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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With the bad winter we are all experiencing, this
certainly a good time to get on 60 meters. There is a lot of DX activity. Last
night J79FF and 9Z4AMA were on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Dominica</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">:</SPAN> J79FF Budd W3FF has had a good signal on the band.
He’s always on at his sunset at 2200z looking for Europe and then the
<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Trinidad</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN>:
9Z4AMA Andy has been active with a big signal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Guantanamo</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN>:
N4SIA and group will be at Gitmo doing a lot of antenna work during their stay.
Thanks to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gary</st1:place></st1:City>
K4AVC who donated the inverted vee to be installed at Gitmo. It will stay up for
future operations.<SPAN style="COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Antigua</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN>: Tom
W9AEB reports:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>we
will</SPAN><SPAN> definitely be on the 60 meter band as V25TP. The
operation starts June 14 to 28. We will check with the <st1:place
w:st="on">Antigua</st1:place> authorities to verify that we have privileges on
that band. We will be using a full size G5RV for 40 and 80 and expect
we can get a decent match on 60 meters with a tuner. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Antigua</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN>: Allen
N3AD will be V26AM March 5-6 weekend<SPAN style="COLOR: black">. QSL via
W3HNK.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"
class=MsoNormal><SPAN>St. Kitts: Mike W1USN will be in St Kitts from Feb 12 -22.
Call should be V4/W1USN.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red">Azores</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN>: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red">NEW
COUNTRY</SPAN> was reported by CT1EEB Jose saying that Manuel CU3BL now has 60m
permission. More stations will follow soon after they gain their
permission.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>Bulgaria:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NEW COUNTRY<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mike LZ2DF is now on from Bulgaria
Petr, OK1RP reported. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Mike will be
using 5260 for TX and RX on 5.403.5 looking for US stations 2300z to
0100z.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN><BR>K3ZXL Dan who does our 60m WAS Certificates reported
that K2TQC Ben has been issued #15. Anyone interested in a 60 meter WAS
Certifcate, contact Dan at <A
href="">dan-schaaf@att.net</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><BR>Nice to see more people
using the 60m DX logger. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A
href=""><FONT color=#800080>http://dxworld.com/60mlog.html</FONT></A>
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Active
last week<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">G6HNY<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>9Z4AMA<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>G6NHY<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>G0HNW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">OK1RP<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>CU3BL<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>CT1EEB<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>GM1INK<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">J79FF<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN>G3SED<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 2">
</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in"
class=MsoNormal align=center><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">New Upcoming
Dxpeditions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><o:p><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Dominica</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">:</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"> Feb 1 to 9, by W3FF
and group.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in"
class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Grenada</SPAN></st1:country-region><SPAN>:
KE4TG <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Roy</st1:place></st1:City> as
J38BF Feb. 9 to Mar.10 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>St. Kitts: V4 / W1USN Feb
12 to 24. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>St.
Kitts: V47JA Feb 16 – Mar 30.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue">Guantanamo</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: blue"> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Bay</st1:PlaceType></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN> NEW COUNTRY: Tip N4SIA
and group will put on this ALL TIME NEW ONE from Feb. 22, to March 8.<SPAN
style="COLOR: red"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">60 meter
websites:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN><A title=http://www.60meters.net/
href=""><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">www.60meters.net</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 5">
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">http://60mband.blogspot.com/<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in"
class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A title=http://dxworld.com/60mlog.html
href=""><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><FONT
color=#800080>http://dxworld.com/60mlog.html</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="COLOR: #010101"><FONT
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class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN>If you
have any 60m news to share or are going on a DXpedition and plan a 60m
operation, please let me know at <A href=""><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">W8GEX@aol.com</SPAN></A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN>_______________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">If you know anyone who
wants to be added to this email list, or if you want your name deleted, just let
me know. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: .25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks, Joe W8GEX</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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style="COLOR: #010101"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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