Monday, August 21, 2017

SP0OTC #JO82XJ Old Timers Club Meeting

Polish Old Timers Club meeting gave us opportunity to activate another rare grid on 70MHz - JO82.
This will be last 70MHz grid pedition this Year, another joined one with Mek SP7VC.

Worked (no mode select) : DK2EA, DG1VL, DF5VAE, G0CHE, G3YDY, G4BWP, DD3SP, PA2CHR, PA2IP, G3SHK, PA2M, GI4SNA, PA3ECU, OK1VBN, SP2HHX, ES3RF, OH8MGK, OZ1JXY, OH7TE, OF1ZAA, OZ1BNN, SP3OCC, G0LFF, OZ0XX, G4BRK, S57A, SP5XMU, PA5Y. QRT 08:30UTC 

Operating site, room 106 :-)

 Antenna looking West, only "tree clear" direction

Mek's yellow GPS  #JO82XJ




We will be QRV under S.E.S call SP0OTC starting Friday, August 25around afternoon, and finish the activity Saturday morning hours ~10UTC.

Operation is pending now from Giewartów Palace #JO82XJ, where the OTC meeting is organised.
  
 pic source: Wikimapia.org

The station will be located behind the Palace building, only free place to put antenna, about 25-30meters  above Powidzkie lake level.
Almost free takeoff 240-300deg, but we will try other directions as well. More info/pics e.tc. after arrival.

Hope to work as many of You as we can.

GL & 73



Monday, August 14, 2017

#KO26XX YL/SP7VC log - QRT now

KO26XX operation started 14:00UTC. GL all ! 

 4m FSK & SSB MS : G4BWP, ON4PS, OZ8ZS, S51DI, OZ2OE, OZ3ZW, PA3DOL, PA2IP, PA2CHR, OH2MA ES3RF, OH7TE, SP9HWY, SP3RNZ, PA5Y, S51DI, PA0RDY, DF5VAE, DD3SP, PA2M, PA3ECU, OZ1DLD, DK5EW, OZ1JXY, G4SGX, SP1MVG, OZ1BNN, PA2M, DL6BF, PA0RDY, DG1VL.


DJ5MN - NC (timeout) 






KO26XX operation QRT 18:48UTC

Sunday, August 13, 2017

#KO36DX Cesvaine, YL/SP7VC log

YL/SP7VC log starting August,13.2017 #KO36DX Cesvaine. QRT now !






4m FSK : DJ9YE, PA3DOL, OZ1BNN, SP9HWY, OZ1JXY, DD3SP, DK5EW, S51DI, SP1MVG, DL5WG, OH2BYJ, PA2IP, DL1SUZ, ON4PS, OK2BRD, OZ3ZW, YL2CP, SP2MKO, PA2CHR, DJ4TC, OZ8ZS, PA0RDY, SP3RNZ, DH8BQA, ES3RF, OZ2OE, PA2M, DJ5MN, OK1TEH, OZ1DSD, SP3OCC, OH7TE, OZ1DJJ, LA9BM, OZ5AGJ, G4BWP, PA3ECU, DB8WK, DK5SO, DL6BF, DF5VAE, OZ1DLD, DK5YA, DL4KUG, OF1MN, OF3DP, DF1AN, ON7GB, DG1VL, OH1TM, G4SWX, DL4WO, OH2MA, OH7TE, PA7ES, YL2CA, PA5Y

4m SSB MS : OK1DIG, SP3RNZ, PA2M, OZ3ZW, PA3DOL, ES1CW,  ES1II/8, OZ5AGJ,


4m NC (timeout) : OK1MAC,
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6m (JT6M & MSK144)  : OZ1DLD, DJ6YX, OZ1BNN, DD3SP, DJ9YE, S57TW, SP3UR, PA3ECU, DL1SUZ, DH8BQA, OK5TK, DF5VAE, SP2MKO, SP1MVG, OZ3ZW, SP3OCC, G4SGX, S51DI, SP3RNZ, OF1MN, OF5ZA, OH7RJ, SP2IQW, OK2BRD, SP1JNY, PA3DOL, SP3JSD, SP3RNZ, OZ1DJJ, OK1DIG, OZ1DSD, LA7DFA, SP3CFM, OH7RJ, SP3DV, OZ3K, YL2CP, OF3DP, OH3LCH, YL2AO, LA9BM. QRT now 08:45 UTC





# more info https://sp3rnz.blogspot.com/2017/08/ylsp7vc-cesvaine-ko36dx.html

Friday, August 11, 2017

YL/SP7VC on the way to Latvia #KO35DS


QRT QRT QRT now on the way to KO36DX

While driving to Cesvaine, we stopped for some rest after LY/YL border crossing.

4m log: OZ3ZW, OZ1JXY, SP3RNZ, OK1DIG, OZ2OE, PA2IP, ES3RF, PA2CHR, PA5Y, DJ9YE, DD3SP, SP9HWY, S51DI, PA3CMC, ON4PS, YL2CP, OH7TE, OH2BYJ, DJ5MN, DF1AN, OZ5AGJ, OK1TEH, G4BWP, OZ1DJJ, PA0RDY, OZ8ZS, OZ1BNN, PA3DOL, PA2M, PA3ECU, OZ1DLD, LA9BM, DG1VL, PA2J, DF5VAE, ON7GB, S52OR, OK2BRD, DH8BQA, S57A, DJ4TC, OK1MAC, OZ1DSD, SP1MVG, G0CHE, DB8WK. QRT 12:15UTC  

DL6BF, SP3OCC, OZ2M - NC (timeout)





This will be somewhere in KO35 grid, exact place to be determined.
I will be QRV for 3-4 hours, depending on interest, rocks and weather.

Please be vigilant, as there will be only random work. 

Start time ~3:30 - 4:00UTC - QRG 70.173 MHz, only FSK441 mode TX 1period.

More info in due course.

Good luck !  Mek YL/SP7VC


Monday, August 7, 2017

YL/SP7VC Cesvaine #KO36DX

Following info on behalf of Mek SP7VC:

Coming weekend August 12-15.2017 I will be QRV from Cesvaine village, Latvia, KO36DX square.



As usual, main focus on 70MHz with some HF when no interest or no rocks.

Possibly I will do short activation of KO37DA, and if any spare time and good WX also KO26XX.
Rig: FT847 modded by RNZ_LAB, base station antenna in KO36DX 5+5el YU7EF, portable 4ele YU7EF Yagi. 
Frequency TBA upon arrival, possibly 70.173MHz, mode FSK441, 30s 1st period. 
Log will be posted here with updates when time permits. 
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SN8NCJ # KO12PD Summary

Now SN8NCJ is over.
Thanks to all who participate in Andy's commemoration.
Complete band log in previous post, and below 3 VHF bands statistics.
QSL please via SP3RNZ, direct or via bureau.
Will upload LOTW within a month. 
 
50 MHz: 34QSO's

  70 MHz: 61QSO's, 58 unique callsigns, 3 dupes.

144 MHz: 22QSO's