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...October marks the 14th Anniversary of AmateurLogic.TV. We celebrate the event by awarding one lucky viewer an Icom IC-7300 transceiver with all the accessories you need for a complete HF station. Peter’s back for the party with an update on what he’s been up to and details of his Friedrichshofen Germany Hamfest visit. Tommy has tips for easily configuring the MFJ-1234 RigPi Stations Server. Why fatigue your ears unnecessarily? Get the noise out with Emile’s guide to proper RF Gain adjustment. Enjoy quick and friendly HF operation. George has the details on how to combine a HF Transceiver with a SDR Play and MFJ SDR T/R Switch for complementary interaction. 1:49:44 Download

...After successfully launching Thursday night, NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit for a first-of-its-kind mission to study a region of space where changes can disrupt communications and satellite orbits, and even increase radiation risks to astronauts. A Northrop Grumman Stargazer L-1011 aircraft took off at 8:31 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying ICON, on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, to launch altitude of about 39,000 feet. The first launch opportunity around 9:30 was skipped due to communication issues between the ground team at Cape Canaveral and the aircraft. On the second attempt, the aircraft crew released its payload at 9:59 p.m. EDT and automated systems on the Pegasus rocket launched ICON, a spacecraft roughly the size of a refrigerator, into space. The spacecraft’s solar panels successfully deployed, indicating it has power with all systems operating. After an approximately month-long commissioning

...It’s official. The Hilderstone Radio Society is the best radio club in the United Kingdom! The Radio Society of Great Britain gave the club the award at a radio convention. Phil Challans received the prize radio worth £1000. The club is very active by putting on special amateur radio events such as for the RNLI in May. They train new members to gain their amateur radio licence. Also they help brownies, scouts and guides gain their radio communications badge. Thanks to the club, schools in Thanet were fortunate enough to speak to Tim Peake when he was on the International Space Station. Therefore the Hilderstone Radio Society is keen to continue its efforts with schools and the local community. If you would like to learn more about the hobby and electronics contact Ian the secretary on secretary@g0hrs.org Full story with pictures at: https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2019/10/13/thanet-community-news-awards-litter-picking-silver-sunday-first-responders-and-more/

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The latest IARU-R1 Monitoring System newsletter reports on the mysterious chirps on 3510 kHz USB that have been noted every evening since September 25 DK2OM and HB9CET report they cover about 3 kHz and DFing suggests the source is in the area of Voronezh (Воронеж) in the Russian Federation but the purpose is unknown. The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 September 2019 newsletter can be read at http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2019/news1909.pdf Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the Signal Identification Guide Wiki at https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military Reports of Amateur Band intruders can be logged on the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Logger at http://peditio.net/intruder/bluechat.cgi Monitor the short wave bands on-line with a web based SDR receiver at http://www.websdr.org/ IARU Monitoring System (IARUMS) https://www.iarums-r1.org/

We are consulting on a request from Milton Keynes-based community radio station, Secklow Sounds, to change its ‘key commitments’. A station’s key commitments form part of its broadcasting licence. They include the character of the service, its required programming, and accountability to listeners in the local area. Secklow Sounds’ request includes proposals to significantly reduce its hours of original programming, and change its playlist to include music from the 1960s onwards, instead of the 1930s onwards as it does currently. While we are minded to approve these changes, we are first seeking views from interested or affected parties, including listeners in the Milton Keynes area, before making our final decision. Responses must be submitted by 5pm on 8 November 2019 Read more

Jay, AA4FL, will be active as J6/AA4FL between October 21-28th. His main visit to the island is primarily as a member of the J68MD CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th) team. The team members are of "The Medical Amateur Radio Council" (home club callsign WB5D). For J68MD QSLs see info on their QRZ page. Jay states the following on his QRZ.com page about his activity outside of the contest: "I will be doing OSCAR satellite operation by schedule as we are visiting vacation style in varying locations. My schedule needs to take into account my shifts as a team member of the CQWW J68MD team. E-mail me to coordinate both FM simple SATs and SSB linear transponder bird QSO schedules. Radios will be a FT-817ND and FT-818ND for full duplex operation using an Arrow II antenna. "During Oct. 19-21st, my operations will be satellite only from the Gros Islet area (FK94mb) and Pigeon Island (FK94mc). Signal Peak at Pigeon Island is where in the 1700's the British signaled s

...13 October, 2019 Island activities: AS-066. Operators Vladimir/UA0LCZ and UD0LEN are once again active as UA0LCZ/P from the Island of Popov (WW Loc. PN52UX), Asiatic Russia, until October 14th. Activity will be on the following suggested frequencies: 3507, 7007, 10107, 14017 and 18077 kHz. QSL via UA0LCZ, by the Bureau or direct: Vladimir Miroshnichenko, P.O.Box 41-21 Vladivostok-41, 690041, RUSSIA. AS-206. (Change Due To Typhoon Hagibis) Members of the Nara DX Association will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island between November 2-4th. Operators mentioned are Tosy/JA3FGJ, Hid/JA3KGF and Joe/JJ3PRT. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They will focus on EU and NA. QSL via a famous YL DXer JP3AYQ direct only. No Bureau. EU-024. Tibor, OM3RM, will once again be active as IS0/OM8A from Sardinia, but this time during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 26-27th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via OM2VL. EU-031. Jim, N6TJ, will be active as IO8T from

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...The AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place this weekend in Milton Keynes and the talks will be streamed live to a global audience The talks will start at 09:30 am BST on Saturday, October 12, and can be viewed at https://batc.org.uk/live/amsat2019 For the talk schedule see the Lecture Room 5 stream at https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/rsgb-convention-programme/ AMSAT-UK: https://amsat-uk.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmsatUK Facebook: https://facebook.com/AmsatUK YouTube: https://youtube.com/AmsatUK

... VK6WIA NewsWest NewsWest for Sunday October 13th 2019 continues an Amateur Radio News tradition which began in Perth in 1931, by the Western Australian Wireless Institute, signing as vk6WI. Today we feature the History of Amateur Radio, drawing on items from the Amateur Radio Magazine from thirty and fifty years ago. We continue to look over the back fence, and Roy is full steam ahead with Helpline. We’re a bit light on for team members this week, so the menu features a lot of me served up in a variety of ways. The team this week is Roy, Jake and myself, Bob VK6POP the producer of NewsWest. NewsWest invites contributions to the news programme. You can send contributions by email to newswest@vk6.net You'll find links to resources on the vk6.net website where you'll also find information on where to hear the news, where to download it, how to rebroadcast this news and how to register your callbacks. If you want to join in, you can. Send an email to newswest@vk6.net and

Several weeks have gone by since the Licence Conditions Changes and still we see on social media and hear on the bands hams just realising some of the changes. In summary, from the article dated September 29 on wia.org.au : 'The WIA is pleased to see the significant changes to the Foundation Licence class to modernise its appeal and relevance today. All in all, a great result for the entry-level licence. Go get digital! The relaxation of emission and bandwidth restrictions are also welcomed for all licence classes. These changes, albeit limited todate, are the culmination of persistent work by the WIA with the regulator in various consultations that started in 2014. We also acknowledge the many submissions made by individual amateurs and also various amateur radio clubs. During that time, the WIA has initiated multiple member surveys, the last in 2018 and actively sought feedback from its members. The last WIA consultation submission to the ACMA was a joint submission in con

...John, W5JON, will once again be active as V47JA from his Calypso Bay, St. Kitts, West Indies vacation home, located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between October 16-22nd. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB and FT8. Equipment is a Yaesu FT1000MP, FT857D and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. John states his antennas are a Mosley Mini32A 10/15/20m, 33' Vertical 10-40m, 35' Top Loaded 80m Vertical, 160m Vertical and 6m 5 element Yagi. ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs. John states to OPDX, "Just a quick five day visit to get the QTH ready for V49V Contest Group's operation in the CQWW SSB Contest (Oct. 26/27)"

...Members of the Noronha Contest Group will be active as PY0F from Fernando de Noronha Island (SA-003) during the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th), possibly as a Multi-Single/High-Power entry but not yet decided. The team will be active between October 22-29th. There will be some activity during the week before the contest on 160-10 meters (as time allows; maintenance) using mainly SSB and FT8. QSL via PY7RP direct or ClubLog's OQRS. No Bureau. All QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW. For more details and updates, see: https://py0f.wordpress.com OPDX

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...On October 8 the BBC TV show Spotlight featured an item about the amateur radio contact between pupils at Bampton Primary School (GB4BPS) and astronaut Drew Morgan KI5AAA (NA1SS) on the ISS A video of that segment of Spotlight has been shared on YouTube. Watch BBC Spotlight - Bampton School, Devon talking to ISS-Astro Drew Morgan NA1SS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAZm3FJazR8 Devon school's ISS contact http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2019/october/devon-schools-iss-contact.htm

...Operators Jacek SP5EAQ (VK9NE), Mek SP7VC (VK9NC) and Marcin SP5ES (VK9NG) will be active from Norfolk Island (OC-005) between October and November. All three operators will have different lengths of stay on the island: SP5EAQ (October 18th-November 4th), SP7VC (October 18-28th) and SP5ES (October 28th-November 4th). Activity will be on various HF bands. Modes: Jacek/SP5EAQ (SSB exclusively); Mek/SP7VC (Digital modes) and Marcin/SP5ES (CW). Jacek/ SP5EAQ will participate in the CQWW DX SSB Contest (October 26-27th). QSL Manager will be SP7VC (direct, by the Bureau or LoTW). Jacek, SP5EAQ, informed that the Internet access on the island will be very limited, so it will be a problem to have real time online logs. However, if possible the logs will uploaded in batches to a database which will be available online. So there will be some delay. For more details and updates, visit their Web page at: http://vk9n-2019.dxing.pl

...October 11, 2019 This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by HK6O, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. ZAMBIA, 9J. Mario, IK1MYT is QRV as 9J2MYT from Lusaka until June 2020. Activity is on 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. QSL to home call. AZORES, CU. Operators DG0OHD, DG5AA, DK8YY, DL1AOB, DL1AWD, DL7ZZ and DL8ALU will be QRV as CT8/home calls from Graciosa Island, IOTA EU-175, from October 13 to 21. During the upcoming Worked All Germany contest they will be active as CR2Y. QSL CR2Y via DH7WW and all others to home calls. GUADELOUPE, FG. Philippe, F1DUZ will be QRV as FG4KH from October 14 to 29. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB and FT8. QSL to home call. MAYOTTE, FH. Willy, DJ7RJ will be QRV as FH/DJ7RJ from October 15 to November 3. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to home call. COLOMBIA, HK. Special event st

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... Essex Ham reports on the successful Amateur Radio contact between Bampton School in Devon (GB4BPS) and astronaut  Drew Morgan KI5AAA (NA1SS) on the ISS that took place on October 8  Essex Ham's  Pete M0PSX  says "it’s always great to hear an ISS contact with a school. I’m lucky enough to have been present for two scheduled ISS contacts, and also to interview Kenneth N5VHO, NASA ARISS coordinator. I still get a buzz hearing the start of a live contact. Today’s [Oct 8] has a slightly special extra connection too."  Read the Essex Ham story and listen to a recording of the contact at  https://www.essexham.co.uk/news/iss-contact-08-oct-2019.html AMSAT-UK  http://amsat-uk.org/ https://twitter.com/amsat-uk The AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place on October 12-13 as part of the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes, all welcome, details at  https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/

... Who needs sunspots?   Yesterday, the spotless sun sparked an outburst of Arctic auroras right in the middle of Solar Minimum. A crack opened in Earth's magnetic field, exposing our planet's magnetosphere to the solar wind. The resulting display of Northern Lights took forecasters and sky watchers by surprise. Learn more about this phenomenon on today's edition of Spaceweather.com .

... Her six massive transmitters may be quiet, but she is far from silent. Amateur radio operators routinely talk to the world from station  WC8VOA in West Chester, Ohio, located about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. This former VOA relay station is now a museum with collections from the Gray History of Wireless Radios; Powel Crosley Jr., and Cincinnati radio and TV broadcasting history; and the Voice of America. The museum celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Bethany Station in September with a fundraiser to make the first floor of the museum accessible for people of all abilities. SIT AT THE BOARD The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting is open every weekend from 1 to 4 p.m. Tours are given continuously on weekend afternoons by knowledgeable docents. It houses the Bethany station’s last control room and one of the remaining 250 kW Collins shortwave transmitters. You can sit at the massive audio console that controlled the six shortwave transmitters and literal

... 9 October, 2019 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-027; FH , Mayotte Island: Willy/DJ7RJ will be signing FH/homecall from Mayotte Island (DIFO FH-001, WLOTA 0376) between Oct. 15 and Nov. 3 on 160 to 10m (SSB, CW). QSL only via DJ7RJ (d/B). AS-017; JA6 , Okinawa Islands: Markus/DJ4EL operates from Yomitan, Okinawa (WW Loc. PL36uk) between the 13th and 25th as JR6/DJ4EL on 20m. He also plans to visit other islands and maybe expand his activities to other bands as well. For more information see qrz.com or Twitter. QSL via DJ4EL, LoTW, ClubLog. AS-206; JA1,2,7,0 , Honshu's Coastal Islands East: Ted/JF1CCH and Eiji/JQ1SUO will be signing their homecalls/0 from Sado Island on Oct. 13 and 14 on CW, FT8, and SSB. QSL via homecalls. AS-206; JA1,2,7,0 , Honshu's Coastal Islands East: Members of the Nara DX Association are going to put Suga Island on the air as JK3

... QRT 9 October 2019 ALL TEAM MEMBERS ARE FINE! A person on the island is ill. So they have sent the boat there early to get this person medical help. The team has ceased operations and packing up all equipment to get on that boat because there will not be another boat for ten days.  Все члены команды прекрасны! Человек на острове болен.   Поэтому они отправили лодку туда рано, чтобы получить этому человеку медицинскую помощь.   Команда прекратила свою деятельность и упаковала все оборудование, чтобы сесть на эту лодку, потому что в течение десяти дней не будет другой лодки.

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... ABC News article about radio amateur  Tony Hutchison VK5ZAI  says 'NASA considers this 80-year-old radio buff part of the astronaut family'  ABC News say:  To NASA personnel, he is VK5ZAI. To his neighbours at Pinks Beach, a small coastal town in South Australia, he goes by Tony. In his 30-year association with the US space agency, Tony Hutchison has been called upon to help in times of crisis, moderate calls between astronauts and their families, and run a worldwide schools program. He's shared a beer with first commanders, had barbecues with mission specialists, and watched the space shuttle launch from the bleachers at Kennedy Space Centre. Looking back, it's a life he never expected. Mr Hutchison, 80, fell in love with radio at age 10, had his amateur radio licence by 21, and became involved with satellite communication a few years later. In October 1992 he made his first contact in space — cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev U6MIR onboard the Mir space station. Read t

... On or about October 9,   AO-7   will enter a period of full illumination that will last until approximately December 2. During this time, the satellite's onboard timer should switch it between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) every 24 hours. To check or report the satellite's current mode, please see the AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page at https://www.amsat.org/status/ . Reporting observations during the first few days of the full illumination period will be helpful for determining the approximate time of the daily mode change. Historical information on AO-7's systems, including the functioning of the 24 hour timer, and operational plans can be found in the AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Technical Operations Plan And Experimenter's Guide, available at  https://tinyurl.com/ANS-279-AO-7 . Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Uplink: 145.850 - 145.950 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.400 - 29.500 MHz SSB/CW Mo

... The Czech radioclub 'CRC' organized a subregional YOTA camp called 'Weekend of Experiencies' from September 27-29   Writing on the IARU Region 1 site  Martina, OK2YLQ  says:  It took part in the south part of Czech Republic with participation of 18 youngsters and 9 lectors from the OK and OM member societies. The first Czech YOTA Subregional camp started on Friday just before 4 p.m. with the arrival of the first participants. Registration of newcomers lasted until 7 p.m. when Martin OK1VHB began with his introduction into HAM radio and HAM spirit. Program continued with a lecture of Honza OK1JD about physics, antennas, radios and QSO basics.  All of the participants learned how to make a phone contact and in the end of the day everybody was able to understand the principles, so the night 80 m operation could follow. After a little stress before first CQs the small expectations of all lectors were quickly exceeded. Children were really outstanding and their honest

... The   QRPersNZ Group   is alive and well, and operating a weekly net on Thursday nights at 0800 UTC on 3.690mHz. You do not have to be a member of the group to join in. Our only request is that you operate 10w or less. Check-ins are called for at 8.00pm, just give your callsign and net control will put you on the list. A good test of antenna efficiency. On Saturday 26th October from 07.30pm to 9.30pm we run a fun activity called 'GO QRP NIGHT', where QRPersNZ operators try to work as many other QRP stations as possible in two one-hour sessions. This has been opened up to non-QRPersNZ operators who may contribute contact points to QRPersNZ Group members. Again, we ask that those who wish to get involved please use 10w or less. We are after-all, a QRP Group. If you'd like to join the group, just send an email to waynezl2oz@gmail.com with your callsign and first name, and you will be put on our membership list. There are monthly newsletters that focus on matters

... Radio Amateurs of Canada   is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from Amateur Radio clubs across the country for our Liability Insurance Program for 2020. RAC runs the  RAC Affiliated Club Insurance Program  each year to provide Canadian Amateur Radio clubs with liability insurance coverage – often needed by clubs in order to operate in public venues or for public events – at rates well below standard commercial coverage packages. In addition, all RAC members who are also members of participating clubs will see the liability coverage extended, automatically and at no charge, to their own individual Amateur Radio activities. There are no major limitations or restrictions to which clubs may apply to the program, but they must be an incorporated club within Canada and be either affiliated with RAC or be willing to affiliate as part of the application process.  Note:  for a list of RAC Affiliated Clubs please visit:  https://www.rac.ca/affiliated-club-l

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... Russian cosmonauts are expected to activate Slow Scan Television (SSTV) image transmissions on 145.800 MHz FM from the International Space Station on October 9 and 10   This is the schedule for the planned activation of the MAI-75 SSTV activity from the ISS.  - Oct 9 09:50-14:00 GMT  - Oct 10 08:55-15:15 GMT Transmissions will be sent on 145.800 MHz FM in the SSTV mode PD-120. Once received, images can be posted and viewed by the public at  http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php ISS SSTV uses a Kenwood TM D710E transceiver which is part of the amateur radio station located in the Russian ISS Service Module. Please note that SSTV events are dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and subject to change at any time. You can check for updates regarding planned operation at: ISS Ham  https://twitter.com/RF2Space ARISS Status  https://twitter.com/ARISS_status ARISS SSTV Blog  https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ AMSAT Bulletin

... The 20th General Assembly of IARU Region 2 in Lima, Peru ended on Wednesday, October 3, 2019   Participating in the Assembly were a total of twenty member societies, fifteen of them present and the other five participating via proxy, as follows: Present:  Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia,  Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Argentina,  Honduras, Uruguay, Peru By proxy:  Dominican Republic, proxy to El Salvador Costa Rica, proxy to Honduras Venezuela, proxy to Peru Panama, proxy to Guatemala Ecuador, proxy to Canada During the third plenary, the presidents and secretaries of the different working committees presented their proposals, which were analyzed and discussed and voted by the delegates. In administrative matters, the main issues addressed were the proposed modifications to the IARU Region 2 Constitution and Bylaws, which were all approved by the participating member societies to comply with current banking requirements.

... Justin, G8YTZ is delighted to announce that the from 14:50 on 6th October 2019 the   GB3JV   Amateur TV repeater is now on the air in beacon mode. The new repeater is located in Petts Wood, Kent, and transmits on 3404MHz. The Tx antenna is a slotted waveguide design and gives the station and ERP of 150 Watts. Receiver Inputs are available on 1249MHz and the repeater output will shortly be streamed on the BATC Web Site. To receive the repeater all that’s required is a tuneable DVB-S2 Satellite Receiver, or a BATC Minitiouner, a small dish and a C-Band LNB. Coverage predictions show reception possibilities across the heavily populated area of South-East & East London as well as parts of Essex. Justin would especially like to thank Noel Matthews G8GTZ for his help in obtaining the NoV, Bob Dunne for his help in acquiring the site and members of the Bromley & Distract Amateur Radio Society, Gareth G4XAT, Andy G4WGZ and Mortimer Group for the site facilities. Technical

... In this episode, Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) reviews headphones from BHI Noise Cancelation Products, A Handheld Radio Programming Guide and we speak to Chris Taylor from Moonraker regarding Rola Masts, Network Radio and a Dual Band DMR Radio with Bluetooth Connectivity to any device. ICQ AMATEUR/HAM RADIO PODCAST DONORS We would like to thank Anne Marie Nugent and our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit -  http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate News stories include: - • ARRL Online Auction • Exercise Blue Ham 2019 • South Hampshire Repeater Group Launches 70cm ‘Internet Free’ Linking • Netherlands - Changes to Ham Radio Call Sign Policy The ICQPodcast can be downloaded from  http://www.icqpodcast.com

... The last QRP Contest in South Africa for 2019 is on the air from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC on Saturday 12 October 2019 with CW and phone activity using 5 Watts or less. The first hour is restricted to the 40 metre band, in the remaining two hours the contesters are free to use any HF (non-WARC) band as they see fit. Contesters must comply with the contest-preferred segments as detailed in the general rules. The exchange is a RS or RST report and your full 6-character grid locator. Submit your log in ADIF, Cabrillo or MS Excel spreadsheet with a summary sheet by 19 October 2019 by e-mail to contest@sarl.org.za. When submitting the log sheet, it should be renamed by the contester to include his/her call sign. A photo(s), in JPG format, of the station operating, MUST accompany every log entry. The South African Radio League

... The 20th and 21st September saw   DX Féile 2019   in full swing again from Inishmore, Aran Islands. Hosted by the EIDX Group and now in it’s 3rd year, this unique event is amongst the top DX Conferences in Europe, with attendees travelling as far as France, Germany, UK, USA and beyond. Presentations from the 3Y0Z, K7Y, A35EU, K9AJ/VY0 and 5V7EI DXpedition teams, along with G3KMA and EI4BZ were part of the weekend’s attractions, as well as CW/SSB Pile up challenges, DX Quiz and a Bumper raffle. The EJ1D station was also QRV throughout the weekend giving out IOTA EU-006 to the many operators around the world. Dates are already announced for next year so please be sure to put October 2nd and 3rd into your 2020 diary.

... 7 October, 2019 Island activities: AS-017 . Markus, DJ4EL, will be active from Yomitan, Okinawa, between October 13-25th. His (JR6) callsign is pending upon his arrival (possibly JR6/DJ4EL). Activity will be on 20m using a Quad an- tenna (other bands are possible, if propagation allows) using 50 watts. QSL via LoTW or ClubLog's OQRS. For updates, watch his Twitter page at:  https://twitter.com/rapanuiman AS-147 . Makoto, JI5RPT, will be active as JI5RPT/8 from Okushiri Island between October 19-20th. Activity will be on 630m (475 kHz) to 10 meters. The "630m Band" will mainly be the JT9 mode. QSL via his home callsign. Log will be uploaded to ClubLog. AS-206 . Members of the Nara DX Association will be active as JK3ZXK/2 from Suga Island between October 12-14th. Operators mentioned are Tosy/JA3FGJ, Hid/JA3KGF and Joe/JJ3PRT. Activity will be on 40-17 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. They will focus on EU and NA. QSL via a famous YL DXer JP3AYQ direct only. N