April 1st 2012 |
Sunday Orbit in European EME Contest |
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Tonda continues on 3 cm and adds 5 additional QSOs; total in contest 23 QSOs and 23 multipliers. We haven't heard anything from Herman XV4HP expedition because of local DVB-T interference during short check of 432 MHz band. 3 QSOs (3 multipliers) were made on 24 GHz at a time of biggest spread of the day. Signal were up to 300 Hz wide. Moon noise on 24 GHz was 2.2 dB, probably because of high humidity. |
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March 31st 2012 |
Saturday's orbit in European EME Contest |
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We were on 23 cm during moon-rise, we worked YO2BCT as CW initial and XV4HP expedition on JT as the first XV-OK QSO, DXCC, OK field and initial. Then, in very strong wind we QSY to 3 cm. 18 QSOs were made in contest, PA0PLY and SM7FWZ as initials. Moon noise in cloudiness was 2.6 dB. |
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March 29th 2012 |
Sked with Alan VK3XPD on 3 cm |
| Alan's RX stop operate in sked on 3 cm. So Tonda made QSO with F2TU 549/559. Moon noise 2.6 dB, cloudiness. |
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March 28th 2012 |
PA3DZL on 6 cm |
| Tonda made 3 QSOs on 6 cm during his short visit of our QTH. Jac PA3DZL as initial #55. Moon noise 1.1. dB. |
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March 24th 2012 |
4U1ITU on 432 MHz expedition |
| We haven't found any signal from 4U1ITU. We have made WQ0P and W7IUV as two new JT65 initials and two new US states on 432 MHz. In sked with VE6TA on 6 cm we also don´t heard anything. There were only F2TU and F1PYR on 6 cm. |
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March 8th 2012 |
OZ on 24 GHz |
| The first OZ-OK QSO on 24 GHz was completed with Kjeld OZ1FF #10 in clear sky when front went-over. |
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March 6th 2012 |
Sked with OZ1FF na 24 GHz. |
| Even thou we heard Kjeld at the beginning the QSO was not completed. Tonda worked on 24 GHz "only" Willi LX1DB 559/569. |
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March 5th 2012 |
Today activity |
| Tonda was QRV on three bands, he worked UA3TCF -20/-13 and CW O/539 as JT and CW initial. Then he QSY to 6cm and worked DL7YC 559/559 as #54. The last band today was 9cm. Tonda worked CW LZ1DX 549/559 and LA8LF 559/559 as #41 and the first LA-OK QSO on 9 cm. Later he worked still on 9cm on JT65C ES5PC -16/-26 and LZ1DX -21/-23 as JT #4. |
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March 3rd 2012 |
DUBUS REF EME contest on 9 cm |
| 18 QSOs were made in contest, we also heard WW2R O and LA8LF 559. |
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March 2nd 2012 |
Preparation for 9 cm DUBUS/REF contest |
| We have to repair rotor cable that was damaged during deep frost in February. Tonda made PA3DZL and DL7YC as CW initials on 9 cm and then again on 9 cm PA3DZL and W5LUA on JT65C. |
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February 5th 2012 |
QSO with 4U1ITU on 23 cm. |
| Tonda found on HB9Q chat that 4U1ITU was qrv on 23 cm, so he went to our QTH. There was about -11°C insite the container when he came. TS790 did not operate on USB until temperate raised above 0°C. Than, at the first call he made the first 4U1ITU-OK QSO on 23 cm -27/-21. Operators of 4U1ITU Nick F5VIH and Atila OM1AM used 4x 55 element F9FT yagi and 20 W output power. They haven't installed LNA and 500W PA at that time yet. Tonda uninstalled all at -16°C and left QTH. |
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January 29th 2012 |
QSO with John PA7JB on 3 cm. |
| Tonda made 3 cm sked QSO with John PA7JB O/O. We also heard Willi LX1DB 569 and Eino OH2DG 549. Moon noise in the first Quarter (coldest) was 2.7 dB. |
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January 17th 2012 |
QSO with Petros on 3 cm. |
| We worked Petros SV3AAF O/O .It as was the 1st QSO SV-OK on 3 cm. Pertos used 3 m dish with CP feed and 20 W out.Our moon noise was 2,8 dB in light snow. |
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January 7th 2012 |
Short visit to our QTH |
| UN/DL9LBH on 70 cm was worked in very bad weather as JT initial and DXCC. Then Tonda QSY to 23 cm and worked 4 new JT initials. |
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January 5th 2012 |
The first QSO on 6 cm to South America |
| We worked with Bruce PY1KK on 6 cm in very very strong wind (Andrea windstorm). It was his very first QSO on this band from South America. Bruce used 4 m dish, IC910, transvertor and 100 W SSPA from DB6NT. We fulfilled WAC 6 cm condition as the first station world wide. |
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December 30th 2011 |
Last QSO in 2011 |
| Tonda have to wait untill antenna beamed to west (interference problem on east and south) to make JT QSO with FG4KH on 70 cm. It is our last QSO this year. |
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December 11th 2011 |
QSO with WA9FWD on 9 cm. |
| We made 9 cm QSO with John, WA9FWD. It was 549/549 both side, it is our initial and new US state, Wisconsin. |
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December 10th 2011 |
9 cm sked with DL7YC |
| We heard Manfred DL7YC O/549 in 9 cm sked. There was probably problem on Manfred's receiver, so no QSO. |
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November 20th 2011 |
The last part of ARRL EME contest - Sunday |
| One new CW and one new JT65 intials, we were decoded by EA1FAQ -15 and UA4LCF -17, no decode on our side. |
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November 19th 2011 |
The last part of ARRL EME contest - Saturday |
| We only looked for new initials on 23 cm. We made 5 new JT initials. It was the first QSO on 23 for Dan YO3DDZ. We have been heard by EA1FAQ -17 dB with his 1.8 m dish. We haven't seen anything from his PA with 2C39. No new initial on CW was found. |
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