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Dx Spider cluster

by k4sac @ Monday, July 19th, 2010. Tags: ,
Filed under digital, dx

The old pc for the K4SAC-1 dx spider cluster finally died. After giving it the burial it deserved, I set up the spider cluster software on the new pc along with perl, and now it is humming along nice and content. If you need a telnet connection for your logging software, you can use k4sac.brescia.edu [...]

Earthquake near Bouvet Island

by k4sac @ Tuesday, June 16th, 2009. Tags: , ,
Filed under dx

USGS_Earthquake PRELIM: M6.0 20:05 6/16 54.4S 5.8E 156 km E of Bouvet Island BOUVET ISLAND REGION Z=10km US 2009hybe 33f06

Mellish Reef Update

by k4sac @ Wednesday, March 18th, 2009. Tags: , ,
Filed under dx, dxpedition

I had talked previously about the Mellish Reef Dxpedition VK9GMW slated to take place 22 March 2009. This is a casual dxpedition put on by AA7JV and HA7RY. They plan to focus on low band activity from Mellish, although they say they will operate all ham bands. The Mellish Reef dxpedition webpage www.vk9gmw.com From the [...]

K5D operation

by k4sac @ Sunday, February 22nd, 2009. Tags: ,
Filed under Uncategorized

The K5D operation for the most part has been a smooth operation, on-air wise. The pileups have seemed to be orderly, the operators seem to be competent operators. There have been some questions about their 40m SSB operations, but you have to stop and think, they are in Region 2 and as thus have to [...]

VK9NS SK

by k4sac @ Tuesday, February 10th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under dx, ham radio

It is with deep regret that I pass on this annoucement that Jim Smith VK9NS, is now a Silent Key. Below is an e-mail from his son Bruce G3HSR. Jim and Kirsti Smith are legends in the ham radio community. As with many folks, Jim was my first Norfolk Island QSO and if you were [...]

K5D-Desecheo Island

by k4sac @ Saturday, February 7th, 2009. Tags:
Filed under dx

Desecheo 2009 Press Release #5   February 6, 2009     Today several team members leave their homes and start their journey to Desecheo via Puerto Rico.   The entire fifteen man team will assembled by Saturday evening in San Juan.  Sunday morning will be devoted to the required UXO (unexploded ordnance) training and afterward the [...]

Tuning the bands

by k4sac @ Wednesday, July 16th, 2008. Tags: ,
Filed under dx

The glow of the radio reflecting off of your face, you pause as you hear a weak signal in the background, almost down with the noise. You pause, holding your breath….the signal doesn’t even twitch the s-meter. You strain as you listen through the headphones and you hear a new one! Your heart races as [...]

3C7Y

by k4sac @ Tuesday, March 11th, 2008. Tags: , , ,
Filed under dx

ARRL DXCC Desk Approves 3C7Y Operation (Mar 2, 2008) ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that the 2007 3C7Y DXpedition to Equatorial Guinea has been approved for DXCC credit. “If you had cards rejected for this operation, please send an e-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk to have your DXCC record updated,” Moore said. [...]

VP6DX QSL NOTES

by k4sac @ Thursday, February 21st, 2008. Tags: , , ,
Filed under dx

The Ducie Island gang have institued several ways to QSL. You need to pay attention as you may be wasting your QSL if you do not follow the instructions! Their preferred method is to use their Online QSL Request System (OQRS) From the VP6DX website: The QSL’s will be sent in this order: Online DIRECT [...]

Ducie info

by k4sac @ Saturday, February 16th, 2008. Tags: , ,
Filed under dx

News #16- 2008 Feb 15 Directly from Ducie Island: ARRL DX CW contest starts soon. VP6DX will participate in a limited fashion: * On the CW contest bands 160, 80, 40, 20 15 and 10, we probably will not be at the “normal” frequencies. Operators will pick a frequency based on band conditions. Each operator [...]

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