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Association de Radio Amateur Sept-Iles Inc

2 January 2011

I would like to welcome members of the “Association de Radio Amateur Sept-Iles Inc” to the United Radio QSL Bureau.  QRV under the call of VE2CSI the members will be active from the club station which is located in the south of CQ Zone 2 in Quebec Canada.

QSL cards will be designed soon and will be QSL Direct Via M0URX, or if you require a card through the Bureau please ONLY use my Online QSL Request Service.

As QSL requests are coming in already can i make it clear that i will reply to ALL QSL requests when the cards are printed. Please be patient, thanks.

Happy New Year 2011

1 January 2011

Happy New Year & Best Wishes for 2011 to all my readers.
Looking back through my log for 2010 I can see quite clearly that the Solar Cycle 24 started to show signs of life, despite some very poor conditions at times during the year. Some new DXCC’s worked during the year include Kermadec Islands, Norfolk Island, the four new PJ’s of course, Marion Island, Wallis & Futuna Island, St Vincent, & Eastern Kiribati.

Statistics for M0URX DXCC Band Slot SSB activity during 2010

Rank Callsign 160 80 60 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 6 4 2 70 Total Slots  
2 M0URX 0 0 0 1 0 202 126 167 108 118 41 0 1 0 241 764

 Above table from Club Log SSB League Table.

While the table below shows the total figure for the 2009 SSB League at 31/12/2009

Rank Callsign 160 80 60 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 6 4 2 70 Total Slots  
1 M0URX 1 19 0 46 0 206 108 122 37 94 31 0 7 1 229 672

 
I have submitted my entry to the 2010 CQ DX Marathon. 246 DXCC + 40 Zones = 286 points.

Bureau QSL Cards Received

22 December 2010

Incoming Bureau cards arrived 22nd December 2010 for the following call series.
2,800 QSL cards Via M0URX.       Completed. 
4,400 QSL cards posted 07/01/2011.

QSL cards ready to send Via Bureau
2E0COV            3    9M8Z        135  M0XXT        60   ZC4VJ         336
3DA0OK          55    A25OOK     22  MC0SHL   160   ZK1SDE         3
5B/G4MKP      10    C91XO        41  MS0INT     160   ZS6/GM3OOK 10
7P8OK           100   CY2ZT/2      56  OY1OF       57
9M4SEB            6   G4MKP       14  OY4TN       40
9M6DXX & /P  113   HB0/OU4U  18  V8FRO       41
9M6/G3OOK      9   HH2/VE2TKH 8  XU7DXX       9 
9M6XRO & /P 368   M0URX       106 XU7XRO    179

Out of 2,800 QSL cards received 650 should NOT have been sent to me. Here is a guidline to help you in your QSL’ing.
Some things to remember when sending QSL cards.

1) It is very important to mark your log in the QSL SENT field. Mark your log B = Bureau or D = Direct.

2) If you send your QSL DIRECT. Never send the same QSL Via Bureau.

3) If requesting a QSL on a Online QSL Request Service, mark your log QSL Sent. Never send your QSL Via Bureau from an OQRS unless you are asked to.

4) NEVER send more than ONE QSL for the same QSO. If one is damaged or lost email the QSL Manager for another.

5) If my QSL says “THANKS QSL” That means I already have yours. DO NOT send me any more for that QSO!

6) Write ALL QSO’s on the ONE QSL card if you can. Do not send 10 QSL cards for 10 QSO’s.

7) All QSL cards Via M0URX. MUST be clearly written “QSL Via M0URX” Do not expect the Bureau to do it!

The above may sound like common sense but many of you are sending me up to 6 QSL cards for the same QSO by all routes. This wastes my time and wastes huge amounts of money for world Bureaus.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

14 December 2010
qsl-mw0jrx

2010 has been a very busy year for the United Radio QSL Bureau, as the year draws to a close may I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Prosperous 2011.

A thank you for all your emails and letters over the past year.  

It has been a real pleasure to work with the Radio Amateurs that I am QSL manager for. United Radio is a real team effort, from the guys that are operating from around the World, from Malaysia 9M6DXX Steve & 9M6XRO John, VK8NSB Stuie in Darwin, ZC4VJ Andy who closed his log this year with 66,000 Qs in the log. OY1OF Olavur & OY4TN Trygvi, from the Faroe Islands, P29CS Andy in Papua New Guinea and the many other operators too.

My stationary supplier Mike Pugh, thanks for the great support you gave to me again this year. I get through huge amounts of inkjet labels every year. Also thank you to ON5UR Max who has worked hard for me this year designing, printing and shipping the QSL cards to me.

I must also say farewell and good luck for your new life in Australia to a dear friend Oliver Bross MW0JRX. Oliver has been a massive help to me being the IT manager of my website, without you Oliver, this venture would not have been a success. Good luck dear friend for your future career and life in VK.

DX Code of Conduct

5 December 2010

The United Radio QSL Management Bureau support and ask everyone to support the DX Code of Conduct.

Also click Operating Practice This is the most important page any Radio Amateur will EVER read! Written by ON4WW.

DX CODE OF CONDUCT

1. I WILL LISTEN, AND LISTEN, AND THEN LISTEN SOME MORE

2. I WILL ONLY CALL IF I CAN COPY THE DX STATION PROPERLY

3. I WILL NOT TRUST THE CLUSTER AND WILL BE SURE OF THE DX STATION’S CALL SIGN BEFORE CALLING

4. I WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DX STATION NOR ANYONE CALLING HIM AND WILL NEVER TUNE UP ON THE DX FREQUENCY OR IN THE QSX SLOT

5. I WILL WAIT FOR THE DX STATION TO END A CONTACT BEFORE CALLING HIM

6. I WILL ALWAYS SEND MY FULL CALL SIGN

7. I WILL CALL AND THEN LISTEN FOR A REASONABLE INTERVAL. I WILL NOT CALL CONTINUOUSLY.

8. I WILL NOT TRANSMIT WHEN THE DX OPERATOR CALLS ANOTHER CALL SIGN, NOT MINE

9. I WILL NOT TRANSMIT WHEN THE DX OPERATOR QUERIES A CALL SIGN NOT LIKE MINE

10.  I WILL NOT TRANSMIT  WHEN THE DX STATION CALLS OTHER GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAN MINE

11. WHEN THE DX OPERATOR CALLS ME, I WILL NOT REPEAT MY CALL SIGN UNLESS I THINK HE HAS COPIED IT INCORRECTLY

12. I WILL BE THANKFUL IF AND WHEN I DO MAKE A CONTACT

13. I WILL RESPECT MY FELLOW HAMS AND CONDUCT MYSELF SO AS TO EARN THEIR RESPECT.

MS0INT 2011

23 November 2010
St_Kilda
United Radio QSL Bureau are proud to annouce that we will be the QSL card sponsors for the 2011 IOTA activity  MS0INT – EU-010, EU-059, EU-111.
 
Isle of Benbecula – Grimsay – Baleshare – North Uist – Berneray – St Kilda Archipelago – Monach Isles.
 
June 2011
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After the succesful activation of the dangerous and rare Flannan Isles, EU-118 in June 2010, the MS0INT team have re-grouped, re-organised and strengthened in size for their next adventure.
 
Again led by Col MM0NDX, the 2011 IOTA team includes George EA2TA, Christian EA3NT, Vincent F4BKV, Simon IZ7ATN and Bjorn SM0MDG with two more operators to be added nearer the time of activation. All highly experienced island activators, it is planned the MS0INT team will put Benbecula, Baleshare, North Uist, Berneray, St Kilda and Monach Isles on the air between June 15 – 22, 2011, weather / sea-state permitting.
 
Benbecula – all the team will fly into Benbecula, EU-010, making this the first island on the air. Operating time from here will be short as we head north to Grimsay, Baleshare, North Uist & Berneray.
 
Grimsay – a short distance from Benbecula, and also part of the EU-010 IOTA group, we plan to activate this island as we journey north.
 
Baleshare – our next island destination, again on EU-010.
 
North Uist – another likely short activation as we make our way to the Isle of Berneray. WAB hunters may be interested to work these rare squares on the above islands as we travel northwards.
 
Berneray – this will be the teams main base during their planned IOTA activity. Part of the vast EU-010 group, the Isle of Berneray is key to our operations. The actual island has not been activated that often, so this may appeal to dedicated chasers. Final testing of our equipment before we depart for St Kilda will be done here.
 
St Kilda Archiplelago – It’s hard to imagine that an IOTA with exactly 20 previous activations is claimed by only 35% of enthusiasts. The reason: Due to extreme WX. Not many people stay long and a great percentage of chasers who have made contact with EU-059 are from Europe. Our intention is to change that statistic. After a very long and difficult process, we can finally report that an activation will take place atop the summit of Hirta, the main island of the St Kilda Archipelago. Take-off angles everywhere are unobstructed and we believe every point on the globe will have a chance to work us. We hope to stay three full days on Hirta.
 
Monach Isles – Weather permitting, we will depart St Kilda and head for the Monach Isles. Similar to St Kilda, almost 20 previous activations have taken place resulting in just 33% claiming the IOTA. We plan to stay 24 hours giving as many as possible this semi-rare island also.
 
It must be made aware our plans may change quite suddenly due to weather/seas in the area.
 
A new MS0INT website with full details will be live soon. QSL manager will again be M0URX.

Sebatik QSL & Bureau Cards Posted

4 November 2010
CQ_007

4600 QSL cards have now been posted on Friday 5th November in 581 items of post. Direct and to World Bureaus.

I am particularly interested in those of you working at World Bureaus to report to me when these packages arrive.

44 letters posted 09/11/2010.
45 letters posted 12/11/2010.
45 letters posted 17/11/2010.
70 letters posted 30/11/2010.
85 letters posted 16/12/2010.

09 November – HA5FA Jenci reports that my package arrived at the MRASZ Hungary QSL Bureau. Thanks Jenci for your excellent service once again.

CQWW Is Here Again!

27 October 2010
qsl-9m8z

This week the United Radio DX Team have been very busy setting up various CQWW Contest Stations.

9M6DXX Steve will be operating as 9M8Z from Sarawak, East Malaysia.

HS0ZJD Vinny is QRV from near Surin in Thailand.

M9X is as i write being constructed field day style. I will be QRV as M9X along with the rest of the UK Scout Contest Team

MC0SHL will also be QRV from Pembrokeshire, Wales. Operated by G1VDP.

VK8NSB Stuie will be QRV from Darwin. Northern Territory.

Alll above as usual QSL Via M0URX – if you require a QSL Via Bureau use the QSL Request Form ONLY.

4m Extension for OY

23 October 2010

OY4TN Trygvi wrote to me today with the great news that Faroe Islands have extended the 4m Band Plan to 69.950 MHz – 70.500 MHz also an increase up to 100w.
Trygvi very much enjoys 4m so expect to hear more of OY4YN and other OY Hams on 4m.