Here is the QSL preview for Dervin’s recent trip to Ecuador as HC5DBT. The design will soon be in the print room.
QSL Via M0URX OQRS only.
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PD9DX Dervin Beldman is currently in Ecuador. Dervin has had to return back to the licencing authority for a new licence now QRV as HC5DBT.
We advise that you if you worked Dervin as HC5BDT work him again again with the new call sign HC5DBT.
Meanwhile I will work with Dervin to see if we can get the original licence paperwork validated. It appears that this was an error from the licening authority.
Just to confirm that PD9DX Dervin Beldman who is currently in Ecuador. Dervin has had to return back to the licencing authority for a new licence now QRV as HC5DBT.
We advise that you if you worked Dervin as HC5BDT work him again again with the new call sign HC5DBT.
Meanwhile I wil work with Dervin to see if we can getthe original licence paperwork validated. It appears that this was an error from the licening authority.
GS0NWM – Isle of Mull
May 17th – 24th 2019
TYNEMOUTH ARC DX’PEDITION
The Tynemouth club is once again travelling to the Scottish Islands for a week of IOTA fun. This year we have decided to go to the Isle of Mull. We are taking 4 operators and a dog! It is our intention to work as many other amateurs around the world and confirm the Isle of Mull on as many bands and modes as possible.
This year we are also hoping to operate on some of the WSPR modes as well as VHF & UHF.
IOTA: EU-008 LOC: IO76EJ WAB: NM73
All QSO’s will be updated to Log search / OQRS when internet access can be gained. FACEBOOK – @GS0NWM
Operating Ethics:
Operate in accordance with the DX CODE OF CONDUCT.
We will give our call regularly.
Always give your full callsign.
If we are working split we will regularly announce the QSX freq.
Please wait for the QSO to finish.
Operators:
M0KLO – Bob, G0SBN – Glen, G8YFA – Tony, M0GAE- Graham . GM3WOJ – Chris & Bella – The Jack Russell
QSL INFO
All QSO’s will be updated to Log Search / OQRS & Clublog when internet access can be gained
Equipment List:
Radio’s & Amplifiers
Kenwood 590s
K3 Elecraft KX3 – JT modes
Acom amplifiers
Masts & Antenna’s
Hexbeam Antenna (MW0JZE)
30m, 40m & 80m verticals
Ancillary:
Morse keys – Bencher, Kent & K8RA P4.
Heil & Kenwood headsets
Timewave navigator – FSK RTTY
Win-test (DX Expedition mode) logging software.
I really enjoy IOTA and after a lot of effort I have achieved the IOTA 500 Island Groups certificate for M0URX.
Many of the Islands worked to gain this award are thanks to the DXpeditioning skills and expertise of the Russians. Chasing some of these far away Islands have required some effort on both sides, from the DXpediton perspective and the DX chaser, especially with being at sun spot minimum.
DXpeditions include RT92KA Alyumka Island AS-092, RT9K/0 Dobrzhansogo Island AS-203, RI1F Viktoriya Island EU-190, RT65KI Idlidlya Island AS-065 R23RRC Pitchiy Island AS-091. Many of the expeditions have been expertly put together by the Russian Robinson Club.
VE3LYC Cezar & his team has also provided me the chance to work some great IOTA expeditions like ZL9A Antipodes Island OC-286. Right…. now to work the next 500?
United Radio QSL Bureau has an Outward posting to all IARU World QSL Bureaus 3 times per year.
I welcome anyone to use this service.
30,000+ QSL cards are posted every year.
£6 per kilo or 60p per 100g (Equivelant to $0.89 per 100g)
All QSL cards must be pre-sorted into the IARU Bureau sequence.
Parcels should be posted to:
Tim Beaumont M0URX
83 Limbrick Avenue
Tile Hill
CoventryWest Midlands
CV4 9EX
ENGLAND
All parcels should be securely packaged using plenty of packing tape to seal the box against bursting.
Outgoing Bureau – We cater for all users of the IARU Bureau system, this reduces the financial burden on our National Societies. Mail is shipped to World Bureaus using the M-Bag Priority product for fast delivery to all World Bureaus around the globe.
All users of the Bureau are welcome to use the facilities here for your outgoing QSL cards. (By prior arrangement, costs apply) Bureau does not mean slow!
Our Bureau service is subsidised by donations of OLD Out of date IRC’s. Do you have any?
Here is the QSL design for the recent activity from V31IT Madison, in Belize. Thank you to Max ON5UR for the QSL design.
For Immediate Release Press Release #1 March 15, 2019
South Orkney Islands DXpedition (AN-008)
After their successful VP6D Ducie Island 2018 DXpedition, the Perseverance DX Group (pdxg.net) is pleased to announce their intention to activate South Orkney Islands, currently ClubLog #16 most wanted.
Planning has begun for an expedition in Feb/Mar, 2020. A team of experienced DX and Contest operators will operate from Signy Island for up to 15 days. The process of obtaining landing permission is underway. The call sign will be announced at a later date. The team will sail from Punta Arenas, Chile aboard RV Braveheart. Seven operating positions are planned for 160-10 meters, SSB/CW/Digital.
The team includes: Dave K3EL, Les W2LK, Steve W1SRD, Ricardo PY2PT, Gene K5GS, Arliss W7XU, Heye DJ9RR, Laci HA0NAR, Mike WA6O, Vadym UT6UD, Walt N6XG and Rob N7QT.
Additional details will be released as they develop.
Donations may be made via the website.
Website: https://sorkney.com/
Please direct your questions to: [email protected]
73, South Orkney 2020 Team
VP6D – Ducie Island QSL cards were mailed on Monday, February 4, 2019 from the United Kingdom.
The mailing included all OQRS and Direct Mail confirmation requests received by this mailing. Also included were cards shipped to foundations / clubs for distribution. Subsequent mailings will occur on a regular basis.
Bureau cards will be shipped to the worldwide bureaus at a later date.
Please allow sufficient mail time before inquiring about missing cards.
How is the job done?
There is quite a lot of work in getting the mailing out, labelling the 5,000 envelopes ready for the cards to arrive from the printer is the first job. Once the cards arrive I label all the 6,000 QSL cards and stamp with verification mark.
With all the cards and envelopes in call sign order, it is time to start filling the envelopes with the QSL card and the leaflet from the primary sponsor NCDXF.
As I continue, the envelopes need to be kept in country order as many of the cards are sent using a mailing contract where I am required to bag all the letters for that country, and for the USA I am also required to sort in four Zip code areas before bagging the USA letters as these are sent with routing labels to JFKA, FOA, ORDA and LAXA. Then finally, the complete mailing is taken to the Mail Centre where the mail is loaded to a lorry to go to (HWDC) Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre.
Then….. a few days later we see reports on Twitter of the QSL cards arriving like this:
“JH1LPZ @JH1LPZ_DXCC Feb 9
Now it’s my turn! I got QSL for VP6D today. Great.”