Bahrain give privilege on 6 meter

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) has released 6 meter for amateur radio. Radio Amateurs in A9 were trying for many years to get access to 6 meter, a dream which finally come true. They got exclusive use of 50.000 MHZ - 50.500 as primary users, and shared use of 50.500 - 52.000 MHz. Let´s hope that a few A9 operators will be active on 6m soon.

6m QSO with A7/M0FGA

A few days ago I received a direct QSL from A7/M0FGA
via his QSL-Manager N1NN.
It confirms our 6m CW QSO we had on July 18th.2009
This is another confirmed country towards the 6m DXCC.

Another Transverter from HA1YA

HA1YA, Gabi offers a new transverter for 2m. In the past he already built transverter for 6m and 4m, but finally you can get one for 2m in different versions too. In the last Marconi VHF contest I had the chance to use my brand new ME2-HT+ 2m transverter. It performed very well together with a FT-950. Details at http://ha1ya.config.hu/

...some Es coming up

This afternoon, a few SV beacons has been heard in JN87DC, later worked SV3BSF.
Yes thats all, no other stations on the band.

NP4A QSL received

Another good QSL and new one from the caribean received a few days ago: NP4A

QSL via W3HNK, who replies very fast!

RA1AOM Paddle

Received my new RA1AOM handemade paddle last week, it´s the brand new model with 2 bearings, mounted on Jasper Stone. If you need more information about these nice paddles, you can send an e-mail to Valery, RA1AOM@mail.ru

New QSL-Manager for J79PAK

J79PAK: The QSL management for the fatally injured HB9CUA has taken over to EA7FTR.
Pierre Aime Kubler,HB9CUA, who was active as J79PAK this 6m season unfortunately drowned on his penultimate holiday day. While saving his eight year old daughter from the sea he was pulled away from a wave. His daughter has been saved. Pierre became only 46 years old.

Official release: Gloriosos 2009 and Magic band

Official release: Gloriosos 2009 and Magic band. The propagation forecast for the Magic band from Gloriosos is very bad at the expedition time, quite in all directions.
Taking advice from 6 meters specialists, they inform us that chances to give FT5GA to world hams are very low and even less.
The only one antenna available is a 2 el HB9CV, with no other possibility to bring an or several other more efficient one(s), included for EME; So it has been considered we had to focus on HF bands. So we sadly decided to concentrate our activity only from 160 to 10 meters.
We ask the 6m community to understand our decision.
73 Didier, F5OGL, Team leader, Via Maurice, F5NQL, in charge of the Internet communication for FT5GA.

Quieter than quiet

It is quieter than quiet at the moment, while my CQ calls on 50.099 MHz between 09:00 and 10:00 UTC got answers from YU6A and YU7EF, both from KN04 square....nothing else heard today.

Tadjikistan EY8MM

Glad to receive another 6m new one this morning, K1BV, Ted who is the QSL-Manager of EY8MM, Nodir sent me the most welcome QSL, Nodir also confirmed our QSOs via LoTW, another credit towards 6m DXCC. Thanks to Ted, who is a great QSL-manager!