3Y0E info

From the 3Y0E website:

Bouvet-3Y0E went QRTon February 9th, 2008at 19:15 z

Note: all contacts after this date will stand for fakes which means somebody pirated the call cheating you.

All log issues will be double checked once Petrus returns to RSA - all operators concerned will be informed of their log status then.

Now, the 3Y0E team transforms into ZS8 team and more news regarding this expedition will be published soon in a new press release by Rhy, ZS6DXB.

DXpeditions

Dxpeditions are posted in the weekly dx newsletters.

Sometimes it is a challenge to keep up with who is where. I have been using a whiteboard to write down dxpeditions that I am interested in, times, freqs, etc.

A new web feature has been made by N0HR that plots all of the current dxpeditions on a google like world map.

Each dxpedition is a point on the map and you can hold your cussor over the point and you will get information about that dxpedition, such as home call, qsl info, and other interesting info.

Go to http://www.n0hr.com/wk34/ (You must Flash installed in your browser for it to work)

Contest University

Contest University will be held on Thursday May 15, 2008, from 8:30am to 5:30pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.

This is the day before the Dayton Hamvention officially opens. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to gain knowledge that may take you years of practice, trial and error or lost time to learn otherwise. Get the edge to improve your scores and put your station in the winners circle today!

NEW for 2008: We will have Graduate level classes for all returning 2007 attendees. You must have attended CTU 2007 to be eligible for CTU 2008 Graduate School.

Topics are still being confirmed, but here is a list of the topics in 2007, to give you an idea of what to expect:

Two sessions will run for most of the time -- Beginners topics and an Advanced topic. Some topics may change at the last moment depending on Professor issues.

QSO Parties - Strategy
SO Unassisted - Maximizing your CW and SSB skill set
Antennas for USA contests - Using wire antennas for best performance
RTTY contesting
Mobile contesting
Single Operator Assisted - WIth hints on part time efforts
Antennas for DX contests
Computers
Hints and Kinks to help you win - Maximizing a station on a budget
Chokes and Filters - Multi Operator considerations
Starting out in Contesting - What works
Software Logging Programs
DXpedition Contesting - Setting goals and total concentration on winning
LUNCH - Extreme Shack Makeover
Logging and Accuracy + Contest history and Records
SO2R - What the future of contesting could look like
Basic Contesting - How I got started - tracking improvements + getting better
Station Layout and Design
VHF Contesting
HFTA - How to use it and what you will learn from it
Sourcing your station needs on the Web
Propagation - Sunspots and what we have to look forward to
What your signal sounds like in Europe
Answers to Questions

CTU 2008 Registration Fee:
$75.00 early bird sign up --until 1/31/08
$80.00 2/1/08 until 2/28/08
$85.00 3/1/08 until 4/30/08 (last day to sign up)
No sign ups at the door!
Sorry, no refunds.

Scholarships available for those 25 years old or younger - contact us for info.

Click Here to Sign up Now!!

Operation approved for DXCC Credit

E4/OM2DX – Palestine
2007 Operation

J5C – Guinea-Bissau
2008 Operation

If you've had any cards rejected for these operations send a note to dxcc@arrl.org to have your DXCC record updated

courtesy NC1L

BOUVET ISLAND-3Y

3Y, BOUVET ISLAND (Update). Petrus, 3Y0E, continues to be active daily on 14260 kHz usually between 1600-2030z. The 3Y0E operation is quickly coming to an end. The team is scheduled to be picked up from Bouvet Island on February 12th. This date may change however due to weather conditions and the speed of the ship or any other urgent matter beyond their control.
Feel free to follow the movements of the ship at the following website:
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=ZSAF
Petrus, 3Y0E, also did an exclusive radio interview with a commercial radio station in the Falken Islands. The interview can be found on the following Web site. Look for updates and announcements on the official
3Y0E operation Web page at: http://www.3y0e.com/
Emil, LZ3HI, states that he will start confirming all incoming direct cards. Please look carefully on the online log and find your callsign logged correctly before sending him your QSL card. The 3Y0E log is now
available online at: http://sq8aqd.net/3y0e/index.php

Credit: Ohio/Pa DX bulletin #844

ARRL International DX Contest

Just a reminder that the ARRL International DX Contest is coming up February 16-17th starts 0000 UTC Saturday; ends 2400 UTC Sunday.

Rules for the contest can be found at http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2008/intldx.html


Entries for the CW competition must be emailed or postmarked by 2359 UTC March 17, 2008.

CQ 160 contest

I hope that you had fun in the CQ 160 contest. Conditions seemed to be good here in KY, fairly low noise and strong signals.

One thing I have noticed, with us at the bottom of the sunspot cycle, we are getting a lot of people on 160 for the contests that don't usually inhabit the "Top Band."

These people may not be aware of the "DX Window" or its purpose.

Tuning the band, I heard several rude exchanges concerning the dx window. Let's use that opportunity to be positive and instructive rather than be negative and argumentative and calling the op a "LID". The op genunely may not have been aware of the dx window or its existance.

73,

Jack K4SAC