VP8LP(Falkland Islands) on 17m USB!!!

VP8LP(Falkland Islands) on 17m USB!!!

VP8LP  Falkland Islands  Bob Mcleod 75 Davis St PO Box 474 Stanley Falkland Islands [+] Mailing label

Lookups:   347396 Ham Member

20121227 0902UTC 18143kHz VP8LP
Date : 27/Dec/2012 0902UTC 
Freq : 18143kHz USB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : GP
PC recording

Please Note: VP8LP does not respond to people who call using only their suffix.

Good operating tip would be to give your full callsign once, then listen 4-5 seconds to see if I have heard you or am replying to someone else before you make a second call.

I consider stations who call - call - call repeatedly without pausing to listen to be QRMers 

and will be ignored.

My cards are printed by Gennady, UX5UO

Please note I do not upload logs electronically.  The reason for this is because requests were coming in for uploads to too many different QSL systems, for example LOTW, EQSL, QRZ, Clublog and so on.  There is always a huge amount of email requests associated with log uploads and my hobby is amateur radio, not email, so I have decided I will not upload to any systems to avoid this increasing problem.

I have also recently had a number of Bureau cards returned undelivered, which is a waste of cards and effort, so unfortunately I have to say I will no longer respond to cards sent via the Bureau - direct cards with SAE only please.

I do apologise having come to this decision.

I am a supporter of the DX Code of Conduct:

I will listen, and listen, and then listen again before calling.

I will only call if I can copy the DX station properly.

I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of the DX station's call sign before calling.

I will not interfere with the DX station nor anyone calling and will never tune up on the DX frequency or in the QSX slot.

I will wait for the DX station to end a contact before I call.

I will always send my full call sign.

I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously.

I will not transmit when the DX operator calls another call sign, not mine.

I will not transmit when the DX operator queries a call sign not like mine.

I will not transmit when the DX station requests geographic areas other than mine.

When the DX operator calls me, I will not repeat my call sign unless I think he has copied it incorrectly.

I will be thankful if and when I do make a contact.

I will respect my fellow hams and conduct myself so as to earn their respect.

Lookups	347396 (414667)
QRZ Admin	VP8LP
Last Update	2012-08-29 00:31:51
Latitude	-51.695085 (51° 41' 42'' S)
Longitude	-57.855291 (57° 51' 19'' W)
Grid Square	GD18bh
Geo Source	User supplied
Bearing	159.1° SSE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance	11049.5 mi (17782.4 km)
Long Path	13807.4 mi (22220.8 km)
Sunrise	07:32:51 UTC
Sunset	00:11:41 UTC
ITU Zone	16
CQ Zone	13
IOTA	SA-002 Falkland Islands
QSL by Mail?	Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?)
QSL by eQSL?	No (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?)
Uses LOTW?	No (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
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