60m newsletter 2-24-23 by Joe, W8GEX

February 24, 2023
Joe Pater W8GEX
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Ethiopia - ET3AA was on 60 meters with Nodir EY8MM making the first 5MHz contacts from Ethiopia. His QRN was so bad he has
 to give it up.

SENEGAL: 6W Willy ON4VT will be back in Senegal from February 4, to 31 March 2023. 73, Willy

St Eustatius PJ5/W5JON: October 25 - 31, 2023. Including: Active 6-60m, on SSB and FT8. ALL QSL's DIRECT or LoTW.

Sable Island: CY0S Will be on starting March 20 to 29.

Vanuatu: YJ0A has been very active on 60m from Feb 9 to 25.

Solomon Islands: H44MS DL2GAC (aka VU2BMS), Bernard, is planning to be back on Malaite Island (OC-047) beginning around February 15. He will stay until the end of April. He will have a dipole for 60 meters and activity will be on SSB and some FT8. QSL via DL2GAC and eventually LoTW.

THE GAMBIA C5 Operators Gérard/F5NVF, Abdel/M0NPT (7X2TT) and Luc/F5RAV will once again be active as C5C from The Gambia, between February 16, and March 13, 2023. Activity will be on 80-6 meters, including 60m.
QSL via F5RAV, direct, eQSL or LoTW. Look for more details to be forthcoming.

The World of 5 MHz (Autumn/Winter 2022)

THIS MAP shows all the countries that currently have an official Amateur Radio presence on 5 MHz, whether it be by WRC-15, RR 4.4, Trial Basis / Individual Special Permits. They are(latest in Green):

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark including the Faroe Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France & Territories ( including Monaco ) ,Germany, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal including the Azores Islands, Republic of Ire-land, Romania, Samoa, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland including Liechtenstein, Tajikistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America & Dependencies, Uruguay and Uzbekistan. 

Given that there are reckoned to be 195 countries in the World ( UN ) and at the present time of Autumn / Winter 2022 there is a total of 85 countries currently with a 5MHz / 60m Amateur Radio presence means that 43.58% - or well over one third of the World-is now active on 5 MHz / 60m, with hopefully more to come as administrations gradually adopt the WRC-15 decision in whatever format they are able to.

Thanks to Paul, G4MWO and his Newsletter!

5 MHz Newsletter.pdf (dropbox.com)

73 - Petr, OK1RP

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