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Monthly Archives: February 2015

New contest on BERU weekend

16 Monday Feb 2015

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The new AFRICA-DX all band all mode 24 hour contest overlaps with BERU

The objective of this all mode contest is to stimulate contesting from Africa. All participating stations worldwide may work any country during the contest period, QSO’s with amateurs from Africa is encouraged as reflected in the higher points being awarded in the scoring mechanism.

 

We can only hope that it stimulates some more CW activity from Commonwealth African countries and that it doesnt result in lots of QRM for BERU contestants from African countries.

Some DXpedition activity over BERU weekend

15 Sunday Feb 2015

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Hi

Some calls noted

H44NT, VP2MQT, 7QAA, ZF2UL

GL and 73 Bob G3PJT/J34G

Test everything before you leave !

13 Friday Feb 2015

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kit testTesting the set up for Grenada , KX3, Hardrock amp, keyer and laptop all seemed to hang together very well.

“Better test the coax, 20m of Super 8, . Thats odd, the amp says high SWR! Ah yes the coax is all rather corroded at one end, couldn’t have cleaned it properly the last time I used it”. ” Looked OK though” ” Good job I checked!”

BERU 2015 – ZF call confirmation

13 Friday Feb 2015

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Hi All,

FYI I will be operating as ZF2CA during BERU.

Nigel was right – it’s not cheap! But you only live once.

73

Colin G4CWH

VY2GQ back for BERU 2015

12 Thursday Feb 2015

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Hi folks

With improved flight access to PEI this year, it seemed a shame not to make more use of my VE call gained last year with the help of Jeff VY2ZM.  I shall once again be travelling to Ken VY2TT’s great station and hope to make better use of all the automation that Ken has in place there.  So please bear with a newbie to computer logging!

73, Peter G3LET

VE Team(s) on the way!

12 Thursday Feb 2015

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Dave VO1AU aims to have at least one VE team in place during the course of the next week.  Details will be posted here when available.

5Z4LS all set for BERU

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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Hi Bob

BERU:  Have decided to go to Kenya for BERU. Flight, accommodation in Nairobi and car all booked. My 5Z4LS call (first issued to me in 1968) has been unused for 5 years !  I am staying for two weeks so will spend plenty of time on the air outside the contest. I leave on 4  Mar and return on 18th.  If all goes well unusually I will enter the high power section – presuming my linear and antenna arrive with me!  I had been planning to go to Lesotho but that proved not easy for a number of reasons – may go there later this year.

73 Nick G3RWF

Team Africa needs one more !!

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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Hi Bob

I am trying to get team Africa together. So far I have 5H3EE, ZS1EL, 5Z4LS, G3TXF (call as yet undisclosed!) and AN Other. I am looking for AN Other.

73 Nick G3RWF

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