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東京のハムフェアで発表されたようだ。

以下、DX World の情報を抜粋。
写真では大きさが今一つよくわからないが、操作パネルと本体を切り離すことができるセパレートタイプのようだ。
HF+50MHzの200W。
価格は、￥877,800とのこと。結構高価だ。

The brand new ICOM IC-7760 (HF + 50Mhz 200w transceiver) has just been announced at the Tokyo Ham Fair 

Suggested retail price:  ~ 877, 800 YEN or ~ $6000 USD.

8月24日付　425DX News #1738から抜粋

26日からセントポール(CY9）のDXペディションが始まる。
北米向けのバンドコンディションはあまり良くないように感じるのだが、CY9の信号は聞こえるだろうか？
TO8FPを狙ってワッチをしたが信号はとても弱かった。
FPからは、31日から別のペディションが計画されているが今回はQSOできるだろうか？


PERIOD(D/M)     CALL                                                      425#
till  25/08      5E61: special prefix                                   1736
till  25/08      5E61FJ: special callsign                               1736
till  26/08      D4UM: Sal Island (AF-086), Cape Verde                 1737
till  26/08      YJ0VK: Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu                         1737
till  27/08      S79/DG3FEH: Mahe (AF-024), Seychelles                 1737
till  31/08      4A2MAX: special callsign                               1736
till  04/09      4W/VK1AO: Timor Leste                                 1736
till  04/09      TK/DJ0TP: Corsica (EU-014)                             1734
till  15/09      E51EME: Rarotonga (OC-013, South Cook Islands         1737
till  15/09      FO/F1SMB: Tahiti (OC-046) and Fakarava (OC-066)       1736
till  16/09      9M61S: special callsign (East Malaysia)               1738
till  20/09      JG8NQJ/JD1: Minami Torishima (OC-073)                 1727
till  31/12      C5GM: The Gambia                                       1730
24/08-25/08      OH0B: Aland Islands (EU-002)                           1738
26/08-05/09      9G5AS: Ghana                                           1737
26/08-05/09      CY9C: St. Paul Island (NA-094)                         1738
30/08-01/09      9M67MA, 9M67MB, 9M67MC, 9M67MD: West Malaysia    1737
30/08-01/09      9M67MJ, 9M67MK, 9M67MM, 9M67MN: West Malaysia    1737
30/08-01/09      9M67MP, 9M67MR, 9M67MT, 9M67MW: West Malaysia      1737
30/08-01/09      9M67MQ and 9M67MS: East Malaysia                      　　 1737
31/08-03/09      FP/DC8TM/p and FP/DF3TS/p: St. Pierre (NA-032)      1737

4W     - Alan, VK1AO will be QRV again as 4W/VK1AO from Timor Leste  from 19
         August to 4 September, including activity from POTA sites  and from
         Mt Ramelau (Tatamailau), the highest peak in  Timor-Leste.  Usually
         he operates mainly FT8 on 40-12 metres. QSL via LoTW, eQSL and Club
         Log's OQRS.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/4W/VK1AO  for more informa-
         tion.
CN     - Taking part in the annual Youth Day's celebrations,  members of the
         Association Royale des Radioamateurs du Maroc (ARRAM) will be using
         the special prefix 5E61 on 17-25 August, while the national society
         will be running the special event station 5E61FJ. Celebrated on the
         birth day of the reigning monarch (21 August),  Youth Day  (Fete de
         la Jeunesse) is a public holiday  in honour of the contribution  of
         the youth to the Kingdom.
9M6    - Celebrating the 61st  Sabah Day (31 August)  and  Malaysia Day  (16
         September), special callsign 9M61S will be active from 23 August to
         16 September.  QSL direct to  P.O. Box 20469,  88761 Luyang, Sabah,
         Malaysia.
9M6    - Team 9M1Z will be active from the  "Semporna Islands", Sabah,  East
         Malaysia during the first half of September.  They will be QRV from
         four islands:  Mabul (1-4 September),  Timba-Timba (5-7 September),
         Mataking (8-11 September) and Pom-Pom (12-15 September).  Look  for
         activity on 80-6 metres  SSB, CW, FT8/FT4 and RTTY.  QSL via  LoTW,
         Club Log's OQRS (see https://www.qrz.com/db/9M1Z  for the links  to
         the four logs,  which will be  uploaded separately), or  direct  to
         9W8ZZK or 9M8WIN.
CY9    - Helicopter operations for the CY9C DXpedition  (26 August-5 Septem-
         ber) will  begin at 12 UTC on  24 August:  "the first flight to  St
         Paul Island  will be with several team members on board.  The first
         priority will be sending the tents and other infrastructure gear to
         the island.  The airlift  of gear  will take  all day  on the 24th.
         Please be patient  as there is a lot of work that must be completed
         to build the camp. There is very little soil (ground) on the North-
         east Island as it is essentially a large rock. We may have to drill
         anchors  into the rock  to secure our tents and  antenna masts.  At
         this point, the weather looks favorable for the airlift of gear and
         team members". See https://www.facebook.com/groups/1455659374986029
         for updates.
         CY9C will run 6 stations on 160-10 metres, and one station for VHF/
         UHF/EME and satellite.  At any given time, a minimum of  3 stations
         will be using  the new  SuperFox FT8 mode.  Their planned operating
         frequencies:  https://t-rexsoftware.com/cy9c/frequencies.htm.   QSL
         via  Club Log's OQRS  (preferred for both direct and bureau cards),
         LoTW, or direct to WA4DAN.
E5_sc  - Tom, N2WLG will be active as E51WLG from  Rarotonga (OC-013), South
         Cook Islands on 1-8 September. He will operate CW and digital modes
         on 40-10 metres. QSL via LoTW, or via home call.
IS0    - Giuseppe, IK5WWA  will be  active again  as  IM0C  from  San Pietro
         Island (EU-165) on  1-15 September.  He will be QRV on 40-2 metres.
         QSL via home call.  He is in the process of clearing the backlog of
         his past activities; requests for direct and bureau cards are being
         processed slowly but surely, so please be patient with him.
OH0    - Martti, OH2BH will operate CW as OH0B from the Aland Islands on 24-
         25 August. QSL via OH2BH.  This will be the  CW part  of the  OH0AM
         outing [425DXN 1736] that made nearly  4200 QSOs mostly on FT8  and
         SSB.  The lottery is still open for  contacts made with  OH0AM  and
         this weekend's  OH0B operation.  Just send a note  of your QSOs  to
         oh2am60@gmail.com to participate in the lottery.  The prizes are 10
         copies of "Atlas of QSL Cards"  (https://atlasofqsl.com).  The lot-
         tery draw will take place on 19 September.
9G     - Adam, M6NXW, will be active as 9G5AS from  Breman, Ghana between 26
         August  and 5 September.  He will operate QRP on 20-10 metres  SSB,
         FT8 and FT4.  QSOs will be uploaded to  eQSL,  QRZ Logbook  and HRD
         Log, neither LoTW nor paper cards will be provided.
D4     - Alex, SQ9UM will be active holiday style as  D4UM  from  Sal Island
         (AF-086), Cape Verde on 16-26 August.  He will operate CW, SSB, FT8
         and FT4 on 80-6 metres. QSL via home call; QSOs will be uploaded to
         Club Log. [TNX SQ9UM]
E5_sc  - Bob, ZL1RS will be active again as E51EME  from  Rarotonga (OC-013,
         grid BG08cs), South Cook Islands from 23 August to 15 September. He
         will focus on 6m FT8 via ionospheric propagation, with 6m EME using
         Q65-60A  as his secondary objective.  QSL via  Club Log's OQRS  and
         LoTW.  See https://www.qrz.com/db/E51EME  for more information  and
         updates.
FP     - Thomas, DC8TM and  Martina, DF3TS will be active as  FP/DC8TM/p and
         FP/DF3TS/p from St. Pierre (NA-032) from  31 August to 3 September.
         They will operate  SSB  and FT8  from POTA sites,  lighthouses  and
         SOTA summits.  See  https://www.qrz.com/db/DC8TM  for their planned
         activations.
S7     - Holger, DG3FEH will be active holiday style as S79/DG3FEH from Mahe
         (AF-024), Seychelles on 15-27 August. He will operate SSB mainly on
         40, 20, 15 metres and QO-100. QSL via the bureau to home call. [TNX
         NG3K]
YJ     - Luke VK3HJ, Chris VK3QB, Patrick VK2PN and  Olgierd VK5XDX  will be
         active as YJ0VK from  Efate (OC-035), Vanuatu on 20-26 August. They
         will operate CW and FT8 on 40-6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS;  QSOs
         will be uploaded to Club Log.  They will try to keep their  FB page
         up-to-date: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555552575381.

お盆休みで仕事には行かないが、仕事に行く日と同様に朝5時に起きてシャックに入った。
しかし、今朝はHFバンドのコンディションが悪くてガッカリ。

7, 10, 14, 18, 21をワッチしたが、LUとCEの強力な局が聞こえていただけで、ヨーロッパ・アフリカ方面の信号は全く聞こえなかった。

昨日、12日はワッチできなかったが、10日、11日の土日は両日とも朝のコンディションが良かった。
ちなみに、太陽活動を示す数値は、SFI=16 SSN=194 A=126 K=6。
Aの値がとても高い。

数値が良いからと言ってバンド・コンディションが良いとは限らない。
しかし、数値が悪い時はだいたいバンド・コンディションは悪いようだ。

明日以降も休みなので、14日、15日も早起きをしてワッチをする予定だがどれくらい聞こえるだろうか。