Dear fellow PVARC members,
We're always interested in improvements for the better. In about 10 days from now our K6PV repeater unit will be temporarily moved to another site on the Palos Verdes Peninsula while some enhancements are added. Next week we'll let you and the PVAN organization know the exact dates of this relocation that might briefly affect signal paths for some operators. In the meantime, our usual K6PV nets are tonight at 7:30 pm for the analog net and at 8:00 pm for the DMR net....please check in and say hello.
Another enhancement coming (although not of our doing) is the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has approved a project revamping Hesse Park's parking lot. This will create 17 additional parking spaces plus two electric vehicle charging stations--all within the existing parking footprint. No timetable for this project has been announced but we'll keep you advised of any impacts to our meetings. In the past when Hesse Park was closed for major renovations any organizations with affected meetings have been temporarily accommodated at the Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center and other city parks.
Our next monthly meeting at Hesse Park is Thursday, October 3, when noted telecommunications attorney Jonathan Kramer, W6JLK, will speak about local governments and antenna siting issues--on both the amateur and commercial sides. More information will be in our October QRO newsletter coming your way next Tuesday.
Finally, this Saturday is the monthly W6TRW Swap Meet at Northrop Grumman in north Redondo Beach from 7:00-11:30 am. The ARRL booth that Gary Lopes, WA6MEM, and I typically run won't be at the swap meet this month. Instead I will be at the annual Ready Long Beach disaster preparedness expo outside the Walter Pyramid at California State University Long Beach from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is the largest city-sponsored disaster preparedness expo I've found in L.A. County and the City of Long Beach doesn't disappoint (see: https://www.readylongbeach.org/ ). Closer to our area the four Palos Verdes Peninsula cities are holding their annual Prepared Peninsula disaster prep event on Sunday, October 27, from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm at the Norris Pavillion in Rolling Hills Estates where the PVARC will again have a booth.
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 omitted):
This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by
EA4NF, KV1J, 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.
FIJI, 3D2. Heli, DD0VR will be QRV as 3D2VR from September 23 to
27. Activity will be on the HF bands using only SSB. QSL to home
call.
UGANDA, 5X. Anton, ON6NL is QRV as 5X8C from Entebbe until October
7 while working on telecom training. Activity is in his spare time.
This includes an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide RTTY DX
contest. QSL to home call.
GUYANA, 8R. Rudi, DK7PE will be QRV as 8R1CW beginning September 21
and here for a week. Activity will be in his spare time. QSL to
home call.
TONGA, A3. Grant, VK5GR, Oly, VK5XDX and Andrew, VK5AKH will be QRV
as A35JT from Tongatapu, IOTA OC-049, from September 22 to October
7. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various
digital modes. This includes entries in the upcoming CQ World Wide
RTTY DX and Oceania DX contests. QSL via M0OXO.
NAURU, C2. Operators Yuris, YL2GM, Jack, YL2KA, Kaspars, YL1ZF and
Kristers, YL3JA are QRV as C21WW until September 25. Activity is on
160 to 6 meters, and possibly 60 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8
in DXpedition mode. QSL via YL2GN.
SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, E5. Fred, DH5FS is QRV as E51SFS from Aitutaki
Island, IOTA OC-083, until September 25. Activity is holiday style
on 40 to 10 meters using CW and FT8. QSL to home call.
SPAIN, EA. Special event station AM500SAN is QRV from September 21
to 29 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first
circumnavigation. QSL via EA7URF.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, FP. Eric, KV1J will be QRV as FP/KV1J from
Miquelon, IOTA NA-032, from September 24 to October 8. Activity
will be on 160 to 6 meters using primarily SSB, RTTY and FT8 with
some CW. This includes some activity on the analog Satellites, as
well as being an entry in the upcoming CQ World Wide RTTY DX
contest. QSL to home call.
HONDURAS, HR. Operators W1UE, N2WQ, LZ5VV, SP4Z and VE3JI are QRV
as home calls/HR9 from Roatan Island, IOTA NA-057, until October 7.
They will be QRV as HQ9X in the upcoming CQ World Wide RTTY DX
contest as a Multi-2 entry. QSL HQ9X via KQ1F and all others to
home calls.
MINAMI TORISHIMA, JD1. Kazu, JD1BNA plans to be QRV as JD1BNA/JD1
from September 25 to 30. Activity will be on 160 to 17 meters using
mostly CW with a little SSB and FT8. QSL direct to JL1UTS.
AUSTRIA, OE. Special event stations OE190APD, OE192APD and OE196APD
will be QRV from September 21 to October 20 to draw attention to
Animal Protection Day that takes place on October 4. QSL via
OE3BKC.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, P2. Tim, KD5SSF plans to be QRV as P29ZL from
Ukarumpa and active until April 1, 2020. Activity is mainly on 40,
30 and 20 meters from 0800 to 1200z using SSB and FT8, and FSKCW.
QSL via W1YRC.
SEYCHELLES, S7. Lance, W7GJ is QRV as S79GJ from La Digue Island,
IOTA AF-024, until October 5. This is a 6 meter EME DXpedition.
When the Moon is not visible, he is active on 20 and 6 meters using
SSB and some FT8. QSL direct to home call.
CRETE, SV9. Frank, PH2M is QRV as SV9/PH2M until October 3.
Activity is holiday style. QSL to home call.
EAST KIRIBATI, T32. Ken, KH6QJ is QRV as T32AZ on Kiritimati, IOTA
OC-024, until September 24. Activity is on 80, 40, 20 and 15 meters
using CW and SSB. QSL to home call.