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RESENT AT OUR SEP'DE.tdBER MEEI' ING AND ALL HAD A SWELL TIME,PARTICULARLY W6UZX AND W6MVQ WHO WALKED OFF WITH THE DX QUIZ FIRST ~ND SECOND PRIZES,RESPECTIVELY. W6UZX WON A SET OF SPINTITES AND A COPY OF 'IIHE Fa DXERAMA. W6MVQ. WON All ARRL LOGBOOK AND DXERAMA.THE QUIZ REALLY WENT OVER BIG,EVEN IF SOME OF YS DIDN'T MAKE A VERY GOOD SHOWING% AF:rER AN EXCELLENT Tt1•RKEY DINNER WE DISPATCHED WITH T.HE FOLLOWiNG BUSINESS:THE MEMBERS VC1l'ED UNANIMOUSLY TO INSTRUCT THE DX COMMITEE '1\"0 RECOMMEND '.nHAT CQ COUNT NEWFOUNDLAND THE SA.IViE AS THE ARRL DOES,THAT 1Tl·OQ¢-FW8 AND KC4: BE COUNTED AS NEW COUNTRIES,RETROACTIVE TO NOV. 1945, PROVIDED,EACH PARENT ORGANIZATION FIRST GIVES IT'S OFFICIAL OKAY. ONE VISITOR WAS PRESENT, W6V,JW, WHO WAS A GUEST OF COME AND SEE tlS AGAIN,DOC. . . .

W6ZU~I.

PLEASE

IT WAS ANNOUNCW THAT FRANK 1 W6MEK,IS COWALESING FROM A LITTLE WARNING TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE IT EASY FOR A SPELL.WE ALL WISH FRANK A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR HIM ON THE AIR AGAIN,SOON. · BEINGS THAT THERE WAS ONLY 22 AT OUR LAST MENI'lNG WE WERE UNABLE AGAIN 'rO VatE ON THE AME~MEllrS PROPOSED TO OUR CONSTITWI'IO.N AND BY-LAWS. 'l'liii:Y ARE AGAIN TABLF.n U!1J'JI, ';·~ r·r.~:: A Qtf,)Ji,UM. _,.. ',.. ,. ·-;-.'.17'1 · -. . . .. .·--( ·~. I~ To T AKE-l'lU.S. otf:dft?r'vNrrY TO THANK~ EACH AND ALL OF Yotr WKO COm'RIBVTEO TO THIS ISSUE OF THE DX'ER,AND PARTICULARitY TO J~S DICK SALES IN GETTING THE HISTORY OF W6PWR FROM llliR OM.,AND ALSO W6W X FOR ).l'JlE PHOTO OF W6PWR• STATION. 'W3 & DX.YE EOITOR,WeG,P&• ....~···

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HISTORY OF WaPWR. BUILT MY FIRST THREE TUBE SET IN I933,A REGENERATIVE DETECTOR,IT WORKED SWELL AS A TRANS!vli'l~ER AND THE BEST DX WORKED WAS TltREE MILESJ]. GUESS I WAS A PORTABLE: W8 AS THIS WAS IN l!liCHIGiAN. MOVED TO STOCKTON,CALIF. IN I935.JOilffiD THE CLUB AND BUIIT.r SEV.ERAL MORE RECEIVERS AND HELPED W6NOU PUT SEVERAL FIFTY WA~~ RIGS ON~HE AlR,PASSED THE CODE EXk~ IN SF IN 1938 AND HAVE BEEN ON FONE EVERSINCE. MOSTLY,UNTIL !939 WHEN I PASSED MY CLASS A, COl~EST WHERE I WORKED ALL CONTINENTS RUNNING 200 WATTS TO TWO HALF WAVES IN PHASE. WORKED 160 AND

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MOVED TO 20 AND ENTERED THE I939 DX

ALONG GAME THE WAR AND I DESERTED RADIO FOR FLYING.FOUR YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE AS A PI:WT ANP THEN BACK '1'0 HAM RADIO. RICHMOND HOUSING UNl;TS FIRST HEARD W6P\IVR ABOUT JUNE OF I946-600 WATTS TO 8I3Et 1 Nl0DULATID OF COURSEJ MOVED TO THE f,INE CITY OF SAN PABLO ABOUT I947,JULY I GUESS. ENTERED MOST OF THE CONTESTS,BOTH ARRL AND CO.• OPERATED A LITTLE IN THE 1948 SVffiEPSTAKES AND TOOK 2ND PLACEWHICH WAS RIGHT BEHIND W6TT. IN !949 PLACED 3RD IN THE ARRL DX CONTEST~FIRST IN THE !950 ARRL DX CONTEST,FIRST FOR 14 MC IN THE I953 DX CONTEST AND ALSO FIRST PLACE IN THE !954 ARRL DX CONTEST. I HAVE WORKED FONE DX MOSTLY,I58 ON l?ONE,AS NEAR AS I CAN COUNT. IN THE GQ. CONTESTS ,AS WELL AS I CAN REMEMBER I HAVE TWO FIRST PLACES 20 METER FONE ONLY AND 0~£ SECOND PLACE 20 FONE.THE CO CONTESTS TO ME SEEf4 1'0 BE LESS WORK TRAN '11 HE ARRL CONTESTS. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER AROUND HERE DX IS JUST NOT TO BE WORKED, THE WORST PLACE IN 'l'HE WORLD,E'l'C. WHO KNOWS,MAYBE THIS THE .PLACE!

ALL MY BEST 1 DICK SALES, W6PWR. (NOW)

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(ED. NOTE)

DICK '8\ Q'fH OUGHT TO MAKE THE SCDXC GANG TURN HAND SPRINGS AND BREAK OUT THE COKE BOTTLES IN CELEBRATION OF OUR LOSING ALL THOSE POINTS IN THE COMING DX COlf.I.tESTS1 FIRST WE LOSE W6NIG,THEN WSPB AND NOW W6PWR,ALL BIG GUNS IN DX CONTEST COMPETITION.HOW MUCH CAN OUR cr~UB STAND?

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DX 'ER.

FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE IN THE REF WE OFFER: DEAR FRIEND JOE: - VERY FB FOR THE F08AJlTHIS IS THE FIRST QSL THAT I SEE FROM THIS EXPEDITION.BU'I! ,IT IS ON BOUNDARY,A T-EST F'OR LICENSE INTERNATIONAL AND RECIPHOCITY OF L:tCENSE BY USA.GIS! IN FRENCH WE ARE F7 FOR PERSONNEL FOREIGN ARMY AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS-FOSAJ TYPE.FOR OTHER COUNTRIES,BELGIUM,S ViiTZERLAND~ ITALY ETC.THE REPCIPROCITY IS REAL• AND OM "F" IN BELGIUM,S\IVITZERLAND,ETC CAN BE LICENSED AND OM "ON" uHB" ETC IN "F" LAND CAN ALSO BE LICENSED. ALSO "FI8n FRENCH ARMY PERSONNEL LICENSB."D BY FRENCH AU'I'HOR!TIES ARE GOOD FOR ALL TRAFFIC AND IT IS IMMORAL TO PUT ~IS" BOYS IN SCHWARZ(?) CAMP.VliHEN USA OR G TRAVELER WORK FROM FRENCH UNION TERRITORIES,WE TELL NOTHING,FOR DON'T SHACKLE THE BOY WHO WILL TRAFFIC AND GIVE OTHER COUNTRIES TO HAM GANG,AL'l'HOUGH IJ:'HESE STAT· IONS ARE NOT LICENSED BY FRENCH AUTHORITIES.73 & ax,JEAN AUGUST 1 26TH;I954.

SAINTE-MARIE-SICCHE 1 CORSE.

DEAR OM: -THE PROPAGATION AND MY STATION ARE NOT VERY GOOD NOW,BUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE I WILL BE READY WITH NEW ANTENNA AND TRANS. I WILL WRITE TO YOU FOR A SKED ON I4MC CW WHEN I AM READY AND I WILL BE VERY GLAD TO Q,SO W6 STATIONS ON cw.. '73 '

P9UO/FO_.JEAN LANFRANCHI

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SEPT.I5TH 1954

DOlfi' WASTE ANY LETTERS ON LZIDP.THE LEAGlJE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY

CARDS RECEIVED VIA THAT MEDitJM • A L.El'TER FROM BY GOODMAN SAYS IN PART u SORRY CANT DO YOU ANY GOOD ON TEE UM8,THEY HAVN'T BEEN ACCEPI'ING ANY CARDS THAT COME VIA THE LZ(AND THERE ARE PLENTY) HE JUST SEEMS TO BE HAVING A GOOD TIME FOR HIMSELF."' '13 WALTER,W6MX. RIO

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SEPr. 20TH. I954.

BENS.

DEAR OM:

DURING THIS YEAR IT lS POSSIBLE I GO TO IFNI 1 BmT IS NOT FOR SURE. I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN AND IF 1 GO • . "!3 EA9DF.

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FROM W6DZZ WE HAVE THE LATEST · INFO ON VR3A G.SLs·: "HAD MIXUP OF MAIL-O.SL~ WILL LEAVE ON NEA'1f BOAT IN NOV. tt ALSO LtvVILL SOON BE ON 40 & 80 MTRS ,.WILL ATTEND FRESNO ME~'1fiNG IN JAN.I956."

VK2AHP .. VK2G.L SAYS l!IS FRIEND VK~AHP WI!.~L BE Il~ S.F. AT T'HE ST.FRANCIS HOTEL OCT.3IST.TO NOV.3RD~AHP DESIRES TO MEET 'THE GANG.

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WE ARE INDEM'ED FOR THE FOLLOWING F'B Irl'EJJ!S '1'0 SCDXC BULLETIN: ZM6AR·RON BERRY HAS OFFICIALLY RECEIVED THE CALL ZM7AA FOR FU'l'URE

TOKELAU OPERATIONS.

VR3A· aAY OF FANNING ISLAND MADE ABOU'l' 4000 OSO SINCE JAN. THIS YEAR. OSLs WILL BE SENT OUT AS SOON AS CIRCUMSTANCES .PERMIT. VK90K- LEN IS STILL ACTIVE FROM NORFOlK ISLAND,MOS'l'LY PHONE ON 3.5- , ,

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VK9WZ• ACTIVE ON '006 KC. FROM THE

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ISLANDS.

VK4IQ.• VK4NC SAYS TO LOOK OUT FOR VK4IC, WHO AL'l'HOUGH SIGNING VK4IC IS

ACTUALLY ON WALLIS ISLAND-

FM7WN- HAS APPLIED FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE FROM GUADELUPE AS AN FG7, DURING HIS FORTHCOMING VATION. ZCSVR-BRrTISH NORTH BORNEO TELLS W6YY ON HIS AIRMAIL QSL THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO SEND IRC TO HIM.

VR3A· BILL W$MUR IS GOING TO HANDLE ALL CONTEST LOGS FOR VR3A IN THE COMING IDXC AND ARRL DX CONTESTS.VR3A WILL FORWARD HIS CONTEST LOG AROUND NOVEMBER AND BILL EXPECTS TO GET THE QSL~ OUT BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.VK3CX IS HAVING CARDS PRINrED FOR THE ROUTINE QSOs AND VR3A EXPECTS TO HAVE HIS BACKLOG OF Q.SLI3 CLEANED U1P &Y CHRISTMAS.

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""NR.463 SEPT.I954 * *

FCC TODAY RELEASED ITS ORDER IN DOCKET 1092, GRANTING ARRL REQ'UEST TO PERMIT A¢ OR DUPLEX OPERATION IN 51-54140 .EFFECTIVE OCT. liTH.- FCC DISMISSED THE PROPOSAL TO EXPAND I4 AND 284C. VOICE BANDS ON BASIS MORE EXPERIENCE WITH 2IMC. NEEDED BEFORE ADEQUATE APPRAISAL OF ANY REVISION OF .PHONE ALLOCATIONS CAN BE MADE. IN A 8EPERATE ACTION FCC PROPOSES TO OPEN THE 50 MO. BAND FOR TECHNICIAN OPERATION A:ND SOLICITS COMMENT BY NOVEMBER 15.

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FROM OUR NORTHERN MOST MEMBER WE HAVE A NICE LETTER:

HOPE )!OU AND THE GANG ARE WELL AND WORKIIIG Lai'S OF FB DX.ALL IS WELL UP HERE. DX UP HERE HAS BEEN VERY .POOR.WE HAVE HAD VERY FEW OPENINGS. OF COURSE MY DX ACTIVITY HAS SUFFERED LATELY DUE TO THE ARRIVAL OF OUR SECOND JUNIOR OP~HE KEEPS US ALL RATHER BUSYI ON CW I AM NOW AT 202 WKD. WITH 183 CONFIRMED. ON PHONE lt HAVE 99 WKD. WITH 72 CONFIRMED. MY BEST DX WORKED IN SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN F9QV/FC, OQ5GU, TFST P 1 VP7NG,CS3AC~EL2X AND iiBU ALL ON PHONE,WHILE ON CW I HAVE WORKED JUST TWO NEW COUNI'RIES.THEY ARE SVISP AND EA¢AC .TWO VERY NICE CARDS ARRIVED FROM F·SFW/FC AND CS3AC ,THE LATTER BEING ON PHONE. - ~QC AND MYSELF ARE PLANNING ON ATTENDING THE FRESNO MEETIN~,

THAT IS,IF OUR PLANS WORK OUT.

'173 & DX, LEE BATES 1 W'1HXG7.

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STATIONS HEARD AND WORKED BY NCDXC MEMBERS DURING· THE PAST MOlfrH: CALL FREO.• TIME PST DATE o.so•s W6? MODE f§So ZM6At r4o42 W6~H§ W6DZ~-VE f574754 A-I tt ZM6AL I4I62 1935 A-3 ZD3BFC I4I07 IOOO $/6/54 ? 82 A-3 ., KG6IG !4060 2030 DZZ-PYH A-I VR3A I405I 1830 9/I6/54 DZZ A· I VPSBA !4068 I545 9/I9/54 ? A-I Tl\'X TO W6DZZ.

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