VP8LP(Falkland Islands) on 20m SSB!!!

VP8LP(Falkland Islands) on 20m SSB!!!

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

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20130220 2339UTC 14213.6kHz VP8LP
Date : 20/Feb/2013 2339UTC 
Freq : 14213.6kHz USB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Lookups 369935 (444868) 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 09:02:18 UTC Sunset 23:08:06 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 useARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For (7) M6ALP VP8DJJ VP8DNYVP8LP VP8VC VP8YLC ZD8LP Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

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.