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Dear A1CLUB members, Thanks for your visit to "A1eML", A1CLUB English Mailing-List. A1eML will provide some info on scheduled activities such as "A1NET"(Weekly Chat NET), "A1C OAM"(Weekly On-Air Meeting), in-club contests and QSO parties, and also some QRV info of A1CLUB regional club stations and personal SOTA, IOTA, POTA and etc. For some detailed information about A1CLUB, AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test and A1CLUB AWARDS, please visit the following homepages. And "A1-Chat" is a good place to find some changes such as QRV frequencies and bands. https://a1club.org/A1_club_e.htm https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ https://a1club.org/award/index_e.htm https://www.a1club.net/b_chat/chat.cgi LoginID/PW: 599/599 Also, to find A1CLUB members on the air, https://rbn.telegraphy.de/ is the best site to go. So are you ready to enjoy CW with A1CLUB? We are all looking forward to your SIGs over here and everywhere in the world. Again, thank you very much for joining the A1CLUB. CU SN, 73 // HIRO de JJ1FXF // Moderator of A1eML -- PS Some English INFO of Japan’s HAM are following. - Japanese Band Plans https://www.jarl.org/English/6_Band_Plan/JapaneseAmateurBandplan20210129.pdf - Japan's Call Areas and Prefectures https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/waja_map.pdf - JARL Awards https://www.jarl.org/English/4_Library/A-4-2_Awards/Award_Main.htm - 8J Special Event Stations http://www.motobayashi.net/8j-station/index_e.html
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A1CLUB Regular Activities
Please note that the following URLs are mostly in Japanese. Try to use the browser's translator. [ GB - Giving Back program ] Every JA's evening @10:00Z-11:00Z https://a1club.org/events/GB/ [ AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test ] Wednesday 12:00Z-13:00Z https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ [ A1C OAM - A1CLUB On-Air Meeting ] Friday around 21:00Z - 23:00Z https://a1club.org/OAM.htm [ A1NET - A1CLUB Chat NET ] Saturday 10:30Z - 11:30Z https://a1club.org/events/net/ [ WABUN OAM - Japanese OAM ] Saturday around 21:00Z - 23:00Z https://a1club.org/wbn/#wabunoam [ ACT5 - A1CLUB CW Talk for 5 minutes ] https://a1club.org/events/act5/ [ A1CC, A1AA, A1CLUB Ranking ] https://a1club.org/a1cc/ https://a1club.org/a1aa/ [ ZOTA - Zodiac On The Air ] https://a1club.org/jr0zfy/zota/2024/ For the QRG, please visit A1-Chat or the CW Club RBN Spotter https://a1club.org/b_chat/chat.cgi (ID:599, PW:599) https://rbn.telegraphy.de/
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VP9KF 14-28 April
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I will be on air as VP9KF from 14th to 28th April, 2025, CW only. I have worked many members before and look forward to new contacts. Please bear in mind that the only other active CW operator (outside contests) was VP9KD who became a silent key a couple of weeks ago. I will be trying to fit in with the DXpeditions to VP2V and Galapagos, which should make things interesting.... See http://vp9kf.com for times and freqs, etc. 73, Paul VP9KF P.S. I sent info to DXWorld but it wasn't published!
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Meeting
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Today I had to pleasure of meeting Taku-san JR5GWR. We arranged this before I came to Japan. We had a chat with the help of Google Translate about the Shikoku Henro and morse code in Japan for more than 1 hour. It was fun. Thank you Taku-san. 73, Martin JL1EFV/5 (PE1EEC)
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Improving the CW activities in Asia
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Dear A1CLUB members, Please invite your CW friends to AWT, A1CLUB Weekly Test. No need to be a member of A1CLUB. Anyone can participate every week. TIME: Every Wednesday at 11:45Z-13:00Z * 11:45Z-12:00Z is only for the QRS(<15WPM) FREQ: 7.025-7.035 (7.030 is only for QRP) 3.525-3.535 * 14, 21, 28MHz are OK with AWT but not many are QRV. CQ Format: "CQ AWT" Exchange: RST+Handle (ex. "5NN HIRO") Details: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/AWTen-20250101b.pdf We look forward to hearing from you and your friends on the AWT every Wednesday. // HIRO, JJ1FXF
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N0HFF's book: The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy (2002); TXT-File for conversion to Morse Code audio
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Hello, Major parts of the book "The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy" by William G Pierpont, N0HFF (2002), have been considerably edited (first by Chuck, W5UXH, then by myself) in a way that, when converted to Morse Code audio by ebook2CW or a similar tool, the audio file provides a pleasant flow of Morse Code. Just like in a real–world conversational QSO. The according UTF-8 encoded txt–file is available as archive N0HFF-ASRT-2002-edited-UTF-8.zip: https://www.qsl.net/df7tv/download/N0HFF-ASRT-2002-edited-UTF-8.zip Conversion tool: https://fkurz.net/ham/ebook2cw.html I would recommend to convert the text file to Morse code audio without additional word spaces, Farnsworth etc. To progress in CW, just convert it at a speed at which you are challenged, but not frustrated, when listening. For playback of the audio file, an audio player saving the playback state (currently played track and position) when closing and resuming on next start–up is advantageous. Example Audacious: https://audacious-media-player.org/ CU 73 Tom
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New Members - 2025/04/05
A1CLUB members, Three new members joined last week. -- Number: 4839 Call Sign: IT9KHP QTH: Sicily Island, Italy -- Number: 4840 Call Sign: JR4OWV Name: YOSHI QTH: MATSUE City, SHIMANE Prefecture [Comment] I made my comeback in October 2024 after 35 years. In the SHOWA era, I learned Japanese Morse code with the sole desire to get the first class amateur license, but now that I'm a senior without having put it into practice once, I'm struggling to try again. I hope to broaden the scope of my enjoyment through interactions with fellow CW enthusiasts. -- Number: 4841 Call Sign: JH4WUI Name: SHU QTH: OKAYAMA City, OKAYAMA Prefecture [Comment] I got into CW about 30 years ago. I am currently training in WABUN (Japanese Morse code). I am promoting some hands-on and handicraft opportunities at my QTH. BR -- 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF // A1CLUB Admin Team
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[QSP] Early 20th century historic Marconi transatlantic radio telegaph site on the Newfoundland Coast needs your vote
Following is the QSP INFO from CWops mailing-list. // HIRO, JJ1FXF -- This is a time-sensitive issue. Two 111-foot towers in Battle Harbour, Newfoundland are historic towers of the Marconi Radio Company. Originally wood, they burned in a 1922 fire and were replaced by steel towers in 1930. An organization called the Battle Harbor Historic Trust is trying to repair and restore these towers. They are in a competition to receive $50,000 from the Canadian Government to restore the towers to perfect condition. The Competition requires votes. You must vote to save the towers during the next 14 days. You can vote once a day, and use an email addresses from anywhere in the world. Why is this important to ham radio? Peter Bull, the director of the trust to save the towers, is 100% aboard with ham radio. There is a rental place on Battle Harbour, where a station could be located. That station could be set up for remote operation (There is StarLink and 5G Cellular service there). It is a fabulous place for a mini DXPedition! The towers are in GN20. image.png There is huge opportunity for Amateur Radio with these towers: HF/VHF/ETC. Imagine the signal on the low bands? image.png This is all for naught unless we VOTE to save the towers. Anyone in the world can vote! It costs you just a second to post a VOTE! Again, you can vote every day for the next 14 days and multiple email addresses are ok. Here's a some important links: VOTE for the project once a day for the next 12 days https://nextgreatsave.nationaltrustcanada.ca/2025/entry/85 ONLY 12 Days to Vote! YouTube Video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc3FMivaBfQ CBC Radio Newfoundland Interview about the project: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-210-cbc-newfoundland-morning/clip/16137668-residents-battle-harbour-need-help-the-marconi-towers Tiller Engineering review of tower rebuild: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AEo7g5br7/ 73, Gerry W1VE/VE1RM/VO1CDX
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Online KONSHIN-KAI, APR 19
Online KONSHIN-KAI is an online gathering with some sessions. KONSHIN means "QRM" and KAI means "gathering". Online KONSHIN-KAI - SPRING Issue April 19th (SAT), 2025 10:00Z-11:00Z Online Sessions 11:00Z-12:00Z Online Eyeball QSO Sessions: 1. How to use the keys, straight key, bug key, side swiper key, paddle 2. AQP - A1CLUB QSO Party 3. Giving Back program - QRS QSO oppotunity 4. VarAC - Yet, another digimode for chatting All sessions and eyeball QSOs will be carried out in Japanese. Some guys can speak English, but preparing the AI Translator is good for better communication. If you are interested in the Online KONSHIN-KAI, please email with subject: "REQUEST to JOIN Online KONSHIN-KAI" and email body: (1) call sign, (2) CW Name, (3) email address, sending to A1CLUB.ENTRY [at-mark] gmail.com. Have a good day! 73/88 // HIRO, JJ1FXF
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Join SPDX :) 4 plaque to win: 3 for Asia and 1 for Japan! 73's de Adam SQ9S #2790C INVITATION TO THE 2025 SP DX CONTEST Since 1933 We would like to invite you to participate in the SP DX Contest first full weekend of April (April 5, 2025 from 15:00 UTC Saturday until April 6, 14:59 UTC Sunday). This is the biggest operating event of the year in Poland with typically over 1000 SP stations on the air on both CW and SSB. For some, it is a competitive event, for others it is a chance to make a QSO with old friends. And for others yet, it is their only contest experience of the year and an opportunity to be seen and heard and to have fun. The success of this contest depends on the participation of DX stations like you, whether you are a veteran contester or just enjoy making casual contacts and giving SP stations an opportunity to work DX. It does not matter how much time you can spend and how many QSO’s you can make, we would like to see you in our logs! Please visit https://spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl where you can see the current rules and upload your log after the contest. Please note that logs can no longer be submitted via email. We request that the logs be uploaded by April 13, 2025, 23:59 UTC. All entries will be immediately posted on that web page, followed by email confirmations. The final results will be processed and made available by May 4. We have adopted an open log policy, so all logs will be in public view. Note the log analysis functionality that provides some useful information. Just click on your (or any other) call sign in the scores tab. You may test this in 2023, 2024 and other contest archives. Along with the results, certificates of participation and top scoring certificates by category, country and continent will be available for download. We also have a long list of plaques which have been sponsored by individuals and groups which you can see on the web page. Finally, you can qualify for various levels of the POLSKA Award for working the 16 provinces (województwa) of Poland. We hope we have made this contest interesting and exciting for you and we look forward to seeing you in the event! 2025 SP DX Contest Committee Polish Amateur Radio Union, SP DX Club
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Does anyone play with "VarAC", a rather new digital mode? https://www.varac-hamradio.com/ I'm not much interested in the award-hunting digital modes, but I'm interested in the VarAC if it's a good tool for self-spotting. VarAC has the broadcast mode and I can announce my QRG or even invite to QSY CW. (So far, no luck, though. hi) Yeah, SKCC's SkedPage and other Internet services are doing such QRG, but I'm interested in covering all on the air only. Anyway, those who cannot reach me on the air by CW, let us try the VarAC. So we can check our connectivity by the SNR. Email me if you are interested in our SKED. // HIRO, JJ1FXF
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New Members - 2025/03/29
A1CLUB members, We would like to inform you that there is 1 new member joned this week. -- Number: 4838 Call Sign: JA1MUX Name: SID QTH: YOKOHAMA City, KANAGAWA Prefecture -- 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF // A1CLUB Admin Team
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A1NET - SAT 11:00Z-12:00Z
A1NET members, Here in JA, spring has come and the magnolia in my garden is blooming beautiful white flowers. Then 40m CONDX is getting better in the evening of JA. Please feel free to join the A1NET, a weekly free chat net. DATE: 2025/03/29 (SAT) TIME: 11:00Z-12:00Z FREQ: around 7.028MHz INFO: https://a1club.org/events/net/ QRG: https://www.a1club.net/b_chat/chat.cgi (ID=PW=599) KEY : JJ1FXF/HIRO QTH : YACHIMATA City, CHIBA Prefecture RIG : FTDX-101MP(200W) ANT : 13mH INV-Vee DIPOLE CU soon. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF
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First QSO's in the pocket!
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I got my first QSO'd made from the campsite in Kamiyama, Tokushima pref. I don't know if there were A1 club members among them. There was someone who, if I understood correctly, I was his third QSO. The location isn't that great for DX as it is in between mountains, so it was all NVIS, but that didn't make it less fun ? Oh, at one moment I messed up my new callsign and sent JJ1 ? 73, Martin - JL1EFV/5
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New Members - 2025/03/22
A1CLUB members, We would like to inform you that there are 3 new members joned this week. -- Number: 4835 Call Sign: JS2SFI Name: ONO QTH: NAGOYA City, AICHI Prefecture -- Number: 4836 Call Sign: JK8ODX Name: YUJI QTH: SAPPORO City, HOKKAIDO Prefecture -- Number: 4837 Call Sign: JL1BRN Name: YAS QTH: HINO City, TOKYO Metropolis -- 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF // A1CLUB Admin Team
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A1CLUB QSO PARTY (AQP2025) in May
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Dear DXmembers of A1CLUB, Alothough the event is so far one and half month to go, we'd like to annouce that the page for A1CLUB QSO PARTY (AQP2025) event is now ready. This time, exchange is only RST and KEY information and Duration is the first 15 days in May 2025. For details please see the page below. https://www.a1club.org/events/PTY/2025/pty-en.htm Many entry from overseas members are highly appreciated. 73+88 de JE1TRV Atsu
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AWT
Tomorrow is the AWT, A1CLUB Weekly Test at 11:45Z-13:00Z Note the head 15min, 11:45Z-12:00Z is the QRS "<15WPM" period. CONDX is getting better and the most JA stations will be 7.025-7.035MHz (7.030 for ONLY QRP). CQ format is "CQ AWT" and the Exchange is RST+Handle (ex. "5NN HIRO"). For the details, please have a look at the following file. https://a1club.org/contest/awt/AWTen-20250101b.pdf // HIRO, JJ1FXF
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New Members - 2025/03/15
A1CLUB members, We would like to inform you that there are 4 new member (#4831-#4834) joned this week. -- Number: 4831 Call Sign: JQ3KAM QTH: OKAYAMA city, OKAYAMA prefecture [Comment] Applied at NISHI-HAM Festival. -- Number: 4832 Call Sign: JL1EHR Name: AKI QTH: KATSUSHIKA, TOKYO [Comment] I'm a Come-Back HAM after some decades. Taking this chance, I'd like to re-try the CW. -- Number: 4833 Call Sign: JE6TOR Name: MURACCHI QTH: MINAMI-SHIMABARA city, NAGASAKI prefecture [Comment] I'm thinking of trying WABUN but still not well even with the internationl Morse code though I'm a 1st class HAM. I'll try my best and so joined this club. -- Number: 4834 Call Sign: JK1UXL Name: KOU QTH: MORIYA city, IBARAKI prefecture [Comment] Got a new license in 2023 and started CW from 2024 summer. BR -- 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF // A1CLUB Admin Team
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To All A1AA Entrants, This is Inoue also JE1LIB, responsible for the aggregation of A1AA. The deadline for A1AA2024 is January 15, 2025, 23:59 (JST), 14:59 (UTC). Please adhere to the declaration deadline. Finally, I wish everyone a prosperous 2025. Best regards, //.. JE1LIB (Akihito Inoue)
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New Membrers - 2025/03/08
A1CLUB members, We would like to inform you that there is 1 new member (#4830) joned this week. -- Number: 4830 Call Sign: JJ5SPM QTH: AGAWA-GUN, KOUCHI prefecture -- 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF // A1CLUB Admin Team
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