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-- Video Live Stream by USTREAM ---- LIVE FROM THE HUNTER VALLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, 43SE144 11m VIDEO FEED

hi all, I'm back again after a very eventfull 10 days. As some of you have probly heard, I was done by the ACMA (Australian Communications & Media Authority).

I got done with Section 46 - Unlicensed operation of radio communications devices

Section 47 - Unlawful possession of radio communications devices.

I had to despose of the devices within 7 days & advise them I complied. " In this instance, the ACMA has used discretion and has chosen not to issue you Penalty Infringement Notices or escalate to prosecution, however, any future non-compliance will be viewed more seriously." I'm going to frame the 2 ACMA Warning Notices & put them up on the wall. So in a nutshell, I got a severe official warning.

I had to post the RCI 2970 & Palomar Amp to Head Office in Melbourne & sort of sold the Icom & Kenwood to my amateur mate Mick, to look after them till I get my F-Call. I'm booked in to do the Amateur exam on the 23rd of this month.

So I'm back on air again with only the Cobra 146GTL 40 channel SSB & 12 watts.

Hi all,

I have been playing with a system to send e-qsl's over at DX27

Its a PHP-Fusion addon which i have adapted to suite my needs,

Just pick a template , fill in the blanks,, re: signal reports, etc, then e-mail address of station worked,

You are welcome to send a test e-qsl to yourself to test this. Please note, a copy is sent to me for security reasons.

You will also need to login to DX27 as the spammers where havin a field day with it when it was open,

View below

http://www.dx27.net/infusions/send_ecards/index.php

or login here

http://www.dx27.net/login.php

or register

http://www.dx27.net/register.php

Let me know your thoughts on this please,

pat
29sd102

HIHI all - Robert here. Use handle BOB DOLE on AM local and just picked up 2SE369 for DXing. I am a HAM KB8UFP general class, and picked up 11M cuz I found a Royce 1-632 that I fixed for cheap. Finding that it coincides with the apparent uptick in the sunspot cycle to really start to get some good DX is just awesome! I can't believe how much of a difference a few sunspots makes. Glad to be a part of the group 73 and gud DX de Bob 2SE369

YOU WILL BE DELETED & BANNED FROM THIS FORUM IF YOU POST MATERIAL THAT IS NON RADIO RELATED, LIKE SPAM ONLINE JOBS & XXX RATED SHIT. BE WARNED. I AM GOING THROUGH THE FORUM NOW BANNING ALL THE POSTED GARBAGE & THE PEOPLE WHO POST THE SHIT.

Bought a 2nd hand set of roof racks for the wagon today. Now I can load up the DX gear - stepladder, 1/2w vert, 4 ele portable yagi & the 9m telescopic mast. Got to pull out all the portable DX gear & do some much needed maintenance on it over this weekend.

Introduction
Spread over 2 weekends at opposite ends of the year to ensure the best possible propagation for radio operators in both hemispheres, the 2011 EMU Islands Fiesta (EIF) © promises to be the biggest and most exciting experience for Islands On The Air (IOTA) enthusiasts on the world 11m calendar, regardless of whichever club they are associated with.

Not only does Part 1 of the EMU Islands Fiesta (EIF) coincide with the popular Oceania Contest but with IOTA activities from a number of affiliated clubs set to take place in continents in both hemispheres, this E.M.U. project can be described as an Islands DX-travaganza of the greatest kind — not just for IOTA Hunters chasing new islands — but for serious IOTA DXpeditioners also!

2011 Islands Fiesta Guidelines (Draft)
Dates:
* Part 1: January 8 00:00 UTC — January 9 23:59 UTC
* Part 2: June 4 00:00 UTC — June 5 23:59 UTC

Participation
* EMU affiliated and non-affiliated clubs and members are invited to participate
* To facilitate advertising of the event, all IOTA DXpedition teams must register their intended participation by contacting the Project Manager/s with the necessary details (i.e. Island to be activated, station, team members, callsign, etc.). Please note that all details must first be approved by the affiliated or non-affiliated club’s HQ Team.

Callsigns
* EMU does not issue callsigns for this event. Instead, participants are encouraged to use the systems in place within their own club and to follow the accepted IOTA callsign protocols of past activities which involves using the RSGB reference number as the callsign suffix (e.g. 14OD/EU-XXX, or 3AC/SA-XXX, or 43DA/OC-XXX, etc.).
* Advice or assistance will be provided by the Project Managers if required

Frequencies & Modes
* 26—27 MHz (Participants are encouraged to adhere to their national frequency allocation for citizens band operations)
* SSB, AM, FM

Categories
1. Home IOTA Operator/Team (i.e. Operator/s TX from his own island home)
2. DXpedition Operator/Team (i.e. Operator/s TX from an island which is not their normal residence)
3. IOTA Hunter (i.e. Operator who works IOTA stations from his home or portable location)
— OC
— EU
— AS
— NA
— SA
— Overall

Proofs
* To be judged as valid IOTA in this project, all proofs must be submitted to the F.A.C.T. (See http://www.emudx.com/fact/)
* Activating teams must provide all proofs (pictures, videos, GPS, etc.) within 1 month of the event taking place so that the activation can validated.
* If no sufficient proofs are received, the activation will be deemed as non-valid and the contacts made will not be taken into account for point scoring or the exchange of QSL cards.
* All proofs must be sent no later than 1 month after the activity to fact@emu.com or by post mail.
* Participants are encouraged to adhere to their own club’s DXpedition and proofs protocol also

Scoring (for IOTA Hunters)
You are in… 2 pts 5 pts 10 pts 15 pts 30 pts 50 pts 100 pts
EU EU AF AS NA SA OC AN
NA NA SA EU OC AF AS AN
SA SA NA EU AN AF OC AS
AF AF EU AS SA NA AN OC
AS AS OC EU AF NA AN SA
OC OC AS NA SA AN EU AF
AN AN AF OC SA EU NA SA

Valid Islands
* Any island, islet, atoll sand or coral cay referenced by the following organisations:

— Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) IOTA Program
— D.I.F.M. French Islands
— English Island Award program (EIA)
— The Italian Islands Award (I.I.A)
— The Diploma Islas Espanolas (D.I.E)

QSL Confirmation Cards
* Each radio group will have to confirm their own contacts via a QSL manager. When a new card design is required, the Project Manager is happy to forward the EMU logo for use.

* A special EMU QSL card showing all participating stations will also be available from QSL managers of affiliated radio clubs

Prizes
* Full Colour certificate for place getters in each category (Includes Continental IOTA Hunters)
* Trophy Medallion for place getters in each category (Except Continental IOTA Hunters)
* EMU IOTA Directory/Log Book for placegetters in each category (Except Continental IOTA Hunters)

Awards
* Many EMU affiliated clubs (e.g. Oscar Delta, Alfa Romeo and the Dx Adventure Radio Club) offer members a wide range of excellent awards in recognition of achievements in the field of IOTA Chasing and DXpedition work. For more information, please visit your group’s website and follow the links.