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DXCC Working on 2008 Applications; St Barts Added to DXCC List
ARRL DXCC Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, reports that DXCC has completed processing applications for 2007.
As such, St Barthelemy (FJ) has been added to
the DXCC computer system and Logbook of The World (LoTW). With the addition, this moves
the #1 Honor Roll position to 338 current entities; operators now need 329 entities to qualify for Honor Roll.
"While DXCC has completed applications for 2007, there are a number of application returns still being mailed, so it may be another 2-3 weeks before applicants receive their 2007 return," Moore said. "LoTW is now accepting certificate requests for St Barthelemy; once those logs are submitted, the matches should occur and applicants can claim DXCC credit." For programmers who use the DXCC entity numbering system, the entity code for St Barthelemy is 516.
Amateurs in Bosnia-Herzegovina using new E7 callsigns
On 21 March amateurs in Bosnia-Herzegovina began using their new E7 callsigns. We understand that at
present E7+two and E7+three callsigns have been issued. From 14 April the country's communications
regulator starts accepting applications for single letter calls. These should start being issued in May. E7
callsigns replace the T9 series following an ITU decision announced on 8 August last year.
A reminder that there will be an RSGB Train the Trainers session in Crawley on Saturday 26
GB3SSS switched off on 3597 KHz, Remains on 144.406
The Poldhu 3597kHz beacon, GB3SSS, has now ceased operating. Reception at St. John's, Newfoundland, has
been continuously monitored by Joe, VO1NA, and results will be analysed in the near future. The 2m beacon,
GB3SSS, on 144.406MHz, continues to operate and is currently beaming towards the Caribbean. [GB2RS]
Scottish team make UK's first 3cm FM voice repeater
The first 10GHz FM voice repeater in the United Kingdom came on the air on 14 March. GB3TC, co-sited with
GB3CS in Lanarkshire, is operated and funded by local radio amateurs with support from the Central Scotland
FM Group and its technical team. The repeater operates on a channel pair of 10371.1MHz in and 10471.1MHz
out and requires a 103.5Hz sub audible or 1750Hz burst access tone. It transmits an FM beacon giving its call
and locator every 60 seconds when not repeating. More information from http://www.csfmg.com [GB2RS]
HF with FFT-TV
From: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2008/fft_tv.htm
I received an email a very interesting email from WA6NUT. I had never heard of FFT-TV until he brought it up. Here is his email:
Hello Bryon, N6IFU,
Congratulations on your ATV Newsletter (I look forward to each issue). And your “Everything you Wanted to Know…” book on ATV is very helpful, too. Some of your readers, like myself, may live in rural areas where UHF ATV isn’t possible (My QTH is in a valley at 8,000 ft. elevation in the Rockies). Fortunately for us, Con Wassilieff, ZL2AFP, has developed soundcard software, called “FFT-TV”, for full-color video over HF. The frame rate is only 1 FPS (or less), but AVI clips can be sent and received over HF for playback at 10 FPS (giving smooth motion). The frame rate for “live” video can be increased by post-processing with frame interpolation software. Hardware requirements are the same as for SSTV. For more information and downloads, try these links:
ZL2AFP’s page: http://www.qsl.net/zl1bpu/ZL2AFP/
ZL1WTT’s page: http://www.qsl.net/zl1wtt/nbtv.htm
WA6NUT’s page: http://www.hamsdr.com/personaldirectory.aspx?did=1139
See you on HF with FFT-TV!
73, Rick, WA6NUT
Buena Vista, Colorado
If you are interested in experimenting with FFT-TV you should contact WA6NUT at wa6nut@arrl.net .
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See you all on ATV,
Bryon Foster, N6IFU
Editor and Publisher of the “ATV Newsletter”
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