tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801388550506327182024-03-13T16:32:05.810-04:00Hints & Kinks of the WVDXAW8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-63649349917482670552021-02-08T10:00:00.000-05:002021-02-08T10:00:06.896-05:00WVDXA Supports Clublog Again<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Upon unanimous consent of the membership, 'da Prez made a donation to Clublog in the name of the WVDXA in the amount of $102.01 U.S. (£71.27 British Pounds). This will help support the operation of this great resource that many of us use at least weekly (if not daily!) The extra $2 in this donation was to make up for a $98 donation in the past. Currently the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: red;"><b>WVDXA has donated a total of $700 to Club Log</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> over the last 9 years.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Below are comments about the expenses of Clublog from their website:</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">There are two main areas of cost: equipment costs for the servers, and running costs for the hosting and electricity.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Club Log's equipment costs have been covered with significant donations by DX foundations. The running costs are all paid by Club Log users who choose to donate. Just 1% of Club Log's users make a donation each year — please consider becoming one of them!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">vy 73,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Michael, G7VJR </span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><b>Equipment costs</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Club Log runs on two high-performance Intel servers. A new primary server was purchased in October 2019 at a cost of £8,500 (approximately $11,000). Additional parts costing £2,000 were also purchased.</span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A more full description of the hardware required by Club Log can be found <b><a href="https://g7vjr.org/2019/11/club-log-into-2020-investing-in-hardware/" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>. If you have not thought about what is behind these web resources you regularly use, it's worthwhile to check out the above link.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As you can see below, our donation has already been accepted.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5Wot_6ut0JirSfeO3e9k6PHA_Jf2uphN4kHcgNyMAJZp4fr_xoeVKfqD3e1WA1lV-2uxkp4TZTg4ok3gyIjdEC5ScgmLSBqG0giWp5l0KgPDN6X4kPpxjdfJNIr-a9UugrHni8PvlMFt/s915/2021-02-07+Club+Log.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="915" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5Wot_6ut0JirSfeO3e9k6PHA_Jf2uphN4kHcgNyMAJZp4fr_xoeVKfqD3e1WA1lV-2uxkp4TZTg4ok3gyIjdEC5ScgmLSBqG0giWp5l0KgPDN6X4kPpxjdfJNIr-a9UugrHni8PvlMFt/w640-h152/2021-02-07+Club+Log.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><p></p>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-35021586104268763642021-02-07T09:34:00.000-05:002021-02-07T09:34:48.370-05:00February 2021 WVDXA "Virtual" Meeting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L4coPBiWEF2Dyx54GzdgrBG5uM11PTHGd73JkLlb3j3gR8pAwoFHwiSNvm7-dAQMyZP0GmRfpmbpd39fhArtInYHAzMy2WeY4tCak5wpfrshCOA-h6sI3UZHbY3AirH0z-WSPfztJFwW/s1191/Attendees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1191" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6L4coPBiWEF2Dyx54GzdgrBG5uM11PTHGd73JkLlb3j3gR8pAwoFHwiSNvm7-dAQMyZP0GmRfpmbpd39fhArtInYHAzMy2WeY4tCak5wpfrshCOA-h6sI3UZHbY3AirH0z-WSPfztJFwW/w223-h153/Attendees.jpg" width="223" /></a></div>The WVDXA has moved forward quite a bit with the recent purchase of an annual Zoom license. In our prior meetings we were limited to a 40-minute long meeting using the FREE Zoom platform. Now, with our license, we can have meetings up to <b>30 HOURS </b>in length, up to 100 participants, and we can record the meeting to the "Cloud." <p></p><p>Dave, WA8WV, the WVDXA Treasurer thanks the <span style="color: red;"><b>THIRTY (30)</b></span> WVDXA members who contributed to the purchase of this license! That was a fantastic outpouring from the group and, after our first use of the licensed product, I feel 100% certain it will provide us with a great benefit.</p><p></p>On February 6, 2021, we had the first meeting using the licensed version of Zoom. It was a <b>GREAT </b>get-together! A total of 31 attendees joined us including hams from all over the state of West Virginia as well as, <b>CA, GA, OH, AL, PA, IA, NC, IN, and FL!</b> This was possibly the best “Virtual” meeting of the WVDXA so far. You can see on the top right a screenshot of 30 of those who attended. Click on any image to see a larger version.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObEOjbAKOWdFVtJDExh_trD3ITyg1iYyXuGqbcenaFLpczekwFFee9JyJRx8iRH4xnGSvahvWJhYyesIyA292KHsLJBFYQuhcg0O4lWorkGC5iw7qPMkORe9YSGm0t2pI2oEaOr9_j3JX/s382/Radio+in+a+Box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="273" data-original-width="382" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObEOjbAKOWdFVtJDExh_trD3ITyg1iYyXuGqbcenaFLpczekwFFee9JyJRx8iRH4xnGSvahvWJhYyesIyA292KHsLJBFYQuhcg0O4lWorkGC5iw7qPMkORe9YSGm0t2pI2oEaOr9_j3JX/w199-h143/Radio+in+a+Box.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>The WVDXA's "<b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">DX'peditioner Extraordinaire</span></i></b>" Hal, W8HC, gave a wonderful presentation entitled <p></p><p></p><blockquote><b>C6AGU in the 2020 CQWW CW Contest and ARRL 160m CW Contest: Testing RIB (Radio in a Box) Technology in a DXpedition Environment</b></blockquote>Hal detailed his recent trip where he operated from C6AGU while testing out the brand-new ham radio technology called "Radio in a Box" (or RIB for short.) This new technology is mind-blowing and promises to provide DX'ers with the opportunity to work some of the rarest of the rare entities.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOcahcTFnxV3Gh_F5B7IHW67pJQ9RjqvOA9tqrgC9wTXTp0ClElnZJJy_xmN-R_dtrFXCBLW01Tjs-0qzEUsYunYkKxqoj-K5Pnx73nSckxOCwss1aei9Ljoj_C6YPD7v_9oWXCLTVsJj/s808/RIB+Concept.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="808" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOcahcTFnxV3Gh_F5B7IHW67pJQ9RjqvOA9tqrgC9wTXTp0ClElnZJJy_xmN-R_dtrFXCBLW01Tjs-0qzEUsYunYkKxqoj-K5Pnx73nSckxOCwss1aei9Ljoj_C6YPD7v_9oWXCLTVsJj/w192-h115/RIB+Concept.jpg" width="192" /></a>On the right you can see an image of the RIB concept and a Block Diagram of what's "In the Box." The concept is amazing! The basic idea is that a complete radio station is contained in a Pelican case including power supplies, a Flex 6700 series SDR, a 1.5 kW amp, Ethernet and Data Control hardware, a water cooling system to keep the box from getting too warm, and a 900 MHz Wi-FI Radio Bridge. This concept allows the equipment to exist on, say, an island (along with antennas and a generator) while the operators are onboard a ship anchored off-shore and they control the station remotely. </p><p>This means no people are living/camping on the island and that means there is a minimum environmental impact on the island. The so-called “footprint” of the operation is minimized and no time is wasted setting up and maintaining the support infrastructure for the operators. Only once a day will 2 people be needed to visit the island, top off the generators, do maintenance and make inspections. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7twTjAsdM4zX5IFXiRXfRePpEvmspHiTqfb790hYGHC9M2vRdZfyyuNCvUdc_ESq_IPMpOZN4dpttqyGmiqjA97SiPxRsXRsvTHF0qQmkGf92mzjoQ31dImEXR1wsgQLDOBdrw3KRHlz/s1820/RIB+Block+Diagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1820" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7twTjAsdM4zX5IFXiRXfRePpEvmspHiTqfb790hYGHC9M2vRdZfyyuNCvUdc_ESq_IPMpOZN4dpttqyGmiqjA97SiPxRsXRsvTHF0qQmkGf92mzjoQ31dImEXR1wsgQLDOBdrw3KRHlz/w202-h114/RIB+Block+Diagram.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><p></p><p>As mentioned above, the new Zoom license allows us to record meetings. The following link is to the recording of this WVDXA Meeting's Presentation (minus the first 20 minutes.) It is 55 minutes long and contains the comments at the end of the meeting as well. Click on the link below and then enter the Passcode.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/F6_LTGQ2VmCKlmfjLD9cQibDKdRE7ga1fYwkK-yzuH_mRjtqvmxbqs2zPaLjyBQk.UeMYMR8ZNmVexhPO" target="_blank"></a></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/F6_LTGQ2VmCKlmfjLD9cQibDKdRE7ga1fYwkK-yzuH_mRjtqvmxbqs2zPaLjyBQk.UeMYMR8ZNmVexhPO" target="_blank">W8HC's Presentation of "Radio in a Box"</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Passcode: <b>ZycM!+s1</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">The operators of the C6AGU test were guests of George Wallner, AA7JV, aboard his brand-new ship, the M/Y "<b>Magnet</b>." George helped design and had this vessel built by <b><a href="https://www.metalsharkboats.com/" target="_blank">Metal Shark</a></b> for the reasons he states below:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">“I wanted a serious, rugged, purpose-built vessel capable of reaching the remote, unspoiled destinations that you can’t get to with an airplane. With Magnet, I can travel quickly to faraway places, and everyone on board can enjoy the adventure. Upon arrival, we can stay for extended periods, independently and comfortably, without reliance on a large crew.”</p><p style="text-align: left;">George continues, "I also wanted to be able to work on board, continue with my product development and testing activities at sea. I worked closely with Metal Shark over an extended period to execute my vision, to create this tool for recreational exploration, and it is very rewarding to finally experience Magnet underway. So far, I have been most impressed by this vessel’s stability, even at speed in heavy seas.”</p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8jnA66FFf3Wrh97u687-qPYtWvvYssIuK82QRHH-5EA-bA-7-mn1H-QyXUFXBvOAI_dCl7mp28N13AE1em7ScGzTx8sTvrFcjYxsIL9PpdbtCWyRjMAHCdYIu05fk6ZEmnj3ajJ7PXag/s1373/M-Y+Magnet+-+Wide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8jnA66FFf3Wrh97u687-qPYtWvvYssIuK82QRHH-5EA-bA-7-mn1H-QyXUFXBvOAI_dCl7mp28N13AE1em7ScGzTx8sTvrFcjYxsIL9PpdbtCWyRjMAHCdYIu05fk6ZEmnj3ajJ7PXag/s320/M-Y+Magnet+-+Wide.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Above is an image of this unbelievable ship. If you click <b><a href="https://player.vimeo.com/video/457570907" target="_blank">HERE</a></b>, you can see a short video of the M/Y Magnet under-way. <span style="color: red;"><b>WOW!</b></span> It is a tri-deck, twin-hulled 158-foot catamaran which can cross the Atlantic <b>4 times on a single tank of gas.</b> It has space for 10 guests plus refrigerated storage, wine cellar and workshop on the lower decks within the twin hulls.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">With the creation of this "Radio in a Box" technology, the DX'ing community can now hope, in the not too distant future, to reap the benefits of the hard work these "Pioneers" have done and continue to do. It will be a major step forward in DX'ing once one of these RIB operations happens from a super rare location!</p><p></p>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-18140386156583589582020-08-15T14:04:00.000-04:002020-08-15T14:04:00.730-04:00Fourth WVDXA "Virtual" Meeting<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eK3VWRojwuGF9S_Fg3jMi3RVl1ZquUG6bbARc8N5ZZbhpWTJNWSmC24DjJn7lFmKfWl41k-3VySXrCyKRKak0tQqB0ljqJQBWhShbFKbSzSZQcgC4ZeZdZ0F-wG9AbnGvQ0ONG3JO8yj/s1515/Meeting+Screenshot+-+Cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1515" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8eK3VWRojwuGF9S_Fg3jMi3RVl1ZquUG6bbARc8N5ZZbhpWTJNWSmC24DjJn7lFmKfWl41k-3VySXrCyKRKak0tQqB0ljqJQBWhShbFKbSzSZQcgC4ZeZdZ0F-wG9AbnGvQ0ONG3JO8yj/w262-h166/Meeting+Screenshot+-+Cropped.jpg" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">August 15, 2020, "Virtual" Meeting<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Well this was a fantastic gathering of the WVDXA! Saturday, August 15, 2020, <b>SIXTEEN </b>members of the WVDXA took the time and made the effort to show up <b>AND </b>to participate in a "virtual" gathering via Zoom. Attendance was up 60% over the June meeting which was really good to see.</p><p>You can see a screenshot of the meeting on the left side of this Post. Click on the picture to see a larger image. </p><p>New members were welcomed, all members introduced themselves,
and announcements were made about the WV State ARRL Convention next Saturday and about the current donations being taken by Hal, W8HC, for the JXØX DX'pedition. Also, lots of information was exchanged back and forth, and members showed off their newly acquired WVDXA Mugs plus some
recent awards and QSL's. Charlie, N8RR, showed off his <b><span style="color: red;">3,000 ARRL
Challenge Award</span></b> and that garnered the greatest response from the group!</p><p>It was announced that the WV State ARRL Convention, usually held at Jackson's Mill near Weston,
WV, this year will be held on ZOOM next Saturday, August 22, 2020. Remember that the DX Forum is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 22nd. The Topic will be "<b><span style="color: red;">VP6R Pitcairn Island 2019 DX'pedition</span></b>" presented by WVDXA member, <b>Hal Turley, W8HC</b>. Details and a
schedule of events can be found on the State Amateur Radio Council's
website here: <a href="http://qsl.net/wvsarc/">http://qsl.net/wvsarc/</a> <br /></p><p>We had a great number of WVDXA members attend this meeting from outside the state of West Virginia. Those were:</p><p></p><blockquote>Don, W8UZ, Woodburn, IN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxzTc0lBHwBYASoHJlWRk7VSw41ti-D1izy0trvk4LO9z2IhHWMlu30QAQ-unIRu5OPjAjwDMEj8TsUYGrSaXxBUjR0tY8yaUX8vhbCAgfs20pcKrAitl2YqpHx3nJW0Torr7X4Li-2EQ/s267/K8KT+-+SK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="253" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxzTc0lBHwBYASoHJlWRk7VSw41ti-D1izy0trvk4LO9z2IhHWMlu30QAQ-unIRu5OPjAjwDMEj8TsUYGrSaXxBUjR0tY8yaUX8vhbCAgfs20pcKrAitl2YqpHx3nJW0Torr7X4Li-2EQ/w202-h214/K8KT+-+SK.jpg" width="202" /></a><br />Tom, K8TW, Columbus, OH<br />Wey, K8EAB, Cumming, GA<br />John, W4ER, Mobile, AL<br />Bert, N8NN, Summerfield, FL</blockquote><p></p><p>Also, a moment of silence was observed to honor the passing of WVDXA member, <b>Karl Thompson, K8KT</b>. He was an outstanding ham and an even better "gentleman." He will be missed by many! </p><p>The meeting ended very abruptly when the 40-minute time limit was reached. In the past, Zoom has given us some grace beyond that 40-minutes but today, the clock ran out suddenly. Lesson learned for future meetings.<br /></p><p>If you have not joined the WVDXA "Virtual" meetings, you might think of doing so for the next one. Members attend using external Webcams, built-in laptop cameras and a couple even use their cell phones. <b>We hope to see you then!</b><br /></p>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-62749674387880090102020-08-06T10:05:00.000-04:002020-08-06T10:05:00.568-04:00Lists for the Serious DX’er
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>In
light of the recent discussions on the WVDXA Email Reflector about the
necessity of being “in the know” in order to be a serious DX’er, I was struck
by the “<b>How’s DX?</b>” column in the
August 2020 <b><i>QST</i></b>.<span> </span>This column is
written every month by long-time WVDXA member, Bernie, W3UR.<span> </span>Knowing how seldom the following entities
appear on-the-air will alert you to when you need to "pull out all the stops"
to work one when it does show up.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The
August column gives a <b>HUGE</b> amount of
pertinent information needed by the aspiring DX’er.<span> </span>I have re-printed below (with permission)
three “Lists” that can provide the DX’er with a wealth of knowledge about what
countries are the rarest.<span> </span>There is a
good deal more valuable information in the printed “<b>How’s DX?</b>” column and I suggest you read it to get the most out of
what Bernie, W3UR, has put together.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The
following “Lists” are from the <b>How's DX?</b> column on pages 76-77 of the
August 2020 issue of <b><i>QST</i></b> which is edited by WVDXA member, Bernie,
W3UR.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>===== Re-printed from <i>QST</i> with permission. =====<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Top Ten Most-Wanted List</span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Most
of the loyal readers of this column are familiar with Club Log's Top Ten
Most-Wanted List (https://clublog.org/mostwanted.php). It's a listing of the
rarest DXCC entities. <span> </span>As of the end of
May 2020, the top 10 most-wanted DXCC entities were (in order from 1 – 10):</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>P5</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>North
Korea</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>3Y/B</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Bouvet
lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>FT5/W</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Crozet
lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>BS7H</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Scarborough
Reef</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>CEØX</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>San
Felix lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>BV9P</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Pratas
lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KH7K</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Kure
lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KH3</span></b><span> –<span> </span>Johnston lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>3Y/P</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Peter
I lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>FT5/X</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Kerguelen
lsland</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Inactive List</span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Another
list that some like to follow is the top ten most-inactive countries list.<span> </span>This list includes the DXCC entities that
have shown no activity for the longest duration. The top ten for this list (in
order by years, not time on the air) are:</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>CEØX</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>San
Felix lsland (18 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KH3</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Johnston
lsland (17 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>BV9P</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Pratas
lsland (16 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KH7K</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Kure
lsland (14 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>3Y/P</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Peter
I lsland (14 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>YVØ</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Aves
lsland (13 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>EZ</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Turkmenistan
(13 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>BS7H</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Scarborough
Reef (13 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>3Y/B</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Bouvet
lsland (12 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KP5</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Desecheo
lsland (11 years)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Activity List</span></b></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This
list may be unfamiliar to most readers. It's the top ten most-wanted countries
that have had one or more active amateur radio operators within this year.
These countries are:</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>SV/A</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Mount
Athos (SV2RSG/A)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>4U_UN</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>United
Nations Headquarters (4U1UN)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>6O</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Somalia
(6O1OO)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>T3Ø</span></b><span> –<span> </span>Western Kiribati (T3ØTM)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>KH8<span> </span>–<span> </span></span></b><span>American Samoa (AH8M) </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>ZL7<span> </span>–<span> </span></span></b><span>Chatham Islands (ZL7DX)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>S2</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Bangladesh
(S21ED).</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>Z6</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Republic
of Kosovo (Z61DX, Z62FB, etc.)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>TT</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Chad
<span>(TT8SN)</span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span>5A</span></b><span><span> </span>–<span> </span>Libya
(5AlAL and 5AØYL)</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>It should be noted that
there are multiple licensed amateur radio operators in Turkmenistan <b>(EZ), </b>however,
they have not been authorized to get on the air since August 2006. <span> </span>Syria <b>(YK) </b>has several licensed
operators, but they've said they won't go back on the air until the civil war
is over. <span> </span>South Orkney Islands (<b>VP8/O</b>) has an Argentine Naval Base on
Laurie Island, LUlZA, and is occasionally on the air with authorized military
operators.<span> </span>Tristan Da Cunha and Gough
Islands (<b>ZD9</b>) have Andy Repetto, ZD9BV,
but he has not been active for a while.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>=== "Reprinted with the
permission of W3UR and the ARRL. © Copyright ARRL." ===</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On Saturday, June 13, 2020, the WVDXA gathered via Zoom to hold our Third "Virtual" meeting. Attendance was down substantially over the First and Second meetings. We had 14 attend the April meeting, in May we had 20 attend, but only 10 were able to attend the June meeting. Hopefully we can improve that on the next meeting... Those who do take the time to attend have reported having a GREAT time!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If you have not joined the WVDXA "Virtual" meetings, you might think of doing so for the next one. Members attend using external Webcams, built-in laptop cameras and a couple even use their cell phones. Plus, this is good practice for the upcoming WV State ARRL Convention, usually held at Jackson's Mill near Weston, WV. This year the State Convention will be held on <b>ZOOM</b>. Details and a schedule of events can be found on the State Amateur Radio Council's website here: <a href="http://qsl.net/wvsarc/" target="_blank">http://qsl.net/wvsarc/</a></span>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-4336163439369740852020-05-11T16:14:00.000-04:002020-05-11T16:28:26.502-04:00Second WVDXA "Virtual" Meeting<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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On Saturday, May 9, 2020, the WVDXA gathered via Zoom to hold our Second "Virtual" meeting. Attendance was up by 43% over the First meeting! We had 14 attend the April meeting and in May, we had 20 attend. YIPPEE! Looks like this method of meetings, at least during the pandemic, has turned out to be rather popular.<br />
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You can see a screenshot of the meeting on the left of this Post. Click on the picture to see a larger image. However, it was taken before "late-comer" Jim, K4JWA, joined and after Bernie, W3UR, had to leave. The meeting lasted one hour and from the comments received later, it was a big success.<br />
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If you click on the above image, you can see how people have chosen to identify themselves in the bottom left corner of each thumbnail. The "speaker" is identified by a yellow border around their image. The "speaker" in this screenshot happens to be the "<span style="color: red;"><b>King of DX</b></span>" - <b>WOW!</b><br />
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John, W8WEJ, has attended both meetings and just contacted me with a request. Because of his location and inability to travel long distances, John asks if when we return to regular "in-person" meetings, we might take advantage of the Zoom platform to include those members who can not attend in person. That sounds like an OUTSTANDING suggestion and, if we can work it out, I think it would be a great addition to future WVDXA meetings.<br />
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If you have not joined the WVDXA "Virtual" meetings, you might think of doing so at the next one. Members attend using external Webcams, built-in laptop cameras and a couple even use their cell phones.W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-87596316798214731292020-04-17T14:45:00.000-04:002020-04-17T14:56:04.818-04:00First WVDXA "Virtual" MeetingOn Saturday, April 11, 2020, the WVDXA held its first "Virtual" club meeting. With the "Stay at Home" restrictions currently in place plus the "Social Distancing" requirements, it is not possible to get together in person.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0SyQ3gclYO7QfnU0Klqa8wXTrNh8xo8lA1F7FeWt0qEQDmUqn9JbQC2B3N9Eu9nbXbJr6c0tpBBoZYJnHrbGHMg5YRrQt4C4mCd5ueDQVDJCUkBSLGFZcvxsCv1uuD9GC-fTEfItMM68/s1600/2020-04-11+Zoom+Virtual+Meeting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1162" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0SyQ3gclYO7QfnU0Klqa8wXTrNh8xo8lA1F7FeWt0qEQDmUqn9JbQC2B3N9Eu9nbXbJr6c0tpBBoZYJnHrbGHMg5YRrQt4C4mCd5ueDQVDJCUkBSLGFZcvxsCv1uuD9GC-fTEfItMM68/s320/2020-04-11+Zoom+Virtual+Meeting.jpg" width="320" /></a>So, by using the <a href="https://zoom.us/" target="_blank"><b>Zoom</b></a> Video Conferencing application, the club had a wonderful meeting in cyberspace! A total of 14 WVDXA members showed up (literally, "showed up") and everyone could see and hear everyone else. Plus, as a nice benefit, we had members from many states away who normally do not make it to a regular WVDXA meeting.<br />
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Out-of-state members who participated were: N8NN who joined the meeting from Florida (you can see the palm trees behind him in the screenshot above), WV4TN from Tennessee, W8UV from Delaware, and W3UR from Maryland (sitting outside in front of his Grand Mansion.) Also, we got to see John, W8WEJ, from Vienna, WV, who has not made it to a meeting for many years. And, relatively new members Bryan, NU8J, and Steve, WB8III, were there as well.<br />
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In addition to the above named members, we also had W8TN, WW8RT, W8IW, W8OI, N8RR, WT8V and K8OHZ. Quite a diverse turnout. Click on the photo on the right for a screenshot taken during the meeting.<br />
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Surprise visitors included W8OI's better half, Nancy, and W8UV's "keeper", Karen. Plus, one of N8RR's furry felines showed up briefly as well. <br />
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Two of the attendees connected by cell phone and the rest from laptops or desktop computers. The meeting went off with nary a hitch, just one or two very minor issues that were quickly resolved. The only negative was we were not meeting at a place where food was served! That's normally a mainstay of our meetings so I for one missed that!<br />
<br />W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-53731056437734106852020-03-14T13:11:00.000-04:002020-03-14T13:11:12.911-04:00Which PacketCluster Should You Use?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm3dx2Uy3mw8Yl_tG2AhLUto9OsKC8bd4hA2r12TcGIjDHco9ENC6v_n7zhruSLJb39sO1YHGg0LyZn3htmAgiBjX8alxLi4PW1-5Dn50yo3__lpdzhymJEN1s49W7T3nqy9jccJNqQb6/s1600/9K+Spotted+on+160-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="349" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm3dx2Uy3mw8Yl_tG2AhLUto9OsKC8bd4hA2r12TcGIjDHco9ENC6v_n7zhruSLJb39sO1YHGg0LyZn3htmAgiBjX8alxLi4PW1-5Dn50yo3__lpdzhymJEN1s49W7T3nqy9jccJNqQb6/s320/9K+Spotted+on+160-M.jpg" width="320" /></a>Do you use a PacketCluster which is displaying <b>ONLY </b>spots
posted by U.S.A. or NA stations? I don't. I use VE7CC which displays spots from all over the world. There are many other Clusters you can use which do this but I just happen to like VE7CC.<br />
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Why do I do this you may ask? Yes, I do receive a <b>LOT </b>of spots which do not benefit me at all. For example, in the image at the Left is a spot
(the Blue one) for 9K2HS in Kuwait (6,700 miles away) on 160-M which
came in at 1836 GMT. That's 1:36 p.m. local time for me or 4 hours <b>BEFORE
</b>my Sunset. Absolutely no chance in Hades that I could make this
contact on Top Band or even hear 9K2HS at that time. (Click on any image to see it larger.)<br />
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However, seeing this spot alerts me to the fact that there actually is a 9K station
operating on 160-M and that is a Band-Point which I need. If 9K2HS is still there after
my Sunset, maybe I'll get a chance to work him. At least I know he
is operating on that band. And, most importantly, I can be ready for him before anyone in the U.S.A. or NA spots him. (In this case I did not see 9K2HS show up that day after my Sunset. But I did work 9K2HN a week later!)<br />
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The next morning I got up at 0945 GMT (4:45 a.m. local time) and
got on the radio. I saw some spots for E44RU on 17-M
but at that time of day (3 hours <b>BEFORE </b>my Sunrise)
there were absolutely no signals to be heard at my QTH on 17-M from anywhere. Still, I put
the radio on 18.095 MHz and set up for FT8 F/H as indicated by the spots I saw and just kept doing other
things.<br />
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Then, just as the Sun peeked above my horizon - at 1250 GMT I first copied E44RU. I started calling him at 1253
GMT. It took me an hour and 23 minutes to finally make the QSO but
I did make it running 1,100-watts to a 17-M Inverted-V (no beam.) And, if you note on the PacketCluster list on the Right, there were <b>ZERO </b>spots
from <b>ANY U.S.A. or NA</b> station during that period! And,
while I was trying to work him, I <b>NEVER </b>saw him call or
work a U.S.A. or NA station. Still, he did work me! I was there calling him because I saw spots from other parts of the world which alerted me to the fact that E44RU was on 17-M FT8 F/H at that time.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVNrJI6q_Dd_oGfPOCOWqFozHZhd0CeLOXcJzINEv4-U8P5FLTfkBXWElEuGB6yTuVf_fAbeOmbEQA-imSwT-lbvIybEJBrAXEhfpr5YNPFymB3CDPxIOe6GJ45jS-gpoASUqfiSzZVB1/s1600/E44RU+in+the+Log.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="395" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVNrJI6q_Dd_oGfPOCOWqFozHZhd0CeLOXcJzINEv4-U8P5FLTfkBXWElEuGB6yTuVf_fAbeOmbEQA-imSwT-lbvIybEJBrAXEhfpr5YNPFymB3CDPxIOe6GJ45jS-gpoASUqfiSzZVB1/s200/E44RU+in+the+Log.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Had I been monitoring a PacketCluster
which was displaying only spots from U.S.A. or NA stations, <b><span style="color: red;">I WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN E44RU WAS ON-THE-AIR!</span></b></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> As the image at the Right shows, there
were <b>NO</b> spots from my part of the world for E44RU during
this period - yet, as it turned out, E44RU was indeed definitely
workable, in fact I <b>DID </b>work him, and it gave me a New Band-Point for the Challenge!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The end result is that I made the log (see the image on the Left) and scored a <b>New
One</b> which I may have totally missed by only watching spots
from my part of the world. Restricting your PacketCluster spots to only those from your area can <b>LIMIT </b>the possibilities for you to work many stations!</span></span><br />
<br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">This is a "<b><span style="color: red;">DX Tip and/or Trick</span></b>"
sponsored by the West Virginia DX Association and comes to you <b>FREE
</b>with your membership. Those WVDXA Dues are worth every penny -
right?</span></span>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-54885771596647609852020-03-05T07:56:00.000-05:002020-03-05T07:56:45.186-05:00WVDXA Supports Club Log in 2020Upon unanimous consent of the membership, 'da Prez made a donation to Clublog in the name of the WVDXA in the amount of $100.00 U.S. (£74.78 British Pounds). This will help support the operation of this great resource that many of us use at least weekly (if not daily!)<br />
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This 2020 donation has been credited to the West Virginia DX Association. This brings our total donations to Club Log to $598 since 2013.W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-18734950908523357252020-03-03T08:44:00.000-05:002020-03-03T08:44:59.239-05:00February 2020 WVDXA Meeting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl9b6Nu8JnRn9H0gs_TAsXpVRB0Try3j_dW3FxYuT_9VVOItoFXjZfv3I1r6a_wdxR6rwr0dYaLqcp4lW52JSfe4b-GxhBXuxVgLJXw4Q6fFXpevqSjosMBZ60xhmZHnxEMhe8_f8ZArS/s1600/Title+Shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="848" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhl9b6Nu8JnRn9H0gs_TAsXpVRB0Try3j_dW3FxYuT_9VVOItoFXjZfv3I1r6a_wdxR6rwr0dYaLqcp4lW52JSfe4b-GxhBXuxVgLJXw4Q6fFXpevqSjosMBZ60xhmZHnxEMhe8_f8ZArS/s200/Title+Shot.jpg" width="200" /></a>What a <b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;">MASSIVE</span> </span></b>turnout at our February 2020 meeting! The sign-in sheet contains 32 names! Here are those who attended this meeting: W8TN, Evelyn Stewart, WW8RT, KD8IZK, KD8BZY, N8RR, K8OHZ, NØULL, NU8LL, N8ULL, W8IW, K8RRT, N8DX, WA8ZDL, N4HT, WE5P, W8OP, WA8WV, W8OM, WV8FV, WV8RC, K8BT, K8KT, K8WEE, KB8KIM, W8UQ, W8OI, KD8VNN, AB8RL, W8HC, WB8III, and K8YYY.<br />
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That's a <b>BIG </b>meeting for us! We certainly stretched the new venue (<a href="http://www.ryans.com/" target="_blank"><b>Ryan's</b></a>) to near its limit. I suspect the great turnout was due to Hal, W8HC, giving his presentation “<span style="color: red;"><b>VP6R Pitcairn Island 2019 DXpedition</b></span>” which included many beautiful photos and videos of the trip along with Hal's commentary. <br />
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Speaking of the presentation, I have received <b>MULTIPLE</b> comments about how much folks enjoyed it. Hal, W8HC, gave us a great insight into how a major DX'pedition requires <b><span style="color: red;">WAY </span></b>more work than many realize. A fantastic element of his presentation was the history lesson about how Pitcairn Island came to be settled. I can tell you the audience was "riveted" to the screen during this presentation as evidenced by the photo on the left.<br />
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Those who attended the meeting came from all across the state with several attending from the <u><i><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Far North Enclave</b></span></i></u> of the WVDXA: Wayne, KB8KIM, came from Randolph County, Bill, K8WEE, came from Summers County, Steve, WB8III, and Alan, W8OP, came from Fairmont in Marion county. In addition, several came from other states: Jack, N8DX, came from just north of Cincinnati, Ohio, Harry, N4HT, again came from Lexington, Kentucky, for his second WVDXA meeting and he brought his friend, Bill, WE5P, also from the Lexington, Kentucky, area for his <b>FIRST </b>WVDXA meeting! You can see Harry, N4HT, and Bill, WE5P, in the top photo above with N4HT on the left.<br />
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Back to the presentation, this was the first time we used the Laptop Projector which was secured for us by Steve, WW8RT. It has always been a hassle to try and find someone to bring a projector from their work so we can use it. Now, thanks to Steve, the WVDXA now has its OWN projector! <span style="color: red;"><b>THANK YOU, Steve!</b></span><br />
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Who knew that hams used their hands so much when speaking? As you can see on the left, Alan, W8OP, in the foreground and Dave, W8IW, in the background made extensive use of their hands in their conversations.<br />
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And, some were so excited to be here that they had that "deer in the headlights" look. Steve, WB8III, in the red shirt on the right seemed to always look surprised in any of the photos that Hal, W8HC, and I took. I just assume that was his excitement at being able to participate in a WVDXA meeting!<br />
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Finally, the group voted to make another of our annual contributions to support <b><a href="https://clublog.org/" target="_blank">Club Log</a></b>. This is the <b>SIXTH </b>time the WVDXA has made a financial contribution to Club Log.<br />
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In the end, everyone left the meeting having satisfied (for a brief time) their desire to talk about DX. Another extremely successful WVDXA meeting, for sure!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-23570472471329731252019-11-25T14:12:00.000-05:002019-11-28T08:17:24.181-05:00November 2019 WVDXA Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>WOW</b>, it was <b>WAY TOO long</b> since our last meeting! You could certainly tell that by the fact that no one wanted to leave - Hi! Of course, it might have been the food since we all know DX'ers travel on their stomachs! Note that in the photo of the 14 hams who attended (shown above), I had to add Jimmy, W8JA, as an insert because he was stuck downstairs when the photo was taken.<br />
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Roger, KD8BZY, and Becky, KD8IZK, kindly offered their home for the second time as a location for this meeting. In addition, they supplied the bulk of the food which included two spiral hams which Roger cooked. There must have been at least a dozen positive comments about that ham. <span style="color: red;"><b>WOWZER </b></span>was it good!! My biggest regret is that my wife refused to bring any of it home when it was offered - bummer! (Sure wish I had known that!) As I recollect, we enjoyed hot baked ham, potato salad, coleslaw, rolls, a shrimp cocktail platter, a veggie platter, deviled eggs, a Kentucky Bourbon cake, craft beer, Mary's Ellis' excellent cake, Evelyn Stewart's brownies, banana nut muffins and cookies, broccoli casserole, and probably some other items I forgot. What a wonderful spread!<br />
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We had 17 persons attending: W8JA, W8JA's mom (Oleta Aeiker), Oleta and Jimmy's Caretaker (Brenda Thornton), K4JWA, K8KT, WT8V, N8RR, W8IW, K8RRT, WA8WV, W8TN, W8TN's XYL (Evelyn Stewart), KD8BZY, KD8IZK, W8UZ, N4HT, and W8OI. Unfortunately, Hal, W8HC, made a critical error with his calendar and just <b>HAD </b>to attend the WVU football game. Boy, Hal, you would have had more fun here! Those sharp-eyed among you will notice two calls for hams who have never attended a WVDXA gathering before. Don, W8UZ, from Woodburn, INDIANA, and Harry, N4HT, from Lexington, KENTUCKY, made quite a long trip to attend! Both have joined the WVDXA as our newest members and everyone at the meeting was pleased they came. Their presence enhanced the camaraderie of the meeting immensely. You can see their photo on the right. [<i>Click on any photo for a larger image.</i>] And, one WVDXA member who lives in Delaware, telephoned and spoke with some of the group to tell us how he wished he could attend. Phil, W8UV, your presence was indeed missed but we are SO glad you made a brief appearance anyway!<br />
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W8TN, N8RR, and KD8BZY gave a PowerPoint presentation on "Small Station EME." It is interesting to note that those three are the only known EME operators currently active from West Virginia and all three belong to the WVDXA. DX is DX! After the presentation there were many questions from several of those attending.<br />
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Karl, K8KT, collected donations for the upcoming W8S, Swains Island DX'pedition. And, Dave, WA8WV, checked QSL Cards for the ARRL.<br />
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On the right is a photo taken by Garry, W8OI, of part of the multiple discussions which lasted all afternoon. Even the rain did not dampen anyone's enthusiasm.<br />
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Now sometime in the near future, possibly January 2020, we will have a really exciting presentation. Hal, W8UC, will be there to show us and tell us all about his recent DX'pedition to VP6R, Pitcairn Island. That will be a real "barn burner" for sure! <b><span style="color: red;">DO NOT MISS</span></b> this next meeting. If you notice in the group photo at the top of this post, you will see Dave, WA8WV, was already sporting his VP6R tee-shirt. Way to go, DAVE!<br />
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This Post is a "tad" late but still I wanted to report a bit on our April 20, 2019, meeting. The meeting was held at Golden Corral in Cross Lanes, WV. I made arrangements with Golden Corral a couple of weeks before the meeting to secure their "Meeting Room" and told them we expected about 20 to 25 people to attend. Well, it seems that a week before our meeting date, another group asked for (and received) permission to use the same room for a birthday party for a 90-year old gentleman! So, we "shared" the meeting room for both events. I think the WVDXA behaved admirably under these circumstances although there was some grumbling overheard from the other group who apparently expected to have the venue all to themselves.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO3jq8ZJHzpEbQOCXwxotirv7bqXfZWOlsiIzNxLRa4-zaeHLt4sPwTQCtw_Uw-uQGJMDoMbweAR5Rme2bWnDHjfY2_L0Br2G2K8Ors1qsV2dnZsuIfEaznNIIvnJUyVutGlUNxAGJEX-/s1600/2019-04-20+%25233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1011" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO3jq8ZJHzpEbQOCXwxotirv7bqXfZWOlsiIzNxLRa4-zaeHLt4sPwTQCtw_Uw-uQGJMDoMbweAR5Rme2bWnDHjfY2_L0Br2G2K8Ors1qsV2dnZsuIfEaznNIIvnJUyVutGlUNxAGJEX-/s320/2019-04-20+%25233.jpg" width="320" /></a>We actually had 22 persons attending: W8TN, W8TN's XYL (Evelyn Stewart), K8JQ, WB8CQV, WB8CQV's XYL (Janice Jones), WB8CQV's son (Jonathan Jones), WV8RC, WV8FV, WA8WV, W8JA, W8JA's mom (Oleta Aeiker), Oleta's Caretaker (Brenda Thornton), N8RR, KD8VNN, K4JWA, W8OI, WW8RT, W8HC, K8RRT, KE8LSK, WA8ZDL and W8OP.<br />
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W8TN gave a PowerPoint presentation on "QSL'ing Tips & Tricks." And the new <a href="https://wvdxa.com/" target="_blank"><b>WVDXA.com</b></a> web page was presented "live" on the Internet. Also, from the Internet, W8TN presented a brief view and description of the ARRL's <b><a href="http://www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world" target="_blank">Logbook of the World</a></b> (LoTW) web site and how that system can be used to confirm QSO's without the need for a physical QSL card. Finally, a brief view of the WVDXA's new Chat Page on <a href="https://wvdxa.slack.com/" target="_blank"><b>Slack.com</b></a> was presented. Note: you can click on any photo here to see a larger image.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">W8JA's mom, Oleta, and W8JA</td></tr>
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Since we were "sharing" the Meeting Room, the Birthday Group asked for us to be quiet for a bit as they recognized their family member on his 90th birthday. Everyone (including the WVDXA members) sang "Happy Birthday" to him. The honoree was so thankful to the Lord for letting him live so long that he got
up, asked for quiet in the room, made a few remarks and then
unhurriedly sang two verses of a hymn of praise. It was an unexpected
special moment that we applauded. Of course, the WVDXA remained silent about the fact that W8JA's mom, Oleta, who was in our group, will celebrate her <b><span style="color: red;">95th birthday</span></b> in just 5 months!<br />
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Steve, WW8RT, collected donations for the upcoming T3ØGC - West Kiribati DX'pedition. Then W8TN noted that the WVDXA has supplied $20,556 to 32 various DX'peditions plus $498 to ClubLog.<br />
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Great fellowship and camaraderie were had by all and the joining of our meeting with the Birthday Party made our gathering truly memorable!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-30245952953340420922019-02-27T11:35:00.000-05:002019-02-27T11:35:07.980-05:00Have You Worked UA4WHX?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVy6uOBlwopINKQhIPhEl64UasXgwhcxmtYHIGdhxA3i7PutBlSwI8J-g7IsyubarVnS0LIYMsH60Ss_e4o-ZCs2-6xZHSSWvermbeEhs416LjQL-jOv5MJnH5qv3XV7OpHOY0C4PbW22/s1600/UA4WHX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVy6uOBlwopINKQhIPhEl64UasXgwhcxmtYHIGdhxA3i7PutBlSwI8J-g7IsyubarVnS0LIYMsH60Ss_e4o-ZCs2-6xZHSSWvermbeEhs416LjQL-jOv5MJnH5qv3XV7OpHOY0C4PbW22/s320/UA4WHX.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the last few days, Vladimir Bykov, UA4WHX, has been operating from Mayotte as FH/UA4WHX. You can see some photos from his current operation by visiting this DX-World page (<a href="https://dx-world.net/fh-ua4whx-mayotte/">https://dx-world.net/fh-ua4whx-mayotte/</a>). FH, Mayotte, is only No. 103 on the Club Log Needed List. However, I'm sure Vlad is filling in MANY Band/Slots for a lot of folks and even handing out the occasional ATNO!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you realize just how prolific this single DX'peditioner has been over the years? He has operated from dozens and dozens of countries giving New Ones to thousands of DX'ers. Just during the last month he has operated from the following places. Click on the callsign to link to the DX-World page describing the operation with photos. <a href="https://dx-world.net/s70vb-seychelles/" target="_blank"><b>S70VB</b></a> - Seychelles, <a href="https://dx-world.net/3b8vb-mauritius/" target="_blank"><b>3B8VB</b></a> - Mauritius, <a href="https://dx-world.net/3b9vb-rodrigues-island/" target="_blank"><b>3B9VB</b></a> - Rodrigues Island, <a href="https://dx-world.net/fr-ua4whx-reunion/" target="_blank"><b>FR/UA4WHX</b></a> - Reunion Island, and currently <a href="https://dx-world.net/fh-ua4whx-mayotte/" target="_blank"><b>FH/UA4WHX</b></a> - Mayotte. Particularly note the write-up on the 3B9VB operation regarding Cyclone Gelena passing right by Rodrigues Island while Vlad was there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He is a one-man operation running just 100-watts to wire antennas. Check out his innovative antenna set-up on his <a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/ua4whx" target="_blank"><b>QRZ web page</b></a>. Note that he also holds a U.S. Amateur Extra Class license - AC4LN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unfortunately, Vlad does <b>NOT </b>use LoTW so you will need to QSL him directly. He has detailed instructions on his <a href="https://www.qrz.com/db/ua4whx" target="_blank"><b>QRZ web page</b></a> about sending for a QSL. He does accept QSL requests via PayPal so that should speed up the process for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have scoured the Internet for an exhaustive list of calls for UA4WHX's operations but can not find such a list. So, I used a few sources to put together the following list. I plan to check this list against my own log to see if I have some gems just waiting for a QSL from Vlad. You can see the actual QSL's for many of the calls below at <a href="http://www.dokufunk.org/amateur_radio/personalities/index.php?CID=6065&lang=EN" target="_blank"><b>this web site</b></a>. Also on that web site is a link to a 2009 <a href="http://www.dokufunk.org/upload/UA4WHX(1).MP3" target="_blank"><b>audio interview</b></a> with Vlad by OE1WHC. You can gain some very interesting insights into Vlad himself and what it is like to operate from these DX locations by listening to this 14 minute interview.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the list of callsigns which I have found were UA4WHX operations: 3B8VB - 3B9VB - 3D2VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3DA0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4K0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4LOB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4O7VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4S7VG<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4W0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5H3VMB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5H3VNS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5R8VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5T5TI<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5T9VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5W0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5X1VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5Z4/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6W/UA4WHX/P<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6Y5/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7P8VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7Q7VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7V7V<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8P9/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8Q7VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8R1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9A8VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9H3WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9J2VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9U0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9X0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9Y4/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A25VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A35VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>C50VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>C91VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE0/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE0Z/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE7/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CE9/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CN2VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CP/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CP4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AC4LN/CT1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CT8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CT9/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>D20VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>D44TVB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>D60VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E40VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>E7/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EA8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EA9/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ER0VP-UT/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ES0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EX/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EY8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>F0/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FH/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FK/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FR/UA4WHX - FW/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>H40VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>H44VV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>H7/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HB0/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HB9/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HC2/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HC8ART<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HH2/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HI8/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HK0/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HK3/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HP1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HP8/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HR1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HR2/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IT9/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J20VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J3/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J73/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>J8/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JT1FDC<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JY8VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KD4DZH<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KH0/AC4LN
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>KH6/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LU/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UA4WHX/CX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LY/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>O19VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OA7/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OD5/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OJ0/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ON9VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>P29VVB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PY/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PY0/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PY8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PZ5VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R00BVB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R00KVB
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>R00QVB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>R11PVB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0BV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0BV/P<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0KV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0POL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0QV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI0QV/P<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>RI44ANT<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>S70VB - ST2VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SU9VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T10VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T20VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T30VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T88VV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TG4/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TI1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UA4WHX/2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UK/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>UN8/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>V31BV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>V51VV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>V63MB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>V73VV<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>VK8VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YJ0VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YL/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YS1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YU9VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>YV5/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Z2/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Z38VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ZA/UA4WHX<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ZK1/AC4LN<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ZK2VB<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ZP9/UA4WHX</span></div>
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</span>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-19875814898904233632019-02-03T15:01:00.001-05:002019-02-03T15:01:33.569-05:00Exporting WSJT-X logs to LOGic & other logging programsMy logging program, LOGic, has been promising for many months to add a fix that will allow WSJT-X QSOs to automatically become a part of my LOGic log. I have been logging those QSOs on paper and then later typing them into the LOGic program. But I finally got tired of waiting for the fix and decided to learn how to export my FT8 and other QSOs out of WSJT-X and into LOGic. <br />
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I thought that would be simple. I was wrong. It took many hours for me (not the most computer literate guy in the world) to finally make these transfers work quickly and smoothly.<br />
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WVDXA President Clark Stewart W8TN suggested I put a "how-to" into writing in case others have been having similar problems with their logging programs. I won't go through all the other methods I used, all of them taking several steps and wasting time before QSOs would finally get into my logging program's log, but here is the explanation of what I finally did.<br />
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First, in order to import into LOGic I must click on an "import" tab and then an "ADIF" dropdown tab. That brings up a window that allows me to browse for a file's location. I can then browse to most places; like desktop, documents, downloads, etc. However it will not find the directory where wsjtx_log.adi is located. Specifically it will not browse me to C:\Users\Garry\AppData\Local\<wbr></wbr>WSJT-X\wsjtx_log.adi. Even when I typed all that into Logic's window, it would not take me there. It just kept telling me the file was not found and instructing me to check spelling and try again. I must have done this 50 times over the past few days.<br />
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However, I finally discovered a way to get LOGic to the right location.</div>
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I remembered that LOGic's export window always opens at the last place that it found and used an export file. I figured that LOGic's import window would do the same. If I could only get it to the right location in the first place, it ought to automatically go there the next time. So, I went into the WSJT-X program and put my cursor on the wsjtx_log.adi file and right clicked. That took me to a "send to" button where a dropdown allowed me to send a shortcut to the desktop. LOGic's import window went there without problem and did the import, and now (voila) every time I call up LOGic's import window it takes me to C:\Users\Garry\AppData\Local\<wbr></wbr>WSJT-X\wsjtx_log.adi automatically. Eureka!</div>
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Whew. What a struggle. Now the process is simple as long as I remember to erase the log file in WSJT-X after each export. That way only the new contacts are added to my log each time I import in LOGic. Otherwise the QSOs that were transferred before will be transferred again putting duplicate QSOs into my log.</div>
W8OIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098168599609700653noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-8570777359772772002018-09-15T18:32:00.002-04:002018-09-15T18:32:43.203-04:00WeeeeHooooo - September 2018 Meeting<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve Gillispie, K8LZ</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>YES, SIR.</b> </span> Today's WVDXA Meeting was a Doozy! We met at Golden Corral in Cross Lanes and had a bumper turn-out of 29 persons including some who had not been to a WVDXA Meeting before or in a long time. Those attending were: W8TN, his wife, Evelyn, KD8VNN, KD8BZY, KD8IZK, WW8RT, W8FG, W8OM, WA8ZDL, W8HC, AB8RL, W8OP, AA8WZ, N8RR, K8KT, WV8RC, W8IW, W8OI, WB8GSD, WB8CQV, Jonathan Jones, Jeffrey Jones, Janice Jones, K8JQ, K8RRT, W8JA, Oleta Aeiker, K8LZ, and W8ZT.<br />
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Steve Gillispie, K8LZ, brought a box packed with cables and goodies to distribute to the deserving and he did not take any of it home! This was Steve's first WVDXA meeting in a LONG time. Steve belonged to the WVDXA during an earlier manifestation of the group! He was good to share some of his "Al Hix" stories with the group today. Steve's photo is on the upper-right. Click on any photo to see a larger image.<br />
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In just 11 days, Jimmy, W8JA's mom, Oleta Aeiker, will be 94 years young! The group wished her a Very Happy Birthday with a great round of applause! You can see a candid photo of Oleta on the left.<br />
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On the right is a shot of some of those attending that includes Garry, W8OI, and his wife, Nancy, in the foreground. Karl, K8KT, is expounding on something to Charlie, N8RR, who is out of frame. And in the rear, Rick Robinson, W8ZT, (seen standing) is passing on his knowledge to Steve, K8JQ.<br />
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Another WVDXA member who has not been seen at one of our irregular
meetings in awhile is Steve Courts, K8JQ. You can see a candid photo of
Steve below on the left. Click on any photo to see a larger image.
W8TN pointed out that back in college he was "blown-away" by watching
Steve (who is naturally left-handed) copy code by writing it with his
left hand while he sent with his right! This has made Steve quite the
contester!<br />
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After everyone consumed a few thousand calories, W8TN narrated a slide show of some 385 slides. He described the 1985 DX'pedition to Clipperton Island on which he was a team member. W8TN wore his yellow T-Shirt for that DX'pedition. As he stated, this DX'pedition was nearly half-a-lifetime ago! You can see his photo in that shirt on the right. Click on any photo to see a larger image.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">W8TN - FOØXX '85</td></tr>
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The meeting was nominally scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. but by 12:35 p.m. there were 5 to 7 WVDXA members already in the room beginning to eat! The meeting finished promptly at 3:00 p.m. and there was a half-hour or more of socializing before the room was vacated. <br />
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A lot more people showed up than had posted to the reflector they were coming. It seems that some had plans that fell through and allowed them to come. For others it depended on how they felt today. All-in-all it was an <b>EXCELLENT </b>turn-out and I think everyone had a <span style="color: red;"><b>WONDERFUL </b></span>time! From what I saw of the conversations, I think this was a really great meeting!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-74189003818315385182018-07-14T19:34:00.001-04:002018-07-14T19:34:51.454-04:00July 2018 MeetingWith the temperatures in the mid-90's, it was a great time to gather together some 20 members of the WVDXA for a FANTASTIC meeting. The venue this time was the QTH of Roger, KD8BZY, and Becky, KD8IZK, near Sissonville. Roger and Becky have a really nice place and although the parking was a little limited, we still managed to pack their house full of hams. So many that the cat was totally confused by all the people! Those attending were: KD8BZY, KD8IZK, W8TN, WA8WV, W8IW, KC8BFF, WW8RT, K8KT, N8RR, K8YYY, WA8ZDL, W8OM, KA8SYV, Paula Wildi, W8OI, KD8IPW, K4JWA, K8ZDL, WV8FV, and WV8RC.<br />
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Food was in abundance and very tasty! Roger and Becky supplied the hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, trimmings, corn on the cob and even the cold beer! Others brought a huge fruit salad, baked beans with little wieners, and the dessert table had cheese cake, Mary's (WA8WV's XYL) cake, Evelyn's (W8TN's XYL) brownies, cherry pie, apple pie and probably more things that I can't remember.<br />
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For a "program" W8TN gave a brief demonstration of the WVDXA Chat Page using his cell phone and the cell phones of others who were there. Tim, K8RRT, although stuck at work, responded during the demonstration from his cell phone (PSSSST, don't tell his boss!) There were about 5 people present who were not signed up on the Chat Page so they got a look at some of what it can do and I expect several will sign up soon.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqLBYzW8kxQSnGGUeiz8N6TPGCAYfA0EOQUHHK45B3NuzNdMNl91n6GIE7XfM-Zq5Tq9AbaqnhrNNPHoQRW9po-rVICNvT6zgJ9zNBIzYjmtbZCwKao4O9idK7w1fWoI_yzT0xHve7QyK/s1600/N8RR+JA+Pin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqLBYzW8kxQSnGGUeiz8N6TPGCAYfA0EOQUHHK45B3NuzNdMNl91n6GIE7XfM-Zq5Tq9AbaqnhrNNPHoQRW9po-rVICNvT6zgJ9zNBIzYjmtbZCwKao4O9idK7w1fWoI_yzT0xHve7QyK/s320/N8RR+JA+Pin.jpg" width="246" /></a>The first order of business was by Charlie, N8RR. Charlie discussed the history of the WVDXA "Japan on 6-M" pin. Pete, K4OM, was (to the best of our knowledge) the first person in WV to work a station in Japan on 6-M. Club member Phil, W8UV, (then K8UNV) had previously worked Japan on the Magic Band but Phil was living in Ohio at the time. Pete, K4OM's QSO took place 10-years ago. At that time, Pete had a badge made that said, "<span style="color: red;"><b>I Worked JAPAN on 6-M!</b></span>" He wore it proudly to emphasize his accomplishment. I believe Greg, W8GG, (also in Ohio) worked a JA in 2009 but I don't know if the badge was passed to him before he became a SK.<br />
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Then in 2010, Charlie, N8RR, managed to make a QSO with Japan on 50 MHz. and Pete passed the badge to him to be worn until someone else in the WVDXA worked Japan. Charlie worked a 2nd station in Japan on 6-M in 2011 but no one else in the group managed to make a contact. <br />
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Well, Charlie has had the "burden" of carrying that badge for 8 years until this summer, with the advent of WSJT-X and the FT8 mode making it a little easier to work the very difficult path to Japan. You can see Charlie at today's meeting wearing his badge in the photo on the left. (Click on any photo to see a larger image.)<br />
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Then on June 19th of this year, things opened up and Charlie with his big EME array, managed to decode several JA stations and to work JA7QVI. The next day he hit the "Mother Lode" and worked 13 JA's. The big antenna system was proving it's worth. Then, another couple of JA contacts came the following day.<br />
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Finally, on June 29th, it happened! <span style="color: red;"><b>THREE </b></span>WVDXA members, <b>W8TN</b>, <b>W8OI</b>, and <b>W8HC </b>each worked JA stations on 6-M! And on July 9th, <span style="color: red;"><b>TWO </b></span>more WVDXA members, <b>WB8CQV </b>and <b>KA8SYV </b>both managed to score their first 6-M QSO's with Japan on 6-M.<br />
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So, in the space of 10 days, <span style="color: red;"><b>FIVE </b></span>WVDXA members managed that most elusive of 6-M contacts - Japan! Well, this placed Charlie in a dilemma. To whom was he to pass the "Japan on 6-M" pin? As usual, Charlie (a born problem solver), came up with the most elegant solution. He had badges made for <b>EVERYONE </b>who worked Japan on 6-M! In the photo on the right you can see three of the five recipients of those badges. Charlie also planned ahead by having an additional 5 badges made for the next WVDXA members who make the contact!<br />
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To summarize, the WVDXA Summer Bash was a <b>HUGE </b>success! No one left hungry and all had an amazing time. Our <b>THANKS </b>to Roger and Becky for opening their home to the group and for all the work they did preparing the food and their home!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-90152657650063294102018-04-22T11:16:00.000-04:002018-04-22T11:16:00.257-04:00April 2018 Meeting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On short notice, the WVDXA gathered together at the Golden Corral restaurant in Cross Lanes, WV, for one of our irregular meetings. This meeting was to allow the members to view an exciting presentation by Hal, W8HC, on his recent DX'pedition to 3YØZ, Bouvet Island. Since the date was picked quickly, we were at the mercy of the restaurant as to what times they had available. The only slot left on Saturday, April 21, 2018, was from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. But, even with those constrictions, we had a really good attendance. Nineteen persons signed the attendance list and included: Clark, W8TN, Paul, WV8PR, Tim, K8RRT, Eric, K8OHZ, Marissa Mynes, Seth, W8FG, Charlie, N8RR, Karl, K8KT, Alan, W8OP, Lonny, WA8ZDL, Garry, W8OI, John, WB8CQV, Jonathan Jones, Janice Jones, Steve, WW8RT, Tom, AB8RL, Terry, AA8WZ, Hal, W8HC, and Terry, WV8V. You can see a few of those attending in the photo at the right. This was taken during Hal's presentation as everyone was paying apt attention to the screen. Click on any photo to see a larger image.<br />
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The Golden Corral has a very nice meeting room which has doors that can be closed to keep the noise from the rest of the restaurant from being a distraction. Plus, there are blinds on the outside windows which worked great to keep the sunlight from interfering with Hal's presentation. A special thanks is due to Becky, KD8IZK, who provided the laptop projector and screen for the presentation.<br />
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Upon arriving the members picked their meals from the buffet and we arrived at that time when both breakfast and lunch foods were available. While eating there was a great deal of interaction between club members. This is one of the best aspects of the WVDXA meetings. Lots of good information was shared at this time.<br />
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It was amazing to see the planning, preparation, staging, moving, traveling, training, and just flat-out effort these people engaged in for the sole purpose of activating a rare DX entity. Hal gave us a peek into the "behind the scenes" activities which most folks are never aware of but which happen on nearly all DX'peditions. Hal shared his insight and knowledge freely with the WVDXA and his presentation was very informative as well as entertaining. Hal shared facts with those attending that were not made available to the regular ham community and the very real dangers faced by this group of intrepid DX'ers was staggering. To travel to a location where there is simply NO OTHER LAND withing 1,000 miles puts you in a very lonely and dangerous place. Then to have a failure of one of your two engines followed by a failure of the only spare replacement part, leaves a sinking feeling in the hearts of those involved. The word used most often by members who attended to describe Hal's presentation was "AWESOME" and that is a fact!<br />
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Above, on the left, you can see a photo of one of the slides from the presentation which shows the DX'pedition members onboard the M/V Betanzos surrounding a Banner for the WVDXA. In addition, all the members of the 3YØZ DX'pedition signed the WVDXA Flag and in the photo below, you can see Hal presenting that to WVDXA President, Clark, W8TN. <br />
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I expect that those who saw this presentation will be forever changed in how they view DX'pediitons in the future. For that, the WVDXA gives a very big THANK YOU to Hal, W8HC. W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-40194157916401239432017-12-04T15:13:00.000-05:002017-12-11T11:28:34.799-05:00December 2017 WVDXA MeetingWho would have guessed that we could have a wonderful get together at the home of Jim, Mary and Hunter Adams? Well, we did - <b><span style="color: red;">AGAIN!</span></b> This meeting was scheduled on Sunday due to the fact that Jim, K4JWA, was working all available Saturdays. With a nominal start time of 1 p.m., folks started arriving before 12:30 p.m. obviously anxious to take advantage of the camaraderie that always exists at these events. When I arrived, Hunter, KD8SZF, met me in the driveway and directed me on where to park plus he carried in my items for the SwapFest. The Adams' home was ready for the influx of hungry hams with tables set up, a laptop/projector/screen ready to go, and even the Christmas Tree was decorated. <br />
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Before the afternoon ended, we had a total of 27 in attendance: W8IW, Janice Poe, K8KT, W8TN, Evelyn Stewart, WV8FV, W8OM, K8YYY, W8HC, K8TW, W8OP, KA8SYV, Paula Wildi, WW8RT, K8ZDL, W8OIW, W8OI, Nancy Ritchie, K4JWA, KD8SZF, KD8IPW, WV8RC, KD8VNN, Connie Hardway, W8JA, Oleta Aeiker, and W4ER. Unfortunately, 7 folks had to cancel their attendance due to colds and personal issues or we would have had 34 in attendance. Only 16 folks are shown in the above photo because several had to leave early before we got around to taking the group photo. Click on any photo to see a larger image.<br />
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Note that in the photo above, you can see our <b><span style="color: red;">Brand New WVDXA Flag!</span></b> I was not scheduled to receive this flag until this coming Tuesday but it showed up late Saturday afternoon. As produced, the flag only had 2 grommets so Evelyn quickly sewed a couple of backing strips to the corners without grommets and my grandsons, Owen & Grant, installed new grommets at those corners. At the meeting, we presented the flag to Hal, W8HC, who will be one of the team on the 3YØZ DX'pedition to Bouvet Island. He will take the flag to Bouvet where it will be hung in one of the tents and later signed by the team members!<br />
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The food at this meeting was outstanding! We had pulled pork BBQ with buns for sandwiches, Cole slaw, potato salad, three kinds of brownies, chips, dips, Salsa, white Coconut cake, chocolate chip cookies, French Vanilla and Coconut Creme pies, shrimp cocktail, vegetable tray, iced tea, sodas, and water. YUMMM! Believe me, NO ONE left hungry!<br />
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We had three presentations at the meeting. First, Hal, W8HC, showed a video of a helicopter circling Bouvet Island. This video was just shot just a couple of months ago. Team <b><span style="color: blue;">SubICE</span></b> was there drilling the first ever ice core on Bouvet Island, as part of the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE.) Here is the link to to that 6-minute video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirAkuCK8Jw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirAkuCK8Jw</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzCbRurNRo5TE87rscgHch7NOr5aWOSkT9_ZOHCeVPQ3Gz293ykpf-Mk4MlL2LGKOFTTMy4TjpYyxjvYPaJGJ0iUMw8bj-nHH8q4qnkn7CVNBubFGHVVopeN5qFKypxZw-9zACYQsM5yx/s1600/Eclipse+Diamond+Ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="496" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzCbRurNRo5TE87rscgHch7NOr5aWOSkT9_ZOHCeVPQ3Gz293ykpf-Mk4MlL2LGKOFTTMy4TjpYyxjvYPaJGJ0iUMw8bj-nHH8q4qnkn7CVNBubFGHVVopeN5qFKypxZw-9zACYQsM5yx/s200/Eclipse+Diamond+Ring.jpg" width="200" /></a>Next, Karl, K8KT, and Clark, W8TN, gave a PowerPoint presentation on their trip to Sweetwater, TN, back in August to view the Total Solar Eclipse. Karl showed a printed photograph of the "Diamond Ring" photo they captured. See that photo on the right.<br />
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Last but not least, WVDXA member, John, W4ER, came from Mobile, AL, and gave a presentation on QRP/Portable operation. John had a PowerPoint slide show with photos showing several of the places he has operated (43 states and, I think, 8 countries!) He also brought a half dozen QRP radios that he has used over years and after showing them and describing their features, he passed them around for all to have a "Hands On" experience. John is Jimmy, W8JA's, brother so with his visit here he was also able to bring their mom, Oleta, so she could be part of our meeting.<br />
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Below is the "No Dues" DUES REPORT submitted by the WVDXA Treasurer, Dave, WA8WV, who was not able to attend because of a cold:<br />
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Since starting this great group in 2003 we have collected $1800.00 more or less. Thought I would give you an idea of what our "NO DUES" DUES have covered:</blockquote>
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- Placed a brick in The ARRL Diamond Terrace as a memorial to Al, W8AH<br />
- Made <b>FOUR </b>donations of $100.00 each to Club Log.<br />
- Purchased W8AH QSL’s ***Have a few for those who have not seen the cards. <br />
- W8AH Incoming Bureau expenses<br />
- Paid the W8AH licensing fees<br />
- Placed a WVDXA advertisement each year in the State ARRL Convention booklet<br />
- Paid for the WVDXA shirt setup expenses<br />
- Miscellaneous meeting and club expenses <br />
- Purchased the WVDXA Club Flag<br />
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Today the balance is $170.01</blockquote>
At today's meeting we collected $50 in donations to the WVDXA Club Treasury bringing the current balance up to $220.01 total. Eight donations were also collected for the K1B (Baker and Howland Islands
KH1) DX-pedition. Roger, KD8BZY, who is collecting those donations was
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After the presentations, a door prize drawing was held with W8OM and KD8IPW being the winners! The door prizes were donated by Tim, K8RRT, who was unable to attend today's meeting because of work.<br />
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Finally, the SwapFest met with some success. Jim, K4JWA, sold a few items (I bought some heatshrink and Evelyn bought a desktop organizer), plus I sold my West Mountain Speakers. I'm not sure what other transactions may have taken place at the SwapFest but those who did buy or sell something should forward the appropriate "selling" and "buying" fees to Jim, K4JWA. Yeah, I'm sure ya'll will do that, right?<br />
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From the comments that were posted on the WVDXA email reflector after the meeting, I think pretty much everyone had a <b>FABULOUS </b>time - as we always do. This is such a great group to belong to that we should get some kind of award don't you think?W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-79292999830227931602017-07-29T18:57:00.000-04:002017-07-29T18:57:56.942-04:00WVDXA Fall "Hot Dog" Meeting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_CxSDzgWxO4d28VIhOQ5p5Q-Myh70CJI60CSstSqF1mhgwRcFK3VSi21j73AG4f40IoEScgYY0S-CPyshWbrmqyqxfRKOA9RFOiRbbsXw2bY-yD_DMYlVvXd1XWMunRim8tdi53IwPLE/s1600/Paula.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="627" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_CxSDzgWxO4d28VIhOQ5p5Q-Myh70CJI60CSstSqF1mhgwRcFK3VSi21j73AG4f40IoEScgYY0S-CPyshWbrmqyqxfRKOA9RFOiRbbsXw2bY-yD_DMYlVvXd1XWMunRim8tdi53IwPLE/s200/Paula.jpg" width="153" /></a><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>WOWZER!</b></span> Another fantastic WVDXA Meeting at the QTH of Frank, KA8SYV, and his wife, Paula. Their hospitality was "second-to-none" and the food (oh, boy) the food was wonderful. Several members were over-heard to mention they were attending <b><a href="https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/" target="_blank">WeightWatchers</a></b> but I won't tell if those people exceeded their daily Point Count or not!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LfFQokqz3exVAyvKhbdwfg0nPnvDGhOaEJgI2ZaBvgWqplt9XRaWgxrmDs6Mmob3kQEvn6nTr3JXjWjxbjMPEuoPjnPQ-1HPhScvOXp3xPN-36O5Hbk_E8BDK-JAIPD-iAtVC7va_crH/s1600/Dessert+Bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1113" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LfFQokqz3exVAyvKhbdwfg0nPnvDGhOaEJgI2ZaBvgWqplt9XRaWgxrmDs6Mmob3kQEvn6nTr3JXjWjxbjMPEuoPjnPQ-1HPhScvOXp3xPN-36O5Hbk_E8BDK-JAIPD-iAtVC7va_crH/s320/Dessert+Bar.jpg" width="320" /></a>In the photo at the right (click on any photo to see a larger image) you can see Paula at work making the Hot Dogs and the Hot Dog Chili. In addition there were Hot Dog buns, coleslaw, onions, mustard, ketchup, etc. plus two different versions of baked beans, potato salad, a vegetable and cheese plate, chips and HOT cheese dip, and I'm sure I'm forgetting even more goodies. <br />
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I did notice that Karl, K8KT, took a seat right at the end of the massive dessert table. I didn't think anything about that until it was brought to my attention that when my XYL, Evelyn, was cutting the desserts, any broken or sub-standard pieces from those desserts were hand-fed by her to Karl. <b>NOW </b>I understand why he took that seat! You can see where Karl sat in the photo at the left as Evelyn is cutting the apple pie!<br />
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The presentations at today's meeting were nothing short of <b style="color: blue;">Top Drawer!</b> Frank, KA8SYV, was up first with a PowerPoint presentation on the latest WSJT-X suite of digital programs especially featuring the very latest protocol, FT8. Frank's talk held everyone's firm attention and generated a great deal of questions and comments. I am certain that he really piqued the interest of anyone there who had not already become a user of the FT8 digital mode. After the meeting, Frank posted to the WVDXA reflector some NINE links that are what any new user of WSJT-X needs as references.<br />
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After the PowerPoint presentation, Frank yielded the floor to Hal, W8HC, who gave an extremely interesting "Show and Tell" about his upcoming DX'pedition to 3YØZ, Bouvet Island. Hal showed off some of the cold weather gear he has had to purchase for this trip. He let us see his parka, sleeping bag, boots, socks, outer-wear waterproof overalls, etc. and described more of the specialized equipment he will be taking with him on this trip. He discussed many of the details of this dangerous trip to a most remote part of the planet and gave us several details that most of us probably never thought about. Hal, W8HC, sincerely thanked the WVDXA for the substantial donation we made to the upcoming Bouvet Island DX'pedition and noted that the expenses were still in need of more funding. Charlie, N8RR, was on-hand and is taking up another collection of donations for the DX'pedition. He said he received several donations today.<br />
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In attendance at today's meeting were: Clark, W8TN & Evelyn, Eric, K8OHZ & harmonic, Lonny, WA8ZDL, Dave, WA8WV, Bob, W8OM, Gene, W8VZ, Charlie, N8RR, Frank, KA8SYV & Paula, Jerry, KD8UWF, Garry, W8OI, Amanda, KN4EBF, Zach, K8ZDL, Tim, K8RRT, Hal, W8HC, Fred, WV8FV, Rick, WV8RC, Larry, K8YYY, Steve, KD8VNN, Karl, K8KT, Tom K8TW, Adam, KE8GNM, Alan, W8OP, and Steve, WW8RT for a total of 26!<br />
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I should also note that Gene, W8VZ traveled from Moundsville, Alan, W8OP, from Fairmont, Larry, K8YYY, from Shinnston, and Tom, K8TW, from Pickerington (outside Columbus) for this event. That's a lot of miles but <b><span style="color: red;">DX </span></b>is always worth the effort!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-22773078160605706462017-05-07T12:39:00.000-04:002017-05-07T13:05:22.029-04:00WVDXA Continues to Support ClublogAt the May 2017 breakfast meeting, the WVDXA voted to send another
$100 donation to ClubLog. That money has been donated under the account of W8AH (the WVDXA Club Callsign.) It now shows on the ClubLog page
as you can see below and will be randomly displayed with other donors
after every upload and expedition log search. ($100 U.S. dollars is
£74.6 British Pounds.) This brings the total donations to Clublog by the WVDXA to $400 since 2013.<br />
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We received a nice Thank You email from the creator of Clublog in response to our donation: <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Hi Clark<br /><br /> Thank you so much! Please do let your members know, once again, how much I appreciate this support from the club. I am delighted to be able to help the West Virginia DX Association with Club Log!<br /><br /> vy 73<br /> Michael G7VJR</span></blockquote>
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It is interesting to note that TWO other WVDXA members just made individual donations to Clublog within the last three days! I'm sure there are others but these just happen to show on the same page as the WVDXA donation.<br />
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If you have uploaded your log to ClubLog but your call does not appear
in the Leagues, it might be that it is "hidden" from the leagues. This
is usually due to being inactive for 12 months or more, but possibly by
choice of the callsign's owner. You can fix that by clicking <a href="http://clublog.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/53209-why-is-my-callsign-hidden-from-the-leagues-or-log-search-tools-"><b>HERE </b></a>and following the instructions.<br />
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One other benefit of uploading your log regularly to ClubLog is that it
provides a backup of the basic QSO information in your log. If you
should lose your computer (<b>AND </b>the backup you <span style="color: red;"><b>ARE </b></span>making - right?) you
can retrieve the basic info from ClubLog. You will NOT get back things
like Comments, Names, Notes, QSL info, etc. but you will get the basic
date, time, band, mode, call and QSL status.W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-64947141853558130772017-05-06T16:54:00.000-04:002017-05-06T16:56:31.712-04:00May 2017 WVDXA BreakfastWell, for a change, the WVDXA had a breakfast meeting. Seth, W8FG, suggested that we do this prior to the Hamvention and his suggestion was positively accepted by some 15 members. We met at 9:00 a.m. at Hardings Family Restaurant at the Mink Shoals Exit of I-79 and everyone stayed for almost 2 hours. <br />
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Those attending (left to right in the above photo - click on the photo for a larger image) were Dave Ellis, WA8WV, Mary Ellis, David Poe, W8IW, Jan Poe, KC8BFF, Rick Cummings, WV8RC, Charlotte Cummings, Philip Groves, N8SFO, Frank Powell, KA8SYV, Seth Lavinder, W8FG, John Jones, WB8CQV, Becky Thompson, K8BT, Karl Thompson, K8KT, Steve Courts, K8JQ, Charlie Young, N8RR. And, your scribe, W8TN, who was behind the camera.<br />
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Why most were not smiling might have been because the food had not yet arrived. Why Mr. Ellis had his eyes closed - I don't know. Maybe it was one of his short naps?<br />
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The group voted to again support Clublog with a $100 donation from the Treasury. The Treasurer (Dave, WA8WV) immediately tendered to the President (Clark, W8TN) the $100 in CASH! It's no wonder we made him Treasurer. W8TN will take care of the Clublog donation.<br />
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A small flea market followed in the parking lot with Seth, W8FG, disposing of some surplus cables. Absolutely NO ONE left hungry! And, I do believe a good time was had by all!W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-56197313699375132042017-03-27T11:27:00.002-04:002017-03-27T11:27:42.477-04:00Using HFTA for Site Evaluation - Part 3This is the third and final installment of the article by Charlie, N8RR, on how to use HFTA software.<br />
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<b>Other HFTA Studies/Uses</b><br />
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Over the years since discovering HFTA, I have reviewed dozens of sites. <br />
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<u>WT8V</u>: Bart has many friends in the Middle East. His large triband yagi at 60’ on a nice ridge-top site was consistently down in signal strength on 20M about 10 to 20 dB from WD8CCC to 9K2GS, with both running equivalent power. This was much more than the gain differential between the antennas. <br />
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An HFTA review of Bart’s site showed a significant degradation of the main lobe amplitude looking at 40 degrees, while the WD8CCC main lobe was the beneficiary of major terrain enhancement. Ben, WD8CCC, has long had one of the outstanding beacon signals out of eastern North America. <br />
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HFTA was used to identify the potential terrain factor that was impacting performance at WT8V, and to evaluate optional tower sites/antenna heights to achieve better results. It was necessary to move Bart’s new tower location 600’ west of the existing tower site to remove the terrain feature that was degrading performance from the signal path, but the new site worked. Bart had the opportunity to do A versus B tests on 20M and the antenna performance on the new tower, especially to the Middle East area, was far superior to the tribander, much more than could be accounted for by the antenna gain differential. <br />
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The tower height was optimized for 20M, and later the tower was modified to optimize the height of a JK 404 Grande 4 element 40M monobander on Bart’s narrow ridge top. Bart considered stacking two of these JK antennas, but HFTA predicted a single antenna at 70’ on the optimized tower site would equal the stacks on the non-optimized tower site, the only place where such a tower could be guyed. Currently, Bart just about owns 40M as can be heard by several You Tube videos from the ME and EU on the net. Here is a recording of WT8V on 40M by 9K2GS. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSyZZ8PDjgs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSyZZ8PDjgs</a> <br />
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<u>K8KT</u>: My friend Karl K8KT has always wanted a huge 40/20M antenna array and decided to install one. Karl, who lives in a beautiful WV hillside location, has the most challenging terrain we have encountered on an HFTA evaluation. Truthfully, this was a case where the terrain was so severe, HFTA did not predict the results Karl got with his new antenna; HFTA understated the performance. The software did get one thing right, it said for any of Karl’s potential tower sites that were considered, the higher the antenna the better. All of the potential base sites were substantially below the surrounding hill tops and were actually located on the side of a hill. <br />
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A 150’ self-supporting tower was installed, with a JK 6 element 20M monobander at 160’ on top of the mast and a JK 404 Grande 40M monobander at 150’ on the mast bottom. These antennas are high enough to see over top of the blocking ridges. It is clear these antennas are performing at a high level, again based on the recordings of Karl’s signal that are available on the net. Here is a recording of K8KT and WT8V on 20M in the Middle East. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdc2JFSXuU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdc2JFSXuU</a> <br />
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Karl’s case illustrates the difficulty of modeling the antenna performance in the presence of a severe up slope condition using HFTA. In Karl’s case, heroic (and expensive) steps were taken to successfully mitigate a severe terrain issue. HFTA did predict improving performance with height, but significantly understated how good the performance would be. Not many folks are going to do what K8KT did to overcome a terrain situation. <br />
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<b>General Conclusions Regarding Terrain</b><br />
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HFTA is useful when you have irregular terrain features and options for deploying antennas. It can be useful for minimizing negative terrain impacts or maximizing favorable terrain features, but only if you have options for placing the antenna. <br />
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Here are some general statements which I believe are supported by experience and HFTA results. These factors can be considered when viewing a site and placing antennas, where there are any options. Obviously, if there are no options, you make do with what you have. <br />
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Sloping Ground: Sloping ground toward the desired direction lowers the elevation angle of the main lobe and provides favorable DX performance in the down slope direction, compared to a flat land antenna at the same height. This effect can be significant. <br />
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If on a hilltop or plateau, the farther back on level ground from the cusp of the hill the antenna, the less the terrain advantage becomes, and the more height is required to maintain relative performance. At some point it becomes like a flat land antenna. The antenna really needs to "see" the down slope in the foreground. <br />
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Any up slope in the terrain immediately in front of the antenna shifts the elevation pattern higher and degrades performance compared to a flat land antenna. It does not take much up slope for HFTA to predict this performance shift. Generally, if facing a significant up slope in the desired direction, low angle performance can be significantly impacted on an HFTA model. Going higher with the antenna can compensate somewhat, but cannot completely overcome the up slope degradation. There is a possibility HFTA results may overstate the negative impact of the up slope in some cases. See the K8KT discussion above. <br />
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If you are looking up hill in a direction, I think you can expect performance in that direction to be down compared to a terrain neutral direction and significantly down from a down slope direction in most cases. With that said, you will still get out and make Q’s in an up slope direction. <br />
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The optimum location for an antenna in a down slope situation in a given direction is on the slope, perhaps just past the cusp of the hill. W3CRA proved this by experimentation back in the 60's. See "Station Design for DX", a four part article beginning in September 1966 QST. <a href="http://www.rfcafe.com/references/qst/station-design-dx-september-1966-qst.htm">http://www.rfcafe.com/references/qst/station-design-dx-september-1966-qst.htm</a><br />
The link is for Part 1. From the above site, you can link to the other three parts. <br />
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A very good description of W3CRA’s terrain situation, including an HFTA analysis, is provided by Bill Tippett, W4ZV here: <a href="http://users.vnet.net/btippett/w3cra.htm">http://users.vnet.net/btippett/w3cra.htm</a> <br />
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If the antenna can't be on the slope, or to minimize the uphill effect in the reverse direction, put it as close to the cusp of the hill as possible. To get terrain enhancement, the antenna needs to illuminate the ground slope. <br />
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Although HFTA does not do vertical polarization, my experience is that having a vertical over the down slope in the desired direction enhances performance. My 4 x 160M inverted L antennas are positioned in each hill quadrant to take advantage of this effect. I usually see several dB of increased signal in the hill slope direction compared to the other antennas. Sometimes this effect can be dramatic when switching transmit antennas. <br />
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Regarding height over ground, generally higher is better over flat ground or in an up slope situation. In a really favorable down slope situation, it is easy to be too high. HFTA predicted this at my QTH. <br />
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In a favorable terrain situation, optimum height can be considerably lower than for a level ground installation. <br />
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On some hilltop sites, such as mine, stacking is not beneficial according to HFTA. Due to the poor performance of the higher antenna, the overall performance of a stack is degraded. On some of the other hilltop sites evaluated, such as WD8CCC, stacking 20M monobanders at 100’ and 50’ worked out. However, HFTA shows the optimum height on 20M for the WD8CCC hilltop is 70’. Coincidentally, Ben has a 4 element Steppir antenna on a 70’ tower. HFTA predicts little if any difference between these two antenna systems, and Ben reports there is seldom any detectable difference in A versus B switching. The steepness of the slope and the distance to other terrain features seem to determine whether stacking is beneficial or not. <br />
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Overall, I think HFTA despite the limitations was a helpful tool to use for optimizing the antennas on my hilltop site. <u>In general terms, the antenna performance in the favorable directions is in agreement with HFTA predictions</u>. <i><b>After almost 8 years of DX chasing here, I also conclude the performance in the problem directions is better than the software predicted.</b></i> The 12 and 10 meter bands seem most affected in the HFTA models and also in real life compared to the other bands/directions, the difference being I have to wait longer for the prop to favor me, or wait longer in the pileups. When the propagation is marginal, is when the difference between a problem direction and an enhanced direction is most apparent. I can live with the situation. <br />
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The optimizing work is unfinished. Several other improvements are planned. Stay tuned! 73, Charlie, N8RR<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">This is Part </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">2.</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">==========</span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></span>How
Accurate is HFTA?</b></b></div>
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In 2007, the answer to this question was unknown to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having operated from hilly terrain for much
of my radio career, I had some preconceived notions about some of the terrain
effects and the results of the initial HFTA runs looked reasonable to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, the general positive effect of
sloping hillside under an antenna was known to me; I had successfully placed
antennas on hillsides for years to favor a desired direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The concept of a hilltop antenna being too
high was also known; W8NR’s (SK) hilltop 20M monoband yagi was simply not
competitive in a DX contest we once operated from his QTH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contrast that with observations from W8AH
(SK) who had a dominant signal on all bands using antennas that were at modest
heights compared to many other big gun stations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al Hix figured out long ago how to use the
terrain to his advantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The software author made no extravagant claims regarding the
absolute accuracy of HTFA predictions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The software performance in rugged complex terrain was also
unknown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2007, I thought HFTA would
be useful for comparing antenna locations and heights in terms of gross results
but that it could not be used to fine tune choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author did not claim accuracy better than
3 dB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA was used to judge the gross
performance differences between options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If the software said one option was 2 or 3 dB better than another, I
paid attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If results were within
a dB or so, the result was treated as equal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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It is now 2017 and many HFTA studies have been done for
myself and others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To verify software
predictions, a considerable amount of on-site testing was performed. The
software limitations are now better understood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Overall, HFTA is a useful tool if one has options for placing
antennas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can also be used to
evaluate the gross effect of stacking antennas on existing towers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the terrain, stacking antennas
does not always do what you would expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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All computer models are simulations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The modeling results are only as good as the
underlying assumptions and the accuracy of the data input.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The earth and terrain, especially in front of the antenna,
are an integral part of the antenna system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The main elevation lobe is formed by a combination of the direct ray
with the earth reflections from below and in front of the antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The earth reflections reinforce or cancel
the main ray depending on the phase relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Standard models show the development of the
main lobe over level ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the
earth around and in front of the antenna is not flat, the elevation angle and
amplitude of the main lobe can be drastically different from the flat earth
case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The terrain data used by HFTA to calculate the main lobe
amplitude and elevation is an approximation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The software looks straight ahead to points on a given azimuth line, out
to about 14,000 feet from the tower base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The data file for each radial fan consists of a series of 147 spots,
each representing distance from the tower and elevation at the spot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is these point elevations where the real
variability can occur, because they are derived from USGS data which is based
on fairly wide intervals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example,
most elevation contours are on 10 meter intervals and some still use 30 meter
intervals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The electronic USGS elevation for my tower base was off by
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USGS file was obtained with correct data.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Comparing the HFTA results between the two runs, the numbers are significantly
different but the general conclusions reached about options were
unchanged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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HFTA can never predict an exact gain or an exact elevation
angle, if all else is perfect with the software.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Given the terrain accuracy limitations, HFTA
does a good job of predicting performance differences between antenna options
in gross terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t expect to use it
for fine tuning antennas that are within a dB or so of each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The software uses elevation angle statistics calculated by
VOACAP for an entire solar cycle on a given band from your general geographic
area to a specific target area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA
uses these elevation statistics, which indicate what percent of the time a
signal arrives at a given elevation angle, and compares this info to your
elevation plot, generating a relative performance rating called Figure of
Merit, expressed in dB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The software
will tell you which antenna option will work the best, on average, to a target
area (such as EU).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are approximate
because of the terrain limitation AND the elevation statistics are an
estimation. The FOM rating is interesting and useful for gross comparison, but
I prefer to look at the actual elevation plot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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What I like to see is a high gain elevation lobe, at as low
of an angle as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What one sees
in a positive terrain enhancement situation is a substantial portion of the
main lobe that falls in elevation below the main lobe of a flatland
antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My point of view is that of a
DXer, not a contester, who may have other preferences for elevation angle.
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There are other limitations which may introduce variability
in the results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The software is looking
straight ahead on a line of points.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
antenna is illuminating the ground in a broad swatch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terrain behind and to the side of the antenna
is not considered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The software would
become overly complex if these other terrain factors were considered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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When evaluating stacked antennas, the software author N6BV
cautions the antenna spacing must be at least ½ wavelength. If closer spacing
is used, HFTA will give an inaccurate (inflated) result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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The most complex part of HFTA was obtaining the electronic
terrain file needed to draw the radial fans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An electronic Digital Elevation Model (DEM) was downloaded for the
quadrangle in which the QTH was located.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Microdem, a mapping program that came with HFTA, was used with the USGS
DEM to plot an approximate 14,000’ long radial (also called fan) every 5
degrees around the compass rose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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Using HFTA in 2017 is easier because the process of
generating the radial fans has been automated by K6TU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All that is needed is to enter a set of
coordinates on K6TU’s site and within minutes the resulting radial fans will be
emailed as a Zip file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Microdem is no
longer needed by the end user and it is not necessary to know the name of your
USGS quadrangle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The K6TU files generate
radials in 1 degree increments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
once was complex is now simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
service is free but one needs to register.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><a href="http://k6tu.net/">http://k6tu.net/</a> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sample Charts</b>
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There was good news and bad news at N8RR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good news was that some of the prime
directions were predicted to have significant terrain enhancement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional good news was that optimum height
for the good directions was fairly low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I would not need to deploy the stacks as planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bad news was that some directions have
negative terrain consequences, worse than a flat land antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the bad directions, there was nothing
practical that could be done to overcome the terrain, including going higher or
stacking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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Based on the initial review, the site would be an excellent
location for DXing in some prime directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In other directions, it would be average, and in a few it would be at a
competitive disadvantage to a flat land station.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">20 Meters - 45 Degree
Azimuth - Stacked C31XR Antennas</b></div>
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</xml><![endif]-->There is NO significant improvement to EU predicted on 20M
for the stack over a single lower antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It turns out 56’ is about the optimum height on this tower site for
20M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The single 56’ high antenna was
expected to be a great performer to EU on 20M, outperforming the same antenna
at 75’ on flat ground by 2.2 dB Figure of Merit (FOM).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The feature I like to see is the shift of
the elevation curve favoring lower angles compared to the flat land
antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></b><br />
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the original stack concept would have been at 100’ and 50’, the performance at
56’ for a single antenna, and the performance of the 10M antenna at 25’: </div>
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<![endif]-->For purposes of this comparison, a 3 element antenna was
used, although the C31XR has 7 elements on 10M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Note the stack was only 1 dB better FOM than the single antenna at 56’
although the low angle performance was significantly better for the stack. The
FOM for both of these options was significantly worse than for a 10M antenna at
25’ on this tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The low angle
performance of the low antenna was roughly comparable to the 100’/50’
stack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA was indicating the 10M antenna
needed to be lower on this hilltop tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The 15M comparison was similar to 10M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<b>TERRAIN FACTORS AT N8RR CAUSING ENHANCEMENT OR DEGRADATION</b></div>
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Here is a terrain profile which results in enhancement
compared to a flatland antenna, 45 degrees toward EU from the 56’ Rohn 45G
tower:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<![endif]-->Note the vertical scale is drastically compressed compared
to the horizontal scale, which exaggerates the terrain features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not as bad as it looks!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dominant feature which creates positive
enhancement to low angle radiation is the steep drop in elevation immediately
under the antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The situation is not
as good as it could be because of the approximate 825’ ASL parallel hill at
about 1500’ in front of the antenna and in particular the higher 1,020’ hill
about 4,000’ out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The later terrain
feature impinges on the lowest angles and is close enough to detract somewhat
from the performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the antenna
turns clockwise from 45 degrees toward the east, this particular ridge feature
moves closer to the antenna and progressively blocks the lower angles, until at
about 90 degrees azimuth the performance is seriously degraded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, as the antenna turns north
from 45 degrees, the major blocking ridge moves out of the field and the low
angle performance recovers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is the
90 degree terrain profile:<br />
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<![endif]-->The above chart shows the blockage of low angle signals to
Africa at 90’ with the 56’ high antenna (blue line).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The red line shows a 100’ high antenna would
be significantly worse than the lower antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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degradation looks like.<br />
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<![endif]-->Higher terrain features are out over a mile from the
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degradation compared to a flatlander and preserve the enhancement from the
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<![endif]-->Note the big elevation lobe peaking to the left of the
flatland elevation lobe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The low antenna
on the hilltop should dominate the 100’ antenna on flat ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The FOM, for what it is worth, is 4.5 dB
higher for the hilltop antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
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***** This description of HFTA will be finalized in Part 3 *****</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Post written by:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Charlie, N8RR</b></span>W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-23128039205333140012017-03-14T01:15:00.000-04:002017-03-14T01:15:40.554-04:00Using HFTA for Site Evaluation - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Charlie, N8RR, has written a very detailed article about the use of the HFTA software. We will publish this in three parts here on the WVDXA Blog. This is Part 1.<br />
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<![endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Summary</b>
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HFTA is available bundled with the ARRL Antenna Book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is HFTA?</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </span><b>HFTA </b>or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HF Terrain
Analysis</b> is a software program developed by Dean Straw, N6BV when he was the handbook Editor at
ARRL is available bundled with the ARRL Antenna Book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;"></span></b>
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HFTA models horizontal antennas
(dipoles, simple yagis, stacked yagis) at specified heights over terrain and
plots the modeled antenna gain at different elevation angles.</div>
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A description is provided here of how HFTA by N6BV was used to evaluate
and implement antenna options at the N8RR site in West Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Links are provided for other sources
describing the features of HFTA, how to acquire it, and how to interpret the
graphs so this information is not repeated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Site evaluations for friends were performed using HFTA and some of the
results are described. The photo at the right shows a Google Earth image of N8RR's QTH. You can plainly see his three towers. To get a feel for his terrain, the red roofed house in the upper right is 152-feet below the base of his Rohn 45G tower and is just 447-feet away (at a heading of 43.4°). Click on any photo to see a larger image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMqCIkMbFG24xLcxpoKpu8yxxxc4B30steEajZoJQgypRzCNbsazzJfw4bXZqGZwFgycHgjKBZI-LkCvzu1VAPzOsvAiw5N9jRlwwIiTW3ndTXeS125vTQ6jKSDnsd7G5BZbVMruTU_mQ/s1600/N8RR+QTH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMqCIkMbFG24xLcxpoKpu8yxxxc4B30steEajZoJQgypRzCNbsazzJfw4bXZqGZwFgycHgjKBZI-LkCvzu1VAPzOsvAiw5N9jRlwwIiTW3ndTXeS125vTQ6jKSDnsd7G5BZbVMruTU_mQ/s400/N8RR+QTH.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">N8RR QTH - Red Roof House is 152' below N8RR's Tower</td></tr>
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Based on the experience gained using HFTA, the general
usefulness of the software is evaluated and the limitations are presented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>General conclusions about antenna placement
on complex terrain are provided; these are the author’s conclusions only. </div>
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This work was not an attempt to scientifically validate HFTA
or the absolute accuracy of the software conclusions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please see the later section on
Limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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A considerable amount of on-site A versus B testing was done
at the N8RR QTH over several years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
testing was not conducted in a scientifically rigorous manner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal of the testing was to satisfy the author
that HFTA predictions of relative performance differences between local
antennas were valid. In nearly all cases, the A versus B tests were conducted
in receive mode. Thousands of tests were done. </div>
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HFTA predicts the takeoff angle and amplitude of the
transmitted lobe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using received signals
may not always provide a true reciprocal comparison. When HFTA predicted an
antenna option would be best in terms of main lobe amplitude at useful angles,
the prediction was considered to be confirmed if the received DX signal was
consistently stronger on the receiver S meter. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Signal to noise ratio improvement was not
considered as proof although there were many times when the local noise pickup
profiles of the antennas were drastically different. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Who Should Use HFTA?</b></div>
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Here is a beginner’s guide to using HFTA:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.orcadxcc.org/content/VA7JW_HFTA_Manual.pdf">http://www.orcadxcc.org/content/VA7JW_HFTA_Manual.pdf</a>
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HFTA is useful for those who have irregular terrain
features, such as sloping ground, surrounding hills, etc., and who have options
for placing towers/antennas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
don’t have options for changing tower locations, changing antenna height on
existing towers, or stacking antennas on an existing tower, HFTA will provide
no actionable data.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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HFTA does provide interesting results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After looking at dozens of sites, and
recognizing DX success is partially psychological, I no longer volunteer to use
HFTA if I think a site might have some issues. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What is the point of telling a
friend his existing antenna is performing significantly below par because of a
terrain feature that he can do nothing about?</i> </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DX can be worked from just about any
location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Operators should focus on that
and not conclude, based on a software prediction, their antenna is bad and thus
it is not worth trying to work DX.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The opposite is true if I think a location has terrain
enhancement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I can convince a
friend his location is better than average based on HFTA results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He might become more motivated to chase DX as
a result.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For antennas situated on flat ground, with no terrain
features within 14,000’ of the tower, there is not much to be gained from HFTA
except for evaluating stacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>EZNEC
might be more accurate for modeling stacks over flat ground but HFTA will
calculate, using propagation statistics, a Figure of Merit (FOM) to a given
target area from each antenna; this rating might be interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, the FOM might predict your 150’
high yagi is too high for EU on average.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You likely already know that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can evaluate adding stacked antennas with HFTA to see the effect on the FOM or
on the main lobe amplitude and elevation angle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You can also evaluate the individual antennas in a stack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b>BACKGROUND</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span></div>
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I retired from paid work at the end of July 2008.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two years before retiring, we moved to a WV
hilltop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These last two working years
required 100% travel except for weekends and holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evening downtime on the road was used to work
DX from the mobile and plan the future antenna installation in WV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before discovering HFTA a plan was devised to
install a 100' Rohn 45G tower and stack two C31XR's at 100' and 50' along with
a Force 12 Delta 40/30 on top of the mast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The antennas were purchased in 2007. </div>
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My terrain fits the definition of complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The elevated site looked like a good radio
location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was confirmed with a 100W
mobile rig and screwdriver antenna in September 2006, my first experience with
HF mobile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having always heard there
were HF hot spots, the new QTH seemed to be one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When traveling up the main driveway from the valley
highway below, the signals could be heard building in my receiver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The effect was dramatic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t wait to try a real antenna. </div>
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HFTA was discovered in 2007 before any antenna work was done
and it provided a detailed understanding of the general opportunities and
problems with the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many dozens if
not hundreds of hours were put into planning with HFTA before the first tower
was erected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Having lost interest in contesting I decided to focus on
serious DXing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After spending the time with
HFTA, my plan was modified after the software said a 100' tower was too high
for my terrain on any band 40 through 10 meters and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>56' and 62' were optimum heights for 20 and
40 respectively, looking in my most favorable directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA also predicted 56’ was too high for 15
and 10 meters on my hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose to
install a C31XR at this height anyway for the first tower install, just to get
on the bands. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The Rohn 45G was installed in June 2009, with a C31XR at
56',<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Force 12 Delta 40/30 at 62' and a
7 element M2 6M7JHV for 6 meters at 68'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The results from this system were great on 40/30/20.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My antennas look down on STEEPLY sloping
terrain in all directions, and from about 300 degrees clockwise to about 50
degrees, there are no higher terrain features out a few thousand feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After about 50 degrees going clockwise around through west,
even though we have steep terrain drop under the antennas, there are very close
in hills which rise up steeply from the valley floor below; in some cases these
ridges<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>go to an elevation 100' or more
higher than my hilltop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are my
problem directions as predicted by HFTA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The low angles tend to be cut off below 4 degrees or so, and the first
lobe is pushed up to a higher elevation angle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The effect seems worse on the higher frequencies. On several azimuth headings
affected by the nearby higher hills, HFTA predicts my antenna performance is
significantly below that of an equivalent flat land installation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In complex terrain like WV, there are three possible
outcomes. One can be the beneficiary of terrain enhancement, where the antenna
clearly outperforms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One can be a
situation where the rugged terrain is not a huge positive or negative factor,
and performance on a par with level ground can be achieved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last, the terrain can be a huge negative, and
nothing short of a costly and heroic effort can achieve good DX
performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See the K8KT example
discussed later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Having no antennas with which to do side by side
comparisons, I judged the 40/30/20 meter performance of the initial setup to be
excellent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The signal felt loud in my
favorable directions as predicted by HFTA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I could easily run EU/AS stations and break pileups with ease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The propagation was down on 15 and 10M the
first year, but I could work DX stations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps it was psychological but the high band results did not seem
competitive with others in my area. Likewise, the results in my terrain
challenged directions were much inferior to my good directions, especially on
the high bands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to work HARD to
break pileups, especially on 10M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DX
could be worked, but not in the easy manner like in the favorable directions. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After using my first system for several months, I had to
test the HFTA prediction that a lower antenna would be better on the higher
bands in my favorable directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
reference 2 element quad was built on a 29' tower, which was placed in a location
80’ from the first tower, in a position closer to the cusp of the hill looking
N/NE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quad, which was optimized for
gain on EZNEC, used an 8' boom and covered 17/15/12 and 10 meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Many hours were spent doing A versus B comparisons on 15 and
10 meters between this quad and the higher C31XR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The small quad was consistently better to EU
and AF on 10 and 15 meters than the C31XR, which has 4 elements on 15 and 7 on 10,
each band using 25' of the boom length.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This result was despite the quad having lower isotropic gain on each
band.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was never a time to EU or AF
where the higher C31XR beat the quad, and not many times when the result was
equal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">HFTA successfully predicted this
performance favorability for the low antenna at this height and in these
directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
HFTA also said the higher yagi would be better than the
lower quad looking straight north to Asia and also to the Pacific. This
prediction also proved to be consistently accurate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as I was concerned, the comparisons
on 15 and 10 meter with the reference quad and C31XR completely verified the
HFTA prediction. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
For one practical example, ZD7XF was on CW and the Challenge
point was needed on 10 and 15M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA
predicted the lower quad would be best, an unambiguous call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sure enough, and without any doubt, the quad
beat the yagi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, my Q's on 15 and
10 with ZD7XF had to be made on the quad, because the conditions were too
marginal for the higher antenna to hear ZD7XF very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Another practical example was particularly convincing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My C31XR at 56' worked well on 17M using a
tuner, and we made DXCC with it easily in a few months. The yagi models in
EZNEC to have about the same gain as a dipole on 17M, favoring the normal
reflector end of the antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
the 2 element quad on 17 walked all over the C31XR, in real life and the HFTA
model, in every direction except one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>HFTA predicted the C31XR, modeled as a 17M dipole, would consistently
beat the 2 element quad to the Pacific and VK/ZL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was never a test where the quad beat
the yagi (dipole) on 17M to these directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Some testing was done on 6M. The M2 6M7JHV was (still is) at
68' on the Rohn 45G tower. A 6 element Hy-Gain yagi was temporarily installed
at 17' fixed NE on the same tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA
predicted the low antenna had much superior gain in the first lobe and a lower
elevation angle compared to the high antenna, looking NE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The install occurred after the EU Es
season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the North America AU and
Es signals from the NE that year were louder on the lower antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second year, the first Es EU QSO's were
made on the low antenna, which was much better than the high one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that, the low antenna developed a
problem and was removed from service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The limited testing seemed to confirm the HFTA prediction that lower is
better on 6M on my hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More future
testing is planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the meantime, the
6M7JHV produced a 6MDXCC on E skip from scratch in 6 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Although I was satisfied with the HFTA predictions, at least
for my hilltop, more optimization of the antennas was needed and this created
the opportunity for more HFTA validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A location was picked, using HFTA, for a TX-455 crankup tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This spot seemed to have the best modeled
performance on the higher bands because the antenna could see the down sloping
terrain in all directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The short
quad tower was situated on the NE lip of the hill, and it was looking across
the level yard to the west; the quad could not see the down slope on the west
side of the hill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first antennas on
this crankup tower were a 5 element M2 17M5 yagi for 17M and a Hy-Gain 125CA 5
element 12M yagi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we could compare predictions
for the 2 element quad on 17M and 12M with the monoband yagis in A versus B
tests. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Generally, the HFTA predictions were confirmed as
valid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were directions (NE) where
the quad was predicted to equal or be even slightly better than the big yagi on
17M, which has a 36' boom. However, the performance comparison between these
antennas did not justify keeping 17 and 12 meter elements on the quad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a desire to increase gain on 15 and 10M,
the two element quad was rebuilt with a longer (18') boom and with three
elements covering only 15 and 10 meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>EZNEC was used to manually optimize the gain at the expense of front to
back ratio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the revised quad was
installed, comparisons with the C31XR in A versus B tests continued to confirm
the HFTA predictions; the lower antenna was better on 15 and 10 meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Before taking down the 2 element version of the quad, I
decided to rotate the boom 90 degrees to test the antenna with vertical
polarization compared to the big yagis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With the feedlines attached to the spreaders, the quad was in
significant mechanical stress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
some signal comparisons were made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
wanted to see if vertical polarization made any improvement in the terrain
challenged directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No improvement
was noted and, in fact, during the limited testing the vertical polarization on
the quad was never as good as any of the horizontal yagis on any band.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
With the completion of the 3 element quad on 15 and 10, we
were in good shape antenna-wise, except the quad on the low tower could not see
the west hill slope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This negatively affected
the performance to the Pacific and VK/ZL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The C31XR on the higher tower was best looking west on the high
bands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raising the low tower so the antenna
could see the west slope eliminated the advantage the quad had for the E/NE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another round of antenna changes was planned.
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
A decision was taken to improve 15/10 meters overall, while
also improving 20M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA said the
optimum tower for 17/15/12/10 in all directions was the TX-455 crankup, because
it could see the hill slope in all directions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The following changes were made:</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 17M yagi was
removed from the crankup tower. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The C31XR was
moved from the Rohn 45G tower to the crankup tower on the bottom mast
position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 12M yagi remained in place
at the top of the mast. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A M2 20M5 5
element monobander for 20 meters was installed at 56' on the Rohn 45G,
replacing the C31XR.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The big 17M M2
antenna was moved over to the short tower on the east side of the hill,
replacing the 3 element quad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The result of the changes was positive on all bands except
17M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The antenna was a world beater to
the N/NE on the low tower, but the performance was compromised to the west due
to not seeing the western hill slope. Raising the antenna would have fixed this
problem, but it would have negatively impacted performance to the N/NE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Occasionally the C31XR, as a 17M dipole,
will beat the big yagi looking west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After the above changes, I could no longer do A versus B
comparisons on 15 or 12 meters. However, for the first time, tests with two 20M
antennas could be done. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The crankup tower was operated at a height of 30’ to 35’ to
maximize performance on 15/12/10 meters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought this would detract from 20M performance, but HFTA said the 3
elements on the C31XR would work great on 20M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is 2.1 dB more isotropic gain on the big 5 element antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the direction, there is
sometimes no detectable difference by ear between these antennas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other directions, the bigger, higher
antenna is best. The QSB cycle on a signal will sometimes favor one antenna
over the other momentarily, and then at the next moment switch over to favor
the other antenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA is able to
consistently predict which antenna will be best on average if there is a best
antenna on the path.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
After a couple of years operating in this last mode, one
other change was made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided to
modify the small tower and placed a 105CA Hy-Gain 10M monobander at 25' and
raised the 17M yagi to the top of the mast at 35'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This later change negatively impacted the NE
performance on 17M slightly, but helped the performance to the west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a good compromise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 10M, the low yagi on the east tower is
consistently better to the NE/E/SE than the C31XR over on the crankup
tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The performance differences on
10M continue to be accurately predicted by HFTA between these two antennas,
with one exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The C31XR cannot see
local earth SE of the tower due to the placement of my house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In all cases, signals from the SE/S looking
over my house from the C31XR are attenuated by 20 dB compared to the 10M
antenna on the east tower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFTA does not
account for man-made obstacles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
S/SE degradation from the C31XR only occurs on 10 meters; it does not seem to
be present on 15M or 12M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Other potential improvements have been contemplated, such as
replacing the F12 Delta 40/30 with large monobanders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I run hot and cold on this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far, I have not been able to justify the work
and cost considering how well the existing antennas perform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The terrain enhancement predicted by HFTA to
the N/NE seems to exist on 20/30/40 meters. N8RR was the first NA QSO with T6MO
(K9GY) when he first became active and finished leading the NA Clublog
leaderboard to Eric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When T6LC came on
the bands, he offered one of his combat medals to the first 5 NA QSO's.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This terrain resulted in 2 of the first 5 NA
QSO’s (on 40 and 20M) with T6LC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
***** This description of HFTA will be continued in Part 2 *****</div>
<br />
Post written by: <span style="color: red;"><b>Charlie, N8RR</b></span><br />
<br />W8TNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10532445198219110423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880138855050632718.post-57947551505128330602017-02-27T13:28:00.001-05:002017-02-27T13:37:01.483-05:00Retrofitting a Yaesu Rotator Controller with an “Illuminator” from Ham Supply<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I posted to
the WVDXA email reflector last Wednesday (Feb. 22) that I had ordered a
replacement lamp (LED illuminator board) assembly for my Yaesu G-800DXA rotator
controller from Ham Supply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.hamsupply.com/yaesu-illuminator/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white;">https://www.hamsupply.com/yaesu-illuminator/</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black;"> I indicated I would report back on
this little after-market device with a review for the club’s blog… well here
ya’ go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The lamp in my control box had gone kaput many years ago and
for various reasons, not the least of which is my failing eyesight, I thought I
would finally try to find a replacement lamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The other advantage of having the illuminated controller is that it
might serve as a reminder that I have left the control box powered up and might
want to turn it off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></div>
<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The cost for the illuminator board was only $19.95 and with
shipping came to $22.90.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So after
reading the review on the website link above, I decided this might be a good
investment and worth the try. In the mailbox Saturday (Feb. 25) was a small
padded envelope containing my next ‘big’ project. </span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The instructions indicated something about nylon washers
under the board but I didn’t find any washers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Actually I’m not sure what they were talking about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe they were supposed to be provided but
left out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two holes in the board match
up with two screw holes in the controller exposed after removing these shorter
screws. There are two longer replacement screws provided for securing the
illuminator board and they snugged up just fine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The two wires going to the “old” lamp are cut and spliced to
the two wires on the replacement board using crimp butt connectors pre-attached
to the wires from the new board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be sure
to note the polarity requirements… the instructions are very good here. I used
a “Super Champ” tool for the crimp connectors splicing the two wires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A “purist” may want to solder the wires
together and use heat shrink tubing however.</span> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I guess the only caveat I would offer is to be careful to
have the “right size” Phillips screwdriver when removing the screws so you
don’t strip the heads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used two
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="color: blue;"><u><b>Conclusion</b></u>:</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
definitely a great and an easy project that is a super “fix” for a common
problem with the Yaesu rotator controllers…. Actually all models, I
believe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The factory lamps in the Yaesu controllers were not LED
technology, produced a lot of heat and as would be expected, had a relatively
short life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This little replacement board
with 3 LEDs is just the ticket for lighting up your controller face and seeing where
your antenna is pointed… and lighting it up it does!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I definitely recommend this quick fix, priced reasonably and
easy to install too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No soldering
required and all you do is take the controller apart, remove two screws, mount
the board with the two new screws provided, attach the two wires, put
controller back together.</span></div>
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