Thank You!

We’d like to thank Joel Rosenberg of Toronto for being so kind to send us paper copies of the 1971 and 1972 VUDs, plus a few other issues to make our collection as complete as it can possibly get (unless somebody has some 1968 issues stashed away somewhere). So, if you are a VUD collector, go get them in the VUD Archives.

Where’s The Es?

A great place to check to see if skip is nearby is the WTFDA logger called the ‘W-Logger’. If one of our posters notices it, word spreads and the first to know are those who watch the logger. You need to be a WTFDA member to use it.

Another place to check is the FM List Visual Logbook where users post their logs and the logs are plotted on a map of the Unied States. Very cool. You need to be registered there to use that feature.

DX maps has been around for years. It plots 50mhz amateur radio contacts on a map of the world.  Some say it’s not as reliable as it used to be, but it still can be used as a skip indicator. No registration is needed to watch the maps.

There are other sites similar to DX Maps that will plot 6m contacts on a map. G7IZU and N3TUK  are two of them.

If you know of other sites, let us know. Happy hunting!

TRIAX

We’ve read a report recently that Danish satellite/OTA antenna maker Triax has begun winding down their operation and that the company will soon be history. Antenna  manufacturing is most definitely not a flourishing industry in 2023.

WTFDA Members

Effective October 1, 2023 your VHF-UHF Digest will be completely online. Register here at wtfda.org for a preview of the September VUD which will be viewable as soon as you log in. It’s the same magazine with the same information, just in a differerent place.