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regarding the
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Due to increasing costs of Postage,
Ink, Paper and envelopes etc,
the ISWL has started an
Electronic membership,
where their
monthly magazine is sent to members world-wide, via email as
a PDF file. This greatly reduces the membership subscription
rates. So please check out their Webpages for information.
Please click on either ISWL logo for more information
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society, of
which
I am member RAFARS-855, will be celebrating
their
75th ANNIVERSARY
during 2013.
Click on the above logo for a brief history.
Please keep an eye on my news Page for any
RAFARS
events that will be QRV throughout this period.
Please let me have details of
your
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I am also an Honorary member of
the COBRAS..
( The City of Belfast Radio Amateur Society -
GI2BX. )
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Gold Member and Recommend eQSL.cc as the way forward in QSL'ing. |
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Remember to check all of your callsigns
i.e. /A, /P, /M
etc.
( A Tip: SWL's enter your number as shown on your normal QSL Card. )
Regular membership is FREE.
eQSL.cc "Regular" membership is FREE to all Amateurs and SWL's.
There is also a "Bronze", "Silver" and Gold Membership, where
you can chase their awards and receive other benefits of eQSL'ing.
The first two require an annual donation, or for a fixed fee, you
can have
a Gold "
Does your eQSL.cc membership allow
you to upload your own eQSL card?,
if so, why not get it professionally
designed?.
click here for
samples at inexpensive prices
This service is " Highly Recommended " by Pete.
All data modes can be great fun for both Ham's and SWL's.
It is easy to get started, with lots of free software and
friendly advice available
from the various data groups.
Membership to the following 4
FREE groups is recommended
PSK is one of the fastest growing modes on the HF Bands today.
Membership of the "European Phase Shift Keying Club" is FREE
.There is also a
FREE awards programme, that will keep even the busiest
30 meters is an interesting band that is open for both DX and local
working, when other bands
have little or no DX activity.
Membership of the "
30 Meter Digital Group" is FREE.A visit to their webpage is highly recommended
Click the banner above for information
There are lots of different data modes on the bands now
with the
sounds of new modes appearing almost every day
and this club
seems to cater for all of them.
Are you ready for all the new Digital Modes?.
Membership of the "
Digital Modes Club" is FREE.
Click the banner above for information
All Digitally active Hams and SWL's are welcomed
Modern Digital modes require up
to date software.
Some are expensive and very limited in what they do.
Below are a couple of
FREE
programmes that give you
all the latest Modes. Then if you like them you
can send
a Donation to help support future upgrades etc.
I like it because it has all the
usual windows plus a
"Super Browser" where you can see all the activity at
a
glance. All colours and text sizes can be changed to
suit your own viewing
preferences.
FLDIGI is superb FREE digital software for use on
It really is worth checking out, as it is easy to use.
( Download the correct software for your system )
Click here for an alternative link
CW IS NOT DEAD!
I am NAQCC # 2649
and Lapsed FISTS # 4822
I have been a CW SWL since 1963. However I am
taking some
time away from CW to give my ears a rest and to explore some
of
the new Digital modes.
A lot of people around the world will tell
you, that the use of Morse Code
is dying and is no longer popular with modern
and new Hams.
If you believe this?, I suggest you tune around the Ham bands,
when
a large world-wide CW Contest is taking place. (....Most weekends).
If you are just starting out, or building up your speed, most CW operators
will slow down to your speed, so do not send your CQ's faster than
the speed you want to receive
back from them.
FISTS is probably the best known CW Club
throughout the
world.
However,
NAQCC
membership is
FREE
and is open
to Hams and SWLs world-wide, who are interested in QRP CW.
Including a
very active
European Chapter.
The NAQCC
also has a very active
European
Chapter.
Incorporating All other FISTS groups:
U.S. FISTS
= International Morse Preservation Society
VK / ZL FISTS
= International Morse Preservation Society
East Asia FISTS
= International Morse Preservation Society
The W.U.S.T. Award
(Worked all U.S. Territories)
The new DX
award is available and is being offered / sponsored
Some of the 16 WUST territories can be heard regularly, but many appear
Click the link below for all the information: (SWL
Claims can also be submitted)
The Indonesia Islands Hunter Groups (IIHG)
(
and it requires submitting only 16 QSL cards with a user-friendly application.
by the Metro DX Club of South
Suburban Chicago.
on the
list of the 25 most wanted countries and can only be worked during
a DXpedition
to that location. Don't let this scare you away, however, beacause
you can
qualify for the basic award by confirming only 14 of the 16 territories.
http://www.metrodxclub.com/wust_award.htm
John W9ILY is the Metro DX Club Awards Manager
consists of DXers who are interested in making contacts with amateur
radio operators in different islands of Indonesia. Membership of IIHG is
free and is open to all interested amateur radio operators and SWL world
-wide. There is no special requirements. IIHG sponsors several special
and attractive operating awards. The main award is the Nusantara Award.
The main goal of this award is to encourage amateur radio activities
from as many different islands as possible in the vast archipelago of
Indonesia. For complete details and rules on the Nusantara Award, visit
the following Web pages:
http://www.nusantaraaward.com
http://www.ybdxc.net/2012/08/nusantara-award.html
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With over 3,000 Pictures and 1,100 Maps
This is a superb (Free) reference point about each DXCC Country
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Thanks for dropping by these pages.
I hope you have a great time on the bands
May all your DX be exotic and promptly QSL'd!
Vy 73 de Pete at the DX Newsdesk
in Bournemouth, Southern England.
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