12th stop #JP66SW
4m: OH3AWW, G4BWP, OZ2OE, OZ1JXY, OZ8ZS, LB8DC, DK2PH, DL8BDU, DF5VAE, PA2IP, DF6HT, SP3RNZ, OZ5KM, SP2ERZ, DL6BF, SP2JYR, DL4KUG, DL5WG, SP2HHX, OH1MLZ, OH1LEU, GM4CXM, OZ1AXG, LA4YGA, GM4FVM, OV3T, MI0BOT, PA0O, G4KUX--QRT
NC/TO : PA3DOL
6m: OH1LEU, OZ5TG, LB8DC, G4BWP, OV3T, DL5WG, OH1MLZ, DJ6YX, DF1AN, SP6M, SP3IBS, OZ1JVX, SQ1X, SP9LCW, Dk2GOX, DL3NDX--QRT
10th stop #JP78XD
4m: LB8DC, OZ1JXY, GM4FVM, LA7QIA--QRT
6m: OH1LEU, LB8DC, OH1MLZ, LA7QIA, OZ1DJJ, OZ5TG, SM5CUI, MI0BOT--QRT
9th stop #JP79UA
4m: OH3AWW, OH2BYJ, OZ1JXY, LA5UKA, OH1MLZ, OH1LEU, LB8DC, OH7LMQ, OZ5KM, OH8MGK, OZ2OE, OZ8ZS, DF5VAE, SM4KYN, OH1LEU, OH1TM, OH1MN, SP2ERZ, OZ1DLD, LA7QIA, OH2BYJ--QRT
6m: OH1MLZ, OH7LMQ, SM6MUY, SM5CUI, OH3AWW, YL2AO, YL2GD, OH1LEU, LB8DC, LA8AJA, OH4LA, LA7QIA, OZ1AXG, SP2IQW, DF5VAE, SM5CMU, YL2RN, OV3T, OZ1DSD ?, OZ5TG--QRT
8th stop #JP98BR
4m: OH2BYJ, OH1MLZ, OH7LMQ, OH3AWW, OH1LEU, OH1TM, OZ1JXY, LB8DC
6m: OH1MLZ, SM6MUY, LB8DC, OH4LA, OH1LEU, SM5CUI, OH3AWW, YL2AO, YL2GD, OH7LMQ
5th stop #JP76DI
4m: OZ2OE, DF6HT, G4KUX, LB8DC, OZ1JXY, SP2ERZ, SP2JYR, SP3RNZ, OK2BRD, OH1MLZ, OH3AWW, OH2MA, OH1LEU, OH2BYJ, G4BWP, DL8BDU, DF5VAE, PA2IP, OZ1AXG, PA3ECU, OH1LEU, OZ5KM, OZ1DLD, OH1TM, DF1AN, DK2PH, MI0BOT--QRT
6m: DH6JL, G4BWP, LB8DC, OH1LEU, DF6HT, OZ1AXG, OZ1DLD, HA2NP, SP3RNZ, LA9VFA, SA4AQW, DF5VAE--QRT
Location : City Moirana
4th stop #JP75AP
4m: OZ2OE, G4BWP, G4KUX, OH1MLZ, SP3RNZ, OH3AWW, SP2ERZ, SP2HHX, DF5VAE, DK2PH, PA2IP, SP2JYR, DL8BDU, DF6HT, DL4KUG, PA3ECU, OZ5KM, DL6BF, OZ1JXY, PA3DOL, OZ1AXG, ON4GG, MI0BOT, DK2GOX, PA2M, DL1OBF, ON4IQ, OZ1DLD, PA0RDY, DJ4MM, LB8DC, OH2BYJ, OK2BRD, SQ1FYB, DH2UAK, DL5DSM, OK1TEH, DL7ULM, SP2HHX, DL3RBH, DK2EA--QRT
6m: SM6MUY, OH1LEU, SP3RNZ, DH6JL, DJ6YX, SM6CMU, S57RR, DL5WG, DJ4MM, DL1OBF, PA5Y, DL4KUG, OZ1AXG, DF6HT, DF5DE, PA4VHF, OZ1DJJ, OZ5QF, HA8CE, LB8DC, PA3ECU, DF5VAE, MI0BOT, G4BWP, GM0GTU, DL8BDU, DM5EE, SP6FPY, DF3CB, OE5OLL, DL7AV, LA7QIA, DM2OAA, OK2WO, SP6VGJ, SP2EWQ, SP3UR, DK2PH, SP2HHX, SP2IQW, DK5YA, DL5DSM, MD0CCE, GM3YTS, DF1AN, DL8YHR, DF5VAE, SM7FJE, DL3BQA, GI0OTC, OZ3K, OK1FRG, OK2BRD, GM3POI, MM0AMW, DF1JC, ON7GB, OZ1BUR, LA6NNA, DO5OT, DH2DAM, LA9VFA, PA2M, ON5CD, PA2J, PA3DOL, PH7A, PH2M, LA8AJA--QRT
Mek himself ;-)
Third stop #JP74AL 74
4m: DK2GOX, G4BWP, DF5VAE, SP2ERZ, OH2BYJ, OZ8ZS, G4KUX, SP3RNZ, OH8MGK, OZ5KM, ON4GG, PA2IP, SP2JYR, OZ2OE, ON4IQ, SP2HHX, DL6BF, DL4KUG, DF6HT, DL1SUZ, OZ1AXG, DK2PH, PA3DOL, OH1MLZ, DL5WG, PA2M, PA3ECU, PA4VHF, PA0RDY, DL8BDU, LB8DC, GM4FVM, MI0BOT, OZ1DLD, DJ4TC, OH3AWW, OH2MA--QRT
6m: G4BWP, DK8NE, YL2AO, SM6MUY, DH6JL, OZ1DJJ, DF5VAE, DJ6YX, LB8DC, PA4VHF, SP2IQW, OH1LEU, SP2ERZ, SP2HHX, SP3RNZ, OH3AWW, OZ1DLD, DL5WG, PA3ECU, DL1SUZ, SP3UR--QRT
Location : Notice clear takeoff and lake below dir DL/PA/SP. Almost Sweden :-)
Safety triangle need to be used to avoid car collision during antenna assembly ;-)
4m: ON4GG, DF5VAE, ON4IQ, G4KUX, G4BWP, OZ2OE, DF6HT, DL8BDU, OZ1AXG, SP3RNZ, SP2ERZ, PA2IP, DL4KUG, SP2JYR, DK2PH, DJ9YE, DL1OBF, SP2HHX, PA2M, PA3ECU, PA4VHF, PA3DOL, PA0RDY, OH1MLZ, DK2GOX, OZ1DLD, OZ5KM, DL5WG, DL6BF, OH7LMQ -- QRT
6m:DH6JL, ON5CD, LB8DC, G4BWP, PA5Y, DF5VAE, SP3RNZ, YL2AO, OZ1AXG, DJ6YX, DL8BDU, OM5KM, LA1UW, OM5XX, DK6M, SP2GJV, DL5ME SP4K, SP3CFM, SP3EPK, OZ1AXG, DJ4MM, S57TW, OZ1SK, DL5WG, OZ1DLD, OZ3K OZ4VW, LB1TI, MD0CCE, OZ1DJJ, DL4KUG--QRT
Here we are, first # active JP61AC. Mek reports very low noise place and small pileup ;-)
Worked stations (updated when info available): ( operation closed July 19, 09:45UTC )
4m : G4BWP, PA3ECU, DM2BHG, DK2GOX, PA2IP, PA2M, LB8DC, G4KUX, OZ2OE, OZ1JXY, GM4FVM, DF6HT, PA0RDY, DK5YA, DL6BF, DL5WG, DJ9YE, OH7LMQ, OZ5KM, DF5VAE, DK2PH, ON4GG, OZ8ZS, ON4IQ, SP3RNZ, SP2JYR, DK2EA, PA2J, OH3AWW, DG1VL, DJ4MM, PA3DOL, ON7GB, OH1MLZ, DL4WO, PA0VHA
--QRT
6m: DK8NE, LB8DC, DH6JL, PA5Y, DJ6YX, SM6MUY, DF6HT, PA2M, SP3RNZ, DL5WG, SP2MKO, DF5VAE, OZ1DJJ, YL2GD, DG1VL, DL8FBD, DJ4MM, DK2PH, G4BWP, DL8BDU, SM4KYN, DH2DAM, YL2CZ, OZ5TG, LX1JX, ON4ATW, YL2CA, SP5QWB, DF5DE
--QRT
For those unaware, yes, 2012 was the start Year of our 4m activity in Poland. After first fixed QSO's, we decided to keep 4m alive, and started to travel across Poland. Goal was to make whole SP grids active. And I can tell, mission accomplished. There's no grid left in SP to activate on 4m ;-O
During next Years, lot's of grid dxpeditioning across EU took place, to remind just first Balkan trip, or two Scandinavian trips by Mek and Kate.
This time trip will take place around Norway - On behalf of Mek SP7VC I have a pleasure to present his another square dxpedition:
Welcome recent supporters : DK2GOX, DK8NE, SP2ERZ, DJ6YX, OZ2OE, OZ1JXY, PA2IP, PA3ECU, PA2M, OZ8ZS, DK2EA, PA2J, DL6BF, G4BWP, DF5VAE, SP2JYR, OZ1AXG, SM6MUY, OZ5TG, DL1OBF, GM4FVM, DK2PH, DL8BDU, PA3DOL, LB8DC, SM6CMU, G4KUX, SM4KYN, OH3AWW, OZ1DLD, OH4LA.
" Hi Hams
To commemorate 10 Years of 70MHz allocation in Poland I will travel again with Kate SQ7OYL in our camper. General plan is to activate at least 15 different squares, mainly on 4m but also 6m.
I will take my IC-7300, with spare FT-847 just in case, PA for both bands and two set of antennas. Awesome design of YU7EF 5+5el duoband Yagi 50/70MHz, and separate spare 4el YU7EF 70MHz Yagi. All antennas will be mounted on heavy duty Clark mast, with rotator. If mains will be not available, we will have power from Honda EM-30 generator.
This will be long trip, during second half of July, starting from Poland July 15th and will end first half of August, around August 15th after we estimated distance ~8500km.
As You know, gasoline and Diesel prices in EU gone mad, and any trip is at least 50% more expensive. Our caravan using approx 11l per 100km, so with the LA/SM prices around € 2,60 per liter, fuel will cost around € 2200, not to mention additional cost for power generator gasoline.
So, if You will help with reducing overall costs of this trip, You can use Paypal as usual. Thanks in advance. Additionally because of some health issues last Year e.t.c I am down with all QSL's, I will send them together after this expedition. Please, just a bit more patience.
From 2020 we are travelling with our camper, prepared mainly to be well equipped home and radio shack with many possibilities. You can see some pics below.
I think we all were suprised today seeing Yemen on the band :-O
Fresh info as usual on DX-World. Tough guy, isn't it? ;-) https://www.dx-world.net/7o-dl7zm-yemen/
Not judging is it legal or it's not, David is known from his previous one man hardcore operations from mountains in 4L - Georgia in 2016 #LN01 2017, 2019 and 2021 #LN11.
Here's a brief story of his brave dxp in 2021, a must read!
https://www.dxmaps.com/docs/Summary_4L-DL7ZM_2021.pdf
Almost fell of the chair when red line apperared on the screen, I was lucky to get probably one of his first QSO's on 6m, and probably first from SP-7O.
As always, WFWL.
Fingers crossed he will update his "papers" to ARRL.
By the way, for those unfamiliar with his operating style, it's absolutely normal he is qsy'ing to CW in the middle of FT8 operation. Happened before in 4L - watch out for info "LOW POWER" etc.
If his setup is similar to the one used in 4L, he is powered by flexible solar panels and car batteries.. CW need less power than full carrier FT8.
Location of the Island Pic source : https://copch.pl
Not determined yet, but loc should be - LK72xx.
GL all.
Well, when started in 1998 with 1,5WQRP and 3ele Yagi, never supposed to reach such results.
But 6m need lot's of addiction, perserverance and many hours spent listening to white noises... and sometimes just the right time, and right place..
As the TEP season is already pending in South EU and Olive belt countries, here in "Northern" part of EU we can only watch for QSO's taking place and envy. Although sometimes we can work ZS or V5 with piece of luck, longer DX are rare events.
But sometimes 6m can be lucky for us, just confirming the 6m phrase "right time, right place"
That was the case yesturday, when in the middle of TEP opening beetwen South Europe and South America, Chris SP5AOZ in KO02LI worked VP8NO in GD18BH with Sporadic E +TEP over Atlantic Ocean at 17:27UTC.
Congrats for both, pretty unusual conditions, bearing in mind that SFI was only 98 at this time with A=4 and K=1.
Hope for more luck for us, as the Es season is coming closer.
After few days of my extensive work with recovering QSO data from "wet" paper logs, #JO95AA SP7VC/MM locators is now uploaded to LOTW. #JO85XA will be uploaded Sunday or Monday.
Please check your LOTW if there's confirmation.
There can be time offset especially in JO85XA log, so if one did not get LOTW "match" but pretty sure that QSO was OK, please read below:
If no match with one's callsign please write to SP7VC@WP.PL
73 de SP3RNZ
Took a while to get results of the Silent Key Memorial Contest 2020, but happy to get nice Award. Long delayed echo of PF7M was heard across all EU.
R.I.P Johan.
November 1st is almost over.
95 QSO's made on 40m CW only, during 3hours Memorial, with "PF7M" report, making Johan's call to be heard again on the waves... R.I.P
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A day of remembrance, about all the folks already gone.
No doubt all of us lost some ham radio friend, known personally, or even those never met "radio friend" always ready to talk, joking or just help.
Some of them were daily on KST duty, giving You new one, pile-up fun on the expedition, or just sharing knowledge with You.
Hardy DC8TS/DI2BK, Johan PF7M, Arvo ES1CW to name a few... Maybe You miss your friend worth to remember?
Let's give their callsigns a life again.
For 3 hours their callsigns can be heard again like sign of good memories..
November 1st is the best day to do it...
Hungarian Radio Society MRASZ organizes Silent Key Memory Contest.
Contest will start 06:00UTC, end at 08:59 UTC on 80 and 40m.
Rules can be found HERE
On behalf of Jurek, SP3SLU I'm glad to announce following info :
From beginning of September 2020 there's new beacon SR3KWA/B active on two bands 50 & 144Mhz from permanent location in Turek, JO92GA.
Working frequencies 50.345MHz and 144.463Mhz CW mode.
Both transmitters are 5W output TX feeding Squalo Antenna on 6m, and Cross dipole on 144MHz.
Both transmitteres were donated by "Polski Klub UKF" and adapted by SP5XMU and SP5MX.
Initial idea of beacon - Jurek SP3SLU and Zenek SP3JBI, all work done by SP3KWA members and fellows from OT-27 (Southern Greater Poland) branch of PZK.
Any reports welcome - please send us note with your locator, equipment or just report SP3SLU@WP.PL
Tnx Jurek.
