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Welcome to Welcome to Northern Northern
California DX ClubCalifornia DX Club
February 19, 2009February 19, 2009
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 2
Tonight’s AgendaTonight’s Agenda• Club Business
– Introduction of Officers– K5D status– Introductions of Members– New members– DX news– QSTs
• The status of the sunspot cycle (still)• Feature – Logbook of The World• NCDXC Raffle
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 3
Introduction of OfficersIntroduction of Officers
• Officers– President Craig Bradley AE6RR– Vice Pres Risto Kotalampi W6RK– Secretary Russ Bentson K6KLY– Treasurer Jose Picazo Jr. WT6X
• Directors– Steve Jones N6SJ – Jim Abraham W6EB – John Eisenberg K6YP
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 4
K5D NewsK5D News• KP5 Desecheo Island
– Leaders: Dr. Glenn Johnson, W0GJ & Bob Allphin, K4UEE
– Web Site: http://kp5.us/ – Dates: February 12 to 26, 2009– Stations: 8 HF + 6M– Online log: Yes– Heading: 96 deg– Distance: 3531 miles– Operators: 22– Radios: 10 + Amps
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 5
Propagation to KP5Propagation to KP5Feb 09Feb 09
18 MHz
22:00 UTC
43 dB SNR
14 MHz
22:00 UTC
40 dB SNR
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 6
K5D QSOsK5D QSOs as of 18 Feb 00:01 UTCas of 18 Feb 00:01 UTC
Statistics SSB CW RTTY Band
6M · 19 · 19
10M 85 · · 85
12M 214 18 · 232
15M 2605 2865 2 5472
17M 4770 2635 · 7405
20M 6451 5639 320 12410
30M · 5860 1345 7205
40M 2119 3187 · 5306
80M 2804 3597 · 6401
160M 2 2863 · 2865
Totals 19050 26683 1667 47400
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 7
Who Has Worked K5D?Who Has Worked K5D?
• How many are in the log?
• How many have more than 1 QSO?
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• etc
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 8
IntroductionsIntroductions• Let’s Go Around the room…
– Introduce yourself & any guests– Tell us what new DX you have bagged
• H44MS?
– K5D stories?– Any other news you wish to share?
(please keep it brief)
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 9
New members?New members?
• Secretary - Russ, K6KLY
– He has applications are available…– Voting
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 10
DX News - DXpeditionsDX News - DXpeditions
• MOZAMBIQUE, C91TX – – Texas DX Society Mar 25 – Apr 5– 6 Ops, 3 Stations– 160 through 10m
• Western Sahara, S04R – – Apr 12 – 17– 3 Stations with amps– 160 through 10m
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 11
DX ContestsDX Contests
• ARRL Intl DX Contest CW– Feb 21 -22
• ARRL Intl DX Contest SSB– March 7-8
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QSTsQSTs
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 13
Happy BirthdayHappy BirthdayWalt Johnson, W6MZQWalt Johnson, W6MZQ
• Walt turned 91 on Saturday the 14th
• Walt has been a member for 30+ years
• Walt is active every day working DX
• Walt has been a great supported of NCDXC
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 14
IDXC VisaliaIDXC Visalia
• IDXC 2009 (the 60th year) will be held April 17- April19, 2009 at the Visalia Holiday Inn
• News from the committee?– John, K6YP
– Steve, N6SJ
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 15
NCDXC NetNCDXC Net• Net coordinator - Don, AA6W• If you would like to be a net control,
please see or contact Don• Please Remember - NCDXC Net
– Every Thursday 8pm – Except on monthly meeting nights (3rd Thurs)– On W6TI repeater, 147.360 MHz, PL 110.9
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 16
DXer MaterialDXer Material
• Editor - Phil, K6TT• If you have suggestions for articles, etc.
please see or contact Phil• If you would like to contribute (photos,
articles, etc.), Phil will be very happy to talk to you!
• This is your newsletter – help make it great!
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 17
Tonight’s RaffleTonight’s Raffle• Mike W6WZ & Carolyn WB6ABC have some great prizes!
– 1st Prize
• Choice of Registration to IDXC at Visalia– $95 value (does not include a hotel room
• OR Yaesu VX 150 150/83B 2M HT including – Ni-MH 7.2V 1400 MA Battery Charger– Yasue EDC-5B Filtered Cigarette Mobile Charger
– 2nd Prize: Diamond X-30 2m/440 Outdoor Antenna.
– 3rd Prize: Set of 4 High quality FAIR-RITE Beads
– 4th Prize: A Multi-Tool Pocket Set
– 5th Prize: A Roll RESCUE TAPE
– Door Prize: Key Chain Flash Light
• Need Tickets – see Carolyn or Mike – 6 for $5 - 12 for $10 - 24 for $20
• GOOD LUCK!
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 18
Additional QSTsAdditional QSTs
• Does anyone have any other announcements they would like to make?
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Our Sunspot CycleOur Sunspot Cycle
Still going nowhere…Still going nowhere…
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 20
Last Night ConditionsLast Night Conditions
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 21
The Last Couple of MonthsThe Last Couple of Months
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 22
Cycle 23/24 ProgressCycle 23/24 Progress- - thanks to Chuck, AA6Gthanks to Chuck, AA6G
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 23
SOHO MDI Continuum Latest SOHO MDI Continuum Latest Image Image
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ARRL ARRL Logbook of The World Logbook of The World
(LoTW)(LoTW)ByBy
Craig Bradley – AE6RRCraig Bradley – AE6RR
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 25
BackgroundBackground
• The ARRL created LoTW and it began operation in Sept 2003
• I was relicensed as AE6RR in Sept 2004• After a couple of months of operation and one
major contest, I decided the paper logs were not the way to go– See Computer Logging Programs (Mar 2006 NCDXC
meeting)
• Once I had a computer log, I signed up for LoTW– Password card received Dec 2004
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 26
How Many Here Use LoTW?How Many Here Use LoTW?
• How many have signed up?
• How many have submitted logs?
• Do you keep your LoTW log up to date?
• How many have applied for an award online with LoTW?
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 27
AE6RR ExperiencesAE6RR Experiences
• I currently have 3240 QSOs in the database with 935 QSLs (29%)– Many of these are from contests
• As they use computer logging programs, many contesters submit their logs after each contest
• I have worked new entities in a contest and have had them confirmed the next day on LoTW
• I have applied for DXCC and WAS awards on LoTW
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 28
Who Needs LoTW?Who Needs LoTW?
• Contesters looking for DX awards– Do you have years of computer contest logs and
wonder if you have a multiband DXCC?– The most active LoTW stations are contest stations
• HC8N has 112,000 QSOs in LoTW• PJ2T has 105,000 QSOs in LoTW
• DXers working on new awards– GM3POI has achieved 9 Band DXCC using only LoTW– K4DY has confirmed 302 entities in LoTW
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 29
Use LoTW to Keep Your DXCC Use LoTW to Keep Your DXCC Record CurrentRecord Current
• The DXCC Yearbook is sent to all DXCC award holders that have made a submittal in the last year
• To maintain Honor Roll status you must submit yearly
• The DXCC desk gets swamped with paper application near the end of each year and delays can be well over a month
• LoTW can make this painless – some submittals are done the same day!
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 30
LoTW Can Save You Big $$$LoTW Can Save You Big $$$
• Sending QSLs card can get expensive– Postage going up to $0.98 (foreign)– Cost of cards– Cost of envelopes– Cost of return postage
• Sending a foreign QSL direct can cost over $3.00 each
• Buro cards take forever• 5 Band DXCC requires 500 cards (>$1500)
– If you get them all back, 50% would be over $3000• Challenge award requires at least 1000 cards
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 31
LoTW Can Save TimeLoTW Can Save Time
• Instant gratification– QSLs can appear within a few hours of your
QSO– QSL cards can take years
• Quick processing of applications– Paper DXCC submittals can take many weeks– LoTW online submittals have been processed
on the same day as the submittal
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 32
Triple Play AwardTriple Play Award
• New WAS award– 50 States on all 3
modes– Phone, CW, Digital
• LoTW QSLs only• Only QSOs after
January 1, 2009• 173 awarded so far…• Anyone here have it?
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 33
What if I Don’t Have a Computer What if I Don’t Have a Computer Log?Log?
• DXCC credits after 1993 can be added to your account– If you have the cards, the ARRL will enter
checked QSLs
• The LoTW TQSL program allows you to create records – you don’t need a logging program
• You only need to enter the QSOs that you need credit for – not the whole log
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 34
What do I Need?What do I Need?• A valid Amateur Radio License
– FCC record up to date with current address
• You need a computer– Windows 95 through Vista– Mac – Linux
• You need to know how to use your computer• An Internet connection• An hour or so to get started• A willingness to read the ARRL instructions
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 35
ARRL Support Docs & InfoARRL Support Docs & Info
• Logbook of the World: 75 Million QSO's Can't Be Wrong! (Sept 05 QST)– http://www.arrl.org/lotw/silver.pdf
• Getting started guide– http://www.arrl.org/lotw/getStartedGuide.pdf
• The web site will lead you through it– http://www.arrl.org/lotw/start.html
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 36
ARRL LoTW Slide ShowARRL LoTW Slide Show
• The following slides are available on the ARRL web site
• http://www.arrl.org/lotw/LoTW_SlideShow.ppt– Go to http://www.arrl.org/– Look for Logbook of The World under the
blue banner at the top• http://www.arrl.org/lotw/
– You are there!
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ARRLARRLLoTW PresentationLoTW Presentation
ARRL Web SiteARRL Web Site
http://http://www.arrl.org/lotw/LoTW_SlideShow.pptwww.arrl.org/lotw/LoTW_SlideShow.ppt
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LoTW Questions?LoTW Questions?
Until 9:15Until 9:15
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 39
The NCDXC Raffle!The NCDXC Raffle!• Does anyone need tickets before we start?• Prizes
– Door Prize: Key Chain Flash Light– 1st Prize
• Choice of Registration to IDXC at Visalia– $95 value (does not include a hotel room
• OR Yaesu VX 150 150/83B 2M HT including – Ni-MH 7.2V 1400 MA Battery Charger– Yasue EDC-5B Filtered Cigarette Mobile Charger
– 2nd Prize: Diamond X-30 2m/440 Outdoor Antenna.
– 3rd Prize: Set of 4 High quality FAIR-RITE Beads– 4th Prize: A Multi-Tool Pocket Set– 5th Prize: A Roll of Self-Fusing, Permanent Seal
RESCUE TAPE
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NCDXC Feb 09NCDXC Feb 09 Slide 40
Thanks for Coming Tonight!Thanks for Coming Tonight!
• Remember the net next Thursday night!
• Drive safe!
• Pray for sunspots!
• 73 & Good DX!