Let's stack... Something :-) 2 * EF0606W1 YU7EF design "V6M" project - ACCOMPLISHED

Garden mess partially cleaned. XYL seems to be happy :-) Well, actually not fully satisfied ;-)

As You probably aware, EME DX-peditioner Lance W7GJ is on the Falalop, V6 ( F.S.M )
This was the reason to build something different than single Yagi to try EME bouncing with him.
Of course also good reason to fight with bad WX (sudden rain and winds)as well as fast running time, to get on spot with minimum of Degradation coming weekend.
Second or third reason was to build & test my first stack - light version of YU7EF EF0606W1 Yagis in Vertical polarisation.

All parts are recycled ( greeeeen antenna :-) ! ) from previously used antennas, EF0609/0407 etc.
No animals were hurt during production :-D, just one scared neighbour and my two fingers cutted by accident. Nah !

This is light version of EF0606W1 designed for me by Pop YU7EF (thank You!), tapered elements, 12/10mm and 300mm square tube boom to minimize weight, and better wind resistance.
Simulation show 11,6dBi freespace gain of single antenna, pair of two should be ~2-2,5dB better.

Planned elevation mount, pity, but not this time...

Horizontal pattern

Few pics during project work :

Center mounting plate : square boom 40x40x2mm with 100cm inner tube dia 35mm on joints

Horizontal support vs boom joint plate

DE with I0QM resonant balun attached.

Left antenna, closer look. Boom little saggy at it's 6m lenght , will correct it before lift up.

Both antennas at low level. Awesome :-)

Last pics at Earth level, Wednesday. Booms corrected. Moon behind - a good omen?

and last corrections Thursday Aug.27

Time is running fast, best time to go higher : - )

And finally 2*6el YU7EF operational at 12m.

First measurements : SWR at 50.150MHz 1:1.13, at 50.200 1:1,22 ( measured with AA-170 )

Now it's time to work V6 :-)


Assume 2*6el YU7EF stack project done. This all was possible with great help and encouragement of Pop, YU7EF. Hvala.



73!

Summer "no DX" humour ;-)

A bit of humour, when all continously dries with +35C in full sun, sometimes we can find some spare antennas in the grass.

Well.
Wife said - honey, I know, there's SIX season in June, but we have almost September... so would You like to clean the Alu mess? :-)

Nah! Womans..

SV9/DJ5MN #KM25QI Bernie on Crete Isl. - UPADTED Aug.27

On behalf of Bernhard DJ5MN :

Hi Greg,

Telegramm-info (if you like you can distribute to DXers)

SV9/DJ5MN #KM25QI Antenna set up done, QRV 40-10m 6m 4m. CW ok, SSB limited due to microphone problem.
6m QSOs done, 4m not open yet. HF/6m: ~200 QSO done for test CW 99 %

Now:

SV9/DJ5MN/m #KM15 Today Saturday, August.22 HF + 6m + 4m QRV several hours during daylight , CW (SSB see above)
pse monitor 50.099 +/-3 kHz and 70.200 - will announce in DX cluster or KST

SV9/DJ5MN/p #KM24 HF + 6m + 4m will announce details to SP3RNZ as soon as possible and will try KST / DX cluster

73 Bernhard SV9/DJ5MN

UPDATE August 25.2015

So far 1007 QSOs from KM25....255 on 6m and exactly zero QSOs on 4m.
Condx are mediocre to damned bad.

In addition there is a lovely little source of QRM that needs "special treatment" from time to time....please see picture...Tobias preparing for /mm. ;-)

KM24 or KM35 end of week....info to come.
Feel free to publish....

73 from Crete!
Bernhard SV9/DJ5MN

UPDATE August 27.2015

Hi Greg, On Friday, August 28., we plan to be in KM35. I will try to be QRV as SV9/DJ5MN/p for some hours during daylight on 6m and 4m. If no condx on VHF I will try some HF. All operation is CW only as my microphone is broken. There is some little chance to be in KM35 on Saturday as well. I will I info you... QRG around 50099 +/- 3 kHz. ......and 70200...
Please find attached a photo of my SV9 shack in KM25qi.
Feel free to publish. 73 Bernhard

Perseids shower - a visible part.

Some nice stacked pics received from my brother Andy SP3UCA, captured August 12 and August 13 at night time. Single B/W sky survelliance camera mounted on chimney.

August 12/13.2015 stack

August 13/14.2015 stack

Nice, isn't it?


73!

Balkan Suprise -Mek's last STOP on tour - SV8/SP7VC #KM29PW - log

QRT QRT QRT - END of BALKAN TRIP II August 15.2015 Summary tommorow. Thanks to all who tried, and worked.


Everything good must came to an end - this way or another Balkan Tour II does.

But as You probably read my first post about "the trip" - nothing is sure with Mek ;-)

They prepared - a cherry on a cake - 4 days activation from KM29PW, which is Limnos Island, Greece.

So, Mek as SV8/SP7VC #KM29PW is on air now, QRT August 16.

Usual shifts : 4UTC mornings, and whole day with breaks for "vacation time".

Worked stations:

4m MS : SP8CUR, SP3RNZ, SP6MLK, SP6GWB, DJ5MN, OK2BRD, 9A1Z, S51ZO, DK6SP, OK7GU, SP2JYR, SP9DNO, S51DI, SP8WJW, SP2FH, DK2PH, S52OR, SP9HWY, PA2IP (2088km), OK1KT, DK5EW, S57A, OM5KM, OK1TEH, SV2DCD, DH8BQA, OK2POI, PF7M (2057km), DN5JD, SP7BUZ, DK5MV, PA3DOL (2101km), OK1MAC, LZ2HV

4m SSB: SV7GBR

6m MS: IV3IYH, SP8CUR, SM7FJE, OK2BRD, SP3RNZ, HA0DU, YO5LD, SP9CVY, UR5LAK, YL2CP, IZ5EME, S51DI, SP2CHY, DK2PH, IK0FTA, SP7BUZ, LZ2PL, UX4UA, I6WJB, S59A, SP3CMX,

6m SSB: SP3RNZ, IK5IVY, IK5YJY,


TO/NC: OZ3ZW, LZ1FG, DG1VL


73!

OH0MZA Aland Isl. #KP09CX by Zaba OH1ZAA and friends

One say patience always pays off. Offending anybody never did.

Good "karma" always back, bad "karma" kicks your BUTT.

Always.
Sooner or later.

Kiitos Zaba, for fast and reliable QSO.
Well done, and to say "disaster" about your effort, means that some "ham's" got really short panties..

And they probably still wet, even they grow old.

OH0MZA antennas:

Photo courtesy of OH0MZA/OH0G

and shortly

155730 16.5 420 2 26 6 0 652 CQ OH0MZA SS32N 3OH0MZ$ P, N 0 I

155931 29.4 580 6 26 -28 /8 HKMZA 37 37 SP3RNZ OH0MZA 37 27 SP3

160329 23.0 500 2 26 -23 ZEXE VYW R/OH0MZA BRRR RRRR C8XMY! 2P H

160530 7.1 620 11 27 -61 ,H9VYW 73 QH0M# 73 OH0MZA 73 OH0MZA

GL and see You from OJ0 next year.

73!

Balkan Trip SV7/SP7VC #KN21KE

Next QTH in Balkan tour : Xanthi, Greece #KN21KE
Operation started : August 10, 18:00UTC, QRT August 12, 06:25UTC.

Mek reports wave noises appearing on 6 and 4m probably from nearby 110kV power line.
Nothing he can do about it, so please be patient and try to catch low noise moment.

Worked stations:

4m MS: SP3RNZ, SP9HWY, SP6GWB, S57A, SP6MLK, DK2PH, S51DI, 9A1Z, DJ5MN, SP2JYR, SP9DNO, S51ZO, OM5KM, SP8WJW,
4m SSB: SV7GBR

6m MS: EA1YV, S57TW, 9A2DI, DK2PH, OK2BRD, YU7EF, I6WJB, S59A, IZ5EME, HA8CE, SV2DCD

TO/NC: YO5LD, SP2FH,


73!

Balkan Trip LZ/SP7VC #KN32WT log

Next QTH in Balkan tour : Obzor, Black Sea coast, grid KN32WT.
QRV 3 days 6 and 4m. If Meteorscatter cndx improves, or Es - short trip to KN43 grid is planned.

Location :

Quite nice sigs from Mek, although still hard to get there anyway.

Worked stations:

70MHz:
MS: SP6GWB, SP9HWY, SP2JYR, SP3RNZ, SP6MLK, SP9DNO, OK2BRD, DJ5MN, S51DI, PF7M, SP2FH, DD3SP, SP2MKO.

Es: DH8BQA, LA9DFA, OH2FNR, SP2JYR, LA0BY, ES1II/8, LA4LN, LA9DL, SP2MKO, SP3RNZ, SP6MLK, SP6GWB, OK2BRD, PA2IP, DG1ROD, LY2BAW, OZ2LD, PA4VHF, DL7DF, OZ3ZW, DF1AN, SP5ENA, SP9HWY, SP3OCC, OZ5KM, OZ2OE, OZ1BNN, SP8CUW, SP8CUR, SP8WJW, OK1MP, DL3HXS, SP2DDV, OK2BGW, PF7M, OM5KM, SP3MIP, OK1VBN, OZ1LO, SP2FH, DH8BQA, DK2PH, DJ7YP, SP9GMI, SP2CNW, DH8NAS, DM5CT, DL4OL, DL5AKF, OZ7QC, SP9DNO, DM2AYO, OZ2PBS, OZ1JXY, DJ9YE, DL3BUA, DJ6OL, SP6TRX, DG1BHA, SQ7KHZ, SP3CSD, ON7GB, SQ3DHO, SP2HMR, OZ1LO, SP2HHX, SP2CHY, OH0MZA.


50MHz:
YU7EF, SP4R, OZ2OE, SP3CMX, DJ6YX, UR5LAK, HA8CE, SP2MKO, YO5LD.


QRT Monday, August 09.2015 07UTC.

73!

Balkan Trip LZ/SP7VC/Mobile #KN22XL en route to KN32WT

After LZ/SP7VC QRT in KN22SK next stop on the journey was planned at Obzor city, Black Sea coast. Some 53 QSO in log until now from all previous squares. Only.

Suprisingly massive 4m Es occured during the trip between LZ/YO and Scandinavian.
Mek is using his FT847 and 1/4lambda mobile whip.

Now crossed KN22/32 border and still QRV 70.200 somewhere in KN32DO giving CQ SSB each 5min.

Worked stations KN22XL (Es): OH2FNR, ES1CW, OH1XT, ES6QC, OH3DP,

QSB/NC: ES5AEW

Worked stations (Es): KN32DO - EA3GP,
KN32HP - OH1XT,
KN32KP - OH3DP, OH1TM, ES1CW,


73!

Balkan Trip LZ/SP7VC #KN22SK log

After moving from KN13 operation started 15UTC.
QTH Stara Zagora, KN22SK.

Mek reports very low rocks saga continued today. Almost sporadic rocks only. It seems better in ordinary monday than few days before "shower" - wishfull thinking, who the hell called it shower ?
In values like this we will call it "Perseid drops" ;-)

Timeout stations pls try again.

Worked stations: SP2FH, SP6GWB, DJ5MN, S51DI, SP6MLK, SP3RNZ, OK1KT, S57A, SP9DNO, 9A1Z,

Timeout/NC: DK2PH, OK2BRD, DD3SP, SP2MKO, SP3OCC,


Very low MS conditions. QRT 07:20UTC August 07.

Balkan Trip LZ/SP7VC #KN13UM log

After non satisfied MS conditions in YO, let's hope Perseids will show their real face.
Mek is now LZ/SP7VC, Rogozen city, North West Bulgaria, grid KN13UM.
Operation started August 05, around 17:00UTC

Worked stations: DJ5MN, S57A, SP3RNZ, S51DI, SP9HWY, PF7M, SP6GWB, SP6MLK, PA2IP, SP3OCC, OK2BRD, DK2PH, OK1KT, SP2FH, OZ2OE, SP2MKO,

Timeout/NC: PA3DOL


73!

Balkan Trip YO/SP7VC/P #KN24DX log

Short on field activity near the lake in KN24DX.
Some equipment troubles, but Mek finally got on air.
Hot like hell. Full sunshine.

Worked stations : OK1VEC, S51DI, SP9HWY, SP6MLK, S57A, DJ5MN, SP6GWB

Congrats to all who made it. Hard WX, +36C in shadow, almost no rocks reported by Mek.

73!

Balkan Trip YO/SP7VC/P #KN15XD log

Because of late arrival activity started ~21:30. Unfortunately 550km journey to KN15 took 12 hours. You can guess why... ;-)

Mek reports very low E-W rocks at the morning, much better at evening so will focus at 4/6m evening activity today.

Today, August.03 short activity from KN24DX (not KN14AX as mentioned before) around 14-15UTC.
Field operation, generator powered, 4el Yagi and 4 meters only.

After that, back to KN15XD for 4 and 6m operation in the evening.

Tommorow QSY to LZ, KN13UX.


YO/SP7VC/P stations logged Aug.03/04 # KN15XD QTH: Horezu

4m: S57A, DJ5MN, S51DI,

6m: YU7EF, YU7EF/SSB,

73!

Balkan Trip YO/SP7VC/P #KN38FB log

Short field operation, loc. KN38FB, 5+5el Yagi FT847, generator powered.
QRT 18:55URC after some unforeseen circumstances.

On the way back to KN37DP for operation late evening and tommorow morning.

Worked stations : DK2PH, SP6GWB, OZ2OE, S51DI, PA2IP, SP3RNZ, SP6MLK, SP9HWY, OZ8ZS


73!

Balkan Trip YO/SP7VC/P #KN37DP log

YO/SP7VC/P Stations logged August.02/03 grid KN37DP QTH:Suceava

FSK: S51DI, DJ5MN, SP6MLK, SP6GWB, DD3SP, OH1XT, SP3OCC

NC/TO: DJ9YE, SP2MKO, DH8BQA, OZ1DJJ

Very poor rocks in the morning, QRT at 06:30UTC and moving into KN15XD.
QRV evening hours.


73 !