Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,


please find below the latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2008-08-10

We attempt to distribute the NEWSLETTER one or two times per week.
For more details, please be so kind and refer at the "NEWS"-page
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php and check for the latest NEWS
(last 24 hours lines blinks / up to 3 days lines marked orange):


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LAST CALL for the MMMonVHF and DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter-Sprint
Contest 2008. At 00 UTC 12th August it will start and every LOG
will be very welcome. Details and all necessary informations are
at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/ctest.php - gl to all participants!

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At our Meteor-Scatter-Propagation Page (www.mmmonvhf.de/ms.php)
we did set up a up to date METEOR SCATTER Activity OVERVIEW
during PERSEIDS SHOWER 2008. We start our records 2008-08-08 00UT
until now (2008-08-10 18 UT) and did mark the active Squares
seen on DXC-Cluster and Chat or heard by us self... 220 until now!
If you do hear/see any Square which is not marked, pse send short
info via: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/kontact.php


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VHF-EXPEDITIONS (specially 144 MHz MS/EME/TROPO)
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php - use FILTER Event/Activity NO!
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Rare Square KO66 active and qrv in the MMMonVHF and DUBUS 144 MHz
Meteorscatter-Sprint Contest 2008. Evgeny, RW3AC, Alex, RW3AZ and
Alex, RZ3AED, with XYL Tatyana are back on Meteor Scatter Tour
again to one of the most wanted Russian Squares KO66. RIG will be
2x 9M2 antenna and GS35 and the group will be as well qrv on the
KST-Chat. LATEST NEWS from Sasha, RZ3AED, dated 2008-08-10 you´ll
find at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=1846
SOURCE: Evgeny, RW3AC and Alex, RW3AZ direct to MMMonVHF

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Dima, RX3AGD and Igor, RA3AH are active from rare russian Square
KO52TO and take part in the MMMonVHF and DUBUS 144 MHz Meteorscatter
Sprint Contest 2008. The group will start activity on 9th evening
and be there all Perseids. LATEST NEWS from DXC, dated 2008-08-10:
OK2POI 144347.0 RX3AGD/3 tnx for KO52 0746 10 Aug
SOURCE: in advance of trip direct to MMMonVHF tnx Igor, RA3AH

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LA/PA2CHR/p QRV from JO37 square during Perseids - The most southern
part of Norway is in the square JO37, I hope to find a good QTH for
meteor scatter. If all goes well, I plan to be QRV from Sunday 10,
until Wednesday 13 of August. Best 73’s, Chris, PA2CHR - LATEST NEWS
from Joop, PA0JMV, dated 2008-08-10: LA/PA2CHR/P has landed in JO37NX
VY bad WX, there, ONLY good take-off is 80-180 degrees, other QTH
just poor... QRG will be 144.370 and QSY 144.358 if necessary!
SOURCE: in advance of trip direct to MMMonVHF tnx Chris, PA2CHR

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Mek, SP7VC, would like to inform about his next HF/VHF activity. Mek
will be active like LA/SP7VC between 08.08-15.08.2008 from Lofoten
Loc JP67LV. In free time I will be active 2m MS and HF. Mek
LATEST NEWS from DXC dated, 2008-08-10:
SP7VC 144355.0 LA/SP7VC CQ FIRST FROM JP67LV 1639 10 Aug
SP9TTG 144355.0 LA/SP7VC JO90NU(MSJP67LV QRV 2NITE 1642 10 Aug
SOURCE: in advance of trip direct to MMMonVHF tnx Mek, SP7VC

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This will be a holiday DXpedition to Noirmoutier en L Ile
IN86UX IOTA EU-064. Dirk will use KST-Chat and the F/ON4IMM DXBlog
During 10-11-12-13 august will be 24 h qrv (minus sleepingtime HI)
LATEST NEWS de Dirk, ON4IMM, dated 2008-08-10: Hello, I have problems
with TVI.even with 40W! in LOC IN86UX. 2008-08-10 07:19:40Z F/ON4IMM
Dirk IN86 ********I am on .377 TXing first dir 40 ° off the chat
during QSO PC noise **** turning antenne after 1 houre to 80° GL
SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF tnx Dirk, F/ON4IMM

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Rare "IO67VP" qrv on 144 MHz during PERSEIDS-MS-Shower by GM4DHF/p
My OYL partner (Jan) and I have booked a holiday cottage on the
Isle of Skye near the village of Staffin (IO67VP) for the Perseids.
I shall be QRV on 2M with around 250W into 2x7ele yagi with a good
take-off towards EU. LATEST NEWS from KST-Chat, dated 2008-08-10:
DH8BQA Olli GM4DHF/P is doing nice refl here on .370 ...
GM4DHF/P will always TX 2nd...rx'g 144362
QRV here in IO67VP until 15th August, QTH Staffin, Isle of Skye
SOURCE: in advance of trip direct to MMMonVHF tnx David, G4DHF

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DA0HEL will be QRV from JO34WE in Perseiden 2008
After activating HELGOLAND (JO34WE) now several times on 144 MHz
Tropo during past Contests (and as well in september Contest),
Thorsten, DG7TG, and Crew will try to operate from there on 144 MHz
during Perseids in MS /WSJT 144MHz. LATEST NEWS de Tom, DG7TG,
dated 2008-08-10: Call was changed to D A 0 H E L - LATEST NEWS:
All: 11.08 14:00 to 22:00 DA0HEL 144.355 FSK441 QRV 400Watt 1x 13Ele
( QSL via DG7TG.) - SOURCE: direct to MMMonVHF tnx David, G4DHF

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ON4AHF, ON5GS, ON6LEO and ON6NL activate LX (JN29XX) during the
Perseid maximum. We hope to give some people a new DXCC and others
points in the MS-Sprint-Contest. We will be QRV via packet on KST-chat,
WW-convers and DX-cluster... LATEST NEWS from ON4KST-Chat,
dated 2008-08-10: See you all tomorrow. Starting somewhere in the
11 Aug afternoon. 73 de Anton
SOURCE: in advance of trip direct to MMMonVHF tnx Anton, ON6NL

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Andy, RU4HU, will be sign /4 from LO33QR - RIG will be 200W and 9el
antenna and he shows up on 2m MS (FSK441) for the Perseids...


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Adriano, IK2GNW will be active as HI9/IK2GNW from Cayo Levantado
(NA-122), Dominican Republic on 9-22 August. He will operate SSB
and RTTY on 80-6 metres, with an amplifier and verticals and dipoles.
QSL via I2YSB, direct only. A log search will be available at
www.i2ysb.com SOURCE: tnx 425 DX News #901

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Members of the Voorne Putten radio club will be active during the
ILLW with three stations from three different lighthouses: PA6GDR
from Goedereede (NET-039) on Goeree Overflakkee (EU-146), PA6SB
from Stenen Baak (NET-071) and PI4VPO/LT from Maasvlakte. Expect
activity on 40, 20 and 2 metres in the daytime hours only. QSLs
via PA2CNR. SOURCE: [TNX PA0AKN] via 425 DX News #901

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I inform you that i will be active in dxpedition in the Meganisi
island EU-052 from the 13/8/2008 until 17/8/2008 with callsing
SV1HEM/8. I will work in all the bands from 80-6 meterin CW SSB
RTTY mode... INFO: Meganisi is a small island of the Ionian See and
it belongs in IOTA Group EU-052. It find 4 nautical miles southeast
of Lefkas with locator KM08IP. Best 73s Giorgos SV1HEM str#340
More details: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=1844
SOURCE: SV1HEM via Oreste IZ8EDJ SRT-DX News

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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 SOTA-Watch2 beta Page)


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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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