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181 Natividad Almeda-Lopez Sts, Ermita, Manila 1000, Philippines
(opposite SM Manila)
QSL Bureau Address:
PO BOX 4083
1000 MANILA
PHILIPPINES
tel: (02) 668 9125
Go to the District News Page for the latest info in your District, including VHF nets.
Check out our For Sale/Wanted ads page. If you want to place a personal ad (for free!) please email to webmaster.
Reasonable rates apply for long term commercial ads.
Reciprocal Licensing for Visitors
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Please email the PARA secretariat for information regarding reciprocal licensing. For USA hams this is a simple procedure as there already exists a formal reciprocal licensing agreement. There are more details of the forms required etc on our info page
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Solar Cycle 24 Update January 2012
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| The latest sunspot number update is shown above. Solar activity has been low and this is reflected in the plot. At least we are still following the prediction and we can hope for higher levels this year. |
PARA Board for 2011-2013
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Following the recent elections, both manual
at the 2010 PARA Anniversary meeting and the innovative online
voting system, the new PARA Board members have been proclaimed.
These are :
Ramon J. Anquilan, DU1UGZ The Board Members held a meeting on January 16th 2011 and elected among themselves the new operating officers positions and implemented the set-up which was previously discussed and unanimously approved during the Tacloban Hamvention. The structure of the new Board can be seen HERE. The Board Meeting Minutes can be read by clicking HERE, and the PARA Comelec Resolution HERE. Districts 4, 8 and 9 do not yet have a district director due to a lack of candidates in the election, a new election for these districts has been proposed and details will be promulgated shortly. More details are in the minutes to be published. |
QRZ.com
| Do you have an entry on QRZ.com? Please help spread the word by mentioning the PARA website in your entry. |
DX Marathon
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The CQ DX Marathon is a year-long activity, beginning at 0001 UTC January 1 and ending at 2359 UTC December 31. Each year’s event is separate. Any authorized amateur frequency may be used. Contacts through repeaters or satellites are not allowed for credit, nor are contacts with maritime or aeronautical mobile stations. All contacts must be made entirely over amateur radio frequencies—i.e., Echolink-type contacts do not count. Any authorized amateur mode may be used. Three modes will be recognized in the DX Marathon—CW, SSB, and Digital. All modes other than CW and SSB will count as Digital. Submissions with all contacts utilizing a single mode will be recognized. Now that Cycle 24 appears to be on an upswing according to the article above, you have no excuse not to participate in this activity. For more details please click on the link below... |
PARA Board Resolution
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WHEREAS, there is a need to adopt an icon that would officially represent the sponsorship of the PARA Annual National Convention; WHEREAS, this icon shall be passed from one District sponsor to the next District host during the culmination of every PARA Annual National Convention conducted; WHEREAS, the most appropriate icon that could be adopted for this purpose is a microphone as it is the most common object used by all ham radio operators; WHEREAS, the first turn over activity shall be conducted during the 2010 PARA Annual National Convention at Tagaytay City wherein the symbolic microphone shall be handed over by the PARA President and the District V Director, the host District in the year 2009; WHEREFORE, be it resolved as it is hereby resolved to adopt a symbolic icon, a microphone, to be handed over from one District host to another at the end of every PARA Annual National Convention; RESOLVED further that the 2009 District V Director be given the task and the privilege to provide the said icon together with its proposed inscription within ten (10) days from approval hereof, to be presented to the PARA Board for approval and adoption; RESOLVED finally that the first symbolic turnover shall be made during the 2010 PARA Annual National Convention in Tagaytay City to be handed over by the PARA President and the 2009 District V Director. Manila, 18 June 2009 |
Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?
| June 17, 2009: The sun is in the pits of a century-class solar minimum, and sunspots have been puzzlingly scarce for more than two years. Now, for the first time, solar physicists might understand why. At an American Astronomical Society press conference today in Boulder, Colorado, researchers announced that a jet stream deep inside the sun is migrating slower than usual through the star's interior, giving rise to the current lack of sunspots. |
| PARA now has a Facebook page. To join the group please click on the Facebook logo above. If you are not yet a member of Facebook you will be given the option to create an account. See you there! |
Current Solar information is shown on the Propagation Page
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As Solar Cycle 24 has now started it pays to keep your eye on various web pages that show solar information. We have collected some of this information and it is displayed on our Propagation Page. You can also see from the Cycle graph on http://www.para.org.ph/Dynamic Prop.htm that the forecast sunspot numbers and the actual numbers up to December 2008 are quite different which explains the poor propagation of late. |
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Regular Seminar Schedule See the Local News page for more details Seminars for aspiring amateurs are conducted regularly. Those who are interested in attending please check firstly on the PARA news page for news of upcoming seminars. Please contact the PARA office for more details and confirmation. tel: (02) 668 9125 Local clubs are encouraged to conduct their own seminars to help their members to upgrade as well as introducing new members to the hobby. Assistance will be given to clubs so please contact Dolores at PARA HQ for more details. Please note that the weekly exams at NTC in QC are now being held on Fridays. |
PARA Website
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The para.org.ph domain name and web hosting service is being funded by PARA President Ramon DU1UGZ, as well as some donations from others (see donors page). We are now looking for more contributions from members to continue running the PARA web site. Any amount will be gratefully accepted and the more the better of course so that we can keep the web site going for many years. Please contact the PARA secretariat if you feel you can contribute. Maraming salamat po.... |
DU HAMS IN DXCC HONOR
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The latest ARRL Honor Listing (15th May 2011) includes several prominent DU Hams. Highest among DU hams is Robin Go, DU9RG with 345 confirmed entities in the Mixed category and 345 on Phone. DU1KT is listed with 341 confirmed entities worked on Phone. As of 15th May 2011, there are a total of 340 current DXCC. 331 confirmations are required for entry to the DXCC Honor Roll. DXCC stands for the DX Century Club Award given by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). DXCC entities are not political territories but are defined in the DXCC rules. So there can be more than one entity in a country. In the Philippines, the Spratly Group is a separate DXCC entity designated as 1S. The latest DXpedition to Spratly was conducted by DXØJP. Another entity in the Philippines is the disputed Scarborough Reef designated as BS7. There was a DXpedition to the reef recently with the special call DXØS granted by NTC to the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA), Inc. |
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Inside the February 2012 Issue...
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AADE L/C Meter IIB By
Philip Cala-Lazar, K9PL |
Latest Ham Radio News from around the World
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Government Links
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| Attributed to Albert Einstein |
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