There are some problems with open, public available downloads. Downloads are now available to registered users only. If you are not already registered, sign-up and all areas of this web site will be accessible. Enjoy my quite large archive with > 250 files. If you find it useful, consider, please, a small donation to your local Animal Shelter where the "allmighty dollar" is in the command. A dollar or two may be enough to keep a dog or cat alive for one more day, perhaps the day that someone will come to adopt them.

If my site helped to keep alive a single dog or cat, the huge time amount spent building up this site is not lost.

I recommend to use your callsign as user name, if available (I assume that my web is rather uninteresting to those who are not licensed and not involved in DX, CW and contesting). Do not use numbers or meaningless character garbage as your user name. Such entries are deleted without warning because it seems that no living person but a spambot is behind. Many thanks for understanding!

New sign-up policy: due to continuous flooding and several attack, a new level of sign-up policy was necessary. Now, there are two steps:

1. sign-up and choose your password (click above). Nothing happens until you are MANUALLY assigned with a member or another status. You will receive an email with a notification.

2. you should be activated. This is also a MANUAL procedure which is done mostly at the same moment as (1).

Your sign-up details are carefully checked and all sign-up requests without any valid ham radio call sign are deleted without any warning. To avoid any possible conflict, use your call sign as the user name (preferred), otherwise I will look if your email address contains any ham radio call sign (k1abc@gmail.com, peter@ k1abc.net etc. - all are good). Another option is to mention your call sign in your name and, of course, you can email me your call sign separately (use the mailer, please). Non-ham sign-up requests (part vendors, publishers etc.) are not accepted.

QSL Managers as of Feb. 8, 2010. It provides simple QSL info in CSV text format in order call;manager_call; publishing_date. No addresses, no other info than Manager's call sign. The date format is yyyy-mm and does not mean the validity date limits, however if a station has multiple QSL managers, it helps to choose the right one. Download here (registered members).

A gathering place for QRQ ops world wide to share information and experience in pursuing QRQ CW. Operating, technical topics, QSK and much more. Very interesting, see here.

Due to the major earthquake in Haiti, all radio amateurs are requested to stay clear of frequencies 14300, 14265, 7265, 7045, 3977 and 3720 kHz so that emergency traffic for Haiti can be passed and handled. Additional frequencies may also be activated throughout the day on different bands.

Effective 1-1-2010, access to the Online DX Awards Directory is available and FREE to all awards hunters. The rules for over 3,300 different awards from 110 DXCC countries are NOW at your fingertips. K1BV still really needs your help to let him know about changed rules and award fees, new awards, sponsors who don't reply to your applications, dead URL's, etc. Welcome, and feel free to explore a fascinating part of our hobby, one which has challenges enough to keep you busy for several lifetimes. A great chance to put your QSL collection to work!

The K1BV DX Awards Directory is here!