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Prince Edward Island My BLAISDELL FAMILY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION will be holding their Quinquennial Reunion in early summer (Late June/July) 2025 in York, ME. I'm thinking that if I can make it happen, I'll do a setup for us for a week (More??) before or after it. THE BFNA dates aren't set, but I expect them to be by the time I get back from The Big Island, in mid-July. The current posted rates are the same as ours in 2022: First Ham $1,000 Second Ham 750 Additional Hams 500 No added fee for our +1s if they travel with us. Contests during that period include: Last Weekend June 2025 King of Spain SSB, ARRL Field Day N3BUS First Week in July 2025 RAC Canada Day - July 1 First Full Week in July 2025 IARU HF World Championship 18 - 20 July 2025 CQWW VHF and NAQP RTTY 26 -27 July 2025 RSGB IOTA (VY2 is NA-029) Your Thoughts?

Adventurers: List of Places we've begun to talk about. I suggest opening a note about each that we can all add to...I'll do one for PEI 2025 as a example. Location Notes Aruba P40V? Belize V31BZ, Maya Hill ~$1,500/wk for 6 - Robert V31MD (SK) Br & US Virgin Islands Mac - Christiansted, St Croix? Chatam Island Peter Costa Rica Casa Talamanca (Playas del Coco), BYOR Cuba $500 rt MIA/Havana Curacao PJ2T Easter Island Joe Prince Edward Island Ev - 2025 early summer Roatan Island Ev - Honduras - DX Lodge Roatan - Saint Lucia Hans Samoa Peter Solomon Islands WA7CPA

Here is information for a ZOOM session this coming week. Please confirm. Ev Curry May ZOOM Meeting: Wednesday May 17 (Joe/Mac/Ev) and Thursday May 18 (Peter) Pacific Time, PDT Wed May 17, 2023 at 3:00 pm PDT NZ Daylight Time, NZDT Thu, May 18 at 11:00 am NZDT Corresponding UTC Wed, May 17 at 22:00 Topic: HAM ADVENTURERS Join Zoom Meeting 2023 PEI May 2023 Meeting Meeting ID: LINK TO ZOOM MEETING https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85048096574 One tap mobile +13462487799,,85048096574# US (Houston) +16699009128,,85048096574# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 850 4809 6574 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcWVjRHOoK Everett W6ABM-- Everett Curry W6ABM Assistant Section Manager/Oregon ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? "A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: w6abm@... __________________ Think about this: My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. -- Steve Wozniak

Good morning from MAC…the McMinnville type. Some local activity planned… -Sea-Pac the first weekend in June at Seaside OR with handheld radio along. Will be at beach from 29 May until 5 June. I’ll have the K3S along…use depends on condo location assigned -Lewis and Clark Trail On The Air beginning 3 June through 16 June. Activating Oregon on HF and 6 meters -Field Day…Stub Stewart State Park…23-25 June. Planning to take the RV. - 30 June until 13 July at Kailua-Kona, Big Island of Hawaii. Handheld radio…plus internet linked remote ops -15 July Crater Lake Special Event…6 meters in VHF Contest as W6ABM and HF as W7OTV -3 September to 8 September at Redmond OR…K3S along plus handhelds - 24 September to 30 September at McCall ID…K3S along plus handhelds Still planning…

J68KC is being operated by WA4PGM, Kyle. He is there for the CQ WPX SSB Contest where he will be part of the J68HZ effort this coming weekend. Written from Scottsdale AZ USA -- Everett Curry W6ABM Assistant Section Manager/Oregon ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? "A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: w6abm@... __________________ Think about this: My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. -- Steve Wozniak

VK9/N Norfolk Island VK3QB updates on VK9NT planned for March 17-31, that it is on schedule and final preparations are being made. He knows it's not in the most wanted top 100 but is still in demand in some parts of the world for some bands. He is analyzing all that data and he and fellow ops plan to do their best on those. Joining Chris will be K0BBC, Matt; and VK3FTOM, Tom, who will all meet up on the island. The weekend contest callsign during the CQ WW WPX SSB, will be VJ9N. They plan to be on 160-6 CW, FT8 and SSB. QSL via M0OXO.

Adventurers: We have plans to travel to Arizona next month (March). We’ll be in Phoenix (March 3-10), Pinetop (March 10-19), and Scottsdale (March 19-25). Primarily a Spring Training baseball jaunt, we’ll see some family in the Phoenix area too. I’m going to have some rig with me…not sure what yet. Likely the KX-3…and something for VHF/UHF. From June 30-July 12 we’ll be in Kailua-Kona, big island. Not sure what rig will go yet. We’re in a Condo, but will be radio active as W6ABM/KH6. Fully recovered from my December infection/surgery episode. Ev

Galapagos Islands HD8M March 1 to March 11, 2023 The HD8M Team is pleased to announce our upcoming DXpedition to Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. The DXpedition will include four experienced operators, WB2REM, KE2D, VO1IDX and K4LT. The team will operate 160-6 Meters on SSB, CW and FT8 (Fox Hound)/FT4. QSL VIA WB2REM. We will also be participating in the ARRL International DX Contest SSB (March 5-6, 2023). Additional information can be found on www.hd8m.com <http://on%C2%A0www.hd8m.com>.

This from a member of the LICW Club. Enjoy! Mac/WT4BT "On the first day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: A gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the second day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Two Founding Members and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the third day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the fourth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the fifth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the sixth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Six FU728F Tetrodes FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the seventh day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the eighth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Eight POTA Log-books, Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the ninth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Nine No-Farnsworth code runs, Eight POTA Log-books, Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the tenth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Ten Vibroplex Midgets, Nine No-Farnsworth code runs, Eight POTA Log-books, Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the eleventh day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Eleven 10 meter ‘Rangers, Ten Vibroplex Midgets, Nine No-Farnsworth code runs, Eight POTA Log-books, Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, and a gin pole for the lights up in my tree On the twelfth day of Ham-mas LICW gave to me: Twelve Morse Code Ninjas, Eleven 10 meter ‘Rangers, Ten Vibroplex Midgets, Nine No-Farnsworth code runs, Eight POTA Log-books, Seven Half-wave Dipoles, Six FU728F Tetrodes, FIVE BEGALI KEYS !!!! Four Yagi-Udas, Three low-pass filters, Two Founding Members, ~And a gin pole for the lights up in my tree~"

After two plus weeks of ear and and swelling in my neck area, I went to urgent care and got a ten day course of heavy duty antibiotics. At day six I was no better and came to believe it was some kind of dental issue. Yesterday I found a dentist who would take me as a walk in. After extensive “new patient” work up and pictures I met with the doc. I learned he couldn’t deal with a dead tooth until the swelling was reduced. He referred me to Newberg Hospital ER for “IV Antibiotic Evaluation.” Arriving at noon, I was seen within 30 minutes by the ER Nurse Registrar. Seated again for two hours, called into the inner bowels of the ER, saw an NP, then another doc. Yes, I needed IV Antibiotics. However, he thought something else might be involved and ordered a CT Scan…done an hour and a half later. Scan showed a large abscess right next to my windpipe. Decision was to deal with it on Tuesday, until the surgeon saw the image. He said emergency…must do it tonight. i had successful surgery at 8 pm and was admitted. Today has been more antibiotics and a clear liquid “diet” until the tooth can be dealt with - root canal by specialist surgeon- on Monday. Then Thursday I’ll see the ent surgeon in his office for drain removal. I’m here again tonight, more IV antibiotics, hope to go home around 7 tomorrow night. Lots of unplanned fun…and missed the Ten Meter Contest with the W7TVC group. They and nearly 700 contacts, 95% CW. Propagation okay, but not as hot as it has been.

VK9/N - Norfolk Island ZL1MTO, Marcelo, will have the VK9MTO callsign when he visits there on holiday December 29 to January 5. He is taking along his ICOM IC-718 and some portable antennas. He says most of his time will be spent enjoying the island and "taking it easy." His last visit was in 2019. He notes that VK9DX is a resident of the island. Marcelo expects to do some SSB and FT8 on 20, 15 and 10, "most likely between 0600- 1100Z." https://www.qrz.com/db/VK9MTO -- Everett Curry W6ABM Assistant Section Manager/Oregon ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio? "A" Sorter - Sixth District QSL Bureau Phone: (503) 522-7142 Email: w6abm@... __________________ Think about this: My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers. -- Steve Wozniak

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Jeff K5WE, who recently activated Chatham Island (NZ) as ZL7/K5WE with funding from WVDXC will present tonight at 6 pm pst. Here is the Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81871709598?pwd=S1FiNDA1OFh2SmxVK0VoTEoyaU14Zz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 818 7170 9598 Passcode: 16372

Gents, As mentioned before, the BuddiHEX and the Mastwerks tripod are discussed in the December QST magazine. A few of my thoughts. 1. The whole system cost is high. Adding the 7m mast, Hex beam and sport case comes to $1500+. That's 50% more than my 857d radio at $1,000. 2. The Mastwerks system comes in three sizes: 4M, 7M, and 10M. The reports states that the gain is ~8db at 30feet. The report was done with the 7M, not the 10M mast. 3. Seems like a well thought out system. Chris and Budd did a great job. 4. The overall weight and size are getting heavier and big. The 7M Mastwerks is 15 lbs, antenna is 10 lbs, Sportube is 12lbs. Thus a total of 37 lbs in a 4ft case. To that one must add a radio, coax, tools, headset, bandpass filters, etc etc, etc. If you're a contest participant then you'll probably be taking a K4, panadapter, power supply, and amplifier. 5. We have done well on our DXpeditions using 100W radios, or KX2/KX3 and lightweight antennas, yet we always struggle with baggage weight and size. Except for Martinique (noise & location) and Barbados (location) we have been successful and always had fun. 6. For our group of four friends, I would not change anything. Nothing like a trip to PEI to use a turnkey QTH. St. Lucia was great fun too. Then increasing weight, size and complexity with Mastwerks & BuddiHEX doesn't seem worthwhile. 7. The perfect application for the Mastwerks and BuddiHEX is in a backyard or via car trips. Ev can use his Sprinter RV and have a super road trip for POTA, county collecting, field day, trips to Canada etc. What are your thoughts? Joe N7BF Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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KH8 - American Samoa K8H American Samoa operator W7YAQ, Bob, was delayed due to fog at Redmond, Oregon airport. He will miss today's flight to Pago Pago. Bob has been rebooked for Monday afternoon flight from Honolulu to Pago. He'll be on Oahu with all his gear starting tonight. He will be looking for a rental place. "Meanwhile since Al K7AR is flying Hawaiian out of Portland (no fog) he will be on schedule arriving in American Samoa tonight", says Bob. Al hopes to be QRV around Friday afternoon (local time) as K8H.

"VY2ZM is no more. Jeff and Miriam closed on the property sale recently." No idea what the new owner will do, nor who he/they is/are. Mac

Gents, Yes, I know a winter project for Ev, Mac, and me. A summer project for Peter. As I drove home from a friend's Celebration of Life event in Southern California I thought about future DX possibilities. Since the drive was 1,000 miles long, I had lots of time. The idea is to have each of us develop a specific location for a potential DX trip. Then in January we could share our thoughts and findings with the rest of the group. No obligation to go on one of those trips, but maybe one trip would seem best. Based on recent conversations, DX articles, and personal interests I think that the following "assignments" would work. 1) Peter: Chatham Island. He knows people there etc. 2) Ev: any of the Austral Islands, or more than one. Ev's SeaPac DX luncheon speaker gave a good talk on the topic. Ev has the info and can ask him for more data. 3) Joe: I have a strong interest in going to Easter Island and have started researching the possibility. Plus I've had email exchanges with an ham who was there. 4) Mac: can pick one possiblity based on his interests. He and I talked about it and he'll pick something that fits the idea. I think that the sites should be: A. Reachable by air B. Have interesting things to do when not operating the radios C. Have reasonable lodging D. Have a reasonable Most Wanted #. Does this approach sound ok with you? Your thoughts and site preferences? Cheers to all......Joe Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone