14DA/MA-119 Gwin Zegal Island, Log
August 29, 2009 by Darren
| PROG TX | DATE | GMT | CALLSIGN | FREQ | MODE | RST |
| 001 | 12.08.09 | 7H12 | 14DA049 | 27.580 | USB | 5/1 |
| 002 | 12.08.09 | 7H16 | 14RI107 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 003 | 12.08.09 | 7H22 | 14ES022 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 004 | 12.08.09 | 7H23 | 14SD049 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 005 | 12.08.09 | 7H24 | 14AT047 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 006 | 12.08.09 | 7H24 | 14DX181 | 27.580 | USB | 5/3, 5/8 |
| 007 | 12.08.09 | 7H24 | 14AT369 | 27.580 | USB | 4/0 |
| 008 | 12.08.09 | 7H25 | 14W109 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 009 | 12.08.09 | 7H25 | 14DX461 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5, 5/9 |
| 010 | 12.08.09 | 7H48 | 14LAY011 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 011 | 12.08.09 | 7H56 | 14HD001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 012 | 12.08.09 | 7H57 | 14AT014 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 013 | 12.08.09 | 7H58 | 19SD265 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 014 | 12.08.09 | 7H59 | 1AT993 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 015 | 12.08.09 | 8H00 | 14FR310 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 016 | 12.08.09 | 8H01 | 14HR062 | 27.580 | USB | 5/3 |
| 017 | 12.08.09 | 8H03 | 14HV030 | 27.580 | USB | 5/3 |
| 018 | 12.08.09 | 8H04 | 26DX047 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 019 | 12.08.09 | 8H12 | 14AT063 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 020 | 12.08.09 | 8H14 | 19AT106 | 27.580 | USB | 5/3 |
| 021 | 12.08.09 | 8H14 | 14AT072 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 022 | 12.08.09 | 8H15 | 14RI040 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 023 | 12.08.09 | 8H22 | 13PA001 | 27.580 | USB | 3/1 |
| 024 | 12.08.09 | 8H34 | 14DA101 | 27.580 | USB | 5/1 |
| 025 | 12.08.09 | 8H36 | 30/14KW605 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 026 | 12.08.09 | 8H39 | 14ED128 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 027 | 12.08.09 | 8H41 | 1AT148 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 028 | 12.08.09 | 8H45 | 14AT158 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0, 5/5 |
| 029 | 12.08.09 | 9H07 | 13LD001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/1 |
| 030 | 12.08.09 | 9H31 | 14IF5004 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 031 | 12.08.09 | 10H10 | 14AT596 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 032 | 12.08.09 | 10H30 | 328SD105 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 033 | 12.08.09 | 10H33 | 35SD079 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 034 | 12.08.09 | 10H35 | 14FR011 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 035 | 12.08.09 | 10H48 | 14FR062 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 036 | 12.08.09 | 10H52 | 14IR101/P | 27.580 | USB | 4/0 |
| 037 | 12.08.09 | 11H14 | 14AT154 | 27.580 | USB | 5/0 |
| 038 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 039 | 16.08.09 | 7H21 | 1AT324 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 040 | 16.08.09 | 7H28 | 14FAT123 | 27.570 | USB | 5/5, 5/7 |
| 041 | 16.08.09 | 7H34 | 1AT191 | 27.570 | USB | 5/6, 5/8 |
| 042 | 16.08.09 | 7H36 | 14AT118 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7 |
| 043 | 16.08.09 | 7H40 | 14FAT106 | 27.570 | USB | 5/1 |
| 044 | 16.08.09 | 7H41 | 14DA058/P | 27.570 | USB | 3/0 |
| 045 | 16.08.09 | 7H49 | 14RI308 | 27.570 | USB | 5/8 |
| 046 | 16.08.09 | 7H58 | 1LR081 | 27.570 | USB | 5/1 |
| 047 | 16.08.09 | 8H02 | 14FR003/P | 27.570 | USB | 5/0 |
| 048 | 16.08.09 | 8H10 | 14IR184/P | 27.590 | USB | 2/0 |
| 049 | 16.08.09 | 8H14 | 14YC029 | 27.570 | USB | 5/6 |
| 050 | 16.08.09 | 8H19 | 161?????? | 27.570 | USB | 5/8 |
| 051 | 16.08.09 | 8H22 | 161AT142 | 27.570 | USB | 5/6 |
| 052 | 16.08.09 | 8H25 | 21AT101 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 053 | 16.08.09 | 8H27 | 161DX012 | 27.570 | USB | 5/8 |
| 054 | 16.08.09 | 8H28 | 161AT427 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7 |
| 055 | 16.08.09 | 8H30 | 161EX016 | 27.570 | USB | 5/3 |
| 056 | 16.08.09 | 8H34 | 14FDX050 | 27.570 | USB | 5/0, 5/7 |
| 057 | 16.08.09 | 8H38 | 161PLCB255 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 058 | 16.08.09 | 8H39 | 21DX014 | 27.570 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 059 | 16.08.09 | 8H51 | 165CM102 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 060 | 16.08.09 | 9H03 | 161OD055 | 27.570 | USB | 5/5 |
| 061 | 16.08.09 | 9H09 | 161DX018 | 27.570 | USB | 3/0 |
| 062 | 16.08.09 | 9H11 | 161EX163 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7 |
| 063 | 16.08.09 | 9H13 | 13IR121 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7 |
| 064 | 16.08.09 | 9H16 | 47PL122 | 27.570 | USB | 5/40+ |
| 065 | 16.08.09 | 9H17 | 14GT262 | 27.570 | USB | 4/1 |
| 066 | 16.08.09 | 9H26 | 14AW047 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 067 | 16.08.09 | 9H32 | 161EX015 | 27.570 | USB | 5/6 |
| 068 | 16.08.09 | 9H33 | 47DX047 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 069 | 16.08.09 | 9H35 | 13AT112 | 27.570 | USB | 5/3 |
| 070 | 16.08.09 | 9H36 | 161AT137 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7 |
| 071 | 16.08.09 | 9H37 | 13MU117 | 27.570 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 072 | 16.08.09 | 9H39 | 161DX016 | 27.570 | USB | 5/7, 5/9 |
| 073 | 16.08.09 | 10H07 | 13AT027/EU042 | 27.570 | USB | 5/9 |
| 074 | 16.08.09 | 10H10 | 13SD106 | 27.575 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 075 | 16.08.09 | 10H26 | 14AT759 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 076 | 16.08.09 | 10H39 | 161AT080 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 077 | 16.08.09 | 10H41 | 21TM555 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 078 | 16.08.09 | 10H57 | 14AT072 | 27.580 | USB | 3/1 |
| 079 | 16.08.09 | 11H20 | 13DN035 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 080 | 16.08.09 | 11H24 | 161FAT075 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 081 | 16.08.09 | 11H26 | 47DX054 | 27.580 | USB | 5/40+ |
| 082 | 16.08.09 | 11H31 | 13AT111 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 083 | 16.08.09 | 11H32 | 161DX037 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 084 | 16.08.09 | 11H34 | 161EE027 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 085 | 16.08.09 | 11H37 | 14RI029 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 086 | 16.08.09 | 11H41 | 19DX056 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 087 | 16.08.09 | 11H42 | 21GB067 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 088 | 16.08.09 | 11H43 | 19ECA4 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 089 | 16.08.09 | 11H45 | 13SD315 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 090 | 16.08.09 | 11H54 | 13DLR001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 091 | 16.08.09 | 11H57 | 13OT001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 092 | 16.08.09 | 11H58 | 13AT242 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 093 | 16.08.09 | 12H00 | 47AT124 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 094 | 16.08.09 | 12H02 | 161ZT414 | 27.580 | USB | 5/6 |
| 095 | 16.08.09 | 12H03 | 13AC024 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 096 | 16.08.09 | 12H04 | 47AT142 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 097 | 16.08.09 | 12H08 | 13OP022 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 098 | 16.08.09 | 12H12 | 108AT046 | 27.580 | USB | 5/30 |
| 099 | 16.08.09 | 12H14 | 13CC777 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 100 | 16.08.09 | 12H15 | 13EL121 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 101 | 16.08.09 | 12H16 | 14AT736 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 102 | 16.08.09 | 12H18 | 13AT113/P | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 103 | 16.08.09 | 12H20 | 13AT120 | 27.580 | USB | 5/10+ |
| 104 | 16.08.09 | 12H22 | 161TI007 | 27.580 | USB | 3/0 |
| 105 | 16.08.09 | 12H24 | 26NB352 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 106 | 16.08.09 | 12H35 | 19AC153/M | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 107 | 16.08.09 | 12H35 | 13AT127 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 108 | 16.08.09 | 12H37 | 14GT045 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 109 | 16.08.09 | 12H45 | 13OD002 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 110 | 16.08.09 | 12H50 | 14SD154 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 111 | 16.08.09 | 12H51 | 19SD104 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 112 | 16.08.09 | 12H52 | 16SD215 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5, 5/9 |
| 113 | 16.08.09 | 12H52 | 19SD102 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 114 | 16.08.09 | 12H53 | 14FAT268 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 115 | 16.08.09 | 12H53 | 13OT024 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 116 | 16.08.09 | 12H56 | 19AT510 | 27.580 | USB | 5/30+ |
| 117 | 16.08.09 | 12H58 | 13DC001 | 27.580 | — | 5/9 |
| 118 | 16.08.09 | 13H04 | 19HD001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 119 | 16.08.09 | 13H06 | 13DK101 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 120 | 16.08.09 | 13H07 | 14SD104 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 121 | 16.08.09 | 13H14 | 13DK001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 122 | 16.08.09 | 13H19 | 19SR079 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 123 | 16.08.09 | 13H20 | 161SM279 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 124 | 16.08.09 | 13H23 | 1SD002 | 27.580 | USB | 5/5 |
| 125 | 16.08.09 | 13H24 | 161/15IR076 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 126 | 16.08.09 | 13H25 | 14HV081 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 127 | 16.08.09 | 13H30 | 13DB077 | 27.580 | USB | 5/20+ |
| 128 | 16.08.09 | 13H36 | 109HA575 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 129 | 16.08.09 | 13H39 | 328/13LD001 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 130 | 16.08.09 | 13H41 | 328/14DA024 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 131 | 16.08.09 | 13H44 | 14VL5011 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 132 | 16.08.09 | 13H50 | 14KW142 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 133 | 16.08.09 | 13H57 | 14FAT116 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 134 | 16.08.09 | 13H59 | 14IAA017 | 27.580 | USB | 5/8 |
| 135 | 16.08.09 | 14H02 | 30DX401 | 27.580 | USB | 5/9 |
| 136 | 16.08.09 | 14H03 | 30SD013 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 137 | 16.08.09 | 14H04 | 30MC121/M | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
| 138 | 16.08.09 | 14H10 | 329FM005 | 27.580 | USB | 5/7 |
Welcome to 13DA121 Ralf
August 29, 2009 by Darren
Popular European DXer 13DA121 Ralf is the Dx Adventure Radio Club’s latest member from the Federal Republic of German and the second in a row from 13 Division.
Also a member of the Germany based Eagle Lads DX Group (13EL121), Ralf hails from the city of Duisburg in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. With the world’s biggest inland harbour and its proximity to Düsseldorf International Airport, Ralf’s QTH has become an important venue for commerce and steel production and is no doubt the gateway for any anticipated DX activity Ralf seeks to embark on in the future.
Renowned for his shrewd advice and extensive knowledge of old style rigs and a familiar contributor to the world’s radio forums, 13DA121 Ralf meet the terms of DA-RC’s membership criteria in the Leadership Category (See http://www.delta-alfa.com/about/become-a-member/ ). With this in mind, he certain to be a precious asset for other members who might be looking to update the radio shack benchtop with a new-fangled but older style transceiver in the future!
On top of enjoying the absolute comfort of his home shack with the mic of his President Lincoln in hand, 13DA121 Ralf enjoys mobile DXing and is passionate about teaming up with other DA-RC mates to achieve DXpedition success in the future. To date, Ralf has carried out holiday DXing in 327 and 161 Divisions respectively and, at the time of gaining membership with the club, was holidaying in Poland!
When he’s not roving Europe with a radio snuggled away in his luggage, or active on the world’s hobby forums offering counsel to other radio Communicologists suffering the frustrations of radio technics, Ralf enjoys travelling to the waterways around Duisburg, including the Ruhr and Rhine Rivers, for a spot of fishing — a past time which appears to be very widespread with other members of the club such as 43DA001 Darren, 224DA111 Donnie and 43DA020 Geoff.
DA-RC’s newest member also gets pleasure from working on his home computer with one of his chief interests being maintaining a thorough library of DX audio files and parading them on his superb You Tube page… http://www.youtube.com/user/13EL121
On behalf of the club, welcome to DA-RC, 13DA121 Ralf. It’s terrific having you as one of the team, mate!
14DA/CI Comtesse Island Log
August 26, 2009 by Darren
| CALLSIGN | R/S | GMT | DATE | MHZ |
| 14W109 | 3/0 | 7H49 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14DA049 | 3/0 | 7H50 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14AT824 | 3/0 | 7H52 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14AT118 | +60 | 7H53 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14IF5004 | 5/3 | 7H56 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14SD049 | 5/0 | 7H57 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14HD001 | 5/3 | 7H59 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 30IR046 | 5/9 | 8H01 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 30ARP002 | 5/5 | 8H19 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14AT014 | 4/0 | 8H22 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 14DA101 | 5/1 | 8H23 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 165CM102 | 5/7 | 9H13 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 30ET374 | 5/8 | 9H19 | 19/08/09 | 27.580 |
| 31FAT010 | 5/0 | 10H11 | 19/08/09 | 27.605 |
| 14DX181 | 3/0 | 10H44 | 19/08/09 | 27.605 |
Welcome to 13DA010 Ralf
August 24, 2009 by Darren
The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is pleased to introduce its latest member from Central Europe…13DA010 Ralf.
Ralf’s German QTH is the municipality of Morbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district Bernkastel-Wittlich, in the Hunsrück mountains, approximately 25 km south-east of Wittlich and 35 km east of Trier. The terrain here is rolling hills, superbly organized and maintained stretches of forest interspersed with manicured farmland.
A former member of the Sugar Delta and Florida Alfa Tango groups respectively, 13D
A010 Ralf is an admired and practised Freeband DXer and qualifies for DA-RC membership in the DX hunter category with almost 150 DXCC to his credit.
In addition to some leadership experience also with the Charlie Tango organisation, the club’s newest affiliate is also a skilled field operator, having undertaken field day operations on eleven metres in 2004 (Germany) and 2004 (Luxemburg) with SD, as well as an Islands On The Air (IOTA) activation of Pole Island (EU-098) in the past as well.
Away from the radio shack and the notable DX capabilities of his ICOM IC-7400 and 4 element yagi, 13DA010 Ralf enjoys combining his passion for travel with the Xtreme sport of powerkiting. This adrenaline charged past time involves using a power kite (a large kite) designed to provide significant pull to the user, in conjunction with a vehicle or board, for kite surfing, kite buggying, kite landboarding, kite skating, snow kiting and kite jumping.
It is this same passion for life and energy for adrenaline packed adventure which Ralf brings to his new club — one that sees him already making plans for DXpedition adventure with other members of the EU team for the future.
On behalf of everyone, welcome to the Club, Ralf. It’s fabulous having you as part of the DA-RC team!
23DA/NA-097 QSL RX & TX
August 16, 2009 by Darren
QSL RX
- 3SD114 Ricardo, 1 x $1US + shack pic
- 3ET123 Daniel, no contribution + tourist brochure + phone card
- 43FAT102 Steve, no contribution
- 4FAT117 Diego, 1 x $1US, sample QSL card + SAE
- 2SD101 Fred, 1 x $1US + address label
- 10SF265 Edgar, no contribution
- 172AT101 Philippe, 1 x $1US + sample QSL card + address label
- 3BL045 Renato, no contribution
- 3SAB008 Alison, 1 x $1US + SAE + postcard + photograph
- 3SD181 Adriano, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample QSL card
- 3BL001 Jean Paul, no contribution
- 2DT123 Barry, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample QSL card
- 4SD032 Mark, 1 x $1US + SAE
- 2SD125 Jon, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample QSL card
- 2AT041 Joe, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample QSL card
- 2AT509 Larry, 1 x $1US + SAE
- 43DA050 Geoff, 1 x IRC + SAE
- 6MO140 Christophe, no contribution
- 2AT017 Jim, 2 x $1US + 6 x sample QSL cards
- 45SD123 Nemanja, 1 x $1US + SAE
- 161SC074 Jack, 1 x $1US + SAE + 1 sample card
- 1AT1660 Peppe, 1 x $1US + 2 sample cards
- 29SD134 Alan, 1 x $1US + SAE
- 14DA101 Christian, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample card
- 127KP814 Kerry, 1 x $1US + 1 postcard
- 14FR310 James, 2 x $1US + SAE
- 26SD103 Ron, 1 x $1US + SAE + sample card
- 163SD151 Simon, 2 x $1US + SAE
- 53SD101 Walter, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 14ET015 David, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 163SD136 Steve, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 14SD038 Gerard, 1 x IRC
- 1RWE595 Andrea, 5 EURO + postcard
- 26AT179 Ant, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 1AT979 Michele Mancin, 1 sample card + postcard, no contribution
- 14RI107 Yannick, 1 x 1$US + SAE + sample card
- 14SD387 Daniel, 1 x 1$US
- 14CTI557 Richard, 1 x 1$US + address label
- 14DA101 Christian, 1 x 1$US + SAE + sample card
- 14SD277 Patrice, 2 x 1$US + sample card
- 11SD119 Mike, 1 x 1$US + brochure
- 69ET114 Ramon, 1 x 1$US + 2 sample cards
- 1TDT003 Cosimo, 1 x IRC + TDT calendar (Small), logo sticker
- 1LR081 Roberto, 1 x 1$US + postcard + address label
- 14VL5011 Rolando, 1 x IRC
- 1AT1092 Marcello, 1 x 1$US
- 14BCM035 Jean Michael, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 14RC065 Yves, 1 x 1$US + 2 sample cards
- 14KW142 Bruno, 1 x 1$US + 2 sample cards
- 4FAT016 Eduardo, 1 x 1$US + 2 sample cards + address label
- 14RC100 Jerome, 1 sample card, no contribution, QSL card incomplete
- 14AT375 Albin, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 30RC106 Victor, 1 x IRC (not valid—not stamped)
- 30RC107 Ivan (Included with Victor’s QSL package)
- 1ET109 Sebastian, 1 x 1$US + sample card
- 26SD379 Paddy, 2 x 1$US + SAE
- 26AT114 Paul, 1 x IRC + SAE
- 26SD215 Richard, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 31BC013 Rui Cruz, 5 EURO + SAE
- 26FR026 Russell, 1 x 1$US + postcard + SAE
- 19SD401 Hans, 2 x 1$US + SAE
- 161AT427 Bogdan, 2 x 1$US + 2 x sample cards + SAE
- 47DX054 Leif, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 14DA024/P Fabrice, 1 x 1$US
- 2OT039 Tom, 1 postcard, 2 x toothpick flags, no contribution
- 1RGK053 Luigi, 1 postcard, 1 EURO
- 2AT070 Paul, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 19AC155 Jack, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 165CM102 Manuele, 1 postcard, no contribution
- 14KW013 Patrick, 1 x 1$US + 1 x IRC + SAE + photograph
- 163SD200 Peter, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 30LO2562 Ruben, 2 sample cards + no contribution
- 1RGK242 Cesare, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 2YB01 Richard, 1 x 1$US + 2 postcards
- 14AP001 Nicholas, 1 x 1$US + label + 2 cards
- 14TC001 Patrick, 1 x 1$US + SAE + 2 cards
- 14DA049 Fred, 2 x 1IRC + 2 cards
- 14DA911 Eric, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 35SD002 Chris, 1 x 1$US + label
- 14SD049 Christophe, 1 x 1$US + SAE + 2 cards
- 68TL001 Roger, 1 x 1$US + 2 postcards + tourist souvenir
- 30IR046 David, 1 x 1$US + label + sample card
- 14DA028 Phil, 1 x 1$US + label
- 14RI308 Franck, 1 x 1$US
- 14FAT164 Franck, 1 x 1$US+ sample card + SAE
- 14AT161 Patrice, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 45SD116 Nesha, 1 x 1$US + letter + sample card
- 35SD127 Thomas, 1 x 1$US + label
- 14TC001 Patrick, 1 x 1$US+ sample card + SAE
- 136SD136 Francis, 1 x 1$US+ sample card + SAE
- 4SD039 Diego, 1 x 1$US + sample card
- 16SD125 Marnix, 3 x 1$US + label
- 2AT161 Conrad, 1 x 1$US + post card
- 14AT076 Thierry, IRC + SAE
- 1SD177 Franco, 2 x 1$US + letter
- 1SD047 Francesco, 2 x 1$US + letter + 3 sample cards + label
- 328SD105 Sinisa, 1 x 1$US
- 35AT160 Peter, 1 x 1$US + SAE
- 14ACA048 John, 1 x 1$US
330DA/EI Elisabeth Island Story
August 15, 2009 by Darren
Elisabeth Island, or Erzsebet-Sziget as the peninsula is known in Hungarian, is located in the border area between Slovakia and Hungary (109 Division) in the town of Komárno. Apart from being the home of my latest 330DA/EI IWI activity, it is also residence to a famous shipyard that repairs and also manufacturers both river and ocean going ships.
The skyline was dominated by cranes that are located here, as well as the metal shrouds that hold the ships while they are being manufactured. Once patrolled by the border Police, the area is now under the Schengen agreement so after the 800 km drive from my home it was time to test the antennas and see if there was any band conditions.
The story of 330DA/EI is dominated by fierce storms — rains like you have never seen before — and long spells of silence that were interrupted only by sporadic voices on the band.
When I made the first 330DA/EI CQ call on 27.555 MHz indeed the band was totally silent. But then with the QSY to 27.490 MHz it was surprising to have some voices return. The first station logged at this time was fellow DA-RC member 14DA049 Fred who broke the silence on the first day of the event with his familiar QRZ.
Severe QSB was most noticeable on the air with stations appearing at 5/5 and then, sometimes as the signal report was done, fading down to nothing. This provided a real challenge so no time was lost issuing progressives and moving to the next contact.
Fortunately, two new IOTA for me were worked from Elisabeth Island. 14DX181 Marc was on an island as was 30AT/E054 Jose so it was nice to hear and work from island to island with these two new ones.
Slowly the band seemed to open a little, and although silence was the norm, stations in Italy (1), Poland (161), Netherlands (19), Belgium (16) and Denmark (47) were worked.
During a contact with famed IOTA Hunter 19SD265 Rene, he mentioned that 330DA/EI was the only signal on the band for him and this was the same for me here as he had broken the hour plus of silence that I had experienced before his call.
In total, the number of stations worked from Elisabeth Island was 29 and 9 divisions or DXCC were logged during the time also.
The plan to activate Zitny Ostrov was shelled at the last minute as I sat there for 90 minutes and not any single signal was heard. Consequently, I decided to concentrate on the Elisabeth Island activity for this time, and then the next trip here will make more efforts to activate Zitny Ostrov and also two unnamed islands that are located on a lake not far from here.
All that is left to say is thank you to everyone for calling me and thanks for the patience during my time on the air.
The 330DA/EI station consisted of a Yaesu FT817BD transceiver; the microphone was an Olaf Grundmann modified MH31e; the amplifier was homemade; and the antenna a Wilson 1000 vertical that had toured the Caribbean with good friend 14DX041 Chris.
See you from the next island!
73s from Slovakia,
Simon 13DA007Welcome to 43DA148 Pete
August 15, 2009 by Darren
The Dx Adventure Radio Club (DA-RC) is delighted to introduce to you its latest affiliate from the Australasia region……43DA148 Peter.
A former member of the Alfa Tango DX group (43AT148) and still associated with the Nordstrand Friendship DX/QSL club in Norway, Pete is one of 43 Division’s most successful and proficient eleven metre band radio operatives, with an impressive 230 DXCC entities to his name in a hobby career spanning 25 years.
Situated some 105 kilometres north-west of the Victorian state capital Melbourne, DA-RC’s newest member hails from the city of Ballarat at the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, an area famous for its Gold Rush days in the mid 1800’s.
43DA148 Pete’s QTH is also notable as the site for Australia’s only armed civil uprising, colloquially referred to as the Eureka Stockade but more correctly titled the Eureka Rebellion, which took place on 3 December 1854. In fact, the event, in which 22 miners were killed, is considered to be a defining moment in Australian history!
Away from the radio communications hobby, Pete is one of his country’s leading aviation fire-fighters and has made some extraordinary achievements in the area of emergency management.
“It’s a good job”, says DA-RC’s most recent recruit in the Pacific Ocean area. “I’m travelling quite a bit lately with my work (Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Cairns and Adelaide mainly) due to a large project that I’m involved in but I gotta slow down so I can get some radio time!”
Like a few of the club’s OC-001’s members, Pete is a talented musician and often swaps the dulcet tones of his Kenwood TS570S transceiver for a keyboard piano — especially in his younger days when he jammed with a number of blues bands.
Now mellowed thanks to a wife and three young children, and closing in on the roaring 40’s, Pete looks forward to taking to the stage for DXpedition theatre now in the coming years.
On behalf of the World Headquarters Team and all members, welcome to the Dx Adventure Radio Club, Pete. We hope to work your station soon on the band with your new Delta-Alfa callsign and look forward to teaming up with you for some dx adventure in the imminent future.
73 de Admin
*Product Review* IC-7000 Transceiver
August 1, 2009 by Darren
My purchase of a new IC-7000 transceiver a few months ago was made with a view to modernizing my portable station in time for some of the DA-RC contests later in the year. Ultimately, poor propagation on 11m in the Pacific area over the southern hemisphere winter has meant that everything will need to be working at optimum level on the rare occasions when band openings do occur as we meander into Cycle 24!
In addition to ‘sexing up’ my portable station in order to cash in on DX opportunities in the upcoming summer, another reason why I splashed out on the IC-7000 transceiver is because similar rigs with a cheaper price tag required optional ‘extras’ that would no doubt see their lesser price skyrocket.
Although I bought this one especially for portable use, I decided to set it up in the shack alongside a borrowed Icom 706MKIIG before I installed it in the car. In point of fact, the IC-706 shares some likeness with the IC-7000 as far as navigating around the controls and menus go. It’s roughly the same size also and has a similar layout, though the buttons are slightly larger to aid channel flicking in the mobile which is handy while you’ve got two eyes on the road. These similarities, as well as my familiarity with the IC-706, helped BIG time when it came to exploring some of the other IC-7000 functions too!
Another reason I grabbed the IC-7000 transceiver ahead of those like the TS-480HX (which is also terrific for portable use) is because the IC-7000 is lighter at 2.3 Kg and has a smaller control head. It therefore fits into my car’s dashboard better and so will be easier to slip into the suitcase should I wish to take it on a dx adventure in the future.
Generally, from a user perspective, there isn’t much to be repulsed by with this new addition. The front panel layout seems to be well thought out and is ultra easy to use; the push buttons have a nice tactile feel; it has four concentric easy to access knobs — two of which have indents — and it has a face prettier than a high school cheerleader! The 2.5 inch colour LCD display is bright, clear, easy to read and shows tons of info. It displays power level, ALC and compression level of the speech compressor and SWR too which I found useful for tuning my antenna. It also comes with 3 attractive background colours and 2 font styles to give the rig an individual touch.
On this note, one of the more DXciting features in my eyes is the band scope which I was able to magnify using a 21 inch Dell ultra sharp external monitor from the rear video jack. The colours are tremendous and everything is super sharp, crystal clear and ultra big. The large screen makes the band scope very usable indeed.
While the internal speaker is not what I’d call too flash, the RX audio is first class if hooked up to a quality external speaker or listened to through my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro studio headphones. On this note, this radio really likes to have solid grounding as without it there was more noise than a room full of complaining YL’s. Out of the shack, proper vehicle bonding and RF grounding, in my experience, is a much underestimated aspect of mobile operations too so I’ll be sure to do a good job on this when the time comes.
Based on radio reports from local ops and a couple from DA members on small Pacific Islands, I also find the IC-7000 TX audio through its original hand held mic to be very good — despite what I’ve read about the original mic on some of the ham forums. Of course, if I was to continue using the rig as a base station though I’d give it an injection of Behringer EQ to make it punchier and give it more of a boom! But then again, I do that will all of my rigs lol.
One criticism of the IC-7000 transceiver from where I sit is that the back of the radio does get toasty after long transmissions. In fact, if you listen for long periods as I often do, you could cook an egg on there as the fan only runs when you key the mic. Having said that, the rig still doesn’t miss a beat and the warmth is pretty handy when the mercury drops below 10 in the shack. There’s a temperature gauge on the rig too and I’d guess it would cut the fan in if it got hot enough…?!?!?!?!
One of my fave features is the digital voice recorder (DVR) which enabled me to record my CQ call in 4 transmit playback memories with alphanumeric labels. This will be especially handy come the DA-RC World Contest later in the year or the Oceania Contest in early January when the throat tends to get a bit sore from continuous CQ calls. A front panel REC control also allowed me to record incoming signals for up to 25 minutes and a couple of these were added to the DA-RC site!
The IC-7000 has lots of bells and whistles in my opinion, but the main one that helped separate me from my cash a few months back was the IF-stage digital signal processing: clearly much improved over the already excellent IC-706 MkIIG. For my part the receiver is awesome and is light years ahead of something like the IC-706MKIIG. The filtering is first class and the notch filters both manual/automatic are an impressive feature. Furthermore, the noise blanker really works, as does the DSP noise reduction too. I love having the ability to adjust the filters as well!
In conclusion, this transceiver has mobile-operation written all over it and is one of the sexiest little rigs I’ve ever met. What’s more, its performance when given a thorough testing in the shack was something to tell the friends about! No doubt it will also kick ass in the field!
