VP9KF

VP9KF
Paul Evans, Baileys Bay
Bermuda

F:172 A:21 K:4.00 SSN:136

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Welcome to VP9KF and Bermuda
Full QSL Information. Home of the Amateur Radio RF Safety Calculator.
Propagation Predictions  PEAK JA/UA0/HL TIME: 21:00z to 22:00z
2024-01-08 to 2024-01-22 - Propagation Prediction map
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Live Data: RBN (VP9KF) DXWatch (VP9KF)  RBN (other VP9)  DXWatch (Other VP9)
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Best operating periods: 20:00Z to 00:00Z and 08:00Z to 12:00Z
Chance on air now:  0% (Off Island)
Bermuda is very isolated in the Atlantic
which makes it very expensive
The red dots on the map show where I have been active from. The green ones, where I have lived.
We lived at: Arlington Heights, Middle Road, Smiths (location);
4th Avenue, Cavendish Heights,  Pembroke (location);
Philston, Whale Bay Road,  Southampton (location); 
Shorelee Cottage, Tween Walls, Mangrove Bay, Sandys (location)
I attended Whitney Institute (location) and Bermuda College (Academic Sixth Form Centre) (old location).
I have lived in Smiths, Pembroke, Southampton and Sandys Parish.
Latest activity is from Hamilton Parish.
Info on QTH
Continent: North America
CQ Zone:5
ITU Zone: 11
Time Zone: Atlantic Time (GMT-4)
Daylight Saving Time - Yes
IARU Area: 2 
IOTA: NA-005 
WLOTA: Gibbs Hill 0201, St. David's 1480 
ARLHS: Gibbs Hill BER010, St. David's BER009
Lat: 32.21.12N Lon: 64.32.135W
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Polar path - current data Path from VP9 to JA [not current data]

Local winner of Bermuda Contest in April 1976 and April 1979
Operator
Paul Evans: VP9KF, G4BKI, 8P9FT, J37KF, V31WJ  
Paul Evans: VP9KF, G4BKI, 8P9FT, J37KF, V31WJ, EI6LC
Station
Yaesu FT-920 with Inrad CW filter or Kenwood TS-590SG
MFJ-4245 45A Switched Mode Power Supply or Jetstream JTPS45 45A Switched Mode Power Supply
Toughbook CF-53 rugged PC running N1MM+ logging (DX mode), ICECAP/ICEAREA/HamCAP, Bart backup
Mortty v4 CW keyer (replaced by v5)
Bencher Paddle (my 18th Birthday present, while living in VP9)
Sony MDR-NC20 full ear, noise cancelling, headphones
  Ameritron RCS-12 antenna switch
Antennas Cushcraft A4S, 160m dipole, 80m dipole, 40m dipole, WARC bands = parallel dipole
Licence
The Radio Society of Bermuda callbook was by no means complete. It is now much better! Many older callsigns were missing and so was mine!
For my version, please visit here.
For reference:
Bermuda Class Three Licence - Advanced (that is not the same as the FCC Advanced Class, it's the same as EXTRA Class)
Amateur Radio Service (HAM)
Number: 3125
Callsign: VP9KF
Licensee: Paul Evans
Valid from: Saturday July 01, 2023
Valid to: Friday June 30, 2028
(originally issued in April 1979 & continuously held)
See licence (address witheld)
Visiting Bermuda
Your licence will have <homecall>/VP9 on it. Please obey DXCC rule 7 or your contacts may not count:
7. Any Amateur Radio operation should take place only with the complete approval and understanding of appropriate administration officials. In countries where amateurs are licensed in the normal manner, credit may be claimed only for stations using regular government-assigned call signs or portable call signs, where reciprocal agreements exist or the host government has so authorized portable operation.
Look carefully at the Schedule attached to your VP9 licence. You'll see that allocations may be different to your home licence.
5 MHz is NOT included in the VP9 licence frequency schedule (only VP9GE has an experimental allowance). I cannot work you there.
The World from VP9


The PERFECT greyline path to JA - look for me. VP9 is currently the 54th most wanted country from JA(!) Join the 1777 stns fm JA to work me.
 
All time QSO map All time JA QSO map

  Radar (St. David's/Airport) Satellite Lightning. Flights: Real Time Today Schedule. Wx station [I] [II (inc.CAM)]
Track local shipping (cruiseliners, ferries and general shipping)
 Current weather
 Courtesy Kellyfoto

Activity: 1974-1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
2006 March & November
2007 May/June & October/November
2008 April & November
2009 April & November
2010 April & November
2011 April & November
2012 April & November
2013 November
2018 October/November
2023 April
 2024 January
We often visit about twice a year and stay here for about 5 weeks in total, or ~10% of the time.
 
Shorelee - Ethel & Catherine Tucker
Club membership
I operate
only CW		 4SQRP 4SQRP 9AQRP A1A A1 Club (JA) [Challenge Degree, worked 204 members] CCT CQC CQCW CTC CWJF - Life Member ECWARC FFQRP FISTS FOCocw FPQRP GRT
CW Links 30CW 4SQRP 9AQRP A1A A1 Club (JA) CCT CQC CQCW CTC CWJF ECWARC FFQRP FISTS FoCocw FPQRP GRT
Notes on QRQ No. 236 No. 1945 No. 161
& 162		 No. 253 No.1745 No. 200 No. 1029 No. 571 No. 3224
& 3225		 No. 790 No. 450 No. 102 No. 19223 groups.io
-only-		 No. 4128 No. 1442
HTC LIDS MORSE NAQCC NEQRP NOC NZQRP PROCW QRQcw RCWC South African Morse Operators' Club SKCC SOC SSN True Blue DXers Club Worked All Britain - former CW Net controller YOMARC
HTC LIDS MORSE NAQCC NEQRP NOC NZQRP PROCW QRQcw RCWC SAMOC SKCC SOC SSN TBDXC WAB YOMARC
No. 387 No. 231 No. 020 No. 9881 No. 855 No. 1 --- No. 120 --- No. 1211 --- No. 20141 No. 1000 --- No. 900 No. 1496 No. 144
Please don't confuse me with my friend John, VP8KF [G3VPW]
 I recommend to you the QTH I use: VP9GE, whose web site I also maintain (we have been friends since 1968!) - Reviews


Supporters of the Agape House Rubber Duck Derby
In memory of our friends Ruth Paynter, Violet Wears, Ken Hubbard, Marian Holland, Edna Hall and Ollie McKittrick. In memory of our friend Jackie Bacon

Bermuda roof Red Hole, Paget - Ethel Tucker
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Callsigns: G4BKI, G4BKI/VP9, VP9KF, 8P9FT, J8/VP9KF, W4/G4BKI, G4BKI/J3, J37KF, F/G4BKI, TK/G4BKI, EI6LC
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