MMMonVHF Newsletter 2008-09-19
 

Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,


please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2008-09-19.
We attempt to distribute our NEWSLETTER one or two times per week.
For further detail please be so kind and refer at our "News"-page:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php - welcome and enjoy...


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A.R.I. XV Italian EME Contest 2008, CW-SSB rules:
Period: from 00.00 UTC of 20 September 2008 to 24.00 UTC of 21
September 2008 - Bands: 50 Mhz and up, only via Moon reflection
Modes: CW, SSB. Categories for bands 144 and 432 MHz: Stations are
subdivided by power and type of antenna employed. For yagis the total
lenght, in wavelenghts, is considered (distance reflector-last
director multiplied by the number of yagis in the array), for
parabolic reflectors the dish diameter is considered... The total
RULES he http://www.mmmonvhf.de/upload-news/DL8EBW/STORY/ARI.txt
SOURCE: tnx Mario, I1ANP, via Moon-Net

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You probably have seen our SERVICE of a VHF-DATABASE and its only as
good as you are doing UPDATES regulary. Please do yourself the favour
and check periodical the following link:
VHF-DATABASE http://www.mmmonvhf.de/dbase.php
and pass an UPDATE if you find anything which is incorrect...
We will try to setup a new VHF-DATABASE for VQ-Log as well for the
DX-Cluster in begin of October 2008...

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If you need any support or help at MMMonVHF, just join our new IRC
Supportchat. We changed the chat now to a IRC based chat, which is
much more comfortable and easier to connect from the MMMonVHF webside
or any other IRC client. If you want to use your own IRC client, just
connect to the IRC and join the #mmmonvhf channel - use:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/cha.php Enjoy...

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The first Amateur Lunar tests & contacts 1953-1970 (at OK2KKW page)
Lunar DX on 144 Mc! [1953] W4AO and W3GKP Bounce 2-Meter Signals Off
the Moon - OUR COVER: Aiming an antenna at the moon is an exacting
proposition. Our cover shows W4AO, left, and W3GKP checking the
alignment of the 20 wavelength stacked rhombics used for Project
Moonbeam. Listening to the wire recording from which the above graph
was made, it doesn’t sound like much; a one-second beep, an interval
of receiver noise, then a wavering trailing bee-e-e-e-p barely
discernible in the midst of the slightly musical rushing sound that
is characteristic of high-selectivity reception. You wouldn’t be
impressed if you happened to hear it casually, but to Ross Bateman,
W4AO, and Bill Smith, W3GKP, it was music of the sweetest sort...
Read more at: http://www.ok2kkw.com/eme1960/eme1960eng.htm
SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF, tnx Matej, OK1TEH


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We are close to leave France (tomorrow morning 5am) and strongly
expecting to contact you in the next following days on 144 EME.
The blog will be updated with infos as long as we will be able to
send datas and pictures to Frederic who is supporting us 'remote'.
During our JA windows, we will dual monitor JT65B on 144.084 (only
for JA please) and 144.114 (spread...) and, if everything is working
fine, we should manage to call in cw on 144.054 sometimes (+/- birdies).
We will keep you informed via the blog http://5r8em.blogspot.com/.
SOURCE: 5R8EM Team via Moon-Net

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Very bad NEWS de Matej, OK1TEH, abt. PZ5-EME-Trip, dated 2008-09-18
"I'm sorry to announce that the VHF EME part of PZ5Z expedition was
canceled. We had some problems with local 2m license as well as with
possible QRM from 20m far HF yagies with everyday QRO (PZ5Z license
is valid only for PZ5RA's QTH). However we don't give up and would
go there for 100% EME expedition without HF during spring or summer
2009. If we know the date & details for sure, we will announce it
in time at MMM VHF & ok2kkw.com" 73 de Matej, OK1TEH
SOURCE: tnx Matej, OK1TEH, direct to MMMonVHF

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We (OK1FKL Karel, OK1LX Peter, OK1MCS Pavel, OK1PGS Franta and OK5RS
Radek) stay on Corsica from 20th September to 6th October, we should
be QRV also sometimes on Shortwave and may be also with smaller RIG
on 144MHz. As well they be qrv during the October UHF Contest on 70cm
and 23cm under special call TK8R. Monitor this page for actual
informations. Special thanks to Patrick, TK5EP.
SOURCE: tnx Pavel, OK1MCS, direct to MMMonVHF

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Christo, LZ1DP, will be active in the coming ARI EME Contest from
KN22TK. RIG: FT736R, 2xGU74B by LZ2US, 4x5WL DJ9BV H/V Pol.,
Preamp MGF1801. Good luck to all participants.
SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF - tnx Savi, LZ1UK^

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W3TWX Wolf is QRV in FN33 (Vermont) on 2m EME CW with 4x18 el
and 8877 (1.5kW) and MGF1302. Skeds for the coming weekend please
via SOURCE: Wolfgang, W3TWX, via Rainer, DF6NA

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Hello, I plan to be qrv on 2m CW eme in Italian EME Contest this
weekend. I will be unassisted and random only. My equipment will be:
16 x 8el + gs35b. Hope to hear a lot of stations on the band. Good
luck to all participants. VY 73 !!!, de Chris SP7DCS
SOURCE: Chris, SP7DCS, via Moon-Net

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National Mills Award Day
Hallo - on 21/10/08 active from the STAMPKOT MILL (BMA Contest)
for the second time with the call OT7G, JO10, 06H till 10H UTC.
Active on 40M & 80M & 2M SSB. Qsl by the buro Via ON4MRX.
SOURCE: Marnix, ON4MRX via Maurice, F5NQL DX News

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Just a quick note to let everyone know I am now QRT from EM13.
I am in the process of relocating to a new QTH (DM82) for business
reasons. I hope to be QRV from there soon but it will probably
take several months before I get settled and start rebuilding.
SOURCE: Brad, WQ5S, via Moon-Net

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There will be a mining activity in OK from the members of the DOK
Auerbach / Vogtland (S56) and Aue-Schwarzenberg (S45) at 20. und
21. September at the Mariahilf-Stollen in Medenec / Kupferberg at
abt 900 m asl on the Erzgebirgskamm in JO60NK. The group will be
using OK/homecall/p and be on HF, 144 and 432 MHz...
Details at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=1945
SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF, tnx Uli, DH7WW

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Aloha to all: I will be in northern Canada again on the 25th Sept.
DO69, slash VE5. I have some telemetry to install at a uranium
prospect there and will be taking some 144 Mcs. gear. I will run
meteors on 144.143, FSK, always second. I am not much for the Ping
Jockey but others will likely announce my presence. I am likely to
be active after 0000z the 26, 27 and 28 September (25, 26 and 27th
September USA) I'll have a travel style 17b2 and my 400 watt puddle
cooled brick (upside down TE Systems in a puddle of water, I have
many of you with this from many DXCC locations, don't laugh, much
less power budget than DC fans)...... Until then, see some of you
on the 144 Sprint Monday! Hope to work you, Jeremy w7eme
SOURCE: Jeremy, W7EME, via WSJT-Reflector

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GB1CM, which is to commemorate the first anniversary of the loss
of the rally driver Collin McRae, will be on the air during the
month of September on 80m through to 6m on SSB. The call sign 'GB1CM'
is to commemorate the first anniversary of the tragic loss of life of
'Colin McRae' on the 15th September 2007,the greatest British rally
driver ever, winning the 1995 WRC title along with being the British
Rally Champion in 1991 and 1992, I feel Colin McRae was well loved and
best known for is exploits with his 'Subaru Impreza'in the WRC events.
He is missed by all who knew him and his many thousands of fans.
SOURCE: Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB DX News)

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Members of the Bittern DX Group will be once again operating GB2TX
raising awareness and funds for the British Wireless for the Blind
Fund over "Transmission 2008" weekend (20th - 21st September) @ EMCY
Garden Centre, Holt in Norfolk. Last year GB2TX scooped both club
Transmission trophies for most contacts of 1165 QSOs and most
funds raised of £1750, which was a staggering 31% of the National
total raised by the event. Please help us to help others by giving
us a call and if you feel so inclined, we can also accept donations
online, remember every pound helps. We'll be QRV most bands from
70cm - 160M, mostly SSB, FM and some CW. 73 Keith Martin "GØGFQ"
SOURCE: G0GFQ via GOLIST DX News

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Members of the 4M5DX Group will be active as YW1TI from Toas Island
FK40 in early November. Activity will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. Team members a Alex/YV5SSB (team leader, SSB),
Manuel/YY4MP (SSB), Rafael/YY4RN (CW/SSB), Franco/YV1FM (CW/Digi),
Rainer/YV5EU (CW), Olli/OH0XX (CW), Jesus/YV5MSG (SSB), Jose/YV5TX
(Web/Logistci) and Andreina/YY4AND (SSB). More details will be forth
coming. Visit their Web site at: http://yw1ti.4m5dx.info
SOURCE: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #875

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SOTA-News - Upcoming Activations updated at our MMMonVHF page
as long these including VHF or U/SHF-Activity. A complete over-
view about all SOTA-Activities are on: www.sotawatch.org/alerts.php
SOURCE: tnx Summits On The Air (via SOTA-Watch2 beta Page)


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MMMonVHF as well by a lot of free usable HF-V-U-SHF-Info-Sources and chats
like ON4KST-, N0UK-, RU-VHF-DX-Net, EA-V-U-SHF-Chat and others...

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Have a lot of fun and enjoy MMMonVHF!

73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBW
on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
(DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME)


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