Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 08 2019 11:40 am

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Richard, G3RWL, using the call sign 8P6DR,
from Barbados, between March 13th and April 17th. He will operate CW and
RTTY, on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via his home call.

In Jamaica, Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be on the air as 6Y5KB, between March
28th and April 10th. Listen on 40 metres to 6 metres, including 17/12
metres, possibly 30 metres, for CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8. Send QSLs via
DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the
Bureau! Kasimir will upload his log to LoTW later.

Members of the Accra Amateur Radio Club from Israel, are operating from
Ghana until the 20th of March, on a World Flora and Fauna Israeli
DXPedition. Their call sign is 9G2DX. Listen for them on various HF
bands. Send QSLs via LoTW or eQSL.

Listen for the Malaysian DX and Contest Group, operating on various HF
bandswill in various modes as 9M19TEA. They will be on the air from the
Cameron Highlands, West Malaysia, on the 28th through to the 30th of
March. QSL via Club Log's OQRS.

Finally, if you've still got your hopes set on a Bouvet Island DXpedition,
contact, check out the Rebel DX Group's webpage for this latest update:
The 3-Y-Zero-Eye team reports it will be on-board during a two- or
three-day "sea trial" of its ship, the Atlantic Tuna, which has undergone
a major refit for the trip. The website is posting cautions to amateurs
around the world: Do not get too excited when you see the ship leave the
harbor in Cape Town. As the saying goes, this is just a test.

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KICKER: GETTING 50 STATES ON 60 METRES - FROM SOUTH AFRICA

JIM/ANCHOR: Our final story this week is about 60 metres, 50 American
states, and 1 persistent South African amateur. We hear more from John
Williams, VK4JJW.

JOHN: It took four years, but Andre, ZED-S-2-ACP, finally worked all 50
of the United States on 60 metres, receiving the Worked All States award
from the ARRL. Andre told Newsline that it was a big help to finally get
access in South Africa to operate FT8 on 5.357 MHz, where most of the other
FT8 operation takes place. He said access to that part of the band was
only granted a little more than a year ago, so he had some catching up to
do. Until then, the only other frequency, he said, was well below that
location. He told Newsline [quote] "the best we could do, was advertise
on the net, that we were listening on 5.357, but texting elsewhere."
[endquote]. Using that methodology, he said, the response was minimal.

His new achievement makes Andre the first South African amateur to have
achieved that honour on 60 metres. He told Newsline he shares the
achievement with W-ZERO-OS, and WB7S, who he said were [quote] "the last
two chaps who made it happen after marathon attempts." [endquote]

Andre particularly enjoys 60 meters, where he said he has also contacted
and confirmed 60 countries, and recently worked number 61. He said "we
have a good window on 60 metres daily, from about 0300 to about 0430. FT8
is the way to go, as voice contacts are non-existent." [endquote]

Andre has worked hard at these contacts: He also earned a Worked All
States for Digital JT65 in 2017, and in 1992, received the award for SSB
on 20 metres. He is also the sole ZS operator who has a DXCC for satellite
contacts too.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT; the ARRL; Carol
Laferty, K4SAF; CQ Magazine; Gallatin Ham Radio Club; Hap Holly and the
Rain Report; Joseph Durnal, NE3R; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM;
Reading Radio Club; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO
Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and you,
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More
information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official
website at arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, saying 73, and as always,
we thank you for listening.

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