J79xb will be qrv from 5-26 january 2012 using 160-10m including the WARC bands 12, 17, and 30m and 6m when there are openings.

Pse QSL direct to qrz.com address which is aok with self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) with CDN stamps or self addressed envelope (SAE) and 2 IRCs or 2 greenbacks. Postal rates are not the same in the USA and Canada despite our proximity to one another and also being part of NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement). So, pse use 2 IRCs or 2 greenbacks. Or you may qsl via the bureau too. No probems there but it takes longer, so pse be patient.

Pse be careful when filling out your qsl card to use GMT/Zulu time. Some ppl send me cards using Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Eastern Standard Time (EST) and this is no good. All Hams around the world use GMT. If you're a newcomer to the hobby, pse Google GMT and you will see real time clocks with accurate time in Zulu/GMT.

Pse remember that 0010 GMT changes the date, so pse fill out your qsl card correctly with the right time and date. And pse be patient to receive a qsl card as I travel often. I will return all qsl requests that are received direct or via the bureau.

I will make a special effort to give first time cw dx QSOs to Novices and newcomers, so listen on or near 7.115 on 40m in the evenings. I wish DX stations would have done this when I was a newcomer. I also understand that many hams are getting back into the hobby after a long hibernation and use cw slowly as they get used to it again. There are also hams with health issues forcing them to cw qrs and also a lot of hams in the SKCC (Straight key century club) who enjoy firing up old rigs with straight keys--I love to do this too. I like to use my old j-38, so expect to hear me on 40m cw qrs for all hams irregardless of situation.

Last year, it was a pileup nightmare with stations calling on top of each other and it was just a big mess to pull out stations at times. This year, I will operate split on ssb and listen 5 KHZ up until the pileups thin out. I will do the same on cw and operate split listening up 2-3 KHZ. Hopefully, this will solve the problem. When the pileups thin out, I will go back to simplex operation.

Thanks in advance for your kind cooperation.

I always appreciate short wave listener (SWL) reports but pse be patient when requesting a QSL card. When I finish all ham qsl requests and if there are enough QSL cards, I will gladly reply to your request if your qso contact info is correct.

Dominica is a small island located near Martinique (FM) and Guadeloupe (FG) and is not to be confused with The Dominican Republic (HI) which shares an island with Haiti (HH).

Dominica (   /ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ dom-i-nee-kə; French: Dominique; Carib: Waitikubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of 1,447 metres (4,747 ft). The Commonwealth of Dominica has an estimated population of 72,500. The capital is Roseau.

Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Isle of the Caribbean" for its unspoiled natural beauty. It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest boiling lake. The island features lush mountainous rainforests, home of many rare plant, animal, and bird species. There are xeric areas in some of the western coastal regions, but heavy rainfall can be expected inland. The Sisserou Parrot (also known as the Imperial Amazon), the island's national bird, is featured on the national flag. Dominica's economy is heavily dependent on both tourism and agriculture.

Christopher Columbus named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (dominica in Latin), November 3, 1493. In the next hundred years after Columbus' landing, Dominica remained isolated, and even more Caribs settled there after being driven from surrounding islands as European powers entered the region. France formally ceded possession of Dominica to the United Kingdom in 1763. The United Kingdom then set up a government and made the island a colony in 1805.

The emancipation of African slaves occurred throughout the British Empire in 1834, and, in 1838, Dominica became the first British Caribbean colony to have a legislature controlled by a black majority. In 1896, the United Kingdom reassumed governmental control of Dominica, turning it into a Crown colony. Half a century later, from 1958 to 1962, Dominica became a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation. In 1978, Dominica became an independent nation. (Source: Wikipedia)

Dominica is CQ zone 8, ITU zone 11, IOTA zone NA-101