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From: Ed K3IXD Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:41 PM Subject: K4E 21-22 April 2009 K4E - Special Event Emergency Communications Exercise in Summerville, SC, Dorchester County, Grid locater EM93, on April 21 and 22 2009. When not passing event traffic, K4E will be available for QSOs on 80m thru 15m and 2m FM. QSL via W4NSC. K4E will be manned from noon EDT (1600Z) on 21 April through 18:00 EDT (2200z) on 22 April. This training exercise is to demonstrate the cooperation needed between the firemen, policemen, hospital workers, hams, and other public service personnel through out SC in time of an emergency. South Carolina is prone to hurricanes and it has been determined that a major earthquake occurring in the greater Charleston, SC area would divide the area into 18 "islands" due to damage to infrastructure such as bridges and roads. Each of these "islands" is equipped with a structure containing various emergency supplies and Amateur radio equipment and antennas. Each POD has a generator and is environmentally controlled. This exercise is a test of one of those "islands.

From: Ed, K3IXD Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:40 AM Subject: C6APR, NA-113, in IOTA Test C6APR will be in the IOTA contest from Crooked Island, Bahamas, IOTA NA-113, as a Multi-operator, Mixed- mode, High Power, DXpediton entry. The team is W2GJ, K3IXD, W3PP, and K4QO. Before and after the contest (from July 23 to 27th) C6APR will be on 80m thru 10m including the WARC bands, CW and SSB. The team will sign C6AXD on RTTY and C6AQO on 6m (grid FL22). The calls are good for Bird Rock Lighthouse, ARLHS BAH-005, as well as IOTA NA-113 and Grid Locater FL22tt. All QSLs via K3IXD. 73, Ed K3IXD

From: Rony, PS7AB Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:35 AM Subject: The Brazilian Historical Amateur Radio Archive Dear OM. The Brazilian Historical Amateur Radio Archive is devoted to preserving the history and documents about amateur radio in Brazil, from the early days (around 1924) to the present. There are more than 8.000 scan copies of QSLs, awards, pennantes, etc. For further information please visit: http://www.radioamador.org.br/english.htm Please send this notice to your Associates. Many thanks. 73, Rony, PS7AB

From: Craig Edwards, VK5HRT Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:56 AM Subject: Announcing the VK Shires Contest Announcing the VK Shires Contest : The 2009 Australian Shires Contest Held the weekend prior to the second Monday of June every year. Starts: 06.00 UTC Saturday, June 6, 2009 Ends: 06.00 UTC Sunday, June 7, 2009 Objectives: The objectives of this contest are for amateurs around the world to contact as many VK shires as possible in the contest period. ie VK amateurs are to work the world including VK, whilst the rest of the world can only work VK A) Bands:. 80 Metres 3.500 - 3.700 MHz, 40 Metres 7.000 - 7.250 MHz, 20 Metres 14.000 - 14.300 MHz, 15 Metres 21.000 - 21.350 MHz, 10 Metres 28.000 - 28.600 MHz. Please note there is no 75m dx window permitted. B) Modes: SSB and CW only CONTEST SOFTWARE THAT HAS ALREADY OFFERED SUPPORT : VKCL by Mike Subocz VK3AVV http://web.aanet.com.au/mnds/ SD LOGGER by Paul O'Kane EI5DI http://www.ei5di.com/ W3KM Logger by Dave Mascaro http://mysite.verizon.net/dmascaro1/ If you have a favourite logger why not approach them to make available a module to cover the contest ? http://www.vkshires.info Craig Edwards (VK5HRT) Email craig.edwards @ health.sa.gov.au

From: Sylwester, SP2FAP Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 1:10 PM Subject: ward 2009 World Amateur Day 2009 The following eleven special event stations will be active between 16 and 19 of April 2009 to commemorate the WARD-2009: 3Z0WARD, 3Z2009WARD, HF2009WARD, HF84WARD, HF9WARD, SN0WARD, SN2009WARD, SP0WARD, SP2009WARD, SQ0WARD and SQ2009WARD. PGA-C PZK Club and The Polish Radio Amateurs' Journal "QTC" are the patrons of this activity. eQSL cards will be available for printing from the web site: http://www.ward.pzk.pl/ Paper QSL - via SP2FAP. WARD 2009 Award Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency Communication Every year, April 18 is a special day for radio amateurs from all over the world. It is celebrated to commemorate the formation of International Amateur Radio Union - IARU. A special event award - WARD 2009 Award - is issued by MK QTC (The Polish Radio Amateurs' Journal) and PZK (Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow) in recognition of this event. Rules: (1) The award is available for any 20 QSO's/HRD's on HF or any 10 QSO's/HRD's on VHF+. (2) Only QSO's/HRD's made on April 18, 2009 are valid for this award. (3) Contacts with any licensed Amateur Radio operators all over the world are valid for this award. (4) Log extract and Euro 5 or $7 (USD) are required to obtain the award. (5) Address: MK QTC, Suchacz-Zamek, ul. Wielmozy 5b, PL-82340 Tolkmicko, Poland. (6) A new award is available every year (each of them has a new layout). (7) Please send an e-mail to Award Manager (sp2fap @ pzk.pl) for further information, or visit www.ward.pzk.pl 73 de Sylwester, SP2FAP

From: The SY2D-DAY Team Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: Special event D DAY Dear sirs For publication-Information for the special callsign SY2DDAY, Normandy 65 year from the landing operation, a special event is taking place on the from 00:01 UTC June 4th until 23:59 UTC June 7th 2009. The emissions will become in all modes and all bands. Oper:SV2LLB(5B8BG)Kostas-SV2JAO Andreas-SV2KBB Archelaos-SW2MIN Litsa(XYL sv2jao). QRV:Echolink R-4(SV2/Mt.Vorras)node:121496 - E.P.C #6504 - Loc:KN10CM. Qsl cart:Only Direct or e-Qsl(+SWL Report). QSl info - Usefull links : http://www.qrz.com/sy2dday QSL Mgr: SV2KBB ------------------------------------ Many 73 ! cu on the air !! The SY2D-DAY Team (sv2kbb Archelaos)

From: Stefano Catena, IZ6FUQ Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 7:10 AM Subject: 5th COTA Award Dear OM, Attached please find the rules of 5th COTA award starting on 20th May 2009. We would like to ask you, to inform as soon many JARL members about this. Thank and 73 Stefano Catena IZ6FUQ President of COTA

From: luca, ik4gni Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 5:28 AM Subject: international vintage contest 2009 Hello! I am luca (ik4gni) from Rimini. I write to you to let you know about this second edition contest where competitors must use only radio vintage! Will certainly be a new great success! We need to show that this contest will be Sunday April 12-2009. This is the link of the web-site: www.contestvintage.beepworld.it If you need information do not hesitate to write me. 73 de luca - ik4gni

From: Gert, OE3ZK Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 2:12 AM Subject: DX Announcement for Palagruza Island IOTA EU-090 To whom it may concern We want to announce our DXpedition to Palagruza Island in the JARL DX News 9A/OE3ZK (Gert) and 9A/OE3WGC (Wolfgang) will activate Palagruza Island, IOTA EU-090, WLOTA LH-0057 from May 30 until June 6, 2009. All modes and all bands will be operated but special attention will be given to CW and QRP operations More informations about Palagruza Island can be found here 73 Gert, OE3ZK HSC#519 - FOC#1858

From: Nitin, VU3TYG Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:24 PM Subject: AMSAT India March Newsletter All, AMSAT INDIA March 2009 Newsletter is uploaded at www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter http://www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter/AmsatIndia-News-March.pdf 73's Nitin, VU3TYG www.amsatindia.org

From: Ozgur OZ, TA3GD Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: HAM RADIO was started to take as a course in our university! Thanking you in advance for giving this matter your attention. Yours faithfully. 73's Ozgur OZ, TA3GD

From: Retu, XU7MDY Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:25 PM Subject: XU7MDY will be active Hello Om! XU7MDY is again qrv, 9.4.-21.4.2009. Modes are cw/ssb and RTTY, PSK3. QSLs only direct. The XU7MDY address is ok in qrz-com. CW-activities are planned on following frequencies: , 3502, 7014, 10104, 14007, 21007, 24897 and 28020 kHz. Hope to hear You Retu XU7MDY

From: Alfredo, IK7JWX Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:42 AM Subject: urgent request We need a good support, sponsors, donations (*) for the next dx pedition on MOGADOR island (Marocco) : iota AF-065, ww.loc. IM51CM, ITU 37, CQ 33. (Last activity : 2002) - Date : 19/25 (26) April 2009. Operators : 5C2A (ik2aqz), 5C2C op. CW (ik6cac), 5C2F (ik2fug), 5C2G (iz7gwz), 5C2J (ik7jwx), 5C2L (i8lwl), 5C2SG (iz7atn), 5C2Z op. CW (i8ygz), 5C2Y (i0sny). Essaouira IM51CL, /P : Mogador island IM51CM/M : Lighthouses A.R.LH.S. (MOR-019, 036, 040) QSL : via Home Calls. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All HF, VHF, WHF bands, all modes (SSB, CW, M.S., RTTY, PSK31). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (*) Donations : A) Postepay at Cascone Pasquale 4023 6004 7030 1658 B) Paypal at alddavin@tin.it Web site : www.mogador2009.altervista.org E-mail x info and sked : mogadorisland2009@libero.it 73 de Alfredo IK7JWX www.mogador2009.altervista.org mogadorisland2009@libero.it

From: Milos Prostecky, OK1MP Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:50 PM Subject: Results of the OK DX RTTY Contest 2008 Dear fellows, you find the results of the OK DX RTTY Contest 2008 on http://www.crk.cz/ENG/RESULTE.HTM Milos Prostecky, OK1MP IARU Liaison Czech Radio Club

From: Jeremy Boot, G4NJH Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:26 AM Subject: Weekly GB2RS News on Internet Dear OM, I wonder if I might draw your attention to the MP3 version of the RSGB weekly news which I have put out weekly for some time now - in fact about 11 years! This is an "official" arrangement with the RSGB. Other newsreaders broadcast; I read the news on mp3 files for OMs to access wordwide on Internet. The link is http://homepage.ntlworld.com/g4njh2/rsgb.html. It is uploaded on Wed or Thu latest for downloading direct from the page or some use an ipod type link through the RSGB pages. The text is the GB2RS script which is read on the next Sunday and which appears on the RSGB site. You probably carry a link to the RSGB website on your own pages, but I wonder whether you might care also to carry a link to my pages or at least remind our friends in Japan that they can listen to the RSGB news anytime from the above link. I have been monitoring my hits recently to the site and I see there are no listeners from your part of the world - probably because peope don't know of the service. This is a missed opportunity really, hence the note to you today. The news is about the UK as well as other countries. In some countries they carry the news over 2m relays and it is heard widely and appreciated particularly by ex-G etc as well as by their own amateurs who may have friends abroad. I know too how many Japanese stations like to improve their English. This may also be a help to them, besides the advantages of the news bulletins themselves. Best wishes, 73 de Jeremy Boot G4NJH

From: SX2MT Team Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:23 PM Subject: Museums ON THE AIR 2009 Dear sirs For publication-Information for the special callsign, SX2MT(Makedonian Tombs). International Museums Weekend 2009 - Museums ON THE AIR ! Museum of Vergina - Royal Tombs. Vergina - Makedonia-HELLAS(GREECE) A Special Event is taking place on the weekends of June 20th & 21th and 27st & 28nd. Op: SV2LLB(5B8BG)Kostas - SV2JAO Andreas – SV2KBB Archelaos - SW2MIN Litsa (XYL sv2jao). Museum number I.M.W. #5178 - E.P.C. #3701 - Locator: KN10DL Qsl cart only Direct or e - Qsl (+SWL Report) QSl info - Usefull links : http://www.qrz.com/sx2mt QSL Mgr: SV2KBB ------------------------------------ Many 73 ! cu on the air !! The SX2MT Team (sv2kbb Archelaos)

From: Darek, SP6NVK Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 8:59 PM Subject: New option in the Hamatlas HI, I just put the new layer for Google Earth in Hamatlas service - permanent Antarctic Bases. There are locations, pictures and more information about each one base. www.hamatlas.eu (look "HAM in Google") BTW - in the past week the number of visits in Hamatlas website (starting from 1.01.2007) reached a half of million!!! Darek SP6NVK

From: Xh Hui, BA4RM Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:49 PM Subject: Seeking Sister School for Wutang Secondary School 1. Basic information:   Name of the school: Nanjing Wutang Secondary School   Principle: Jiang Yanqing   Address: Wutang Xincun 2#, Nanjing, China   Email: ba4rm @ 126.com   Telephone: 025-85518858   2. Brief Introduction of the School:   Wutang Secondary School is a school with 500 students, 12 classes. Our school is Science Educational Characteristics School. In 2001, the school set up amateur radio station. 3. The Purpose of Seeking Sister School   We are looking forward to seeking sister schools, which have set up amateur radio station . We hope to let students communicate the research on communication technology through amateur radio station or internet, and do culture communication.

From: Rashid Khonji, A71AN Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: Good Evening Please note that our friend JA1FLQ is in Qatar and having a great time with me and with A71BR, he also go with us to our weekly camp where we operate portable activiites almost on all bands. He is also a member of our site www.dxqsl.net , please see his recent Thread on our site here http://www.dxqsl.net/showthread.php?t=392, we also inviate all of our Japanes friends to join our site and share all of the different ham radio ideas and activities with us. www.dxqsl.net is a friendly ham radio site and it has so many members from all over the world. We hope and we will make our best for our friend JA1FLQ to have a very pleasant time while he is in Qatar. Thank you and 73 please add this to your site and please send me the link

From: Rashid Khonji, A71AN Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:55 PM Subject: Good Morning From Qatar I am A71AN, I would request our Ham friends in Japan to join our site www.dxqsl.net and help to pormot ham radio hobby in this part of the world. Wishing you all of the best and 73 from Qatar

From: Serov, UA3PNO Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:59 AM Subject: R3P news Hallo! Russian VHF TOP-list http://www.tularadio.ru/?pg=content/vhftop Club EFIR brings to your attention VHF-contest of memory of G.A.Rumjantseva UA1DZ ! With position, results for last years, lists of prizes you can familiarise on official page of competitions http://www.tularadio.ru/ua1dz/en/index.htm Radio fans of the Tula area and VHF-mans Russia suggest to familiarise with diploma Position "RUSSIAN VHF TROPHY". If it has interested you, it is possible to familiarise with full position of the diploma on official page of the diploma http://www.tularadio.ru/?pg=content/rvhft_e We hope, that radio fans of your country will interest the given diploma. Yours faithfully, award-manager Serov Alexey Sincerely,UA3PNO Serov Aleksej

From: George, AA7JV Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:41 AM Subject: Mellish Reef, VK9GMW DXpedition Announcement Announcement Feb 15, 2009 VK9GMW will be operating from Mellish Reef (VK9M) between March 22 and April 6, 2009. This will be another low-key, simple DXpedition by AA7JV and HA7RY. Please note that the dates are approximate and may change due to weather. The operation will have a strong low-band focus, although VK9WMW will operate on all HF bands. For further information please go to www.vk9gmw.com. For donations please access http://vk9gmw.com/support.html. 73, George AA7JV

From: Nitin, VU3TYG Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 10:22 PM Subject: AMSAT India February 2009 Newsletter Hello :-) Greetings from AMSAT INDIA. The February 2009 news letter has been uploaded and can be accessed at www.amsatindia.org/Newsletter. Please feel free to circulate this among the members of your AMSAT organization and also use the AMSAT India updates in your websites, news letter or journals. 73's Nitin [VU3TYG] www.amsatindia.org

From: Francis, F6FQK Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:19 PM Subject: TP60CE Dear Friends, To honnor the 60th Anniversary of the Council of Europe, 4 operations are planned during 2009. First operation take place February 27th, 28th and March 1st. Mode: SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK Log on line on web site http://ewwa.free.fr Call: TP60CE Qsl via F5LGF Best regards and 73s Francis/F6FQK

From: Bruce, G3HSR Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:30 PM Subject: Jim Smith - VK9NS - SK Please pass on to interested parties I am sorry if I have not included everyone: It is with deep sadness that I inform you that Jim (VK9NS) passed peacefully away on Norfolk Island at 15:40 local time on 10 February 2009 after a short illness. Jim is survived by his wife Kirsti (VK9NL) and his four children: Bruce (G3HSR), Stuart, Sheena and Fraser (all living in the UK). Jim's contribution to Amateur Radio, DX-ing and IOTA is inestimable. He will be sadly missed. Further information and condolences can be sent to Kirsti at jimkirsti @ ni.net.nf Bruce (G3HSR)

From: Champ, E21EIC Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 AM Subject: Thailand Field Day Contest Thailand Field day Contest (TFDC) comming this weekend on Feb 7 at 0500z - Feb 8 at 0500z (24Hrs.) on VHF only. Website : http://fieldday.100watts.com/ Announced Op. Over 70 Team Competitors Over 100 Thai Hams now !! http://fieldday.100watts.com/fd_announce.php Sponsors: NTC, RAST, VRA and 100 Watts Magazine 20th Anniversary 73, Champ, E21EIC TFDC Director -- ============================= Champ C. Muangamphun, E21EIC/KY1A Also: XW1IC,XU7ADE, /9M2, /VR2, /PY2 ex: XZ0A, XW1HS, 9M4JB, 9M0SEA, XU7POS, PS2T, XV9TH, etc Website http://www.e21eic.net ==============================

From: Berkin AYDOGMUS, TA3J Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:17 AM Subject: TA3/KI6TIU On February 01, 2009 -------------------------- Berkin, TA3J & Sadao, TA3/KI6TIU (After lunch) Sadao, TA3/KI6TIU (QRV at TA3J's amateur radio station) TA3/KI6TIU's photostream TA3J/KI6TIU (QSL Via JA1PBV) -------------------------- Berkin AYDOGMUS, TA3J (OM) Postal Address: P.O. Box 987 Pasaport 35214 Izmir-TURKEY Home Page: http://www.aydogmus.gen.tr/ta3j

From: SV2GWY Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:14 AM Subject: Announcement for "SX2CM" Dear hams 73s! I am SV2GWY / Demetrius and I am the manager of a Special Call that will take place in 14 and 15th of February 2009 (and three other times in 2009) "SX2CM" . WE honour the two brothers who were born in our city Thessaloniki, the Saints Cyril and Methodius. You will find more details in the following link: http://sx2cm.blogspot.com Also there is an open invitation for coperation with all the other countries that are related with Slav origin and feast the Ss Cyril & Methodius. HPE 2 CU OTA de SV2GWY

From: Randy, N0TG Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:34 PM Subject: DX-Pedition announcement SABLE ISLAND - CY0 will be activated October 2009 by N0TG, WA4DAN, AA4VK. This is the same team that brought KP1 and KP5 to DX'ers in the 1990's. We desire to work many JA's. Please visit our web site. www.cy0dxpedition.com 73, Randy N0TG

From: CT3EE Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:23 PM Subject: EPC WW DX Contest Dear OM The EPC WW DX Contest Comite would like to invite you to participate in the 1st EPC WW DX Contest that will take place from 12.00UTC on 31 January untill 12.00 UTC February 1st, in BPSK125. All information is on : http://www.epcwwdx.srars.org Please join us with your participation, and also we would require your help in promoting this event to all your Amateur Radio friends. We would like to wish you all Happy New Year 2009 Luis - CT3EE - EPC #278