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ZL9HR Campbell Island Update

 We’re making great progress during the planning and preparation phases.  The Hellenic Amateur Radio Association of Australia members and the local ham community have pitched in to make this DX-pedition a reality.
Our current status:
6 Meters: We received approval for use of 50 – 51 MHZ.  Some areas in New Zealand use 50 MHZ for television transmission; therefore it is not an Amateur allocation. Since Campbell Island is uninhabited we received a waiver from the NZ authorities to use those frequencies.

Additional Corporate Sponsors signed on since last update:
– Elecraft     – Rojone Pty Ltd     – Amateur Radio Supplies     – OptiBeam
DX Foundation, Club and Individual Sponsors:
The list continues to grow.  Please see the web page for the most current list of supporters
http://www.campbell2012.com/index.php/sponsors

Island Logistics
1.  As you may have seen with other DX-peditions to remote /uninhabited locations once on the island accommodations must be made for meals and sanitary considerations. Fortunately, the New Zealand Department of Conservation has allowed us to use several buildings and
the toilet facilities in one of their buildings. These buildings were part of the weather station that once operated at Beeman Cove; they have been kept in good repair over the years since. Again, we appreciate the DoCs cooperation and assistance to the ZL9HR team.
Sleeping accommodations will be on the boat, the team will shuttleback and forth from the island.
2.  Since the weather will be cold and wet we’ll wear layers and waterproof foul weather clothing.
3.  We’ll bring food, snacks, a medical kit, and other emergency supplies in the event we can’t get back to the boat due to weather conditions.
4.  No trash is permitted to remain on the island; we’ll be carting all refuse back to the boat for proper disposal. The boat is not permitted to empty its sanitary storage tanks while anchored in Perseverance Harbor so the skipper will occasionally take the boat out
to sea to empty the tanks.

5.  There’s been recent Internet chatter about our antennas and their placement. Under the conditions of the landing permit antennas are permitted only in DoC designated spaces, all antennas must be inland.  No antennas are allowed in or near the water, nor are we allowed to walk along the shoreline. While there are some optimum antenna locations on the island they are off limits to the team. Well use vertical antennas for the Low Bands, and weather permitting, a 40 meter beam will be placed on a hill with a drop off towards the sea.

6.  We’ve been advised there may be 2 scientific expeditions on the island while we are operating. The DoC does not anticipate any interaction between the DX-pedition team and the participants of these expeditions.
7.  ZL9HR team member Dave Lloyd, K3EL, prepared some information about our antenna placement and propagation. You may read his articles at:
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/azimuthal_map/
http://k3el.wordpress.com/dx/zl9hr/antenna-choice-and-location/
8.  As previously mentioned, we are governed by the conditions of the DoC issued landing permit, some of those conditions are:
a. Specified number of DX-pedition operating days
b. Antenna field designated by the DoC
c. Other than use of the wharf, no access to the shoreline
d. Team members restricted to island locations indicated on the permit
e. No overnight stays unless the weather prevents return to the boat
f.  Second to personal safety is wildlife awareness and safety are highest priorities
i. Antennas must be marked to avoid bird strikes and ground borne wildlife may not be disturbed
g. Digging, trenching or other defacement / scaring of the land is prohibited.
i. We are permitted to install guy stakes for the antennasupport structures

www.campbell2012.com

ARRL, DXITALIA, fiera, IZ7HYA, IZ7LDC, pompei, ve team

In occasione della Fiera organizzata dalle Sezione ARI di Pompei, sarò presente nella giornata di Sabato 25 Febbraio con IZ7LDC e IZ7HYA.

Sarà l’occasione per incontrare vecchi e nuovi amici….

Inoltre farò parte della commissione ARRL-VE per il conseguimento della licenza USA, tutti i dettagli a riguardo su www.dxitalia.it

ARRL VE, DXITALIA, Esami Radioamatore, Licenza, USA

Il prossimo 9 e 10 Aprile nella provincia di Salerno, precisamente a Altavilla Silentina si terrà una sessione d’esame per il conseguimento della Licenza Radioamatoriale USA, coloro che vorranno prendere alla sessione potranno effettuare la preregistrazione ONLINE.

Per tutti i dettagli sulla location, vi invito a visitare il sito DXITALIA

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Vediamo, anzitutto, le informazioni relative al numero di macchie solari rilevato dal SIDC del Reale Osservatorio Belga nel mese di gennaio

Una media per il mese appena finito  di 13.1, basate sulle osservazioni di 61 diversi centri di controllo e finalmente in ampia salita, rispetto ai due anni passati ed a livelli simili a quelli di tre anni fa, anche se allora si era in fase discendente. Read More