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The board of MF-Runde e.V.

A MF cruise with the museum steamer "Wal"
DL0DMB qrv with special DOK "50DMB"
Greetings from the sea (UA2FM)
MFCA - Admiral Tegetthoff Award
CQ de DP1POL
MS "HOOD" Amateur Radio Activity Event
Enigma - The Secret

A MF cruise with the museum steamer "Wal"

Icebreaker "Wal"

The 3-days Northsea cruise with the former icebreaker and museum steamer SS "Wal" was for all participating MF Runde members a very special experience.

Though specially at Saturday of 24. May, the weather around Helgoland island was foggy and rainy, especially on Saturday, everybody on board was in roary high spirits.

The ship set up in 1938 for the first time into service is in very-well kept state and now equipped with comfortable passenger cabins.

Without any problems a good antenna alongside fit over the masts as well as a radio equipment was installed after MF boarded the ship. The radio station was from the morning as of 23. May (starting from Bremerhaven) until the evening of 25. May 2003 (arrival at Bremerhaven) as DL0MFM/mm QRV which was during the stay in front of Helgoland only interrupted by going ashore, sitting together at night in the ships comfortable saloon.

Marie-Luise, DF7PM and Brigitte, DL6DCC

Despite the present poor condx during that time have been made about 150 CW and SSB QSO´s including the participation at the MF Runde weekend CW and SSB nets.

"Wal"-cruisers

DL1NL, MF 779

DL0DMB qrv with special DOK "50DMB"

On the occasion of the day of representatives of the Deutsche Marinebund (DMB) from 12. to 15. June 2003, from Wilhelmshaven our MF clubstation DL0DMB/MF995 is qrv with the special DOK 50DMB. Ops are Mary/DF7PM, Hardy/DJ1VB and Pit/DL9SJ, Hermann/dc7qn is qrv on 2m. The qth of all operation is the mobile home in front of the Gorch Fock House and from friday in front of the club ship ARCONA on the Bontekai.

Of the port celebration at the Koepenicker summer at the same weekend furthermore, the MF clubstation DL0MFB/MF550 is qrv of the motor launch Berlin of marine comradeship B erlin-Koepenick. Ops are Klaus/DF6LI and Helmut/DL1NM.

From 27. to 29.06.2003 in LEER / Eastern Friesland, by investment of many associations, the Niedersachsentag (lower saxony day) 2003 will take place.
From the exhibition place of the LV Northern Sea of the DMB on the market place will also be qrv our MF clubstation DL0DMB with its special DOK 50DMB. Marie-Luise and Hermann will represent the MF Runde in being qrv from their mobile home.

For further details to Niedersachsentag pse see www.leer.de

DF7PM, MF 777

Greetings from Sea

sends to all MF members, friends and supporters our fellow member

Victor (UA2FM) MF 588.

Until november 2002 he sailed as a Chief Communication Officer on MV "MARCO POLO",
(ex. "Alexander Pushkin"), a passenger vessel of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). Then
he changed to the super class passenger vessel "Norwegian Dawn" which has been put in
service at November 2002 in Papenburg.

With "Norwegian Dawn", which has been built at the Meyer yard in Papenburg, he sailed
first to Southampton/England and from there to New York. After this Victor changed to
MV "Crown Odyssey" and is at the time being sailing with her to Pago-Pago, Apia, Fiji
Islands and Vanuatu. Moreover it is possible that his schedule includes Sydney. About a
further employment on "Norwegian Dawn" to the Caribian seas and to the coasts of
Mexico has not yet been decided.
If we are lucky we can welcome our Victor at 2003 in Bremerhaven where then his new
ship will be put into service.

(from left: Victor UA2FM, Harald DL5XI and Manni DL5HL)

Radio Wireless room MV "Marco Polo"

In Antarctica"

UA2FM, MF 588

Admiral Tegetthoff-Award of Marine Funker Club Austria

The award shows the sea-battle of Lissa (1866) under the command of the
austrian Admiral Wilhem von Tegetthoff.
A 4-colour-print 26 x 19 cm. This award shall be a special link between
naval and maritime amateur radio clubs worldwide.

For further details pse see MFCA-Homepage !

OE6ESG, MF 485

CQ de DP 1 POL

QTH: 70 Degrees 39 Seconds South - 008 Degrees 15 Seconds West

Broadcas Eskimo
vy 73 DL5XL

We received greetings from the end of the world - from the german Neumeyer research
station in the Antarctica. There is our member Felix Riess (DL5XL) MF 932 waiting for
the antarctic winter season. Starting march 2003 he will operate the amateur radio station
DP1POL .
Felix will be the fifth radio operator of the MF-Runde at the pole.

Felix (DL5XL) MF 932

DL5XL, MF 932

MS "Hood" Amateur Radio Activity Event

This is a yearly event for licensed radio amateurs around the world. It is managed by Malcolm Butler, a long time friend of H.M.S. Hood Association Treasurer and former crew member, Ken Clark. The 2003 HMS "HOOD" Amateur Radio Activity Event will take place from:

24th May till the 1st June 2003

The first GB 2 HA H.M.S. Hood Special Event station was held in 1995 and has proven to be a popular annual event, boasting participation from many licensed amateur radio operators from around the world. They generally call-in to discuss their memories of the Mighty Hood. Last year's event took place on 25th May 2002.
It commemorated the 61th anniversary of Hood's loss. Malc tells us that it was one of the busiest years yet, with over 200 contacts from around the world (though contacts were heaviest throughout Europe).

We will post information on the next event as soon as Malcolm schedules it. As always, access to GB2HA will be on HF 20, 40 mtrs also on 2 mtrs and Packet Radio.

If you wish to learn more about GB2HA, please contact Malc directly. His call is G0LMD Packet via G0LMD@GB7SDN. You can also contact him via e-mail at GB2HA@QSL.NET

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Info QSP by DL 5 XI (MF #218 / RNARS #3695 / ANARS #167)

There she is - the "original" ENIGMA - the secret
of the German Army from 1930 - 45!

This electronic Enigma-keying maschine was developed by a telecommunication expert of the German Navy and was practically testet with an original Enigma at the Naval Signal School at Flensburg-Mürwik. The results are surprising!

All who are interested may download a sample version as freeware at enigzip.exe

System requirements:
Windows 95 (or higher), 1 MB memory

Content of enigzip.exe:
Complete version DOS
Demo version Win95/98

For the complete version pse contact:

Franz FICK (DL 1 YO) MF 160
Kiefernberg 19

D - 21075 Hamburg (Germany)

Tel.: 040 / 79 04 539 , Fax: 040 / 79 23 014
mailto: dl1yo@t-online.de

The fee is 20,00 € (DL), 25,00 € (EU/DX). No IRC´s!

DLL1YO, MF 160