VU2SWS(India) on 20m USB!!!

VU2SWS(India) on 20m USB!!!

VU2SWS   India  MS SARLA SHARMA 7. GAURAV APTS BEHIND ASHOK NAGAR NAHUR MULUND (W) BOMBAY 400080 India [+] Mailing label
Lookups:   82980 Subscriber
Email: Use mouse to view.. QSL: LOTW,DIRECT

20130618 1743UTC 14280kHz VU2SWS
Date : 18/Jun/2013 1743UTC 
Freq : 14280kHz USB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Now vy nice signal in Japan..but I can't QSO at midnight  CW or RTTY and any Digital-mode OK

See you again on The Air soon..Best 88's : )

Lookups 82980 (96351) QRZ Admin VU2SWS Last Update 2013-04-20 11:28:04 Latitude 19.186667 (19° 11' 12'' N) Longitude 72.956667 (72° 57' 24'' E) Grid Square MK69le Geo Source User supplied Bearing 271.5° W (from JJ5IZX) Distance 3847.6 mi (6192.1 km) Long Path 21009.2 mi (33811.1 km) Sunrise 00:30:33 UTC Sunset 13:47:36 UTC Born 1953 QSL Info LOTW,DIRECT QSL by Mail? Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?) QSL by eQSL? Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?) Uses LOTW? Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For (5) AT0AI AT0MWG AT2DW AT6HQ VU2SWS Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

About my QSL Policy:

My first choice and most preffered is online logging. LOTW and eqsl is the best. Lets do away with paper. I upload once a week.

If you want a direct card please use OQRS in Clublog below. Please do notsend your card. In 1 envelope, I can send upto 3 cards.

If you are not comfortable with Clublog, then please use Paypal id sarlaylham@gmail.com to send your 2 $ with an email containing your qso details. Please do not send me your card.

If you still insist on sending your cards direct to my address, it is entirely at your risk. There is a great risk of the $ being stolen, and it weighs very heavily on my head. Please no IRCs.

Please do not send a QSL card for every qso via the bureau. Use Clublog or send me an email at sarlaylham@gmail.com for cards via the bureau.

The above policy means please dont sent me any cards via the bureau.

For the record, I have replied to all the cards direct and via the bureau received by me till 20/4/2013. The above policy will be applied henceforth.

Now a bit about me:

Ham radio for me is a religion. I practice it, dont mess with it and love it!!!Though the seed of desire to pursue ham radio was planted in me in the 1970s( I was in college then), I got my ticket in 1996, when I was a mother of 2 kids! I am now 60 years old, born in 1953. I have a grandson too.

. I was part of the AT2DW, AT0BI, AT0RI and AT0AI, VU7LD island expeditions and hope to do many more.  Operating from Svalbard as JW/VU2SWS and from Morokulien as LG5LG/SJ9WL was thriling

I have an ICOM 746 PRO transceiver and a Kenwood TS 590, a 3 element Steppir yagi and an Ameritron AL80B amplifier in my shack. I love to dx on SSB and sometimes on PSK31 and RTTY. Besides radio, I am a graduate in Economics, love to travel, listen to all kinds of music from classical to hip hop and love to dance. I practice Yoga and meditation every day. I like adventure sport and I have scuba dived in australia, bungee jumped and paraglided in new zealand and sky dived in Texas. I love to learn languages and can speak 4 indian languages and English and German. I beleive in the existence of a superior force, whatever name you give it and try to be a good ham and a good person!!

I have an American call WU2SWS which I use whenever I am in the USA, where my son lives with his family.

Please use my email id sarla.yl@gmail.com to talk about anything else besides qsl cards and all problems with it!!! Have fun on the band and god bless

KZ5D(United States) on 20m CW!!!

KZ5D(United States) on 20m CW!!!

KZ5D  USA  JOSEPH A SUBERBIELLE, JR 108 BLAISE NEW IBERIA, LA 70560 USA [+] Mailing label
Lookups:   34676 Ham Member
Email:

20130618 1330UTC 14024.6kHz KZ5D
Date : 18/Jun/2013 1330UTC 
Freq : 14024.6kHz CW
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP
PC recording

Tnx fer QSO cuagn 73's : )

Lookups	34676 (41244)
QRZ Admin	KZ5D
Last Update	2011-02-18 17:31:07
Class	Extra Codes: HAI
Effective	2007-02-21
Expires	2017-04-07
Grid Square	EL49cx
Geo Source	Geocoded Address
US State	Louisiana
US County	Iberia
Bearing	39.4° NE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance	7132.9 mi (11479.3 km)
Long Path	17723.9 mi (28523.9 km)
Sunrise	11:05:54 UTC
Sunset	01:10:17 UTC
Born	1944
GMT Offset	-6 hours
ULS Record	626244 FCC page...
Uses LOTW?	Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
Admin For	(1) KZ5D
Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

N5PHT/7(United States) on 20m CW!!!

N5PHT/7(United States) on 20m CW!!!

N5PHT  USA  Gary R Stone 347 CR 1250 Savoy, TX 75479-2638 USA [+] Mailing label
Lookups:   28152 Ham Member
Email: QSL: QSL DIRECT OR LOTW ONLY PLEASE ES NO EQSL PLEASE

20130618 1300UTC 14026kHz N5PHT/7
Date : 18/Jun/2013 1300UTC 
Freq : 14026kHz CW
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP
PC recording

Tnx fer QSO cuagn 73's : )

Lookups 28152 (34002) QRZ Admin N5PHT Last Update 2013-06-11 13:44:09 Class Extra Codes: HAI Effective 2003-07-10 Expires 2013-10-05 Latitude 33.587449 (33° 35' 14'' N) Longitude -96.314658 (96° 18' 52'' W) Grid Square EM13uo Geo Source User supplied US State Texas US County Fannin Bearing 40.2° NE (from JJ5IZX) Distance 6771.8 mi (10898.1 km) Long Path 18085.1 mi (29105.1 km) Sunrise 11:14:54 UTC Sunset 01:37:38 UTC ITU Zone 7 CQ Zone 4 Born 1956 GMT Offset -6 hours ULS Record 704908 FCC page... QSL Info QSL DIRECT OR LOTW ONLY PLEASE ES NO EQSL PLEASE 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? Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For (2) K5FRC N5PHT Other Callsigns Alias Comment N7IJQ Previous callsign Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

Current Location:Colbert, Washington (near Spokane, WA) in Spokane County. We are here for one month from 8 June until 8 July 2013.  Hope we had a qso from here!   I am calling CQ as N5PHT/7 at times but will be LOTW uploading as N5PHT - but with the correct county and state and grid.

LOG SEARCH - just enter your call to see if we have a qso AND I WILL ENDEAVOR TO KEEP FAIRLY UP TO DATE and when I have an Internet connectionI will be running the upload to my log search in REAL TIME as I log the station. ((NOTE: If you don't find your call orfind any busted calls in your view just send me an email with the details and I will investigate.)

Join N5PHT on Social Media: twitter: @n5phtgs facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.stone.n5pht

Antenna note: I am now trying (and liking) a telescopic mast on my Tarheel Screwdriver antenna. The mast telescopes to 12 feet - seems to be better than standard mast for sure! It is MFJ1977. So far I can tell the difference.

QSL NOTE: Much prefer LOTW but otherwise PLEASE SEND QSL DIRECT ONLY WITH SUFFICIENT RETURN POSTAGE. Please include return postage and thanks. No buro and No Eqsl. When you send me the SASE I endeavor to respond the same day received if possible. Outside of the USA is now $1.10 but $1 is FB for QSL. IF I AM TRAVELING - APRIL THROUGH SEPT PROBABLY - WILL RETURN QSLS WHEN POSSIBLE. IF YOU NEED IT FOR SOMETHING CRITICAL EMAIL ME.

I have written an article "RVing and Ham Radio" and QST turned it down for publication so my daughter helped put it in a wed page if you are interested you can see it here: http://n5pht.weebly.com/
HOME QTH in Savoy, Texas is above picture. Rig is Icom 746PRO and usually run 100 watts but have an ALS600 amp for 500 watts as needed. For 10-20 meters I use an 8 element log periodic antenna up at 80 feet and for also use a G5RV up at 70 feet at apex and an 80 meter sloper.
Below is the "shack" when we are on the road: I am 55 feet from end to end and we live in the RV for a few months at time and plan for a few monthsin summer to escape the Texas heat. (see listing of portable operations at the bottom of this page)
We like to travel in our RV and so far I have operated portable from 13 or more States and it has been fun. When on the road I carry several ham stick antennas and a G5RV but rarely use them. I normally use the Tarheel on the truck. I installed a coax switch in the truck that switches the HF antenna to either the rig inside the truck (Yaesu FT857D) or to a coax connector mounted on the side of the truck (near the HF antenna - hard to see in the picture). I then use a remote wireless bobble to control the screwdriver. Move it up and down for max noise and then just a little tweaking and you are at 100 watts output! I also installed a coax through the wall near the shack area in the RV. I used to move the 857D back and forth from the truck to the RV but now carry my ICOM 746 PRO for road trips. Most of my QSOs are CW.

Look toward bottom of this page for a complete list of portable operations in recent couple of years.

<><><><><> other stuff for those that care to read further hi hi <><><><><>

I am currently recoverying from quad heart bypass surgery completed on 18 May 2012. Thanks for your prayers. At least I got to work YEMEN for an all time new one!!! And semi-retirement is not a bad deal!

NOTE: IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) PLEASE EMAIL ME AND LET ME KNOW - TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE HAMS I WORK IN THE LCMS. THANKS - of course your email always welcome even if your not LCMS hi hi

Some Portable operations: Meacham, OREGON at Emigrant Springs State Park in Umatilla County Oregon. Dates: 5-8 June, 2013
Provo, UTAH (Utah County) just 3 and 4 June 2013 and Cortez, Colorado for short stay - 1 and 2 June 2013
31 May - 1 June 2013: Rio Rancho, NM
16 May - 27 May - Little River Park in McCurtain County, OKLAHOMA.
8 - 16 May, 2013 Caddo State Park, Near Uncertain, Texas. Harrison County.

24 April 2013 - 8 May 2013: Cagle Campground (part of the Sam Houston National Forest) in Walker County, Texas.
21 - 24 April 2013: Artesian RV Park in Brenham, TEXAS. Washington County.
9-17 January 2013: Operated from Lake O' The Pines at Buckhorn Creek Campground in Marion County. This is in East Texas, near Jefferson, Texas.
14-21 November 2012: Operated from LAKE NAVARRO NEAR WACO, TEXAS. NAVARRO COUNTY.
8 Oct - 17 October, 2012:Operated from Wooly Hollow State Park in Arkansas. It is near Greenbrier Arkansas and in Faulkner County.
26-27 September 2012: We are at Millwood State Park near Ashdown, Arkansas. We will be back to our home QTH tomorrow the Lord willing. Making a few contacts from here in South East Arkansas.
19-24 September 2012: Now in Perryville, MO. Perry County. Very nice RV park. Making some nice contacts. Thanks if we have had a contact. Now we are N5PHT/0. Plan to be in Little Rock, ARnext week.
13-15 September 2012: In Oshkosh, WI - Winnebago County. Looks like the noise level is higher than some other places but will try tro make a few contacts before we move further South. N5PHT/9
11-12 September 2012: In Munising, MI (UP part of Mich) in Alger County. Thanks for the contacts from here, N5PHT/8
30 Aug 2012: Well, sometimes things change quickly. Made few contacts at Duke Creek and then an opportunity came for helping 17 miles down the road at a Lutheran Camp. So, we are now at Camp Concordia in Gowen, Mich. We hope to be here a couple of weeks helping and camping.
29 Aug 2012: (one day) We are now at Duke Creek Campground in Cedar Springs, Michigan. Therefore I am N5PHT/8. Hope to work you from here. It is 52 degrees F this morning - nice. Plan to stay here for a couple of weeks.
27 Aug 2012: One day from Illinois - at a rest stop near Peru, ILL.
20 - 26 Aug 2012: We are currently N5PHT/0 camping at Lake Ahquabi State Park in Indianola, Iowa. Hope you can work us from here. It is very nice here and we plan to stay here a week or so. God Bless de N5PHT, Gary.
16 - 18 Aug 2012: We are currently at Natural Falls State Park - in Northeast Oklahoma, Deleware County (16 - 19 August 2012). If you want a QSL - see quidelines below. 73 es God Bless. N5PHT
2 - 9 August 2012: "Burns Run West," a campground in Southern Oklahoma. This is Bryan County in Oklahoma. Hope you are seeing this because we made a radio contact. In a 37 foot 5th wheel and using an FT857D and 100 watts to ham stick antennas.
July 22, 2012: One day Portable from Shreveport, LA (Caddo Parish) - EM32
July 16-18, 2012: Portable from Lake Wright Patman (Bowie County, TX) EM23
November 11-15, 2011: Portable from Cooper Lake (Doctors Creek) State Park, near Cooper, Texas (Delta County, Texas)
October 13-19, 2011: Portable from Purtis Creek State Park, Near Eustace, Texas. (Van Zandt County, Texas)
September 14-17, 2011: Portable from Pay Mayse Lake, Sanders Cover (Lamar County, Texas)
August 15-16, 2011: Portable from Creston, BC as N5PHT/VE7
July 21-24, 2011: Portable from Lake Texoma, Burns Run (Grayson County, Texas)
Some "old" portable operations: Burns Run West in OK Oct 6-7, 2001. Rattlesnake Island TX035L in March 2002. Operated from Montana, Wyoming and Kansas during May of 2007.
Been a ham since 13 May 1986 and active off and on until about 2000 and very active since then.
Antenna Farm: Cushcraft 8 element Log (ASL2010) at 80 feet on the top of the tower. This covers 20-10 meters. Been very happy with this antenna and it is a downsize from a monster array that gave me lots of worry and trouble - but this little LP seems to handle our wind fine and has been a good performer. I have had it up since March 2007 and have worked 270 DXCC with the Log - mostly on 20 meters but all 5 bands it covers is fine. For 40, 80 and 160 meters I use a G5RV for several years and recently (Dec 2010) moved from 50 feet at apex to 70 feet at apex thanks to friend, Brad, K5AR. With the apex at 70 feet there is a great improvement on 80 meters and a little on 160 noticed as well. It is the 80 meter version of the G5RV but I have DXCC on 160 with it as well.
Primary Station: ICOM 746 PRO and generally run 100 watts. I have an Ameritron ALS-600 solid state 600 watt amp that I use from time to time. Well, I do love chasing DX and here are my awards thus far on the DX chasing:
DXCC Honor Roll- Phone (on CW have 327 confirmed so need few more for honor roll on CW - started later on CW - grin)
(my first 10 years or so on ham radio I had no interest in CW and it is now my favorite mode!!)
5BDXCC - # 5840 (with endorsements on 160, 12,17 and 30 mtrs)
DXCC CW - # 10,150 (worked 328)
DXCC Phone - # 20,125 (worked 339)
DXCC RTTY - # 1,606 (worked 240)
WAZ - SSB #941
WAZ - CW #494
WAZ - RTTY #198
5BWAZ - #1514
LOTW: I continue to upload to LOTW every month or two.
73 de N5PHT, Gary Stone
AND - most of all and most important, a Child of GOD. The LORD does not issue certificate numbers because the "first shall be last and the last first." May you find the Lord as He loves you too.

TM24H(France) on 20m BPSK31!!!

TM24H(France) on 20m BPSK31!!!

TM24H  France  ARAS Sarthe PO BOX 22088 72002 LE MANS cedex 1 France [+] Mailing label
Lookups:   19913
Email: Use mouse to view.. QSL: VIA F6KFI BURO OR DIRECT

20130618 1235UTC 14072kHz TM24H
Date : 18/Jun/2013 1235UTC 
Freq : 14072kHz BPSK31
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Lookups 19913 (25252) QRZ Admin F1PPH Last Update 2013-06-14 13:40:20 Latitude 47.978333 (47° 58' 41'' N) Longitude 0.206667 (0° 12' 24'' E) Grid Square JN07cx Geo Source User supplied Bearing 331.1° NNW (from JJ5IZX) Distance 6122.8 mi (9853.7 km) Long Path 18734.0 mi (30149.5 km) Sunrise 03:59:08 UTC Sunset 20:01:07 UTC CQ Zone 14 Web Page http://aras-ref-72.blogspot.fr/2013/04/tm24h-2013.html QSL Info VIA F6KFI BURO OR DIRECT QSL by Mail? No (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 ?) Other Callsigns Alias Comment TM6ACO Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

http://aras-ref-72.blogspot.fr/2013/04/tm24h-2013.html#comment-form

TM24H Special Event Station for the race of "24 Hours of LE MANS"

TM 2 4 H 2013

24 heures 2013 (90 eme année) (81 eme edition)

Pour la 62ème année, les Radioamateurs de la Sarthe aux 24 HEURES DU MANS .

voir sur le FORUM pour les infos trafic

qrv , HF , VHF , 50 mhz / phone, cw, psk, rtty info sur

suivi du trafic sur http://www.dxsummit.fi/DxSpots.aspx

les diplômes du 72

Comme chaque année et Pour la 62ème année, .les radioamateurs de la Sarthe activeront l'indicatif TM24H (ex TM6ACO) du09 juin 2013 au 23 juin 2013inclus a l'occasion des 24 HEURES DU MANS, une qsl Spéciale sera editée information sur http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/peut être aussi l'occasion d'obtenir également le diplôme des 24 heures voir la rubrique diplôme sur le site de l'association.qsl via bureau le qsl manager F6KFI, BP22088 le Mans cedex

As each year, and for the62 thtime, the ham-radio of the department of Sarthe (72) will active the special call TM24H (ex TM6ACO) from june the 09 thto juin the 23 thfor the race of"24 Hours of LEMANS",a Spécial QSLwill be printed (informationon http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/)perhaps alsoit's the occasionto obtainthe diplomaof 24 hours, see on the web site of the association.The QSL isvia bureau (the qsl manager F6KFI, BP22088 le Mans cedex,France)

vous pouvez laisser vos commentaires sur f1pph@orange.fr

les operateurs F4GDI F5OVQ F4EWP F1PPH F4GNS F4EWO

24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 24 Hours of Le Mans (French: 24 Heures du Mans) is the world's oldest active sports car race in endurance racing,^[1] held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance and Efficiency, race teams have to balance speed against the cars' ability to run for 24 hours without sustaining mechanical damage to the car and manage the cars' consumables, primarily fuel, tyres and brakingmaterials. The endurance of the drivers is likewise tested as drivers frequently spend stints of over two hours behind the wheel before stopping in the pits and allowing a relief driver to take over the driving duties. Drivers then grab what food and rest they can before returning to drive another stint. Today it is mandated that three drivers share each competing vehicle.

The race is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and runs on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a circuit containing a mix of closed public roads and specialist motor racing circuit that are meant not only to test a car and driver's ability to be quick, but also to last over a 24-hour period. The competing teams will race in groups called classes for cars of similar specification while at the same time competing for outright placing amongst all of the classes. Originally, the race was held for cars as they were sold to the general public which were then called Sports Cars compared to the specialist racing cars used in Grands Prix. Over time, the competing vehicles evolved away from their publicly available road car roots and today, the race is made of two classes specialised enclosed-bodywork two-seat Prototype sports cars and two classes of Grand Touring cars which bear much closer resemblance to high performance sports cars as sold to the public.^[2]

Competing teams have had a wide variety of organisation, ranging from competition departments of road car manufacturers who are eager to prove the supremacy of their products, to professional motor racing teams who represent their commercial backers, some of which are also road car manufacturers attempting to win without the expense of setting up their own teams, to amateur race teams, racing as much to compete in the famous race as to claim victory for their commercial partners.

The race is held near the height of the European summer in June, leading at times to very hot weather conditions for the drivers, particularly in closed roof vehicles whose cabins can heat up to uncomfortably hot temperatures with generally poor ventilation; rain, however, is not uncommon. The race begins in mid-afternoon, racing through the night and following morning before finishing at the same time the race started, the following day.^[3] Over the 24-hour period modern competitors will complete race distances well over 5,000 km (3,110 mi). The present record is 5,410 km (3,360 mi), recorded in the 2010 race.^[4] It is a distance over six times longer than the Indianapolis 500, or approximately 18 times longer than a Formula One Grand Prix.

The race has over the years inspired imitating races all over the globe, popularising the 24-hour format at places like Daytona, Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Sebring and Mount Panorama. Presently, the American Le Mans Series and the European based Le Mans Series of multi-event sports car championships have been spun off from 24 Hours of Le Mans regulations. Other races include the Le Mans Classic, a race for historic Le Mans race cars of years past held on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a motorcycle version of the race which is held on the shortened Bugatti version of the same circuit, a kart race (24 Heures Karting) and a truck race (24 Heures Camions).

The race has also spent long periods as a round of the World Sportscar Championship, although Le Mans has always had a stronger reputation than the World Championship, and is presently a round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The race is also known as a leg of the informal Triple Crown of Motorsport which links Formula One, IndyCars and sports car racing to represent a career achievement for drivers. Additionally, it is seen as a leg of the Triple Crown of endurance racing, which links the three largest sports car races together, with 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona forming the other legs.