Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,


please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2009-03-20
We attempt to distribute our Newletter one or two times per week.
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http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php - welcome and enjoy...


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Result of the MMMonVHF 144MHz MWS/DXCC Survey 2009
Dear VHF-friends, since the year 1996 the VHF-DX-Portal "Make
More Miles on VHF" is inviting all VHF DXer to send in their
Most Wanted Squares in Europe and their Most Wanted DXCCs for the
144 MHz segment year by year. Again a lot of VHF DXer followed the
inquiry and did pass us their info. Please do follow the link to
our FORUM:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/minibb/index....rum=5&topic=76
and download the PDF-File with the result of the Survey 2009 and
as well be able to compare all MWS Maps from 1996 until today...
SOURCE: Guy, DL8EBW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team

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The EU (REF/DUBUS) EME contest 2009 (CW/SSB) will take place on
144 MHz and 10 GHz and up on March 28 / 29 and 432 MHz and 5760 MHz
on April 4 / 5. We hope for good participation and invite everybody
to send also "small" logs! Full rules and details are on the web at
http://www.marsport.org.uk/dubus/EUEMEcontest2009.pdf or
www.DUBUS.org - EME pages Good luck and have fun in the contest!
SOURCE: tnx Joe, DL8HCZ/CT1HZE, direct to MMMonVHF

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Hello All, Announcement: OK/OM Activity Contest is open to
International Stations from 1.1.2009. More info - Results and
online score - http://ok1kpa.com/pa/ Rules you will find at:
http://ok1kpa.com/pa/rules.pdf Many thanks. 73 Ondra OK1CDJ
CRC VHF Contest managerdirect to MMMonVHF

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Many of you will be unaware that the GB3MCB beacons comprising
beacons for 2m 4m 6m and 70cms are due to be switched off on
April 2nd due to lack of funding. Full details of the background
to this will appear in a forthcoming 'Six News' but in brief,
the Mid Cornwall Beacon and Repeater Group, which has a relatively
small contributory user base, has insufficient funds to run all
of the transmitters associated with the group. The groups main
function until recently has been the upkeep of their 2m and 70cm
Repeaters but they have now become responsible for the beacon
system also. Read more about it and discuss:
http://www.uksmg.org/e107_plugins/an...ouncements.php
SOURCE: Trev, G3ZYY via UKSMG Announce

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A LITTLE SOLAR ACTIVITY: The sun is in the pits of the deepest
solar minimum in almost 100 years. At such a calm time, even a
little solar activity is remarkable. Here it is. SOHO recorded
the movie on March 16th; it shows a minor CME billowing away from
the sun's eastern limb. When the sun is active, we see several
such CMEs on a daily basis. Now the rate is about one per month.
That's very little solar activity.
SOURCE: http://www.spaceweather.com/ and Ken G4IGO at UKSMG


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LATEST News by the Kenya-(5Z)-Team, dated 2009-03-13: 5Z4EME will
be qrv with a small setup on 70cm. We will have a 100 watt brick
with preamp just under a 23 el yagi and we can rotate polarisation
by hand. The 70cm activity will be concentrated on april 6th.
We will use 432084 in WSJT, 1 minute periods and 5Z4EME always
first. If all OK we have internet and we are on the HB9Q and NØUK
loggers. 73's team 5Z4EME: PA3EWP, PA3CEE and PE1L
SOURCE: tnx to Rene, PE1L direct to MMMonVHF
As well the group did pass some tips how to work them easiest:
USE the Infos at: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2234

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Activity from the main part of the Solomon end of march 2009
by Hermann, DL2NUD - LATEST NEWS from him, dated 2009-03-15
LATEST NEWS from Hermann, DL2NUD, dated 2009-03-15:/b
Hermann plans to get qrv from H44 next week. Maybe first days
he will be at RI00AN but need to wait until the ship with all
2m gear will be there and he be able to built it upp. Later
than he will try to be active from the other 2 squares.
Sorry for the 70cm freaks (you remember we did spread "EME On
70cm the antenna will be a 38el M2 and Power will be at least
as well 1 KW from and BEKO HLV 1100 PA" - NO the gear was NOT
possible to send from DL in time - so NO 70cm again...
SOURCE: tnx to Joe, DL9MS direct to MMMonVHF

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The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI), Rosman NC,
is joining us in the Echoes of Apollo (EOA) EME event coming
up, June 26.(Yes, Field day weekend Friday) after talking
about EME opportunities, the staff there are welcoming
approaches by nearby VHF/EME oriented Amateur Radio groups
to implement an EME station, initially using their Internet
remote controllable "Smiley" 4.6 meter dish. Read more at:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2351
SOURCE: Pat, AA6EG via MoonNet

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DX Expedition on MOGADOR Island (Marocco) IOTA AF-065 - WW-Loc
IM51CM ITU 37 CQ 33 - I inform all that I am preparing a great
dx expedition (9 operators) in Marocco (april 2009) to activate
Mogador island iota AF-065 on all HF, WHF, VHF, all modes (SSB,
CW, M.S., RTTY, PSK31). The last activity was during the year 02
LATEST NEWS de Fred, IK7JWX, dated 2009-03-15: I inform all that
we have 1 other operator: IS0AGY (5C2B); QSL via Home Call.
SOURCE: Fred, IK7JWX direct to MMMonVHF

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PG50MHZ Event Call for 1 year activity at a broadcast station in
the centre of the nederlands - PG50MHZ will be qrv for the next
12 month from a 220m high broadcast station in the centre of the
nederlands. Main activity will be on 50.290 MHz in USB or/and
50.400 MHz in FM. As well 28, 144 and 432 MHz activity will be
planned to spread the Event Call.
SOURCE: Tnx Andy (Neon), 50 MHz DX News (Got6???)

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Special Event Station qrv from EM15FL - Jun 19-Jun 28, 0100-2359Z
Oklahoma City, OK. OKC DX Club, W5E. Peak of Sporadic E Season.
50.150 28.425. QSL. OKC DX Club, 2310 NW 35th St, Oklahoma City,
OK 73112. SOURCE: Tnx Andy (Neon), 50 MHz DX News

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2M, SCOTLAND (Satellite Op). Just a reminder that Paul, 2E1EUB,
will once again be active as 2M1EUB from March 21st for one week.
He will sign 2M1EUB and be active on all the satellites from
northeast Scotland. Also, look for him on 160 and 80 meters.
Checkout QRZ.com under 2M1EUB for more info.
SOURCE: Paul, 2E1EUB, via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #900

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Special Station PA750ASN - In 2009 the city of Assen in the
northeastern part of the Netherlands is 750 years old and 200
years ago (13 March 1809) city rights were granted by Louis
Napoleon. So a double feast is celebrated this year. Throughout
the year 2009 many events will be organized around major historical
events of our city. A group of radio amateurs in the Assen region
will be on the air in all amateur bands in all modes during the
following periods: 1 March - 15 April 2009 and the month June
and September. A special QSL card will be available on request.
SOURCE: DXCluster and detailed Info found at QRZ.COM

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Adrian, AA5UK, will be operating as ZF2AE from Grand Cayman
and ZF2AE/ZF8 from Little Cayman between March 25th and April
8th. Current plans are to operate holiday style on AO-51, SO-50
VO-52 and FO-29 satellites. He plans to activate EK99hi from
March 25-28th, EK99xp and EK99wp from March 28th through April
3rd (he plans to operate HF only during part of CQ WPX SSB
Contest and the rest of his stay on Little Cayman, 40-10m)
and EK99kh from April 3-8th. Most activity will be in the
afternoons and evenings. QSL direct with SAE/SASE, Bureau,
LoTW or eQSL. SOURCE: Adrian, AA5UK, via OPDX Bulletin #900

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Members of the Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group now have a Web
page available for next year's activity to activate W4K to
celebrate John F. Kennedy's birthday from Peanut Island
(USI FL-479, Palm Beach County, FL), May 29-30th,in 2010.
Operations will be from "JFK's old Cuban missile crisis bunker"
Activity will be focused on HF (mainly 40/20m),6 and 2 meters
using CW and SSB. This will be the first time Peanut Island
will be activated. The QSL cards have been designed for the
event and can be viewed on the new Web page at:
http://jtrg.org/DXpedition.shtml
SOURCE: Paul, 2E1EUB, via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #900

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George/SV1QN, Fotis/SV1AIN, Giannis/SV1GYG and Nikos/SW1GYN
will be active as homecall/8 from Zakynthos Island (KM07 EU-052,
GIOTA INS-015, MIA MG-138, WLOTA 0209) between March 23-29th.
They will operate on 160-6 metres all modes. QSL via home calls.
SOURCE: [TNX SV9AHZ] [425ENG] 425 DX News #929

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SOTA-News - Upcoming Activations updated at our MMMonVHF page
as long these including VHF or U/SHF-Activities. A complete over
view about all SOTA-Activities are on: http://www.sotawatch.org/
SOURCE: tnx the Group around Summits On The Air (SOTA)


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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 ***

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If you get knowledge of an expedition, which is NOT listed at our
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PLEASE be so kind and send us this info at
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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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