http://www.qsl.net/gm3woj/dxped3.htm DXpedition advice from Chris GM3WOJ / ZL1CT  You are a Contester who is going to a rare location for an HF DXpedition. You have some experience of contest pile-ups, but no experience of an HF DXpedition or DXpedition pile-ups 1. Ideally, your first DXpedition would be with others who …

http://www.yf1ar.com/2013/08/yf1ar1-cikoneng-anyer-lighthouse-banten.htmlYF1AR/1ARLHS IDO-081 Cikoneng – Anyer LightHouse OC-021 Java Island – BantenAugust 7-11, 2013LAT: 06° 04′ S LON: 105° 53′ EGridsquare OI23ww CQ28 ITU 54ARLHS IDO-081 Cikoneng – Anyer LightHouse Cikoneng (Tjikoneng, Anyer, Fourth Point) {Vierde Punt} (2) 1885 (station established 1855). Active; focal plane 60 m (197 ft); two white …

http://cv5a.cx.uy/ CV5A – Flores Island 2013 South Radiogrupo activated Flores Island (CX-014 RGS / IOTA SA-030 / WLOTA LH-0528) during the 15th, 16th, 17th and August 18th 2013. Besides leaving the insular entity operating for IOTA ( Islands on the Air ) , it will do with its lighthouse (RGS …

http://swazidx.org/ Welcome to the homepage for the Swaziland 3DA0ET DXpedition, scheduled to run from Monday 18 November to Wednesday 27 November 2013. We’re a multi-national team comprising Canadian, American, German and South African operators, who collectively bring a wealth of prior DXpedition experience to the table (see “The Team” page), …

http://www.dxfc.org/ WHAT IS DXFC? The ‘F’ in DXFC stands for ‘Feet’: countries in which you have stepped foot. This is for licensed radio amateurs who like travelling. We DXers know all about DXCC so this is just our bit of fun. It works with the same 340 current ‘entities’ as …

http://voodoocontestgroup.com/ What is the Voodoo Contest Group? The Voodoo Contest Group is a group of US and UK hams dedicated to winning the CQWorld Wide CW Contest each year. Traditionally this has been from West Africa…. however after nearly 20 years of dusty roads, uncomfortable border crossings, dodgy hotels, huge …

http://qrprespect.jimdo.com/ QRP RESPECT COMMITTEE Notice for the QRP RESPECT DAY 2013 participants: Are coming up via email many logs for the QRP Respect Day, many operatorshave not specified if they are in QRP in portable or not. Also please always use the summary sheet downloadable from the site (who has …

http://zl2ham.wikispaces.com/ ViewProp, by ZL2HAM ViewProp is a tool that allows you to view and analyze propagation in real-time by plotting the geographic location of open paths in DxAtlas as determined from Skimmer and cluster spots. It can help you with planning by providing charts showing a history of activity over …

http://www.m0mvb.co.uk/antennas.html USMC Antenna Handbook A radio antenna is the crucial link in any receiving or transmitting station whether it is used for ham radio, short wave listening, or for commercial or professional use. The overall performance of the radio station depends upon the performance of the radio antenna. A good …

http://www.arrl.org/colvin-award-grants Colvin Award Terms of Reference The Colvin Award is funded by an endowment established by Lloyd D. Colvin, W6KG (SK). Approximately $6,000 in annual investment income is available. Consistent with Mr. Colvin’s wishes and with the policies of the ARRL Board, the Colvin Award is conferred in the form …