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

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/

Dear A1CLUB members, Online KONSHIN-KAI (QRM Party) is the quarterly-held online meeting that the first half will present some CW-related topics and the last half is the online eyeball QSO. SRI to say that Online KONSHIN-KAI will be carried out mostly in Japanese, so it is advised that you jump in the later part of the eyeball QSO to meet some A1CLUB OMs who certainly speak in English and other languages. Online KONSHIN-KAI 2024 Summer Date & time: 2024/08/10 (SAT) 10:00Z-12:00Z Topics: (1) CW HANDBOOK 2024, Introduction (2) AWT, GB, A1NET, Guide to Participate (3) F2A Adapter, Distribution Item at HAM FAIR (4) Online Eyeball QSO - From 11:00Z How to Apply: Send an Email to A1CLUB.ENTRY[at-mark]gmail.com with the subject "Online KONSHIN-KAI 2024 Summer" and write your call sign, your CW name, your email address in the mail body. Note: Do not reply to this mailing-list to request your participation. Zoom URL will be sent to you in the week of August 5th to the email address you included in your mail body. PSE do not share the Zoom URL with some SNS and your local friends by email and so. We look forward to seeing you at the Online KONSHIN-KAN 2024 Summer. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members, Japan has been boiling and having heavy rains recently. The baking summer is just around the corner. RandomGram #18 will be held on July 19th from 23:00Z to 25:00Z. https://groups.io/g/RandomGram/message/357 This time, I and some JA stations will gather around 7.030MHz(note 7.030 is for QRP only) from 23:00Z to exchange the Code Groups of TX List which you request in advance of the event. RandomGram is fun to exchange the Code Groups, also to watch other's RG QSOs to copy their Code Groups that you can earn your RX points. Please add your points to A1CLUB team of RG. CU on RG #18. 73/88 // HIRO, JJ1FXF

A1CLUB members, The details haven't been decided yet, but our next online meeting called the Online QRM Party is planned for AUG 10 @ 10:00Z-12:00Z. For the details, I'll announce two weeks later or so. The OQP will be mostly in Japanese, so please let me know if you'd like to have the one in English like at FRI 22:00Z (SAT 7AM JST). Have a good day! 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

G'day, A1CLUB members, Lately, the CONDX of high bands isn't super FB but certainly, the Cycle 25 is here and there which makes us some surprising DX QSOs with 100W RIG and a wire antenna. This week A1CLUB offers; 1. GB - Giving Back program Everyday at 10:00Z - 11:00Z https://a1club.org/events/GB/index2.html 2. AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test 2024/07/10 WED 12:00Z - 13:00Z https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ 2. A1C OAM - A1CLUB On-Air Meeting 2024/07/12 FRI Starting around 21:00Z 3. A1NET - A1CLUB weekly chat NET 2024/07/13 SAT 10:30Z - 11:30Z 4. SKSA - SKCC Straight Key Sprint Asia 2024/07/12 FRI 22:00Z - 24:00Z https://skccgroup.com/operating_activities/sksa/ CUL 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members, Have you participated in the CQ WPX Contest? Now the results of WPX has been announced on their WebPage. https://www.cqwpx.com/scorescw.htm Check the "CQ WPX CW - 2024" and select filtering conditions as you like. Enter your call sign if you are the participant and see the certificate you have achieved. Well, this weekend will be a bit busy with some on-air events promoted by A1CLUB. July 5 @22:00Z, A1C OAM - KEY:JH5YCW/5 - https://a1club.org/OAM.htm July 6 @10:30Z, A1NET - KEY:JJ1FXF - https://a1club.org/events/net/ July 6 @13:00Z, RandomGram #17 - https://groups.io/g/RandomGram For the QRG, login A1-Chat (ID=PW=599) or see the CW Club RBN Spotter. https://a1club.org/b_chat/chat.cgi https://rbn.telegraphy.de/ Also A1CLUB promotes the Giving Back program on 10:00Z (19:00JST) every evening. - https://cwops.org/giving-back/ - https://a1club.org/events/GB/ We do the GB mostly on 40m band around 7.028MHz and which will be a good opportunity to QSO with A1CLUB members. Also we call Asian members to join the GB as the CQ operator in order to activate CW QRVs in your country. For the details, please get in touch with me, JJ1FXF. HPE CU soon on the air. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members, It's been announced that the rainy season in JA has started later than usual. And the humid period really has come. :( The schedule of RandomGram - An on-air event of TX/RX random telegraph by straight key, bug key, and side-swiper will be changed as follows. Upcoming events: JULY & AUGUST 1st Sat @ 13:00Z - 15:00Z 3rd Fri @ 23:00Z - 25:00Z For the details, please visit the RandomGram page. https://groups.io/g/RandomGram It is an enjoyable event. Please come to join the RandomGram with your hand keying. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members, CONDX hasn't been very excited but certainly I hear some DX members on our on-air events such as AWT - A1CLUB Weekly Test, A1NET - Weekly Chat Net and A1C OAM - A1CLUB On-Air Meeting. AWT: https://a1club.org/contest/awt/ - WED 12:00Z - 13:00Z A1NET: https://a1club.org/events/net/ - SAT 10:30Z - 11:30Z A1C OAM: https://a1club.org/OAM.htm - SAT 21:00Z - 24:00Z (time depends) Please login the A1-Chat for the QRG (FREQ). https://a1club.org/b_chat/chat.cgi (ID/PW:599) I'll be looking forward to hearing from you on those on-air events. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1Club, I'm relative new ham. Maybe some experienced hams have recommendation? Started with Yaesu FT 890 and now on ICOM 7300. What is in your experience a good upgrade when considering CW? For sure everybody has personal preference. Here is what I like for CW: - I love good CW filters (like 300Hz) and I'm missing the Audio Peaking Filter from Yaesu when switching to ICOM that just has it in higher class. - don't like relay clicks (particular on full QSK) or loud fan noise (IC 7300 is very noisy, but Yaesu seems to be not better. Any experience?). - ICOM does not support IAMBIC A and the CW settings are limited (e.g. no Ultimatic). As I started with IAMBIC A I had to relearn on IAMBIC B what is a less optimal keying mode IMHO. - CW decoder is not needed. It's nice to have, but my own copy gets bad if I look at screen of a decoder. - Not CW related: - love Icom waterfall display and usability. Not need a auto "CW zero beat" as waterfall is good enough. - don't need much power, most the time I'm QRP and even for rare DX not going 50W. For bad band condition 30W is my sweet spot. - working mostly HF. Sadly 2m / 70cm missing on most modern (CW capable) transceivers? - love Japanese products for their quality - modes: I'm 100% CW in for active QSO. Only for testing Antenna or Homebrew use digi like WSPR or FT8. No SSB. On Hamvention ICOM announced a "X60 Project". Any ideas what this could be? Some component indicate it could be high class transceiver (200w) what would be outside of my (money and power) budget :-) . Any rumors in Japan? What is your preferred CW transceiver and why do you love it? BEST 73 DE DJ1TF / JJ1QPB - Thomas

Does anyone out there use "Dual Beam Pro" by Pro Antennas? https://www.proantennas.co.uk/product-page/dual-band-pro-antenna The Dual Beam Pro is a non-resonant rotary dipole antenna shortened with the capacity hat on both element ends. It needs ATU to tune; the element length is about 5m, and the price is £270.00(1000W PEP). Compact and reasonable if it works well. Maker says that 10mH Dual Beam Pro gives; 20m @ 29degrees elevation 6.62dBi 15m @ 19degrees elevation 7.55dBi 10m @ 15degrees elevation 7.37dBi on both directions. HW? // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Have you already got the TX-List of RandomGram #15? https://groups.io/g/RandomGram It's on this coming weekend! CU on the RandomGram. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Hello all: On the occasion of a QSY to attend to some commitments on the island of Pantelleria (IH9, African Italy, CQz 33, ITUz 28, IOTA AF-018) together with some family members, IT9BLB/IH9 and IT9VDQ/IH9 will do their best to be active during the next CQ WPX CW. The very limited space between luggage and the short stay time will allow at most a pair of barefoot SOSBs, with minimalist setups. In any case, the goal is simply to be able to be on-air, in some way and for as much free time as is available. 73 Giù, IT9VDQ member: 4187 Il mar 21 mag 2024, 05:38 HIRO, JJ1FXF via groups.io <jj1fxf@...> ha scritto: A1CLUB members, Every Saturday at 10:30Z-11:30Z is the A1NET - A1CLUB weekly chat net. Though the CQ WPX will be ongoing this weekend, I'll try finding FREQ to call CQ A1NET. JM4AOA KEN-san will be portable this weekend and possibly he will also open up the A1NET simultaneously. DATE : 2024/05/25 (SAT) TIME : 10:30Z - 11:30Z (19:30-20:30JST) FREQ : somewhere on 40m band. Check the A1-Chat for the QRG. https://www.a1club.net/b_chat/chat.cgi (ID=PW=599) KEY : JJ1FXF/HIRO QTH : YACHIMATA City, CHIBA Pref. (JCC1230) RIG : FTDX-101MP(200W) ANT : 13mH INV-Vee DIPOLE CUL on A1NET. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

A1CLUB members, Every Saturday at 10:30Z-11:30Z is the A1NET - A1CLUB weekly chat net. Though the CQ WPX will be ongoing this weekend, I'll try finding FREQ to call CQ A1NET. JM4AOA KEN-san will be portable this weekend and possibly he will also open up the A1NET simultaneously. DATE : 2024/05/25 (SAT) TIME : 10:30Z - 11:30Z (19:30-20:30JST) FREQ : somewhere on 40m band. Check the A1-Chat for the QRG. https://www.a1club.net/b_chat/chat.cgi (ID=PW=599) KEY : JJ1FXF/HIRO QTH : YACHIMATA City, CHIBA Pref. (JCC1230) RIG : FTDX-101MP(200W) ANT : 13mH INV-Vee DIPOLE CUL on A1NET. 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Does anyone know about the mod of UV-K5(8) or UV-K6 for CW use such as A1A or F2A TX/RX, sidetone, keyer for paddles, decoder and so on? UV-K5(8) and UV-K6 are the Chinese hand-held V/UHF transceiver at drastically low pricing. Its software mod has been popular since last year but lately I found a hardware mod replacing some circuits with the additional small PCB. // HIRO, JJ1FXF

Dear A1CLUB members, The 23rd A1CLUB QSO PARTY - A1PTY has been started from May 1st and will go on until May 31st. The A1PTY is to encourage more QSOs on the air and the theme telegraph is a key to make the QSO as the A1PTY QSO. This time, the theme is "LIKE". While in your QSO, you send a telegraph that tells what you "LIKE" such as "I LIKE STRAIGHT KEYS". If you have sent it!, the QSO is counted as the A1PTY completed, even though your opponent OP hasn't sent his/her "LIKE". And the A1PTY participation prize (PDF) will be awarded if you'll have the A1PTY QSOs on 10 days in May. So please don't be surprised if some of A1CLUB members suddenly send you some "LIKE". It is a part of A1PTY QSO. hi And if you'd like to submit the results of your A1PTY QSOs, send me your ADIF file to me. Let's enjoy the A1PTY! 73/88, // HIRO, JJ1FXF