WA7BNM Contest Calendar
- Dec. 4-6
- ARRL 160-Meter Contest
- Dec. 5
- TARA RTTY Melee
Wake Up QRP Sprint
- Dec. 12-13
- ARRL 10-Meter Contest
- Dec. 19
- OK DX RTTY Contest
- Dec. 19-20
- Croatian CW Contest
- Dec. 26
- RAC Winter Contest
DARC Christmas Contest
(Thanks, Bruce, WA7BNM)
ARRL DX Bulletin
- CANARY ISLANDS, EA8.
- Jean, ON5JV
and Georgette, ON6AK are QRV as EA8/
home calls from Tijoco Bajo on Tenerife,
IOTA AF-004, until February 10. Activity is
on 40 to 10 meters mainly during their
evening hours. QSL to home calls.
- INDIA, VU.
- Amateur Radio operators in
India have recently been authorized to
transmit between 7100 and 7200 kHz, now
giving them use from 7000 to 7200 kHz.
- WAKE ISLAND, KH9.
- Colin, KH9/WA2YUN is usually QRV on the ANZA Net
around 0600z. QSL via K2PF.
- CAMBODIA, XU.
- Peter, NO2R is QRV as XU7ACY from Sihanoukville and
is here for another year. Activity is on all bands using CW and
SSB. He will also be active as a Single Op/All Band/Low Power entry
in the CQ WW DX CW contest. QSL via W2EN.
- VIRGIN ISLANDS, KP2.
- Sharon, K7WZB and Garry, K9WZB will be QRV as
K2V from Saint Croix Island, IOTA NA 106, from December 2 to 14.
Activity will be on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31.
They will monitor 6 meters most of the time for any band openings.
QSL direct via K9WZB.
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ARRL DX Bulletin
- LIBERIA, EL.
- Chris, ZS6RI plans to be QRV as EL8RI for about one to
two months. Activity will be mainly on 40, 30 and 20 meters running
QRP power. QSL to home call.
- THAILAND, HS.
- Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission has
approved a request by the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand to
expand 40 meters. Effective November 6, E2 and HS stations will
have primary use of 7.0 to 7.2 MHz.
- OPERATIONS APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT.
- The following operations are
approved for DXCC credit: Chagos Island, VQ9JC, current operation.
This operation was previously rejected as a shipboard operation.
DXCC exchanged correspondence with the operator and determined that
this operation was actually land-based thereby satisfying the
conditions of DXCC Rule 8; Timor-Leste, 4W6AL, 2009 operation;
Afghanistan, T6AG, current operation.
- TUNISIA, 3V.
- Alex, GM0DHZ will be here beginning
November 16 for five weeks. He plans to operate
using CW from the 3V8SS club station during the
weekends. QSL via operator's instructions.
- MADAGASCAR, 5R.
- Eric, F6ICX will be QRV as
5R8IC from St. Marie Island, IOTA AF-090, from
November 17 to December 15. Activity will be on
80 to 10 meters. QSL to home call.
- ANTARCTICA.
- Bill, K7MT will be QRV as KC4USV
from McMurdo Base, IOTA AN-011, from November
15 to February 20. Activity is mainly on 20 meters
using CW, SSB and PSK31. QSL via K1IED.
- OPERATION APPROVED FOR DXCC CREDIT.
- The
following operation isapproved for DXCC credit:
Iraq, YI9TM, current operation.
Winter Olympics to be celebrated on amateur bands
The forthcoming Winter Olympic Games in Canada will be celebrated on the amateur bands. The Vancouver Olympics Amateur Radio Group will be activating three special event stations until March 2010. VG7V is on
the air until 30 November, then VG7W will be on the air from 1 December until 31 January. VG7G will be on
air from 1 February until 31 March 2010. Commemorative QSL cards will be available
Next BRATS Meeting
Tuesday, December 15, 7:15 PM
Pikesville Library
Holiday Party
ATV Ham Radio News: www.ac6rb.com
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