Thursday, June 6, 2013

ZD7VC(St Helena Island) on 20m RTTY!!!

ZD7VC(St Helena Island) on 20m RTTY!!!

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ZD7VC St Helena Island flag St Helena Island 
BRUCE R. SALT
QSL direct - see address below
please follow the exact format below for QSLing.
St Helena Island

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20130606 0820UTC 14081.4kHz ZD7VC
Date : 06/Jun/2013 0820UTC 
Freq : 14081.4kHz RTTY
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
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Lookups122311 (149793)
QRZ AdminZD7VC
Last Update2012-04-10 08:08:44
Grid SquareIH74db
Geo SourceFrom Grid
Bearing285.8° WNW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance9651.3 mi (15532.3 km)
Long Path15205.5 mi (24470.9 km)
Sunrise06:44:52 UTC
Sunset17:57:51 UTC
ITU Zone66
CQ Zone36
IOTAAF-022 St Helena Island
Born1970
QSL InfoNONE - DIRECT ONLY
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 ?)
Admin For(5) ZD7A ZD7FT ZD7GWM ZD7JFM ZD7VC
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The correct mailing address:
Bruce R. Salt
PO Box 5
Jamestown
St. Helena Island
South Atlantic Ocean
STHL 1ZZ.

My equipment: Rig: FT-920
Antenna: Force 12 C-4E,

I QSL 100%. 2 Green Stamps (or Euro notes/ Sterling BUT NOT Euro coins) and a self addressed envelope will be greatly appreciated to defray mailing costs.
PLEASE DO NOT put St. Helena stamps or stamps from the country in which you are mailing on your SAE.

NO eQSL or LoTW.

For fantastic Custom QSL cards have a look at www.printed.it As used by ZD7VC and many other ZD7 Stations as well as DX stations (and noteably Big Dx-peditions) right around the world. If YOU want fantastic looking QSL cards that other Ham Operators would love to have gracing their shacks then you'll need to contact Alfio - IT9EJW and send him the pictures that you want on your card and let him design you a FANTASTIC QSL CARD - Guaranteed you won't be disappointed!!!!
Don't just take my word for it though - see what the reviews on www.eham.net have to say!! Look for IT9EJW QSL's.
If you've also been the recipient of Alfio's beautiful artwork perhaps you too might like to post a review onwww.eham.net - thanks.
Islands on the Air (IOTA) - could all stations who live on Islands please consider putting your IOTA reference number on your QSL cards.
To those of us who wish to collect IOTA numbers for awards or otherwise it'sfrustrating to find that this tiny bit of very important information is missing from the QSL card.
On the 16 January 2011 I worked KA5N who said that he'd never worked St. Helena Island (ZD7) in all of his 56 years of hamming. On the 3rd June 2012 I had the good fortune of having a 10 meter contact with I6TJD - Francesco who it turned out was 83 years old and had been hamming for 65 years and this was his first contact with St. Helena Island (ZD7).
I would be very interested to hear from Ham Operators who either have Solar installations to run their shack equipment or live off the grid or who work in the solar industry. I am in the process of accumulating equipment for an off grid solar installation. This Island is very remote and knowldge of the correct pieces of equipment needed is non existent except for what I can glean from the internet. I already have four 250w HIT Sanyo Solar panels with MC3 connectors. I need advice on the correct MPPT charge controller possibly one that won't cause RFI (if they do?).
Description:
Vmpp: 34.9V
Voc: 43.1V
impp 7.18A
I live on the Northern side of the Island on a sloping rock platau 3/4 of a mile inland and 1,011' ASL and have the sunniest location of the Island. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated no matter how big or small.

Thank you
Vy 73's Bruce - ZD7VC
IOTA: AF-022


WP4AZT(Puerto Rico) on 20m USB-2!!!

WP4AZT(Puerto Rico) on 20m USB-2!!!

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WP4AZT Puerto Rico flag Puerto Rico 
JOSE A SANTIAGO
BOX 61
SALINAS, PR 00751
USA

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20130612 0744UTC 14190kHz WP4AZT

Date : 12/Jun/2013 0744UTC 
Freq : 14190kHz USB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
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Lookups58516 (74065)
QRZ AdminWP4AZT
Last Update2010-08-14 08:00:02
ClassA
Effective2010-08-13
Latitude17.981502 (17° 58' 53'' N)
Longitude-66.280672 (66° 16' 50'' W)
Grid SquareFK67ux
Geo SourceUser supplied
US StatePuerto Rico
US CountySalinas
Bearing23.3° NNE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance8640.0 mi (13904.7 km)
Long Path16216.9 mi (26098.5 km)
Sunrise09:48:45 UTC
Sunset22:58:37 UTC
Born1959
GMT Offset-4 hours
Admin For(1) WP4AZT
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FJ/K5WE(St. Barthelemy) on 20m CW-3!!!

FJ/K5WE(St. Barthelemy) on 20m CW-3!!!

QSL image for K5WE
K5WE USA flag USA 
Jeff Martin
11355 S 289th E Ave
Coweta, OK 74429
USA

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Lookups:   24444 Ham Member
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20130606 0720UTC 14007kHz FJ/K5WE

Date : 06/Jun/2013 0720UTC 
Freq : 14007kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
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Saint Barthélemy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saint Barthélemy (FrenchSaint-BarthélemyFrench pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃baʁtelemi]), officially theTerritorial collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (FrenchCollectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy), is an overseas collectivity of France.[3] Often abbreviated to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts or St. Barths in English, the indigenous people called the islandOuanalao.[4] St. Barts lies about 35 km (21.75 mi) southeast of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, and north of St. KittsPuerto Rico is 240 km (149.1 mi) to its west in the Lesser Antilles.[5]
The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeasternCaribbean that comprise the French West Indies, along with Saint MartinGuadeloupe(200 km southeast) and Martinique. Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas région and département of France and is therefore in the European Union.
Saint Barthélemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²) and a population of 8,902 (Jan. 2009 census).[2] Its capital is Gustavia, which also contains the main harbour to the island. It is the only Caribbean island which was a Swedish colony for any significant length of time; Guadeloupe was under Swedish rule only briefly, at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Symbolism from the Swedish national arms, the Three Crowns, still appears in the island's coat of arms. The language, cuisine and culture, however, are distinctly French. The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, especially the rich and famous during the Christmas and New Year period.

My son Erik & I will be active from FJ - Saint Barthelemy as FJ/K5WE and FJ/N5WR beginning 3Jun13. Operation will be all bands, mostly CW, maybe some RTTY and SSB. We will check 6 meters for openings using a small yagi, but our emphasis will be CW on the HF bands. QSL to home callsigns. Local QTH is Colombier, Grid Square is FK87.
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I operated from KP2, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, as KP2/K5WE from 18Sept12 until 26Sep12. Logged 9,326 QSOs. One day was spent on RTTY (675 QSOs), all the rest on CW. Thanks for the QSOs. QSL via home call. All KP2/K5WE QSOs uploaded to LOTW on 27Jan13.
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Erik & I operated from Bonaire as PJ4/K5WE and PJ4/N5WR from 3Jul2011 to 11Jul2011. QSL via home calls.

TK/F2YT(Corsica) on 20m CW!!!

TK/F2YT(Corsica) on 20m CW!!!

F2YT France flag France 
PAUL-JOEL HERBET
9, RUE DE L'ALOUETTE
62690 - ESTREE-CAUCHY
France

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20130606 0638UTC 14040kHz TK/F2YT
Date : 06/Jun/2013 0638UTC 
Freq : 14040kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
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Corsica

French Region
Corsica is a French island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the Italian island of Sardinia. Mountains comprise two-thirds of the island, forming a single chain. Wikipedia
Population302,000 (Jan 1, 2008)
Area8,680 km²
Elevation2,706 m



OJ0VM(Market Reef) on 20m CW!!!

OJ0VM(Market Reef) on 20m CW!!!

QSL image for OJ0VM
OJ0VM Market Reef flag Market Reef 
Harry T. Hyvönen
Naalinpolku 4 as. 4
FI-40270 Palokka
Finland

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20130605 2133UTC 14007kHz OJ0VM
Date : 05/Jun/2013 2133UTC 
Freq : 14007kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
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Please stand-by ... anybody no listen his signal... : (



Lookups9578 (11854)
QRZ AdminOJ0VM
Last Update2012-01-12 01:33:58
Latitude60.300983 (60° 18' 3'' N)
Longitude19.131350 (19° 7' 52'' E)
Grid SquareJP90nh
Geo SourceUser supplied
Bearing331.8° NNW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance4986.8 mi (8025.4 km)
Long Path19870.1 mi (31977.8 km)
Sunrise01:24:54 UTC
Sunset19:58:43 UTC
ITU Zone18
CQ Zone15
IOTAEU-053 Market Reef
Born1946
Web Pagehttp://www.oh6vm.org/
QSL InfoDIRECT OR BUREAU. E-QSL'S NOT ACCEPTED
QSL by Mail?Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?)
QSL by eQSL?No (e.g. Will this ham QSL witheQSL?)
Uses LOTW?Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
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I will be QRV next time in Market Reef 2.6.-7.6.2013
QSL info: Please DO NOT send your QSL card direct if you are not in my log. I will return your QSL card and you loose your money or IRC!
QSL status: I have uploaded my logbook to LoTW and sent direct QSL cards which I have received until 31.12.2011
If you still need my QSL card PSE contact me!
I am working here in Market Reef with other members of The Finnish Lighthouse Society. We are repairing lighthouse buildings, so I have very limited time to work QSOs. See our diary
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H44S(Solomon Islands) on 20m USB!!!

H44S(Solomon Islands) on 20m USB!!!

H44S Solomon Islands flag Solomon Islands 
Nando IT9YRE
OC-285
Sikaiana
Solomon Islands

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QSL: HTTP/WWW.IT9YRE.IT/H44/

20130605 2022UTC 14260kHz H44S
Date : 05/Jun/2013 2022UTC 
Freq : 14260kHz USB
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP
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Why..QRM???



Lookups9647 (11729)
QRZ AdminMM0NDX
Last Update2013-06-03 13:37:20
Geo SourceFrom DXCC
Bearing145.2° SE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance3439.2 mi (5534.9 km)
Long Path21417.6 mi (34468.3 km)
Sunrise19:30:27 UTC
Sunset07:05:42 UTC
IOTAOC-285 Stewart Islands;Sikaiana Atoll
QSL InfoHTTP/WWW.IT9YRE.IT/H44/
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Nando H44S (IT9YRE) and Mike H44AJ (K9AJ) will be QRV from OC-285 between June 4-7, 2013