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WA7BNM Contest Calendar
Dec. 26
DARC Christmas Contest
Dec. 29-30
Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Jan 1
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest
AGCW Happy New Year Contest
Jan. 5-6
ARRL RTTY Roundup
EUCW 160 Meter Contest
Jan 6
ARS Spartan Sprint
Jan 12-13
Hunting Lions Contest
NA QSO Party CW
Jan 13
NRAU Baltic Contest, SSB
DARC 10-Meter Contest
Jan 19
LZ Open Contest
Jan 21-22
Hungarian DX Contest
NA QSO Party SSB
Jan 26-27
CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
REF Contest, CW
BARTG RTTY Sprint
UBA DX Contest, CW

(Thanks, WA7BNM)

 

Silent Key
Lawrence A. Shelton
W3DID
December 1, 2007

We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Lon, W3DID, co-founder of The BRATS. The two meter repeater held his call sign for a long time. His name and call will always be synonymous with the BRATS.

 

ARRL DX Bulletin

ROTUMA ISLAND, 3D2.
Tony, 3D2AG expects to be QRV from December 3to January 20. QSL to home call.
ANDORRA, C3.
Salvador is QRV as C31CT and has been active on 40meters around 2330z. QSL via EA3QS.
CANARY ISLANDS, EA8.
Jean, ON5JV and Georgette, ON6AK will be QRV as EA8/homecalls from Tenerife, IOTA AF-004, from December 1 to January 31. Activity will be mainly on 40 and 20 meters during their evenings. QSL to home calls.
MAYOTTE, FH.
Alan, F4RPW is QRV as FH1LE and has been active on 20 meters using RTTY around 1640z. QSL via F6BFH.
OGASAWARA, JD1.
Masa is QRV as JD1AHC and has been active on the low bands at various times. QSL via JA1BVA.
FALKLAND ISLANDS, VP8.
Chris is QRV as VP8CXV and has been active on 30 meters using RTTY between 2230 and 2330z. QSL via GM0TQJ.
SIERRA LEONE, 9L.
Zbig, SP7BTB is QRV as 9L1BTB while on a UN mission here. QSL to home call.
SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS.
Raul, LU1ZA is usually QRV from this club station on 40 meters during the weekends around 2200 to 2300z. ICELAND, TF. Siggi is QRV as TF3CW and is generally active on 160 meters CW around 2000 to 0000z daily. QSL via LX1NO.
NAMIBIA, V5.
V55SRT has been active on 17 meters using RTTY around 2035z. QSL via IZ8EDJ.
CHAGOS ISLAND, VQ9.
Jim, ND9M is QRV as VQ9JC and may be here for four months. He is generally active after 1200z on 80 to 10 meters using mostly CW, with some SSB and digital modes. QSL to home call.
SAINT BARTHELEMY, FJ.
FJ/OH2AM is QRV from this new DXCC entity and has been active of late on 40, 20 and 17 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OH2BN.

21st Winter SWL Fest, Kulpsville, PA (March 7-8, 2008)
The 21st Annual Winter Shortwave Listeners (SWL) Fest, sponsored by the North American Shortwave Association (NASWA), will be held on Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Best Western Inn in Kulpsville, Pennsylvania (30 miles north of Philadelphia). The convention s the largest gathering of listeners to the radio spectrum in the United States and perhaps the world, and covers longwave, mediumwave, shortwave broadcasts, utilities, pirates, VHF/UHF, FM, scanners, television and satellites. About 200 hobbyists and broadcasters from across the country and around the world attend each year. Activities include forums, silent auction, vendors, swap meet, guest speakers, banquet, awards, and door prizes that include top line radios. For more information on forums, activities, directions,registration and hotel, visit http://www.swlfest.com

 

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