(Araucaria) [newsletter em vp6dx.com] VP6DX News #16- 2008 Feb 15

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 VP6DX News #16- 2008 Feb 15


 News #16- 2008 Feb 15 11:00z

 Directly from Ducie Island:

 ARRL DX CW contest starts soon. VP6DX will participate in a limited 
fashion:

 * On the CW contest bands 160, 80, 40, 20 15 and 10, we probably will not 
be at
 the "normal" frequencies. Operators will pick a frequency based on band
 conditions. Each operator will make his own decisions about split vs 
simplex
 operation, depending on the situation at the time.

 * We will answer ALL callers (USA/VE and others), and send our contest 
exchange
 and log the exchanges received from contest participants.

 * We won't be chasing multipliers and will not be able to handle pass 
requests.
 If another band is open at all, we should have a signal there. Quick QSYs 
to
 check non-open bands are time-consuming (manual filter and antenna changes) 
and
 not a good use of our time on the island.

 Meanwhile, other radios will be on non-contest bands and band segments; 
e.g.,
 20m SSB or 30m RTTY. These non-contest segment operations will continue as 
they
 have the last few days: split operations, with priority to difficult 
propagation
 paths.

 We anticipate no 20m RTTY or 40m SSB during the contest.

 The contest ends at Feb 17/2359z and it will be late afternoon (4pm) here. 
40m
 will be just opening to Europe, and the low bands will open during the next
 three hours.

 Comparison 80m CW / 75m SSB
 ***************************
 The VP6DX team asks for reports about the signals produced on 80m CW and 
75m
 SSB. Please send us your observations via the contact form on our homepage
 http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/contactus/index.php.

 Online Log
 **********
 The second update of the online log is available. There are 47,534 QSOs in 
our
 database, last QSO dating 2008-Feb-15 06:14:19 UTC.

 QSO Statistics
 **************
 QSO Statistics are available on our website. Have a look at
 http://ducie2008.dl1mgb.com/qsostatistics/index.php to see different 
statistics
 which are based on the log database.



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 possible and DXers bring it to the attention of their clubs and fellow 
DXers.