Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,


please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2008-12-12
Again we do have a special listing for the GEMINIDS as well...
We attempt to distribute our Newletter one or two times per week.
For further detail please be so kind and refer at our "News"-page:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php - welcome and enjoy...


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PLEASE DO REGULAR UPDATE OF THE eMWS and eMWDXCC at MMMonVHF

The Team of MMMonVHF will use YOUR "Most Wanted" for showing expedition
the most wanted places (specially for MS in europe and EME all over the
world). Remember such nice trips to DXCCs like GU, JW or JD1 these year
or the multi-square operation from Tor, DJ8MS... Some of you did not
update since 01/2007 and so maybe they are not interested anymore or have
had no changes. So therefore we decide to build in a new BUTTON at your
ACCOUNT to click that there was "NO CHANGES" in your "most wanted" since
your last update. Otherwise we will remember your after a years periode
to see if you still have interest in it... NO problem, if not, but than
we will skip these entry after 3 years to have the table as update as
possible (its not a question of quantity, it shall be high quality!).
However, the eMWS and eMWDXCC pages make only sense if the data is as
much up-to-date as possible. So, please feel free to upload your data as
often as you want. SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team

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Dear all, We are delighted to announce that the 5R8EM QSLs have been
shipped ;-) , Have a look at http://www.f1hdi.org/5r8em.html for the
follow-up,there is a link to an excel spreadsheet there. Reward Jacques
F1BCS for the QSL hardwork! SOURCE: The 5R8EM Team via MoonNet

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Badger Contesters net hosted by Todd KC9BQA. Wed. nights, 8:30pm centr.
(9:30pm eastern) - Freq. is 144.250, SSB My QTH is EN63ao, or 40 miles
north of Milwaukee. I start out looking south, where the bulk of our
check-ins are (Milwaukee/Chicago area). Then swing the beams a full 360,
calling CQ Badger Contesters Net about every 20-25 degrees. I start
by looking SW, then W, then NW, N, NE, E, SE. That means Ohio is
typically about 9:40-50pm eastern time. KC8ZJL Dennis and KD8IME
Bob often check in from EN71. It's a fun net, only purpose is to
stir up activity. We get a list of everyone in all directions first,
nd then we go back to each check-in and they say hello to the net.
Stay as long or as little as you care to. Short-timers welcome.
Typically done by 9:30-40pm central time. Often have some ragchewing
afterwards. I post this to the 144 Prop Logger, too. As well as several
regional VHF club email reflectors. We average about 10-14 check-ins
each Wednesday. SOURCE: Andy N8OFS GOT6???


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6W - SENEGAL - William,6W/F1TZG, is expected to show up in SSB on
all bands (incl.6m) from Dec 12-14. He will use a TS-870, a TS-2000
(100 watts), a yagi for 20m/15m/10m/6m and a vertical for the other
bands. QSLs via homecall. SOURCE: [DXNL] DXNL 1601 (Dec 10, 2008)

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Max, DK1MAX, will be qrv during BCC MS-Contest from JN68GI
Will start to be active on Saturday around 18z and stay until
Sunday morning. Running QRO into 8x10 DK7ZB. No skeds, random
only. SOURCE: Max, DK1MAX direct to MMMonVHF

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Vlada, YT1VP, will be qrv during BCC MS-Contest from JN94XC
RIG: IC-7700 + trvr, 4 x 13 el, 500W GL Vlada
SOURCE: Vlada, YT1VP direct to MMMonVHF

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YO5OHY i qrv from KN17SP 150w 16el IC756+Transverter+lna
SOURCE: Zoltan, YO5OHY direct to MMMonVHF

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Dear Gang, I am planning to operate "UNASSISTED" during the contest
starting at 0000Z 11 December 2008. I will be operating at least
early morning and evening Thursday and Friday and most of the time
Saturday and Sunday. Will use the ofset method and will be
monitoring the calling frequencies of 50.260Mhz and 144.140 Mhz.
I only have 6M and 2M at 100Watts. Hoping to see you all
on my screen running WSJT FSK441. THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN!!! 73 Dave
SOURCE: David R. Hassall WA5DJJ via WSJT Reflector

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Hello Everyone, I will be operating on 2m and 6m 100 watts on 2m
/300 watts on 6. I will operating at all times of the day once
the contest starts so if you hear my CQ PLEASE ANSWER I will be
using the callsign VA7SW Thanks and 73s to All
SOURCE: Ian VE7IRA//VA7SW WSJT Reflector

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All, I will be on for the contest weekend as well, operating at
all (some strange) hours of the contest period, as luck would
have it, the contest period corresponds with the start of my
end of year vacation. I am QRV on 2M (160W), 6M (100W) and
for the not so faint of heart 432MHz (110W). Good luck all.
73, de Matt, WE1H, Grand Isle, VT, FN34ir
SOURCE: Matt, WE1H via WSJT Reflector

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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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GEMINIDS SPECIAL 2008 - Please do use:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php
and have a lot of fun within the shower time!
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First night of BCC MS-Contest is past - Of course the condx are
really not as good as we will be able to see it at the maximum of
the shower which is predicetd by IMO for December 13, on 23 UT.
The meteor rates shall be rather high (ZHR around 120 hr -1) near
the maximum time...

For having your antennas always to the best direction we do recommened
to use "VIRGO" a Real Time Meteor Sky View by Sabine, DL1DBC, a small
Java Applet at the webpage: http://www.dl1dbc.net/Meteorscatter/

For all without these possibilities here a short "best QTF-Overview":
N/S: 04-07 & 20-23UT NE/SW: 05-08 & 21-00UT SE/NW: 03-06 & 19-22UT
E/W: 00-02 UT (worst direction of the shower - vy high Radiant!)

The Shower is down horizont 10 to 17 UT! For short distance, back- or
sidescatter tests beam to the Radiant around 00 to 02 UT, its the time
the radiant is very high in elevation (70°)

SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team

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North American High Speed Meteor Scatter 2008 Geminids Test
As well as europe, in US is a contest during the GEMINIDS Shower
as you might have seen at the input of some stations and their
activities. Have a look at the rule page of the North American
High Speed Meteor Scatter Contest Page at 2008 Winter Contest:
http://www.sportscliche.com/wb2fko/w08/rules_w08.html

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Attention al JT6M fans !! Please don't forget that the JT6M.org 6M
JT6M Geminids Challenge starts on 10 December. Full details can be
found he http://www.jt6m.org/jt6m-challenge.php. Also there will
be a 6M JT6M Challenge for 2009 - preliminary details can be found
he http://www.jt6m.org/news.php Good luck to all, 73's
SOURCE: Kev G0CHE via UKSMG Announce

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The following Square Overview (Europe) is taking from the first hours
of BCC MS-Contest which start yesterday (11.12. 20 UTC) and will run
until 15.12. 02 UTC - all details: http://www.bdxg.de/index.html

A first evaluation about the activity abt. "who will be "were"
qrv and use "which" qrg during the contest will be available at:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php During the next days we will try to
refresh these table and the MAP as sson as possible!

MS-Activity seen/announced from following european Squares up now:
IM63 IN62 IN97 IO55 IO71 IO82 IO92 JM48 JN01 JN07 JN12 JN18 JN25 JN33
JN41 JN45 JN47 JN48 JN49 JN58 JN64 JN66 JN68 JN70 JN75 JN76 JN78 JN79
JN94 JN97 JN98 JO00 JO10 JO20 JO22 JO23 JO30 JO31 JO32 JO43 JO44 JO48
JO50 JO51 JO52 JO53 JO55 JO61 JO62 JO63 JO64 JO70 JO77 JO90 JO91 JO92
JO94 JO97 JP33 JP51 JP80 KM07 KN04 KN05 KN10 KN11 KN13 KN14 KN16 KN17
KN22 KN23 KN25 KN31 KN34 KN38 KN39 KN64 KN78 KN95 KN96 KO03 KO05 KO06
KO13 KO24 KO25 KO35 KO37 KO40 KO47 KO48 KO61 KO64 KO70 KO72 KO87 KO91
KO95 KO99 KP02 LO23 LO71 LN04 LN28 LN32

If you wants to spread your info during the GEMINIDS or BCC
MS-Contest you are as well very welcome. Pass us a short info
via contact form at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/kontact.php
and we will set your info to these listing - have fun!
SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team


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Our Newsletter is compiled from the input of the USER of the VHF-DX-Portal
MMMonVHF as well by a lot of free usable HF-V-U-SHF-Info-Sources and chats
like ON4KST-, N0UK-, RU-VHF-DX-Net, EA-V-U-SHF-Chat and others...

*** Many thanks to all USER who send us info and news ***

Wherever we found the info we always indicate the source of the info.
If you get knowledge of an expedition, which is NOT listed at our
VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF or if you have additional info for an expedition,
PLEASE be so kind and send us this info at
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/newsuser.php or http://www.mmmonvhf.de/kontact.php

The MMMonVHF-Team is always trying to spread any expedition info as much
up-to-date and reliable as possible and as long as the info does not
violate with our MMMonVHF-Policy.


Have a lot of fun and enjoy MMMonVHF!

73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBW
on behalf of the MMMonVHF-Team
(DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME)


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