welcome to the northern california dx club march 17, 2011 march 17, 2011 ncdxc march 17, 2011
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Welcome to theWelcome to theNorthern California DX ClubNorthern California DX Club
March 17, 2011March 17, 2011
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Tonight’s AgendaTonight’s Agenda
• Club Business
– Introduction of members - your latest DX exploits?– Introduction of New Members or applications?– Membership Update– DX news– DX Alert – Emergency frequencies for Japan Relief– QST’s
• Feature Presentation - DXpedition to Palestine – E4X
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DXCC RaffleDXCC Raffle
Tonight’s Raffle Prizes
* Alpha Delta 4B 4 Position Switch
* MAHA MH-C9000 AA/AAA Charger
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Introduction of Members & Introduction of Members & GuestsGuests
• Let’s Go Around the room…
– Introduce yourself & any guests
– Tell us what new or interesting DX you have recently worked
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New Members?New Members?
• Secretary’s Report– John, K6YP
– John has member applications– New membership voting?– Live membership voting?
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The DXerThe DXer
• Editor – Phil Verinsky, W6TQG
• Please help Phil by contributing content:
– articles
– photos– moving up the DX ladder
• First Rig Article Competition?
QSTQST(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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Due to the Japanese earthquake/tsunami disaster,it is recommended/suggested to please stay clear ofthe following emergency frequencies:
Operators JARL and Volunteers:3520-3530, 7025-7035, 14090-14110, 21190- 21200,28190-28210, 50100, 51000, 14100, 14500, 430100 &433000 kHz.
DXpedition Operators:Please kindly consider QSX freq & RTTY frequencies.
It is also suggested to stay away from the IARURegion 3 Emergency Centre of Activity frequencies:3600, 7110, 14300, 18160 and 21360 kHz.
DX NEWSDX NEWS(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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The PJ Story
PJ2, PJ4 & PJ9 were ONE entity made up of the islands ofBONAIRE and CURACAO.
PJ5-8 were ONE entity made up of the islands ofST. MAARTEN, SABA and ST. EUSTATIUS.
As of 10-10-10, the above TWO entities were “DELETED.”The NEW entities as of 10-10-10 are:
PJ2 is a NEW entity consisting of just CURACAO.PJ4 is a NEW entity consisting of just BONAIRE.PJ5/PJ6 is a NEW entity consisting of the TWO islands of SABA and ST. EUSTATIUS.
DX NEWSDX NEWS(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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The PJ Story continued…….
PJ7 is a NEW entity consisting of just ST. MAARTEN.So, we had TWO deletions and FOUR additions.
The Pre - 10-10-10 total CURRENT country count was 338.TWO were deleted, reducing the count to 336.FOUR were added making the NEW current country count 340.
The ALL TIME possible country count is now 400.To qualify for the HONOR ROLL, you must now have 331 confirmed.
DX NEWSDX NEWS
(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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S21YZ - BANGLADESHAnnouncing a DXpedition to S2, Bangladesh, #14 MostWanted in North America
We will begin operations by March 17, 2011 and will run until March 30th. We will activate 160-10m including the WARC bands using modes: SSB, CW, and RTTY. We will erect high gain antennas, use filtering and receive antennas, and run amplifiers at 4 stations, 24hours a day. We have a new and improved QTH and will focuson the low bands to maximize this time of year
Also, we intend to listen carefully to the needs of the DX communityduring the operation by monitoring the activity on our website(coming soon), and other social media outlets for band openings,and dialogue with the radio community
DX NEWSDX NEWS
9N – NEPALPlease note that there are some operations now and in the next few weeks from Nepal. Kees, PA5CW was on 15 CW from 9N1AA for a short time. DO NOT QSL TO 9N1AA or to N4AA QSL the PA5CW operation via PA5CW only.
VU4PB - ANDAMANThe DXpedition to Andaman is set to begin on Tuesday, March 15 and run to March 29. Here is some late information. Prasad, VU2PTT has revised some of the operating frequencies due to the Japanese Emergency Activities.
(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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DX NEWSDX NEWS(DX Info Courtesy of QRZ DX Newsletter)
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EL - LIBERIASilvano, I2YSB, Vinicio, IK2CIO; Angelo, IK2CKR; Marcello, IK2DIA and Stefano, IK2HKT will be active March31 to April 31. The call sign has not been announced yet. The Pilot station for the team is Art, IK7JWY. They plan to have 3 stations on HF and one for 6 with a beacon and cubical quad antenna. Plans call for 80-6 CW/SSB/RTTY and an on-line log search will be provided by IH9GPI. QSL via I2YSB. The web site is: <http://www.i2ysb.com>.
4W3A - TIMOR LESTERanked at number 46 in the 2010 Most Wanted Survey, an operation by David, VK2CZ is scheduled for the CQ WPX SSB contest March 26-27. David says it will be an all band, low power operation. QSL direct to MØOXO.
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Path to 4W3A – Timor LestePath to 4W3A – Timor Leste
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QSTsQSTs
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IDXC Update 2011IDXC Update 2011
April 14-17 2011April 14-17 2011
www.DXConvention.org
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NCDXC Net & W6TINCDXC Net & W6TI
• On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL 110.9
• Informal net currently Thursday evenings at 8 PM
• Now also Sunday evening at 8 PM!
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NCDXC Club StoreNCDXC Club Store
• Check out the club store on the web site: http://ncdxc.org/
• T-Shirts
• Coffee Mugs
• Mouse Pads
• Stickers
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Additional QSTsAdditional QSTs
• Does anyone have any other short announcements they would like to make?
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Feature PresentationFeature Presentation
E4X DXpedition to Palestine
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RAFFLERAFFLETIME!TIME!
• Does anyone need tickets before we start?
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Thanks for Coming Tonight!Thanks for Coming Tonight!