January, 2007

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DXers Association plans 3B7C Dxpedition to St. Brandon
The Five Star DXers Association has released details about its planned 3B7C DXpedition ot St. Brandon in 2007. The plan is to operate 12 stations from St. Brandon from Friday 7 September to Monday 24 September. Neville Cheadle, G3NUG, and Don Beattie, G3BJ, will jointly lead the DXpedition. They aim to make more than 10,000 QSOs while activating this much-wanted one. You can find out more about the DXpedition and its progress on the web at www.3b7c.com

500 kHz experiment seeks reception reports
The ARRL 500kc Experimental Group for Amateur Radio (WD2XSH)encourages radio amateurs and listeners to submit reception reports of group members' operations between 505 and 508 kHz. As of December 1, 15 of the 21 WD2XSH participant were on the air. "Several 500 kHz experimenters are generally active every evening," says Experiment Coordinator Fritz Raab, W1FR, in Vermont. "Your signal reports will help to establish communication capabilities." Raab says urged listeners to file multiple reports for receiving the same station on different days. "This helps to establish the reliability of the communication path," he said. Most communications to date have been nighttime skywave using CW and very slow-speed CW (QRSS). More than two dozen two-way contacts have been logged, the best distance being 884 miles. The experiment's Web site already has gathered more than 900reception reports. Three stations have been received in Europe, one in Hawaii.

VE EXAMS BARC VE Exams for 2007 At BARC Clubhouse, 12360 Owings Mills Blvd, Owings Mills. Registration at 1:30, exams begin at 2 PM. No one admitted after exams begin. Rusty, N3WKE; n3wke@arrl.net Saturdays: February 3, March 3, June 2, August 4, September 1, November 3, December 1 Sundays: January 7, April 1 (at Timonium), May 6, October 7 AERO VE EXAMS $14 Fee, (ARRL VEC) January 27, 2007; March 24; May 19; July 21; September, 29; November 17 -- White Marsh Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, White Marsh, Md. 21236 Register at 1 PM, exams begin at 1:30 PM Pat, AC3F, ac3f@juno.com, 410-687-7209 Other Club Exams 2nd Saturday, 1 PM, Davidsonville, by AARC. Register 12 noon. Bob, AA3RR, 410-437-8193 3rd Saturday, 9 AM, Laurel, by LARC, 384 Main St. John Creel, WB3GXW, 301-572-5124. 4th Tuesday, 6 PM, Linthicum. At Historical Electronics Museum. Harold, WB4OGP, 410-757-0493(h); 410-712-6829(w)		SWL Fest Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10 20th Winter SWL Fest Best Western Inn, Kulpsville, PA (30 miles north of Philadelphia) Info: http://www.swlfest.com BARC Minifest Wednesday, January 31, 4-9 PM Timonium Fairgrounds, Home Arts Building, FREE, You clean up ... ads are free and get results! ESTATE SALE: SWAN 350B 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 meter 125 watt transceiver, $ 200; SWAN SWR 1A Power Meter, $ 15; Hallicrafters S-77A Receiver (Needs Work), Best Offer; Ringo 10 meter vertical (Must be removed from roof), $50; MFJ901 Antenna Tuner, $40. All prices negotiable. Contact Frank Stone AC3P, 410-687-7209, Email: ac3p@arrl.net