Dear fellow PVARC members,
Last Thursday's monthly meeting at Hesse Park had a great Skype presentation on "Ground is a Myth" by Kristen McIntyre, K6WX. Some technical aspects presented in the first half might have seemed a bit foreign to several who were attending but Kristen's conclusions in the second half were very clear and simple: lightning protection is really the only "ground" that makes sense. So you can forget about driving that eight-foot copper rod into your hard soil for a shack ground. Thank you to everyone who attended...and perhaps we'll have another of Kristen's excellent presentations at a future meeting.
Our ARRL Field Day is June 22-23 at Soleado Elementary School (27800 Longhill Drive in RPV), with setup beginning at 8:00 am Saturday June 22, on-air operation non-stop from 11:00 am Saturday to 11:00 am Sunday, and equipment take-down from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Sunday. Rocco, N6KN, is overseeing our Field Day efforts this year and has our CW station generally staffed. Peter, KE6JPM, is coordinating our SSB/FT8 station, so if you wish to schedule an operating shift there contact him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you can help with setup or take-down we'd also appreciate that. We'll also have a "Get On The Air" station on Saturday afternoon overseen by Bob, AC6RM, if you want to try no-stress HF operating.
The PVARC's weekly nets on the K6PV repeater are tonight at 7:30 pm in analog FM (with the usual 2-meter cross-link on 144.910 MHz, Tone Squelch, PL 156.7) and at 8:00 pm in DMR (Time Slot 2, Color Code 1, Talk Group 31060). Please check in and say hello on either or both nets. One DMR advantage is the ability to check in via an internet connection using a "hotspot" on your computer if a line-of-sight radio path isn't available. We'll be explaining more about hotspots in an upcoming QRO newsletter.
Have a great week and 73 to all,
Diana, AI6DF
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Here's the latest DX bulletin, courtesy of the ARRL (a few completed operations are excluded):
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks
to all.
GHANA, 9G. Matteo, IZ4YGS is QRV as 9G5GS until July 2. Activity
is on 160 to 6 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL direct to home call.
IRELAND, EI. Members of the Galway Radio Experimenters Club will be
QRV with special event call sign EI100ABC from June 11 to 16 during
the Alcock and Brown Centenary Festival to commemorate the first
non-stop transatlantic flight by John Alcock and Arthur Brown. QSL
via EI2II.
GUADELOUPE, FG. Reiner, DL2AAZ is QRV as FG/DL2AAZ from Deshaies,
Basseterre Island until June 13. Activity is on 20 and 17 meters
using SSB. QSL direct to home call.
JAPAN, JA. Special event station 8N7JAPAN is QRV until October 31,
2020 to commemorate the Olympic Games 2020, the Paralympics 2020,
and the World Cup Games 2019. QSL via bureau.
SVALBARD, JW. Erling, LB2PG is QRV as JW/LB2PG from Bear Island,
IOTA EU-027, until November 2019 while working at the weather
station. Activity is in his spare time on 80 to 20 meters using
SSB. QSL to home call.
MARKET REEF, OJ0. A large group of operators will be QRV as OJ0AW
from June 8 to 15. Activity will be mostly on the HF bands, with
some VHF activity, using CW, SSB, FT8 and other digital modes. QSL
via OH6AD.
CURACAO, PJ2. Paul, VA3ZC will be QRV as PJ2/VA3ZC from June 9 to
16. Activity will be holiday style on 40, 30 and 20 meters using CW
and FT8. QSL to home call.
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE, S9. Operators EA1ACP, EA1DVY, EA5BJ, EA5EL,
EA7FTR, EB7DX and S92HP are QRV as S9A from Sao Tome, IOTA AF-023,
until June 18. Activity is on the HF bands using CW, SSB and FT8.
QSL via EB7DX.
GREECE, SV. Operators Alex, SV8QG, Pantelis, SV8DCY, Kostas,
SV8DCW, Periklis, SV8DTD and Fotis, SV8RMA are QRV as J48GEO from
the Geo park on Lesvos Island, IOTA EU-049, during June. Activity
is on the HF bands using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via
LoTW.
BURKINA FASO, XT. Elvira, IV3FSG is QRV as XT2SE from Ouagadougou
until June 13. Activity is on the HF bands. QSL via IK3GES.
VIET NAM, XV. Operators R9LAJ, R9LR, UA9KDF and UA9LDD are QRV as
XV9DF from Hon Tre Island, IOTA AS-157, until June 15. Activity is
on 40 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via M0OXO.