Latest News from HamSphere http://www.hamsphere.com/list.php?4 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:06:52 +0000 Phorum 5.2.13 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,24064,24064#msg-24064 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,24064,24064#msg-24064
This Sunday May 19,2013 will be the 1st one......

IOHS/EU145 on 20 meters.............

Users only need to call IOHS/EU145 and wait to be answered........

Live video feed will be available at: veetle.com.........

This contact will score 1 point to the new Award Program.........

See you on frequency..........

73

Paul]]> 2HS3433 Latest News 18 May 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23874,23874#msg-23874 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23874,23874#msg-23874

Most HamSphere users sound awful on the system. Most aren’t even aware they sound bad on the system. It’s not easy to hear yourself and few operators are willing to give someone an honest report on their audio quality for fear it would be offensive to do so. The Echo Server at 1.82345 offers too short a playback to get a good idea what you really sound like. So what to do???

Some people think engaging the compressor built-in to the HamSphere software will make them sound better. This is usually wrong. The compressor does nothing to improve tonal quality. In fact, the compressor tends to exaggerate the worst qualities of an audio signal. Generally speaking, I DO NOT recommend using the compressor built-in to the HamSphere (HS) software. In most cases it adds no value. Worse, most people have no idea how to use it and have no way of hearing what changes the compressor makes in their audio.

When it comes to HamSphere transmit audio, LESS is MORE. The most important thing is to learn good MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE. Most people make their microphones too sensitive, talk to close or too far away from their microphones and don’t set their MIC LEVEL correctly.

Most people don’t pay enough attention to the acoustics of the room from which they operate. In too many cases, the sound of their voice bounces off nearby walls or objects and creates echos or an annoying hollow sound quality to their audio. All of these things are easily correctable…without the use of the compressor. In most cases, the fix is SIMPLE: lower the sensitivity of the microphone!!!

I recommend NOT using the compressor at all. Take the time to figure out how to make your computer’s microphone setup sound the best it can outside of HS. Use the sound recording software built-in to your computer’s operating system (or one of many free sound recording programs available for download on the internet) to make test recordings of your setup.

Adjust the microphone settings in your computer’s sound-related screens so your microphone sensitivity is only high enough to adequately pick up your voice with the best quality. Figure out how far away you need to be from your microphone to sound clear without any background noise. This will require several experimental recordings. Practice making recordings of yourself speaking at various distances at a comfortable voice level. Playbacks will reveal what sounds best.

If you aren’t able to get a good sound from whatever microphone you are using, buy something different or better. Headsets with boom mikes tend to be the best choice for most HS operators.

Once you are able to make a recording of yourself and the playback sounds clean and clear, start up HS and adjust the MIC LEVEL so the needle kicks up to the top of the green bar on the bottom scale of the HS transceiver meter. Avoid going past the green bar. Remember: LESS is MORE.

If you hear someone who sounds especially good to you on HS, contact them and ask them detailed questions about their setup. You will find that most people who sound very good on HS are using boom mikes with their microphone sensitivity set properly, their MIC LEVEL set to avoid going past the green bar on the HS meter and the room they are in produces no echoes or reverberations.

Avoid using the compressor. It usually just adds distortion. The compressor usually makes bad audio sound worse. The compressor’s purpose in life is to produce an even level of audio despite the many changes in level that actually exist in the audio. The compressor DOES NOTHING to improve the TONAL QUALITY of a signal. The compressor is all about LEVEL not tonal quality.

The objective is to sound clean and clear as well as loud. Achieving that goal takes experimentation and effort. The results are worth the time required.]]> 2HS3433 Latest News 07 May 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23864,23864#msg-23864 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23864,23864#msg-23864
1) HamSphere on Facebook

2) Datamodes on HamSphere

3) SSTV on HamSphere

4) WEfax on HamSphere

Perhaps you would like to check out new features on HamSphere and see if you would like to get involved and try something new.

You can join these HamSphere Facebook groups find out how to set up your computer to join in all the fun.

73

Paul

2HS3433]]> 2HS3433 Latest News 06 May 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23854,23854#msg-23854 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23854,23854#msg-23854
Like to thank 2HS1365 for this great instructional video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4XuIUD48E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Enjoy this video and see you on frequency and have fun on HamSphere!

73

Paul

2HS3433]]> 2HS3433 Latest News 06 May 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23844,23844#msg-23844 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23844,23844#msg-23844
Mr Naohiro, with the help from couple of our admins has gotten him set up with with a beautiful QSl card and will be ready to take callers.

Mr Naohiro is looking for a cheaper internet connection so he can spend more time chatting with HamSphere users around the world.

Look for P29NO on frequency and get to know our new user.

73

Paul

2HS3433]]> 2HS3433 Latest News 06 May 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23654,23654#msg-23654 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23654,23654#msg-23654
He is located in capital of Djibouti.

His home call-sign is E70A

Also active from Somalia 6O3A, 9A7WW Croatia and ex J28OO.

Best 73

Branko 4N1cw]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 30 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23614,23614#msg-23614 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23614,23614#msg-23614
During this event a special QSL card will be send.

QSL manager 19HS234
More information can be found at http://19HS234.hamsphere.net

Best Regards,

Gerard
19HS234]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 28 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23414,23414#msg-23414 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23414,23414#msg-23414
James Pratt (K7QI) now (Z81A) – QSL via K7GSE.
Diya Al Sadi (YI1DZ) now (Z81D)These are permanent callsigns given by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services.

At present time, Diya is all setup and ready to go, and thanks to Diya’s kindness, both Z81A and Z81D will be using his station located at Nyakuron South, Juba.

Diya Al Sadi, Z81D, will join Hamsphere on Saturday April 20, 2013 and will stay with hamsphere till the end of expedition to South Sudan. Just when he leaves, Olli OH0XX will replace his place on another DX expedition to South Sudan.

Since my friendship with Olli, OH0XX, we will try to bring another Z8 station on Hamsphere...

Z81D will be active for at least 18 hours on hamsphere since he travels to Cairo and then Jordan with new call signs...

73
Branko 4n1cw


]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 20 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23384,23384#msg-23384 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23384,23384#msg-23384 5B4AIT Latest News 20 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23264,23264#msg-23264 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23264,23264#msg-23264
For some inexperienced users, pile-ups on HamSphere can be really intimidating, tedious and difficult. A pile-up is when many stations are calling for one rare DX-station for example. Training Pile-up operation will make operators more skilled in DX-ing.

On the real shortwave band, the noise and doubling is extreme when there is a real PILE-UP. I would like to give you some idea what it sounds like.

Watch this recorded Pile-Up with V31MW on 15 meter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUam0Y-hnnU

Then you will get some perspective on how much doubling and QRM there is in a real pile-up :-)

One method to avoid doubling is to run split frequency. Like listening for calls on a higher frequency.

See this Pile Up with S9DX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooyXufdgXiI where he uses dual VFO to receive on a higher frequency.

Good DX

Kelly]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 11 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23084,23084#msg-23084 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23084,23084#msg-23084 ==============================

The hunt was on between 29 March to 8th of April. We hid a little over 50000 Foxes.

43HS031, 1164 logged foxes, 1st place, wins 6 months subscription extension
LZ1JER, 755 logged foxes, 2nd place, wins 5 months subscription extension
4N1CW, 124 logged foxes, 3rd place, wins 4 months subscription extension
S56LXB, 82 logged foxes, 4th place, wins 3 months subscription extension
50HS1308, 53 logged foxes, 5th place, wins 2 months subscription extension
50HS2096, 39 logged foxes, 6th place, wins 1 month subscription extension
HC5F, 26 logged foxes, 7th place, wins 1 month subscription extension
LZ2KBI, 13 logged foxes, 8th place, wins 1 month subscription extension
2HS9366, 12 logged foxes, 9th place, wins 1 month subscription extension
30HS1233, 9 logged foxes, 10th place, wins 1 month subscription extension

We will hold more Fox hunts later this year.

Thank you for your participation!




]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 08 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23004,23004#msg-23004 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,23004,23004#msg-23004 http://www.hamsphere.com/23_22994_read.html]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 02 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22984,22984#msg-22984 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22984,22984#msg-22984
Cod-gers net forum thread

73

Paul
2HS8000]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 01 Apr 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22954,22954#msg-22954 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22954,22954#msg-22954
We are proud to present a brand new activity on HamSphere which we call the HamSphere Fox hunt.

Everyone is welcome to participate in this rather special contest that will be carried out for a little over a week.

The Amateur Radio term "foxhunting" refers to another kind of Radio Direction Finding (RDF) contest, done completely on foot in large woods and parks. It's a map-and-compass sport similar to orienteering, with about a half-dozen "fox" transmitters to find in a period of two hours or so. Someday this sport, which is also called foxtailing, fox-teering and radio-orienteering, may become an Olympic event. Meanwhile, it's a fun-filled activity for your hamfests and Scout Jamborees.

On HamSphere we can't do direction finding, but we can hide transmitters.
The fox hunting is not about Morse Code really. You can just count the dots in the last character of the ID.

We have hidden 5 Ham Radio fox transmitters on all bands of HamSphere except BC.
Foxes are ID:ed MOE, MOI, MOS, MOH and MO5. They all transmit with slow morse code with 100 milliwatts so can be difficult to spot if propagation is low. This particular hunt will be carried out until Sunday 7th of April 2013 23.59 UTC and the objective is to log as many foxes as possible.

To ID the Foxes, for example MOE will transmit Dah,Dah followed by Dah, Dah, Dah followed by Dit

Please log UTC, QRG and Fox-ID in your log books. The Fox transmitters are moving around and use different frequencies and bands. There is a 1.5 sec carrier wave before ID to make it easire to spot them.

Winners will be rewarded free subscriptions and other goodies.

The Hunt is on !!!

You can listen to a fox demo transmitter on 6210 kHz, Stockholm server #6. It transmits with 0.1 Watts every 15 seconds.

]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 29 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22834,22834#msg-22834 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22834,22834#msg-22834
Doubling occurs when two stations using a two-way radio start talking at the same time and on the same frequency. This usually happens due to the confusion on how to use the Amateur Radio protocol.

A licensed Amateur Radio operator is taught the protocol prior to getting licensed, but as we also allow non licensed users, so called “Radio Enthusiast”, who may have less experience in two-way communications, the “doubling” has increased.

To reduce this phenomenon on HamSphere, as well as creating a better and smoother communication platform, we suggest that the Amateur Radio protocol should be used and it is in fact a very simple, but yet effective method of handing over the microphone to the next user:

At the end of each over (transmission) you say: “the call sign of the user who will speak next“ followed by “this is” and “your callsign” and “over”. That’s it!

Of course, if you make just quick transmissions, you can just end the transmission with “over”, but it is then extremely important that you use just that phrase. I also sometimes use the phrase “go ahead” to end my transmissions. The important thing is that there is no doubt of when your transmission is over and no doubt of whom you leaving the microphone to.


Doubling and DX “Pile up” traffic

For DX operation, when there is a rare station on HamSphere.
Here are some simple pointers:

• Keep it short. Name, QTH and Signal report only. Do not start talking about the weather and wind or other irrelevant things. Many people in line for QSO.
• When a DX addresses a station, DO NOT interrupt until they have at least exchanged Name, QTH and signal reports
• Call only using the two last digits of your callsign such as “Hotel Charlie” if your callsign were SM7NHC
• If HS user, just call using your suffix. Like 101, if your callsign is 110HS101

Some DX stations are used to work “pile ups”. They know how to handle the situation and they can control the calling stations. But as we have many beginners on the band, it can be difficult to get through a “pile up”.

On shortwave there are sometimes self appointed channel masters who distribute the “pile-up” calls to the DX in an orderly fashion. We have seen some activity like that on HamSphere already. So if you have DX Pileup experience, perhaps you can take over and instate yourself as a DX master who distribute and takes the calls in an orderly fashion.



The Amateur's Code

The Radio Amateur is:

CONSIDERATE never knowingly operating in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others.

LOYAL offering loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs and the American Radio Relay League, through which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally.

PROGRESSIVE with knowledge abreast of science, a well built and efficient station, and operation beyond reproach.

FRIENDLY with slow and patient operation when requested, friendly advice and counsel to the beginner, kindly assistance, co-operation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit.

BALANCED Radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school or community.

PATRIOTIC with station and skill always ready for service to country and community



The true Ham Radio spirit

* Always be polite regardless of the circumstances. If not, avoid transmitting.
* Set a good example especially for short wave listeners who may be thinking about becoming a ham.
* Be a good listener. It will help you better organize your thoughts before transmitting.
* Please refrain from breaking into an ongoing QSO unless you have something to share with the group.
* Break a QSO between overs by sending your call sign.
* Reply to a CQ, or call CQ yourself. It helps keep alive the magic of ham radio.
* Speak clearly and slowly, especially when giving your call sign to someone you have never worked before.
* Promote friendship and goodwill to DX contacts. Look for ways to get to know each other rather than simply exchanging signal reports and 73s!
* Try to keep track of everyone in the QSO. Hopefully someone has assumed the role of "traffic director" to make sure everyone has a chance to contribute to the discussion. If not, don't hesitate to .
* Make it clear at the end of each transmission which station is expected to transmit next.
* Operate on frequencies that are in whole KHz (e.g. 7.065 Khz). This alleviates ambiguity and makes it easier for everyone to be on the same frequency.
* Do not transmit before first determining that the frequency is clear.
* Try to keep a separation of at least 10 kHz.


73
Kelly
5B4AIT]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 22 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22804,22804#msg-22804 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22804,22804#msg-22804 UPDATE - This service did not seem to work out that well so I removed it as of today 12 April 2013 /Kelly





If you are an active Twitter you can now use the #hamsphere hash-tag to get your tweets listed on the HamSphere website. Just add the #hamsphere hash-tag to your tweets and they will be automatically displayed on our front page. This is a great feature when you want to share something fast with the HamSphere users.

73
Kelly
5B4AIT]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 21 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22394,22394#msg-22394 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22394,22394#msg-22394 Welcome to W6YL NET

QRG/Time: 1.890 Mhz [tues] 18:30 pst or 02:30 UTC [wed]

This is a controlled net using the Chat send Window on the left and HamSphere radio.

Please don't Break In or Call us

!! We will call you into the net !!

When we call you--Give us your --CALL--NAME--QTH--WX--TIME

On first round -- and Please no Qsl cards -- you will use Chat text as follows;

INFO-Send for net information
CONTACT for permission to call a station
QRT or 73 to sign out

For a net PDF file to copy, please send email to w6ylarc@yahoo.com

We will need 2 relay stations to help net control

Thank you

Stn Mgr "Red"
San Jose State University ARC]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 05 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22314,22314#msg-22314 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22314,22314#msg-22314 Here are the results from the HamSphere International DX Contest that was held 23-24 Feb 2013. The results are based on a properly filled out logbook and that power limitation were kept. Congratulations to YT2KID who won this contest with the score of 99231. Well done!

Position	Callsign	Country	#ISO2:s	QSO:s	MULTS	TOTAL
1	YT2KID	SERBIA	44	341	290	99231
2	RW6XT	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	49	324	271	88128
3	4N1CW	SERBIA	57	313	235	73868
4	16HS222	BELGIUM	47	275	221	61050
5	UX4CR	UKRAINE	44	265	216	57505
6	CT2EHF	PORTUGAL	42	259	211	54908
7	LZ2KBI	BULGARIA	43	246	196	48462
8	13HS575	GERMANY	38	226	180	40906
9	327HS206	SLOVENIA	47	227	176	40179
10	50HS2096	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	36	206	166	34402
11	153HS460	THAILAND	42	204	156	32028
12	F0DUW	FRANCE	42	197	147	29156
13	LY3BHY	LITHUANIA	28	185	153	28490
14	31HS310	PORTUGAL	38	189	148	28161
15	VE2QK	CANADA	43	192	145	28032
16	OE5CCN	AUSTRIA	37	181	142	25883
17	173HS110	REUNION	47	191	126	24257
18	93HS101	MALTA	42	178	125	22428
19	UT1ZZ	UKRAINE	37	160	117	18880
20	3HS1486	BRAZIL	32	139	99	13900
21	16HS252	BELGIUM	37	137	94	13015
22	158HS120	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	34	134	96	12998
23	26HS5655	UNITED KINGDOM	34	133	96	12901
24	14HS594	FRANCE	39	130	88	11570
25	165HS100	SARDINIA	37	125	81	10250
26	9V1CZ	SINGAPORE	37	117	78	9243
27	317HS155	BELARUS	37	118	69	8260
28	GM1FXJ	SCOTLAND	36	111	69	7770
29	44HS104	SOUTH AFRICA	28	103	72	7519
30	14HS544	FRANCE	37	111	64	7215
31	13HS191	GERMANY	36	105	67	7140
32	IK0DWG	ITALY	41	107	63	6848
33	4S7DA	SRI LANKA	34	103	65	6798
34	91HS576	INDONESIA	31	99	65	6534
35	VE3JAR	CANADA	34	100	60	6100
36	12HS212	URUGUAY	25	92	65	6072
37	N9XN	UNITED STATES	34	98	58	5782
38	SQ8AMD	POLAND	35	98	58	5782
39	RA9MLF	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	29	89	58	5251
40	14HS1441	FRANCE	33	89	55	4984
41	RA9MRO	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	15	67	51	3484
42	30HS1233	SPAIN	30	75	44	3375
43	108HS934	UNITED KINGDOM	35	77	35	2772
44	19HS1246	NETHERLANDS	29	68	36	2516
45	UY7IL	UKRAINE	28	64	35	2304
46	LA3RIA	NORWAY	30	66	33	2244
47	30HS1330	SPAIN	30	63	32	2079
48	2HS1043	UNITED STATES	21	56	33	1904
49	KB1HKV	UNITED STATES	23	58	30	1798
50	15HS147	SWITZERLAND	23	56	28	1624
51	YC9GCC	INDONESIA	24	56	27	1568
52	2HS9366	UNITED STATES	21	51	29	1530
53	6HS145	COLOMBIA	18	46	25	1196
54	26HS3912	UNITED KINGDOM	21	46	24	1150
55	50HS1308	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	7	36	28	1044
56	330HS224	SLOVAKIA	19	43	23	1032
57	68HS339	NORTHERN IRELAND	27	48	19	960
58	JH1FEL	JAPAN	21	41	19	820
59	2HS1434	UNITED STATES	16	38	20	798
60	AG7P	UNITED STATES	24	44	17	792
61	233HS868	ROMANIA	28	45	16	765
62	IK5EED	ITALY	26	44	15	704
63	S53ML	SLOVENIA	19	37	16	629
64	UB4BYU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	5	27	22	621
65	ER1RPF	MOLDOVA	19	36	16	612
66	YV4EOH	VENEZUELA	23	37	15	592
67	7X2CE	ALGERIA	26	40	12	520
68	SP4WRF	POLAND	28	40	12	520
69	26HS491	UNITED KINGDOM	21	34	12	442
70	2E1ICU	UNITED KINGDOM	16	31	13	434
71	M0BHA	UNITED KINGDOM	18	30	12	390
72	JS1ICY	JAPAN	24	43	8	387
73	19HS312	NETHERLANDS	12	25	13	350
74	68HS3965	NORTHERN IRELAND	15	28	11	336
75	310HS144	LATVIA	29	39	7	312
76	HB9EYR	ITALY	22	32	8	288
77	G0AMO	UNITED KINGDOM	26	36	7	288
78	S56LXB	SLOVENIA	12	23	11	276
79	50HS2222	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	2	17	14	255
80	EA1II	SPAIN	5	18	13	252
81	E72AW	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA	14	23	9	230
82	54HS117	LUXEMBOURG	16	24	8	216
83	G0LRE	UNITED KINGDOM	17	25	7	200
84	YV4ABC	VENEZUELA	15	24	7	192
85	JG2OZK	JAPAN	12	20	8	180
86	PA3CWG	NETHERLANDS	17	26	5	156
87	HL5BBD	SOUTH KOREA	20	31	3	124
88	JO1LDY	JAPAN	20	24	4	120
89	31HS609	PORTUGAL	12	18	5	108
90	VE1XG	THAILAND	13	20	4	100
91	14HS1518	FRANCE	18	24	3	96
92	CN8CE	MOROCCO	18	22	3	88
93	21HS466	SWEDEN	15	21	3	84
94	YD0YUN	INDONESIA	27	39	1	78
95	14HS1023	FRANCE	15	18	3	72
96	26HS6196	UNITED KINGDOM	13	16	3	64
97	VE5RMO	CANADA	16	21	2	63
98	14HS1522	FRANCE	12	15	3	60
99	I3NWN	ITALY	11	14	3	56
100	91HS1399	INDONESIA	11	14	3	56
101	86HS126		7	11	4	55
102	UN7RK	KAZAKHSTAN	7	11	4	55
103	19WO1701	NETHERLANDS	6	10	4	50
104	KK4LRW	UNITED STATES	14	17	1	34
105	79HS674	PHILIPPINES	13	14	1	28
106	2HS9312	UNITED STATES	7	9	2	27
107	6K2BEK	SOUTH KOREA	12	13	1	26
108	4HS700	ARGENTINA	10	13	1	26
109	26HS511	UNITED KINGDOM	11	12	1	24
110	16WO1640	BELGIUM	10	11	1	22
111	45HS209	SERBIA	9	11	1	22
112	15HS323	SWITZERLAND	7	8	1	16
113	30HS1644	SPAIN	7	8	1	16
114	55HS105	GIBRALTAR	5	7	1	14
115	KD8JUF	UNITED STATES	14	14	0	14
116	W1PDI	UNITED STATES	11	13	0	13
117	19HS737	NETHERLANDS	12	12	0	12
118	26HS6533	UNITED KINGDOM	5	6	1	12
119	VK3MJW	AUSTRALIA	11	11	0	11
120	VE2ZWA	CANADA	9	10	0	10
121	5B4JE	CYPRUS	9	10	0	10
122	OE4TEA	AUSTRIA	3	4	1	8
123	YT2AD	SERBIA	3	4	1	8
124	125HS106	CAYMAN ISLANDS	8	8	0	8
125	2HS1637	UNITED STATES	7	7	0	7
126	TA2LP	TURKEY	7	7	0	7
127	120HS104	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	7	7	0	7
128	15HS382	SWITZERLAND	2	3	1	6
129	2HS4914	UNITED STATES	6	6	0	6
130	KA3WAL	UNITED STATES	6	6	0	6
131	19HS1333	NETHERLANDS	2	3	1	6
132	JI2HPT	JAPAN	6	6	0	6
133	KF4UTF	UNITED STATES	4	6	0	6
134	JK1GNJ	JAPAN	5	5	0	5
135	JA2SYJ	JAPAN	5	5	0	5
136	30HS2293	SPAIN	5	5	0	5
137	14HS1510	FRANCE	5	5	0	5
138	177HS156	SRI LANKA	1	2	1	4
139	112HS101	LEBANON	4	4	0	4
140	WN4GMT	UNITED STATES	1	2	1	4
141	14HS643	FRANCE	3	4	0	4
142	158HS180	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	3	3	0	3
143	VK2AH	AUSTRALIA	2	3	0	3
144	14HS528	FRANCE	3	3	0	3
145	OK1CC	CZECH REPUBLIC	3	3	0	3
146	16HS703	BELGIUM	3	3	0	3
147	26HS5727	UNITED KINGDOM	3	3	0	3
148	2HS5048	UNITED STATES	3	3	0	3
149	26HS5501	UNITED KINGDOM	3	3	0	3
150	1HS1977	ITALY	1	3	0	3
151	SP9SVU	POLAND	3	3	0	3
152	45HS243	SERBIA	3	3	0	3
153	SQ5EXY	POLAND	2	2	0	2
154	N3SBM	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
155	14HS1380	FRANCE	2	2	0	2
156	PU1NAR	BRAZIL	2	2	0	2
157	AP2MAB	PAKISTAN	2	2	0	2
158	43HS552	AUSTRALIA	2	2	0	2
159	114HS270	PAKISTAN	2	2	0	2
160	KE7NRO	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
161	WD9FKS	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
162	21HS609	SWEDEN	2	2	0	2
163	2HS1884	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
164	2HS4765	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
165	2HS6953	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
166	26HS1335	UNITED KINGDOM	2	2	0	2
167	WA1PJG	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
168	VU2MBX	INDIA	2	2	0	2
169	187HS135	KENYA	2	2	0	2
170	F0EGM	FRANCE	1	2	0	2
171	117HS262	EGYPT	2	2	0	2
172	16HS780	BELGIUM	2	2	0	2
173	CE2RW	CHILE	2	2	0	2
174	26HS6619	UNITED KINGDOM	2	2	0	2
175	2HS1665	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
176	9HS1658	CANADA	2	2	0	2
177	28HS111	HONDURAS	2	2	0	2
178	2HS3408	UNITED STATES	2	2	0	2
179	YC6US	INDONESIA	1	1	0	1
180	VK3AAV	AUSTRALIA	1	1	0	1
181	146HS392	ALGERIA	1	1	0	1
182	VK7AE	AUSTRALIA	1	1	0	1
183	YU5PMT	SERBIA	1	1	0	1
184	UA1COG	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	1	1	0	1
185	G1HLQ	UNITED KINGDOM	1	1	0	1
186	44HS888	SOUTH AFRICA	1	1	0	1
187	44HS852	SOUTH AFRICA	1	1	0	1
188	1HS3796	ITALY	1	1	0	1
189	19HS882	NETHERLANDS	1	1	0	1
190	19HS573	NETHERLANDS	1	1	0	1
191	57HS797	INDIA	1	1	0	1
192	44HS824	SOUTH AFRICA	1	1	0	1
193	21HS220	SWEDEN	1	1	0	1
194	2HS9412	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
195	2HS6364	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
196	26HS120	UNITED KINGDOM	1	1	0	1
197	41HS260	NEW ZEALAND	1	1	0	1
198	43HS325	AUSTRALIA	1	1	0	1
199	19HS1651	NETHERLANDS	1	1	0	1
200	9HS2239	CANADA	1	1	0	1
201	N6ITY	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
202	KG7BIV	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
203	OZ9OM	DENMARK	1	1	0	1
204	PU1PML	BRAZIL	1	1	0	1
205	S51LD	SLOVENIA	1	1	0	1
206	KF7URM	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
207	KB4T	UNITED STATES	1	1	0	1
208	CT1ANM	PORTUGAL	1	1	0	1
209	BG4AEA	CHINA	1	1	0	1
210	G0CKI	UNITED KINGDOM	1	1	0	1
211	I2JZQ	ITALY	1	1	0	1
212	IZ6WNI	ITALY	1	1	0	1
213	S56CUV	SLOVENIA	1	1	0	1
				9347
Position	Callsign	Country	ISO:s	QSO:s	MULTS	TOTAL

]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 04 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22264,22264#msg-22264 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22264,22264#msg-22264
If you are a DX-Hunter you may recently have seen a discrepancy in your log and DXHC award numbers.

The reason for the changed data is that we have unfolded a DX-Scam on a limited scale. Nine accounts created with IP numbers inside DX countries, have managed to trick our system and the perpetrator(s) managed to "impersonate" nine different personalities from nine different countries. Our rigid security system alerted us and we have been doing an investigation to track down the individual(s)

The transmissions have all orginated from Moscow, Russia and one or possibly a few operators have deliberately purchased subscriptions to overcome some of our built in security-mechanisms. We regret that some operators have attempted to operate in this fraudulent way.

The fake and impersonated accounts are:

162hs107
85HS111
ZA1FK
223hs100
220hs106 (RE-ISSUED to Legit DX-User from SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES)
175HS100
86HS126
5Z4JX
156HS105


All accounts have been deleted including log entries and QSL cards.
We have installed a new blocking mechanism so that DX-Callsigns cannot be used in any other country than origin even if a subscription is purchased. We have also gone through the database and we do not find any other anomalies than those above.

HamSphere has an advantage over real Ham radio and that is the ability to pinpoint the exact country of origin by using IP numbers.

I trust that you as an operator of HamSphere feel that we do everything we can to present legit and real countries for you to QSO.

Kind regards

Kelly Lindman
5B4AIT
Founder



]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 02 Mar 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22144,22144#msg-22144 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22144,22144#msg-22144 The result from this contest will be displayed in the contest forum a week from now.

73
Kelly
5B4AIT]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 25 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22114,22114#msg-22114 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,22114,22114#msg-22114
You should keep your power level at max 1500 watts = knob setting 9 (See below table). But please try to use as little power as possible to avoid splatter. Only increase your power when band conditions are bad.

The transceiver power setting is between 0-11.
Here is a power Setting - Watt translation table.

0 = 1 Watt
2 = 10 watts
3 = 30 watts
4 = 50 watts
6 = 100 watts
7 = 300 watts
8 = 800 watts
9 = 1500 watts
11 = 2500 watts

The transceiver carrier wave signal injection into the Sphere is simulated using logarithmic functions. This means that the signal propagation is very realistic and comparable with a real shortwave transmitter. Hence using setting 11 constantly will make your signal splatter.
Use the power setting with common sense.]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 22 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21994,21994#msg-21994 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21994,21994#msg-21994 http://www.hamsphere.com/23_21904_read.html]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 19 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21744,21744#msg-21744 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21744,21744#msg-21744 We identify the state of the US operators by using Geo IP information. Recently both USA and Canada were IP mapped and now this state/province information is available for USA and Canada territories only.

Click this link to get to your log book info and check the number of verified states you have: http://www.hamsphere.com/logstats.php





US States (Total:51): Alabama(AL), Alaska(AK), Arizona(AZ), Arkansas(AR), California(CA), Colorado(CO), Connecticut(CT), District of Columbia(DC), Delaware(DE), Florida(FL), Georgia(GA), Hawaii(HI), Idaho(ID), Illinois(IL), Indiana(IN), Iowa(IA), Kansas(KS), Kentucky(KY), Louisiana(LA), Maine(ME), Maryland(MD), Massachusetts(MA), Michigan(MI), Minnesota(MN), Mississippi(MS), Missouri(MO), Montana(MT), Nebraska(NE), Nevada(NV), New Hampshire(NH), New Jersey(NJ), New Mexico(NM), New York(NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota(ND), Ohio(OH), Oklahoma(OK), Oregon(OR), Pennsylvania(PA), Rhode Island(RI), South Carolina(SC), South Dakota(SD), Tennessee(TN), Texas(TX), Utah(UT), Vermont(VT), Virginia(VA), Washington(WA), West Virginia(WV), Wisconsin(WI), Wyoming(WY)]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 10 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21724,21724#msg-21724 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21724,21724#msg-21724

Name	HamSphere International DX Contest, Phone
Description	Mission: Encourage HamSphere stations to expand knowledge of DX propagation on the HamSphere bands, improve operating skills, and improve station capability by creating a competition. Objectives: HamSphere operators work as many DX stations in as many ISO2 entities as possible on the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meter bands.
Mode	Phone (DSB)
Bands	160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Rules	Work stations: Once per band
Score Calculation	Total score = total QSO points x total mults
Max Power	1500 watts
Exchange	RS + Serial No.
QSO Points	3 points per QSO
Multipliers	Each ISO2 country once per band
Start date UTC	2013-02-23 00:00
End date UTC	2013-02-24 23:59
Log deadline UTC	2013-03-01 00:00
Manager	5B4AIT
Results

Click here to JOIN this contest


]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 06 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21616,21616#msg-21616 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21616,21616#msg-21616
As the HamSphere community is growing rapidly we have seen a need for a server upgrade. The HamSphere system requires a lot of CPU power and we currently have 28 CPU cores running on 4 servers.

The London and Chicago servers have been replaced by two new servers in Strasbourg France and St. Louis, Missouri USA.
These new additions are each 4 times more more powerful than the previous servers.

73
Kelly
5B4AIT]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 01 Feb 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21506,21506#msg-21506 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21506,21506#msg-21506
We have today updated the HamSphere DX Cluster and made it conform to International Cluster standards.
The DX Cluster is as from today showing real time transmission spots, just like real shortwave DX Clusters.

NOTE! You must make a call or use the transmitter in order to show in the cluster. So pick a frequency and start calling CQ. Your callsign will immediately be seen in the cluster with a timestamp and frequency/band.

To get the logged on users for the active band you can use the F12 key as usual. If you want to see ALL users logged on, just type the command /USERS ALL. To get the current logged on number of users, use the F11 key as usual.

This Cluster update will make it easier to find activity on the HamSphere bands and the cluster will be kept a lot more consistent.

73
Kelly
5B4AIT]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 29 Jan 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21136,21136#msg-21136 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,21136,21136#msg-21136
The results are based on a properly filled out logbook, verified log entry and that power limitation were kept.

Congratulations to Martin 161HS363 who won this contest with the fantastic score of 1300. He managed to get 52 QSOs and 24 multipliers.

Position	Callsign	Country	QSO:s	MULTS	TOTAL
1	161HS363	POLAND	52	24	1300
2	LY3BHY	LITHUANIA	44	21	968
3	CT2EHF	PORTUGAL	35	22	805
4	31HS310	PORTUGAL	40	14	600
5	HA1RJ	HUNGARY	34	14	510
6	327HS206	SLOVENIA	30	12	390
7	13HS679	GERMANY	32	11	384
8	173HS110	REUNION	29	11	348
9	RA9MLF	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	24	12	312
10	56HS244	FINLAND	24	11	288
11	50HS1308	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	26	9	260
12	179HS258	CZECH REPUBLIC	21	11	252
13	EX0O	KYRGYZSTAN	24	9	240
14	19HS1246	NETHERLANDS	23	7	184
15	26HS2695	UNITED KINGDOM	19	6	133
16	16HS252	BELGIUM	22	5	132
17	2HS9366	UNITED STATES	18	6	126
18	91HS576	INDONESIA	18	6	126
19	26HS3963	UNITED KINGDOM	21	5	126
20	GM1FXJ	SCOTLAND	18	5	108
21	165HS100	SARDINIA	17	5	102
22	2E1ICU	UNITED KINGDOM	12	6	84
23	68HS339	NORTHERN IRELAND	16	4	80
24	233HS868	ROMANIA	18	2	54
25	153HS460	THAILAND	16	2	48
26	14HS1369	FRANCE	9	3	36
27	19HS312	NETHERLANDS	9	3	36
28	1HS3572	ITALY	10	1	20
29	79HS411	PHILIPPINES	9	1	18
30	VE2QK	CANADA	13	0	13
31	108HS934	UNITED KINGDOM	5	1	10
32	BG4AEA	CHINA	4	1	8
33	LU1HBD	ARGENTINA	3	1	6
34	UB4BYU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	3	1	6
35	9V1CZ	SINGAPORE	5	0	5
36	M0BHA	UNITED KINGDOM	4	0	4
37	14HS1023	FRANCE	2	1	4
38	OK1JPU	CZECH REPUBLIC	3	0	3
39	97HS266	ISRAEL	1	1	2
40	LA8TJA	NORWAY	1	0	1
41	57HS546	INDIA	1	0	1
42	19HS737	NETHERLANDS	1	0	1
43	13HS191	GERMANY	1	0	1
44	14HS795	FRANCE	1	0	1
			718
Position	Callsign	Country	QSO:s	MULTS	TOTAL

]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 20 Jan 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20876,20876#msg-20876 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20876,20876#msg-20876
2HS3408, Tom, USA http://2hs3408.hamsphere.net/
19hs1614, Ed, Netherlands http://19hs1614.hamsphere.net/
ww3q, Randy, USA http://ww3q.hamsphere.net/
16hs685, Kris, Belgium http://16hs685.hamsphere.net/
Tonny, Netherlands, http://19hs211.hamsphere.net/
Mark, South Korea, http://100hs131.hamsphere.net/
Don, USA, http://n0klk.hamsphere.net/
Rodger, New Zealand, http://zl1rah.hamsphere.net/
Dimitrios, Greece, http://sv9kir.hamsphere.net/
Nicolas, Spain, http://ea7fmt.hamsphere.net/


You can start your own blog here: http://www.hamsphere.net

73]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 11 Jan 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20736,20736#msg-20736 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20736,20736#msg-20736
Read more at: http://www.hamsphere.com/6_11212_read.html


Thanks and 73.

Paul 2hs8000]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 04 Jan 2013 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20396,20396#msg-20396 http://www.hamsphere.com/read.php?4,20396,20396#msg-20396
Another year has passed, and how quick has it gone! Christmas is nearly upon us and another year has gone by.
HamSphere would like to thank all Subscribers, DX-Users and Admins for supporting us. HamSphere would not exist without you.

Here is the current Christmas article by Ray WX4PBC about CQ Christmas - Click and Enjoy!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

And by the way, remember the "HamSphere Christmas contest 2012" that starts 26 Dec at 08.30 UTC. Welcome!


Kelly Lindman
5B4AIT / SM7NHC
Founder
www.hamsphere.com]]> 5B4AIT Latest News 19 Dec 2012