Dear fellow PVARC members,
Happy New Year...and may 2019 be a beneficial year to all.
We're still on holiday break until our monthly meeting this Thursday night (January 3) at Hesse Park where we'll have another ever-popular "Show Us Your Shack" evening. Presenting their setup (or special project) will be: Ray Day, N6HE; Peter Landon, KE6JPM; Neal Pollack, N6YFM; Bob Millard, AC6RM; and George Nestojko, WA6YBR. Join us at 7:30 pm Thursday for this event...or come earlier at 6:30 pm for our "What's Next?" group where any questions about amateur radio can be answered in a friendly manner.
There won't be a club net this evening...these resume next Tuesday, January 8.
Our January QRO newsletter production is running a day behind schedule due to the holidays, so this issue will be emailed to you tomorrow (Wednesday). As indicated in the January QRO...at our meeting this Thursday we will take additional nominations from the floor for club officer and director positions serving from February 2019 until February 2020. We customarily have a slate of candidates nominated in advance, comprised of members who have fully-committed to serve in their respective positions if elected. Here is the nominated slate of candidates:
For President: Diana Feinberg, AI6DF
For Vice President: Ray Day, N6HE
For Treasurer: Peter Landon, KE6JPM
For Secretary: Ron Wagner, AC6RW
For two Directors: Clay Davis, AB9A, and Gary Lopes, WA6MEM
If additional nominations are received at Thursday's meeting any contested positions will have a secret ballot election at the February 7th monthly meeting with only paid members eligible to vote (per our Constitution and Bylaws). If no other nominations are received at Thursday's meeting then the above slate of candidates can be approved by simple voice affirmation at the February meeting.
Have a great remainder of the New Year's Holiday...and back to you tomorrow.
73,
Diana, AI6DF
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Here's the latest DX bulletin courtesy of the ARRL (some completed operations have been omitted):
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral
from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks
to all.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, DA. Special event stations DF13DEJU,
DF13BLN, DF13BUD, DF13MUC, DF13PAR, and DF13STO will be QRV from
January 1, 2019 to June 30 to commemorate the first all-metal built
airplane called the Junkers F13. QSL direct to DM2TO. In addition,
special event station DQ1200ASP is QRV during all of 2019 to
celebrate the 1200th anniversary of the town of Asperg. Activity
will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, FM and various digital modes.
QSL direct to DK1AX.
REUNION ISLAND, FR. Pierre, F1TCV is QRV as FR/F1TCV until February
27, 2019 while on vacation here. Activity is on 30, 20, 17 and 15
meters using RTTY, PSK and FT8. QSL to home call.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HI. Holger, DK1FY will be QRV as HI6/DK1FY/p
from Galvan, near Lake Enriquillo, from December 31 to January 19,
- Activity will be on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
possibly various digital modes. QSL to home call.
COLOMBIA, HK. Special event station 5K6RM will be QRV from January
5 to 12, 2019 to commemorate and promote the Manizales Fair.
Activity will be on 160 to 2 meters using CW, SSB and various
digital modes. QSL via bureau.
PANAMA, HP. Special event station H31A will be QRV from January 1,
2019 to August 15 to celebrate the 500 years since the founding of
the nation. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB, RTTY,
FT8 and some PSK31. QSL via HP1AVS.
GUANTANAMO BAY, KG4. David, AC8AY is QRV as KG4AY until March 21,
- Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using only SSB. QSL direct to
home call.
SEYCHELLES, S7. Kamal is now QRV as S79KW. He is generally active
on 20 meters using RTTY, JT65 and FT8. QSL direct to home call.
SUDAN, ST. John, N9MDH is now licensed as ST2JB. QSL to home call.
MALI, TZ. Jeff, K1MMB is QRV as TZ4AM and is active on 160 to 20
meters at various times. QSL via W0SA.
EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. Members of the Miller DX Club will be QRV with
special event stations RA19NY, RC19NY, RM19NY, RO19NY, RT19NY,
RU19NY, RW19NY and RZ19NY during the radio marathon Russian New Year
2019.
BELIZE, V3. Paul, VE3AXT is QRV as V31AX in the Consejo Shores,
Corozal area until mid May 2019. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL
via M0URX.
AUSTRALIA, VK. Look for special event station VI25AJI to be QRV
from Tailem Bend during the 25th Australian Jamboree, South
Australia from January 4 to 14, 2019. QSL via operators'
instructions.