Old "Traffic News" messages
OR75NUTS
11-12-2019
Submitted by: ON4CAS
Qsl info: ON4GDV P.O. Box 11 B-4800 Verviers 1 or via the UBA qsl office.
Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Month
15-10-2019
Submitted by: ON4CAS
The entire month of December several youngsters will become active with YOTA as suffix in the callsign. The idea for this is to show the amateur radio hobby to youth and to encourage youngsters to be active on the ham radio waves. Give a demonstration in a school or local club, gather together with your friends, grab a pizza and make some QSOs or enjoy a great pile-up. Let us all show this great hobby to the world!Feel free to make a QSO with the youngsters, they are happy to get some attention and exchange information. Licensed and unlicensed youth will be making QSOs, be aware this could be their first radio contact ever and give them a chance to experience a possible new hobby.
Check out this webpage.
ON4EI (EI8GQB/EI7T) CQ WW DX SSB Contest - October 2018
11-10-2018
Submitted by: ON6TI
Olivier, ON4EI, is back again in Ireland from 21 to 31 October 2018 to operate EI8GQB and EI7T during the CQ WW DX SSB contest (27-28 October).
Having been first in Europe several times in the CQ WW WPX and CQ WW DX contests, Olivier recently won the title of world champion of the IARU World Championship contest 2018 (preliminary results) in the single operator, low power, all band, phone only category.
It is interesting to note that Olivier takes part in the contests using mainly green energy, based on solar panels and a wind generator, to activate his temporary 'Field-Day-like' antenna park composed of:
- Inverted L antenna 16mV / 24mH for 160-80m + 32 radials (20m).
- Inverted V dipole antenna for 160-80m-40m bands.
- ¼ wave vertical monopole for 40m + 16 radials (10m).
- 80m long beverage RX antenna East-West directional.
- Spiderbeam & Mosley TA33Jr antennas for 20/15/10m bands.
- 2 transceivers Elecraft K3 + P3 for SO2R 100W activation.
- 2*220Ah battery bank + 180W solar panel and 400W wind generator.
For these dates, please QSL EI7T via LOTW or via PA3249, his QSL manager: https://www.qrzcq.com/call/PA3249 (direct or bureau).
You can meet him on the air or follow his one-man expedition on https://www.qrz.com/db/ei8gqb
ENIGMA RELOADED 2018
21-09-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
“ENIGMA RELOADED 2018"Fifth Edition
from September, 28th to October, 6th
The main goal of the Enigma Event is to promote as much radioamateur’s activity as possible all over the world, celebrating the history of the Enigma cipher machine and its crucial role in the outcome of World War II, and spreading the knowledge of those key people who contributed to its decryption.
The fifth edition of "Enigma Reloaded" event will take place in two steps :
- From 28 th September to 05 th October, Italian and foreign Amateur radio stations registered as "Activator stations” will ensure the activation of their radio stations in order to allow to the participants getting their scores for the "Enigma Award" Contest.
- On October, 6th, the final event’s day, the Activator Stations will exchange predefined CW messages previously encyphred by a real or emulated Enigma machine.
All details and rules are available on the official website : www.enigma-reloaded.it (english version: http://www.enigma-reloaded.it/index_eng.html )
Project made possible by:
A.R.I. - Italian Amateur Radio Association - Radio Club of Fidenza, PR - ITALY
Technical Naval Museum of La Spezia, Italy
Cultural Association "Rover Joe" - Fidenza (PR, Italy)
A.R.M.I. - Marine Italian Amateur Radio Association
As mentioned above, we believe that is mainly interest all Ham Radio operators , so please notify it to your associated OM and /or your webmaster/website .
Best regards and 73's de
Cristiano Cornini , IW4CLV
A.R.I. Fidenza Radio Club President
www.arifidenza.it
E6ET
05-09-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
5B4ALX will be active from Niue (OC-040) from march 18, 2019 until april 2, 2019.
During the CQ WPX SSB Contest he will be active as SO20LP (100W out) Not Assisted !!
Equipment :
2x Icom IC-7300 + solid state amplifier
2x 30A switching
Laptop (running Wintest)
Laptop (running FT8 dxped software)
Antennas :
6m : Mono Quad @ 8mh
10m : Mono Quad @ 8mh
15m : Mono Quad @ 8mh
17/20m : Homemade 1/2 wave Vertical Antenna
30/40/60m : Homemade 1/2 wave Vertical Antenna
160m : to be defined
Bands : 6/10/15/17/20/30/40/60/160m
(for 6m activities – WWLOC : AH50)
Mode : SSB-CW-RTTY-FT8
More info on his website http://www.5b4alx.cloud/e6et-niue-2019/
Activation OP18A
01-08-2018
Submitted by: ON7YD
Le radio Club ON7LU sera active (en HF) OP18A pour la commémoration de la Grande Guerre 14-18. Il sera à Rossignol au mois d'Août 2018.
Calendrier:
Le 04 et 05 Août 2018
Le 11 et 12 Août 2018
Le 18 et 19 Août 2018
Le 25 et 26 Août 2018
Logbook: http://www.hrdlog.net/Viewlogbook.aspx?user=OP18
Info: ON3LX
PA6IOT
08-07-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
Een team radioamateurs bestaande uit :DD2CW (Jef - sectiek NOK), PA3AXC (Cees), en ON3UN (Dirk - sectie NOK)
Zullen actief zijn van 27/07 t.e.m. 03/08/2018 op het eiland Texel (EU-Ø38) met de call PA6IOT (Papa Alfa Six Island of Texel).
Activiteiten op alle banden(80 – 6 meter) in CW en SSB.
QSL bureau via ON3UN.
Deelname aan de IOTA contest 28 – 29 juli
CN2KW
08-07-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
Claude ON4KWT sera actif au Maroc avec l’indicatif marocain CN2KW
à partir du 15 Juillet 2018 jusque 25 Aout 2018
Voici le détail des fréquences :
+/- 3.635 Mhtz le soir
+/- 7.095 Mhtz ou 7.135Mhtz de 9h a 12 h UTC
+/- 14.260Mhtz de 12 h a 16 h UTC
à partir du 15 Juillet 2018 jusque 25 Aout 2018
Voici le détail des fréquences :
+/- 3.635 Mhtz le soir
+/- 7.095 Mhtz ou 7.135Mhtz de 9h a 12 h UTC
+/- 14.260Mhtz de 12 h a 16 h UTC
EI8GQB – EI7T
08-07-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
After many European SSB successes during the CQ WW WPX, CQ WW DX and the IARU World Champions contests in single operator low power category, Olivier ON4EI is back again to activate EI8GQB (8th-18th July) and EI7T (14th-15th July) during the IARU World Championship.He aims to be amongst the top 3 in the world.
Follow his activities on http://www.qrz.com/db/EI8GQB.
Equipment:
Inverted L 16m V/24m H monopole for 160 & 80m + 32 radials.
Inverted V dipole for 160-80m-40m bands.
80m long beverage RX antenna East-West directional.
Spiderbeam & Mosley TA33Jr antennas for 20/15/10m bands.
Transceivers: 2 x Elecraft K3 + P3 SO2R 100W.
500Ah battery bank + 180W solar panel and 400W wind generator.
QSL MANAGER: PA3249
GR9RW Royal Wedding - Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle.
29-04-2018
Submitted by: ON7SS
GR9RW Royal Wedding - Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle.
The First Use of the “GR9” prefix in the United Kingdom.
GR9RW 19th – 23rd May 2018
Ofcom has issued this unique ‘Special Event Callsign’ to be used from 19th to 23rd May inclusive, and we believe it may be the first time that the ‘GR9’ prefix has ever been active.
The special callsign GR9RW will be active for five days in May to mark the occasion of the Royal Wedding between HRH. Prince Harry and Ms. Megan Markle is due to take place on 19th May 2018 at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in England. This commemorative amateur radio station will be operated by members of the Cray Valley Radio Society from their shack in Eltham, south-east London, UK.
GR9RW will primarily use SSB and CW, and additionally FM on the VHF and UHF bands. Two HF stations and one VHF station will be active and will cover all bands from 80m to 70cm. A very special QSL card will be sent on request, and cards can also be requested via OQRS.
Please see the club’s web site www.cvrs.org for further detail and look on the QRZ page for GR9RW for details of the station and how to obtain the special QSL card. Up to date information will also be posted on the Cray Valley Radio Society Twitter feed: @G3RCV.
For further information about the Royal Wedding itself please take a look at the following website https://www.royal.uk/royal-wedding-2018
The First Use of the “GR9” prefix in the United Kingdom.
GR9RW 19th – 23rd May 2018
Ofcom has issued this unique ‘Special Event Callsign’ to be used from 19th to 23rd May inclusive, and we believe it may be the first time that the ‘GR9’ prefix has ever been active.
The special callsign GR9RW will be active for five days in May to mark the occasion of the Royal Wedding between HRH. Prince Harry and Ms. Megan Markle is due to take place on 19th May 2018 at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in England. This commemorative amateur radio station will be operated by members of the Cray Valley Radio Society from their shack in Eltham, south-east London, UK.
GR9RW will primarily use SSB and CW, and additionally FM on the VHF and UHF bands. Two HF stations and one VHF station will be active and will cover all bands from 80m to 70cm. A very special QSL card will be sent on request, and cards can also be requested via OQRS.
Please see the club’s web site www.cvrs.org for further detail and look on the QRZ page for GR9RW for details of the station and how to obtain the special QSL card. Up to date information will also be posted on the Cray Valley Radio Society Twitter feed: @G3RCV.
For further information about the Royal Wedding itself please take a look at the following website https://www.royal.uk/royal-wedding-2018
