RGO ONE transceiver 60m option available...

Hi all,

there is good news from Boris, LZ2JR - the developer and manufacturer of the new compact high performance transceiver RGO ONE...

"At last we have working RGO ONE on 160m (1.8MHz – 2.0MHz) and 60m (5.25MHz – 5.45MHz). All needed are two boards – LPF for  160m and BPF 160/60m"

If you do not know what is the RGO ONE then more infor you can find in three parts article here: https://ok1rp.blogspot.com/
...or directly here: http://lz2jr.com/blog/


73 - Petr, OK1RP
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com

Upcoming DXpeditions by Joe, W8GEX

Upcoming DXpeditions

Rotuma: 3D2R Mid Dec. to early Jan

Gambia: C5YK Mid Dec to March 16

NEW COUNTRY South Orkney Islands: VP8/VP8DXU - Feb. 20, to Mar5
 
Swains W8S: March 10 – 25, 2020

Western Kiribati: T30ET- March 11, to April 2, 2020

Ivory Coast: TU2R March 23 to April 3


73 - Petr, OK1RP
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60metersonline WEB news by Joe, W8GEX

60metersonline WEB news by Joe, W8GEX

"As you know, we have a 60m website, www.60metersonline.com. It was built and is maintained by Mike, a non-ham friend of mine, at no charge to us. Because of recent changes by the provider, Mike had to rebuild the entire site which took a lot of time. He does a great job and we certainly appreciate the time he devotes to our hobby.
It’s time to renew our domain name and pay for the site. The renewal is for three years and I am asking for a donation from each of you. I haven’t asked for money in quite a while but it is needed now to keep the website active.

This has nothing to do with my 60m DX Newsletter as I do this as a volunteer to promote 60 meters.
I know many of you use this website, so we need everyone to help.

To donate go to www.60metersonline.com and click the “Donate” button at the top of the page.

I, and all other 60m operators, appreciate your generosity.
Joe W8GEX
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60 Meters logger page: http://dxworld.com/60mlog.html

This page has been around for many years. It was very active at first; recently the usage has slowed down. The purpose was for short messages. To make a post, scroll down on the page and your see a box where you can make your post. After your comments add your call-sign so we know who has made the post and hit enter."

Be so kind and donate our 60m web in order to keep it up...

 

 

To donate go to www.60metersonline.com and click the “Donate” button at the top of the page.

73 - Petr, OK1RP
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60m newsletter 11-10-19 by Joe, W8GEX

Upcoming DXpeditions

Panama: 3E1FP during month of Nov.
Rwanda: 9X2AW Nov. 4-16
Bolivia: CP1XRM Nov.10-30
NEW COUNTRY Madagascar: 5R8VX Nov.12-25
Temotu: H40KT & H40TT Nov.14-26
Niger: 5U9AMO Nov.15-25
Rotuma: 3D2R Nov.27 to early Dec.

NEW COUNTRY South Orkney Islands:  VP8/VP8DXU - Feb.20 - Mar.5.
Swains W8S: March 10 – 25, 2020

Western Kiribati: T30ET- March 11, to April 2, 2020.

 

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60m newsletter 10-19-19 by Joe, W8GEX

Upcoming DXpeditions

Western Kiribati: T30GC activity - October 7, to October 23, 2019
Pitcairn VP6R NEW COUNTRY: October 18 to Nov. 1
5T – Mauritania: October 19 to October 26
Lakshadweep Islands: VU7RI from October 19, to November 3.
South Orkney Islands:  VP8/VP8DXU - NEW COUNTRY   Feb. 20, to Mar. 5, 2020
Swains W8S: March 10 – 25,2020
Western Kiribati: T30ET- March 11, to April 2, 2020.

 

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2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford, OH 45056 US

60m newsletter September 19, 2019 by Joe, W8GEX

Upcoming DXpeditions   C21WW NAURU:  Sept.16-25 Western Kiribati: T30GC activity - October 7, to October 23, 2019. Lakshadweep Islands: VU7RI from October 19, to November 3. South Orkney Islands:  VP8/VP8DXU - NEW COUNTRY   Feb. 20, to Mar. 5, 2020 Western Kiribati: T30ET- March 11, to April 2, 2020.     Copyright © 2019. |60 meters newsletter, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: W8GEX@aol.com 2419 Pierson Rd., Oxford, OH 45056 US

Pitcairn 60m permission story by Joe, W8GEX

The story about obtaining permission for 60m on Pitcairn:

Ralph K0IR, team leader for the Pitcairn VP6R DXpedition, had been turned down by the licensing folks in New Zealand for permission to operate 60m.  He had his hands full testing equipment and getting the container ready for shipment to New Zealand and, knowing I had helped many teams get on this band in the past, asked if I would help in winning permission.

I knew I would need help on this project, so I asked Paul G4MWO and Mike ZL4OL for assistance.  Between the three of us, plus Ralph, we sent many, many emails.  First we wrote Shirley Dillon of the Pitcairn administrative office in New Zealand.  She referred the request to Bill Haigh, Telecommunications Network Manager for the Government of the Pitcairn Islands, and he again denied the request.  Not ready to give up, Paul wrote to Laura Clarke, the Pitcairn Governor who lives off island as she is also the UK High Commissioner for New Zealand.  With his letter he sent supporting documents from the ITU WRC-15 conference, showing 60m had been allocated worldwide. Unsure if the email had been delivered, Mike volunteered to call her, but with no luck.  In the meantime, in response to a fax, Paul received a note from the Governor’s secretary saying that the Governor was on leave, but she would pass on the letter upon her return.  When Paul finally did get a response from the fax, the situation at that point still remained unchanged.

By now Meralda Warren VP6MW, who lives on the island, had joined our team.  She had been very active from 1984 until recently when she had some equipment failure.  Meralda asked Bill for permission and also got a “no” answer. Then she asked the Pitcairn Island Council if they would ask Bill Haigh to reconsider, which led to several meetings on this issue.  One reason Bill was turning us down is that he was reading old 60m documents and was concerned about interference, so we needed to bring him up-to-date.  Paul G4MWO is great on this type of research, so he provided outstanding information for his review.

In the meantime, Mike ZL4OL had asked John Moriarty ZL2JPM of NZART and the IARU Liaison officer in New Zealand, for help.  John knew that the ITU WRC-15 60m frequencies were 300 kc away from the New Zealand Search & Rescue frequency, and interference shouldn’t be a problem, so he contacted Bill and explained the frequency range and the 2017 ITU 60m frequency allocation. Shortly after this, our permission was finally granted.

Confusing to say the least, but as you can tell, this team of K0IR, ZL4OL, G4MWO, VP6MW, ZL2JPM and W8GEX has worked tirelessly for the past several months in obtaining this permission.  At times we were about to give up, but we persevered.  Paul and I have worked on other licensing projects and Mike, being a local down under, was so helpful because he knew the right people to contact.  It was my privilege to work with such an outstanding crew and for the team of VP6R.

Our most sincere gratitude goes to Bill Haigh ZL1BUQ, the Telecommunications Network Manager for the Government of the Pitcairn Islands for his reconsideration of this permit.
The team said they are looking forward to operating 60 meters and we are all looking forward to the ATNO.

Joe,  W8GEX