Rapidshare suggestion

Rapidshare name is very famous on internet. This time I will share what I've found use this service. Sorry not related with radio amateur but I think you should to know.
Last page before start downloading is options which servers would you like to use to download. I found that every server is have different load traffic. So, if you need to get best downloading rate, you have to check which server have lowest traffic. Just pick one, enter verification you-are-human-or-not code and enter. wait abt 10 seconds. If you think rates is too slow, back to previous page and choose another one, repeat until you satisfy with rate. At working hour, sometimes very difficult to get high rate and we have to satisfy with below 10 kbps rate. But at weekend, get rate below 20 kbps is wierd, something wrong with your connection.
This suggest is work only for free acc. I don't know for payed acc. Heard that payed acc give much better offers.

Last week, I visited Memorial Ship at Surabaya. This is a submarine, whiskey class, USSR product. Powered by diesel engine, located at right of town center. Ship name is KRI (Kapal Republik Indonesia) Pasopati. You can see, it has reg number 410. This ships group then replace with 209 type, made in Germany.

Visiting this ship reminding me about one radio amateur event that QRV from memorial ship. I don't know what is the rules, but if this 410 meet qualifications, I hope someday one team can join that even.

Ticket is very cheap, only 60 cents USD per person. We will watch movie about this ship story. Movie is in Bahasa language and no text-translation. And then we can enter the 410. Start from front torpedo launcher, go to middle room, and quit at rear launcher. I can't imagine, live daily with only 40 cm bed wide, and very compact rooms. Sure no windows. Very different description with submarine movies like Crimson Tide. But I think close enough with U-571. Same age sub.

No Chance to Bawean

Another 2 ship accidents close to Bawean OC-197 this week make me decide to forget Bawean trip for IOTA contest this year. Just read that news on local paper, no victim luckily. Worst thing is World Metrological inform weather will going worse for next several weeks. They said a high-pressure low-temp air condensed at Pacific. Potentially sending high-speed wind to my area. Not surprise of that, I can see this morning is very windy here. Maybe this La Nina is had corellation with global warming.
So, good luck to you all that can join nice contest from exotic places. I hope you will enjoy. Meanwhile, I just sitting here try to catch contest as an SWL :-(((

YB3TD new call

Just phoned by local Secretary, inform my license is done. So it's legal now using my new call YB3TD, replacing my previous YB2MTA. Next step is setting up station. This would be not so easy since I live in rent-house, afraid my neighborhood will be shocked watch HF antenna. My own house not ready yet, developer said it will be ready at December.
Bawean Isl OC-197 is not too far from here. But weather is very windy lately days. 2 ferry accidents happens in this week. Last event accident is on Lombok strait, carry 3 Germany tourist. All safe, include ferry crews. These things make me nervous if want to cross Java sea. Bawean is abt 90 miles away from here.
Hope can join contest as soon as possible. See you guys.

New Callsign

Moved from YB2 at Nov 2006, now I live here with my family at YB3, Gresik city, abt 20 km north from Surabaya, capital of East Java. Since my moving is permanent, there is no chance to keep my previous callsign, YB2MTA. I already send new callsign application to local authority at early May 2007. And until today there is no news abt it. I was reserving YB3TD as my new call. But since no license approval, mean no activity. Just listening on my FT-7800 at 118.3 MHz AM mode, Surabaya Tower.
Very high expectation to join IOTA contest from Bawean Isl. OC-197 this July, but no hope due weather (and no license also). Several ferry accidents lately days here in Indonesia, shrinking my guts to over Java sea.
I will post my logs (and hope another friends logs) on my web www.yb3td.com. Sorry that if you feel my web full with Google Adsense, but I need that to run my web (and hope someday adsense will funding me to new islands).
Please feel free to contacting me for any kind purposes, commence, suggestion, critics (I love it), or just say Hai Riv. My email is riv[at]yb3td.com or alternate yb2mta[at]gmail.com. Unfortunately gmail not offer 5 characters email addr. So, still search what nice email addr with gmail. Or maybe can you help me with ideas.
Hope to see you on the bands. Soon. I hope.......