VP6DX on AIR !!!!
 

Hello to everything!

Here is the DX hunter!

VP6DX is on air!

from the 2/11/2008 - 28.02.08 on all tapes in CW, RTTY and SSB

The conditions to the DUCIE ISL. are nich the best ones, however, it already
goes.

I already succeeded you on 20 ms SSB; 40 ms CW; to hear 40 ms SSB and 20 ms
RTTY more or less well!

de SWL-9973

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:58:50 +0100, Rico wrote:
VP6DX is on air!

And really loud. I managed to work them **from the mobile** on 17m CW
this afternoon. And on 12m CW yesterday morning. Still need 'em on the
low bands.

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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:58:50 +0100, Rico wrote:
VP6DX is on air!

Worked (with QRP!) on both 20 and 15 during the DX Contest.

Heard on 10 (?!) and 160 but too weak to work with QRP. Hope they'll keep
trying during the week.

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:

VP6DX is on air!


Worked (with QRP!) on both 20 and 15 during the DX Contest.

Heard on 10 (?!) and 160 but too weak to work with QRP. Hope they'll keep
trying during the week.


It was amazingly easy to work them on 80, 40 and 30 from here on the
left coast. As a matter of fact, I worked them on 80 both CW and SSB
barefoot using a 40m vertical.
Otoh, I never heard a beep on 12 and 10, but that's probably because my
BigIR is ground mounted.


In other news, it's been interesting to watch the DX Cluster spot
assault and full-scale war about YU8. With all the hoopla about this
being a new entity, I don't see how this is ever going to happen
considering the criteria:

--------------------------------------------------------------------
An Entity will be added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity if it
meets one or more of the following criteria:

a) The entity is a UN Member State.

b) The entity has been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU
--------------------------------------------------------------------


I am not an expert on international politics, but it seems to me that
Russia will veto any attempt to admit Kosovo into the UN, and without
the UN membership, is there a way to get a prefix block assigned by the
ITU (this being a UN agency)?
And even if any of this happened, if the 4O entity is any indication,
Kosovo will be a "new one" starting the day it is admitted into the UN,
not the day they proclaimed independence (unlike S5, 9A and E7 before).

73 .......... WA7AA

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On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:18:29 -0800, wrote:
It was amazingly easy to work them on 80, 40 and 30 from here on the
left coast. As a matter of fact, I worked them on 80 both CW and SSB
barefoot using a 40m vertical.
Otoh, I never heard a beep on 12 and 10, but that's probably because my
BigIR is ground mounted.

Worked here before the contest on 15 & 12 CW, 20 & 15 phone, and 20 RTTY.
With high power - I normally only do QRP for this contest.

Heard them on 10, but VERY weak. Probably could have worked them on high
power. 3-el Yagi at 65'.

I see they're on 80 right now but only working EU. I'm going to guess
that'll end fairly soon when the sun comes up over there. They're also
spotted on 160 & if they're as loud as they were during the contest they
should be workable.

In other news, it's been interesting to watch the DX Cluster spot
assault and full-scale war about YU8. With all the hoopla about this
being a new entity, I don't see how this is ever going to happen
considering the criteria:

-------------------------------------------------------------------- An
Entity will be added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity if it meets
one or more of the following criteria:

a) The entity is a UN Member State.

b) The entity has been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU
--------------------------------------------------------------------


I am not an expert on international politics, but it seems to me that
Russia will veto any attempt to admit Kosovo into the UN, and without
the UN membership, is there a way to get a prefix block assigned by the
ITU (this being a UN agency)?

If you can't get a prefix block without being a UN member, then there's no
point to criterium b)?

E4 (Palestine) would be a good example of an entity that has an ITU prefix
block and is a DXCC Entity but is not a UN Member State.

If you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._member_states
there seem to be some other entities whose prefix blocks predate their UN
membership. Andorra (C3), Tonga (A3), Monaco (3A), and Kiribati (T3)
would seem to fall into that category. There are probably more. Why
those states took so long to join the UN I have no idea.

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:58:50 +0100, Rico wrote:
VP6DX is on air!

Worked (with QRP!) on both 20 and 15 during the DX Contest.

sigh I've been inactive the last couple of years--and the last few
months I've been in a tiny temporary apartment 500 miles from home and
room to string wires. And VP6 is active. sigh

I'll finally get around to setting up a low-power PSK31 station in my
apartment--just in time for the end of the current 11-year cycle,
probably. sigh

--AC4RD, inactive


_______________________________________________
Ken Kuzenski AC4RD atsign mindspring dotsign com
_______________________________________________
All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001

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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:35:38 +0000, kuzen001 wrote:
sigh I've been inactive the last couple of years--and the last few
months I've been in a tiny temporary apartment 500 miles from home and
room to string wires. And VP6 is active. sigh

Someone in a deed-restricted neighborhood said they worked VP6DX (on 80
meters!) with a Hamstick mobile antenna. Come to think of it, I worked
them from the mobile on 17m last week as well. If you can come up with a
radio and a few feet of wire, I'd bet you can work them.

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:

Someone in a deed-restricted neighborhood said they worked VP6DX (on 80
meters!) with a Hamstick mobile antenna. Come to think of it, I worked
them from the mobile on 17m last week as well. If you can come up with a
radio and a few feet of wire, I'd bet you can work them.

Doug, I came to Kentucky for what I thought might just be a few months,
and chose not to bring much stuff. And it's routine for me to put down
one hobby and pick up a different one for anywhere from 3 to 18 months;
most of the time I've been here I've been playing with cameras (and
learning linux on my laptop) instead of playing with the radios.

Lately I've thought a few times that a small power supply and my 706, plus
a hamstick out the window, might give me some fun on PSK31 ... next time
I'm back in NC I may grab a bit of radio gear.

Back about 5 years ago I did a bunch of mobiling, when I first got that
706. Did some on 20 meters, had a lot of fun, bought a Hamstick for 15
meters. I put it on the car, and my first contact was French Polynesia
(FO) for a new country. :-) Man, THAT was a thrill!

Now that i think about it, I bagged a handful of new countries from the
car that summer--Swaziland, Austral Is., and Chagos, that I remember, plus
Fr Poly. :-) Maybe I *do* need to bring some radio gear next trip.
:-)

_______________________________________________
Ken Kuzenski AC4RD atsign mindspring dotsign com
_______________________________________________
All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:


In other news, it's been interesting to watch the DX Cluster spot
assault and full-scale war about YU8. With all the hoopla about this
being a new entity, I don't see how this is ever going to happen
considering the criteria:

-------------------------------------------------------------------- An
Entity will be added to the DXCC List as a Political Entity if it meets
one or more of the following criteria:

a) The entity is a UN Member State.

b) The entity has been assigned a callsign prefix bloc by the ITU
--------------------------------------------------------------------


I am not an expert on international politics, but it seems to me that
Russia will veto any attempt to admit Kosovo into the UN, and without
the UN membership, is there a way to get a prefix block assigned by the
ITU (this being a UN agency)?


If you can't get a prefix block without being a UN member, then there's no
point to criterium b)?

I meant the above in the particular case of Kosovo, not in general,
obviously. There have been sovereign countries that existed for
centuries, yet did not seek the UN membership for whatever reason. Their
sovereignty, however, had never been disputed.
The problem with Kosovo is that if the UN does not accept it (due to the
Russian and Chinese veto, or Serbian objection, or whatever else), there
is no legal ground on which it can be assigned a prefix block.

It would be interesting to know whether the membership is granted by the
member-state vote and whether the permanent UN Security Council members
have a veto right in such issues.

E4 (Palestine) would be a good example of an entity that has an ITU prefix
block and is a DXCC Entity but is not a UN Member State.

If you look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_..._member_states
there seem to be some other entities whose prefix blocks predate their UN
membership. Andorra (C3), Tonga (A3), Monaco (3A), and Kiribati (T3)
would seem to fall into that category. There are probably more. Why
those states took so long to join the UN I have no idea.

Yes, even HB9 joined as late as 2002. When you're neutral and serve as
the world's piggybank, there is little need for the UN "protection" (we
all know how effective the UN is in protecting people). HV is not a
member either.



73 .......... WA7AA

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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:17:59 -0800, wrote:
I meant the above in the particular case of Kosovo, not in general,
obviously. There have been sovereign countries that existed for
centuries, yet did not seek the UN membership for whatever reason. Their
sovereignty, however, had never been disputed.
The problem with Kosovo is that if the UN does not accept it (due to the
Russian and Chinese veto, or Serbian objection, or whatever else), there
is no legal ground on which it can be assigned a prefix block.

But isn't that pretty much the same as the situation as with E4? (the
primary difference being which Security Council member would veto UN
membership)

It would be interesting to know whether the membership is granted by the
member-state vote and whether the permanent UN Security Council members
have a veto right in such issues.

I did some digging around and best I can tell, the Security Council *does*
have a veto with regard to new members.

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
Someone in a deed-restricted neighborhood said they worked VP6DX (on 80
meters!) with a Hamstick mobile antenna. Come to think of it, I worked
them from the mobile on 17m last week as well. If you can come up with a
radio and a few feet of wire, I'd bet you can work them.

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end-fed random-length wire (shaped in a rectangle) inside my studio apt,
but couldn't get VP6DX, who was coming in 599 on both 40 and 15 meters.
Unfortunately, I was working QRP & everybody & their brother were trying
for him, probably drowning out my sig. I'll see if I can get him later
this week.
--
MGFoster:::mgf00 at earthlink decimal-point net
Oakland, CA (USA)
KI6OFN

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MGFoster wrote:
I got Tonga (A3RK) & Christmas Is. (T32OU) during the contest using an
end-fed random-length wire (shaped in a rectangle) inside my studio apt,
... I was working QRP ...

long low whistle of admiration

Good work OM! Congratulations!

_______________________________________________
Ken Kuzenski AC4RD atsign mindspring dotsign com
_______________________________________________
All disclaimers apply, see? www.duke.edu/~kuzen001

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On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:26:35 -0800, MGFoster wrote:
I got Tonga (A3RK) & Christmas Is. (T32OU) during the contest using an
end-fed random-length wire (shaped in a rectangle) inside my studio apt,
but couldn't get VP6DX, who was coming in 599 on both 40 and 15 meters.
Unfortunately, I was working QRP & everybody & their brother were trying
for him, probably drowning out my sig. I'll see if I can get him later
this week.

Shoot, I missed Tonga...

I did work VP6DX on 15 meters - and I was running QRP. Pretty big antenna
though. They've been loud enough (and on frequently enough) that I'm sure
you'll have plenty of opportunities.

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:

I meant the above in the particular case of Kosovo, not in general,
obviously. There have been sovereign countries that existed for
centuries, yet did not seek the UN membership for whatever reason. Their
sovereignty, however, had never been disputed.

The problem with Kosovo is that if the UN does not accept it (due to the
Russian and Chinese veto, or Serbian objection, or whatever else), there
is no legal ground on which it can be assigned a prefix block.

But isn't that pretty much the same as the situation as with E4? (the
primary difference being which Security Council member would veto UN
membership)

Not really. Palestine has "received a standing invitation to participate
as observer in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly and
maintaining permanent observer mission at Headquarters", i.e. it is as
close as it can get to the full UN membership without the ultimate
solution of its territory, etc. It is a tacit acknowledgment that the
state is de facto there with a future promise of a membership once the
peace process results in the permanent settlement.
Kosovo is a much crazier socio-political situation, if that's even possible.

It would be interesting to know whether the membership is granted by the
member-state vote and whether the permanent UN Security Council members
have a veto right in such issues.


I did some digging around and best I can tell, the Security Council *does*
have a veto with regard to new members.

So much for a new one, eh? In the meantime, the ARRL DXCC manager issued
a clarification on the YU8:

"The 'Event Date' will be either the date Kosovo became a UN member or
it receives its prefix from the ITU."

Which, as things stand right now, means never. Either way, the present
YU8 operation can only ever count as YU.


73 ..... WA7AA

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As of when I left for work yesterday, I still needed them on 160, 80, and
40.

Landed them on 40 on the way home from work. (yes, from the mobile. I
work second shift so this was around 0700 UTC +/-.)

Got home & found them on the bottom of 80. Had just turned on the amp to
give 'em a call - phone rang. Server upgrade that worked when I left had
gone bad. Had to turn around & go back in. Figured that was the end of
my shot at working them yesterday on 80.

Guess not. Stuck the 80m resonator on the car on the way home. Found 'em
on 3503 working up 3. Took about 10 minutes of calling - but they heard
me. Worked on 80 from the mobile.

I don't have a 160 resonator, so had to wait until I got home to try
there. On 160, the problem was QRN. HORRIBLE on this end - severe storms
about 250km south of here in Alabama - and from what I hear it wasn't any
better on their end. And, my amp doesn't work on 160 so was limited to
100 watts.

Got 'em anyway.

Still need 30 and 10 meters. Heard them on 10 during the DX Contest but
was a QRP entry & that wasn't enough "soup" to make a QSO.