May 17th 2021 |
23 cm part of the European Dubus EME contest |
| We took part in the European Dubus 23 cm contest last weekend. 89 QSOs out of 75 multipliers were established. The new stations are DF2VJ, IK2DDR, IK7UXW and WB8HRW. Outside the contest, we have been decoded on Q65-60C by FG8OJ -18 and N0QZ -13. Unfortunately, we did not decode their small power signal. |
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April 25th 2021 |
KB7Q expedition on 23 cm |
| We worked with the EME expedition KB7Q on 23 cm from MS, AL and KY on CW and digi. With these QSOs we have reached 49 US states. The last US state we miss is WV. |
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April 19th 2021 |
3 cm part of European DUBUS contest |
| On the Friday before the contest, we worked on 23 cm CW and JT with the KB7Q expedition to Arkansas. It is our 46th US state on 23 cm. The 3 cm part of the contest took place in poor propagation conditions. 41 QSOs were established. The new stations are only OZ6OL and F5HRY. At 24 GHz, because of the large spread no CW QSO in the contest was established. 7 QSOs were successful with the new Q65-60E mode. The new JT stations are PA7JB, RA3EME and VE4MA. |
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March 29th 2021 |
Days of MW Activity |
| During the weekend MW Says of Activity, we established QSOs with these new stations; CW on 3 cm IK6CAK and CT1BYM, with new mode Q65-60D IZ4BFA, 0N4BHM and CX2SC from GF25. ON4BH used 3.7 m dish and 3.5 W power. 3B8DU only listened us with a 3 m home-made dish. The 15 W transmitter does not work for him yet. On Saturday night we QSY to 23 cm where we worked new CW initials DL1AT and KB7Q, JT65C YO5BIN, DK1KW and KB7Q which is on expediton in New Mexico from DM52 field. |
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March 22nd 2021 |
9 cm parf of the Dubus EME contest 2021 |
| In the March 9 cm part of the EME DUBUS contest in winter weather, 24 QSOs with 20 multipliers were made. The only new CW station is DL4DTU. Outside the contest on JT we operated two new stations G4DDK and VE4MA. On the Friday before the contest, CW QSOs with LA1TN and DU3T were successfully completed on 23 cm. DU3T is new CW DXCC and PK field. Other new stations on JT are RA9FLW, EW7CC, KB7Q expedition from DM23 and KB2SA. |
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February 21st 2021 |
70 cm part of European DUBUS contest 2021 |
| The February part of the EME DUBUS contest on 70 cm took place in the near vicinity with the restriction of night movement. We managed to establish 21 QSOs and the result is 21x21. Only one station is the new CW initial. Outside the race, on JT we managed to work 5 new stations and one new JT DXCC. On Sunday, we ended our participation at 17 UT. |
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February 1st 2021 |
VP8EME on 70 cm |
| We managed to work on JT with five new stations on 70 cm during tonight. Of these, the GI6ATZ and VP8EME are the new JT DXCC. VP8EME is the first VP8-OK QSO on 70 cm. We listened to the VE3IKU 569 beacon at 2304.020 MHz on 13 cm in the morning. |
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January 24th 2021 |
13 cm part of European DUBUS contest 2021 |
| In the first part of this year's Dubus EME contest on 13 cm, we managed to establish 26 CW QSOs. The result is 26x24. |
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January 1st 2021 |
Season Greetings. |
| Season Greetings to all. We wish you all the best in 2021, many QSOs and lot of fun with our hobby. |
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December 18th 2020 |
Pre-Christmas visit to the EME site. |
| During a short visit to our EME site, we managed to work HS0ZOP on JT65B on 70 cm. It is the first 70 cm HS-OK QSO. Operator Alex used 4x Yagi and 500 W power. |
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December 6th 2020 |
Operation on St. Nicholas day |
| On Saturday morning, we worked on 23 cm KB7Q with his expedition rig on CW and JT. We spent the orbit from Saturday to Sunday on 70 cm where we managed to work 20 new stations on JT. Of which ZL3AAD is our new 70 cm JT ODX 18094 km (RE68LV) and first HI-OK QSO with HI8DL. Operator David used an M2 Yagi antenna 9 lambda long and 75 W power. |
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November 29th 2020 |
The last part of ARRL EME contest |
| We managed to work with 11 new JTs and two CW stations during one orbit from Saturday to Sunday on 23 cm in the last part of the ARRL EME contest. |
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October 12th 2020 |
The October part of ARRL EME contest |
| We went to the contest with the motivation to make a new station. In the end, despite the fault, it succeeded on JT65C with RX6IAI, UB6UAA, KF2T, W1LY, OK1UGA, RD9SAC, CE3VRT as the first CE-OK at 23 cm and AA6I # 390. On CW only F2CT # 473. Due to a fault, the connection with VK6KCC failed. The fault turned out to be that the WSJT-X points to a scale of 100 when transmitted, for example, while transmitting at 101.6. So when calling, the station doesn't know about us and we couldn't call anyone. With WSJT10 it then worked normally. |
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September 21st 2020 |
The second orbit in ARI EME contest |
| We tried to look for new stations on 23 cm on Sunday. On digi mode it worked with UA6AH, IK7UXW, IW8RRF, OK8HAK, F4VTP and WA3QXP. On CW only UA6AH. |
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September 19th 2020 |
Saturday in ARI EME contest |
| We operated on 70 cm on Saturday. We managed to make 7 new stations - VK2CMP, G4IDR, LX / PA3CMC, DL4ZAG, YO2NAA, G4BWP and PA1VBM. |
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September 15th 2020 |
The first CX - OK QSO on 3 cm |
| Today, Vlada managed to establish a QRA64D QSO with CX2SC on 3 cm. It is the first CX-OK QSO on 3 cm. Ric used a 1.1 m dish and about 10 W of power. |
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September 14th 2020 |
Microwave part of ARRL EME contest |
| A new CW QSO with OM1TF as # 184 and a new DXCC was successful outside the 13 cm contest in Saturday's orbit. Then on 3 cm with CW W3SZ # 138 and with QRA64D OE4WOG # 214. In Sunday's orbit, we worked in contest on @$ GHz CW with DK7LJ, DL0SHF, IK2RTI, DB6NT and WA6PY as the # 31, DM field and CA as our second US state. On we worked JT4F JA1WQF, DL0SHF # 47 and DC7KY. |
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August 17th 2020 |
August MicroWave Activity Weekend on 9 and 6 cm |
| Peter G3LTF announced MW AW on Saturday 15.8. on 9 cm. Upon arrival on Friday night, I found out that the computer controlling the antenna had stopped working (the later conclusion was that it had died). The computer was replaced and everything was reinstalled at noon with the help of Honza OK1VAO. In the rest of the orbit, we were able to QSO on CW with G3LTF, SM3BYA and KL6M. On JT65C than KN0WS # 38 and MN, KD3UY, K2UYH, KL6M # 39, KL7 and AK (he surprised me when he answered our CQ) and G4CCH # 40. The noise of the sun was 16 dB and the noise of the moon 0.9 dB. On Sunday 16.8. we were on 6 cm. On CW we managed QSOs with JA1WQF, UR5LX, JA4BLC, RA3EME # 114, G4NNS, SM6CKU, G3LTF, SQ6OPG, OH2DG, DB6NT, G4LDR # 115, K2UYH, IK2RTI, KL6M. We listened to G4CCH. On digi moddes than JA1WQF, RA3EME # 49, SM6CKU # 50, KN0WS and OK1DFC. The noise of the Moon was 2 dB; to measure the Sun noice in interference over the village from Wifi had no value. It was good to try during AW, if the computer stop working in the contest, it would be a pity. |
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July 28th 2020 |
MW Activity Days on 3 and 13 cm |
| We made HB9DUK as the new CW initial and on JT F5IGK, S57NML and WA3RGQ from the EL field and FL as the new US state in the decent participation of stations on Saturday on 3 cm,. On Sunday at 13 cm the activity was significantly lower. New CW initial are DL4DTU and 4X1AJ as the new CW DXCC and on JT DL4DTU and G4CCH. |
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July 20th 2020 |
23 cm part of European EME Contest |
| An increasingly aching tooth, a swollen face and a mill of tropo signals near EME stations were the backdrop for the last part part of European EME Contest on 23 cm. We managed to make 75 stations and 64 multipliers. The new CW stations are UA9FAD, DK5AI, IK3MAC, OK2PE, CT1BYM, IW3HVB, NQ7B, OM4MA and F5IGK as CW initial 471. Outside the contest on JT we worked CX2SC as initial 377. |
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