Arcala Radio, OG8X

The station OG8X, located within the aurora oval, is signed up for M2 category entry in the CQ WPX Contest from the small village of Arcala at 65 degrees North where temperatures still run below freezing.

Arcala Extremes is an alliance of serious contesters typically heading South but now they have made plans to face an ultimate challenge. Change North and South and hit the pot over the next few years when new Cycle 24 makes signals travel that far North. OG8X signals will be fluttery, coming with the sound of Northern Lights.

Here's the gang behind Arcala Extremes; OH1WZ, OH2BH, OH2IW, OH2MM, OH2UA, OH4JFN, OH6KN, OH7EA and OH8NC.

Ham Radio Deluxe v4.0

From the HRD Ham Radio Deluxe website: Version 4.0 has been released. For the rest of 2008 v4.0 will be in maintenance mode - bugs fixed, support enhanced but no new major features. The aim is to ship 4.0 as a stable release of HRD until mid-2009.

At the same time new features will be added to version 4.2. There is a lot to do:

* DM780: HamDRM, FSK, SSTV modes (B&W, PD, Robot)
* HRD: Better support for TS-2000 and TS-480
* HRD: Correct support problems for other radios
* HRD: Better rotator support - add more rotators
* A new Satellite Tracking program
* And much, much more

The main project is the Satellite Tracking where the current HRD satellite tracking will be made standalone. With the prospect of the German P3E High Earth Orbit satellite being launched in 2008 thngs are looking up on the satellite front.

Antenna Construction by Chris M0EEG

Just to relax ears and eyes...

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Send your name to the Moon

Sign up to send your name to the moon. Names will be collected and placed onboard the LRO spacecraft for its historic mission bringing NASA back to the moon. You will also receive a certificate showcasing your support of the mission. The deadline is June 27, 2008 for the submission of names. LRO's objectives are to find safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology. Click here to add your name.

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Rockall: if you can't hear them, read them

Un bel ricordo del 2004

Non ricordavo nemmeno più questa foto, scattata da Ian G3TMA (e presente sul sito da JA1QXY) mentre affronto con Derek G3KHZ (che ha in mano il permesso di sbarco) il viaggio che ci porterà a Pulau Satang Besar per quella attività dal Borneo dell'ormai lontano 2004. Ian era stato nostro compagno di avventura su Pulau Muara Besar (OC-165) ma decise di non unirsi a noi per l'operazione da OC-184. Da allora Derek ha continuato a divertirsi andando per tre anni di fila nelle isole P29 mentre io ho appeso il cappello al chiodo avendo una famiglia che non concede certe avventure. E' stato per me piacevole trovare su Internet, a seguito di una normale ricerca, questa immagine che mi riporta ad uno dei momenti più piacevoli della mia vita radioamatoriale.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Game Special Event Amateur Radio Station

The stations consist of 5 callsigns -- BT1OB, BT1OJ, BT1OH, BT1OY, BT1ON, which represent the 5 Beijing Olympic Games symbols -- Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini. The operation period is : 18, May 2008 to 17, September 2008. The stations accept BURO cards or direct to QSL manager: BA4EG. The cards will be sent out start from October, 2008. The Award Rules will come out soon. Check the website

Weather fax & JT65

Continuo a dilettarmi con i modi digitali ed ecco riesumato il weather fax, con cui mi sono cimentato per tanto tempo nel passato. Questa è una mappa ricavata grazie a JVCOMM32 (versione unregistered) decodificando il segnale di Hamburg Meteo a 13882 kHz (120/576 per i dettagli della trasmissione).

Questa invece è la copia dei nominativi ricevuti in JT65 usando Multipsk. La frequenza è 14.0755 Khz USB. Un altro modo decodificato grazie a questo bel software completo ma, a mio avviso, molto "incasinato" nella presentazione.

Questo per dimostrare che c'è veramente tanto nel variegato mondo della radio. Per tutti i gusti e accessibile a tutti. A volte basta un po' di pazienza, girare in rete per cercare le info giuste ed un software, meglio se gratuito. La radio ovviamente fa parte del nostro shack. Quando c'è un po' di stanchezza per le HF basta girare il VFO ed ascoltare altre frequenze per continuare il divertimento.

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MM/K9AJ/P Rockall EU-189 website

From the MM/K9AJ/P Rockall website: "As is clearly evident, there is not much room atop Rockall to erect large beam antennas. Through much planning and logistics, Mike will use a Yaesu FT100D powered by two 115A Deep Cycle batteries. Aerial will be a simple vertical with radials thrown over the rock. He will use 20 and 40m only. Mike is mostly a CW operator so expect the majority of QSO’s to be that mode. An FT897 will be used as a backup rig." and also: "On May 12, at 08:30z the Elinca leaves for Rockall. Should weather/sea state conditions be kind, they will head straight to Rockall, a journey which takes approx 30 hours."

The website has been "closed": access is allowed only with password. Sri guys !

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