[Nodxa] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #1472
Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)
kb8nw at hotmail.com
Sun Jul 12 09:55:00 EDT 2020
SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1472
Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1472
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 1472
BID: $OPDX.1472
July 13, 2020
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Written/Sent From Strongsville, Ohio
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K's AR Cluster
Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K4ZW, W5JON,
KH6DV, WW6RG, K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, W9ILY, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The
DX News Letter, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, LA4LN, RN3RQ, Sixitalia Weekly, VA3RJ &
ICPO and VK5MAV for the following DX information.
DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 5th/July, through Sunday, 12th/July there were 199 countries
active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O, 4S, 4U1U,
4X, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5Z, 6Y, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9V,
9Y, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E3, E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP,
ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EZ, F, FG, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ,
GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS,
J3, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JY, K, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU,
LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4,
PJ7, PY, PY0F, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, SM, SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T5, T7, T8,
TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V7,
V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP8, VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, YA, YB, YJ, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU,
YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA, ZB, ZD7, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS
* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".
EM44, UKRAINE (WFF Op). Look for EM44L to be active from the Regional
Landscape Park "Feldman Ecopark" (URFF-0194; New One) between July 18-19th.
QSL via UT5LU. No other details provided.
IOTA NEWS. Since no or few new IOTA announcements have been made during
the past several weeks (probably because of many COVID-19 travel restric-
tions), OPDX decided to list the following IOTA operations that were
active this past week between July 5-11th (as per the DXCluster):
IOTA Callsign Island/GROUP Bands/Modes
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AF-004 EA8DFQ Gran Canaria 12m; Digi
AF-014 FR4PV Reunion 17m; SSB
AF-022 ZD7JC St. Helena 15m; FT8
AN-016 DP0GVN Antarctic 40m; Digi
AS-002 A92AA Bahrain 40m; Digi
AS-007 JF1EHM Honshu 20m; SSB
AS-007 JH3NGD Honshu 40m; SSB
AS-007 JI1ICF Honshu 20m; SSB
AS-078 JH8XVH Hokkaido 10m; Digi
AS-107 E20WXA/P Gulf of Thailand N 20/15m; SSB
AS-107 HS2JQC/P Gulf of Thailand N 40m; FT8
EU-002 OH0Z Aland 20m; CW
EU-004 EA6BB Balearic 17m; Digi
EU-004 EA6OM Balearic 10m; SSB
EU-004 EC6AAE Balearic 20m; CW
EU-005 G4UJS Great Britain 20m; Digi
EU-005 GB13COL Great Britain 40/20m; SSB/CW
EU-005 GM0OQV Scotland 20m; SSB
EU-005 GM1KNP Scotland 20m; SSB
EU-005 MM0HVU Scotland 80m; Digi
EU-005 MM0TFU Scotland 10m; SSB
EU-009 GM8OFQ Orkney 20/10m; SSB/Digi
EU-018 OY1CT Faroe 17m; Digi
EU-021 TF3JB Iceland 40m; SSB
EU-025 IT9DOR Sicily 20m; SSB
EU-026 JW4PUA Spitsbergen 15m; Digi
EU-029 5Q5W Sjaelland 40/17m; CW/Digi
EU-029 OV9M Sjaelland 40/20m; SSB
EU-029 OZ0MJ Sjaelland 20m; SSB
EU-029 OZ8AE Sjaelland 40m; CW
EU-031 IC8HRG Campania Reg 20m; SSB
EU-047 DJ4EL/P Juist 20m; SSB
EU-050 IL7/IK4YCQ Tremiti 20m; SSB
EU-050 IL7/IZ5IUY Tremiti 40m; SSB
EU-088 OZ7AEI/P Laeso 40/20m; Digi/SSB
EU-115 EI2HI Ireland 20m; SSB
EU-115 EI5KP Ireland 20m; SSB
EU-115 EI9HX Ireland 20m; SSB
EU-116 GD1JNB Isle of Man 20m; SSB
EU-147 R7AL/1 White Sea Coast 40/20m; CW
EU-170 9A9CW/P Dalmatia N 40m; CW
EU-172 5Q5W Jylland East & Fyn 20m; CW
EU-172 OV9M Jylland East & Fyn 20m; SSB
EU-174 SV2AEL/8 Makedonia/Thraki 20/17/10m; Digi
EU-175 CU3HN Azores 20m; Digi
NA-021 8P5AA Barbados 20m; SSB
NA-026 W2ASC NY State 40m; SSB
NA-026 WB2SMK NY State 20m; SSB
NA-052 N1UL FL State SW 20m; Digi
NA-096 HH2AA Haiti 30m; Digi
NA-099 WP3R Puerto Rico 20m; SSB
NA-107 FM5BH Martinique 20m; CW
NA-108 J68HZ St. Lucia 80m; Digi
OC-013 E51JD Rarotonga 20m; SSB
OC-016 3D2AG Viti Levu & Vanua Levu 20m; CW
OC-019 WH6EY Hawaiian 20m; Digi
OC-032 FK4RD New Caledonia 40m; SSB
OC-036 ZL1WN NZ North 20m; SSB
OC-134 ZL4TT NZ South 20m; CW
OC-184 V85AHV Brunei's Coastal 20m; Digi
SA-002 VP8LP Falkland 20m; SSB
SA-006 PJ4/KU8E Bonaire 20m; CW
SA-085 XQ1KK Atacama Reg 20m; SSB
SA-099 PJ2GT Curacao 20m; CW
** Thanks to the individuals who put the island/group and mode
on their QSNs on the PacketCluster reports....
AF-018. Operator Raffaele, IH9YMC, will be active from Pantelleria
Island (IIA TP-001, MIA MI-124, WW Loc. JM56XT), African Italy,
during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th) Single-Op entry.
QSL via LoTW or eQSL.
AS-107. A team of Thailand operators were expected to be active this
past weekend as HS2JQC/p (Kim), HS0YNM/p (Mod), E20WXA/p (Chai)
and HS1OLQ/p (Phatcharadet) from Ko Si Chang Island in the
northern Gulf of Thailand. Their activity was to be on 40-10
meters using CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via their home callsign.
AS-150. Members of the One Partner DX Club (OPDXC) will be active
as BG4OP Lingshan Island, July 25-26th. However, operator
Ma, BA4MY, will be in the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/
All-Band/Mixed-Mode/High-Power entry. QSL via BI4IIZ,
direct or by the Bureau.
EU-001. Claudio, HB9OAU, will once again be active as SV5/HB9OAU
from Karpathos Island, Dodecanese, between September 12-25th.
Activity will be on 80-10 meters using SSB, RTTY and possibly
FT8. QSL via his home callsign, direct, by the Bureau, ClubLog,
eQSL and LoTW.
EU-028. Michele, IU2NKC, will be active as IA5/IU2NKC from Isola del
Giglio, located in the Tuscan Archipelago, between July 12-25th.
Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via
his home callsign, by the Bureau, LoTW and eQSL.
EU-042. Operators Joerg "Joe"/DJ1JB, Markus/DJ4EL, Thorsten/DJ5TM and
possibly others are planning to be active as homecall/p from
Pellworm Island (as well as some other surrounding islands;
in the same IOTA group) between August 27th and September 3rd.
Activity be on 40-10 meters using SSB with verticals and quad
antennas. QSL via LoTW or their home callsigns. Look for more
details to be forthcoming.
EU-055. Tom, LA4LN, is now active as LN1V from Stord Island (WW Loc.
JO29QS), Norway, mainly on 6 meters using digital until mid-
August. However, Tom does mention he does have antennas for
160m-70cm and can operate on all modes. The special callsign
(LN1V = «Liberation Norway One Victory») is being used in
celebration of the 75 years since the liberation from the 5
year long Nazi occupation in 1945 after World War 2. QSL via
LA4LN.
EU-055. Operators Holger/DH3RN and Benny/DH7RG will once again be
active as LA/DH3RN and LA/DH7RG from Bomlo Island (WW Loc.
JO29PS), Norway, between August 14-24th. PLEASE NOTE that
due to the current COVID-19 situation changes can happen
(watch QRZ.com for updates). Activity will be on 80-10 meters
using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via their home callsign, direct,
by the Bureau or ClubLog.
EU-057. Jo, DL5KUD, will be active from Ruegen Island (German Island
Award: O-07, WLOTA: LH 1712. DOK: V01) during the RSGB IOTA
Contest (July 25-26th) as Single-Op/CW-Mode/12-Hrs/Low-Power
entry. QSL via ClubLog.
EU-107. Operators Gil/F4FET, Antoine/F5RAB and friends, who were
expected to be active as TM7P from Petite Island during the
RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th), have canceled their operation
"Due to the fact (COVID-19) that no multi station can be on
air." (See note about the contest below)
EU-111. Members of the Cray Valley Radio Society (G3RCV), who were
expected to be active as GM3RCV and MM8C (IOTA Contest) from
Ceann Ear in the Monach Islands between July 20-26th, have
postponed their operation until 2021's RSGB IOTA Contest.
EU-117. Vasily, RA1ZZ, who was expected to be active as RA1ZZ/P from
Bolshoy Berezovyy Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest, had
to cancel his operation.
EU-133. Members of the Russian Robinson Club will be active from
Gogland Island between July 23-28th. Operators mentioned
are Mikhail/R1MJ, Yulia/R1CBL and Vitaliy/RA1AGJ, and will
sign as homecall/P. They plan to be active in the RSGB IOTA
Contest weekend (July 25-26th). Activity will be on 160-15
meters. QSL via their home callsigns.
EU-147. Vasily, R7AL, was heard active as R7AL/1 from Pezhostrov
Island (RDA KL-14, RRA RR-02-96) this past week for a few
days. The length of his stay is supposed to be several days
and may be QRT by the time you read this. Activity is holiday
style on 20/15 meters using CW with 100 watts and vertical
antennas. QSL via his home callsign or ClubLog (preferable).
ADDED NOTE: Vasily was also heard on Oleniy Island (EU-162)
on July 9th.
EU-165. Emil, DL8JJ, will be active as IS0/DL8JJ from Foradada Island
on July 18th. This will be the first activation ever. Activity
will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home
callsign, direct, by the Bureau or LoTW. ADDED NOTE: Emil
will also operate as IS0/DL8JJ/M from Sardinia Island (EU-024)
between July 16-25th.
EU-172. Poul, OZ9V, will be active as OZ9V/P from Årø Island during
the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th). QSL via LoTW.
EU-177. Kjell, SM4DDS, will once again be active as 7S5A from Boko
Island between July 19-24th. Activity wil be on 80-6 meters
using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS, LoTW, or via
his home callsign (direct or by the Bureau).
NA-014. Operators Len/VE9MY and XYL Linda/VE9GLF will be active as
VE9MY/p and VE9GLF/p from Grand Manan Island between July
12-18th. The duo plans to activate 6 World-Wide Flora & Fauna
(WFF) references. Activity will be on 80/40/20/17 meters
using SSB. QSL via their home callsigns, direct or by the
Bureau (preferred).
OC-139. Grant, VK5GR, on July 12th, updated the following on his
upcoming VK5KI Expedition to Kangaroo Island between July
13-18th [edited]: "Final preparations for the VK5KI expedition
are complete. We have confirmed with the owner and the weather
for the ferry crossing looks excellent. With luck we will have
fine weather in the afternoon and get all of the antennas up
tomorrow. If all goes well we should appear on air, most likely
on 40m first sometime tomorrow night our time. Watch the DX
Clusters and out Clublog live feed for details." For more
updates/details, see Grant's Web page at: https://vk5gr-iota.net
OC-228. Andy, VK5MAV, reported on July 8th, that he is completely
disappointed with the position of the Department of Nature
for South Australia, which manages/controls access to the south
Australian islands. However, Andy stated that he has "only one
last option - very light, time and conditions limited, no night
activity from Granite Island." So during this past weekend (on
July 12th), Andy planned to do a test visit on Granite Island
sometime between 0100-0600z on 20/15 meters using CW with 100
watts into a GP and on battery power. He hopes to give someone
a new island contact. Remember, Andy plans to activate Granite
Island as VK5MAV/p for the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th).
Activity will be CW only. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS.
NEW FLASH: Just before going to print, Andy sent out the
following on July 12th, 8:02 AM (EDT): "If you tried to contact
me but with no success - it's still a hope. If the weather will
let me - I will try again next Saturday or Sunday. Participation
in IOTA Contest would be pointless as today's activity demon-
strated. My signal was very weak with such setup, especially
during daytime.
But in general - it was sad event. 7 hours, 150 approximately
QSO - not important (for me, but for someone who has got a new
island - completely different:-)) Tomorrow I will upload the
log to ClubLog and IOTA Committee. As already written - there
will be no cards. Well, if anyone needs it badly - my usual
card with a sticker.
However, I didn't expect anything else, GP 20/15, 'radials' -
copper wire into the water. 100 watts, battery powered. No tent,
no shelter, no normal table/chair. The toilet is far away. Ward
tea - in a thermos brought by me. Temp was + 12, windy with
drizzle. I was lucky at least the rain did not happen. That's
it for now, folks :-) .... Cheers. Andy VK5MAV."
ADDED NOTE ABOUT THE RSGB CONTEST (July 25-26th): Per the RSGB Contest
Committee, the IOTA Contest this year is exclusively for Single-Operators
using their home stations, and only "Single Operator Fixed Island"
stations and "Single Operator Fixed World" stations will be eligible
to enter. Full details of the IOTA Contest, including the rules, can
be obtained from the RSGB at:
https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2020/riota.shtml
PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> have
decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA
operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,
and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin......
JW, SVALBARD. Erwann, LB1QI, will be active as JW/LB1QI from the JW5E
club station (www.jw5e.com) in Lonyearbyen, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard
(EU-026), between September 24-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters
using CW and SSB, with a Yaesu FT857d and a JUMA PA1000 Amplifier. QSL
via LB1QI, direct, by the Bureau, LoTW or ClubLog.
KH4, MIDWAY ISLAND. Ron, KH6DV, posted the following on July 9th, on
QRZ.com: We've all seen the latest pandemic news. It's not progressing
in a good direction or anything like the earlier predictions. The U.S.
now has 132,000 deaths and the forecast is for 200,00 by November. We
have encountered a strong and understandable push-back related to the
original date of October 2020. Once there was possibility of moving the
operation to the second half of February 2021, the conversation turned
more positive. The application for the Special Use Permit for Midway
has now been edited and now proposes a period of the second half of
February 2021 and will be submitted this week.
Two things now need to happen:
1. We need more operator interest.
2. We need more donations to the expedition PayPal page.
(KH6VV at outlook.com)
KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Randy, WW6RG, informed OPDX of the following an hour
after last week's bulletin went out [edited]: "Right now due to the Covid19
restrictions, operations on Kwajalein Atoll (V73) will not be happening
this month. Or for the foreseeable future. My latest schedule has me
stopping in Kwajalein then continuing on to KH9 Wake Island on July 14th.
(All times and dates GMT) I hope to be setup and on the air sometime
around 0400z and operate until 0730z with a short break for dinner around
0500z. I will be operating QRP 5w, 20 meters, SSB." QSL via his home
callsign WW6RG. PLEASE NOTE: Randy informs that he has no means of communi-
cation from Wake Island, and if there is a flight delay or cancelation
he will not be able to inform us.
OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). Details on how to subscribe and
unsubscribe from the "OPDX Mailing List" are at the bottom of this
bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around.... Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW
PA75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Dutch special event station PA75WSN
will be active until the end of the year. It was 75 years ago that the
allied forces liberated The Netherlands from the Nazi regime, ending the
second World War five years after it started. The southern part of The
Netherlands was liberated in the autumn of 1944, while the northern part
was only liberated in the spring of 1945. On May 4, 1945, the German
forces formally capitulated to the British Field Marshall Montgomery.
The capitulation was effective the next day. The village Wassenaar also
was liberated in May 1945. Their QSL card pictures the residents welcoming
the Canadian soldiers after liberation the village of Wassenaar. Activity
will be on various HF and UHF bands using SSB and the Digital modes. QSL
via the Bureau or direct (see QRZ.com).
PI75, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station
PI75VERON (Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland)
to be on the air between August 1st and December 31st). Activity is to
celebrate the 75th anniversary of the VERON (The Netherlands Ham Radio
Society - https://www.veron.nl/ ). QSL via PA1AW.
PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (July 13-19th).......
Jul/13th AN Jul/16th AN Jul/18th AN
Jul/14th AN Jul/17th AN Jul/19th AN
Jul/15th AN
SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
------------------------------------------------------
NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha
----------------- ------ -------- ------
AN - Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7
HN - High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15
LN - Low Normal Active K=3 16-29
BN - Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49
DIS - Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99
VRY DIS - Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400
Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:
* VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf
and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html
* DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation
* A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:
https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm
* SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net
* Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:
http://sunspotwatch.com
* News and Information About The Sun-Earth Environment:
https://www.spaceweather.com
* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation
* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us
* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation
* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html
* Real-time propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk
* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm
QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu) (July 10th)
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3V8SS via LX1NO & (L) EA6/EI6DX via RA3R S5/PA3BHF via M0MPM
5Q5W via DL2SWW K2M via K3MJW SV9/ON4AUC/P via ON4AUC
9K8FTDMC via 9K2RA LR8FTDMC via F1ULQ SX3SP via SX3SP (L/e)
A25SL via N4GNR (d) OE20FTDMC via OE1SGU & (L) T7/I4GHG via T77C (d)
A60ISG via EA7FTR OH0/R1BEV via R1BEV TF3ML via TF3MH
AP2MKS via EA5GL (d/AP-B) OM6A via OM3KHE V31MA via M0OXO (O/L)
D4VHF via IK2NCJ & (L) OO9O via ON7SS YL/LA9TKA/P via LA9TKA
DL0MCM via DL6KWN OR5T via ON4ALY
DR1F via DG3FK OS0S via ON4ZD (L/O/e)
(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX's- Bureau
(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed
(I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau (n) no printed QSLs
QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4L8A, 4U1UN, A45XR, DK0DI, E7HQ, ES5RR, FG8OJ,
HK1T, JA1VGV, JW4PUA, JW7QIA, LA5KO, PJ4/NA2AA, S79VU, SP7PTM, VA3MJR,
VE4VT, VI103WIA and YW1K
QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 3W1T, 6F3A, CB0Z, E44RU, H44LL, JA4CZE, JA7QVI,
RI0B (AS-068), TM8C (EU-159), VP8PJ and VR2XAN
QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3B8MM, 6W/DL9GFB, 7S5A (EU-177), 8S0W
(EU-084), 9H1TX, 9N7JX, CT9/DL7UGN (AF-014), DU6/DK6PD (OC-129), HC0T,
HC2AP, HC2BP, HC2DR, HC2GRC, HC2TKV, HC2TMZ, HC5M, HS0ZFV, ID9/DL1YAF
(EU-017), JA4GXS/4 (AS-117), KH2/JH0CJH, T88XH, V5/DJ7JC and ZD8JX
--- We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)
send in their info....
UE45, RUSSIA. Members of the "Fifth Ocean" Club are now active as UE45SA
until July 19th. Activity is to celebrate 45th anniversary of USSR Fly
"Soyuz" - USA "Apollo" in Space. Operators mentioned are Victor/RV3YR,
Viktor/RN3YN and R3YC. QSL via RV3YR, direct, by the Bureau or Clublog.
A diploma is available. For more details, see QRZ.com.
V4, ST. KITTS (V47P and V4/W6PNG Operation Wrap-Up). John, W5JON/V47JA,
reports: Enjoy viewing Paul's (W6PNG) Blog page about his, and Matt's
(K0BBC) visit to St. Kitts, and operating from my (V47JA) QTH on St Kitts.
Operating from Calypso Bay, St Kitts as V47P in the 2020 ARRL DX SSB
contest: https://nomadic.blog/2020/05/08/of-cannons-beer-and-paradise
YASME NEWS (Press Release, date July 9th). YASME FOUNDATION SUPPORTING
GRANT TO EXPAND THE REVERSE BEACON NETWORK (RBN) -- The Yasme Foundation
has allocated funds to purchase equipment needed to add fifteen (15)
nodes to the Reverse Beacon Network. These new nodes will be added in
regions where there is a need for reception reports to support amateur
radio operation and where those reports will also have scientific value
for geophysical research.
Yasme was assisted in this effort by supporting grants from the Amateur
Radio Digital Communications team (www.ampr.org) and by scientific advice
from the HamSCI (hamsci.org) researchers. Information on the node loca-
tions will be available after a final list of hosts is available.
* * * * *
The Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized to
support scientific and educational projects related to amateur radio,
including DXing (long distance communication) and the introduction and
promotion of amateur radio in developing countries. For additional infor-
mation about The Yasme Foundation, visit our website at (www.yasme.org).
Ward Silver, N0AX, President The Yasme Foundation
Board of Directors:
Ward Silver, N0AX, President and Director
Ken Claerbout, K4ZW, Vice-President, Secretary and Director
Rusty Epps, W6OAT, Treasurer and Director
Hans Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Director
Martti Laine, OH2BH, Director
Fred Laun, K3ZO, Director
Robert Vallio, W6RGG, Director
Marty Woll, N6VI, Director
James Brooks, 9V1YC, Director
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NODXA FaceBook -- https://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/kb8nw_opdx
ALSO VISIT THE NORTHERN OHIO DX ASSOCIATION'S WEB PAGES AT:
http://www.nodxa.org/
http://www.facebook.com/NorthernOhioDxAssociation
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....... 73 de Tedd KB8NW
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Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw at hotmail.com> or <kb8nw at arrl.net>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)
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