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Ohio/Penn DX Special Bulletin No. 1156.4
The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1156.4
BID: $OPDX.1156.4
April 1, 2014
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network DL1MGB and K5GS for the following DX information.
VK9L, LORD HOWE ISLAND (Press Release/Update): Competition Winners
DL1MGB, April 1st, 2014 - Sometimes it pays off when you read the DX
news. So it did with the latest news on the 2014 Lagunaria DX Group
DXpedition to Lord Howe Island. We asked about the correct history
behind the suffix of our assigned callsign VK9DLX.
If you apply for a 3-letter-suffix callsign in Australia, the first
letter has to show the license class. And the second letter (of the
VK9ers) stands for the territory. We made the first experience when
we went to Norfolk Island in March 2007: VK9DNX. Somehow we found it
funny afterwards. In October 2008 we were on Willis Island: VK9DWX.
The information about the suffix could have been found on
<http://df3cb.com/vk9dnx/>.
For the first three DXers who would send us the correct history (that
includes also the complete history) about the suffix, we promised a
ZL8X foto book as a reward. These three DXers were:
Gary DF2RG
Val LZ1VB
Markus OE6MDF
Congratulations! In total there were five postings. Thanks for partici-
pation! The winners will receive their books in the next days. All others
still have the chance to order it online:
http://zl8x.dl1mgb.com/fotobook/index.php
Feel free to visit the DXpedition website on <http://www.lordhowe2014.org>
and subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.
No idea who the Lagunaria DX Group is?
Just visit <http://www.lagunaria-dx-group.org/> and learn more about the
group, the people behind it and their goals.
VK9M, MELLISH REEF (Update). Gene, K5GS, sent out the following on
April 1st:
1. We are getting into what will be our routine for the remainder of
the operation. The team members are in good spirits, handling their
maintenance tasks and operating during their assigned shift. The
team is split into two shifts, to give 24 hour coverage.
2. Propagation has been excellent, we're hearing the world. The high
bands in particular are very productive.
3. While we are satisfied with our rates, we believe they can be better
with your help:
- On SSB do not continually call. Sending your call once or twice
when the op calls QRZ is sufficient. What's happening is far too
many of you are calling when you should be listening. Even if the
op calls you the chances are you'll still be calling and miss your
chance. This is a real problem with the EU pile-ups. EU pile-ups
are very slow and tiring for the ops, especially on SSB.
- On CW many people send their call 2 - 3 times AFTER the op has
called you. The op already has you in the log, if an op isn't
sure of your call sign he'll ask for a repeat. Do not send your
call sign multiple times after being called.
4. You may wondering why some of the ops standby for VK. Australia is
our host country yet its ops have great difficulty breaking through
the pile-up because of their proximity to Mellish Reef. Sometimes
people don't understand this and cause deliberate QRM. This behavior
will not be tolerated, if jamming occurs the op will QRT.
5. We heard a pirate using VK9MT during a CW pile-up. What more can
we say.
6. The weather continues to be a challenge. Temperatures during the day
are very hot and the wind never stops. We spend time every day repair-
ing antennas and resetting guy stakes. The island is a big sandbar
and sinking a guy anchor into a solid base isn't possible.
The team eager to get you in the log, you can help them by following
the op's instruction....... Team Mellish 2014
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