Hallo dear MMMonVHF friends,


please find below our latest NEWSLETTER of the VHF-DX-Portal
"Make More Miles on VHF" (www.MMMonVHF.de) dated 2009-04-24
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EA8 G Tropo Saison opened (see http://www.mmmonvhf.de/tr.php)
During the last days tropo is building up betw. the United Kingdom
and Spain, Portugal and the Canarian Isles. On April 22nd, first
contacts were reported between Portugal and the Canarian Isles.
On April 23rd, the tropo extended to the United Kingdom:
22-04-09 17:14 EA8AVI IL28FC 144.300 CT1ANO IN51RE 1587
22-04-09 20:22 CT2GUR IM59ML 144.300 EA8AVI IL28FC 1402
23-04-09 09:10 G4KWQ IO92 144.290 EB1LA IN63UN 1071
23-04-09 18:40 G4LOH IO70JC 144.300 EB8BRZ IL27HX 2605
23-04-09 18:59 G4LOH IO70JC 144.310 EA8AVI IL28FC 2597
23-04-09 19:39 G4LOH IO70JC 144.250 CT2GUR IM59ML 1217
23-04-09 19:40 CT2GUR IM59ML 144.250 G4LOH IO70JC 1217
Please do not hesitate to fill the TROPO section as well with
your long 144 MHz QRB QSOs! SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team

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MMMonVHF Meeting 2009 at KERKAKUTAS (Hungary) JN86GS
The yearly meeting of the group members of the VHF-DX-Portal
MMMonVHF will be held these year at the new pension of Geza,
HA4XG near the lake of ballaton. Part of the group are there
with families and friends and sure we will have a show up on
frequencies during the contest and at chats if time for it...
Sure we will keep the pages at MMMonVHF up to date as usual ;-)
SOURCE: Guy, DL8EBW, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team

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Word has just been received that Alex RZ6DD (ex-RW1ZC/MM) will be
back working in our southern waters for the next several months. He
is presently at sea south of Port Elizabeth but has not yet had a
chance to set up his station and antennas...
Again this year he is operating aboard the Desert Diamond and his
tour of duty is expected to be between five and seven months. They
will be based out of Cape Town and working in an area from south of
Cape Town to East London in an area that covers approximately ten
grid squares. Depending on fishing conditions, every three to four
weeks they will go in to Cape Town for a short period to unload...
SOURCE: Hal, ZS6WB, via Reflector

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Hermann, DL2NUD, and Joachim, DL9MS, are preparing an 144 MHz
Expedition to Tanzania (5H). Both will try to activate the Squares
KI93RU and KI94RA during the 2 weeks trip. Joachim informed
MMMonVHF that their first goal will be 144 MHz EME and maybe some
MS (pse write to Joachim in advance if you wants to have a sked)
and as well some HF and 50 MHz work. The planned RIG/QRGs: 50 MHz:
3el / 300W / NO EME - 144MHz: 24el XP / BEKO PA with EME Power
EMEQRG: 144.144 MHz (if QRM .120 MHz), 5H tx 1st - 432MHz: not
planned until now! The group will try to transfer updates and again
a Log to MMMonVHF. More details will be spread as closer to the
trip. SUBSCRIBE the News http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=2440
By the way, all QSL s from the last trip of H4 H44 and VK4 are
send out by Hermann meantime!
SOURCE: tnx Joachim, DL9MS, and Hermann DL2NUD, direct to MMMonVHF

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Camb-Hams are QRV on Harris DX Pedition 2009 (IO67) until end
of these week (25th) - LATEST NEWS from KST-Chat / DXC:
bLATEST NEWS from KST-Chat / DXC, dated 2009-04-24:/b
11:44:30Z GS3PYE/P Gavin CQ FSK on 144.376 SE from IO67 for
the last few hours...
12:21:33Z GS3PYE/P Gavin Yes 144.320 PYE 2nd
13:05:42Z GS3PYE/P Gavin CQ FSK on 144.376 2nd SE from IO67
SOURCE: tnx Gavin, M1BXF, on KST Chat and direct to MMMonVHF

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Matej, OK1TEH, did setup a new list of stations qrv next Reg.1
Contest... You be able to find Matejs CONTEST-Page at:
http://www.darkside.cz/qrv.php Meantime stations from following
DL, F, I, LY, SP, UR and YU SOURCE: Matej, OK1TEH and OK2KKW
If you have an interest to place your announce at Matejs page,
related to your participation in the next large VUSHF Contest,
join this QRV list please and/or send info in case of rare Sqr
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/kontact.php SOURCE: The MMMonVHF Team

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F/LA0BY/p Contest activity from JN24PE
There is a good chance I will participate in the next contest on
2/3 May on 144 MHz. The location will be the Mt Ventoux near
Avignon, in the locator JN24PE. Due to the high altitude of
almost 1900 m, I need a little bit of luck with the weather.
Equipment will be an IC-706 with PA about 120 W, and a single
9-ele-F9FT yagi. It is not a big station but the superb location
should help to achieve some long distance contacts. I hope I can
be reached by SMS (mob +33-6-86913388) at the site or in advance
via mail la0by"at"nrrl.no. 73, Stefan (F/LA0BY)
SOURCE: tnx to Stefan, F/LA0BY direct to MMMonVHF

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Slava, US2YW, did announce on KST-chat that he might be QRV from
KN38 on May 2 and 3. As well in the past Slava did activate that
rare Square and was qrv during Contests and as well on MS on 2m
SOURCE: Slava, US2YW, via KST-Chat

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YO5KAI club will organize every year on the first full weekend
of May the Cupa Napoca Contest. In 2009, this will be on the 2nd
and 3rd of May. The contest begins Saturday at 1400 UTC and ends
Sunday at 1400 UTC. Please do find the total Rules Sheet he
http://www.mrasz.hu/fooldal/regoldal...paNapocaEn.pdf
SOURCE: Jani, HA5CRX, on behalf of the MMMonVHF Team

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Hello, I will spend a holiday week in IN77tt square, nearby
Eckmühl lighthouse in south Brittany, from april 27th to may 2nd.
I plan to be active on 6 and 2 meters, with a low power portable
station, between 06h00 and 08h00 TU every morning and maybe more.
Tropo contacts with north of Spain and south of England should
be possible in case of good propagation conditions. Best 73 de
Jean-Loup, F8DYR (f8dyr"at"aliceadsl"dot"fr)
SOURCE: tnx Jean-Loup, F8DYR, direct to MMMonVHF

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Yuri, UT1FG, again active as UT1FG/MM - LATEST News abt the
position of Yuri, taken from DXC, dated 2009-04-23/24:
KA9CFD 50110.0 UT1FG/MM fl06en40 0001 23 Apr
K4RX 50110.0 UT1FG/MM EL75 55 peaking 1246 24 Apr
SOURCE: DX Cluster System transfered by Guy, DL8EBW

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Charlie/MM0GNS, Willie/GM4ZNC and Rodger/GM3JOB will be active
as MS0TJT/p from the Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides (EU-008) on
3-8 May. They hope to be QRV on 80-6 metres, and plan to operate
mainly SSB, with a little CW and PSK. QSL via GM4ZNC.
SOURCE: [TNX GM3JOB] via David, BRS25429 on the UKSMG Announce

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Japy DX will be also active in same period in 6 m. and 2 m. for
AVHFC at Rock of Sao Domingos in partnership with local PY4HP
team. The joined station won editions of the national contests
CB144 and LABRE UHF on that location, GG77ah. It is expected
some test transmissions in 220 MHz or 1,2 GHz. Read more at abt
the Araucaria VHF Contest 2009:
http://www.avhfc.com/rules/avhfc_ee.pdf
SOURCE: tnx to Flavio, PY2ZX

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Giordano/IK0XFD, Alberto/IK0ZCW, Andrea/IZ0EHO, Vincenzo/IZ0FKE
Alberto/IZ0FMA and Claudio/IZ0GKX will be active as ID9N from
Vulcano Island (EU-017) on 25-30 April. They plan to operate CW
SSB and digital modes on 160-6 metres, with a focus on the low
bands. QSL via IZ0GKN. Further information can be found at
http://www.id9n.com SOURCE: [TNX IZ0EHO] via 425 DX News #937

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Koji, JI1LET will be active as JI1LET/JD1 from Chichijima
(AS-031), Ogasawara from 29 April to 5 May. He plans to
operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 40-10 metres, and on 6 metres.
QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
SOURCE: [TNX JI1LET] via [425ENG] 425 DX News #937

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Members of the NA-128 Contest Group will activate the special
callsign CG2ØØI (Charly Golf Two Hundred India) from Ile Verte
(NA-128, CIsA QC-015, Grid FN58) between July 23-26th, including
an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 25-26th), to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of the lighthouse (ARLHS CAN-244,
WLOTA 1404). Operators mentioned are Frank/VA2RC, Martin/VA2ZO,
Eric/VE2EDA, Dany/VE2EBK, Jean/VE2FSK, Steve/VE2TKH, Martin/VE2MTK
and Guy/VE2QRA. The group will operate many stations from the
lighthouse keeper's quarters on all bands (160-6 meters) and all
major modes (AO-51, SSB, CW and RTTY/PSK31). During the IOTA
Contest, a station will be dedicated to the contest exclusively
on SBB or CW. The QSL is via VE2CQ, direct or Bureau. Note:
NA-128 is made up of more than 45 islands, rocks and smaller
reefs and more than half of them are accessible for future
NA-128 expeditions.
SOURCE: [VE2EBK] via ICPO Bulletin (April 16 - 24, 2009)

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ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL EVENT
http://home.comcast.net/~dzabawa/ThirteenColonies.htm
July 1st-4th 2009 NY (K2A)-NJ (K2I)-RI (K2C)-GA (K2G)-PA (K2M)
NH (K2K)-SC (K2L)-VA (K2B)-CT (K2D)-DE (K2E)-MD (K2F)-MA (K2H)
NC (K2J) 1300 UTC July 1st to 0400 UTC July 5th 2009, all 13
1776 original colonies will be on the air. One S.E. station per
Colony state... 2 meter and 6 meter simplex is encouraged.
SOURCE: via the ICPO Bulletin (April 16 - 24, 2009)

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Juergen,DL1IAI/p, will become active from Borkum Island (JO33)
between Apr 27 and May 18. He will also try to activate the
club station DL0BRF on the lightvessel "Borkumriff" in SSB and
maybe also PSK31/RTTY on 80m-2m during this time. Please QSL
ONLY via bureau. Please check also: http://www.dl1iai.de
SOURCE: [DXNL] DXNL 1620 (Apr 22, 2009)

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USA, SPECIAL EVENT STATION K6P AIRED - Members of the clubs
"Sonoma County ACS" and "Sonoma Mountain Repeater Society"
(SMRS) are going to activate the special event station K6P on
14260, 7260, 7050 and 146910 kHz during the "Butter&Egg Day
Parade" in Petaluma on Apr 25 from 1600-2300 UTC. QSL via
KE6LPO, Matt Ilonummi, Box 2922, Petaluma, CA 94953-2922,USA
SOURCE: [DXNL] DXNL 1620 (Apr 22, 2009)

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Railway stations award activity by the Radio Club Quilmes
LU4DQ, from the Gomez station DEF 134 D (35°4'4"S 58°10'0"W).
In the 60th anniversary of the RC Quilmes, activity program,
the RC (LU4DQ), will be aired on April 25th. This station is
on the Gral Roca Railway company and formerly joined until
the 80's, the cities La Plata and de Mar del Plata. Activity
valid for the Railway stations award "Diploma Estaciones
Ferroviarias". Reference: DEF 134 D. QRV HF bands, using SSB
and CW, and VHF through local repeaters and on 145.390 Mhz.
SOURCE: [F5NQL] via ICPO Bulletin (April 23 - May 01, 2009)]

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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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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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