Homecalls/DX operations Don Miller, W9WNV
10.10.20
| Eigene Rufzeichen / Home Calls / Army Calls | ||||
| - WN9WNV | Chicago, Illinois | Novice Call | 1952 | |
| W9WNV | Chicago, Illinois etc. | Extra Class | 1952- | |
| HL9KH | Osan, Korea | Guest Call - 1962 CQ WW CW Contest All Band Single Op: Winner 1,142,748 points | 1962 -1964 | |
| HL9KQ | Osan, Korea | MARS Call - Station did not operate | 1962-1964 | |
| - AE6IY | Walnut, California | Extra Class | 2002- | |
| Erste Expeditionen / First expeditions, 1963 | ||||
| W9WNV/KG6R | Rota Island, Mariana Islands | with Ernie, WA6ROP; Eddie K2QGC; Ray, K5LXZ/KR6BH. 5.242 contacts | 1963-02-16 – 1963-02-25 | |
| HL9KH | Osan, Korea | 1963 CQ WW Phone Contest, Single Band (14MHz) Single Op: Winner 318.060 points | ||
| KG61D | Parece Vela (=Douglas Reef, Okino Torishima) | 2.379 contacts, 33h | 1963-05-31 – 1963-06-02 | |
| Linked with World Radio Propagation Study Association Birmingham, Alabama (“Ack” Ackerson, W4ECJ) [00] |
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| W9WNV/XU | Cambodia | with Charles N. ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU, K4GTZ, 5A1FF, F7DD. 7.200 contacts | 1963-08-30 – 1963-10-06 | (err: 29.09.-06.10.1964 |
| K7LMU/3W8 | South Vietnam | |||
| War Zone | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU. 8.200 contacts | 1963-10-19 – 1963-10-28 | (err: 19.10.-28.10.1964) [01] | |
| Departing New York | With K7LMU, ‘Chuck’ Swain | 1965-07-21 | ||
| 5W1AD | Western Samoa | with George Ashton, 5W1AZ | 1965-08-02 -1965-08-08 | |
| XJ8WW | New Hebrides | 1965-08-16 – 1965-08-18 | or 1965-08-14 only | |
| - FK8AU | New Caledonia | Using Raul’s call sign | 1965-08-20 -1965-08-22 | Or 1965-08-21 only |
| VK2ADY | Australia | 1965-08 ? | ||
| BY4SK | China | By Zol and Kor | 1965-09-05 – 1965-09-09 | CW only [02] |
| - XW8AW | Laos | 1965-09-10 | ? | |
| W9WNV/8F3 | Indonesia | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-09-11 -1965-09-15 | -09/16,17 ? |
| XZ2TZ | Burma | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-09-22 – 1965-09-27 | 1965-10-03 -1965-10-12 ? |
| K7LMU/HS | Thailand | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-10-03-1965-10-12 | |
| 1S9WNV | Spratly Is. | With ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-10-16 -1965-10-19 | |
| XW8BF | Laos | Guest of ‘Chuck’ Swain, XW8AU | 1965-10-23 | cfm by QSL |
| K7LMU/HC8E | Ebon Atoll | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-10-27 -1965-10-30 | -31.?[03] |
| W9WNV/TI9C | Cormoran Reef | with ‘Chuck’ Swain, K7LMU | 1965-11-02 -1965-11-16 | or -1965-11-04 [04] |
| W9WNV/ZM7 | Tokelaus | =Tokelau 3.000 contacts | 1965-11-15 - 1965-11-16 | or – 1965-11-20 |
| VR2EW | Fiji Isl. | 1. Operation CQ WW CW Contest | 1965-11-27 -1965-11-28 | |
| VR5AB | Tonga Isl. | 1965-12-15 -1965-12-21 | ||
| ZK2AF | Niue | with Edmund ‘Ted’ M. Thorpe, ZL2AWJ | 1966-01-01 -1966-01-05 | |
| Returning to /Rückkehr nach USA | ||||
| FW8ZZ | Wallis Is. | by ‘Chuck’ Swain, KL7MU, and ‘Ted’ Thorpe, ZL2AWJ | 1966-01-10 -1966-01-26 | [04a] |
| VK2ADY | ARRL Test | 1966-02-12 – 1966-02-13 | ||
| - FK8AU | New Caledonia | 1966-02-05 -1966-03-15 ? | [05] | |
| - VR2EW | Fiji Isl. | 2. operation? Unconfirmed, only contest participation ?/ Unbestätigt, nur Contest-Teilnahme ? | 1966-02-27 – 1966-03-18 | |
| - KS6BO | American Samoa | 1966-03-30 | ? | |
| 1M4A | Minerva Reef | WPX Test | 1966-04-16 -1966-04-18 | [06] [14] |
| W9WNV/FO8M | Maria Theresa Reef | 1966-04-26 | [07] | |
| W9WNV/ZK1S | Suwarrow Atoll | 1966-05-07 -1966-05-09 | [08] | |
| Returning to / Rückkehr nach USA | ||||
| 1966-05-28 | ||||
| Leaving / Abreise Johannesburg | 1966-06-22 | |||
| VK2ADX/VK0 | Heard Is. | 1966-07-09 – 1966-07-12 | [02] | |
| Arriving / Ankunft in ZS | 1966-07-24 | |||
| PY0XA | St.Peter & St.Paul Rocks | with Herb Kline, K1MP , 3.000 contacts | 1966-08-21 -1966-08-22 | [09] |
| K1MP/KC4 | Navassa | with Herb Kline, K1IMP, 3.500 contacts | 1966-08-31 -1966-09-02 | [10] |
| W9WNV/HK0 | Serrana Bank | 1966-09-05 -1966-09-06 | [11] | |
| W9WNV/HK0 | Bajo Nuevo | 1966-09-08 – | ||
| 1966-09-09 | [11] | |||
| - VQ9AA | Seychelles | 1966-10-?? | or 5Z4AA? | |
| VQ9AA/D | Desroches | 1966-10-17 -1966-10-27 | [12] [14] | |
| VQ9AA/F | Farquhar | 1966-11-03 - | ||
| 1966-11-08 | or only 11-04 [13] | |||
| FH8GF | Comoro Is. | by ‚Jose’ F. Guerra, CR7GF | 1966-11-05 –1966-11-10 | or 8-10.10. [02] |
| VQ9AA/A | Aldabra | 1966-11-14 -1966-11-17 | [14] | |
| FR7ZP | Glorioso Is. | 1966-11-19 -1966-11-22 | or only 11-20 [14] | |
| 1G5A | Geyser Reef | 1. Operation | 1966-11-19 1966-11-25 | or 19.-27. or 23.-25.[14] [15] |
| VQ9AA/C | Chagos Island | 1967-01-19 – 1967-01-22 | ||
| 1B9WNV | Blenheim Reef | 1. Operation | 1967-01-23 | [14] [16] |
| VU2WNV | Laccadive Isl. | 1967-01-27 – 1967-01-28 | [09] | |
| VK2BRJ/9 | Norfolk Is. | by Bob James, W4CHA | 1967-02-05 – 1967-03-26 | [02] |
| Returning to /Rückkehr nach USA | Meeting ARRL HQ / Treffen im ARRL HQ | [17] | ||
| VQ8CB | Mauritius, Quatre Bornes | with Bill Rindone, WA6SBO | 1967-08-19 – 1967-08-21 | |
| VQ8CBB | St. Brandon, Raphael Is. | (=Cargados Shoals), with Larry Page, WB2DHF, VQ8CH | 1967-08-22 – 1967-08-30 | or 23.-28. |
| VQ8Cxx | Rodriguez | VQ8CBR = Don Miller, VQ8CCR = Steve Gibbs, VQ8CC, VQ8CHR = Larry Page, WB2DHF, VQ8CH | 1967-09-09 – | |
| 1967-09-14 | ||||
| Arriving / Ankunft in VK6 | 1967-10-10 | |||
| VK2ADX/VK9 | Cocos-Keeling Is. | VK/ZL CW, CQ WW Phone Test | 1967-10-14 -1967-10-22 | or – 31.10. |
| 5R8BA | Malagasy Rep. | CQ WW CW Contest All Band Single Op. 2,614.877 points. Would have won, log submitted too late / Hätte gewonnen, Log zu spät eingereicht | 1967-11-25 – 1967-11-26 | |
| VQ8CB/N | Nelsons Is. | 1967-12-16 -1967-12-17 | or 15.-17. [14] | |
| VQ8CB/A (SSB), W9WNV/Blenheim Reef (CW) | Blenheim Reef | 2. Operation | 1967-12-18 -1967-12-20 | Or 08.-10.[14][16] |
| VQ8CBA/G (SSB), W9WNV/Geyser Reef (CW) | Geyser Reef | 2. Operation | 1967-12-30 – | |
| 1967-12-31 | [14] [15] | |||
| W9WNV/2 | New York | 1968-02-17 | ||
| [00] | Expeditionen/Expeditions 1964-1967: 1964 South East Asia DXpedition /1965 Asia-Pacific DXpedition/ 1966 Asia-Pacific Expedition /1965-1968 DXpedition / 1965-1966 DXpedition / 1965-1967 DXpedition / 1967 DXpedition | |||
| [01] | CQ January 1968 reports that the K7LMU/3W8 operation took place after clearing the activity with the FCC to lift the ban for operations with Vietnam, at least temporarily. | |||
| [02] | Not by/nicht von Don Miller | |||
| [03] | Ebon (or/oder Boston Island) The southernmost atoll of the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands / Das südlichste Atoll der Ralik-Kette der Marshallinseln -4° 38′ N, 168° 43′ O | |||
| [04] | Palao. AKA Corumoran Sho, Gabaru Reef, Gabaru-sho, Gabaru-shō, Gobaru Sheet, Korumoran-sho, Korumoran-shō, Ngabard, Ngalard, Ngebard. - 7°50'34" N, 134°31'8" E | |||
| [04a] | Hit by a typhoon, lost / In einen Taifun geraten, verschollen | |||
| [05] | Call used again during search operation, probably no QSL / Rufzeichen abermals bei der Suche verwendet, wahrscheinlich keine QSL | |||
| [06] | Tonga. AKA Ongo Teleki, Nicholson´s Shoal, zwei atollähnliche Korallenriffe 23° 47′ S, 179° 2′ W | |||
| [07] | South oft he Tuamotu Archipelago. Probably not existing. Cover of CQ magazine 1966 is a hoax / Südlich des Tuamotu-Archipels. Seine Existenz ist nicht geklärt. Titelblatt CQ 1966 ist eine Fälschung. Allegedly/angeblich 37°00′S 151°13′W. | |||
| [08] | Northern Cook Islands 13° 25′ S, 163° 7′ W | |||
| [09] | Hoax. Not credited by ARRL-DXCC / Fälschung. Von ARRL-DXCC nicht anerkannt | |||
| [10] | Not credited by ARRL-DXCC, Don maintains this was a valid operation / Von ARRL-DXCC nicht anerkannt, Don beharrt auf Gültigkeit der Operation | |||
| [11] | Carribean/Karibik. Serrana: 14° 24′ N, 80° 16′ W; Bajo Nuevo: 15°53′N 78°38′W – ex DXCC | |||
| [12] | Seychellen, Amirant Islnds 5° 40′ 0″ S, 53° 39′ 0″ E – ex DXCC | |||
| [13] | Seychellen, Outer Islands 10° 10′ S, 51° 8′ E – ex DXCC | |||
| [14] | Suspended by ARRL-DXCC, later reinstated / Von ARRL—DXCC suspendiert, später doch anerkannt | |||
| [15] | AKA Banco de Geysir, Mozambique Channel 12°21′S 46°26′E. – ex DXCC | |||
| [16] | Chagos. AKA Baixa Predessa, 5° 13′ S, 72° 28′ E – Ex DXCC | |||
| [17] | When ARRL announced that none of his operations would qualify for DXCC / Nachdem ARRL sämtliche Aktivitäten für das DXCC disqualifizierte |
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