Dear fellow PVARC members,
Our April 2019 QRO newsletter is attached as a PDF for your reading. This issue has useful information about Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), the new K6PV DMR dual-mode repeater, and obtaining an understanding of DMR. If all this DMR-speak doesn't make any sense now it will soon.
Our commitment to providing PVARC members with DMR educational resources goes into high gear at our May 2 monthly meeting. That's when we start bringing to each month's meeting a notebook computer capable of programming at no cost any of the three DMR radio models PVARC will be supporting (see the April QRO issue for details.)
But before our May meeting, the PVARC's next meeting at Hesse Park is this Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 pm when we debut a new video about the K6PV/6 February 2019 DXpedition to Catalina Island's village of Two Harbors. As we've said previously, unlike in Las Vegas what happens on Catalina Island doesn't stay on Catalina...so do come to watch and see some of the "firsts" we experienced this year.
Our weekly club net is tonight at 7:30 pm in analog FM on the K6PV repeater, 447.120 MHz, - , Tone Squelch, PL 100.0 with the usual cross-link on 144.910 MHz, Tone Squelch, PL 156.7 for those on the Palos Verdes west side. Please check in and say hello. I will try checking in from San Pedro where the Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs is holding its bi-monthly meeting. Starting at 8:00 pm tonight we'll also have a separate DMR net on K6PV for those so equipped (447.120 MHz RX; 442.120 TX; Color Code 1; Time Slot 2: PVARC Talk Group (TG 31060). If you have DMR capability please only use Analog FM on K6PV between 7:15-8:00 pm. each Tuesday...and those with Analog only please refrain from using Analog during 8:00-8:45 pm when the DMR net is active.
Have a great week and hope to see you Thursday evening at Hesse Park.
73,
Diana, AI6DF
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Here's the latest DX bulletin, courtesy of the ARRL (completed operations are omitted):
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
IS0ZOD, 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.
GEORGIA, 4L. Luc, F5RAV is QRV as 4L/F5RAV until April 2. Activity
is on the HF bands. This includes being an entry in the CQ World
Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL direct to home call.
MALDIVES, 8Q. Darek, SP3DX will be QRV as 8Q7DM from Lankanfinolhu
Island, IOTA AS-013, from April 1 to 7. Activity will be on 20 to
10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call.
THE GAMBIA, C5. A group of operators will be QRV as C5DL from April
1 to 15. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
various digital modes, with three stations active. QSL via DL7DF.
JUAN FERNANDES ISLAND, CE0. A group of operators are QRV as XR0ZRC
from Robinson Crusoe Island, IOTA SA-005, until April 3. Activity
is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL direct to R7AL.
GUINEA-BISSAU, J5. Livio, IZ3BUR is QRV as J52EC from Cumura until
April 15. QSL direct to home call.
LITHUANIA, LY. Special event station LY800SMG is QRV until May 27
to celebrate the first datable reference to the region Samogitia
from 800 years ago. QSL via LY2NZ.
NORFOLK ISLAND, VK9N. Operators VK3QB, VK3HJ, VK2PN and VK3BDX will
be QRV as VI9NI from April 1 to 14. Activity will be on 160 to 17
meters using CW, SSB and FT8. The operation also commemorates the
signing of the Norfolk Island Act 40 years ago. QSL via VK4FW.
BERMUDA, VP9. Operators KG8CO, W8KA, KB8TXZ, N8LJ and AC8W are QRV
as homecalls/VP9 until April 2. Activity is on the HF bands using
CW, SSB and FT8. They will also be QRV as VP9I in the CQ World Wide
WPX SSB contest as a Multi/2 entry. QSL all calls via LoTW.
VANUATU, YJ. Chris, VK2YUS is QRV as YJ0CA from Port Vila until
April 2. Activity is mainly on 40, 20 and 15 meters, with some
limited activity on 10 meters, depending on conditions. This
includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL
to home call.
CHATHAM ISLANDS, ZL7. Bill, ZL2AYZ and Ian, ZL2BGL are QRV as ZL7C
until April 2. Activity is holiday style on 80 to 15 meters, and
possibly 17, 12 and 10 meters, depending on operating conditions,
using SSB, RTTY, PSK31, FT8 and some CW. This includes being an
entry in the CQ World Wide WPX SSB contest. QSL via ZL2AYZ.