+++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
April 15, 1975 15-75
___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _
COCOS - TI9DX The plans for the Cocos operation had to be set back a week and it is
now rather solid to open April 19th and run until April 24th. The group will be
signing TI9DX.
An update on the operators now shows that the crew will include Carlos Fonseca,
TI2CF; Jose M Arias, TI2J; Salomon Weinstok, TI2WC and Rodrigo Madriz, TI2WD.
All QSLing will be handled by the Radio Club de Costa Rica, Box 2412, San Jose,
Costa Rica.
The usual DX frequencies and the operations via OSCAR 6 and 7 will probably be
c.w. only efforts.
There are additional reports that the license that the HB9ers had for Cocos was
canceled by the Minister in Charge of Communications Controls because of some
alleged defects in its issuance. If all goes well and things do look rather solid
at this point, TI9DX should be on this weekend.
EASTER ISLAND Wayne Warden, W9MR, passes the word that he expects to be on Easter
Island by this Thursday, April 17th. Wayne says that he expects to open no later
than April 18th.
QSLs for this CE0-Easter Island effort will go to INDXA.
BICENTENNIAL CALL SIGNS The FCC last week announced that amateurs within the area
of the FCCs jurisdiction would be permitted to use special callsign prefixes during
calendar year 1976. Actually the authority runs just over a year, it starting at
0001 on January 1, 1976 and ending at 0500Z on January 1, 1977.
No prior approval from the FCC is needed for the use of the Bicentennial prefixes and
their use is voluntary. There is no charge and all existing suffixes do re-
main unchanged.
The ARRL has prepared a chart which will give a quick reference for checking out
what call-sign might be coming from where. There is a large number of possible
prefixes and you will find the chart inside this bulletin. This chart should be
the answer to most questions. You might note that there is nothing shown for a
number of familiar places such as KG4-Guatanamo Bay, KZ5-Canal Zone plus several
others such as KA/KC6/KG6-Marianas and KX6-Marshalls.
FERNANDO de NORONHA/ATOL das ROCAS/ST. PETER AND PAUL Jose F R Lins, PY7YS, advises
that he will make three DXpeditions sometime during the summer months and most
likely in the June and July period. He plans operations from all three of the
three spots listed above.
Jose reports that on Fernando de Noronha he probably will be signing PU0YS, at
the Atol das Rochas it looks to be PR0YS and from St. Peter and Paul it possibly
will be PS0YS. At this point these calls are tentative and more should be coming
on the calls as the trips near.
The Fernando de Noronha effort will run a week, covering all bands and all avail-
able modes including some 160mtr efforts. The other two spots probably will only
be two-day operations. A FT-101B, VFO and Eudgert 400-14 will be the gear. The
antenna a 14AVT/WB plus inverted Vees. QSLs will be handled by PY7YS himself.
Jose notes that he made the December 1974 effort on Trinidade and QSLs for this
PY0YS operation go to him. He is also the QSL source for CR8AG and CR8AL presently
active from Timor.
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SUNSPOT LOUIE Another week has passed without any
significant sunspot activity. Two observations
at the W8ZOK observatory were made on the date of
this chart, both under ideal conditions and both
failed to reveal any sunspots. At this point
there has been a period of approximately eight
weeks without any sunspot activity. On this
date, WWV handed out some `3's in their forecast
of radio quality and the index had been
slipping for a couple of days, sliding from
`6' on April 6th to a `5' on the 7th and then
some `4's and `3' on the 8th. The drop on
April 8th was the start of a geomagnetic
disturbance, this one showing up about 48 hours
later than expected. It had been looked for on April 6th.
Boulder also expected conditions to be disturbed through this last weekend
and then some improvement up to the 14th, conditions being what is called `normal'
by the 15th. Solar activity is expected to continue low and the next period of
unsettled radio conditions being expected in the April 23-26th period.
On the 12 month moving average Zurich sunspot number, they look for a 22 average in
April and then 20 average in May. It may be interesting to look at the turn of the
year where the projected sunspot numbers go something like this:
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
15 14 14 13 12 12
All of this might be indicators that something might be touching bottom. There are
some indicators that things have slid off a bit faster than expected and the bottom
of the cycle may be close at hand. Rejoice!!!
When things do change and the cycle turns up, it does move a bit faster than it did
in declining and conditions should be showing improvements before long after the
turn. All of this is aimed at keeping your flux up. Things could be worse.....but
hardly!!
Updating W4UMFs DX Racing Form, things should be a bit like --
April 14th Low Normal April 22nd Low Normal
15th Low Normal 23rd Below Normal
16th Low Normal 24th Disturbed
17th Low Normal 25th Below Normal
18th High Normal 26th Below Normal
19th Low Normal 27th Low Normal
20th Low Normal 28th Low Normal
21st Low Normal 29th Low Normal
Things may surprise and go to a High Normal on April 28th...but don't count on it.
HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO++HRO
++ ++
++ HAM RADIO OUTLET 999 Howard Ave. Burlingame, Calif. 94010 (415)5757 ++
++ VISIT!! HRO to check the full inventories of the leading lines of amateur gear. ++
++ CHECK!! With Bob Ferrero, K6AHV, or Howard Hale, W6SC, for the best in top ++
++ trades or cash prices. Deal with the Big Dealers... ++
++ PREPARE!! The bottom of the cycle is at hand. SUNSPOTS will rise again!! ++
++ MEET!! All the other Big Gunners at HRO....Northern California's leading supply ++
++ house for the amateurs and the Deserving DXers! ++
++ ++
++ Bob Ferrero K6AHV Howard Hale W6SC ++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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1976 BICENTENNIAL CALL SIGN PREFIX EXCHANGE 15 April 75
| EXISTING CALL SIGN PREFIXES |
BICENTENNIAL CALL SIGN PREFIXES |
| Call sign prefixes within contiguous U.S. |
AA | AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | AH | AI | AJ | AK | AL |
| WA | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| WB | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| W | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| K | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| WD | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| WR | . | . | . | . | . | X | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| WN | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | X | . |
| Call sign prefixes out- side contiguous U.S. |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| KB6 (Baker, Canton, Enderbury, Howland) |
. | . | . | . | . | . | AG2 | . | . | . | . | . |
| KC4AA-ZZ (Navassa) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AL4 |
| KG6A-H (Guam) | . | . | . | . | . | . | AG6 | . | . | . | . | . |
| KH6 (Hawaii) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH6 | . | . | . | . |
| KJ6 (Johnston) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ7 | . | . |
| KL7 (Alaska) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AL7 |
| KM6 (Midway) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH7 | . | . | . | . |
| KP4 (Puerto Rico) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ4 | . | . |
| KP6 (Palmyra, Jarvis) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AI0 | . | . | . |
| KS4 (Serrana, Roncador) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH4 | . | . | . | . |
| KS6 (Samoa) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH3 | . | . | . | . |
| KV4 (Virgin Islands | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ3 | . | . |
| KW6 (Wake) | . | . | . | . | . | . | AG7 | . | . | . | . | . |
| Special Novice call sign prefixes outside contiguous U.S. |
. | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| WB6 (Baker, etc.) | . | . | . | . | . | . | AG3 | . | . | . | . | . |
| WG6 (Guam) | . | . | . | . | . | . | AG5 | . | . | . | . | . |
| WH6 (Hawaii) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH1 | . | . | . | . |
| WJ6 (Johnston) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ1 | . | . |
| WL7 (Alaska) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AL1 |
| WM6 (Midway) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH2 | . | . | . | . |
| WP4 (Puerto Rico) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ8 | . | . |
| WS6 (Samoa) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AH5 | . | . | . | . |
| WV4 (Virgin Islands) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AJ2 | . | . |
| WV6 (Wake) | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | AG1 | . | . | . | . |
All this comes from the ARRL. It was felt that this would be the easier way to reproduce
and give the information rather than trying to explain the special prefixes in words.
Amateurs will be permitted to use these special call sign prefixes during calendar year
1976 as part of the Bicentennial observance. All this is completely voluntary and requires
only the exchange of the existing prefixes for the specified prefix.
Complete details will be in the May QST. The use of these prefixes will not be permitted
until January 1, 1976 and caution has been called for in not using them prematurely.
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15 April 1975
NEW COUNTRIES Something may be developing out in the Pacific and some new countries
may leap up to warm the patient DXers, patiently waiting out the decline of the
sunspot cycle.
It appears that last January 1st there was a split of the administration of the
Gilbert and Ellice Islands, this action by the British Insular Affairs office.
Ellice is considered as detached from the Gilberts and their prefix is to be
VR8. Two amateurs are said to be in the Ellice Group at Funafuti but they are
not expected to be heard on the air in the immediate future. VR1AA is reported to
be the issuing authority for licenses for VR8-Ellice Islands.
The other area which should shape up to be a new country is the Northern Line
Islands, to the north and a bit to the west of Tahiti. These islands are also
supposed to be on their own and will be signing VR7. No clues to any resident
amateurs in these islands could be found.
There are also some recurrent inquiries about Jarvis and its administration. It
may be a possibility.
SHORTLY NOTED There is word via the Vatican to W6KNH that Father Moran at 9N1MM
may be back on the air shortly....if not already. No details but Clyde got the
good word from friends there in Rome. 3C1AGD (SM0AGD) will be in the Miami area
in a few weeks. After the twenty-hour effort at Fernando Poo, Erik may take a
look at some Caribbean areas where the operations can go for a couple of days.
Maybe some on the needed lists.
UR2AR who has been hardly heard at all since his return from Franz Josef and
UK1ZFI a few years back, says that he decided to rebuild everything....shack,
gear, antenna. A week or so back Enn was waiting for some good weather to finish
the overhaul on the quad. UR2AR has been reported a couple times in recent weeks
by Red Eyed Louie.
That HS3MJ may be okay after all. The station is in there consistently, says the
name is Greg George and QSL to Box 963, 7th RRFS, APO San Francisco. While on that
APO San Francisco, it should be noted that the correct APO for KM6EA is 96614
and not 06614 as our high-speed and erratic typing put it last week.
HR6SWA will be leaving Swan Island right after the end of this month and the re-
placement, an operator named 'Jeep' will take over then. QSLs for Jeep will go
to W3LLL. VK9RH on Norfolk has been showing ad some of the eastern shore stations
have managed to work him. That KS6SFA was a special call to commemorate the 75th
Anniversary of something there in Samoa. QSL to Dept of Education, Box 1618, Pago
Pago and 2 IRCs will bring you a special certificate to mark the QSO.
Some of the people presently at Palmyra went over to Kingman a week or so back to
check the scenery. To their surprise the platform on the high spot which was the
operating site for the KP6KR effort last July was still in place. Some had thought
that heavy storms would find waves sweeping clear over the area but apparently not.
Martin, OH2BH, was in JY-land during the CQ WPX effort though no reports of anyone
working him surfaced. Karl Gamper, VE8RA, was also in Jordan during the WPX and
was signing JY8RA. Some Europeans who were listening say they did not hear the
Tunisian operation which was planned. 8P6FW is reported as finished plans for an
DXpedition to Palm Island....but even W5ALA acknowledges he has no idea where Palm
Island might be.
There was a report that Wim/PA0IWH had been kidnapped by some guerillas. There has
been no confirmation on this from any other source.
Jim McCook, K6GLC, who hangs out a shingle was a `painless' type dentist when he's
not taking a couple of years off for scuba diving, has decided to reopen the bus-
iness down in the San Diego area. UA0FGM, Walt, is also relocating back to Moscow
around the 1st of May and he will be signing UV3GM there.
The Northwest DX Convention will be the 2nd and 3rd of August at the Doubletree Inn
just south of Seattle. Make your vacation plans now.
WA7OBH is now handling the QSLs for VE8RCS, this being the Polar Amateur Radio Club
at Alert in the Northwest Territory.
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15 April 1975
REPORT FROM RED EYED LOUIE .....A whisper and then a silence.....
FORTY METER LOUIE
CO5DM 7007/0030/Apr 9w HK0BKX 7002/0520/Apr 4e UO50WB 7015/0350/Apr 4e
CP5GK 7010/0445/Apr 4e HM1IJ 7026/1350/Apr 2e UK1AAG 7014/0430/Apr 4w
DM2CYG 7033/2330/Apr 6e JD1AJZ 7011/1335/Apr 1w UR2TAX 7005/0320/Apr 3w
DM3YBF 7016/0340/Apr 4e KS6F 7031/0630/Apr 10w VK1F 7005/0445/Apr 7w
EA8IQ 7001/0045/Apr 2e KS6SFA 7032/0555/Apr 9w VK2AJ 7005/1400/Apr 2w
EA8FJ 7030/0405/Apr 1w LZ2AW 7009/0350/Apr 1w VP2KX 7004/0550/Apr 4e
EA9EO 7005/2330/Apr 1e LZ1YY 7033/2350/Apr 6e VP2SAI 7010/0240/Apr 2w
FB8YC 7011/1135/Apr 2m OA4AHO 7015/0440/Apr 3w VP5CW 7028/0325/Apr 1e
FG7AN 7012/2320/Apr 8m PZ1AH 7009/0450/Apr 1w ZE1JV 7002/0340/Apr 4e
FY0BHI 7012/0225/Apr 9m PZ1AW 7002/0050/Apr 1w ZE2JS 7014/0430/Apr 3w
GB3RN 7005/0505/Apr 4e OE5KE 7009/0430/Apr 4e ZL2JA 7004/0440/Apr 1w
GC2LU 7005/0610/Apr 3e OH1KA 7009/0420/Apr 4w ZS6ABO 7010/0445/Apr 4e
GC2FMV 7006/0400/Apr 4e SP1ALK 7033/0010/Apr 7e ZS1A 7005/0530/Apr 10w
HA1XR 7033/2320/Apr 6e SP2AX 7038/0230/Mar 31m 4X4CJ 7007/0345/Apr 3w
HB0AFI 7093/0415/Apr 5e SP8GQU 7022/0030/Apr 4m 5L2FT 7002/0025/Apr 3m
HB9AYO 7033/2255/Apr 6e TF3IRA 7004/0225/Apr 2w
EIGHTY METERS
CN8HD 3768/0435/Apr 2e GI6VU 3799/0110/Apr 7e VR4BS 3794/0750/Apr 7e
C6AEM 3786/0455/Apr 2e GC3XBN 3798/0130/Mar 31e VP5CW 3525/0205/Apr 1e
CE8AA 3797/1145/Apr 6w GC4BUE 3798/0135/Mar 31e VS6DO 3795/1315/Apr 2w
CT1MK 3767/0640/Apr 2e JA1KXY 3801/1015/Apr 6e YN1WB 3795/0445/Apr 5e
DL0VT 3799/0110/Apr 7e JA1EOD 3801/1355/Apr 2w 4X4NJ 3796/0310/Apr 5e
DU1GF 3795/1400/Apr 2w KM6EA 3805/1135/Apr 5e 8R1J 3506/0330/Apr 1m
EA8CR 3794/0730/Apr 6e TG8KT 3802/0725/Apr 5w 8R1AG 3802/0930/Apr 6e
F6BKW 3767/0600/Apr 2e UA0FGM 3620/1300/Apr 8w 9M2DW 3795/1410/Apr 3w
FM7WE 3795/1025/Apr 4w VP2AA 3789/0440/Apr 5e 9J2WR 3505/0445/Mar 31m
FP8DH 3778/0615/Apr 5e VP2SG 3797/1030/Apr 4w
G3FJW 3786/0435/Apr 2e VR4DX 3806/0910/Apr 6e
AFRICA CW
CN2AQ 14062/1800/Apr 6e ZL1CO 14048/0440/Apr 2w 5Z4LW 14026/2015/Apr 2m
FB8YC 14020/0145/Apr 6m 5Z4PQ 14047/1900/Apr 1e 9J2BO 21040/1455/Apr 1e
ZE8JJ 14036/2020/Apr 1e 5Z4OM 14009/1835/Apr 1e
ASIA CW
HS0HS 14215/0340/Apr 6yb UA0BBI 14068/1230/Apr 2e UK8MAA 14064/1440/Apr 5w
JT1AU 14031/1225/Apr 5e UF6FAY 14067/1530/Apr 2e UW9DA 14043/1245/Apr 2e
JT0AE 14015/0015/Apr 2m UI8AAF 14009/1720/Apr 2e 4S7NE 14005/1755/Apr 2e
JY9CR 21007/1610/Apr 4e UL7PBE 14007/0305/Apr 5m 4X4CJ 14025/1615/Apr 5e
KA2AD 14030/2250/Apr 4m UL7OFD 14009/1730/Apr 2e 9M2FK 14027/1635/Apr 2e
UA0AU 14040/0110/Apr 5w UL7EAM 14024/0335/Apr 5m
UA0WAB 14032/0110/Apr 3w UL7CAR 14010/1330/Apr 8e
UA0SDD 14027/0140/Apr 2w UL7OF 14019/1940/Apr 3w
ELSEWHERES CW
AP1RIL 14039/1445/Apr 1? LU1SH 14071/0300/Apr 7w VP2GLE 14039/2015/Apr 5m
CE8AA 21048/1735/Apr 6m P29PN 28585/1020/Apr 4yb VP2VL 14025/2350/Apr 4e
FO8EH 14025/0200/Apr 1m VK2EO 14033/2115/Apr 6m YB7AAU 14022/1445/Apr 5e
FP8BR 14029/0040/Apr 4w VK2QJ 14043/0400/Apr 7m ZP5PG 14006/0105/Apr 6m
HK0BKX 14041/1310/Apr 8e VK3BNF 14024/1255/Apr 1m ZP8BE 14032/0200/Apr 4w
KX6XX 14011/1355/Apr 1e VK2QL 14025/0440/Apr 2w 8P6BU 14027/2100/Apr 6m
KX6BB 14029/0225/Apr 6m VK3MR 14035/0025/Apr 5w# 8P6FX 14076/2350/Apr 6m
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15 April 1975
MORE RED EYED LOUIE
CT1VX 14010/2200/Apr 2m LX2HH 14062/2000/Apr 3m UK2PBR 14020/1630/Apr 4e
DM2EA 14025/1830/Apr 7m LZ2KWR 14038/1925/Apr 4w UK4FAN 14043/1250/Apr 2e
DJ2KS 14004/1310/Apr 5w OH1AJ 14033/1710/Apr 3w UK4HAA 14034/1530/Apr 2w
DK8CR 14030/2005/Apr 2w OH3XJ 14039/2250/Apr 3w UK6LAZ 14028/1920/Apr 4w
E2XAS 14067/1710/Apr 3w OH0JN 14005/1030/Often UP2BAO 14039/1520/Apr 3w
FC2RC 14006/1935/Apr 2m ON5FG 14026/2040/Apr 6m UP2CY 14027/1630/Apr 2m
FC8TT 14007/1915/Apr 2m OZ1VY 14030/1640/Apr 4w UQ2HO 14033/1715/Apr 3w
G3SAX 14030/1630/Apr 4w SV0VK 14013/1720/Apr 7m UQ2IC 14044/1520/Apr 5w
GC2LU 14006/1635/Apr 6w SM4DN 14036/1430/Apr 3w UR2RHA 14027/1700/Apr 2w
I1YRL 14044/1510/Apr 4w UA6LK 14038/1455/Apr 5w YO3YZ 14068/1630/Apr 2m
JX2HK 14034/1520/Apr 8w UC2WAN 14032/1430/Apr 5w 9H1DV 14019/1905/Apr 3w
LA3M 14037/2320/Apr 3w UK2WWW 14038/2320/Apr 7w
AFRICA SSB
C5AM 14242/2200/Apr 6e 3B8BJ 28560/1125/Apr 5yb 6W8DY 14210/1740/Apr 5yb
CR6MX 14213/2125/Apr 3e 5L2FJ 14210/1855/Apr 1e 6W8FP 21415/1520/Apr 6e
CR7GR 28550/1120/Apr 5yb 5L2FT 14333/2325/Apr 4w 9G1JC 14217/2215/Apr 6e
TU2EP 14206/2225/Apr 8w 5L5c/7 14333/2330/Apr 4w 9J2BO 21270/1500/Apr 1e
VQ9R 14320/1230/Apr 4e 5Z4NH 14221/1910/Apr 1e
WA6HNQ/VQ9 14278/1940 5e 6W8FP 14204/2110/Apr 3e
ASIA SSB
BV2B 14218/0035/Apr 5w UF6DZ 14214/1745/Apr 5e XV5AB 14225/2345/Apr 4w
HL9VE 14206/0325/Apr 3e UR6FZ 14201/1775/Apr 4m XU1DX 14225/2315/Apr 3w
HL9TG 14225/0135/Apr 6yb UK7GAL 14210/0155/Apr 5e 4S7PB 14202/1805/Apr 1m
HM1FT 14233/0020/Apr 3e UK7LAH 14215/0320/Apr 5w 5B4AC 14263/1835/Apr 5e
HM2EA 14220/1030/Apr 5yb UK9OAZ 14244/0400/Apr 5e OE2SWL/5B4 14207/1900 5e
HS3MJ 14225/2310/Apr 2e UK9CAE 14219/1355/Apr 8e 9M2DQ 14225/2340/Apr 4e
HZ1TA 14250/1545/Apr 5e UL7YR 14207/0230/Apr 5m 9M2BU 14212/1715/Apr 4w
JF1XIB 14212/0325/Apr 5w UL7NW 14214/0255/Apr 5w 9K2DJ 14210/1640/Apr 5e
UA9VH/JT1 14211/0005 5e UL7YP 14207/0305/Apr 5w 9V1SI 14210/1605/Apr 6w
KA6SR 14214/1350/Apr 5e VS6DO 14233/1355/Apr 1e
OD5FB 14266/1900/Apr 4e XW8FA 14227/0025/Apr 5e
OD5IO 14210/0315/Apr 5w XV5AA 14225/2315/Apr 3w
EUROPE SSB
CT5AV 14332/1815/Apr 7w LZ2LQ 14208/1430/Apr 1m SV1DE 14215/1910/Apr 5e
DJ8RI 14218/1610/Apr 5e OE3KPC 14187/2000/Apr 3e SV0WKK 14263/1930/Apr 6e
EI6S 14208/2015/Apr 2w OE2PZL 14218/1620/Apr 5e SM2CEW 14220/1335/Apr 4e
G2ACK 14217/1710/Apr 5e OH2HN 14230/1310/Apr 4e UK5MAF 14215/1545/Apr 2m
GI3JIM 14216/1845/Apr 2w OH7AA 14223/0005/Apr 5w UO5OAK 14214/1410/Apr 2e
GW3AX 14207/1730/Apr 2w ON6VN 14213/1823/Apr 6w UR2AR 14204/1555/Apr 5e
CT1MT 14206/2125/Apr 3e ON4FB 13183/2000/Apr 3e UV3CE 14231/1330/Apr 4e
HB9AHA 14252/1735/Apr 2w ON8WW 14202/1730/Apr 3e UY5OB 14203/1905/Apr 2m
HA30KOB 14212/1540/Apr 3m OK30KAG 14211/1625/Apr 3m
IV0SSW 14245/2110/Apr 4w OK6SFS 14241/1530/Apr 4e
(e = eastern states m = middle states w = western reaches yb = indonesia etc )
(all time in gmt # = longpath ?? = Slim....active at AP1RIL this month )
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15 April 1975
CALENDAR
EASTER ISLAND W9MR expecting to be on CE0-Easter Island April 17th
COCOS Set back one week . . . due to open April 19th with TI9DX
FERNANDO DE NORONHA This summer . . . June or July by PY7YS
GLORIOSO FR7AI . . . late May or Early June
PALMYRA KH6EVM/KP6 presently there
BERMUDA TEST This weekend . . . April 19/20th
FRESNO INTERNATIONAL The Big DX meeting . . . April 19/20th at the Fresno Hilton
DAYTON HAMVENTION April 25/27th . . . Next weekend
ELSEWHERES SSB
DU1REX 14217/1225/Apr 2e KH6EVM/KP6 14293/0300 7e VK8CE 14203/1240/Apr 5m
DU1DCC 14231/1400/Apr 5e KM6EA 14203/0345/Apr 2w VK9RH 14204/0830/Apr 6e
DU1LM 14214/1400/Apr 5e KS6SFA 14295/0825/Apr 6e VP2DH 14212/2035/Apr 7w
DU9FB 14238/0600/Apr 6w KS6FD 14234/1310/Apr 4m VR4DX 14210/1100/Apr 5yb
FG7AN 14206/2220/Apr 7w KV4AD 14216/2030/Apr 7w VS5MC 14225/1455/Apr 1e
FG0GE 14219/2130/Apr 3e KX6BU 14268/0310/Apr 7e YB9ABH 14214/1225/Apr 5e
FP8CV 14208/1800/Apr 3m P29RAL 14208/0930/Apr 6e YB0ABH 14225/2330/Apr 4w
FY7YR 14196/2150/Apr 2e TI2AD 14265/2330/Apr 8e YB0ABH/1 14213/1325 5e
HC1BL 14225/2355/Apr 8e VE8MA 14210/2345/Apr 4e YB0ABO 14221/1425/Apr 7e
HK0BKX 14204/0030/Apr 8w VK2BHF 14208/1240/Apr 3m ZL1KK 21287/1855/Apr 7e
KB6CU 14320/0845/Apr 6e VK5ZU 14216/1300/Apr 3m ZL1IBI 21268/0045/Apr 6w
KC6VE 14224/0025/Apr 5e VK6CF 14210/2330/Apr 6e# 3D2AJ 14190/0835/Apr 6e
KC6QM 14232/0100/Apr 5e VK8CW 14203/1230/Apr 5m 9Y4VV 14332/1755/Apr 7w
SIKKIM Those thirsting for an AC3 probably will have to wait until next January
when a multitude of them will blossom to mark the Bicentennial. But those who
look for one from Sikkim, the prospects are dimming.
Last week the Sikkim legislature acted to abolish the monarchy, voting this and
to seek full statehood with India. The Associated Press reported that this was
with the support of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. A referendum on the
two proposals, the abolishing of the monarchy and statehood with India, will be
the subject of a referendum set for this last Monday.
China and Nepal may not be exactly happy about this development, there being
criticism previously from these countries over India's partial take over last
year. Sikkims Chief Minister predicted that the referendum vote would go over-
whelmingly against the king. A week back the Indian Army disarmed the Sikkim
palace guards in a pitched battle that left at least one dead.
IRCS Ron Stockton, WB6LTJ, who operated from Wallis and New Caledonia last Fall
has a bucket of IRCS he would like to liquidate at 20 cents each....batches of 15
and sase with order. Ron says all the QSLs for that effort have been answered.
If you need IRCs...its Ron Stockton, 1134 19th St. Hermosa Beach, Calif. 90254
Ron, along with Don Bostrom, K6YFZ, will be at the Fresno DX meeting this weekend.
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15 April 1975
ARRL Apparently some thought is going to be given to returning the Directors to one
meeting a year as Director Harry McConaghy of the Atlantic Division has advised
the ARRL that he will make such a motion at he May meeting.
The first meeting of the WARC-79 Working Group for the Amateur Radio Services will
be held at the FCC offices in Washington on May 8th. Dick Baldwin, W1RU, and
D.G Sumner, K1ZND, will attend for the League.
Some of the Board of Directors committees will be holding meetings at Dayton dur-
ing the time of the Dayton Hamvention, April 25-27th. This will include the
Membership Committee plus (1) a special ad hoc committee to review alternatives
and recommend procedures for consideration of Docket 20282 at the May Board
meeting, and in addition (2) in the interests of long-range planning, a special
ad hoc committee to study ways and means of including the proposed Communicators
in the mainstream of amateur radio and League membership.
TNX to W1AM, W1DAL, W1DK, W1WQC/4, W2FPM, K2GBC, W4BAA, W3HHV, K3LWM, W4HU, W4KA,
W4UMF, W4UF, K4YFQ, W5ALA, WA5AUZ, K5KEZ, K5FKD, WA5OCN, W6APW, W6EJ, W6GC, K6HTM,
WDX6GXV, W6KNH, W6KYA, W6PT, W6TTS, W6TSQ, WB6ZUC, W7BCT, K7NHG, WA7OBH, W8OA,
W8ZOK, W9MR, K9UIY, K9UTN, W9YRA, W9ZTD, W0JS, JA1OCA, JA1TNV, YB7AAA, YB0ABV,
PA9WRR, JH3TKM, KH6BZF, VS5MC.
WEST COAST DX BULLETIN Published every week by the Marin County DX Group. One of
the local QRPers came by last week, this one not one of the regulars, and we sat
and talked about a number of important things.....always DX. "You know something",
this QRPer says, "it took me nine years to get my first 100 countries. Other guys
seem to do it much quicker than that. But I tried everything. Stacked Yagis...
full-bore linears...good QTH. Everything. I could work them but I could not get
the QSLs. Those stations I worked just would not QSL. What do you figure was the
reason it took me so long?", he asked and at this point we were a bit stumped
ourselves. Certainly this did not seem representative of the noble DXer breed. "You
did send sase?", we asked and the QRPer nodded. "SASE...fancy colored QSL...full
information on my rig and QTH and always the 24 hour clock with Pacific Standard
Time. Always! And still those cards did not come". Son of a Gun, we were getting
a few vibrations. "Ever think of using ZULU time?", we asked and the QRPer shrugged.
"That may be okay for Zed Ess Sixes", he said, "but I couldn't see how it would do
me much good". We were silent for a bit for we were getting the story but was not
up to the telling. "Why don't you try the West Coast DX Bulletin?", we asked. "They
tell you a lot of things there.....$13.00 brings it by 1st Class for a full year....
$15.00 takes it any place overseas". There was another QRPer shrugg: "Who needs
it?", he asked and at that point we were asking that question ourselves.
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