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Posted on Saturday 15 October 2011 - 13:54:25 by OK1RR
There are some problems with open, public available downloads. Downloads are now available to registered users only. If you are not already registered, sign-up and all areas of this web site will be accessible. Enjoy my quite large archive with > 250 files. If you find it useful, consider, please, a small donation to your local Animal Shelter where the "allmighty dollar" is in the command. A dollar or two may be enough to keep a dog or cat alive for one more day, perhaps the day that someone will come to adopt them.
If my site helped to keep alive a single dog or cat, the huge time amount spent building up this site is not lost.
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Use your callsign as user name. I assume that my web is rather uninteresting to those who are not licensed and not involved in DX, CW and contesting. Do not use numbers or meaningless character garbage as your user name. Such entries are deleted without warning because it seems that no living person but a spambot is behind. Many thanks for understanding!
New sign-up policy: due to continuous flooding and several attacks, a new level of sign-up policy was necessary. Now, there are two steps:
sign-up with your call sign as user name and choose your password (click above). No nicknames please, only a valid ham radio call sign is accepted! Nothing happens until you are MANUALLY assigned with a member or another status. You will receive an email with a notification.
you should be activated. This is also a MANUAL procedure which is done mostly at the same moment as (1).
Your sign-up details are carefully checked and all sign-up requests without any valid ham radio call sign are deleted without any warning. Non-ham sign-up requests (part vendors, publishers etc.) are not accepted.
We are pleased to inform you about the new callbook server and database offering an unlimited evaluation for free. Created initially as a supplement to the CQRLOG logging software, it developed into a big, standalone project serving the Ham Radio Community worldwide. Why another hamradio callbook?
Since the owner of the one of popular callbook servers decided to hide all addresses until you get registered and log-in, Petr, OK2CQR decided to write his own. This callbook, now available at http://www.hamqth.com/ provides all information for free because you entered data to callbook for free and didn't get paid for it. So it won't be right to ask for any payment if you want to publish your data. Also, we believe that the "auto fill" features that use the callbook servers in the background to fetch callsign data as soon as the user types in a callsign into his logging program is a very useful option which should NOT be discouraged, in contrary to some other calbook server owners.
You can register to the HamQTH.com server, add or edit your address or QSL route, write some biography details, put photos here etc. What is unique, you can choose if your address or other details will be shown also to unregistered users. Your profile is split into two parts, you can enter your on-air nickname and QTH as the nearest large city (example) which will be "auto filled" if requested. You can leave empty your actual name and address if you feel compromised. Of course, your profile can be deleted any time and HamQTH.com will never store any info about you...
HamQTH.com includes other interesting features like activity overview using the DX Custer spots and RBN (Reverse Beacon Network) entries, customizable multi-language user interface and much more.
HamQTH.com uses exclusively data widely available on the Internet for free. The server space and other web site related things are, of course, not available for free, it would be appreciated if you send a small donation. Or just spread all over the world that this nice site exists. We'd like to have as much users as possible.
How can you help?
register, create and keep up-to-date your profile and use HamQTH.com as frequently as possible.
tell your friends about HamQTH.com, spread this info everywhere you can (publish it in your local ham radio magazine etc.). Remind them to create or update their profiles, add photos and more details, publish your station and QTH info, a story or whatever you want. You can have your personal web site there!
provide us with any electronic callbook of your country, keep us informed about callbook download links etc.
consider to create a localization file in your language. Contact us (to prevent double effort), we will tell you immediately if we need your language file.
HamQTH.com can't exist without your support. Use it, promote it and keep it up to date!
Posted on Friday 03 February 2012 - 19:47:35 by OK1RR
QSL Managers as of Feb. 3, 2012. It provides simple QSL info in CSV text format in order call;manager_call;publishing_date. No addresses, no other info than Manager's call sign. The date format is yyyy-mm and does not mean the validity date limits, however if a station has multiple QSL managers, it helps to choose the right one. Download here (registered members).
Posted on Friday 03 February 2012 - 19:40:26 by OK1RR
The CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest (CQMM DX Contest) is a continuation of the popular and successful Manchester Mineira All America CW Contest, being organized and established by the Group CWJF since 1993. The competition was initially limited to Brazil (1993-1996), later expanded to South America (1997-2006) and finally extended to the Americas (2007-2010).
From 2011, it becomes an international competition held among all continents.
The Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão (LABRE) supports the contest in accordance with the joint efforts of Brazilian ham radio, clubs and groups.
DATE AND PERIOD OF CONTEST: Annually on 3rd full weekend of April. (April, 21-22 ‘2012)
Start: 1200 UTC, Saturday; End: 2359 UTC, Sunday.
MODE & BANDS: Mode: Only CW (A1A); Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters.
CATEGORIES: All categories below compete separately by continent: SA, NA, EU, AF, AS and OC. SOAB HP, SOAB LP, SOAB QRP, SOSB, M/S The use of alert networks (for example DXCluster, Skimmer, etc) is allowed for all categories.
CQ: "Test CQMM ", but the traditional format "CQ TEST allowed.
EXCHANGE:
Non Members, QRP, YL and Group, must send only: RST + Continent (eg, 599 EU). CWJF Members: RST + Continent + M (eg, 599 SAM, 599 EUM); QRP Stations: RST + Continent + Q (eg, 599 EUQ, 599 NAQ – even if you are a member); YL Stations: RST + Continent + Y (eg, 599 OCY, 599 AFY – even if you are a member); Multi Operator, Clubs or Groups: RST + Continent + G (eg, 599 NAG, 599 SAG).
QSO POINTS:
QSO with same DXCC worth 1 point on any band;
QSO with different DXCC, but same Continent worth 2 points on 10, 15 and 20 meters and 4 points on 40 and 80 meters;
QSO with different Continent worth 3 points on 10, 15 and 20 meters and 6 points on 40 and 80 meters;
confirmed QSO with a CWJF Members, QRP stations and YL Operators worth 10 points at any band (regardless of country or continent);
Maritime Mobile Station (/MM) worth 3 points regardless band, country or continent the contact was made.
MULTIPLIERS:
All different worked South America PREFIXES once per band;
All worked DXCC once on any band (not per band).
Additional Information:
Maritime mobile station (/MM), mobile station (/M), or additional letter indicating special operational condition (/A, /D), does not count as valid multiplier. For example: PY4KL/A
For all stations (regardless of country or continent), the final score is the result of the sum of points obtained in each band, multiplied by sum of multipliers (SA prefix + DXCC countries):
Final Score = QSO points x (SA prefixes per band + DXCC any band)
Posted on Wednesday 01 February 2012 - 22:13:16 by OK1RR
RMS Titanic sank with the loss of over 1,500 lives on 15th April, 1912. The centenary will be marked by many events world-wide. The Senior Marconi officer was Jack Phillips: it was he who sent the distress calls on CW which brought other ships to the rescue of over 700 people. Jack came from the town of Godalming, near Guildford, Surrey and is that town’s local hero. So the Wey Valley Amateur Radio Group celebrated the 90th (GB90MGY) and 95th (GB95MGY) anniversaries and this time they have secured the special call-sign GR100MGY. Of course, ‘MGY’ were the call letters of RMS Titanic.
Operation will be with two stations manned continuously from April 10th, the date when Titanic sailed, until after the date of sinking, on April 16th. There will be a 15-minute radio silence at the time of the sinking. Operators will include G3IAF, G3SXW, G3YXX, G4HZV. See: http://www.gr100mgy.org.uk/index.htm for the Operating Rota, to know who is on the key at any one time. The event will take place on the beautiful grounds of Charterhouse, one of the most renowned Public schools in UK, and will include single band antennas at 60 feet for each band 80 to 10 metres. We target 15,000 QSOs, all on CW except during Public opening times when one station will be on SSB. Please give us a call. QSL manager is G3SXW.
Posted on Friday 27 January 2012 - 23:50:39 by OK1RR
While browsing the bands I regularly bump to stations signing his call/QRP. There should be mentioned that such practice is not only stupid but illegal in some countries. They can have a strict declaration that ham radio operators are allowed to contact properly licensed stations only and in doubt, they have to wait until the authenticity of a station is confirmed. Therefore your call/QRP is very bad practice because hams in some countries can be not allowed to QSO you! ...more
Posted on Saturday 15 October 2011 - 13:54:25 by 
QSL Managers as of Feb. 3, 2012. It provides simple QSL info in CSV text format in order call;manager_call;publishing_date. No addresses, no other info than Manager's call sign. The date format is yyyy-mm and does not mean the validity date limits, however if a station has multiple QSL managers, it helps to choose the right one. Download 
RMS Titanic sank with the loss of over 1,500 lives on 15th April, 1912. The centenary will be marked by many events world-wide. The Senior Marconi officer was Jack Phillips: it was he who sent the distress calls on CW which brought other ships to the rescue of over 700 people. Jack came from the town of Godalming, near Guildford, Surrey and is that town’s local hero. So the Wey Valley Amateur Radio Group celebrated the 90th (GB90MGY) and 95th (GB95MGY) anniversaries and this time they have secured the special call-sign GR100MGY. Of course, ‘MGY’ were the call letters of RMS Titanic.
While browsing the bands I regularly bump to stations signing his call/QRP. There should be mentioned that such practice is not only stupid but illegal in some countries. They can have a strict declaration that ham radio operators are allowed to contact properly licensed stations only and in doubt, they have to wait until the authenticity of a station is confirmed. Therefore your call/QRP is very bad practice because hams in some countries can be not allowed to QSO you!