Dear fellow PVARC members,
Thank you to everyone who attended last Thursday's monthly meeting. I hope you enjoyed our "lighter side" presentations in keeping with Summer.
This Saturday morning the PVARC has two scheduled events: 1) Our monthly HF Enthusiasts Group meeting at the Palos Verdes Library main branch is from 10:00 am to Noon in the Purcell Room...all are welcome; and 2) Walt Ordway, K1DFO, again heads our public service coverage at the Rolling Hills Estates "Hills Are Alive 10K/5K" along the city's horse trails and parklands.
Our International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend at Pt. Vicente Lighthouse will be during August 16-18, with 341 lighthouses worldwide registered as of today. On Friday, August 16, we start HF station setup at 3:00 pm on the Lighthouse grounds. We plan to be on the air by 5:30 pm and continue operating until 9:00 pm or later if bands are open. On Saturday, August 17, we'll resume HF operation at 7:00 am and continue until about 10:00 pm. Then on Sunday, August 18, we will operate HF starting at 7:00 am; begin set-up for our family picnic at 11:00 am; the picnic starts at 12:30 pm continuing until 2:30 pm; and finally we take down everything before leaving by 3:45 pm. If you wish to operate our HF station please sign-up with Bob Closson, W6HIP, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you plan to attend our family picnic please RSVP to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 4:00 pm Thursday, August 15, when we must place our food order. We also ask everyone attending the picnic to kindly bring a side dish or dessert item.
Help is something we definitely need for Lighthouse Weekend. We'd especially appreciate help for our picnic starting at 11:00 am on August 18 with canopy and table setup. We are especially seeking anyone with a pickup truck or other vehicle able to take 8-foot long folding tables plus folding chairs from Gary Lopes' home near St. John Fisher Church to the lighthouse and back. Assistance will be provided to load and unload these. We also need members to take 30-minute turns at the Lighthouse front gate. If you can assist with any of these please let me know--we will be very grateful.
Our weekly K6PV nets are tonight at 7:30 pm (analog) and 8:00 pm (DMR digital). Please check in and say hello...I am in San Pedro tonight for the bi-monthly Los Angeles Area Council of Amateur Radio Clubs meeting and will try checking in using a mobile transceiver instead of a handheld radio.
Have a great week and 73 to all,
Diana, AI6DF
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Here's the latest DX bulletin, courtesy of the ARRL (completed operations are excluded):
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
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Thanks to all.
GEORGIA, 4L. Darek, SP9DLM will be QRV as 4L/SP9DLM from Kobuleti
from August 4 to 16. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.
QSL to home call.
MADAGASCAR, 5R. Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be QRV as 5R8PX from Nosy Be,
IOTA AF-057, from August 3 to 17. Activity will be on the HF bands
using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via IK2DUW.
MALDIVES, 8Q. Gil, IZ2DLV plans to be QRV as 8Q7GB from Nika
Island, IOTA AS-013, from August 4 to 18. Activity will be holiday
style on 40 to 15 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW.
CHILE, CE. Special event calls CB70E, CB70K, CB70O and CB70Y are
QRV until August 31 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Condorito,
a Chilean cartoon character very popular throughout Latin America.
QSL via operators' instructions.
ST. PAUL ISLAND, CY9. A group of operators are QRV as CY9C until
August 8. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, FT8 in
DXpedition mode, EME, and on various Satellites. QSL direct to
WA4DAN.
ECUADOR, HC. Joe, IZ1HGP is QRV as HC2/IZ1HGP until the end of
August. Activity is on 160 to 6 meters. QSL to home call.
PANAMA, HP. Members of the Radio Club de Panama are QRV with
special event call sign HO1D during August to celebrate the 500th
anniversary of Panama City. QSL direct to HP1RCP.
ITALY, I. Members of the ARI Section Fidenza are QRV with special
event call II4BRD during August to commemorate Cesare Bardeloni, one
of Italy's pioneers in the history of radio. QSL via IQ4FE.
LITHUANIA, LY. Special event station LY30A is QRV until September
29 to commemorate Black Ribbon Day. QSL via LY5A.
BULGARIA, LZ. Members of the Bulgarian Radio Club Blagovestnik are
QRV with special event station LZ304AE during August to honor
Orthodox Saints. QSL via bureau.
ALAND ISLAND, OH0. A group of operators will be QRV as OH0UDG from
August 3 to 17. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and
various digital modes. QSL via M0OXO.
CZECH REPUBLIC, OK. A large group of operators are QRV with special
event call signs OL88YL and OL88YL/p until August 8. This includes
various SOTA activations. QSL via HB9FPM.
LORD HOWE ISLAND, VK9L. Rick, AI5P is QRV as VK9APX until August
10. Activity is holiday style on 40 to 17 meters using CW and FT8.
QSL to home call.
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