tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68399249099450320912024-03-14T05:01:53.081+00:00HF diarioAll about my radio hobby by EI9KCArkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943903554555867289noreply@blogger.comBlogger756125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839924909945032091.post-32431595589040390982016-06-09T23:44:00.001+01:002016-06-09T23:45:20.451+01:00Heard Island - QSL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Received today QSL from Heard Island VK0EK DXpedition 2016</div>
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Beautiful designed 4 pages card and kiss printed by Max ON5UR</div>
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VK0EK - back page QSL</div>
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Great QSL Manager service by Tim M0URX - as usual - this is outstanding job.</div>
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Arkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943903554555867289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839924909945032091.post-37394416140226592642016-05-27T22:42:00.002+01:002016-05-27T22:43:49.013+01:00Mount Athos by SV2RSG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Warm welcome to new permanent Radio Operator SV2RSG Monk Iakovos from 16`th most wanted DXCC - Mount Athos</div>
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Had pleasure to make 2-way QSO with him today on 21Mhz CW. Which is nice surprise for my 2`nd ever QSO in CW with this entity. Location is "easy" from EU so the only thing to avoid big EU pile-up is to wait for best opening from his location and this is what I did today. To be honest Greece is always strong on higher bands and to make QSO is not difficult. </div>
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On DX Cluster his call-sign can look like Greece but is Mount Athos! So keep an eye for SV2RSG.</div>
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His CW was slow at about 16 wpm but I hope Monk Iakovos will only get better. It was good to see him operating in split mode when it was necessary. </div>
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VP8SGI - South Georgia Island - QSL card</div>
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Both DXpeditions to Remember !!!</div>
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And nice surprise from GM0HCQ Mike. Mike is working on <a href="http://www.gm0hcq.com/">Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross</a></div>
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Looks like it his ship took a post bag from South Georgia to nearest civilization places :)</div>
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Landing permission obtained ! Papa Lima DX & Contest Group will participate in IOTA Contest 2016 from EU-103 Little Island as EJ1Y. Possible operation as EJ0PL before and after Contest.</div>
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I am very happy to be in the Team!</div>
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FT4XU - Kerguelen Island</div>
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Arrived today! Just one QSO with this rare DX confirmed by QSL now. Many thanks for great QSO Nicolas! New DXCC!</div>
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1) Botswana on the AIR! Thanks to A25UK I have two new bands needed from this DXCC - 30 and 12</div>
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2) FT4XU - Kergulen Island CFM on LoTW - great surprise , new DXCC , looking forward for paper QSL</div>
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3) V31YN - Gerd thank you for log re-search and upload my QSO again. 12M Belize CFM at last...</div>
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4) T8XX Ulf (DL5AXX) - thank you for LoTW upload your Palau 2012 DXpedition - 30M band new slot !</div>
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5) S0S - Western Sahara arrived on LoTW as new DXCC !</div>
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Western Sahara again - main log uploaded to LoTW !!! Almost all slots worked CFM by card already now on LoTW. Did not expect this DXCC to see on LoTW. Waiting only for 30M QSO to show-up there made in 2015 .....</div>
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FT4JA went QRT on Sunday 10.04. My last QSO was on 20M CW - few days ago started with 20M RTTY and finished on 20M CW ... on 20M CW operator was Pat F2DX and I`ve received EI9KC 5NN 73. Last year on 3G0ZC Juan Fernandez 2015 I was with Pat in the Team.</div>
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Juan de Nova 2016 was pleasure to work and I am happy to have them in the log on 8 bands and 3 emissions. Smooth operation from start to finish. Great Team and well organized! Few operators from Juan de Nova in 2014 activated FT4TA. They learnt they lesson I believe. Tromelin was hard to work. I`ve remember how it was to get into their log. Juan de Nova was much , much easier. </div>
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<b>160</b> - No luck to made 2-way QSO but . SWL two or three times. We`ve lost inverted L during winter storms and it we installed inv V on TB for SPDX Contest fixed also EU beverage which was on the same direction as VK0EK / FT4JA - 250M of coax had big loss and signals were not so strong.</div>
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<b>80 - </b> <a href="http://ei9kc.blogspot.ie/2016/03/hallelujah-heard-island-logged-on-80.html">http://ei9kc.blogspot.ie/2016/03/hallelujah-heard-island-logged-on-80.html</a> - few days later SWL their signal on this band , much better signals some times and little pile-ups. It was easier to work Heard Island from our part of EU on low bands than on higher.</div>
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<b>20 - </b>big question mark ? why I didn`t log Heard Island on 14Mhz. Many hours waiting , SWL about 3 or 4 openings three times in the morning via LP and once in the evening but no QSO. There was always something .... JA Wall / QSY to different bands or no QRV at our "best time" I don`t know why but it must be reasons - why VK0EK didn`t QRV at about 16-19 UTC on 14Mhz ..... For example my only QSO with Kergulen FT4XU Nicolas 4 months ago was at around 18:00 on 20M. Nicolas was using single dipole at human height , low power , etc Kergulen Island is "not too far" .... at the moment when I am writing this post FT4JA QRV on 20M (16:37 UTC) and they are real 5NN on my S-meter<br />
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<b>12 - </b>hours of waiting for good shape signal .... one week ago when workable on 12M was NA NA only .... then next day ... missed opening - 4 EI worked them on 12 ... had to wait another few days for good chance and I`ve took it! 2 weeks waiting for QSO on 24Mhz finally in the log!</div>
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<b>10 - </b>no EI station logged them on this band. Full time Dxers didn`t manage it. Must say it was almost impossible. That day when I`ve worked them on 12M I`ve SWL VK0EK signal on 28034 Mhz for 30 seconds .... yes 30 seconds ....</div>
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Last night I`ve participated in SSB part of UKEI 80M sprint. This time from EI0PL Club Station as I was there to chase some DX on low bands :)</div>
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Just started! FT4JA Juan de Nova DXpedition ....</div>
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76 QSOs / 75 WPX by EI9KC on 20M SSB low power in first time ever participation in WPX Contest .... probably I was the only EI9 prefix active in this competition so I am feeling like a rare one :) hihi and congratulations to all 76 lucky stations who have EI9KC in their logs :)</div>
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Signal not better but much quiet . Noise level at ZERO ... and little signal from Herad Island went trough ....CQ VK0EK VK0EK DN 1 ....</div>
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No more to say ... R5NN TU ! I think Operator on the other side was NG2H Kenneth.</div>
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One of the Most Wanted DXCC after 19 years of silence QRV again !!!</div>
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HEARD ISLAND ... One of the most remote places on the Earth</div>
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4 years ago to get into the log of 3C6A took me 3 days !!!</div>
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<li>20M CW was good fun to manage 25kHz wide split :) NEW BAND! <b>DXCC - 310</b></li>
<li>30M CW - it was great surprise to find Kenneth calling endless CQ on quiet band that moment! - NEW BAND! <b>DXCC - 282</b></li>
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Yesterday 17`th March I was St Patrick Day station calling CQ for St Patrick Day Award</div>
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Winter storms did a few damages @ EI0PL / EI1Y Conest station and antennas needs some attention. SPDX Contest is coming and also two big DX-pedition are on the way. Heard Island and Juan de Nova. It was busy day but a lot was done:</div>
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New 12/17 coax is placed</div>
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EI1Y Conest station of Papa Lima DX-Contest Group has more than 60K QSOs logged already.</div>
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I am helping now Adam EI5JQ to manage all QSL requests for EI1Y / EI0PL and EJ1Y</div>
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Arkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943903554555867289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839924909945032091.post-13031347904458467212016-03-06T20:23:00.001+00:002016-03-06T21:31:20.033+00:00121 QSOs during ARRL DX SSB 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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121 QSOs made during my short run on ARRL DX SSB 2016. Not much but I had no time and prefer CW more . But SSB can be good sometimes too especially when you calling CQ with 100W on packed 21Mhz and VE8GER Patrick from Northern Territory is giving me a call !!!</div>
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My amplifier ACOM 1000 didn`t manage pile-up on Sunday. Got some noise during QSO and I had to switch it off. After professional expertise by Adam EI5JQ and Oleg EI7KD verdict can be only one: high voltage transformer is gone .... Replacement will be quite expensive. So well this was probably the end of the transformer life as it was about 8 years old ....</div>
Arkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943903554555867289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6839924909945032091.post-1553523198297354652016-03-05T21:52:00.000+00:002016-03-05T21:52:17.674+00:00DXpedition Marquesas 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is TX7EU DXpedition Marquesas 2016 - Nuku Hiva OC-027 recorded this morning on 30M CW. Wonderful signal and "easy" to work. Marquesas Islands confirmed here from on 7 bands (10-40) two emissions CW/SSB almost 5 years ago thanks to TX7M</div>
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K5P Palmyra Atoll QSL arrived</div>
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One of the hardest DX to work. 2 bands - one mode - CW</div>
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