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please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2008-11-21
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!NEW! 144 MHz Meteorscatter-Contest BCC 2007 Results !NEW!
The Bavarian Contest Club (BCC) invites all active meteor scatter
enthusiasts to join the MS contest hold during the Geminids shower 2008.
The aim of the contest is to generate more activity on the random
frequency and make MS random operation more popular. It will also provide
interesting information about MS propagation at various times of the shower.
And it will give the little pistols a chance to work the big guns, who are
usually just out for square hunting... Find the results of the BCC MS-
Contest 2007 and rules of 2008 via http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php or at:
http://www.bdxg.de/2007_BCC_MS_Ergebnis_komplett_V2.pdf CONGRATS to:
TM1E wins the Multi OP Class and RU1AC/1 wins the Single OP Class 2007!
SOURCE: Alex, DL1MAJ (BDXG)

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Leonids 2008 Overview and Geminids / BCC MS-Activity Overview
A sharp but spectacular Outburst of Leonids meteor shower took
place on November 17. The observed peak time was around 02 UT, with
ZHR about 90 hr-1. Meteor rates have been much higher than that of
Leonids’ background component for more than 4 hours... Read more at
our Meteorscatter-Page: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php - as well we
did did start to archive the ACTIVITY-OVERVIEW´s from the past
MS-Shower PERSEIDS 2008 & OVERVIEW PDF-File & EU-MAP. Right now we
do built up the Overview for the GEMINIDS and BCC MS-Contest...
SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team

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New DXCC entities to come ? - Postponed ! A QSP from Arne SM7AED
says; It would seem that the new DXCC entities from the Netherlands
Antilles are on hold for now. Guido van den Berg, PA0GMM, 1st
Vice-President of the "Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek
Nederland" (VERON), informs OPDX that no new ones will take place on
December 15th, 2008. He states, "Status of Netherlands Antilles will
not be changed before 2010 (even 2010 is not guaranteed)."
SOURCE: (Arne SM7AED) 18 Nov. 2008 via 50 MHz News by OZ6OM

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DX TELNET FULL VERSION 5.5 (DXT32V55)
Fab, IK4VYX, has sent me the new full version 5.5 DX Telnet software.
I now have it on the download page at Golist.net. This version replaces
both the full version 5.4 and the version 5.5 upgrade.This new version
is the second of the 32 bit releases and is the platform that Fab will
be upgrading from now on. DX Telnet is a Windows based, DX oriented,
telnet application. Unlike the traditional telnet applications, DX Telnet
was designed to fit the DXer’s needs and to fix most of the well known
problems affecting the other traditional telnet applications...
SOURCE: GOLIST by John, K1XN (http://www.golist.net/)
DXT will include a direct Link to the MMMonVHF VHF-DATABASE! (DL8EBW)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TODAY, NOVEMBER, 19, 2008, 10.00UTC
NEW DX SUMMIT TOOK OVER THE MOTHER OF ALL DX SUMMITS TODAY!
The Group at OH8X is honored to continue the services initiated
by members of the OH2AQ Radio Club more than ten years ago. The
original OH2AQ DX Summit was closed today at noon local time.
http://www.dxsummit.fi/ ... - Running the New DX Summit is supported
by Yasme Foundation Inc. Read all details and find News at:
http://www.radioarcala.com and http://www.yasme.org
SOURCE: YASME via a special Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin


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VHF DXpedition to Namibia, January 2009
A major VHF DXpedition to Namibia in January 2009 that will include
operation on a number of VHF bands and modes is in the final planning
stages that will include operation on a number of VHF bands and modes.
The team will be led by HB9CRQ, one of Europe’s top EME operators and
will include moonbounce operation on 50, 144, 432 and 1296 MHz. Read
more details at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2027
SOURCE: DX World of Ham Radio and Hal, ZS6WB

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F/LA0BY/p activity in BCC MS Contest 2008 from JN33LN (13./14.12.2008)
Weather permitting I hope to participate one or two days in the BCC
MS Contest from a location near Cannes, probably in JN33LN. I may not
be on all weekend, but at least Saturday evening and perhaps Sunday
morning until noon. I will try to find a spot with reasonably good
take-off from North to South-East. Operation will be in random WSJT
only. My equipment will be a single 9-ele-F9FT yagi and maximum 150W
RF power into the antenna. From the site I will not have access to
the Internet or DX-Clusters, but these shall not be used in that
contest anyway. SOURCE: Stefan at www.mydarc.de/la0by/dxped.htm

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Slava, US2YW, did inform us that he plans field operation from KN38AL
during the BCC MS-Contest. RIG: ANT 2x 9el + 1x 17el, 500W, LNA
No sked, only random operation. Chat and DX-Cluster read only available.
SOURCE: tnx Slava, US2YW, direct to MMMonVHF

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KS7S/p - DN71, DN80, DN81 and Beyond
Jim will be departing here on Saturday, November 22nd, to return to AZ.
I plan to operate Saturday Random Hour from DN81 and possibly DN80.
I have not yet decided where I will operate from for Sunday Random Hour.
My route will generally be south from DN81 and I will try and stop and
put out as many grid squares as I can on the weekend (weather permitting).
SOURCE: Jim, KS7S via Reflector

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Palau, T8. JM1LJS, Hide, will be doing antenna maintenance at the
IMPAC Palau Rental Shack (http://palau.rental-shack.com/english/)
between December 28, 2008 and January 5, 2009. While there and in his
spare time he'll be QRV as T80W on 3.5 to 50 MHz on CW and SSB only.
He will also be sightseeing between 0000 and 0900Z. QSL via JM1LJS.
SOURCE: (The Daily DX] Vol. 12 No. 224) via 50 MHz DX News, by OZ6OM

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ACTIVITY RADIO FROM THE LEBANON WITH OD5/IV3YIM
FROM NOVEMBER 2008 TO APRIL 2009 ACTIVITY 10M 15M 20M 40M 80M
POSSIBLE 160M WARC ET 6M MODE SSB RTTY POSSIBLE CW ET PSK QSL
INFO: VIA IV3YIM BURO = BURO FROM DIRECT QSL: SALVO VITALE PO
BOX 52 GORIZIA ITALY ZIP 34170 Salvatore IV3YIM
SOURCE: Tnx Bill, NG3K, via his DX-NEWS

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LAOS IS ON 6M!
On Tuesday, W1JJ and I both worked XW1A on 6m EME. Currently, the
antenna at XW1A/XW1B is only an old 5 element yagi, but they now
have made arrangements to obtain four of the 10 element YU7EF yagis
and plan to assemble a fully steerable array for 6m EME. I am sure
they will be very active on Es next summer with their new array, too.
VY 73 and GUD DX! SOURCE: Lance, W7GJ, via The UKSMG Announcement

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CO2WF QRV soon on 6 meters
I received word from Winty that he will soon be QRV on 6 meters
digital modes. He has built an interface and is currently working on
an antenna. His locator is EL83we in Boca Ciega just east of Havana
City. His plans are to listen and send CQ's on 50.260MHz, and he is
planning to be active during the upcoming Geminids. Internet access
is very limited there, so he will not be on PJC, but I am sure he
would appreciate anyone hearing him to make his presence known there.
I am his QSL manager. Phil - N1KI
SOURCE: Phil, N1KI via Reflector of the WSJT Group

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The 4M5DX Group will activate Toas Island (SA-066, DIV-079) for the
Venezuela Islands Award, (WW Loc. FK40EW) during the last week of
November as YW1TI. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, all modes. Ops
mentioned are Alex/YV5SSB, Manuel/YY4MP, Rafael/YY4RN, Franco/YV1FM,
Rainer/YV5EU, Olli/OH0XX, Jesus/YV5MSG, Josw M./YV5TX and Andreina/
YY4AND. More at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2092 and their
4M5DX.Info homepage: http://yw1ti.4m5dx.info/
SOURCE: [IT9DAA] via ICPO Bulletin (November 20 - 28, 2008)

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SOTA-News - Upcoming Activations updated at our MMMonVHF page
as long these including VHF or U/SHF-Activity. A complete over-
view about all SOTA-Activities are on: www.sotawatch.org/alerts.php
SOURCE: tnx Summits On The Air (via SOTAwatch2 (beta) Page)


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73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBW
on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
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