Estimados miembros del EPC:

Este mensaje es para informar que Eliazar de Dios, EC2AMN es nuestro representante oficial en España responsable para la preparación y coordinación del 4º Evento Especial EPC de estaciones en España (ED, EE, EF, EG, EH) cuya celebración será desde el 1 al 30 de junio de 2010.

Eliazar mantiene la base de datos de estos distintivos de llamada y ayudará con la recepción de las licencias. Si desea ejecutar un Evento Especial EPC en España, si usted tiene preguntas o consultas de algún tipo, no dude en ponerse en contacto con Eliazar a través de su email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dear EPC Members,

This is to inform you that Eliazar de Dios, EC2AMN is our official representative in Spain responsible for preparation of the Spanish EPC Special Event Stations (ED, EE, EF, EG, EH) to take part in the EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month from 1st to 30th June, 2010.

Eliazar maintains the data base of these call signs and assists with receiving the licenses. If you would like to run an EPC Special Event Station from Spain, if you have any questions or concerns of any kind, please do not hesitate to contact Eliazar via This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Announced EPC SES & Club Stations can be found at http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=190

73! EPC FYCM Comité / EPC FYCM Committee
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GB1EPC (EPC # 2000) operated by MM0DFV will be active during the "EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month" from 1st to 28th June, 2010 from Glasgow, Scotland (SC16) along with GB2EPC (EPC # 11100) operated by GM0WRR from nearby location within Glasgow.

Another two EPC special event stations will be working at the same time from Scotland - GB4EPC (EPC # 10700) operated by GM0SDV from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire (SC29), and GB0EPC (EPC # 11200) operated by GM0IXO from Dunfermline, Fife (SC15).

Two GB stations will be working from England - GB5EPC (EPC # 10800) operated by M0TLN from Reading, Berkshire (EN56), and GB8EPC (EPC # 10600) operated by G6XOU from Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex (EN22). QSL-cards for all GB EPC stations should be sent via MM0DFV.

YR8EPC (EPC # 11300) is a new EPC special event station located in Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Suceava County (EU Area RO34), in the historical region of Moldova and Bukovina (Romania). The station is on the air from 01.03.2010 to 31.12.2010 including participation during the "EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month"
on June, 2010. QSL manager and station's trustee is Mihai, YO8CGR. QSL-cards should be sent via his home call sign.

YQ9EPC (EPC # 4100) is active again on PSK frequencies from 21.01.2010 to 31.12.2010 including participation during the "EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month" on June, 2010. The station is operated by Mihai, YO9BPX from Ploieşti, Prahova County (EU Area RO41), in the historical region Muntenia (Romania). QSL-cards should be sent via YO9BPX.

Licences for all stations listed above have been received. More special EPC stations are coming soon. Don't miss your chance to get more points for the ECSA award series and for our special award series dedicated entirely to the "EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month" which will be issued soon.

MMØDGR/p will be operating from the Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve (GMFF-046) on Saturday, 6th February, 2010. The portable station will be located at the Shore Wood (southeast corner of Loch Lomond). Equipment: Icom IC-706MKIIG with HLA-300 Plus (300W) HF Power Amplifier. Antenna: 9m high Vertical with CG-5000 Automatic Antenna Coupler. Grid locator IO76RB, WAB NS48, EU Area SC31 (West Dunbartonshire), IOTA EU-005. Bands, modes and frequencies ± QRM: 20 m (BPSK63 14.072 MHz, CW 14.044 MHz, SSB 14.244 MHz); 30 m (BPSK63 10.142 MHz, CW 10.110 MHz); 40 m (BPSK63 7.044 MHz, CW 7.014 MHz, SSB 7.144 MHz). QSL-cards via MMØDFV (preferably RSGB QSL-bureau).

Loch Lomond National Nature Reserve (GMFF-046) lies in the southeast corner of Loch Lomond, in the southern part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park (GMFF-002). This portable expedition gives you two WFF reference numbers GMFF-046 and GMFF-002 simultaneously. The Reserve includes some of the woodlands for which Loch Lomond is renowned, including the wooded shores on the mainland and on the islands of Inchcailloch, Clairinsh, Torrinch, Creinch and Aber Isle and the wetlands at the mouth of the River Endrick.

Detailed information & map are available at http://www.srars.org/wff-reports/gmff-046.htm

MM0DGR/p will be working from the Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve (GMFF-015) on Saturday, 30th January, 2010. Clyde Valley Woodlands NNR is made up of three detached woodlands scattered along the Clyde Valley. Cleghorn Glen and Cartland Craigs are situated on the outskirts of Lanark, with Jock’s Gill Wood on the outskirts of Carluke. Bands: 20, 30, and 40 meters. Modes: BPSK63, CW, and SSB. Equipment: Icom IC-706MKIIG, Antenna 10m-high Vertical with CG-5000 Antena Coupler. Amplifier: HLA-300 Plus (400W). Grid locator IO85CQ, WAB NS84, EU Area SC29 (South Lanarkshire), IOTA EU-005. Nearest town is Lanark. Station's location will be at Jerviswood Tower. QSL via MM0DFV (preferably RSGB QSL-bureau).

Dear EPC members,

From 1st to 30th June 2010 our club is organizing the "EPC Fourth Year Celebration Month" (EPC FYCM). There will be many special event stations working with the "EPC" suffix from all over the world. We are looking for EPC operators in various countries to apply for the special event station call signs locally to be active during the June, 2010. Please contact us if you are willing to apply for such special event call sign in your own country so that we can make an accurate list of all the participating stations beforehand, and inform PSK enthusiasts all over the world through various DX news resources including our own website. The only requirement is that the suffix of the special event station must be "EPC", such as GB1EPC, GB0EPC, etc. Please don't concern regarding the QSL design and printing expenses, our club will do that. Even if you don't have a QSL manager, we can offer you our help.

We plan to issue a special series of EPC awards for contacts made with EPC club and special event stations from 1st to 30th June 2010. This will be the 4th anniversary celebration of the European PSK Club with more than 11000 members at that time. Please contact us as soon as possible if you wish to run an EPC special event station in June 2010 since it's going to be a great event amongst PSK enthusiasts.

Announced EPC SES & Club Stations can be found at http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=190

We would also ask our existing EPC club stations to be especially active during this period. Please contact us to confirm your participation so that we can add you to the list of the participants. The UK EPC members have already started to apply for Notices of Variation (NoV) for EPC Special Event Call Signs. Complete lists will be published on our website as soon as we accumulate the information.

73 de EPC Managers
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MM0DGR/m (EPC # 200) will be working from the Braehead Moss National Nature Reserve (GMFF-010) on Saturday, 23rd January 2010. Operators: Jurij MM0DFV, John GM0WRR, and possibly Victor GM0SDV. Bands: 3.5 - 28 MHz, BPSK63 and other modes. WAB Square NS95, Grid Locator IO85, EU Area SC29 (South Lanarkshire), IOTA EU-005. Equipment: Transceiver Icom IC-706MKIIG and 10m Vertical Antenna + CG-5000 Automatic Antenna Coupler. QSL-cards via MM0DFV (RSGB QSL-Bureau).

Braehead Moss peat bog in the central belt of Scotland has complex origins in that it has arisen from peat developing in two separate basins, which have now fused. In the area where peat has merged, the vegetation has affinities to 7130 Blanket bogs. The station will be operating just beside Braehead village located on the verge of the Nature Reserve. This place is a Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

You can download our information leaflet at this link.

We have received engraved trophies for the EU PSK DX Contest 2009 winners and for the United Kingdom winner in the EPC PSK63 QSO Party 2008. All trophies will be posted shortly to the following addressees: Sergey Zhemaytis, RU3QR (EPC # 16, SOAB-LP 1st place in Europe, EU PSK DX Contest 2009); Alexander Nudel, UR7GO (EPC # 6775, SOAB-HP 1st place in Europe, EU PSK DX Contest 2009); Vyacheslav Vinogradov, RA9RR (EPC # 4645, SOAB-LP 1st place outside of Europe, EU PSK DX Contest 2009); Gennadiy Gleyzer, UN1L (EPC # 2578, SOAB-HP 1st place outside of Europe, EU PSK DX Contest 2009); Mario Pedreschi, GM3MZX (EPC # 178, 1st place in the United Kingdom, EPC PSK63 QSO Party 2008).

The European PSK Club congratulates all the winners on their achievement. Many thanks for your interest and support, and we look forward to see you in the forthcoming EPC contests.

The EPC Contest Committee has received 725 logs for the EPC PSK63 QSO Party 2009 from 67 DXCC countries: 4L, 9A, BY, CN, CO, CT, CX, DL, EA, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, G, GI, GM, HA, HB, HI, HS, I, J3, JA, K, LA, LU, LY, LZ, OD, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PZ, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, UA2F, UA3, UA9, UN, UR, V5, VE, VK, VU, XE, YB, YL, YO, YU, YV, and ZL.. The best station on BPSK63 in the 2009  is UR4QX. Congratulations to Yuri and all the EPC PSK63 QSO Party 2009 winners!

The amount of participants has increased significantly since the last year. Three top stations have managed to make their score over four million with more than 1000 BPSK63 contacts: UR4QX, UN1L, and UA4HOX. Well done guys!

Yuri Ivanov, UR4QX (EPC # 6283) takes the top World Wide position with a score of 4573359. This is the best ever result has been achieved in the EPC PSK63 QSO Party. Next is the best PSK63 station 2008 Gennady Gleyzer, UN1L (EPC # 2578) with a score of 4494282 which makes him a leader on the Asian continent. Aleksey Romanov, UA4HOX takes the third place with a score of 4307584.