April 20th 2025 |
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March 11th 2025 |
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January 15th 2025 |
EME expedition TX7MAS on 23 cm. |
| This morning we made QSO with EME expedition on Marquesas TX7MAS on 23 cm. This is the first TX7-OK contact on this band. We used a rotating linear radiator against their 2x70 el.Yagi antenna. |
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January 1st 2025 |
Season Greetings. |
| Season Greetings to all. We wich you all the best in 2025, many QSOs and lot of fun with our hobby. |
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December 15th 2024 |
6 cm EME Activity Day |
| We participated on 6 cm activity organized by PA amateurs on the occasion of the DU activation on this band. All was on Q65-60D which was the only mode usable in strong local Wifi interference. New stations are JS6USJ # and PL array, DU3T #, PK array and the first DU-OK contact on 6 cm and G4RFR #72. |
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November 20th 2024 |
EA8DBM autumn expedition to the Caribbean on 1296 MHz. |
| Alex EA8DBM started his autumn expedition to the Caribbean on 15.10. He visited 9 DXCCs of which 6 were new to us. We made QSOs with him in all countries. The expedition finished on 20.11. as KP4/EA8DBM. |
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July 29th 2024 |
EU Dubus contest on 6 cm. |
| In the unpleasant Wifi interference in EU Dubus EME contest on 6 cm we managed to establish 23 QSOs. Several weak stations could not be read in the interference. New CW station is SP9VFD. Outside the contest on Q65 new stations are ON5TA, DL1SUZ and LZ4OC, for the latter it was his first 6 cm EME QSO. |
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June 12th 2024 |
PA/ON0MHE on 24 GHz |
| Vlada managed to establish first ON-OK QSO on 24 GHz today after noon. Maarten used 2 m dish and about 30 W from PA with TWT. |
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June 11th 2024 |
European and Dubus EME contest on 24 and 10 GHz. |
| We made 9 QSOs on 24 GHz on CW nn Saturday 8.6. New are UA5Y, SP6JLW and PA3DZL. 4 QSOs on Q65. On 10 GHz on CW 26 QSOs. Nothing new on CW, on Q65 4 QSOs. New digi stations are EA1IW, I6YPK and W4AF from SC as 15 US state on 10GHz. |
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March 30th 2024 |
Antarctic expedition VK0DS on 23 cm. |
| We managed to make QSO with Antarctic expedition VK0DS in MC81 on Q65-60C on 23 cm tonight. Dave used a 2.4 m dish with linear polarization and 70 W of power. We used a rotating linear radiator. |
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March 20th 2024 |
Test at 24 GHz. |
| We managed to establish first LZ-OK QSO on 24 GHz with LZ4OC this afternoon. Sasha used 1,8 m offset dish and 18 W from TWT. |
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March 13th 2024 |
EME expedition to Hawaii on 3 and 13 cm. |
| With the N1V expedition from KH6 we worked Q65 on both 3 and 13 cm. On 3 cm it was the first KH6 connection - OK. |
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January 24th 2024 |
EME expedition TX5S on 23 cm. |
| Tonight we made Q65-60C QSO with EME expedition TX5S on Clipperton I. on 23 cm . |
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December 31st 2023 |
Season Greetings. |
| Season Greetings to all. We wich you all the best in 2024, many QSOs and lot of fun with our hobby. |
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December 30th 2023 |
Evening EME activity on 9 cm. |
| A group of PA amateurs organized a day of EME activity on 9 cm on the occasion of DU activation on this band. On CW as new stations are DU3T, SP9VFD and OE9ERC the latter with a new 10 m offset dish. The next evening 29.12. Vlada worked Q65-60C with OK1TEH. Matej used a 1 m dish with linear polarization and 20 W of power. |
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August 14th 2023 |
ARRL EME Contest 1st part MW |
| In ARRL EME contest in its first MW part we made 25 QSOs with Q65-60D. 6 new initials were made. ON CW only one QSO. We QSY to 24 GHz before Sunday's early termination. With Q65-60E we worked PA3DZL as a new digi initial in a spread of about 400 Hz. The DL0SHF beacon with 120 W we had +0DB and later with 5 W we had -13. |
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July 17th 2023 |
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| The last part of the EME Dubus Contest 2023 took place in Saturday's unbearable heat. There was interference from distant Wifi both days at sunset. Nevertheless, 31 QSOs were made on CW. New stations are DL3WDG and G/SM6FWZ. Outside the contest, 4 new stations were made on digi. |
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June 23rd 2023 |
Weekly marathon with OJ0EME expedition |
| With today's 13 cm CW QSO with OJ0EME we finished our weekly marathon with this perfect expedition. We made CW and JT QSOs on 23, 13, 9, 6 and 3 cm. On 70 cm only on JT. Of these, the contacts on 13, 6 and 3 cm are the first QSOs from OK. |
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May 23rd 2023 |
YB2MDU on 23 cm |
| Bint YB2MDU went up to 23 cm tonight. He uses a 4.5 m dish and a Beko 1 kW SSPA. At 6 degree elevation we worked -7/-8 with him with Q65-60C. |
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May 22nd 2023 |
EU EME contest on 3 cm |
| In Dubus EME contest we managed to establish 36 CW QSOs on 3 cm |
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