About Me:
I was licensed in 1975 and I operate on many bands and modes but mainly on CW at the moment.
The photo shows me operating as SP/GI4DOH in Krakow, Poland, in October 2013. The equipment is my Elecraft KX3 with a Palm Radio Pico Paddle (needs a light touch) and a G4TPH Magnetic Loop antenna.
Noise:
My home QTH is in a residential area with lots of noise from Switched Mode Power Supplies, PLT and Plasma TVs. That's all part of the challenge. I tend to use a 350/400 Hz filter on CW so it helps if you net accurately.
Assuming you are within my passband, I have a widget using
Spectrum Lab to set my RIT exactly so that I can use the Audio Peak Filter on my K3. Every bit helps. So if I get part of your call keep trying.
My Wellbrook Magnetic Loop also helps when used with the second Rx on the K3 for diversity reception on all bands.
Equipment:
Elecraft K3, KPA500 Amp, KAT500 ATU, WinKeyer, LP-PAN Panadaptor, Elecraft KX3
Antennas:
6m 3 element Yagi at 30 feet
10/12/15/17/20m Cobweb at 30 feet
10m Moxon at 15 feet
30m Dipole
40/80/160m Butternut HF2V with 160m kit, top loading and 80 short radials
Wellbrook Magnetic Loop
Namibia DXpedition 2012:
I was in Namibia in March 2012 primarily to operate in the CQ WW SSB WPX contest with GI8MIV, GI4FUM, DM3BJ and V51B using the call V55B. I had opportunities to operate as V5/GI4DOH, mainly CW, and it was an interesting introduction to the other end of a pileup.
Special Calls:
- GI5I - Contest call
- GR4DOH - Celebrating Royal Wedding 29 April 2011 to 9 May 2011
- GQ4DOH - Celebrating Queen's Diamond Jubilee 5 May 2012 to 10 June 2012
- GO4DOH - Celebrating Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 21 July 2012 to 9 September 2012
- GI80CC - Celebrating the 80th Commonwealth Contest (BERU) as the Northern Ireland HQ station 11/12 March 2017
Other Calls:
- G4DOH - While resident in England between 1983 to 2004 (and recent visits)
- EI7DS - Call for Ireland up to 1981
- EI7KF - Current call for Ireland
- LX/GI4DOH - Luxembourg (QRP) July 2013
- HB9/GI4DOH - Meiringen Switzerland (QRP) July 2013
- DL/GI4DOH - Cologne Germany (QRP) July 2013
- GW4DOH/P - Cardiff Wales (QRP) July 2013
- GD4DOH/P - Douglas Isle of Man EU-116 (QRP) August 2013
- SP/GI4DOH - Krakow Poland (QRP) October 2013
- EA/GI4DOH - Barcelona Spain October 2014
- F/GI4DOH - Nice France February 2015
I also operated on the way to Friedrichshafen 2015 as ON/GI4DOH/M, LX/GI4DOH/M, F/GI4DOH/M and DL/GI4DOH/M on CW and as DL/GI4DOH on SSB - all on 20m.
My QSL Policy:
I reply to all QSLs that I receive via the RSGB Bureau. You can request a bureau QSL by email.
QSLs that are received direct are normally sent the next day. $2 is fine. Please no IRC.
My DXCC Stats:
DXCC by Band
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160m
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80m
|
60m
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40m
|
30m
|
20m
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17m
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15m
|
12m
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10m
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6m
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| All time countries worked |
70
|
109
|
17
|
155
|
173
|
244
|
230
|
223
|
205
|
206
|
52
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| All time countries confirmed |
69
|
108
|
13
|
153
|
173
|
240
|
224
|
216
|
205
| 202 |
51
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DXCC Totals
All time countries worked
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All time countries confirmed
|
273
|
273
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DXCC Challenge
DXCC/Bands Worked
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DXCC/Bands Confirmed
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1655
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1632
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