > have been getting some nice Sporadic-E openings. > > There is plenty of room for fun on the VHF bands. Smitty-- I'd love to get on 6 meters or maybe even 440. I'm doin' that starving student thing right now... :) If I learned how to wheel and deal a little bit, maybe I would start showing a net increase in radio equipment. As it is, I have to lose something to gain something and I like everything I have right now! <grin> 73, Ken Harrison N6MHG email: harrisok@sonoma.edu ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 94 01:53:00 -0800 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!admvax.sonoma.edu!harrisok@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 2M opening to Hawaii de CA. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2vu2ii$if7@cat.cis.Brown.EDU>, md@pstc3.pstc.brown.edu (Michael P. Deignan) writes: > In article <1994Jul11.224615.1@vax.sonoma.edu>, > harrisok@vax.sonoma.edu writes: > >> Oh am I jazzed! I just worked Hilo, Hawaii on 2 meters via our club repeater >> here in Sonoma County, CA. The first time I worked Hawaii and it was VHF! > > Upgrade to General and you can work people even farther away than that. Just out of curiosity, why would I be able to work stations farther away simply by upgrading to general? I've worked the Marshall Islands, Japan, United Kingdom, etc. on HF. Somehow the rest of the world will open up for me by upgrading to general? I don't get it. (Incidentally, I'm hoping for upgrading to advanced by Sept. If I can only get over that 10 wpm block...) Ken Harrison N6MHG email: harrisok@sonoma.edu ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 94 02:09:28 -0800 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!admvax.sonoma.edu!harrisok@network.ucsd.edu Subject: 2M opening to Hawaii de CA. To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <2vv4io$h2o@ccnet.ccnet.com>, rwilkins@ccnet.com (Bob Wilkins n6fri) writes: > harrisok@vax.sonoma.edu wrote: > : Oh am I jazzed! I just worked Hilo, Hawaii on 2 meters via our club repeater > : here in Sonoma County, CA. The first time I worked Hawaii and it was VHF! > : The ducting/QSO occured at 10:00 PM PDT and my QTH is Santa Rosa, CA. > > : Oh was that exciting. Just happened to turn the HT on at the right time. > : I worked Chris, AH6GG and his friend Michelle, WH6CQQ. > > This was an exceptional tropo opening between the west coast and Hawaii. > The HME 1296 beacon was strong in the bay area. Hopefully the boys in > so-cal were able to make a two way contact on 2400 MHz...I was able to > hear AH6GG who was only running a hundred watts, here in Berkeley, on the > input to the 6.73 sonoma repeater! Bob-- Did you jump in and make a contact? I don't remember hearing your call. I also heard that the next morning a ham worked AH6GG simplex with 5 watts while crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Ken Harrison N6MHG email: harrisok@sonoma.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 08:18:14 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!ddsw1!indep1!clifto@network.ucsd.edu Subject: ARLX020 New 2304 distance record To: info-hams@ucsd.edu In article <$arlx020.1994@ampr.org> w1aw@arrl.org writes: >ARLX020 New 2304 distance record > >This year's summer VHF opening between Hawaii and California has >produced a new 2304 MHz world distance record. On July 11 at 2321 Uh, am I missing something here? What's the connection between a VHF opening and a UHF distance record? -- Optimists say, "The glass is half full." Cliff Sharp Pessimists say, "It's half empty." WA9PDM We realists say, "Before I decide, clifto@indep1.chi.il.us tell me what's in the glass." ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jul 94 13:48:08 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: ARRL Committee Resigns To: info-hams@ucsd.edu A short while ago, JDOW@bix.com said: >>Seems this is not all that different from what happened to Luck Hurder >>not long ago. ARRL HQ *SEEMS* to be run by a collection of thought control >>police it would appear. That is not a nice picture, nie? To which Luck Hurder retorts: So! Gone but not forgotten, eh? Chortle. I confess that I wondered if anybody would see a pattern. This is particularly so with regard to the various external committees that ARRL HQ enjoys forming and then providing virtually zero support to. THIS time, however, they picked the wrong crew to screw with. The folks on the Bio-effects committee were/are exceptionally intelligent, and not in the least bit cowed either by assinine (lack of) policy, OR being absolutely ignored. ARRL HQ has a very long history of ignoring their committees. Before they fired me in April, I was the staff liaison to one of those committes and I can assure you that they (the committees in general) were rarely thought of as being of any value whatsoever. Sad... I can think of ONE exception and only then because of a wonderfully-interested and adept ARRL HQ Staffer who provides proper management and support to that committee. But as for the others, the support is SO minimal that they can seldom even keep Chairmen on board. I seem to recall that the Public Service Advisory Committee, for instance, went through three Chairmen in about as many years. And no wonder. As for JDOW's comment that it reeks of "thought police" there at HQ, well .... just take a look at the new policy (that got ME fired!) regarding the copying and censorship of all incoming and outgoing electronic mail at HQ! 73, ------------------------------------------------------------- Luck Hurder, KY1T KY1TLUCK@AOL.COM 53 Broadview St. "The Amateur Radio Service opens doors Newington CT 06111 to the world for EVERYONE!" ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 19:24:30 MDT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 08 July To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 08 JULY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 08 JULY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 189, 07/08/94 10.7 FLUX=085.8 90-AVG=080 SSN=082 BKI=2111 2111 BAI=004 BGND-XRAY=A6.2 FLU1=5.6E+05 FLU10=5.8E+04 PKI=2211 3222 PAI=007 BOU-DEV=014,006,008,008,011,007,008,008 DEV-AVG=008 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= C1.0 @ 0538UT XRAY-MIN= A4.9 @ 2017UT XRAY-AVG= A8.8 NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1805UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 2210UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.5% PCA-MAX= +0.0DB @ 1910UT PCA-MIN= -1.1DB @ 2225UT PCA-AVG= -0.2DB BOUTF-MAX=55251NT @ 1307UT BOUTF-MIN=55211NT @ 1749UT BOUTF-AVG=55238NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+077,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+118NT@ 1706UT GOES6-MIN=N:-043NT@ 0013UT G6-AVG=+101,+027,-013 FLUXFCST=STD:085,085,085;SESC:085,085,085 BAI/PAI-FCST=010,010,010/010,015,020 KFCST=2234 1222 2234 1222 27DAY-AP=000,021 27DAY-KP=3345 3223 3445 3443 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 07 JUL 94 was 38.0. The Full Kp Indices for 07 JUL 94 are: 3+ 4- 3o 3- 4o 3- 3- 3o The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 07 JUL 94 are: 19 24 16 11 27 11 14 17 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 08 JUL is: 1.8E+07 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was low. Region 7749 (S09W10) produced the only significant event the period, a C1/SF at 08/0538Z. Region 7747 (S15E08) showed the only growth with increases in spot area and number. All other regions are in slow decline. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low. Region 7747 has the best chance of producing C-class flare activity. The geomagnetic field has been at mostly quiet levels for the past 24 hours. The GT 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous altitude was moderate for most of the day. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet for the next two days. Unsettled to active conditions are expected at high latitudes on the third day. Event probabilities 09 jul-11 jul Class M 05/05/01 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 09 jul-11 jul A. Middle Latitudes Active 25/25/30 Minor Storm 10/10/10 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 B. High Latitudes Active 30/25/40 Minor Storm 10/10/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 HF propagation conditions were near-normal over all regions. Conditions are expected to remain unchanged over the next 3 days. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 08/2400Z JULY ------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7742 S09W79 231 0050 HRX 04 002 ALPHA 7746 N11W04 156 0130 CAI 06 013 BETA 7747 S15E08 144 0100 CSI 08 015 BETA 7749 S09W10 162 0060 CRI 06 012 BETA 7743 S10W65 217 PLAGE 7745 N08W65 217 PLAGE 7748 S03W36 188 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 09 JULY TO 11 JULY NMBR LAT LO NONE LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 08 JULY, 1994 --------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP 0147 0151 0159 B1.3 480 0254 0254 0254 110 POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 08 JULY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 08/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 90 N30E16 N20E02 N30W00 N35E15 144 ISO POS 004 10830A 92 N40E75 N03E60 N10E40 N40E66 090 ISO POS 022 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 07 Jul: 0520 0524 0528 B1.1 0613 0617 0621 B1.2 0822 0829 0834 B1.2 0850 0902 0911 B2.3 SF 7746 N08E17 0951 1002 1006 M1.3 1N 7746 N13E19 31 26 B1033 U1034 1048 SF 7746 N09E15 1104 1110 1119 B2.7 SF 7742 S10W57 1131 1135 1138 B2.1 SF 7746 N11E14 1400 1403 1407 B1.1 1511 1515 1517 B2.0 1521 1529 1535 B4.1 SF 7746 N10E10 1926 1935 1941 B8.2 SF 7746 N10E11 2116 2122 2125 B1.3 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7742: 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 ( 7.7) Region 7746: 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 006 (46.2) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 006 (46.2) Total Events: 013 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 07 Jul: 0613 0617 0621 B1.2 III 0822 0829 0834 B1.2 III 0951 1002 1006 M1.3 1N 7746 N13E19 II,III,IV 1131 1135 1138 B2.1 SF 7746 N11E14 III 1521 1529 1535 B4.1 SF 7746 N10E10 III,V 1926 1935 1941 B8.2 SF 7746 N10E11 II,V NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Jul 1994 23:00:26 MDT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!adec23!ve6mgs!usenet@@ihnp4.ucsd.edu Subject: Daily Summary of Solar Geophysical Activity for 09 July To: info-hams@ucsd.edu /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ DAILY SUMMARY OF SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY 09 JULY, 1994 /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (Based In-Part On SESC Observational Data) SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDICES FOR 09 JULY, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: The greater than 2 MeV electron fluence has fallen back toward low to moderate levels. !!BEGIN!! (1.0) S.T.D. Solar Geophysical Data Broadcast for DAY 190, 07/09/94 10.7 FLUX=085.9 90-AVG=080 SSN=072 BKI=2100 1211 BAI=003 BGND-XRAY=A6.6 FLU1=9.0E+05 FLU10=1.5E+04 PKI=2101 2322 PAI=006 BOU-DEV=013,004,002,002,006,019,005,006 DEV-AVG=007 NT SWF=00:000 XRAY-MAX= B4.5 @ 1858UT XRAY-MIN= A6.2 @ 0927UT XRAY-AVG= A9.2 NEUTN-MAX= +003% @ 1905UT NEUTN-MIN= -001% @ 1925UT NEUTN-AVG= +0.6% PCA-MAX= +0.1DB @ 2050UT PCA-MIN= -0.9DB @ 2340UT PCA-AVG= -0.1DB BOUTF-MAX=55251NT @ 1300UT BOUTF-MIN=55230NT @ 1659UT BOUTF-AVG=55244NT GOES7-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES7-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G7-AVG=+091,+000,+000 GOES6-MAX=P:+000NT@ 0000UT GOES6-MIN=N:+000NT@ 0000UT G6-AVG=+000,+000,+000 FLUXFCST=STD:085,085,085;SESC:085,085,085 BAI/PAI-FCST=005,010,015/012,015,015 KFCST=2233 3332 2334 4322 27DAY-AP=021,011 27DAY-KP=3445 3443 3223 2333 WARNINGS= ALERTS= !!END-DATA!! NOTE: The Effective Sunspot Number for 08 JUL 94 was 35.0. The Full Kp Indices for 08 JUL 94 are: 2- 2- 1+ 1+ 2- 2- 2+ 2- The 3-Hr Ap Indices for 08 JUL 94 are: 6 6 5 5 7 7 9 7 Greater than 2 MeV Electron Fluence for 09 JUL is: 1.6E+07 SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITY -------------------- Solar activity was very low. Activity this period consisted of 3 weak B-class flares. An optically uncorrelated B1 x-ray event occurred at 09/0031Z, a B1/SF was reported at 09/0934Z from Region 7746 (N12W16) and just recently, a B4/SF occurred from Region 7749 (S08W21) at 09/1857Z. Weak low frequency radio emissions were reported from all three events. Region 7746 has shown dramatic growth over the past 24 hours, mostly in the leader portion of the group. Two new penumbral areas were created, both possibly in a delta configuration. All other regions are stable. Solar activity forecast: solar activity is expected to be low. C-class, and possible M-class, activity is expected from Region 7746. The geomagnetic field has been at quiet levels for the past 24 hours at all levels. The GT 2 MeV energetic electron flux has been in the normal to moderate range over the past 24 hours. Geophysical activity forecast: the geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled for the next 3 days. Event probabilities 10 jul-12 jul Class M 10/10/10 Class X 01/01/01 Proton 01/01/01 PCAF Green Geomagnetic activity probabilities 10 jul-12 jul A. Middle Latitudes Active 10/20/30 Minor Storm 05/10/15 Major-Severe Storm 01/05/05 B. High Latitudes Active 15/25/30 Minor Storm 05/10/15 Major-Severe Storm 05/05/05 HF propagation conditions were near-normal over the last 24 hours. No changes are expected over the next 72 hours, through 12 July inclusive, except perhaps for periods of minor signal degradation during the local night hours for transauroral high-latitude paths. There is an elevated risk for minor short wave fadeouts associated with possible M-class flare activity from Region 7746. COPIES OF JOINT USAF/NOAA SESC SOLAR GEOPHYSICAL REPORTS ======================================================== REGIONS WITH SUNSPOTS. LOCATIONS VALID AT 09/2400Z JULY ------------------------------------------------------- NMBR LOCATION LO AREA Z LL NN MAG TYPE 7746 N11W18 156 0150 DAI 08 016 BETA 7747 S15W07 146 0050 CSO 10 015 BETA 7749 S08W26 163 0050 CRI 06 011 BETA 7742 S09W92 231 PLAGE 7743 S10W78 217 PLAGE 7745 N08W78 217 PLAGE 7748 S03W49 188 PLAGE REGIONS DUE TO RETURN 10 JULY TO 12 JULY NMBR LAT LO 7740 S12 020 LISTING OF SOLAR ENERGETIC EVENTS FOR 09 JULY, 1994 --------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END RGN LOC XRAY OP 245MHZ 10CM SWEEP NONE POSSIBLE CORONAL MASS EJECTION EVENTS FOR 09 JULY, 1994 ------------------------------------------------------- BEGIN MAX END LOCATION TYPE SIZE DUR II IV NO EVENTS OBSERVED INFERRED CORONAL HOLES. LOCATIONS VALID AT 09/2400Z --------------------------------------------------- ISOLATED HOLES AND POLAR EXTENSIONS EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH CAR TYPE POL AREA OBSN 90 N36E03 N22W03 N27W09 N38E01 141 ISO POS 002 10830A 92 S05E61 S05E61 N10E26 N25E58 093 ISO POS 016 10830A SUMMARY OF FLARE EVENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn 2695 MHz 8800 MHz 15.4 GHz ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------- --------- --------- 08 Jul: 0049 0053 0056 B1.4 0147 0151 0159 B1.3 0526 0538 0551 C1.0 SF 7749 S09W01 0853 0856 0903 B1.0 1519 1524 1529 B1.1 REGION FLARE STATISTICS FOR THE PREVIOUS UTC DAY ------------------------------------------------ C M X S 1 2 3 4 Total (%) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- ------ Region 7749: 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 001 (20.0) Uncorrellated: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 004 (80.0) Total Events: 005 optical and x-ray. EVENTS WITH SWEEPS AND/OR OPTICAL PHENOMENA FOR THE LAST UTC DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Date Begin Max End Xray Op Region Locn Sweeps/Optical Observations ------ ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ------ ------ --------------------------- 08 Jul: 0147 0151 0159 B1.3 III NOTES: All times are in Universal Time (UT). Characters preceding begin, max, and end times are defined as: B = Before, U = Uncertain, A = After. All times associated with x-ray flares (ex. flares which produce associated x-ray bursts) refer to the begin, max, and end times of the x-rays. Flares which are not associated with x-ray signatures use the optical observations to determine the begin, max, and end times. Acronyms used to identify sweeps and optical phenomena include: II = Type II Sweep Frequency Event III = Type III Sweep IV = Type IV Sweep V = Type V Sweep Continuum = Continuum Radio Event Loop = Loop Prominence System, Spray = Limb Spray, Surge = Bright Limb Surge, EPL = Eruptive Prominence on the Limb. ** End of Daily Report ** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 14:44:06 -0600 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!alberta!ve6mgs!usenet@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #166 To: info-hams@ucsd.edu SB DX @ ALLBBS $OPDX.166 Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 166 The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 166 BID: $OPDX.166 July 11, 1994 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio Online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 8/N/1 Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, DF4RD, DL7VEE & DXNL, JH2PDS, SM0TXT, WB2RAJ, K4CEF, NW8F, VE1CBK and ZL2TT for the following DX information. 1A, SMOM. (The following is information excerpted from reports on Internet, and heavily editorialized by K4CEF.) There appears to be some sort of feud going on over the recent 1A0KM operation between the operators who went this past week, and those ops who have gone on all the previous operations and who were NOT present for this one. The problem seems to stem mostly from the fact that none of the latter group were invited to participate, and those in the latter group seem to be having a tough time understanding how the new group got permission to operate 24 hours a day without them etc etc. They have posted letters on Internet casting disparaging remarks about the integrity, friendship and honesty of the new group, and apparently trying to discredit them. It all appears that the old group just wants to keep the operation of 1A0KM to themselves, and to keep it on the rare list in order to have "their own country". I would imagine the primary aim here is to assure the continued flow of American dollars to the proper hands.-- de K4CEF 7Q, MALAWI. Peter, ON6TT, who is currently signing D2TT from Angola, will be active next weekend possibly signing 7Q7XT. He is scheduled to be there from July 17th through August 5th. Activity will be on all bands, but mainly on the WARC bands and the lower bands. QSL via ON5NT. 8P, BARBADOS. Mark, ex-J5UAI, is now active as 8P9HB. He plans to be active on all bands, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via NW8F. A3, KINGDOM OF TONGA. Masa, JE1DXC, will be active from Tongatapu Island (IOTA OC-049), July 14-27th. His callsign has not been issued as of yet, but he plans to be active on CW/SSB on 40-10 meters, including the WARC bands. There may be some 75-80 meters. Masa would like to put an emphasis on 30 and 20 meters for the East coast and European operators. QSL via CBA or the JARL Bureau. CY0, SABLE ISLAND. Wayne, VE1CBK, informed OPDX that there will be a 50/50 chance he will be active as CY0SAB from July 18-22nd. Wayne will probably be active on all bands and he is hoping to take 6 meter gear with him. QSL to VE1CBK new address: Wayne King, 63 Brook St., Lake Fletcher, N.S., Canada B2T 1A5. (This is not in the CallBook!) FR/T, TROMELIN. There was one report over the weekend that Jacques, FR5ZU, was heard on RTTY signing FR5ZU/T on 14084 kHz around 1630z. WFWL! FT5, KERGUELEN ISLAND. Pierre, FT5XJ, was heard around 14085 kHz on RTTY between 1215 and 1245z. He is expected to leave the island sometime this month. Pierre will be gone for 3 months and then return. QSL via F5NLL or F1NLL in the callbook. KH0, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND. Tosy, JA6VZB, is planning to be active as AH0T, from July 14-17th. His activity will actually be from Rota Island (IOTA OC-046). Look for him on all bands in CW/SSB and with a possibility of some RTTY operations. QSLs only via JA6BSM. OH2C (SPECIAL CALL). The Radioclub of the Helsinki Telephone Company (OH2AQ) used this special call at Finnish Amateur Radio League station during the IARU HF Championship Contest this past weekend. The operators were OH2BCI, OH2BQW, OH2BVF and OH2NRV. QSL via OH1NRV. S2, BANGLADESH. There was a rare appearance on July 5th, by both S21A and S21B. S21A was heard on 14168 kHz around 1430z and S21B was heard on 14196 kHz around 1450z. QSL both W4FRU. S9, SAO TOME. Charlie, S92SS, continues to be very active. He has been heard lately on some of the WARC bands. Check 18087 or 10109 kHz around 2245z. If he is not there check 20 meters SSB between 2100 and 2300z. S92YL has also been active on 15 and 20 meters between 2030 and 2130z. ST, SUDAN. Lou, ST0K, has been heard on 20 meters (around 14019) CW between 2230 and 0030z. He reports that his QSL Manager is Richard (WB2RAJ). Richard informs OPDX that he has not yet received the logs and is unsure (or clear) whether or not he is Lou's QSL Manager. Richard has heard from others sources that Lou wants him to be just a "mail drop". Richard has stated he will return all the cards to Lou and explain to Lou he will not be just a mail drop. As soon as Richard receives a correspondence (or logs) from ST0K or ST2AA, he will inform all of the situation. ZK3, TOKELAU. Steve, AA6LF, who is currently active from North Cook Islands as ZK1ALF, will be active from ZK3-land, July 13-18. Most of his current activity has been on 20 meters between 0300 and 0700z. QSL via AA6LF. ZL8, KERMADEC ISLAND (PIRATE!). Ron, ZL2TT (NZART DX Editor), informed OPDX that ZLs and VKs have been hearing activity by a station signing ZL8BX on 80 meters. There have also been reports of 40 meter activity on the Ohio/Penn Network. This station states his home call is VK1QQ and that he is going to be on the island for 3 years. Ron was told by the New Zealand Radio Licencing, that they have not issued a ZL8BX call and that no one would ever spend three years on the island. The maximum stay on the island is one year. This is the second rare ZL call that has been used on CW in the last couple months. The last was ZL9RV on Campbell Island and this was also not genuine. FAX YOUR DX INFORMATION NOW! Faxing is available Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 0430 to 2330z only. The number is 216-237-8208 and the FAX card is sharing the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch. Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, call BARF-80 BBS online at 216-237-8208 14400/9600/2400/1200/300 and leave a message with the Sysop or send InterNet Mail to: aq474@cleveland.freenet.edu or send BitNet Mail to: aq474%cleveland.freenet@cunyvm or send PRODIGY Mail to: DFJH48A or send a message via packet to KB8NW @ WA8BXN.OH.USA.NA /EX -- ---------------------------- Tedd Mirgliotta KB8NW InterNet: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS (BARF-80) +1 216/237-8208 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Jul 1994 02:28:10 GMT From: usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!yeshua.marcam.com!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!ddsw1!godot.cc.duq.edu!news.duke.edu!solaris.cc.vt.edu!news.ans.net!sitka.wsipc@ihnp4.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <940711083503_2@ccm.hf.intel.com>, <LEVIN.94Jul11155531@cassandra.bbn.com>, <CstBw4.7nx@news.hawaii.edu>cs.umich Subject : Re: Does CW as a pre-req In article <CstBw4.7nx@news.hawaii.edu>, Jeffrey Herman <jeffrey@kahuna.tmc.edu> wrote: >In article <LEVIN.94Jul11155531@cassandra.bbn.com> levin@bbn.com (Joel B Levin) writes: >> >>You forget to mention that the no-code licenses issued in Japan for HF >>are restricted to domestic contacts and low power, if I'm not >>mistaken. > >Sounds a bit like our CB radio service. > >Maybe we should require 11M ops to have a nocode tech license; that >would give the techs an HF band to use as amateurs. Allow all HF >modes to be used. Maybe throw out the channel scheme and allow >VFO operation. Currently 11M runs from 26960 to 27410 kc - maybe >the land mobile band from 27410 to 27540 kc could be included in >this new tech band. Benefits: 11M would be cleansed, and the techs >would get a taste of HF. > >Jeff NH6IL Perhaps, if you feel so strongly about it, we should have distinctive calls for no-code licenses, like we did for novices in the old days. Something like NN3ABC. At least, that way, when I give a car with call-letter plates a HI on the horn while driving down the highway, he won't think I'm some yahoo trying to run him off the road. 73, John AE7P ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #785 ******************************