----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

Bien DIEGO, te vas acercando, cuando lo cambias por el 2000 ???

 

                                                                    Nestor, lu8aj

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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----- Original Message -----

From: Manu LU9ESD

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com ; bbdxg ; privado ; actividadeslu@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 3:34 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Conversor 24 VCC - 13.8 VCC

Hola muchachos... quería saber si alguno de ustedes tiene conocimiento de quien vende conversores o transformadores de 24 a 12 Volts de buena calidad y potencia...   Muchas gracias. Manu. ------------------------------------------ 73´s de "Manu" Siebert. LU9ESD - 6Y9S   6Y1V Team - CQ WW SSB 2007 / 2008 - Op. Op. LR2F - CQWPX SSB 2008 - Op. LR3DX Op. LU8YE - CQWW SSB 2006 - Op. LQ0D Op. LU3DXG Miembro Fundador Activo Bahia Blanca DX Group Socio Radio Club Argentino Nº5066 MDXC # 364 FH # 437 WWYC # 712   P.O. Box 709 8000 Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires Argentina   lu9esd@... lu9esd@...

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-----Mensaje original-----
De: cq-contest-bounces@...
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@...] En nombre de Jim Reisert AD1C
Enviado el: Lunes, 23 de Noviembre de 2009 11:05 p.m.
Para: cq-contest@...
Asunto: [CQ-Contest] CTY-1922 Country Files - 24 November 2009


The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 24 November 2009.

     http://www.country-files.com/cty/

To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the
page.

I'm sorry this is being sent out so close to the start of CQWW!

Here are the release notes:

24 November 2009 (CTY-1922)
VER20091124, Version entity is Comoros, D6

     * TO4D is Guadeloupe, FG

Calls removed (expired):

     * K4M on Midway Island, KH4

73 - Jim AD1C

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The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 24 November 2009.

http://www.country-files.com/cty/ <http://www.country-files.com/cty/>

To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the
page.

I'm sorry this is being sent out so close to the start of CQWW!

Here are the release notes:

24 November 2009 (CTY-1922)
VER20091124, Version entity is Comoros, D6

* TO4D is Guadeloupe, FG

Calls removed (expired):

* K4M on Midway Island, KH4

73 - Jim AD1C

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----- Original Message -----

From: Mauricio Gurini

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:28 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

y si, muchas veces se complica pero con disponibilidad de espacio, yo jugaria con antenas en lugar de tanto equipo no te parece ??

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----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:41 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

El caso de DIEGO es otro.No puede poner otra antena de la que tiene , Se tendria que mudar, por lo tanto lo que le queda es jugar con el equipo. Los proximos vendran con el opcional de SMS y WIFI...hi, LU8AJ

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mauricio Gurini

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:13 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Nestor, si el 70 por ciento es antena y el 30 por ciento equipo.... que hacemos con las antenas ?? que tendremos que poner ?

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Bien DIEGO, te vas acercando, cuando lo cambias por el 2000 ???

 

                                                                    Nestor, lu8aj

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:41 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

El caso de DIEGO es otro.No puede poner otra antena de la que tiene , Se tendria que mudar, por lo tanto lo que le queda es jugar con el equipo. Los proximos vendran con el opcional de SMS y WIFI...hi, LU8AJ

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mauricio Gurini

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:13 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Nestor, si el 70 por ciento es antena y el 30 por ciento equipo.... que hacemos con las antenas ?? que tendremos que poner ?

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Bien DIEGO, te vas acercando, cuando lo cambias por el 2000 ???

 

                                                                    Nestor, lu8aj

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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----- Original Message -----

From: Mauricio Gurini

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 7:13 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Nestor, si el 70 por ciento es antena y el 30 por ciento equipo.... que hacemos con las antenas ?? que tendremos que poner ?

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Bien DIEGO, te vas acercando, cuando lo cambias por el 2000 ???

 

                                                                    Nestor, lu8aj

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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----- Original Message -----

From: Nestor Marroni

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:52 PM

Subject: Re: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Bien DIEGO, te vas acercando, cuando lo cambias por el 2000 ???

 

                                                                    Nestor, lu8aj

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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----- Original Message -----

From: Diego Salom - LU8ADX

To: lu-cg@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] Mas sobre el Yaesu 5000

 

Hola

Aqui tienen algo mas del futuro FT-5000, aqui ya se lo ve en mas detalle.

http://www.kc8qvo.com/FTDX5000_Zfold_medium.pdf

 

73´ Diego - LU8ADX / AY8A

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DXNL 1651 - Nov 25, 2009
                       DX Newsletter

                a free and weekly service of
            DARC Committee "DX and HF contesting"
                  (http://www.darcdxhf.de)

               editor: Helmut Schlaffer, DL7MAE
                 (e-mail: dxnl@...)

                 translation by: Bob, DL7VOA
                  (e-mail: dl7voa@...)


A3 - TONGA, OC-169
      Lee,W6ZL/A35KL, should arrive on Ha'apai (OC-169) these days. Lee will
      stay in Tonga until the end of December and plans to join the CQWW CW
      Contest together with Paul,A35RK.
      Lee confirms the QSL cards for A35KL after his return home.

CT3 - MADEIRA, AF-014
      Jose,CT1BOH, is active as CT3NT from Nov 24. He will sign CR3E in the
      single OP/allband category of the upcoming CQWW CW Contest (Nov 28/29).
      QSLs for both calls via LoTW or direct to W3HNK.
      Please check also his website at: http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh

J6 - ST LUCIA, NA-108
      Bill,K9HZ, is working as J68HZ from St. Lucia (NA-108) between Nov 21
      and Dec 5. You can find him on following QRGs from 2000-2400 UTC:
      14155, 7155, 3770 kHz in SSB and 14050, 7050, 3550 kHz in CW.
      QSL via homecall, direct, LoTW or eQSL.

KH9 - WAKE ISLAND, OC-053
      Colin,KH9/WA2YUN, who is working on Wake Island (OC-053) until the end
      of the year has not been on the air for quite a while. He has repaired
      his antennas and rotor now and usually can be found in the ANZA Net on
      14183 kHz starting around 0600 UTC.

T8 - PALAU, OC-009
      Pista,T88CI (HA5AO), is staying on Koror Island (OC-009) from Nov 25
      until Dec 10. He intends to work "holiday style" mostly in CW but also
      in SSB and RTTY on all bands from 10m-80m (maybe also 160m). He will
      take part in the SOAB HP category of the CQWW CW Contest.
      QSL direct, via bureau or LoTW via HA5AO.
      An online logbook search is available at: http://ha5ao.novolab.hu

TJ - CAMEROON
      Lionel,F5PSA (TJ3SL), will go QRT around Dec 15 and wants to be QRV
      every day until then. He has been spotted in SSB on 20m and 17m during
      the last days. QSL via F5PSA.

V2 - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, NA-100
      Bud Trench,AA3B, will stay on Antigua (NA-100) from Nov 26 until Dec 1.
      He will sign V26K in CW only on all HF bands. Bud will join the SOAB
      low power class of the CQWW CW Contest. QSL via AA3B.

VP6 - PITCAIRN ISLAND, OC-044
      Al,ZL1AMD/VP6AL, is back again on Pitcairn Island (OC-044) and will
      stay there until March 2010. He uses a Yaesu 57D and an Inverted-V.
      Al does not like pile ups and prefers "search and pounce" on 20m SSB.
         ---
      In December two old friends, Tom and Betty Christian (VP6TC and VP6YL),
      will return to Pitcairn after staying in New Zealand for some time.

YN - NICARAGUA
      Eric,K9GY, will show up as YN2GY from the QTH of Octavio,YN2N, in
      Grenada from Nov 25-30. He will join the CQWW CW Contest in the
      single OP/allband/low power category. Eric intends to work in CW also
      on the WARC bands before and after the contest.
      QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW via his homecall.

6W - SENEGAL
      Jacques,F6BEE, will be active from Senegal again signing 6W1RW during
      the CQWW Contest (single OP/allband/high power). He can be found also
      on the WARC bands before and after the contest.
      QSL via bureau, direct or LoTW to his homecall F6BEE.

9J - ZAMBIA
      Niko,S53A, is working with 100 watts on all bands from Zambia signing
      9J3A from Nov 25-30. Niko is using a vertical for 80m, a delta loop
      for 40m and a Spiderbeam for the other bands.
      Unfortunately QSL only direct via S57S.

9L - SIERRA LEONE
      Following members of the "VooDoo Contest Group" will be QRV as 9L5A
      from Sierra Leone during the CQWW CW Contest: Ned,AA7A, Nick,G3RWF,
      Fred,G4BWP, Bud,N7CW, and Gary,ZL2IFB. QSL for 9L5A via G3SXW.
      G3RWF (9L1NH) and AA7A (9L7NS) are focusing on the WARC bands before
      and after the contest. QSLs via homecalls and also via LoTW.

FINLAND, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
      OH9SCL (SCL stands for "Santa Claus Land") is active again throughout
      the month of December. The station is situated at the Arctic circle and
      can be found working in CW, SSB and digital modes on 160m-10m. OPs are
      Raimo,OH3BHL, Erkki,OH9KL, Kimmo,OH9MDV, Juha,OH9MM, and Aaro,OH9RJ.
      QSL via OH9UV: Santa Claus Land, Napapiirin Yhdeksikot Ry, PL 50,
      96101 Rovaniemi, Finland. Info about a special award can be found at:
      http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/rakarttu/OH9SCL_2007/OH9SCL_2007

INDIA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
      Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose is deemed to be the father of radio
      communications in India and would celebrate his 151st birthday now.
      The special event station AU8JCB will be QRV between Nov 28 and Dec 1
      on following frequencies: 28510, 21280, 14200, 14270 and 7070 kHz.
      QSLs via LoTW or direct to VU2DSI, Surabhi Meherabad, Ahmednagar,
      414006 India.

LINKS: Current SOTA activities (mountain summits) are announced at:
      http://www.sotawatch.org
         ---
      Detailed information about current VHF activities can be found on the
      VHF DX portal "Make More Miles on VHF" at: http://www.MMMonVHF.de
         ---
      Fotos von der Hamradio Lisbon 2009 sind hier hinterlegt:
      http://www.arvm.org/index.fr2009.html
         ---
      Anb online photo album of the Hamradio Lisbon 2009 can be found at:
      http://www.arvm.org/index.fr2009.html


UPCOMING CONTESTS
-----------------
Nov 28/29: CQWW DX Contest, CW

IOTA                collected by Fredy,DE0MST  (e-mail: iota@...)
----
Island activities:
AF-019, IG9, Pelagie Islands: Tony,IG9/IK1QBT, Claudio,IG9/I1NVU, and
      Emilio,IG9/IZ1GAR, are active from Lampedusa (IIA AG-001) between
      Nov 22 and Dec 1. They will sign IG9X in the CQWW CW Contest.
      QSL via IK1QBT (direct/bureau).

AS-079, JA6, Miyako Islands: Take,JI3DST/JS6, is working from the islands
      Miyako (AS-079-005) and Ikema (AS-079-001) from Nov 21-30.
      QSL via his homecall JI3DST (direct/bureau).

NA-005, VP9, Bermuda Islands: Bob,VP9/KE0UI, is QRV from the Hamilton Parish
      on Bermuda from Nov 25 until Dec 1. Listen for VP9I in the single OP/
      allband/low power/assisted category of the CQWW CW Contest 2009.
      QSLs for VP9I via N1HRA and VP9/KE0UI via homecall (direct/bureau).

SA-018, CE7, Los Lagos Region South Group: Alain,CE7/F6BFH, is activating
      Chiloe Island in CW and SSB on 14/18/21 MHz from Nov 21-25.
      QSL via homecall (direct/bureau).

Lighthouse activities (WLOTA/ARLHS/ILLW)
----------------------------------------
CE7/F6BFH     LH 0750   CHI-013   Nov 21-25
EA8UP         LH 1648             resident
IG9X          LH 2312   ITA-025   Nov 28/29
IG9/I1NVU     LH 2312   ITA-025   Nov 22-Dec 1
IG9/IZ1GAR    LH 2312   ITA-025   Nov 22-Dec 1
IG9/IK1QBT    LH 2312   ITA-025   Nov 22-Dec 1
HS0ZIQ        LH 0701   THA-047   resident
J68HZ         LH 1336   STL-001   Nov 21-Dec 5
JI3DST/JS6    LH 0249   JPN-105   Nov 21-30
JI3DST/JS6              JPN-158   Nov 21-30
KH2A          LH 0064   GUM-001   resident
PJ4/K4BAI     LH 1279   NEA-002   Nov 24-Dec 1
PJ4/W4OC      LH 1279   NEA-002   Nov 24-Dec 1
V26K          LH 1118   ANT-002   Nov 26-Dec 1
VP9/KE0UI     LH 0201   BER-010   Nov 25-Dec 1
8P9SS         LH 0999   BAR-001   Nov 22-Dec 2


Bandspots of the last 7 days
----------------------------
160m
AL7R           1.827  0513Z via K9IT or LoTW
KH7C           1.829  0503Z (B), (L)
TX3A           1.830  1740Z via HA7RY (B)
VK3ZL          1.831  1900Z (B)
XV4D           1.814  2040Z via DL7DF (B)
9G5TT          1.827  2130Z via I2YSB (d)

  80m
FK8CP          3.502  1900Z (d)

  40m
A71FJ          7.130  0103Z (d)
JV1A           7.140  2034Z via WV6E (B)
PW6C           7.144  0554Z via K9AJ
VP2V/DL7VOG    7.012  0630Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B)

  30m
C91LW         10.109  2007Z via UY5LW
FG/F6AUS      10.112  2050Z NA-102, via F6AUS (B)
OX/EA4NA      10.110  1556Z via EA4BT (B), (L)
P29VCX        10.104  2032Z OC-249, via SM6CVX (d)
R1ANR         10.107  2030Z via RZ3BJ
TX3A          10.114  0942Z via HA7RY (B)
XV2RZ         10.118  1320Z via OH4MDY (d)
XV4D          10.115  1337Z via DL7DF (B)

  20m
CU6AY         14.260  1308Z EU-175, (B)
PW2IO         14.040  0859Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B)
PW6C          14.261  2317Z SA-062, via K9AJ (B)
RA9LI/0       14.260  0733Z AS-086, via UA9LP (B)
TX3A          14.023  1340Z via HA7RY (B)
V88/SM3TLG    14.265  1351Z via SM3TLG (B)
VP2V/DL7VOG   14.080  1223Z RTTY, via DL7VOG (B)
VP2V/DL7VOG   14.023  1609Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B)
VY2/W7ASF     14.305  1545Z NA-029, via W7ASF (B)
9G5TT         14.077  1414Z RTTY, via I2YSB (d)
9G5TT         14.240  0839Z via I2YSB (d)

  17m
NP3M/516      18.165  1310Z via WP3S
PW2IO         18.075  1552Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B)
TI8II         18.132  1447Z (d)
TX3A          18.080  0925Z via HA7RY (B)
VK9XX         18.076  0805Z via DL1RTL (B)
VP2V/DL7VOG   18.078  1610Z NA-023, via DL7VOG (B)
XV2RZ         18.070  1130Z via OH4MDY (d)
9G5TT         18.142  0817Z via I2YSB (d)
9G5TT         18.072  1550Z via I2YSB (d)

  15m
HS0ZHC        21.280  0734Z (d)
PW2IO         21.940  1623Z SA-071, via PT7WA (B)
9G5TT         21.027  0929Z via I2YSB (d)

  12m
9G5TT         24.930  0911Z via I2YSB (d)

  10m
MM0DVZ        28.470  1204Z (d)
9G5TT         28.450  1116Z via I2YSB (d)

  *  = new QSL manager
(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
(L) = LoTW

                Preview
                -------
DATE           CALL           DXNL

23Nov-02Dec    3V3S           1650
Jul  -Dec      4U30VIC        1626
17Nov-15Dec    5R8IC          1649
18Nov-30Nov    5W0KH          1645
09Nov-10Jan    5W1QX & A31CE  1649
Nov            6W1RW          1651 *
01Sep-31Dec    8J7M           1638
22Nov-02Dec    8P9SS          1650
      -31Dec    9A09P          1615
      -31Dec    9A48IFATCA     1609
      -31Dec    9A800VZ        1617
NOW            9G5SW          1581
      -04Dec    9G5XA          1650
13Nov-27Nov    9G5TT          1649
      -Mar      9J2YO          1614
25Nov-30Nov    9J3A           1651 *
Nov            9L5A           1651 *
14Dec-17Dec    9V/DJ7JC..     1649

23Nov-01Dec    A25NW          1650
19Nov-01Dec    A31JC..        1649
      -Dec      A35KL          1651 *
      -25Nov    A43ND          1650
23Nov-30Nov    A65DLH         1650
28Nov-01Dec    AU8JCB         1651 *
13Nov-03Dec    C91LW          1650
21Nov-25Nov    CE7/F6BFH      1651 *
      -29Nov    D2CQ           1650
Feb  -2010     DP1POL         1598/1619
      -31Dec    DP3SSKW        1634
      -May/10   DQ11APOLLO     1634
      -31Dec    DR09ANT        1606
05Dec-13Dec    E51NAA..       1649
      -25Nov    E51TLA         1649
      -10Feb    EA8/ON6AK..    1650
      -Nov      ER650M/ER650MD 1650

      -Mar      FG/F6AUS       1650
      -Aug/11   FO8RZ          1636
      -31Dec    GB250RB        1608
01Oct-31Dec    HF35PEA        1644
22Nov-01Dec    IG9/IK1QBT..   1651 *
      -31Dec    IY7GM          1622
21Nov-05Dec    J68HZ          1651 *
21Nov-30Nov    JI3DST/JS6     1651 *
      -30Nov    JU75BSI        1647
      -Feb      KG4YU          1644
      -Dec      KH9/WA2YUN     1568/1651 *
24Nov-01Dec    KP2/K3CT..     1650
      -31Dec    LY1000         1606
      -31Dec    LZ250BNT       1623
      -Nov      OD5/W5YFN      1599
Dec            OH9SCL         1651 *
01Oct-31Dec    ON25BELGICA    1646
      -31Dec    ON100PES       1622

Sep  -Dec      P29CW          1638
17Nov-15Dec    PA60TROLLEY    1650
24Nov-20Dec    PD4500BL       1650
24Nov-01Dec    PJ4/K4BAI..    1650
      -01Dec    PJ4/PE1MAE     1650
      -Apr      S79DF          1620
      -30Nov    SN40DVP        1642
      -Nov      SV5/G2JL       1640
      -Mar      T6AG           1647
      -Dec      T6YA           1644
25Nov-10Dec    T88CI          1651 *
      -15Dec    TJ3SL          1651 *
NOW            TL0A           1616
      -2011/12  TN5SN          1585/1591
      -Dec      TT8JT          1650
03Nov-03Dec    TX3A (FK/C)    1648

26Nov-01Dec    V26K           1651 *
23Nov-02Dec    V31CW & V31YL  1650
24Nov-06Dec    V31PT          1650
23Nov-15Dec    V5/DJ4SO       1650
      -Jan/11   V73NS          1604
01Feb-31Mar    VG7G           1647
01Oct-30Nov    VG7V           1647
01Dec-31Jan    VG7W           1647
21Nov-05Dec    VK9XX          1650
15Nov-05Dec    VP2V/DL7VOG    1649
15Nov-03Dec    VP5/W7VV..     1649
      -Mar      VP6AL          1651 *
25Nov-01Dec    VP9/KE0UI      1651 *
      -31Dec    VR2009EAG      1630
      -07Dec    XV2RZ & XV2JR  1650
      -31Dec    YL90AIR        1631
25Nov-30Nov    YN2GY          1651 *
20Nov-01Dec    YS4U           1650
      -31Dec    Z30MCWG        1612
02Dec-05Dec    ZL/DJ7JC..     1649
      -Jul      ZS10WCS        1539

  * = new or updated
.. = and other calls

QSL information
---------------
A52FJJ     via JA1FJJ (B)
AM2T       via EA2ASY
CR5MON     via CT2IEN
CR5MSP     via CT1DNF
CR5NCP     via CT1HXB
CR5NDS     via CT2GDE
EG2FPZ     via EA2ICA (B)
EG7NL      via EA7NL
EH1FST     via EA1EG  (B)
EJ/DL4ML   via DL4ML
EN500I     via DM5BB  (B), eQSL
ER650M     via ER1DA  (B)
GB2BST     via M0XIG  (B), (L)
HF1NSN     via SP1EG  (B)
HG0WFF     via HA0HW  (B)
HT2N       via K9NW (CQWW SSB 2009)
IM0/IK0FMB via IK0FMB (B), (L)
JW/G4ATA   via G4ATA  (B), eQSL
KP2/M1DDD  via M1DDD  (B)
KP4ED      via EB7DX  (d)
ON9DAMIAN  via ON3AR  (B)
PA30IPA    via PA9LUC (B)
SO65LOK    via SP5KCR (B)
SV9/G0BPS  via G0BPS
TC1ELH     via TA1HZ  (B)
TF3CW      via LX1NO  (B)
TF4X       via G3SWH  (B)
TY1MS      via PA3AWW (B)
UN7RK      via DL1USB (*)
UP3WFF     via RL3FU
VP2MXO     via DM2XO  (B)
WN1Y       via JF1VGZ
WN1Y/NH2   via JF1VGZ
XU7EEE     via JE7JDL (d), (L)
YJ0PX      via AI5P   (B)
YS4U       via N0AT   (B)
3Z0MK      via SP7PTK (B)
8Q7EJ      via G3VDB  (B), (L), eQSL
8R1PY      via PY2WAS (B)
9J2FM      via JA4ATV (B)

(d) = only direct
(B) = bureau ok
  *  = new QSL manager
(L) = Logbook of the World (LotW)



QSL cards of K4M (Midway 2009), a special envelope and a 0.55 Cent K4M stamp
may be requested via Franz,DJ9ZB, for EUR 4 including postage.


QSLs arrived direct: KH7XS, TY5ZR (via IK2IQD), VK4KW (N3SL), Z35M

QSLs arrived bureau: B1Z (BA4EG), BS7H (KU9C), C6AGU (HA7RY), E44M (SP3DOI),
                      FJ/G3TXF, FM5LZ, H40FN (HA8FT), HZ1PS (IZ8CLM),
                      PZ5Z (OM2FY), TC57A (TA1HZ), TO5A (F5VHJ),YK9G (G3TXG),
                      YJ0TXF (G3TXF), ZD7X (W0MM),3W9R (OK1JR),4W6R (EA4URE),
                      5R8IC (F6ICX), 7P8OK (M0URX), 7U5CI (OM3CGN)

CQWW DX Contest 2009 (CW) - Further announcements
-------------------------------------------------
The CQ WWDX Contest in CW will take place on the weekend of Nov 28/29.
The activities should be listed here if not announced elsewhere:

Call          Category       QSL route
---------------------------------------------
A35A          Multi/Single   W7TSQ or LoTW
A73A          Multi/Single   EA7FTR
AH2R          Multi/Single   JH7QXJ
AN8R          Multi/?        EA8AY
B7P           Multi/Multi    BD7IXG
C4I           Multi/?        LZ2HM
C4W           SOAB           LoTW
CN2R          SOSB           W7EJ
CN3A          SOAB           I2WIJ
CM8CAD        SOSB 40m LP    see QRZ.com
CO6LP         SOSB 40m LP    CO6LP
CO8LY         SOSB 15m LP    EA7ADH
CO8TW         SOSB 160m LP   HB9SVT
CR2X          SOAB HP        OH2BH
CR3L          Multi/2        DJ6QT
D4C           SOAB           CT1ESV
E21EIC        SOAB           bureau or LoTW
E21IZC        SOSB 20m LP    direct
EA8CMX        SOSB           OH2BYS
EA8URL        Multi/Multi    bureau
EE2W          Multi/Multi    EB2BXL
EF8M          SOAB HP        UA3DX
EY8MM         SOSB 160m      K1BV or LoTW
FO8RZ         SOAB           F8BPN
GJ2A          SOAB HP        GJ3DVC or LoTW
GE4YOX        SOSB 20m LP    direct or LoTW
HC8N          Multi/Multi    W5UE
HI3TEJ        SOAB LP        ON4IQ
HS8JYX        SOSB 20m LP    LoTW, eQSL, direct
IG9U          SOSB 80m       I1NVU
IG9W          SOSB 40m       IZ1GAR
IG9X          SOSB 15m       IK1QBT
IR9X          SOAB           IW9HLM / LoTW
JK2VOC/B      A4TB  SOAB     JK2VOC
JV1A          SOAB           WV6E
KH6ZN         SOAB HP        AI4U
KP2M          Multi/?        AI4U
LX7I          Multi/Multi    LX2A
MD4K          SOSB 15m       G3NKC
MD6V          SOSB 20m       G3NKC
MJ0ASP        SOSB 80m       MJ0ASP
MZ5B (Shetl.) SOSB           G3TXF or LoTW
NP4Z          SOAB HP        WC4E
OH0Z          SOAB HP        W0MM
OQ3R          SOAB           ON4RU
P40W          SOAB LP        N2MM or LoTW
P49Y          SOAB HP        AE6Y
PJ4/KU8E      SOAB LP        K4BAI
RW2F          Multi/?        DK4VW
ST2KSS        SOSB 15m       ST2M (direct)
SV9COL        SOAB           direct/bureau/LoTW
T48K          Multi/Single   DK1WI
TF3CW         SOSB 40m       LX1NO
TI5N          SOSB 15m LP    W3HNK or LoTW
TO5T(FM)      SOAB HP        JE1JKL
V47NT         SOAB HP        W2RQ
VC2Z          SOAB           VE2BR
VC3O          SOAB           VE3AT
VK6AA         Multi/Single   DL8YR
VK8NSB        SOAB           VK6NE
VP9I
VU2PAI        SOAB HP        see QRZ.com
VU2PTT        SOAB HP        LoTW, bureau
WP3C          SOSB 80m       W3HNK (direct)
XU7ACY        SOAB LP        W2EN
XW1B          SOAB           E21EIC
YB0ECT        SOSB 20m LP    K3AIR
YM3A          SOSB 40m       LZ1NK
ZB2X          SOAB           OH2KI
ZD8RH         SOAB           G4DBW or LoTW
ZF2AM         SOAB           K6AM or LoTW
ZM4T          Multi/2        ZL2AL
ZP0R          SOAB           ZP5AZL
ZS4TX         SOAB           LoTW
4D1N          n.a.           DV1UBY
4L0A          SOAB HP        EA7FTR
4L8A          SOSB 20m       K1BV
4U1ITU        Multi/Single   bureau
5B/G4IRN      SOSB           G4IRN or LoTW
5B/HA5PP      SOSB 20m       HA5PP
6M0HZ/2       Multi/?        DS2AGH
6V7R          SOAB HP        UT5UGR
9J3A          SOAB LP        S57S (direct)
9L5A          Multi/Multi    G3SXW or LoTW
9M6/KM0O      SOAB           TBA


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-----Mensaje original-----
De: cq-contest-bounces@...
[mailto:cq-contest-bounces@...] En nombre de Guy Molinari
Enviado el: Domingo, 22 de Noviembre de 2009 08:49 p.m.
Para: cq-contest@...
Asunto: [CQ-Contest] CQWWCW 2006-2008 database


Fellow contesters,



     I've written a Perl script to parse, load, consolidate, normalize and
scrub the log data for CQWW CW 2006-2008.



The data is currently in MS-Access in two tables.   One contains all the QSO
data, and the other contains call, category, location, and claimed scores
one row for each submitted log.



The file is about 500 Mb uncompressed (100 Mb compressed).



If anyone is interested in obtaining this data, please contact me off list.



73,

Guy N7ZG

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 935

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Bulletin No. 935
BID: $OPDX.935
November 23, 2009
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet Clusters
Network, AA1M, K1XN & GoList, NJ1Q, NO2R, K3IRV, N3SL, NG3K & ADXO, N4AA &
QRZ DX, KH6BZF, K8YSE, KE0UI, AT International, CO8TW, DJ7IK, DL7MAE & The
DX News Letter, DX World of Ham Radio Web Site, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX,
I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JG7PSJ, OZ1JTE, PA1WLB, Pete's-DX-Newsdesk,
RSGB IOTA Web Site, VA3RJ & ICPO, VHF-DX-Portal (MMMonVHF), VK4FW and
VU2PTT for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
week of Sunday, 15th-November, through Sunday, 22nd-November there were
220 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3B9, 3DA, 3V, 3W, 4J,
4L, 4O, 4S, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9V, 9Y, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP,
BV, BY, C3, C5, C9, CE, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU,
E5/s, E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ,
F, FG, FK, FK/c, FM, FO, FP, FR, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB,
HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK, HL, HP, HR, HS, HV, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J6, JA, JD/o,
JT, JY, K, KG4, KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD,
OE, OH, OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PZ, R1FJ,
S2, S5, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TJ,
TK, TL, TN, TR, TT, TU, TZ, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6,
V7, V8, VE, VK, VK9X, VP2M, VP2V, VP6, VP8, VP9, VQ9, VR, VU, XE, XT, XU,
XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2, Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4,
ZD7, 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" (WFWL).

3V, TUNISIA (Update). Just a reminder/update that a German team will
operate from the "Radio Club Station of Tunisian Scouts" (3V8SS) in
Sousse, using the special callsign 3V3S between November 23rd and December
2nd. Operators mentioned are: Andy/DJ7IK, Jan/DJ8NK, Guenter/DJ9CB,
Andreas/DL9USA and Lars/DF1LON. Also, operators Halim and Ashraf (from
the 3V8SS station) will join the German team. The team will set up and
use a spiderbeam and verticals antennas. All antennas will be donated to
the 3V8SS station. Look for them to also participate in the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-Single/Low-Power entry. QSL via
DL9USA. A Web page will be active soon at:     http://www.3V3S.tk

5P15, DENMARK (Special Event/IOTA). Look for special event station 5P15COP
from Zealand Island (EU-029) to be active between December 7-18th. Activity
is taking place during the big United Nations "Copenhagen Climate Change
Conference" <http://www.cop15.dk>. Operators would like to "invite all
radio amateurs worldwide to show their concern and care about the
environment and climate, by contacting this special event station."
Operations will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL via OZ5BAL, direct or by the Bureau. For more details about the
project, QSL card and awards available, please visit:
                           http://at www.5p15cop.dk

A2, BOTSWANA. Just a reminder that Mike, K9NW, will be active as A25NW
between November 23rd and December 1st. Activity will include the CQWW
DX CW Contest (November 28-29th). QSL via his home callsign (QRZ.com).

A7, QATAR. Operators Ali/A71BX, Juma/A71EM and David/K5GN will be active
as A73A during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Multi-Op/
All-Bands/Single-Transmitter entry. Operations will be from A71BX's QTH.
QSL via EA7FTR.

AH2, GUAM. Members of the Guam Contest Club will be active as AH2R from
Tumon (OC-026, USI GU003S, WLOTA L-0064) during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 28-29th) as a Multi-Single entry. Operators mentioned are:
Toshinobu/JI3ERV, Mikiawa/JR7OMD, Kazunori/JK3GAD, and Nozomu/JE8KKX.
QSL via JH7QXJ.

C4, CYPRUS. Marios, 5B4WN, will be active as C4W during the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 28-29th) as Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL is via
the LoTW. QSLs via the Bureau are also available via the "self-QSL"
button on:                        http://www.5b4wn.com

CO/CM, CUBA. Look for the following Cuban stations to be active in the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th):
     CO8LY  -  Operator Eduardo as a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-Power.
               QSL via EA7ADH.
     CM8CAD -  Operator Carlos as a Single-Op/Single-Band (40m)/Low-Power.
               QSL via info QRZ.com.
     CO8TW  -  Operator Juan as a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m)/Low-Power.
               QSL via HB9SVT.

CN, MOROCCO. Stefano, IK2QEI, will be active as CN3A from Safi during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op entry. He states that
he will possibly be a "SOAB" if the new 80m system is ready for the
contest. QSL via LoTW or via I2WIJ.

CQ MAGAZINE'S "DIAMOND JUBILEE WAZ AWARD" (#002 issued). Congratulations
to James "Scotty" Scott, WK3N, of Hartstown, PA, for receiving the 2nd
75th anniversary limited-term "Diamond Jubilee WAZ" award. He submitted
valid and proper confirmations of contacts with each of the 40 CQ WAZ
zones to earn this special certificate. For complete details on the
"Diamond Jubilee WAZ Award ", check out CQ's October 2009 issue, or visit
the CQ Web site at:           http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com

D6, COMOROS. Reports indicate that Serge, F6AML, who was expected to be
active as D68F this past week, had to cancel his operation due to the
political situation in D6-land. It was also reported that Serge apparently
had all of his equipment confiscated and has returned to France.

DU, PHILIPPINES. By the time you read this, Gerard, F2JD, who was active
as DU1/G0SHN will be back in France (around November 20th). OPDX was told
that Gerarde was not very active while in Manilla (around 300 QSOs) due to
a high noise level. He is expected to be back in the Philippines sometime
in February and plans to get another antenna for his multiple activities
while he travels the neighboring islands. His log is available at:
                      http://LesNouvellesDX.fr/voirlogs.php

EY, TAJIKISTAN. Nodir, EY8MM, from Dushanbe, will be active during the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (160m)
entry. However, due to business commitment, Nodir will only be active
during the first 24 hours of the contest. QSL K1BV via direct, by the
Bureau or LoTW.

FO, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, FO8RZ (F5PHW), continues to be active on
the bands (include topband). He has announced that he will be in the
CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band entry.
QSL via F8BPN, direct, by the bureau, LotW.

FO/A, AUSTRAL ISLANDS. German operators Wulf/DL1AWI, Peter/DL3APO and
Mat/DL5XU will be active as FO/homecall from Raivavae Island (OC-114,
DIFO FO-122, WLOTA L-2581) in the Austral Islands group between January
18th and February 5th. Their focus will be mainly the lower bands 160-30
meters, but will work some higher bands on SSB and RTTY. QSL via their
home callsigns, direct or by the Bureau.

IOTA NEWS....................
    AS-105.  Kang, DS2AGH, and a group of operators will be active as
             6M0HZ/2 from Kanghwa Island during the CQWW DX CW Contest
             (November 28-29th). QSL via DS2AGH.

J3, GRENADA (NA-024). Operators Colin/G3VCQ and Sharon/M3VCQ will once
again be active as J38CW and J38SW from Beru between March 11-25th.
Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. All QSLs are via G3VCQ,
direct or by the bureau.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Bill, K9HZ, will once again be active as J68HZ from
Labrelotte Bay, Castries, St. Lucia (NA-108, WLOTA L-1336) between
now and December 5th. Activity will be on 80/40/20 meters using CW and
SSB. Suggested frequencies are:   CW  - 3550, 7050 and 14050 kHz
                                    SSB - 3770, 7155 and 14155 kHz
He also mentions to watch 40 meters between 2000-2400z daily. Operations
from other local islands are possible. QSL via his home callsign.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Scott, NE1RD, will be active as J6/homecall between
February 2-10th (2010). Activity will be on all HF bands and modes.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. Logs will be
uploaded to LoTW.

J6, ST. LUCIA. Members of the "Buddies in the Caribbean" DXpedition
group which specializes in 100 watt or less low power radios and the
Buddipole portable antenna system is off again to a new DXpedition site
on February 2-11th, 2010. This is an annual effort to demonstrate "ultra-
lite" DXpeditioning into magnificent "vista" locations, operate a field
portable battery-only radio with backpackable, lightweight antennas and
most of all "have fun!" The nine operators from eight states will have
fixed operations from a cliff-top villa and portable operations from
various points on the island using CW, SSB, and the Digital modes.
Operators mentioned are: Budd/W3FF, Chris/W6HFP, Scott/NE1RD, Dan/WZ1P,
Steve/WG0AT, Mike/KC4VG, Guy/N7UN, Paul/KB9AVO and Wey/K8EAB. Licensing
is not yet complete, but each operator is expected to receive their own
callsign. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or mail to operator's home callsign (SASE
required). For more details, see:
            http://sites.google.com/site/caribbeanbuddies/home
                   http://caribbeanbuddies.blogspot.com/

J8, ST. VINCENT. George, K2CM, will be active from the Island of Bequia,
in The Grenadines (NA-025), between January 8th and February 12th (2010).
Callsign was not provided. Activity will be on 20 meters using CW and
SSB, and maybe 40 meters CW. QSL by the Bureau or direct (SASE/SAE) to
K2CM.

JD1/O, OGASAWARA. OPDX was informed by Harry/JG7PSJ that Makoto/JI5RPT
and he will once again be active from Chichijima Island (AS-031) between
Sunday, December 27th, and Friday, January 1st (2010). Their callsigns
will be JD1BLY (JI5RPT) and JD1BMH(JG7PSJ). Activity will be on all bands
160-10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau to the JD1
callsigns or direct to their home callsigns. For more info, visit their
Web pages at:              http://www.ji5rpt.com/jd1
                         http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For November 23-22nd)....
   Nov  23    AN         SOLAR REFERENCE
   Nov  24    AN         ---------------
   Nov  25    AN          AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
   Nov  26    AN          HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
   Nov  27    AN          LN - Low Normal
   Nov  28    AN
   Nov  29    AN         GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
                         ---------------------
                          QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
                                  0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
                      UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
                                  7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less

MJ0, JERSEY. Mat, F5SHQ, will be active as MJ0ASP during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (80m) entry. QSL
via F5SHQ.

NP4, PUERTO RICO. Felipe, NP4Z, will be active during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry.
QSL via WC4E. PLEASE NOTE: He may also use KP3Z as the callsign.

OFFICERS FOR 2009-2010. The following persons have been elected to
committee the Oceania Amateur Radio DX Group Inc. for 2009/2010:
    President           : Bill Horner/VK4FW
    Vice President      : John Mcrae/VK5PO
    Secretary/Treasurer : Eric Fittock/VK4NEF
    Directors           : Elvira Simoncini/IV3FSG
                          Mill Reiff/LX1CC
                          Chris Chapman/VK3QB
                          Eddie DeYoung/VK4AN
    Web Master          : John Mcrae/VK5PO
    QSL Manager         : Bill Horner/VK4FW

PB500, THE NETHERLANDS (Special Event). Look for special event station
PB500GT to be active between November 28th and December 13th. Activity
is to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the "GREAT TOWER of BREDA"
(in Dutch Grote Toren). Operators will operate at a height of 65m from
the Great Toren. This Great Tower is located in the middle of the city.
Operations will be on 80/40/20/2 meters using SSB and the Digital modes.
QSL Manager is Willem, PA1WLB. For more details about the tower, see:
                           http://www.torenbreda.nl
Also, look under PB500GT on QRZ.com.

QSL INFO AND NEWS.....................
    GA2MP QSL/LOG STATUS. QSL Manager Steve, N3SL, reports: "The special
    event callsign, GA2MP, will be retired on November 30th. Current logs
    are in LoTW as of November 19th. QSLs are on order but will not be
    in-hand before the December 31st cutoff for DXCC. If anyone needs a
    card for their 2009 DXCC submission, N3SL can fill your request using
    a GS2MP card. Simply indicate that with your QSL. Those who already
    have sent an SASE, please E-mail N3SL at <n3sl@...> with a request
    to confirm using the GS2MP card. All others will be answered when the
    new cards arrive."

    NEW QSL ROUTE FOR ZW5UN AND PT5UN. Irv, K3IRV, informs that he is now
    the QSL Manager for both ZW5UN and PT5UN. The QSL Manager was Oms,
    PP5EG. Since Irv was the QSL Manager for PP5EG, he talked to Oms and
    now he will also have the logs and cards for those two callsigns.

    QSLS VIA LOTW: 7Q7AA, D2BB, PY1ZBA and S04R

    QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: 5H1EE, 5V7SE, 8R1DB, 8R1TO, 9G5ZZ, 9M6/JJ2CJB,
    9Y4D, A61BK, A73A, BD9TD, C31CT, DX1J, EA9LZ, EK7DX, FK8GM, FO/G3BJ,
    FS/K1XM, GP0STH, J28JA, TK9X, VK9LA, WP3C, YI1RZ, ZK2NX and ZL7/N7OU

    QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: 3X5A, 5J0A, 5L2MS, 7Q7CE, 8R1XR, 9Y4W,
    FJ/DJ2VO, J5UAP, and V73PX

S2, BANGLADESH (IOTA DXpedition). Operators Tutul/S21RC, Manjurul/S21AM,
Sohel/S21S and Aminul/S21D are preparing a DXpedition in February 2010
to St. Martin's Island (AS-127) located in Chittagong Region Group. Dates
mentioned are February 21-25th. QSL Manager will be EB7DX. More details
will be forthcoming.

ST, SUDAN. Robert, S53R, will be active as ST2KSS from Khartoum during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band
(15m) entry. QSL via ST2M or by his instructions.

ST26, SUDAN. Look for the special callsign ST26ASC to be used between
January 22–28th (2010). This activity coincides with the 26th Arab Scouts
Conference from Khartoum, Sudan. No other details were provided. QSL
Manager will be ST2M.

TF, ICELAND (On the Birds!). Ari, TF3ARI, has been worked on AO-51!
Ari first appeared on AO-51 on October 24th, using a TS2000 and just a
vertical antenna. John, K8YSE, reports that he has E-mailed Ari and
learned he has now installed a UHF preamp (so he can hear better). Since
North America is always near the horizon for him, his vertical antenna
and preamp work well (Not many trees in Iceland!). Watch for Ari on
early morning weekend passes on AO-51. John states that Ari will be on
again during most Sunday mornings.

TI5, COSTA RICA. Phil, N0KE, will be active as TI5/N0KE starting November
25th. QSL via his home callsign. He also plans to be active as TI5N during
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th) as Single-Band (15m) entry. QSL
via W3HNK or LoTW.

TJ, CAMEROON. Lionel, F5PSA, currently active as TJ3SL, will be here
until around December 15th. His activity has been sporadic, but he is
trying to be active daily, propagation permitting. Operations have been
mainly 20 and 17 meters usually between 0930-1700z. QSL via F5PSA.

TM2, FRANCE. Look for TM2S to be used in the CQWW DX CW (October 28-29th)
as a Multi-Single entry. QSL via F5PED. Operators mentioned are: Matt/
F5PED, Dany/F5CW, Bruno/F5AGB, Michel/F5IN, Emmanuel/F5NCU, Maurice/F5NQL,
Serge/F6DZS and possibly Breton/F5QF.

TO4/FG, GUADELOUPE. Serge, F6AUS, will continue be active as FG/F6AUS
until Match (2010). Look for him to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November
28-29th) as TO4D. He plans to be active on 160-6 meters. Over the past
weekend Serge was on 80/40/30 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign.

TO5, MARTINIQUE (NA-107). Al, F5VHJ, will be active as TO5A during the
ARRL DX SSB Contest (March 6-7th, 2010) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power
entry. QSL via F5VHJ, direct or by the Bureau. Logs will be uploaded to
LoTW.

TX3, CHESTERFIELD ISLAND.. Operators George/AA7JV and Tomi/HA7RY continue
to be active as TX3A until December 6th. As of print time, their log shows
just under 27k QSOs. Activity has be on all HF bands but with an emphasis on
the lower bands. Modes used have been on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HA7RY.
For more detailed information and updates, visit their Web page at:
                               http://www.TX3A.com

V3, BELIZE. Alex, KU1CW, will be active as V31CW between November 23rd
and December 2nd. His wife Natasha, KD0AKI, will also be active as V31YL.
Alex is also expected to be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 28-29th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via LoTW or direct to KU1CW.

V3, BELIZE. Wil, PA0WWV, will be active as V31WV from Sarteneja (northern
Belize) between now and December 20th. Activity will be on CW and SSB
using a FT1000mp MarkV w/amp at 750 watts. His antenna is a 30 ft. vertical
close to the beach. QSL direct only with 2 USDs plus SAE (NO IRCs).

VP2M, MONTSERRAT. Mike, W1USN, will once again be active as VP2MPR between
February 28th and March 13th (2010). Mike will work mainly SSB and PSK31.
Bob, AA1M, will also return to Montserrat and will operate mostly CW as
VP2MPL between March 6-11th. QSL both operators via their home callsigns.

VP9, BERMUDA (Update). Bob, KE0UI, will be active from here between
November 25th and December 1st, and will operate as VP9I in the CQWW DX
CW Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry.
QSL via N1HRA. For details about the station and QSL route, visit:
                             http://vp9ge.com/vp9i.htm
Bob will operate as VP9/KE0UI before and after the contest on 160-10 meters
with an emphasis on the 30/17/12 meter bands. QSL VP9/KE0UI via his home
callsign.

VU, INDIA (News). OPDX was informed by Prasad, VU2PTT, that Gopal Madhavan,
VU2GMN, who is the President of ARSI - the IARU recognized national
organization of India, is reporting he spoke with the "Wireless Planning
& Coordination Wing (WPC), India's Ministry of Communications and Inform-
ation Technology Department of Telecommunications, and they have confirmed
that the extra bandwidth (on 40m) has been officially released to VU radio
amateurs based on the petitions given by ARSI on April 15, 2009, soon
after the band was to be released as per agreement in WRC2003. VU hams
can now officially use that extra bandwidth. Gopal also mentioned, "They
have also confirmed that the other requests made by ARSI regarding 10
MHz and 50 MHz are also under consideration, so please wait for further
news."

VU2, INDIA. Prasad, VU2PTT, will be active during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry (or possibly
a Single-Op/Single-Band [80m] entry). Entry depends on whether his beam
will get fixed in time for the contest, or else he will do a full SOSB
80m running 400W to Inverted-L. QSL via the LoTW or direct using the info
on QRZ.com.

XU7, CAMBODIA (Update). Last week we mentioned that Peter, NO2R, will
once again be active as XU7ACY from Sihanouk Ville during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 28-29th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Lower-Power entry.
He informs OPDX that he will be there for another year or more. Look for
him to be active on all bands using CW and SSB. QSL via W2EN.

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Hola JP, el maletin es un Pelican 1450 y la espuma viene precortada en cubitos de 1x1x1, mediante un cutter se le puede dar fácilmente la forma deseada.

 

Abrazo

 

Sergei

 

From: Juan Pablo Merce LU4DX

Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:14 AM

To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [LUCG] The Box

 

Sergei, pregunta: con que cortas la gomaespuma ??, cutter quizas ??

J.P. LU4DX

Sergio R Landoni escribió:

Made in San Martín de los Andes by LU7YS en valija estanco con antena flex más antena J-Pole flex

 

From: Pablo D'Augero

Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 6:55 PM

Subject: [LUCG] The Box

 

THE BOX:
PORTABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS STATION IDEAS
Jan. 9th, 2002, By Steve KB1DIG & Kim KB1GTR
Time for Plan B!  This is a spin-off of the Go Kit project.  Intended for portable long-term usage and also good for Field Day Events.  Something requiring a little more power output than the HTs.  A diamond in the rough.  This "Box" is going to be under constant refinements this year with your suggestions and comments.

Please understand, this page is not intended as an official blueprint on how to build something like this.  This is another byproduct of the KB1DIG hi-tech low budget department.  Offered here as a starting point.  Projects like this one are never completely perfected.  That would just take all the sport out of it.

What started this whole thing.  I had most of my equipment all pulled apart after we did the small 2-meter Net demo for the children at the local Sunday School.  Nothing ever goes back together the same.  Don't you hate that?  So, as you can see, I decided to repackage some of it for emergency or portable use.  This was the perfect excuse, and something that I was always trying to remember to get around to doing.

If you build a "Box" like this remember that refinement is the mother of invention.  After going back and forth on how to assemble and position the equipment, I decided to just put it together and see.  Tried realizing that, discovering what works out best and being resourceful is the fun part of any Homebrew Ham project.

This "Box" is something like the one Kim and I were using when we went to help out at Ground Zero.  The original design belonged to Jeff Schneller, N2HPO, SATERN ARLO.  This 2-Meter Kenwood is rated at 5/15/&50 Watts.  Should be plenty of power.  Still room for several improvements.  I need to look around for a 2m/440 dual-band radio and a cross-needle SWR meter for this portable station.  This will be a better setup and was what Jeff's had inside his.  Something to keep an eye out for at the next Hamfest, or perhaps when we go to the Dayton Hamvention in the Spring.  Will try to find a good deal on some used equipment.

Still, this project came out good for just having fun!  I build it and Kim gets to play with... We will use it weekly when checking into the local NH-ARES Net.  It's good to perform test like this.  Should be done with both Simplex and Duplex operation modes.  This is something we will also plan to use at Field Day events.  If we ever get to go to one...

The 12 volt power connection is as simple a possible.  Terminal ends are heavy-duty.  The switch is rated at 25 amps.  Everything inside the box is protected with in-line fuses on the both the positive and negative sides.  Smoke pertection....

Keep in mind that you need to be able to set this up and take it down super quick.  A pocketknife and  few quick cuts work just as well if you ever need to make a new power cord.

The attachment of the antenna is grounded.  Also, a separate ground wire was added and connected to the radio mounting bracket.

This little gadget is something picked up from eBay.  The one stop shop for all kinds of fun Ham items.  It was hanging around the shack and looking for a good home.  It was originally intended for  RV's or Camper Trailers.  This should hold up a little better to rugh handling.  LED's are extra durable.  Unlike the SWR Meter used in this project, or other similar analog devices ever tend to be.  Nothing is indestructible.

Tucked in the back is an 8 Ohm speaker from Radio Shack.  Decided to go with the 8 Watt powered version.  This was another unused item kicking around the shack.  It packs a loud punch and with reasonably clear sound.   A separate switch can not be added for power disconnect to conceive battery life.  This type speaker will not run without the internal powered amp.  That's bad.  Probably overkill anyhow.  Worth a shot.  Something else to replace...  MFJ makes a slick little speaker called the ClearTone(TM).  Another thing to consider is a in-line headphone jack.  I always come up with this stuff after...

Built a little junction box to make all the inside connections easier.  Still need to do a little more cover up work.  Will probably hot glue over all of the exposed terminal parts when the project is more finalized.  Hot glue can be removed from metal parts with a little effort, if it ever becomes necessary.  Hot stuff!  I always end up with a gob on me...

The LCD clock runs on a signal AA battery.  Picked this up at the local auto parts store.  This thing runs forever...almost.  Will probably need to replace the battery in 2005.

Cigarette plug outlet is intended to power a scanner or some other low power device.  Need to remember this.  Will have to mark this information with a little sticker and locate it to the right of the outlet.  Remember to set stuff up so that everyone will know how it should be used properly.  This will avoid an unnecessary overhaul or meltdown.  Smoke prevention....

Tied the 2-meter rig and the SWR meter together with some of those new-fangled Velcro wire wrap straps.  This keeps the SWR meter removable for use in the field.

THE RIGHT PACKAGE:
The box is originally one for storing paper files in folders.  The hinged cover is totally removable.  This is a good feature and can be removed to conserve desk top workspace.  Perform my special stress test before selectioning items like this.  At 6 foot and 220 lbs, I stood on the top of the box.  Passed the test with no problem.

Another idea is a plain old plastic toolbox.  If you decide to go for this type, remember it needs to be somewhat deep inside.

ASSEMBLY TIPS:
Remember to avoid drilling several holes in the bottom of your box.  This will help a little to keep the weather out.  You can even seal a few holes with RTV while you assemble.  Place a washer behind a #8 machine bolts for added strength.  Nylon hardware can also be used.  Steel is hard to break.  It's up to you...

Bench test everything hooked together before it is assembled into the box.  Check it on an amps meter.  Take a few readings at idle power and at full transmit.  Our setup readings: about 0.4 Amps or less, about 0.5 with sound coming from the speaker, and about 8.5 amps at 50 Watts.  This info is good to remember.  Write it down on a small sticker, include the date tested, and place the sticker on the inside of the cover.  Re-test and redo if an equipment mod is performed.  You will find this information very useful if you need to do some troubleshooting later.  Smoke detection....

Replace the case screws on the transceiver with finger knob type screws.  This will make it easier to put in or pull out.  I found a few rolling around on the bottom of the junk parts box.  You can also find stuff like this in the stranger nuts-n-bolts section of the local hardware store.

MORE PLANNED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
This is a list of additional items that we will add.   Still in the process of rounding up.  Some other ideas...

Something to hold paperwork and radio manual inside the cover.  Remember to save a little room for this.  Can also attach something to the outside for this purpose.  Inside the cover is probably better.

Copies of:
Local ARES phone and frequency reference card
ARRL Communications Procedures
ITU Phonetic Alphabet
Amateur Message Forms

Pencils and small pad of paper.
Extra eraser.

Something to identify this as emergency radio equipment.  Perhaps ARES logos.

Something to identify this as yours.  Always label all your stuff with at least your Callsign!

ARRL Emergency Communications is recommending the 30A Anderson PowerPole as the standard connector.  I will need to look into this more and come up with a few adaptor connections.

THE WISH LIST:
Some of the inline fuses are a little hard to get at.  Still need to look around or maybe custom design a little fuse box.  Will eventually swap this out, in place of the junction box I built.  Perhaps something with plugin type fuses to keep the size small.  This will help avoid a major disassembly in the field, if a fuse pops.  Seen one someplace.  Better Smoke protection....

INSIDE ANTENNA TIP:
Something quick, efficient, and simple.  Works slick.  On the way out the door, go over to the oven and grab a large cookie sheet.  Remember to also bring along a mag-mount antenna of some type.  We prefer a 5/8-wave for the 2-Meter.  Good gain.  When you reach your destination, position the two on top of something and near an outside window.  Try to get it at least as high as the window sill.  The SWR match was only 1.1:1 when we last did this.  Lock and load!  Also, keep the power on the low side.  15 Watts or so.  Safety first, personal and for others.
 
 
 

Here's some great new info and images from Jeff Schneller, N2HPO, SATERN-ARLO. As shown at the 2003 Ham Radio University! ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Convention: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/ The Orange Box : Bill Downes, N2KHP (left), and Jeff Schneller, N2HPO Setup used at TSA NYC  HQ for 5 weeks after 9/11 New ideas with switching power supply added Carlos Varon, K2LCV  Here is the "Orange Box" manufacturers web site: http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/camping/dry_boxes.html SPUD7 cost $22.95.  You can order directly from the factory or if you have any questions, call at: 1-800-543-0548. "Free" shipping & handling (in The USA) with a total order of $30.00 or more! Will accept  Master Card  & Visa.   Fax #: 937-890-1747 The Job Box : The "Job Box" is made by Knaack Manufacturing: http://www.knaack.com/ The box we used is the 4824.  48" long, 24" wide, 24+ inches high mounted on 4" casters. DC Power : We were originally told we were going to set up in a gym, but no guarantee for power, just use static displays.  I do not always listen good and wanted more than a piece of cardboard with photos, so the computers with slide shows.  Power being a question since I only can run the computers on their own batteries for a few hours, I brought a "4D" marine deep cycle battery and an inverter.  Knowing I had that base covered, we set up at an outlet so we would not need it.  If I hadn't had the batt and inverter, you know there would not have been an outlet.   Marine R/V - 30 Months - 1314 CCA Contact your local dealer for prices in your area.  The #1 replacement brand  in marine/rv deep cycle  and cranking power available today.  These batteries  have a unique new chemistry that makes them ideal  for the  demands of seasonal use and added charging. Specifications: Weight: 119 pounds  Length: 21 inches  Width: 8.25 inches  Height: 10.38 inches  Cranking Amps: 1645  Cold Cranking Amps: 1314  Voltage: 12  RESERVE MINUTES= 390 Reserve minutes is the number of minutes the battery will supply power with a 25 amp continous draw I have an 1800 watt inverter to use with it.  The inverter is nice, but power hungry.  If you do the math (ohms law) 1800 watts at 120 volts = 15 amps.  15 amps at 120 volts is 150 amps at 12 volts.   The note books would have been a minor load so we would have had plenty of run time. Inside Antennas : Did you note the KB1DIG halo?  I kept the KB1DIG sticker on it and had that visible, it was on a 1" diameter 10' long piece of PVC pipe in a tripod mount like we had at DHQ. The other antenna was a Cushcraft AR270, on a 1" x10' piece of EMT conduit in a tri-pod mount.  This was the same setup we used at DHQ, but with a longer mast.  Note the tennis balls on the radials, I told people that they were used to bounce the signal, or to give it direction. 73, Jeff Tennis Ball History: Steve’s note:  I remember that.  Just for others to know, this was a great idea for eye protection.  In the original antenna setup the radials were somewhat at eyelevel.  This combined with being located on a busy sidewalk outside TSA HQ in lower Manhattan.  It all became necessary when the net control station was relocated to deep inside the basement of the building. The outside area was roped off, but still good safety precautions. Of course, creative decorating ones antenna has never occurred to me ;-)  KB1DIG’s Stealth Halo (a small joke)

 

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John AB9HH: Just thought I'd send a pic of my personal E comm box.  Since have added a external speaker, rig runner and other odds and ends. It is not a shipping case, but just keeps everything safely together during outings.  Bottom plate hinges up and locks to bring things to operating level. A POP rivet gun was my friend!  Just saw your site and will incorporate some ideas.  73, john AB9HH Sheboygan Co WI ARES John AB9HH: Please feel free to list.  Please mention that since these pics, a power pole center was "popped" on to the inside cover, a EZ psk glued above that, and a radio shack speaker velcroed into the right side of the cover.  I can send a new pic when I use it on Mothers day,  camping. I tried adding an NMO mount to the top of the case, but that failed.  Ground plane was garbage.   I carry a baking sheet instead, with a mag mount.   FYI, I used a 3M type of velcro, much heavier duty, and silicone sealer here and there.  Will send new pics after Mom's day.  73 john ab9hh John AB9HH: Go kit today. Revisions included a Radio shack speaker glued in the corner, CI-V level to usb converter (not by ICOM, from eBay for a fraction of the price. Works great), a pico memory keyer in a home brew box, EZ psk adapter plugged into the back mike jack. No other connections needed for the 706.  Besides being a local go kit, my wife and I use this for camping and activating lighthouses during QSO parties.  We can plug in 2 head sets in the front and rear and set to VOX. Works great for our "Team". Tried a NMO 2m/440 ant mount on the top of the lid, but it failed miserably. Use a "Arrow" style dual band j pole instead. This is not a shipping case, just use it for storage and putting in the truck or camper.   If anybody comes up with revisions, please let me know. Thanks, john ab9hh

Loyd K4LCH: another idea on the power input use a 50 amp bridge rectifier that way if you do accidently reverse power connections your equipment will see the proper polarity.   Loyd Headrick K4LCH ARES/RACES  Member

Gareth GW4KJW: Hi Steve and Kim, Having been inspired by and interested in Em-Comms boxes, ever since finding your website,  I thought you might like a glance at what was my own first effort. Starting out with one of the largest plastic toolboxes I could find and slightly modifying the lid, so that it could be completely removed, rather than just opened on its hinge.  I decided after some trial and error on mounting the radios to be used in a side-by-side configuration.   A Kenwood TR751E 2M all-mode transceiver and an Ascom 4M FM transceiver were fixed into the case. together with two small speakers.   A snap-block power-connector was installed on the LH side of the box and aerial sockets on the RH side, keeping the waterproof integrity at the bottom/rear of the case - you could still stand it in up to 2" of water, without having to think about any getting in.   To cope with the heat generated by two 25W+ tcvrs, a small computer-type 12V fan was installed between them and plastic ducting (fabricated from black plastic card and ready-meal containers)  made to ensure the best possible air-flow - those radios run cooler in there than they did in my shack.  :-)   Not shown in the photographs was a drop-down clock which hinged into position from the 'top' of the box when opened as shown and a TNC for packet use, which clips to the 751.   This old box which was in use for over two years, has been decommisioned now. The radios, sockets etc. removed,  the unwanted holes in the box filled and it's now the home of two 17.5Ah gel-cells together with charger module and a 20Ah mains PSU.   A different toolbox which will eventually house the above two radios and a dual-band VHF/UHF FM tcvr - giving the option of cross-band repeater operation - is half-way through building.   73. Gareth GW4KJW

Justin KB3JUV: Hello, I was checking out your ideas and pictures for portable communication boxes and I had a few more. I built one just a few months ago but mine is just a little different.  I bought a box that is as large as one person can comfortably hold instead of a smaller box.  This way I can put portable antennas, coax, and whatever else needs to go inside one box.  It also doubles as a nice seat! Also, think about putting a TNC inside.  It can be very handy for Winlink or for APRS.  I stuffed a small KPC-3 inside. A neat portable power source is the FreeCharge Weza ( www.freeplayenergy.com) which is a DC foot generator.  It has a sealed battery inside to store the charge and when you run low, just step on it to generate more power!  It's a much better idea to have one of those around instead of a 5KW for just a small Comm Box. I did a presentation on my box as well as deployed it on a couple of exercises.  You can find the presentation here: http://www.kb3juv.com/winlink2k.htm Some more pictures of the box are here: http://www.kb3juv.com/sharesexercise.htm 73 Justin Kates Amateur: KB3JUV Military: AAT3OT U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command Delaware MARS Training Officer Delaware ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Delaware SKYWARN www.kb3juv.com

Bob W8RWR:  Steve, I Have In The SMALL RED BOX 2-METERS.   In The LONG BOX 2-METER & 70cm & Maybe I Mite Put 6-METERS In.  UPDATE: Hi Steve, This Is Bob, W8RWR This Is My COMBOX I USED It At The 2003 COLUMBUS MARATHON.  It Has A 2-METER / 70cm Radio, SWR Meter, And 2 Speakers In It. Thay Are MOUNTED In It.

Hi  I've been reading the comments and have a couple of suggestions.  First finding replacement fuses cost me a great deal one time since then I've been partial to automotive circuit breakers.  They are cheap 5-7$ at auto st parts stoores and come with mounting flanges to screw to case (firewall).  The break point is 150% of the rating so 10A breaker will break at 15 amps.  They can be purchased from 1 to 50 amps.  In Canada they are avalible at Canadian Tire or Wal Mart. When the short is removed they will reset in 2-3 minutes without any buttons to push...about the same time as finding and installing a fuse.  They can be mounting in virtually any position. These are Automotive circuit breakers so they will only handle 12V  do not use on 120VAC.  They will self destruct....smoke :) My latest box,  is planned around;  FT897 for hf++,  a dedicated 2m mobile, and a packet station (1200 baud) using a KPC3 and an ICOM IC2AT with Ramsey 8W. amp.  There will be a hf tuner (possibly a mfj949e) and a small mfj switcher pwr sup.  with external 12vdc inputs avalible to the box.  If you like I'll keep you posted.  When I get something I am happy with for longer than a couple of weeks (hi) I will make a set of recomendations to the Provincial Emergency Program for British Columbia.  I presently serve as a regional amateur radio representative for one of the five provincial regions.  Take care, John  ve7ro@...

Saw your box, neat. A very good  12 Volt Buss and fuseholder is made by Blue Sea Systems  available from West Marine stores. 73, Darragh WA6IKS/HS0ZAG

This is a battery we recommend for RACES use in Virginia.  Yuasa NP65-12 weighs about 50 pounds, has retractable handles. Widely used by the telecomm companies for UPS banks at remote repeater sites.  We got several tons from the phone company. Charles E. Harris, KE4SKY Emergency Response Planning Coordinator,  Virginia RACES State Training Officer Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Division of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 466 Fairfax, VA 22035-0060 Telephone (703) 324-5224, Fax (703) 324-3949 e-page 7037025856@page.metrocall.com

Steve, I looked over the information on "The Box" and found it to be very interesting.  It  would be a nice project for CNHARC members.  I will think about building my own "Box".  One thought I have about your design is the possible lack of ventilation when running your rig on 50 watts for extended periods of time in hot weather with the SWR mounted on top.  That black box might get quite hot.  One or two small 12-volt muffin fans inside the box, controlled by a switch would pull fresh air through the case.  When running on high power, the added power requirements for one or two fans wouldn't make much difference in the total load. I have found used Motorola and GE speakers at hamfests.  These commercial speakers are very rugged, quite cheap, not very expensive ($3 to $5), and really pack a wallop. Thanks for the information. Mike, N1VE Hi Mike, Thanks for checking the Webpage.  Kim and I have a lot of fun doing this togeather. All good points! Summer heat is a problem.  I have added (1) small 12-volt muffin fan salvaged from a computer CPU setup.  Runs on almost nothing for power.  This was from an earlier suggestion made by Bill VO1BIL.  It is mounted to the cooling fins on the rig with tie wraps.  On the 2m Kenwood rig used, air is now able to flow through the fins in the casting.  The "Box" still builds up some heat inside at 50w, but not as bad.  Perhaps I should consider locating a 2nd fan somehow to move air through and out, as you suggest.  Circulation...  I am also trying to avoid cutting holes into the side of the package in an effort to keep the wet weather out.  Will need to do some more tinkering.  Perhaps build a different package by moving the equipment to a slightly larger box. One of the work arounds I have tried in the past is to separate the SWR meter from the box and out onto the top.  This does help but is somewhat awkward with the coax connections.  Best if kept as one complete package.  Another is to optimize the antenna setup and operate a reduced power output.  Please let me know of the placement configuration you come up with. Never tried out a Motorola and GE speaker before.  Thanks. The big thing is it's good others are thinking about projects such as this.  Time well spent! Mike, is it okay with you if I post your info? 73@be good! Steve KB1DIG  ;-) Steve, I understand your need to maintain the integrety of your "The Box" case.  Perhaps a metal or plastic deflector on the outside of the box could shield the inside from rain, but allow heated air to exit.  Something like a tiny dryer vent cap. Yes,  you may post my response(s). 73 Mike, N1VE

Good job of "The Box". Our group has a similar package, only with a self-contained battery, charger, and power supply.  I have worked on medical electronic equipment for close to 30 years.  Many devices have gel-cell batteries in them.  Once in a great while I will see a "swelled" battery, and perhaps twice I have seen gels which have leaked. These problems happen so seldom I would not worry about it.  However, this subject will be a topic for debate or "an old wives' tale" for years to come. Separate battery, charger and AC power "boxes" would be OK, but its a bit of extra luggage.  A switching type power supply (light & small) would be nice in the box.  I am not a big fan of switchers, but weight and size considerations make me take a closer look at them. Getting a dual band radio for "The Box" is a good idea.  For most locations that should work good.  Considering Net Control or other high traffic demands, you may want to consider having separate radios for 2 meters & 440.  With separates 2 operators could be working, without the desense of 2 radios on the same band. Also consider operations on 220. I like the regular short Ringo antennas.  I have set them up on a window sill and hung 'em up with string.  The higher gain, much longer antennas may do a better job but they are a bigger headache to set up.  Also the regular little Ringo has a wide bandwidth.  I can carry a fully assembled & tuned Ringo in the back seat of the car.  I really don't care for fooling around with a fancy antenna in lousy winter weather conditions.  Give me the good old Ringo. Consider a dual band Ringo.  If you are using a dual band radio then great.  Even if you use two separate radios, use the one antenna (with it's one mount and one feedline into where-ever) and a duplexer to feed each radio. Everybody can offer opinions on how to do things.  Some ideas are better than others.  Also what works well in the flat-lands may not work well in the hills. 73 Dave, WB1COB CT ARES DEC Hospitals CQ Radio Club Webpage: http://www.cqradioclub.org

Hi Kim and Steve, Loved your BOX page!  It sure has inspired a lot of folks to make up their own -- with lots of great ideas coming through. My comment is about the large number of folks who want to put the battery inside the box.  DON'T DO IT!  It will result in a very heavy box, and a lot of maintenance headaches.  Batteries last only a few years and need to be replaced.  When charging, they may vent fumes that can damage your radio and wiring.  Keep the power source separate.  Sometimes you may be using an AC supply, so why lug a battery into a setup location unnecessarily? Make up a second, dedicated battery box.  Use Anderson PowerPole connectors to bring power through the front panel instead of making holes in the side of the box. 73, John, AC6VV

Hi, Good to talk to you today.  I have been looking at your website.  I just thought that I mention this idea for the paper documents in the box.  Go to any Fedex Store.  Ask them for the plastic pouch that you attach to a Fedex Pak.  Attach this to your lid and you can store documents inside it. I really like the box.  I think that I am going to do something like it with a IC 207... I'm leaning to buying this for 2 meter/ 70 cm at home and mobile. ttyl Bill KB1IUB

Hi Steve, I read you were considering adding a fan to you project.  I just wanted to tell you that I have been using computer CPU cooling fans for years on my radios.  They are very cheap (can be had for $5) and easy to get.  If you go to your local computer store and purchase a Pentium CPU cooler you can remove the fan and use it separately or bolt the whole heat sink to the radio.  I have done both but mostly use just the fan.  In most case you can use those plastic wallboard anchors and put it between the fins of the heat sink and screw the fan to the anchors.  This way you do not damage the radio in anyway.  Nice web site keep up the good work.  Bill Crann VO1BIL

Jan WH7Y:  Hi Steve, good ideas! I posted your url on our bbs: http://www.karcbbs.net/ Anyway, back to that fuse holder: visit your local auto parts store or k-mart / walmart auto section...or try an auto "audio store." Tnx again! 73 & God bless, Jan, wh7y Steve:  Yes Jan!  It was as you said.  At Pep-Boys.  This is an Automotive Parts Chain.  I think its Nationwide? Product name: ATO Fuse Block.  Item#: 03500417XP  Made by: Littlefuse, Inc., Des Plaines, IL 60016. The fuse holder is very compact and holds 5 of the newer type fuses. Rated up to 15 A, 35V.  Side locking design permits two or more to be interconnected.  Has side position terminals.  Mounting holes in the base.  It also has a protective clear plastic cover that snaps over the top.

Hi Steve, I noticed that there are no provisions for power in your kit.  Would suggest a Power Sonic 33Ah battery available from Battery Warehouse for $69.95.  I know you're trying to keep it cheap, but don't scrimp on power.  I keep one on hand for emergencies.  It will power a FT-100 for about 8 hrs at 50 watts output on 2 meters. Ronald Zond K3MIY

Comment:  "The latest project looks great. One question that comes to mind---  Is there any air circulation around the radio to keep the finals from getting warm?  73s..."  Our response:  Perhaps a fan is a good idea.  Never thought of that.  Will take it under advisement.  Could use a small 12v muffin fan in behind the radio.  The back of the rig is somewhat open.  Now comes the question of how to mount...

Greetings Steve: I received a link to your web page tonight illustrating your new Emergency Communications Box. Every nice.  I built something similar for OCRACES (www.ocraces.org) a few years ago which had a Kenwood TM-742 with 2m, 440, 1.2g modules installed and a 2m mobile with a TNC for packet or APRS.  It was all housed in an aluminum large briefcase. I saw the power binding post on the side and thought I should introduce you to the housings we sell at Powerwerx (I noticed you linked our web site - Thank You).  If you go to the following link: http://www.powerwerx.com/housings.html   you will see the plastic housing that can mount in the side of the box. What is nice is that you can get the 2 or 4 pair size and wire all the reds together and all the blacks together then hook it up to your built in battery. Then you can have battery power out OR Aux power in and use the other Powerpoles for power out. Very nice.  Here is the link to the .PDF drawing http://www.powerwerx.com/techdata/power-pak8.pdf I have mounted one of these in the back of my Expedition and a picture is located in our gallery.  http://www.powerwerx.com/gallery.html Good luck with your project and if I can help you out, just let me know. 73, ken, KM6YH www.powerwerx.com

Hi Steve, I noticed several references to smoke detection on your page.  That's good.  You will need to conserve all the smoke you can round up.  After all, radios run on smoke.  If it leaks out, they stop working. Hi Hi John

Hi! I built a similar box out of the need to have a portable radio station to teach Boy Scouts and other kids about Ham Radio.  Attached is a pic of my "Scout Box". Here are some details of my scout box..  Box is a repainted ammo can with waterproof seal.  Box contains an ICOM Dual Bander, a CB, a Motorola 16 amp supply, volt meter, solar regulator, 200 watt inverter, a car radio with AM/FM/CD, and a pair of Radio Shack diecast speakers. The box can run off 110v-AC, 12v-DC or off solar panels.  DC inputs are "idiot proofed" by using bridge rectifiers.  There are external heavy duty binding post and internal ones for applying 12v-DC to the box.  The outside posts are protected with a full wave rectifier so shorting them out or reversing the polarity won't hurt the equipment.  The audio from the CB and the Ham rig are fed into the aux in on the car radio so you have CB on one speaker and Ham on the second.  This arrangement allows for 45 watts of audio per chnl and for tone controls.  It's suprising how well you can ID people's radios once you have full range speakers! There is an onboard DC voltmeter to monitor DC power.  The inverter can power small 110v-AC devices when running off 12v-DC or solar.  RF conections is via pigtails.  The lid to the box has two NMO mounts with leads so the antennas can be separated from the radios for RF safety. I built this in about 5 hours with stuff I had laying around and it has been a big hit with local Hams and with the Scouts.  We used the Scout Box at Merit Badge College late last year and it ran all day flawlessly. Upcoming projects are a micro generator to run the Scout Box and a second smaller Scout Box using CB,2m,1.25,440 and Aviation HTs mounted in a smaller can with a gell cell and similar power conections as the fullsize Scout Box. 73 Robert Cruz Everglades DCAT Search And Rescue KE4MCL

Arnie      KI8BN       Coldwater, Mi. Arnie:  "Hi Steve, I am in the process of building an emergency kit similar to yours.  Yours has given me a few ideas.  Thank you for that.  One thing that I've seen in the responses from others is, a fan for cooling your rig.  I was planning to use an Alinco DX610 in mine, because it has a built in fan in the rear of it.  I'm hoping it will be enough to do the job, will watch it close.  There seems to be a lot of 610's on E-Bay lately." Steve:  "Hi Arnie, I am now looking for a small 12 volt fan.  It will be mounted in behind the SWR meter.  Will stand it off the inside wall of the box with a few spacers.  Will try for a 1 inch gap.  This will redirect air down on to the cooling fins of the 2 meter rig.....  Can you hear the fan running in your Alinco DX610?  In Kim's (KB1GTR) car is the Yaesu FT-90R.  This super small size dual-band rig also has a fan in it.  Very noisy cooling fan.  It has a detachable face plate and is mounted remotely on the dash, with the rest of the rig set in the trunk.  I can still hear the fan kicking off and on when sitting inside the car.  So, I think I will try to come up with a very quiet small fan for the "Box".  Perhaps I'll take a look around at the local computer parts stores??" Arnie:  "Hi Again Steve, I have had my Alinco DX610 on my bench for about three years, and the fan has never made enough noise to really notice.  It don't run all the time, only when I transmit for an extended period, or on high power.  I do have a 12 volt computer fan that I can mount in mine if needed, but like I said, I'm hoping the fan on the rig will be enough.  Your "box" project is quite impressive, and just looking at it made me plan a trip to stores to find a different box than I was planning to use..... I also have an FT90 mounted under the passenger seat of my car.  I have never heard that fan even when sitting in a parking lot without the motor running.  Wish this computer fan was that quiet." Steve:  "Hi Arnie, .....  Not a big deal.  Perhaps the reason the FT-90R's fan is so loud in Kim's car is because it is mounted to the under side of the package tray and the car has fold down seats in the back.  Interesting though...  Could it be acting like a speaker?  Will think about a relocation." Have fun with your project!  Good luck! 73s  Steve  KB1DIG  ;-)

Some great ideas you have on your website.  I thought I might suggest one more: Those 6" green "Ammo" boxes are perfect for mounting a mobile rig into.  I've drilled a couple holes in the sides, mounted the radio right inside the box.  Also there's room inside the box for a small battery, small extension speaker, mic, and 100 feet of power cables to power the rig from a cigar lighter.  Combined with a mag mount or other portable antenna, this makes a simple basic, but heavy duty, semi-portable station, which has higher power and stronger audio than an HT.  When not in use, the box is watertight and durable enough to bounce around in the trunk for years, and still be ready for immediate use. It has been handy at several public service events, where I'm within 100 feet of anyone's vehicle, at a table or tailgate, and moving around too much to be carrying a HT or headphones.  Plus, with today's low prices on a basic 2m mobile rig, the whole thing can be assembled for a reasonable amount. 73, John C, KA9REN

Please send us your ideas and comments.
Send E-mail to: buck0@comcast.net Good luck building!  Kim KB1GTR & Steve KB1DIG

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THE BOX:
PORTABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS STATION IDEAS
Jan. 9th, 2002, By Steve KB1DIG & Kim KB1GTR
Time for Plan B!  This is a spin-off of the Go Kit project.  Intended for portable long-term usage and also good for Field Day Events.  Something requiring a little more power output than the HTs.  A diamond in the rough.  This "Box" is going to be under constant refinements this year with your suggestions and comments.

Please understand, this page is not intended as an official blueprint on how to build something like this.  This is another byproduct of the KB1DIG hi-tech low budget department.  Offered here as a starting point.  Projects like this one are never completely perfected.  That would just take all the sport out of it.

What started this whole thing.  I had most of my equipment all pulled apart after we did the small 2-meter Net demo for the children at the local Sunday School.  Nothing ever goes back together the same.  Don't you hate that?  So, as you can see, I decided to repackage some of it for emergency or portable use.  This was the perfect excuse, and something that I was always trying to remember to get around to doing.

 
If you build a "Box" like this remember that refinement is the mother of invention.  After going back and forth on how to assemble and position the equipment, I decided to just put it together and see.  Tried realizing that, discovering what works out best and being resourceful is the fun part of any Homebrew Ham project.

This "Box" is something like the one Kim and I were using when we went to help out at Ground Zero.  The original design belonged to Jeff Schneller, N2HPO, SATERN ARLO.  This 2-Meter Kenwood is rated at 5/15/&50 Watts.  Should be plenty of power.  Still room for several improvements.  I need to look around for a 2m/440 dual-band radio and a cross-needle SWR meter for this portable station.  This will be a better setup and was what Jeff's had inside his.  Something to keep an eye out for at the next Hamfest, or perhaps when we go to the Dayton Hamvention in the Spring.  Will try to find a good deal on some used equipment.

 
Still, this project came out good for just having fun!  I build it and Kim gets to play with... We will use it weekly when checking into the local NH-ARES Net.  It's good to perform test like this.  Should be done with both Simplex and Duplex operation modes.  This is something we will also plan to use at Field Day events.  If we ever get to go to one...

 
The 12 volt power connection is as simple a possible.  Terminal ends are heavy-duty.  The switch is rated at 25 amps.  Everything inside the box is protected with in-line fuses on the both the positive and negative sides.  Smoke pertection....

Keep in mind that you need to be able to set this up and take it down super quick.  A pocketknife and  few quick cuts work just as well if you ever need to make a new power cord.

 
The attachment of the antenna is grounded.  Also, a separate ground wire was added and connected to the radio mounting bracket.

 
This little gadget is something picked up from eBay.  The one stop shop for all kinds of fun Ham items.  It was hanging around the shack and looking for a good home.  It was originally intended for  RV's or Camper Trailers.  This should hold up a little better to rugh handling.  LED's are extra durable.  Unlike the SWR Meter used in this project, or other similar analog devices ever tend to be.  Nothing is indestructible.

 
Tucked in the back is an 8 Ohm speaker from Radio Shack.  Decided to go with the 8 Watt powered version.  This was another unused item kicking around the shack.  It packs a loud punch and with reasonably clear sound.   A separate switch can not be added for power disconnect to conceive battery life.  This type speaker will not run without the internal powered amp.  That's bad.  Probably overkill anyhow.  Worth a shot.  Something else to replace...  MFJ makes a slick little speaker called the ClearTone(TM).  Another thing to consider is a in-line headphone jack.  I always come up with this stuff after...

Built a little junction box to make all the inside connections easier.  Still need to do a little more cover up work.  Will probably hot glue over all of the exposed terminal parts when the project is more finalized.  Hot glue can be removed from metal parts with a little effort, if it ever becomes necessary.  Hot stuff!  I always end up with a gob on me...

The LCD clock runs on a signal AA battery.  Picked this up at the local auto parts store.  This thing runs forever...almost.  Will probably need to replace the battery in 2005.

Cigarette plug outlet is intended to power a scanner or some other low power device.  Need to remember this.  Will have to mark this information with a little sticker and locate it to the right of the outlet.  Remember to set stuff up so that everyone will know how it should be used properly.  This will avoid an unnecessary overhaul or meltdown.  Smoke prevention....

Tied the 2-meter rig and the SWR meter together with some of those new-fangled Velcro wire wrap straps.  This keeps the SWR meter removable for use in the field.

THE RIGHT PACKAGE:
The box is originally one for storing paper files in folders.  The hinged cover is totally removable.  This is a good feature and can be removed to conserve desk top workspace.  Perform my special stress test before selectioning items like this.  At 6 foot and 220 lbs, I stood on the top of the box.  Passed the test with no problem.

Another idea is a plain old plastic toolbox.  If you decide to go for this type, remember it needs to be somewhat deep inside.

ASSEMBLY TIPS:
Remember to avoid drilling several holes in the bottom of your box.  This will help a little to keep the weather out.  You can even seal a few holes with RTV while you assemble.  Place a washer behind a #8 machine bolts for added strength.  Nylon hardware can also be used.  Steel is hard to break.  It's up to you...

Bench test everything hooked together before it is assembled into the box.  Check it on an amps meter.  Take a few readings at idle power and at full transmit.  Our setup readings: about 0.4 Amps or less, about 0.5 with sound coming from the speaker, and about 8.5 amps at 50 Watts.  This info is good to remember.  Write it down on a small sticker, include the date tested, and place the sticker on the inside of the cover.  Re-test and redo if an equipment mod is performed.  You will find this information very useful if you need to do some troubleshooting later.  Smoke detection....

Replace the case screws on the transceiver with finger knob type screws.  This will make it easier to put in or pull out.  I found a few rolling around on the bottom of the junk parts box.  You can also find stuff like this in the stranger nuts-n-bolts section of the local hardware store.

MORE PLANNED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS:
This is a list of additional items that we will add.   Still in the process of rounding up.  Some other ideas...

Something to hold paperwork and radio manual inside the cover.  Remember to save a little room for this.  Can also attach something to the outside for this purpose.  Inside the cover is probably better.

Copies of:
Local ARES phone and frequency reference card
ARRL Communications Procedures
ITU Phonetic Alphabet
Amateur Message Forms

Pencils and small pad of paper.
Extra eraser.

Something to identify this as emergency radio equipment.  Perhaps ARES logos.

Something to identify this as yours.  Always label all your stuff with at least your Callsign!

ARRL Emergency Communications is recommending the 30A Anderson PowerPole as the standard connector.  I will need to look into this more and come up with a few adaptor connections.

THE WISH LIST:
Some of the inline fuses are a little hard to get at.  Still need to look around or maybe custom design a little fuse box.  Will eventually swap this out, in place of the junction box I built.  Perhaps something with plugin type fuses to keep the size small.  This will help avoid a major disassembly in the field, if a fuse pops.  Seen one someplace.  Better Smoke protection....

INSIDE ANTENNA TIP:
Something quick, efficient, and simple.  Works slick.  On the way out the door, go over to the oven and grab a large cookie sheet.  Remember to also bring along a mag-mount antenna of some type.  We prefer a 5/8-wave for the 2-Meter.  Good gain.  When you reach your destination, position the two on top of something and near an outside window.  Try to get it at least as high as the window sill.  The SWR match was only 1.1:1 when we last did this.  Lock and load!  Also, keep the power on the low side.  15 Watts or so.  Safety first, personal and for others.
 
 
 

Here's some great new info and images from Jeff Schneller, N2HPO, SATERN-ARLO. As shown at the 2003 Ham Radio University! ARRL New York City-Long Island Section Convention: http://www.hudson.arrl.org/ The Orange Box : Bill Downes, N2KHP (left), and Jeff Schneller, N2HPO Setup used at TSA NYC  HQ for 5 weeks after 9/11 New ideas with switching power supply added Carlos Varon, K2LCV  Here is the "Orange Box" manufacturers web site: http://www.mtmcase-gard.com/products/camping/dry_boxes.html SPUD7 cost $22.95.  You can order directly from the factory or if you have any questions, call at: 1-800-543-0548. "Free" shipping & handling (in The USA) with a total order of $30.00 or more! Will accept  Master Card  & Visa.   Fax #: 937-890-1747 The Job Box : The "Job Box" is made by Knaack Manufacturing: http://www.knaack.com/ The box we used is the 4824.  48" long, 24" wide, 24+ inches high mounted on 4" casters. DC Power : We were originally told we were going to set up in a gym, but no guarantee for power, just use static displays.  I do not always listen good and wanted more than a piece of cardboard with photos, so the computers with slide shows.  Power being a question since I only can run the computers on their own batteries for a few hours, I brought a "4D" marine deep cycle battery and an inverter.  Knowing I had that base covered, we set up at an outlet so we would not need it.  If I hadn't had the batt and inverter, you know there would not have been an outlet.   Marine R/V - 30 Months - 1314 CCA Contact your local dealer for prices in your area.  The #1 replacement brand  in marine/rv deep cycle  and cranking power available today.  These batteries  have a unique new chemistry that makes them ideal  for the  demands of seasonal use and added charging. Specifications: Weight: 119 pounds  Length: 21 inches  Width: 8.25 inches  Height: 10.38 inches  Cranking Amps: 1645  Cold Cranking Amps: 1314  Voltage: 12  RESERVE MINUTES= 390 Reserve minutes is the number of minutes the battery will supply power with a 25 amp continous draw I have an 1800 watt inverter to use with it.  The inverter is nice, but power hungry.  If you do the math (ohms law) 1800 watts at 120 volts = 15 amps.  15 amps at 120 volts is 150 amps at 12 volts.   The note books would have been a minor load so we would have had plenty of run time. Inside Antennas : Did you note the KB1DIG halo?  I kept the KB1DIG sticker on it and had that visible, it was on a 1" diameter 10' long piece of PVC pipe in a tripod mount like we had at DHQ. The other antenna was a Cushcraft AR270, on a 1" x10' piece of EMT conduit in a tri-pod mount.  This was the same setup we used at DHQ, but with a longer mast.  Note the tennis balls on the radials, I told people that they were used to bounce the signal, or to give it direction. 73, Jeff Tennis Ball History: Steve’s note:  I remember that.  Just for others to know, this was a great idea for eye protection.  In the original antenna setup the radials were somewhat at eyelevel.  This combined with being located on a busy sidewalk outside TSA HQ in lower Manhattan.  It all became necessary when the net control station was relocated to deep inside the basement of the building. The outside area was roped off, but still good safety precautions. Of course, creative decorating ones antenna has never occurred to me ;-)  KB1DIG’s Stealth Halo (a small joke)

 

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John AB9HH: Just thought I'd send a pic of my personal E comm box.  Since have added a external speaker, rig runner and other odds and ends. It is not a shipping case, but just keeps everything safely together during outings.  Bottom plate hinges up and locks to bring things to operating level. A POP rivet gun was my friend!  Just saw your site and will incorporate some ideas.  73, john AB9HH Sheboygan Co WI ARES John AB9HH: Please feel free to list.  Please mention that since these pics, a power pole center was "popped" on to the inside cover, a EZ psk glued above that, and a radio shack speaker velcroed into the right side of the cover.  I can send a new pic when I use it on Mothers day,  camping. I tried adding an NMO mount to the top of the case, but that failed.  Ground plane was garbage.   I carry a baking sheet instead, with a mag mount.   FYI, I used a 3M type of velcro, much heavier duty, and silicone sealer here and there.  Will send new pics after Mom's day.  73 john ab9hh John AB9HH: Go kit today. Revisions included a Radio shack speaker glued in the corner, CI-V level to usb converter (not by ICOM, from eBay for a fraction of the price. Works great), a pico memory keyer in a home brew box, EZ psk adapter plugged into the back mike jack. No other connections needed for the 706.  Besides being a local go kit, my wife and I use this for camping and activating lighthouses during QSO parties.  We can plug in 2 head sets in the front and rear and set to VOX. Works great for our "Team". Tried a NMO 2m/440 ant mount on the top of the lid, but it failed miserably. Use a "Arrow" style dual band j pole instead. This is not a shipping case, just use it for storage and putting in the truck or camper.   If anybody comes up with revisions, please let me know. Thanks, john ab9hh

Loyd K4LCH: another idea on the power input use a 50 amp bridge rectifier that way if you do accidently reverse power connections your equipment will see the proper polarity.   Loyd Headrick K4LCH ARES/RACES  Member

Gareth GW4KJW: Hi Steve and Kim, Having been inspired by and interested in Em-Comms boxes, ever since finding your website,  I thought you might like a glance at what was my own first effort. Starting out with one of the largest plastic toolboxes I could find and slightly modifying the lid, so that it could be completely removed, rather than just opened on its hinge.  I decided after some trial and error on mounting the radios to be used in a side-by-side configuration.   A Kenwood TR751E 2M all-mode transceiver and an Ascom 4M FM transceiver were fixed into the case. together with two small speakers.   A snap-block power-connector was installed on the LH side of the box and aerial sockets on the RH side, keeping the waterproof integrity at the bottom/rear of the case - you could still stand it in up to 2" of water, without having to think about any getting in.   To cope with the heat generated by two 25W+ tcvrs, a small computer-type 12V fan was installed between them and plastic ducting (fabricated from black plastic card and ready-meal containers)  made to ensure the best possible air-flow - those radios run cooler in there than they did in my shack.  :-)   Not shown in the photographs was a drop-down clock which hinged into position from the 'top' of the box when opened as shown and a TNC for packet use, which clips to the 751.   This old box which was in use for over two years, has been decommisioned now. The radios, sockets etc. removed,  the unwanted holes in the box filled and it's now the home of two 17.5Ah gel-cells together with charger module and a 20Ah mains PSU.   A different toolbox which will eventually house the above two radios and a dual-band VHF/UHF FM tcvr - giving the option of cross-band repeater operation - is half-way through building.   73. Gareth GW4KJW

Justin KB3JUV: Hello, I was checking out your ideas and pictures for portable communication boxes and I had a few more. I built one just a few months ago but mine is just a little different.  I bought a box that is as large as one person can comfortably hold instead of a smaller box.  This way I can put portable antennas, coax, and whatever else needs to go inside one box.  It also doubles as a nice seat! Also, think about putting a TNC inside.  It can be very handy for Winlink or for APRS.  I stuffed a small KPC-3 inside. A neat portable power source is the FreeCharge Weza ( www.freeplayenergy.com) which is a DC foot generator.  It has a sealed battery inside to store the charge and when you run low, just step on it to generate more power!  It's a much better idea to have one of those around instead of a 5KW for just a small Comm Box. I did a presentation on my box as well as deployed it on a couple of exercises.  You can find the presentation here: http://www.kb3juv.com/winlink2k.htm Some more pictures of the box are here: http://www.kb3juv.com/sharesexercise.htm 73 Justin Kates Amateur: KB3JUV Military: AAT3OT U.S. Army Military Affiliate Radio System NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command Delaware MARS Training Officer Delaware ARES Section Emergency Coordinator Delaware SKYWARN www.kb3juv.com

Bob W8RWR:  Steve, I Have In The SMALL RED BOX 2-METERS.   In The LONG BOX 2-METER & 70cm & Maybe I Mite Put 6-METERS In.  UPDATE: Hi Steve, This Is Bob, W8RWR This Is My COMBOX I USED It At The 2003 COLUMBUS MARATHON.  It Has A 2-METER / 70cm Radio, SWR Meter, And 2 Speakers In It. Thay Are MOUNTED In It.

Hi  I've been reading the comments and have a couple of suggestions.  First finding replacement fuses cost me a great deal one time since then I've been partial to automotive circuit breakers.  They are cheap 5-7$ at auto st parts stoores and come with mounting flanges to screw to case (firewall).  The break point is 150% of the rating so 10A breaker will break at 15 amps.  They can be purchased from 1 to 50 amps.  In Canada they are avalible at Canadian Tire or Wal Mart. When the short is removed they will reset in 2-3 minutes without any buttons to push...about the same time as finding and installing a fuse.  They can be mounting in virtually any position. These are Automotive circuit breakers so they will only handle 12V  do not use on 120VAC.  They will self destruct....smoke :) My latest box,  is planned around;  FT897 for hf++,  a dedicated 2m mobile, and a packet station (1200 baud) using a KPC3 and an ICOM IC2AT with Ramsey 8W. amp.  There will be a hf tuner (possibly a mfj949e) and a small mfj switcher pwr sup.  with external 12vdc inputs avalible to the box.  If you like I'll keep you posted.  When I get something I am happy with for longer than a couple of weeks (hi) I will make a set of recomendations to the Provincial Emergency Program for British Columbia.  I presently serve as a regional amateur radio representative for one of the five provincial regions.  Take care, John  ve7ro@...

Saw your box, neat. A very good  12 Volt Buss and fuseholder is made by Blue Sea Systems  available from West Marine stores. 73, Darragh WA6IKS/HS0ZAG

This is a battery we recommend for RACES use in Virginia.  Yuasa NP65-12 weighs about 50 pounds, has retractable handles. Widely used by the telecomm companies for UPS banks at remote repeater sites.  We got several tons from the phone company. Charles E. Harris, KE4SKY Emergency Response Planning Coordinator,  Virginia RACES State Training Officer Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Division of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 466 Fairfax, VA 22035-0060 Telephone (703) 324-5224, Fax (703) 324-3949 e-page 7037025856@page.metrocall.com

Steve, I looked over the information on "The Box" and found it to be very interesting.  It  would be a nice project for CNHARC members.  I will think about building my own "Box".  One thought I have about your design is the possible lack of ventilation when running your rig on 50 watts for extended periods of time in hot weather with the SWR mounted on top.  That black box might get quite hot.  One or two small 12-volt muffin fans inside the box, controlled by a switch would pull fresh air through the case.  When running on high power, the added power requirements for one or two fans wouldn't make much difference in the total load. I have found used Motorola and GE speakers at hamfests.  These commercial speakers are very rugged, quite cheap, not very expensive ($3 to $5), and really pack a wallop. Thanks for the information. Mike, N1VE Hi Mike, Thanks for checking the Webpage.  Kim and I have a lot of fun doing this togeather. All good points! Summer heat is a problem.  I have added (1) small 12-volt muffin fan salvaged from a computer CPU setup.  Runs on almost nothing for power.  This was from an earlier suggestion made by Bill VO1BIL.  It is mounted to the cooling fins on the rig with tie wraps.  On the 2m Kenwood rig used, air is now able to flow through the fins in the casting.  The "Box" still builds up some heat inside at 50w, but not as bad.  Perhaps I should consider locating a 2nd fan somehow to move air through and out, as you suggest.  Circulation...  I am also trying to avoid cutting holes into the side of the package in an effort to keep the wet weather out.  Will need to do some more tinkering.  Perhaps build a different package by moving the equipment to a slightly larger box. One of the work arounds I have tried in the past is to separate the SWR meter from the box and out onto the top.  This does help but is somewhat awkward with the coax connections.  Best if kept as one complete package.  Another is to optimize the antenna setup and operate a reduced power output.  Please let me know of the placement configuration you come up with. Never tried out a Motorola and GE speaker before.  Thanks. The big thing is it's good others are thinking about projects such as this.  Time well spent! Mike, is it okay with you if I post your info? 73@be good! Steve KB1DIG  ;-) Steve, I understand your need to maintain the integrety of your "The Box" case.  Perhaps a metal or plastic deflector on the outside of the box could shield the inside from rain, but allow heated air to exit.  Something like a tiny dryer vent cap. Yes,  you may post my response(s). 73 Mike, N1VE

Good job of "The Box". Our group has a similar package, only with a self-contained battery, charger, and power supply.  I have worked on medical electronic equipment for close to 30 years.  Many devices have gel-cell batteries in them.  Once in a great while I will see a "swelled" battery, and perhaps twice I have seen gels which have leaked. These problems happen so seldom I would not worry about it.  However, this subject will be a topic for debate or "an old wives' tale" for years to come. Separate battery, charger and AC power "boxes" would be OK, but its a bit of extra luggage.  A switching type power supply (light & small) would be nice in the box.  I am not a big fan of switchers, but weight and size considerations make me take a closer look at them. Getting a dual band radio for "The Box" is a good idea.  For most locations that should work good.  Considering Net Control or other high traffic demands, you may want to consider having separate radios for 2 meters & 440.  With separates 2 operators could be working, without the desense of 2 radios on the same band. Also consider operations on 220. I like the regular short Ringo antennas.  I have set them up on a window sill and hung 'em up with string.  The higher gain, much longer antennas may do a better job but they are a bigger headache to set up.  Also the regular little Ringo has a wide bandwidth.  I can carry a fully assembled & tuned Ringo in the back seat of the car.  I really don't care for fooling around with a fancy antenna in lousy winter weather conditions.  Give me the good old Ringo. Consider a dual band Ringo.  If you are using a dual band radio then great.  Even if you use two separate radios, use the one antenna (with it's one mount and one feedline into where-ever) and a duplexer to feed each radio. Everybody can offer opinions on how to do things.  Some ideas are better than others.  Also what works well in the flat-lands may not work well in the hills. 73 Dave, WB1COB CT ARES DEC Hospitals CQ Radio Club Webpage: http://www.cqradioclub.org

Hi Kim and Steve, Loved your BOX page!  It sure has inspired a lot of folks to make up their own -- with lots of great ideas coming through. My comment is about the large number of folks who want to put the battery inside the box.  DON'T DO IT!  It will result in a very heavy box, and a lot of maintenance headaches.  Batteries last only a few years and need to be replaced.  When charging, they may vent fumes that can damage your radio and wiring.  Keep the power source separate.  Sometimes you may be using an AC supply, so why lug a battery into a setup location unnecessarily? Make up a second, dedicated battery box.  Use Anderson PowerPole connectors to bring power through the front panel instead of making holes in the side of the box. 73, John, AC6VV

Hi, Good to talk to you today.  I have been looking at your website.  I just thought that I mention this idea for the paper documents in the box.  Go to any Fedex Store.  Ask them for the plastic pouch that you attach to a Fedex Pak.  Attach this to your lid and you can store documents inside it. I really like the box.  I think that I am going to do something like it with a IC 207... I'm leaning to buying this for 2 meter/ 70 cm at home and mobile. ttyl Bill KB1IUB

Hi Steve, I read you were considering adding a fan to you project.  I just wanted to tell you that I have been using computer CPU cooling fans for years on my radios.  They are very cheap (can be had for $5) and easy to get.  If you go to your local computer store and purchase a Pentium CPU cooler you can remove the fan and use it separately or bolt the whole heat sink to the radio.  I have done both but mostly use just the fan.  In most case you can use those plastic wallboard anchors and put it between the fins of the heat sink and screw the fan to the anchors.  This way you do not damage the radio in anyway.  Nice web site keep up the good work.  Bill Crann VO1BIL

Jan WH7Y:  Hi Steve, good ideas! I posted your url on our bbs: http://www.karcbbs.net/ Anyway, back to that fuse holder: visit your local auto parts store or k-mart / walmart auto section...or try an auto "audio store." Tnx again! 73 & God bless, Jan, wh7y Steve:  Yes Jan!  It was as you said.  At Pep-Boys.  This is an Automotive Parts Chain.  I think its Nationwide? Product name: ATO Fuse Block.  Item#: 03500417XP  Made by: Littlefuse, Inc., Des Plaines, IL 60016. The fuse holder is very compact and holds 5 of the newer type fuses. Rated up to 15 A, 35V.  Side locking design permits two or more to be interconnected.  Has side position terminals.  Mounting holes in the base.  It also has a protective clear plastic cover that snaps over the top.

Hi Steve, I noticed that there are no provisions for power in your kit.  Would suggest a Power Sonic 33Ah battery available from Battery Warehouse for $69.95.  I know you're trying to keep it cheap, but don't scrimp on power.  I keep one on hand for emergencies.  It will power a FT-100 for about 8 hrs at 50 watts output on 2 meters. Ronald Zond K3MIY

Comment:  "The latest project looks great. One question that comes to mind---  Is there any air circulation around the radio to keep the finals from getting warm?  73s..."  Our response:  Perhaps a fan is a good idea.  Never thought of that.  Will take it under advisement.  Could use a small 12v muffin fan in behind the radio.  The back of the rig is somewhat open.  Now comes the question of how to mount...

Greetings Steve: I received a link to your web page tonight illustrating your new Emergency Communications Box. Every nice.  I built something similar for OCRACES (www.ocraces.org) a few years ago which had a Kenwood TM-742 with 2m, 440, 1.2g modules installed and a 2m mobile with a TNC for packet or APRS.  It was all housed in an aluminum large briefcase. I saw the power binding post on the side and thought I should introduce you to the housings we sell at Powerwerx (I noticed you linked our web site - Thank You).  If you go to the following link: http://www.powerwerx.com/housings.html   you will see the plastic housing that can mount in the side of the box. What is nice is that you can get the 2 or 4 pair size and wire all the reds together and all the blacks together then hook it up to your built in battery. Then you can have battery power out OR Aux power in and use the other Powerpoles for power out. Very nice.  Here is the link to the .PDF drawing http://www.powerwerx.com/techdata/power-pak8.pdf I have mounted one of these in the back of my Expedition and a picture is located in our gallery.  http://www.powerwerx.com/gallery.html Good luck with your project and if I can help you out, just let me know. 73, ken, KM6YH www.powerwerx.com

Hi Steve, I noticed several references to smoke detection on your page.  That's good.  You will need to conserve all the smoke you can round up.  After all, radios run on smoke.  If it leaks out, they stop working. Hi Hi John

Hi! I built a similar box out of the need to have a portable radio station to teach Boy Scouts and other kids about Ham Radio.  Attached is a pic of my "Scout Box". Here are some details of my scout box..  Box is a repainted ammo can with waterproof seal.  Box contains an ICOM Dual Bander, a CB, a Motorola 16 amp supply, volt meter, solar regulator, 200 watt inverter, a car radio with AM/FM/CD, and a pair of Radio Shack diecast speakers. The box can run off 110v-AC, 12v-DC or off solar panels.  DC inputs are "idiot proofed" by using bridge rectifiers.  There are external heavy duty binding post and internal ones for applying 12v-DC to the box.  The outside posts are protected with a full wave rectifier so shorting them out or reversing the polarity won't hurt the equipment.  The audio from the CB and the Ham rig are fed into the aux in on the car radio so you have CB on one speaker and Ham on the second.  This arrangement allows for 45 watts of audio per chnl and for tone controls.  It's suprising how well you can ID people's radios once you have full range speakers! There is an onboard DC voltmeter to monitor DC power.  The inverter can power small 110v-AC devices when running off 12v-DC or solar.  RF conections is via pigtails.  The lid to the box has two NMO mounts with leads so the antennas can be separated from the radios for RF safety. I built this in about 5 hours with stuff I had laying around and it has been a big hit with local Hams and with the Scouts.  We used the Scout Box at Merit Badge College late last year and it ran all day flawlessly. Upcoming projects are a micro generator to run the Scout Box and a second smaller Scout Box using CB,2m,1.25,440 and Aviation HTs mounted in a smaller can with a gell cell and similar power conections as the fullsize Scout Box. 73 Robert Cruz Everglades DCAT Search And Rescue KE4MCL

Arnie      KI8BN       Coldwater, Mi. Arnie:  "Hi Steve, I am in the process of building an emergency kit similar to yours.  Yours has given me a few ideas.  Thank you for that.  One thing that I've seen in the responses from others is, a fan for cooling your rig.  I was planning to use an Alinco DX610 in mine, because it has a built in fan in the rear of it.  I'm hoping it will be enough to do the job, will watch it close.  There seems to be a lot of 610's on E-Bay lately." Steve:  "Hi Arnie, I am now looking for a small 12 volt fan.  It will be mounted in behind the SWR meter.  Will stand it off the inside wall of the box with a few spacers.  Will try for a 1 inch gap.  This will redirect air down on to the cooling fins of the 2 meter rig.....  Can you hear the fan running in your Alinco DX610?  In Kim's (KB1GTR) car is the Yaesu FT-90R.  This super small size dual-band rig also has a fan in it.  Very noisy cooling fan.  It has a detachable face plate and is mounted remotely on the dash, with the rest of the rig set in the trunk.  I can still hear the fan kicking off and on when sitting inside the car.  So, I think I will try to come up with a very quiet small fan for the "Box".  Perhaps I'll take a look around at the local computer parts stores??" Arnie:  "Hi Again Steve, I have had my Alinco DX610 on my bench for about three years, and the fan has never made enough noise to really notice.  It don't run all the time, only when I transmit for an extended period, or on high power.  I do have a 12 volt computer fan that I can mount in mine if needed, but like I said, I'm hoping the fan on the rig will be enough.  Your "box" project is quite impressive, and just looking at it made me plan a trip to stores to find a different box than I was planning to use..... I also have an FT90 mounted under the passenger seat of my car.  I have never heard that fan even when sitting in a parking lot without the motor running.  Wish this computer fan was that quiet." Steve:  "Hi Arnie, .....  Not a big deal.  Perhaps the reason the FT-90R's fan is so loud in Kim's car is because it is mounted to the under side of the package tray and the car has fold down seats in the back.  Interesting though...  Could it be acting like a speaker?  Will think about a relocation." Have fun with your project!  Good luck! 73s  Steve  KB1DIG  ;-)

Some great ideas you have on your website.  I thought I might suggest one more: Those 6" green "Ammo" boxes are perfect for mounting a mobile rig into.  I've drilled a couple holes in the sides, mounted the radio right inside the box.  Also there's room inside the box for a small battery, small extension speaker, mic, and 100 feet of power cables to power the rig from a cigar lighter.  Combined with a mag mount or other portable antenna, this makes a simple basic, but heavy duty, semi-portable station, which has higher power and stronger audio than an HT.  When not in use, the box is watertight and durable enough to bounce around in the trunk for years, and still be ready for immediate use. It has been handy at several public service events, where I'm within 100 feet of anyone's vehicle, at a table or tailgate, and moving around too much to be carrying a HT or headphones.  Plus, with today's low prices on a basic 2m mobile rig, the whole thing can be assembled for a reasonable amount. 73, John C, KA9REN

Please send us your ideas and comments.
Send E-mail to: buck0@comcast.net Good luck building!  Kim KB1GTR & Steve KB1DIG

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Hola como les va...

 

si, eso que dice Roberto en el caso de que la RUN está a full, si está con un rate bajo se podrían intercalar 2 multiplicadores (en la misma banda) entre uno y otro QSO que hace la RUN y siguen siendo 2 cambios de banda. O sea de que solo se permiten 4 multiplicadores por hora en la estación MULT es relativo.

 

73,

Jorge

CX6VM/CW5W

El 20 de noviembre de 2009 10:39, Roberto Ramirez Correa <roberto.ramirez@...> escribió:

 

Claudio,

Por lo que entiendo, quizás estoy equivocado, pero para eso es este foro....

Por ejemplo si tú estás con una estación Running en 20 y otra buscando multiplicadora en 15, la RUN (20) debe parar para que la mult (15) haga el multiplicador en 15, eso ya es un cambio de Banda, si la RUN sigue haciendo QSO's en 20 ese momento entiendo es considerado otro cambio de banda, por lo tanto al ir hacer un multiplicador en otra banda y volver a la run son 2 cambios de banda, por lo tanto como se permiten 8 cambios de banda por hora se pueden hacer máximo 4 multiplicadores en otra banda diferente a la RUN....

Estoy de acuerdo contigo en que ahora los big guns se van a ir a M2, y la categoría MS pasa a ser una categoría poco mas que un SOAB, ósea para un par de amigos hagan un concurso entretenido un fin de semana y puedan competir de buena forma....creo que esa es la idea del cambio...

73
CE4CT

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1d. Re: nuevas reglas WPX en M/S ? (p/CE4CT)
Posted by: "Claudio Fernandez" lu7dw@... lu7dw
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:55 pm ((PST))

Roberto,

Estube leyendo las reglas y no encontre el tema de los 4 multiplicadores por hora como maximo en la estacion multiplicadora, coincido con vos que ahora es mucho mas un cateoria Multi-Single que antes donde la estaciones con una sola tribanda y dipolos, tenian que competir contra las estaciones multi-torres/multi-antenas que podian comunicar muchisimos multiplicadores en las distintas bandas al mismo tiempo.  Aparte ahora se puede hacer mas escuela que antes y esta categoria esta mucho mas enfocada a usar estrategia mas que fierro para lograr el mayor puntaje.  Creo que en el proximo WPX muchas de las grandes MS van a pasarse a M2 para ser mas competitivas y va a haber mas gente que se junta un finde en la casa de alguien para hacer radio por turnos, divertirse a lo grande y tener mas chances de competir por los primeros puestos en la nueva categoria MS.

Saludos y nos escuchamos en el WW CW, estare como VE2DWA SO 160 metros HP.

73, Claudio LU7DW

 

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From: Roberto Ramirez Correa <roberto.ramirez@...>
To: LU-CG@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 8:29:28 AM
Subject: [LUCG] nuevas reglas WPX en M/S ?

 
Hola Juan

Gusto de saludarte, hay varias modificaciones pero la del máximo 8 cambios de banda por hora es la mas importante, creo que con eso se hace mas justa esta categoría, casi daría lo mismo no tener una estación multiplicadora, eso hace mas competitiva esta categoría ya que antes se conseguían grandes escores cuando había una estación running y 4 en diferentes bandas buscando multiplicadores, ahora si no me equivoco lo máximo que se podría hacer por hora son 4 multiplicadores en otras bandas, lo que casi da lo mismo tratándose de un WPX, para mi gusto es un buen cambio ya que permite hacer mas competitiva y justa esta categoría además que se podría trabajar fácilmente con 2 operadores, por ejemplo 2 horas cada uno.

Saludos a la familia..

73
CE4CT

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SB PROP ARL ARLP047
ARLP047 Propagation de K7RA

Sunspot activity seems to be increasing steadily of late. Daily
sunspot numbers for November 5-19 were 15, 16, 11, 0, 14, 13, 11,
11, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0, 29 and 30.

Sunspot 1029 made its trip around the Sun and has re-emerged as
sunspot 1032, and a new sunspot 1033 has come over the eastern limb.
This steady appearance of sunspots has raised the MUF over many
paths, and 15 meters is beginning to open regularly.

In the Southern Hemisphere, which gets more solar radiation this
time of year, you can see a pronounced effect on the foF2 reading in
the afternoon (local time is UTC+6.5 hours) on the web site
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/iono_day/Cocos_Is_iono.txt.

This is a measurement taken with an ionospheric sounder on
Cocos-Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, 12.5 degrees South
latitude and 96.8 degrees East longitude. The instrument sweeps a
radio signal across the HF spectrum, beamed straight up to the
ionosphere overhead, and it measures the strength of the signal
bouncing back to determine optimum frequency. You can see during
mid-day foF2 is going above 10 MHz.

Of course, your results may vary. The effect was pronounced from
0600-1400z on November 19, and not quite as enhanced on November 20,
0700-1000z. Unfortunately, these ionosonde records don't go back but
a day or two. You will see less effect this time of year in the
Northern Hemisphere, as seen at a record of ionosonde data in Italy
on the http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/iono_day/Rome_iono.txt
site.  On the
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/iono_day/Chilton_iono.txt site
see similar data taken in the UK.

At http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ftpdir/lists/iono_day you can check a
list of links for 68 different locations, but some of them seem
inactive. For instance, after months of checking, I have never seen
a bit of ionosonde data from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, in the
file "Eglin_iono.txt."

Another interesting tool to see varying MUF around the world,
updated every five minutes, is at,
http://www.spacew.com/www/realtime.php. The contour lines show the
MUF over that particular area. During the day recently some areas
over Africa are going above 30 MHz.

This weekend is the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes Contest, and conditions are
expected to be good for this popular domestic operating event. There
is a possibility of some disturbance from unsettled geomagnetic
conditions, possibly peaking on Saturday. Predicted planetary A
index for November 20-24 is 10, 15, 10, 6 and 5. Possible mild
disturbance on Saturday would be from a wind stream from a coronal
hole that currently faces Earth.

Predicted solar flux for the near term is 78 for November 20-21, 80
for November 22-26, and 70 on into early December.

Evan Rolek, K9SQG of Beavercreek, Ohio has been noting stateside and
short skip 40 meter conditions this year. Back on April 20, he wrote
"Over the past month, 40 meters has been dismal for daytime net
activities. In addition to storm-related static, signals range from
"normal" to 20-30 dB below normal. Interestingly, I'm experiencing
one-way skip with certain stations, but not all. For example, a
station that I share net control with on the Georgia 40 Meter
Traders' Net on Sunday morning is down something like 15-20 dB on my
S-meter. Still solid copy but he is unable to copy me at all."

But recently Evan notes an improvement. On November 16, he wrote
observations "based upon some 40 meter swap and technical net
participation. Recent weeks have shown an improvement in signal
strength and areas of coverage in the 1400-1500z and 2000-2100z time
frames (morning and afternoon on North America's East Coast).
Signals are up 10-30 dB (yes, ten to thirty decibels) and the areas
of coverage have improved. Close-in regions under 200 miles that
were almost uncopyable for the past several months now have signals
that are 10-35 dB over S9. Talking with stations in Minnesota,
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Florida, Mississippi, etc. are becoming
more frequent. I hope this is the sign of improvements for a long
term basis."

Check out http://www.physorg.com/news177872248.html to read an
interesting article about a solar tsunami, and how STEREO gives a
3-dimensional view to better judge the height of solar disturbances.

Larry Godek, W0OGH of Gilbert, Arizona says conditions are
improving.

Larry writes, "First of all, I run only 100 watts here and all
antennas except for the 20 meter beam at 30 feet are dipoles. DX has
been quite good of recent.

"For me to work anything on 20 meter SSB which is normally KW Alley,
is something that hasn't happened for years and years around here.
However as I've worked ZB2EO, 6W/EI6DX, T30KI, ZS6JPY (40 meter SSB)
and TL0A which is not impressive to some but it sure gets my
attention.

"Surprisingly the African contacts have been in the morning hours,
who I normally can't work, much less hear, until after 2100Z. Just
too much RF blocking going on to the east of me.

"This morning on the ZB2 station, I had called him a few minutes
earlier but again the east coast was doing all the talking. Shortly
thereafter I heard him calling CQ DX with no answers. While signals
were only about 5-5 both ways, it was a clear path with no other
stations heard on the frequency. Quite a surprise.

"Last night, November 13 (0346z) ZS6JPY was heard calling CQ on 40
SSB. No one appeared to be returning his calls so I gave him a
shout. Again using 100 watts and a weird 40 meter dipole antenna
configuration I was able to work him.

"Kind of reminds me of the days back in the late 50s when you could
load up the bedspring and work the world. WOW! Things are improving!

"Lots of DX on the 30 meter band from Europe as well as the
Caribbean region and Pacific. The CW bands have been much better.
I've even been able to work DX on 17 meters with the 20 meter beam,
greatly reduced power of course, but never the less, propagation was
good enough for it to happen."

Vic Woodling, WB4SLM of Centerville, Georgia (EM82dp) experienced
some interesting tropospheric propagation earlier this week. Vic
wrote, "Tropo last night (14-15 Nov) early this morning across the
southeast to the southwest. Couple examples: worked our old friend
Pat WA5IYX (San Antonio, Texas EL09ql) on 2 meter CW, 909 miles.
Also made a "sweep" from 6 meters, 2 meters, 222, 432, 902, 1296,
and 2304 MHz with OM Bill W3XO/5 (Kerrville, Texas EM00kd), 925
miles. I 'think' but really can't remember if this was my personal
best on 6 meter tropo, but should be. I know it was (my best) on
2304  902 MHz. In chatting with Bill W3XO and Drew KO4MA (New Port
Richey, Florida EL88pg) early this AM they said they had a 997 mile
contact on 222 MHz."

After this weekend, when we have the ARRL SSB Sweepstakes Contest,
the following weekend (November 28-29) is the CQ Worldwide CW DX
Contest, followed by the ARRL 160 Meter Contest December 4-6, then
the ARRL 10 Meter Contest, December 12-13.

This weekend we should see some propagation on 15 meters over the
domestic paths for the contest. For instance, Dallas to Seattle
should be good on 15 meters 1630-2130z, 10 meters possibly
1800-2000z. California to Ohio on 15 meters should work 1600-2130z,
and possibly 1630-2030z. Dallas to Boston looks good for 15 meters
1600-1930z, and Dallas to Vancouver looks good on 15 meters
1630-2130z. Atlanta to Edmonton, Alberta also looks good for 15
meters 1630-2030z, with 10 meter possible 1730-1900z.

James French, W8ISS sent in a comment in response to the info about
backscatter in last week's bulletin.

He writes, "We had this exact thing happen on ten meters Just before
the November Sweepstakes started November 7th.

"Gave a call out asking if the frequency was in use, then started
calling CQ. With the newly installed tri-band beam pointed west, a
local station about ten miles away answered back. He said we were
weak so we swung the beam East (his direction) and lost him totally.
Swung the beam back West again and there he was. We were in Ann
Arbor, MI and the other gent was in Belleville, MI. Was using W8ISS
from the Red Cross station.

"I was wondering if we had installed the beam backwards as we had
just gotten it up on the 65' tower about two weeks ago and was
getting ready for Sweepstakes that weekend. Jay, WB8TKL, told me
about how it was probably backscatter. I wouldn't have thought it
possible that close, but there it had happened in front of me."

Finally, Chris Kelly, K0PF tells a story about operating mobile
recently, and experiencing some of that old shortwave magic.

"My note regards an interesting contact I had the other night.

"I was driving to Colorado State University about 9 PM to pick up my
son (K0PFJ) who had a late exam, and I decided to switch on the
IC-706MK2G in the pickup and see if there was anything happening in
this lowest of sunspot days. I heard and worked a station on
Vancouver Island, who was very kind and turned his 20 Meters beam my
way because he heard a mobile.

"He was working a lot of JAs who were barely audible to me. I tuned
around a bit and heard an interesting accent and called, receiving a
5/7 report from ZL1BOS. I thought this was quite a feat from a 100
watt mobile (he must have a good antenna and receiver).

"A few minutes later and all the JAs had faded out and 20 seemed
dead. I dropped to 40 meters, and promptly heard a ZS1, about 5/5.
By the way, the antenna on the truck was a Hustler whip using a 20
meter resonator, tuned with a SGC antenna coupler. Not even the
right resonator for 40.

"I have been a ham for almost 3 sunspot cycles, and while I am not
very active right now (obviously busy raising a family), I am still
amazed at the propagation that opens up even at the bottom of the
cycle. Hearing the opposite side of the Earth via two paths on the
same night from a mobile station. Wow!"

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers,
email the author at, k7ra@....

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL
Technical Information Service web page at,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html. For a detailed
explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html. An archive of past
propagation bulletins is at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/.

Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve
overseas locations are at http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/.

Instructions for starting or ending email distribution of this
bulletin are at http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html#email.

Sunspot numbers for November 12 through 18 were 11, 0, 0, 11, 12, 0,
and 29 with a mean of 9. 10.7 cm flux was 73.2, 74.1, 74.8, 75.1,
76.2, 77.2, and 76.1 with a mean of 75.2. Estimated planetary A
indices were 1, 2, 5, 4, 1, 1 and 2 with a mean of 2.3. Estimated
mid-latitude A indices were 0, 2, 3, 3, 0, 0 and 2 with a mean of
1.4.
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21 November 2009                                           A.R.I. DX Bulletin

                                     No 968
                           ===========================
                           *** 4 2 5  D X  N E W S ***
                           *******   CALENDAR  *******
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                            Edited by  I1JQJ & IK1ADH
                          Direttore  Responsabile I2VGW

PERIOD           CALL                                                   REF

till  21/11      VP8BUH and VP8BUG: Falkland Islands (SA-002)           966
till  22/11      II0TRM: special callsign                               966
till  22/11      IQ6CC: special activity                                967
till  22/11      PW2SIDC: special callsign                              965
till  22/11      T88AA: Palau                                           967
till  23/11      FK/JA1NLX: Ouvea Island (OC-033)                       967
till  23/11      PW2IO and PW2TA: Cabras Island (SA-071)                965
till  23/11      TC1YLH: Yesilkoy Lighthouse                            966
till  23/11      TZ6JA: Mali                                            964
till  23/11      XU7KOH: Koh Russei (AS-133)                            968
till  24/11      VY2/W7ASF: Prince Edward Island (NA-029)               967
till  25/11      A43ND: special event station                           967
till  25/11      E51TLA: Raratonga (OC-013), South Cooks                966
till  27/11      9G5TT: Ghana                                           951
till  27/11      9G5XX: Abokwa Island (AF-084)                          951
till  28/11      GB4RN: England                                         963
till  29/11      D2CQ: Angola                                           967
till  30/11      2A, GA, MA: Scotland (special prefix)                  954
till  30/11      5W0KH: Samoa (OC-097)                                  945
till  30/11      ER650M and ER650MD: special callsigns                  966
till  30/11      SN40DVP: special callsign                              959
till  30/11      VG7V: special callsign                                 963
till  01/12      A31IW, A31JC, A31LEO: Tongatapu (OC-049)               966
till  01/12      A31MR, A31SN and A31WL: Tongatapu (OC-049)             966
till  01/12      PJ4/PE1MAE: Bonaire (SA-006)                           967
till  02/12      VP2V/DL7VOG: British Virgin Islands (NA-023)           967
till  03/12      C91LW: Mozambique                                      967
till  04/12      9G5XA: Ghana                                           968
till  06/12      TT8JT: Chad                                            967
till  06/12      TX3A: Chesterfield Islands (OC-176)                    966
till  07/12      XV2RZ and XV2JR: Vietnam                               967
till  14/12      5R8IC: Sainte-Marie Island (AF-090)                    967
till  15/12      PC60TROLLEY: special event callsign                    967
till  15/12      TJ3SL: Cameroon                                        968
till  31/12      9A09P: special event station                           932
till  31/12      9A48IFATCA: special event station                      926
till  31/12      9A800VZ: special event callsign                        933
till  31/12      GB250RB: special event call (Scotland)                 925
till  31/12      GB40WAB: special callsign                              922
till  31/12      HE8 and HB8: special prefixes (Switzerland)            921
till  31/12      HF35PEA: special event station (Poland)                961
till  31/12      IA3GM: special callsign                                927
till  31/12      II2RAI: special callsign                               924
till  31/12      IY7GM: special callsign                                953
till  31/12      IY7NGM: special callsign                               944
till  31/12      LZ50BNT: special event station                         940
till  31/12      VR2009EAG: special event callsign                      947
till  31/12      YL90AIR: special callsign                              948
till  31/12      Z30MCWG: special callsign                              928
till  December   P29CW: Papua New Guinea (OC-034)                       956
till  December   T6YA: Afghansitan                                      962
till  31/01/10   IY2M: special event callsign                           955
till  10/02/10   EA8/ON5JV and EA8/ON6AK: Tenerife Island (AF-004)      961
till  20/02/10   KC4USV: McMurdo Station, Ross Island (AN-011)          966
till  March 2010 FG/F6AUS and TO4D: Guadeloupe (NA-102)                 967
till  March 2010 VP6AL: Pitcairn Island (OC-044)                        968
till  April 2010 T6AG: Afghanistan                                      964
till  30/06/10   GB50ATG: special event callsign                        957
till  12/07/10   ZS10WCS: special callsign                              956
till  March 2011 VU3BPZ and AT10BP: Maitri Base, Antarctica             967
21/11-25/11      CE/F6BFH: Chiloe Island (SA-018)                       968
21/11-05/12      J68HZ: St. Lucia (NA-108)                              968
21/11-30/11      JS6RRR and JI3DST/JS6: Miyako Islands (AS-079)         967
21/11-05/12      VK9XX and VK9XW: Christmas Island (OC-002)             963
22/11-02/12      8P9SS: Barbados (NA-021)                               967
22/11            CR6A: Armona Island and lighthouse                     968
22/11-01/12      IG9/I1NVU and IG9U: Lampedusa Island (AF-019)          967
22/11-01/12      IG9/IK1QBT and IG9X: Lampedusa Island (AF-019)         967
22/11-01/12      IG9/IZ1GAR and IG9W: Lampedusa Island (AF-019)         967
23/11-02/12      3V3S: Tunisia                                          961
23/11-01/12      A25NW: Botswana                                        968
23/11-30/11      A65DLH: United Arab Emirates                           968
23/11-02/12      V31CW: Belize                                          967
23/11-15/12      V5/DJ4SO: Namibia                                      968
24/11-03/12      CT9/DJ2YA, CT9/DJ6QT, CT9/DL1CW: Madeira (AF-014)      967
24/11-03/12      CT9/DL5AXX, CT9/SV1RP: Madeira (AF-014)                967
24/11-01/12      KP2/K3CT, KP2/K3TEJ, KP2M: US Virgin Islands (NA-106)  968
24/11-20/12      PD450OBL: special event callsign                       967
24/11-06/12      V31PT: Ambergris Cay (NA-073)                          963
25/11-30/11      9J3A: Zambia                                           965
25/11-27/11      FM/JE1JKL/p: Martinique (NA-107)                       968
25/11-10/12      T88CI: Palau (OC-009)                                  965
26/11-30/11      T70A: San Marino                                       968
26/11-01/12      V26K: Antigua (NA-100)                                 959
26/11-29/11      YN2GY: Nicaragua                                       968
28/11-29/11      6M0HZ/2: Kanghwa Island (AS-105)                       967
28/11-29/11      9L5A: Sierra Leone                                     966
28/11-29/11      A31A: Tongatapu (OC-049)                               966
28/11-29/11      AH0/AH2Y and KH0/WX8C: Saipan (OC-086)                 968
28/11-01/12      AU8JCB: cpecial callsign (India)                       968
November         5H1HS: Tanzania                                        965
01/12-07/12      4U1AIDS: special event station (Switzerland)           967
01/12-31/01/10   VG7W: special callsign                                 963
02/12-05/12      ZL/DJ5IW, ZL/DJ7JC, ZL/IK1PMR: Waiheke Isl (OC-201)    966
02/12-05/12      ZL/OE2SNL, ZL/PA0BWL, ZL/PA3LEO: Waiheke Isl (OC-201)  966
05/12-12/12      E51BWL, E51LEO, E51NAA: Rarotonga (OC-013)             966
05/12-12/12      E51PMR, E51SNL, E51XIW: Rarotonga (OC-013)             966
06/12-11/12      LU/ F6BFH: Tierra del Fuego (SA-008)                   966
10/12-14/12      XF3RR: Isla El Cerrito (NA-153)                        967
12/12-13/12      T70A: San Marino                                       967
15/12-17/12      9V1/DJ7JC and 9V1/IK1PMR: Singapore                    966
15/12-17/12      9V1/PA0BWL and 9V1/PA3LEO: Singapore                   966
31/12-04/01/10   VK6IOA: Houtman Abrolhos (OC-211)                      964
08/01-11/01/10   CE0/YV5IAL: Easter Island (SA-001)                     967
10/01-25/01/10   XR9JA: South Shetlands (AN-010)                        965
26/01-09/02/10   6W/GM4FDM and 6W/PA3EWP: Senegal                       967
01/02-31/03/10   VG7G: special callsign                                 963
10/02-21/02/10   5Z0H: Kenya (AF-067 and AF-040)                        963
20/02-27/02/10   VK9X/G6AY: Christmas Island (OC-002)                   963
19/03-30/03/10   ZL: Stewart Island (OC-203) * by ZL4PW and VK4HDX      962
26/03-31/02/10   VY0V: East Pen Island (NA-231)                         966
10/04-18/04/10   3W6C: Con Co Island (AS-185)                           959
June 2010        GM: Flannan Isles (EU-118) * by MM0NDX and others      963
30/09-03/10/10   ZK3: Tokelau (OC-048)                                  945
05/10-10/10/10   T31: Central Kiribati (OC-043)                         945
12/10-14/10/10   FW: Wallis Island (OC-054)                             945

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