Monday, December 3, 2012

7P8D(Lesotho) on 20&30m CW!!!


7P8D(Lesotho) on 20&30m CW!!!



7P8D Lesotho flag Lesotho 2012 Lesotho DX pedition 7P8D DX Pedition
P O Box 29169
Sunridge Park 6008
South Africa

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前回同様、20m用のアンテナなので30mではGain不足。
40mのときと比較するとかなり強いです。
この直前に録音した20mも強かったですが失敗。
UP幅が1kHz以下とは・・・トホホ



20121202 1957UTC 14020kHz 7P8D

Date : 02/Dec/2012 1957UTC 
Freq : 14020kHz CW 
Rig : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP
PC recording



20121202 2029UTC 10105kHz 7P8D
Date : 02/Dec/2012 2029UTC 
Freq : 10105kHz CW 
Rig : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP(for 20m not enough gain) 
PC recording



Lesotho (Listeni/lɨˈst/ li-soo-too), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by its only neighbouring country, the Republic of South Africa. It is just over 30,000 km2 (11,583 sq mi) in size with a population of approximately 2,067,000.[1] Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The nameLesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho.[4] About 40% of the population live below theinternational poverty line of US $1.25 a day.[5]






Geography


Satellite image of Lesotho

Landscape of Lesotho
Lesotho covers 30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi). It is the only independent state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) in elevation. Its lowest point of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft) is thus the highest in the world. Over 80% of the country lies above 1,800 metres (5,906 ft). Lesotho is also the southernmost landlocked country in the world and is entirely surrounded by the country of South Africa. It lies between latitudes 28° and 31°S, and longitudes 27° and 30°E.

[edit]Climate

Because of its altitude, Lesotho remains cooler throughout the year than other regions at the same latitude. Most of the rain falls as summer thunderstormsMaseru and surrounding lowlands often reach 30 °C (86 °F) in summer. Winters can be cold with the lowlands getting down to −7 °C (19 °F) and the highlands to −18 °C (−0 °F) at times. Snow is common in the highlands between May and September; the higher peaks can experience snowfalls year-round.






Sunday, December 2, 2012

ZP5KO(Paraguay) on 20m CW!!!

ZP5KO(Paraguay) on 20m CW!!!


QSL image for ZP5KO
ZP5KO Paraguay flag Paraguay ROA ATILIO
MECANICOS DE AVIACION 1439
ASUNCION
Paraguay

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ookups30136 (36387)
QRZ AdminZP5KO
Last Update2010-08-24 23:52:08
Latitude-25.271667 (25° 16' 18'' S)
Longitude-57.626667 (57° 37' 36'' W)
Grid SquareGG14er
Geo SourceUser supplied
Bearing53.1° NE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance11541.8 mi (18574.6 km)
Long Path13315.1 mi (21428.6 km)
Sunrise08:51:53 UTC
Sunset22:27:37 UTC
QSL InfoONLY PY4KL
QSL by Mail?No (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?)
QSL by eQSL?No (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?)
Uses LOTW?No (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
Admin For(1) ZP5KO
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20121202 0725UTC 14025kHz ZP5KO
Date : 02/Dec/2012 0725UTC 
Freq : 14025kHz CW 
Rig : ICOM IC-7200 
ANT : LOOP 
PC recording


TF2LL(Iceland) on 20m USB!!!

TF2LL(Iceland) on 20m USB!!!

TF2LL Iceland flag Iceland 
Georg Magnusson
NORDTUNGA 3
IS-311 BORGARNES
Iceland

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TF2LL QTH. This small valley name Tverarhlid. ( Þverárhlíð )

Winter. Queen  Margret Thorild  " Dolla " sitting in the forground.




20121201 2315UTC 14230kHz TF2LL
Date : 01/Dec/2012 2315UTC 
Freq : 14230kHz USB
Rig : ICOM IC-7200 
ANT : LOOP
PC recording



Iceland Listeni/ˈslənd/ (IcelandicÍslandIPA: [ˈislant])[4] is a Nordic European island country situated at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[5] The country has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), which makes it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.[6] The capital and largest city is Reykjavík,[7]with the surrounding areas in the southwestern region of the country being home to two-thirds of the country's population. Iceland isvolcanically and geologically active. The interior consists mainly of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle.
According to Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.[8] Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the following centuries,Norsemen settled Iceland, bringing with them thralls of Gaelic origin. From 1262 to 1918, Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. The country became independent in 1918 and a republic was declared in 1944. Until the 20th century, theIcelandic population relied largely on fishing and agriculture, and the country was one of the poorest and least developed in the world. Industrialisation of the fisheries and aid from the Marshall Plan brought prosperity in the years after World War II, and by the 1990s Iceland was one of the world's wealthiest countries. In 1994, Iceland became party to the European Economic Area, which made it possible for the economy to diversify into economic and financial services.
Iceland has a free-market economy with relatively low corporate taxes compared to other OECD countries,[9] while maintaining aNordic welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens.[10] In recent years, Iceland has become one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 2011, it was ranked as the 14th most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index,[3] and the fourth most productive country per capita.[11] In 2008, the nation's entire banking system systemically failed, resulting in substantial political unrest. Iceland ranks high in economic and political stability, though it is still in the process of recovering from the crisis.[12] Gender equality is highly valued in Iceland. In the Global Gender Gap Report 2012, Iceland holds the top spot, closely followed by Finland, Norway and Sweden.[13]
Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation's Norse heritage. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse and Gaelic settlers.Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is descended from Old Norse and is closely related to Faroese and some West Norwegian dialects. The country's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisinepoetry, and the medieval Icelanders' sagas. AmongNATO members, Iceland has the smallest population and is the only one with no standing army.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

E77DX(Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 30m CW!!!


E77DX(Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 30m CW!!!


E77DX Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir-Braco Memic
Kralja Petra I Oslobodioca 58
Prijedor 79000
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Hello,
and thanks for call me.
My main interest in HAM Radio is Contesting and DX-ing !
Large Antenna fields of E77DXare also home of E7DX contest team usualy very active in most major contests!
73s Braco

Ant. Setup:
160m 4 SQ Array, Vertical
80m 2 el Yagi @ 50m,4 SQ Array, Vertical, Inv v
40m 2 el Yagi @ 35m, 4SQ, Vertical
30m Vertical
20m 5/5/5 el yagi @ 39/26/13m, 4 el yagi @ 32m
17m 3 el yagi @ 17m
15m 6/6/6 el yagi @ 29/19/9m, 5 el yagi @ 20m
12m 4 el yagi @ 17m
10m 6/6 el yagi @ 24m/15, 5/5 el yagi @ 21/12m, 5 el yagi @ 18m
6m 6/6/6 el yagi @ 18/12/6m, 6/6 el yagi @ 15/9m, 6 el yagi @ 12m, 4 el yagi @ 10m

RX Ant Beverage : 250m-190 deg, 300m-260 deg, 450m-305 deg, 450m - 325 deg, 350m-350 deg, 420m- 15degf, 420m-40deg, 400m-65deg,330m-90deg

Shack have 4 operating positions with:
FT-1000MP, FT-1000MP MARK v Field, FT-2000D, 2 x FT-2000, K3
3 x homebrew "autotune" amp 1,8-30MHz, 2 x homebrew "autotune" amp 14-50Mhz, 1 x OM Power OM-3500A
Using Microham Microkeyer II, MK2R+, Station Masterfor interfacing PC-Radio and semi homebrew switching martix and filtering.



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20121201 1110UTC 106.99kHz E77DX
Date : 01/Dec/2012 1110UTC 
Freq : 106.98kHz CW 
Rig : ICOM IC-7200 
ANT : LOOP(for 20m..not enough gain)
PC recording




Bosnia and Herzegovina (Listeni/ˈbɒzniə ən hɛrtsəɡˈvnə/Bosnian and SerbianBosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина;CroatianBosna i Hercegovina), sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina, is a country in Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Sarajevo. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, andMontenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the city of Neum.[7][8] In the central and southern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate, bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has aMediterranean climate and plain topography.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a region that traces permanent human settlement back to the Neolithic age, during and after which it was populated by several Illyrian and Celtic civilizations. Culturally, politically, and socially, the country has one of the richest histories in the region, having been first settled by the Slavic peoples that populate the area today from the 6th through to the 9th centuries AD. They then established the first independent banate in the region, known as the Banate of Bosnia, in the early 12th century upon the arrival and convergence of peoples that would eventually come to call themselves Dobri Bošnjani ("Good Bosnians"). This evolved into the Kingdom of Bosnia in the 14th century, after which it was annexed into the Ottoman Empire, under whose rule it would remain from the mid 15th to the late 19th centuries. The Ottomans brought Islam to the region, and altered much of the cultural and social outlook of the country. This was followed by annexation into the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which lasted up until World War I. Following the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the countryproclaimed independence in 1992, which was followed by the Bosnian War, lasting until late 1995.
Today, the country maintains high literacy, life expectancy and education levels and is one of the most frequently-visited countries in the region.[9] Bosnia and Herzegovina is regionally and internationally renowned for its natural beauty and cultural heritageinherited from six historical civilizations, its cuisinewinter sports, its eclectic and unique musicarchitecture and the Sarajevo Film Festival and Sarajevo Jazz Festival, both the largest and most prominent of their kind in Southeastern Europe.[10][11]
The country is home to three ethnic groups or, officially, constituent peoples, a term unique for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosniaksare the largest group of the three, with Serbs second and Croats third. Regardless of ethnicity, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina is often identified in English as a Bosnian. The terms Herzegovinian and Bosnian are maintained as a regional rather than ethnic distinction, and the region of Herzegovina has no precisely defined borders of its own. Moreover, the country was simply called "Bosnia" until the Austro-Hungarian occupation at the end of the nineteenth century.[12]
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature and a three-member Presidency composed of a member of each major ethnic group. However, the central government's power is highly limited, as the country is largely decentralized and comprises two autonomous entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, with a third region, the Brčko District, governed under local government. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is itself complex and consists of 10 federal units -cantons. The country is a potential candidate for membership to the European Union and has been a candidate for NATOmembership since April 2010, when it received a Membership Action Plan at the summit in Tallinn. Additionally, the country has been a member of the Council of Europe since April 2002 and a founding member of the Mediterranean Union upon its establishment in July 2008.