Australia Team 1 members

Hi there

This message is to inform you that the following stations will be the members of  in the 2016 Commonwealth Contest:

VK6LW

VK2BJ

VK2PN

VK7BO

VK3MI (Captain)

Alan VK4SN is captain of Australia Team 2 and will be forwarding the list of his team members shortly.

Please confirm receipt of this information.

Thanks and 73

Brian VK3MI (Captain of Australia Team 1)

ZL3/G4SGX call area information

Hello Bob,

All sorted now, I asked the NZ regulator authority by email and this was the response.

The General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators Notice 2013 prescribes under “No.4 Terms, conditions and restrictions applying to visiting amateur operator, (2)” The visiting overseas operator must use the national callsign allocated by the other administration to the operator, in conjunction with the prefix or suffix “ZL” http://www.rsm.govt.nz/about-rsm/spectrum-policy/gazette/gurl/amateur-radio-operators

 However for the purposes of the upcoming ‘commonwealth contest’ Radio Spectrum Management gives you permission to use the prefix ‘ZL3’ for the duration of the ‘commonwealth contest’.

So it seems I am allowed to use ZL3 prefix for this contest ONLY and otherwise the normal ZL/G4SGX.

All Good

73  Iain (ZL/)G4SGX

PAPER LOGS – change of address

Hi

If you are sending in a paper log can you address it to Mike G3VYI, the adjudicator, please.

It goes without saying that we much prefer electronic logs submitted via the log entry page.

Electronic logs must be submitted in Cabrillo format to http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl

73 and thanks

Bob G3PJT

Jakey, G3JKY/ZL2JKY, silent key

Hi Bob,

I am sorry to report that BERU stalwart G3JKY/ZL2JKY became a silent key on Feb 26th. Jakey was always proud of never having missed a BERU although he was always more of a CW man than a hard core contester. He made 107 contacts last year using his trusty FT101, straight key and doublet even though he had just been diagnosed with cancer. I have plenty of stories about Jake, in contests and at the Clifton ARS, but suffice to say, we will all miss him.

73

Steve, M0BPQ

G7TWC

Hi Bob

All things being equal I will be going to a better station than my own urban London location for the contest. Rural Devon awaits. It's mostly set up for LF but some dipoles for HF should get me on the air.

I'm am not a confident CW op so will be QRS (expect repeat requests) but I am looking forward to working anyone who can hear me. I don't think I will have my CW reader assistance that I normally have from home so it could be a big mess but I'm giving it a go nevertheless. 

Looking forward to my favourite contest of the year. 

GL to all an thanks in advance to the intrepid voyagers who make this contest sparkle. 

Mike
G7TWC

VK1PWE

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the email and reminding me about the contest. I hadn’t
checked and while I was aware it was coming up, assumed it was April
again!

I will be active for the contest and hopefully will hear you in a
couple of weeks.

Regards,
Scott. VK1PWE

VE3/M0PCB

Hi Bob,

Not sure how competetive I’ll be, but I’ll be VE3/M0PCB from the VE3MIS club station all being well. Going on a trip to Toronto around my birthday – which happens to be BERU weekend.

73, Iain M0PCB

Team Canada East

Alan VE3HX has now agreed to be included in this team and will advise a couple of days before the contest if he is unable to travel as a result of weather issues.  There may also be some changes in the event that more interest is received, however as of today, we have the following:

Team Canada East

VE3JM Vlad
VE9CB Dave
VY2ZM Jeff
VE2AEJ (op VE3HX Alan)
VO1LET (op G3LET Peter).

I’m leaving on 7 March as there is a new multiband vertical antenna to install at the Admiralty House station and at this point there is a fair amount of snow digging and thawing of conduit required to schieve this!  Fallback will be attempting to tune the 40m and 80m vee dipoles on the HF bands.

73, Peter

VA3RAC, in this year’s BERU.

I will be operating as the VE3/VA3 HQ station, VA3RAC, in this year’s BERU.

K3 + KPA500; TA33 at 50 ft, 80m dipole, ZS6BKW at 35 ft on 40m.

73,

Rich VE3KI

VE1RAC

I will be operating as VE1RAC and not VA1RAC.

Hope this is not too much of a problem.

Looking forward to lots of activity during the contest.

I may have a dipole for 160, otherwise just 80 – 10.

Bob/VE1RSM