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VI100AF & VK100AF logs will be uploaded to OQRS as the operators send me updates. So there maybe other operator logs still to be updated. Please do not send inquiries about missing or busted Qs at this time. Please wait until all logs are in for the week.
You can check on the OQRS Log Search to see who the operator was by hovering the mouse over the QSO. Over 40 VK operators are involved in this Special Event Station from all States.
Welcome to Berry PJ4BZL in Bonaire to the United Radio QSL Bureau. Berry is mostly active on FT8 mode. QSL design has been requested and will be available shortly.
The log has been uploaded to LoTW.
QSL Via M0URX OQRS
After a delay at the customs border, I am pleased to report that the PJ4EL & PJ4EVA QSL cards arrived today. All QSL requests were posted this morning sorry for the delay.OQRS is open:
83 letters have been posted today with OQRS up to date. With the exception of PJ4EL & PJ4EVA, these printed QSL cards are currently still stuck in customs awaiting clearance. The delays are due to the new UPU customs regulations and also due to severe Covid-19 restrictions. Sorry for this delay out of my control. As soon as the cards get delivered by the courier i will get the requested cards posted.
Here is the new QSL design for PJ4EL, Erwin in Bonaire. QSL designed by Max ON5UR. QSL is now being printed and will be available very soon.
Erwin is mostly active on FT8 or FT4. PJ4EL OQRS Open
Here is the new QSL design for PJ4EVA, Eva in Bonaire. QSL designed by Max ON5UR. QSL is now being printed and will be available very soon.
Eva is mostly active on FT8 or FT4.
Some delay to QSLs being sent out due to Covid-19 restrictions, Brexit & the new UPU customs regulations all have impact in January and ongoing. You will be able to see on OQRS if your QSL is in “Queue” or “Sent” by searching your call on log search and click QSL request.
You can find out more about Eva and her husband PJ4DX, Steve, by clicking on this link.
QSL Via M0URX OQRS open.
Lee Moyle VK3GK, Vice President of the WIA, has been helping secure 2 special amateur radio call signs from the ACMA.
VI 100 AF and VK 100 AF.
Many would be aware that this year, 2021 is the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force hence these 2 calls to be used for the celebrations, VI 100 AF and VK 100 AF.
VI100AF will be on air 1 March – 29 May, 100 days (the Air Force’s actual Birthday is March 31)
VK100AF will be on air 1 March – 31 August 2021.
The special event call signs will be issued to amateurs from around Australia on a roster and the WIA have authorised Stuart VK8NSB, to manage both calls.
VK8NSB is interested to hear from any amateurs, particularly those who have an association with the ADF who would be interested in using the event call signs at your home, club or portable location on a SOTA or Park activity all to help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the RAAF Please email Stuart on [email protected]
1,100 Incoming Bureau cards arrived from the RSGB Bureau on December 24th 2020.
I am still having difficulty in getting this message to DL, JA, F and EA radio amateurs, that you must NOT send cards through the bureau for DXpeditions, SES or Contest Qs, or for ANY call sign that is not an RSGB member. Instead you must use OQRS as explained in the QSL policy for all DXpeditions.
Also, another problem coming from these countries is that they are then sending a second QSL through bureau to say “TNX QSL” You must not do this. Please use OQRS and correctly mark your log as QSL SENT so that you DO NOT send a QSL to DXpeditions. They are NOT needed, and cause extra costs and slows down the bureau system.
Worse are those that use OQRS, but then send a Bureau QSL and then send another Bureau QSL every month until they send a Direct QSL because the Bureau card still has not arrived. Bureau will take up to 3 years. Please understand this! As many JAs & DLs send one QSL per QSO this can lead to up 60 follow up QSL’s being received here for each DX call from 1 station.
Please USE OQRS! Thank you
A Tweet on Twitter from Andy G3AB:“Hit the 100k QSO mark from Kenya a few days ago (since Nov 2019). QSO #100,000 was LY3EC on 15 Nov 2020. 15M SSB. 73 de 5Z4VJ (ex 5Z4/G3AB)
Many thanks to Tim @m0urx for all his hard work handling the QSL requests.”