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QST de W1AW  
DX Bulletin 33  ARLD033
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  August 9, 2018
To all radio amateurs   

SB DX ARL ARLD033
ARLD033 DX news

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
F6AJA, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest
Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

GREENLAND, OX.  Brandon, W0GPR is QRV as OX/W0GPR until August 27.
QSL via LoTW or to W0GPR.  Also, Bo, OZ1DJJ will be active as OX3LX
from August 15 to 29.  Activity will be on various HF bands.  QSL
via OZ0J direct.

VIETNAM, 3W9.  Jacek, SP5APW will be active as 3W9JK/P from Cham
Island (AS-162) from September 15 to 22, and as 3W9JK from Ho An
City in the Quang Nam Province from September 22 to 27.  Activity
will be on 20 to 6 meters using SSB.  QSL via his home call sign,
direct, via the bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

MOROCCO, 5E.  Operators Jose, EA1ACP, Gen, EA5EL, Francisco, EA7FTR
and David, EB7DX will be active with special call sign 5E5A on
August 14 and 15, August 19 to 21 and August 30 to September 3.
Operations will be on CW, SSB and FT8.  QSL via EA7FTR.

CHINA, B0.  Operators Lide, BI8CKU and Rui-Li, BI8JDW will be QRV as
B0/BI8CKU from Lhasa, Tibet, China, until August 14.  Activity will
be on 40 and 20 meters using FT8 only.  QSL via EA5GL or BI8CKU
direct or via ClubLog's OQRS.

GREECE, SV8.  Jacques, F6HMJ will be QRV as SV8/F6HMJ from Ios
Island (IOTA EU067) from August 27 to September 6 on 40 to 10 meters
using CW and some SSB.  QSL via F6HMJ.

CURACAO, PJ2.  Charles, NK8O will be active as PJ2/NK8O from August
27 to September 2.  Activity will be holiday style, QRP only, on 20,
17, 15, 12 and 10 meters.  QSL via LoTW.

CUBA, T42.  Operators Alexei, CO2XK, Lazaro, CO2WL, Amed, CO2AME and
possibly others will be active as T42W from October 25 to 29.
Activity will include the CQWW DX SSB Contest, October 27 and 28,
and include some FT8 operations.

AUSTRAL ISLANDS, TX5.  A five man team will be QRV on 160 through 10
meters, except 60 meters, from August 13 to 22, signing TX5T.

ANTIGUA, V2.  Philippe, EA4NF will be active as V26NF from August 12
to 19.  Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters.  QSL via his home call
sign, direct or by the bureau.

KOSOVO, Z6.  Tev, TA1HZ will be on the air as Z68HZ from August 17
to 27.  QSL via TA1HZ or preferably via LoTW.

WAKE ISLAND, KH9.  Randy, WW6RG will be QRV on August 17 as
KH9/WW6RG using SSB and running QRP.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7.  Randy will then move on to Kwajalein Atoll
from August 21 to 23, signing V73/WW6RG.  QSL via WW6RG.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, A6.  Enrico, IZ0GYP will be living in Dubai
for at least a year.  He has been issued the call A65FU.  QSL via
LoTW or via the bureau to his home call.

CAMBODIA, XU.  Rene, F6CTW is QRV as XU7AEX until August 20.  Listen
for him using CW on 40, 30 and 20 meters.  QSL direct only.

QATAR, A7.  Rasto, OM6AA is signing A75GR from Doha.  He has been
QRV on 20 meter CW.  QSL via M0OXO.

BELIZE, V3.  Victor, WB0TEV will sign V31TP from August 16 to 22
while QRV on 80 to 10 meters.  QSL via home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO.  The WAE DX Contest, CW, SKCC Weekend
Sprintathon, Maryland-DC QSO Party and the MMMonVHF/DUBUS 144 MHz
Meteorscatter Sprint are all on tap for this weekend.

The NAQCC CW Sprint is scheduled for August 15.

The ARRL International Grid Chase runs during all of 2018.

Please see August QST, page 86, and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web
Sites for details.
NNNN
/EX

 

 

 

 Nebraska Section Traffic Manager

 Nebraska Section Traffic Manager

 

NET REPORTS for July 2018

Nebraska 40 Meter Net Sessions 27 QNI 152 QTC 2 Reported by KW0R

Nebraska Cornhusker Net Sessions 31 QNI 385 QTC 4 6Reported by WD0EMR

Nebraska CW Net Sessions 12 QNI 18 QTC 0 Reported by AA0W

Nebraska Morning Phone Net Sessions QNI QTC Reported by KA0DOC

Nebraska Storm Net January Sessions 31 QNI 1225 QTC 7 Reported by AG0L

One Sixty Meter Weather Net Sessions QNI QTC Reported by N0IGU

West Nebraska Net Sessions 26 QNI 1328 QTC 216 Reported by K0RRL

QCWA Chapter 25 Sessions QNI QTC Reported by WB0AEA

Buffalo County ARES Sessions QNI QTC Reported by WA0LST

Dodge County ARES Sessions 4 QNI 31 QTC 1 Reported by K0VLA

Eastern Nebraska ARES Sessions QNI QTC Reported by N0GMA

Dakota County ARES Sessions 2 QNI 14 QTC 0 Reported by W0MEG

Mid-Nebraska ARES Net Sessions QNI QTC Reported by N0DND

NPPARC Sessions 5 QNI 30 QTC 0 Reported by WD0D

Platte Valley 2-Meter Net Sessions 5 QNI 39 QTC 0 Reported by KW0R

W0IRZ Memorial ARES Net Sessions 5 QNI 72 QTC 1 Reported by W0WHY

Elkhorn Valley ARC Sessions QNI QTC Reported by KD0JE

* Net Report Legend: Sessions=Number of times net called, QNI=Number of Station Check-ins, QTC=Formal Traffic Count

*

 

KA0DBK: PSHR Total = 74

 

Traffic Count: WD0BFO: PSHR Total = 90

Orig:51; Rcvd:0 Sent:51 Dlvd:4 for Total of 106

Traffic Count: K0PTK: PSHR Total = 115

Orig:0: Rcvd:0; Sent:126; Dlvd:0 Total = 126

 

Nebraska Section Nets

 

Net name frequency meets time CDT time utc

40 Meter Net 7.282 Daily 1300 1800

Cornhusker Net 3.982 Daily 1230 1730

CW Traffic Net 3.540 M-F 1900 0000

Morning Phone

Net 3.982 Daily 0730 1230

One Sixty

Weather Net 1.995 Daily 1930 0130

Storm Net 3.982 Daily 1830 2330 or 0130

West Nebraska

Net 3.950 M-S 0700 1200

 

 

Notes from the Section Traffic Manager:

 

Looking for any historical notes you may have about any of the Nebraska Section Net’s. Please send me your articles, stories, remembrances, pictures or anecdotes you may have. We will add to the monthly summaries.

Please report your individual traffic monthly totals to me at: nf0n@arrl.net I also check in to several net’s daily, you can send to me on the net. I welcome your comments and suggestions.

Mike, NF0

 

 

 

NET Reports

 

Nebraska 40 Meter Net Sessions 15 QNI 162 QTC 2

Nebraska Cornhusker Net March Sessions

Nebraska CW Net Sessions

Nebraska Morning Phone Net Sessions

Nebraska Storm Net Sessions

One Sixty Meter Weather Net Sessions                                         

West Nebraska Net Sessions 

QCWA Chapter 25 Sessions                                        

Buffalo County ARES Sessions                                         

Dodge County ARES Sessions 

Eastern Nebraska ARES  Net Sessions 

Mid-Nebraska ARES Net Sessions                                         

NPPARC Sessions 

Platte Valley 2-Meter Net Sessions

W0IRZ Memorial ARES Net Sessions 

Elkhorn Valley ARC Sessions

·         Net Report Legend: Sessions=Number of times net called, QNI=Number of Station Check-ins, QTC=Formal Traffic Count

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nebraska Section Nets

 Net name frequency meets time CDT time utc 40 Meter Net 7.282 Daily 1300 1800

Cornhusker Net 3.982 Daily 1230 1730 CW Traffic Net 3.540 M-F 1900 0000

Morning Phone Net 3.982 Daily 0730 1230

One Sixty Weather Net 1.995 Daily 1930 0130

Storm Net 3.982 Daily 1830 2330 or 0130

West Nebraska Net 3.950 M-S 0700 1200

 Notes from the Section Traffic Manager:

 

 

 Looking for any historical notes you may have about any of the Nebraska Section Net’s.  Please send me your articles, stories, remembrances, pictures or anecdotes you may have.  We will add to the monthly summaries.

 

 

 

Please report your individual traffic monthly totals to me at: nf0n@arrl.net  I also check in to several net’s daily, you can send to me on the net.  I welcome your comments and suggestions.

 

Mike, NF0N

 

 

 

 

 

AKSARBEN ARC http://www.aksarbenarc.org
Amateur Radio Association of Nebraska (used to be: Hastings ARC) http://www.w0wwv.org
Ashland ARC http://ashlandarc.org/
Bellevue ARC http://www.bellevuearc.org
Boyer Valley Amateur Radio Club (IA) http://www.bvarc.net
Buffalo County ARES http://www.bcares.info
Douglas County ARES http://www.mdares.org/home/
Elkhorn Valley ARC http://www.qsl.net/evarc
Heartland Amateur Radio Association http://www.qsl.net/hara
Heartland DX Association http://www.hdxa.net
Lincoln ARC http://www.k0kkv.org
Midway ARC http://wØky.kearney.net/
Midwest Home Brewer's & QRP Group http://www.qsl.net/hbqrp
Nebraska EMA http://www.nema.ne.gov/
Pine Ridge ARC http://www.pineridgearc.org/
Pioneer Amateur Radio Club http://www.k0jfn.com
Strategic Air Command Memorial ARC http://www.sacmarc.org/
Quarter Century Wireless Association http://www.qcwa.org/
Society of Wireless Pioneers http://www.sowp.org/
South East Nebraska Radio Club http://www.senrc.farmpond.net
1Ø-1Ø International http://www.ten-ten.org/
3900 Club http://www.3900club.com

Other Links of Interest

ARRL DX Bulletins http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/dx/
ARRL Propagation Bulletins http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/
ARRL Keplarian Elements http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/kep/
ARRL Transmission Schedule http://www.arrl.org/w1aw.html#w1awsked
ARRL General and Special Bulletins http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/
ARRL Emergency Communications http://www.emergency-radio.org

SICK CALL

These are Amateur Radio Operators who are ill and need our support. Please send get well cards or QSL cards with your best wishes on them as they recover from their illnesses or surgeries. I will post along with their names what they are recovering from only with the permission of the families or the member themselves.

SILENT KEYS

While we celebrate the friends that they were, it is with sadness that we recognize the loss of these hams from our fold.

2013

WØADK - Lambert (Burm) Burmester
WDØFCK - Floyd D. Scholl

KFØFO Jim Peterson

KØSDG Paul Heiser

2012

WØAEX - Bob Rennolet, Sr.
KØAQQ - William Sprout
WAØASM - Steve May
KAØBTY - Robert Musil
KCØEHX - Roger Wilmont
WØHNW - Garry (Hoss) Cartwright
KØJPP - Berl Damkroger
KØKES - Joe Nanos
KBØOZD - Tadhg (Tag) Jackson
WØQOU - Martin Klein
WDØQVX - Henry Missel
ex-KAØREX - Claudius Shoniwa
KØRPC - Raymond M. Pohl
WØRVQ - Verne Voss
WØSZF - Verle (Moe) Francis
KAØTDN - Glen A. Roberts

2011

KAØFZW - Raymond E. Sheridan
WØGFQ - Leo Meyerson
WØJCB - William A. Rice
WØJCP - Dick Dyas
WØJJL - Jim Monk
KCØKOG - Jim Nitz
WØKQX - Ronald L. Frame
KI0KS - Robert Dunn Jr.
KAØLAR - Dan Tinkham
KBØLLZ - Bud Watson
KA2NIC - John Mark
KA0S - Doug Mibourn
WCØP - Don Duckett
KCØQR - Jerry Robb
KØTVP - Stanley Prokes
KØUDB - Gaylord Ottun
KBØWIC - Richard W. Harter
NØWWO - James Kuehn
KØYAB - Dick Moen
KCØYE - Robert M. Hill
NØXII - Steve Peterson
KCØYFU - Steve Rudolph
NØZRV - Vernon (Vern) Berggren

WEB RESOURCES

ARRL External Noise Handbook

HAMFESTS AND CONVENTIONS

ARRL Listing
Nebraska Section Convention: http://www.lincolnhamfest.org

VE TESTS

When attending a VE session, make sure you bring the following: your original license, a photocopy of your original license, 2 forms of identification (one with a photograph of you), any CSCE's and $15.00 cash or check.

NEBRASKA
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml?State=NE

Lincoln Amateur Radio Club
Testing is held at 6:30 PM on the first Thursday of the month at Red Cross building, 220 Oak Creek Drive, in Lincoln. Please refer to the calendar to confirm VE test dates.
For more information, the club website is http://www.k0kkv.org.

IOWA
http://www.arrl.org/arrlvec/examsearch.phtml?State=IA

NOTICE
You may reprint items from this webpage/newsletter without prior permission if attribution to this source is provided.

Matthew N. Anderson
ARRL Nebraska Section Manager
ka0boj@arrl.org