OT4A(Belgium) on 40m LSB!!!

OT4A(Belgium) on 40m LSB!!!

OT4A  Belgium  THEO BEMELMANS BETONWEG 56 3670 MEEUWEN-GRUITRODE Belgium [+] Mailing label

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20130108 1921UTC 7151kHz OT4A
Date : 08/Jan/2013 1921UTC 
Freq : 7151kHz LSB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

                      Ip cam  Like a Broardcast station : )

                                                               

See more details of my station @

http://users.telenet.be/ON4AEK/index.html

or

http://www.4-square.co.uk/eu/on4aek/index.html.

The M2 KT36XA is the result of many hours spent on perfecting the original KLM KT-34XA through computer optimization confirmed by range and actual on-air tests. Five elements are active on 20 and 15 meters and all six are working on 10 meters! This is the hottest performing tribander on the market! A dual driven element (log cell) creates a rig pleasing, flat match, and broad gain & front to back curves across 10, 15, and 20m. A 3 kW 4:1 balun efficiently matches the antenna to 50 Ohms.This is the strongest tribander on the market! We probably could have called it the “KB36XA” cuz it does! (“KB” = Kicks Butt).

The stack of KT36XA's OT4A -ON4AEK wih adjustable spacing (2 elevators on same tower) operationel since July 2012

Night vision of the stack ,see between also the homebrew 4 el for 40m interlaced with the 5 el for 17 m on the same boom !

CONTEST RESULTS ON4AEK - OT4A

	Contest	Year	Class	Score	Ranking		Qso’s
					EU/WW	ON
OT4A	CQWWDX SSB	2012	SOAB(A) HP	713155	36 / 123	2	1521
OT4A	ARRL DX SSB	2012	SOAB/20 HP	126720	8 / 15	1	728
OT4A	ARRL 10 M	2011	SO MIXED LP	292314	5 / 42	1	673
OT4A	CQWWDX CW	2011	SOSB(A) 10 HP	416937	17 / 23	3	1283
OT4A	CQWWDX CW	2009	SOSB(A) 40 HP	895162	4 / 5	1	2759
OT4A	CQWWDX CW	2008	SOSB(A) 40 HP	900045	4 / 4	1	2581
OT4A	ARRL DX CW	2008	SOSB 40 HP	143676	12 / 18	1	921
OT4A	CQWWDX CW	2007	SOSB(A) 40 HP	619464	3 / 8	1	2200
OT4A	CQWW WPX CW	2007	SO(A)AB HP	326340	9 / 38	1	531
OT4A	CQWWDX CW	2006	SOSB(A) 80 HP	400932	2 / 3	1	1950
ON4AEK	ARRL DX CW	2007	SOSB/40 HP	107865	7 / 17	1	765
ON4AEK	ARRL DX CW	2006	SOAB HP	185877	15 / 80	1	1087
ON4AEK	CQWWDX CW	2005	SOSB(A) 40 HP	558738	5 / 6	1	1740
ON4AEK	CQWWDX CW	2004	SOSB(A) 40 HP	545102	6 / 6	1	1871
ON4AEK	CQ 160 CW	2004	MULTI OP HP	496798	21 / 26	1	1110
ON4AEK	IARU HF	2004	SO MIXED HP			1	250
ON4AEK	CQWW 80 SSB	2001	SOSB(A)80HP	195693	1 / 1	1	1299
ON4AEK	ARRL CW	1999	SO CW HP			1
ON4AEK	CQWW 40 CW	1999	SOSB 40 HP	723978	4 / 4	1	2177
ON4AEK	CQWW 40 CW	1998	SO SB 40 HP	468045	4 / 4	1	1626
ON4AEK	CQWW 160 CW	1997	SO CW LP	161944		1
ON4AEK	CQWW 160 SSB	1996	MO SSB LP	106176	2 / 8	1
ON4AEK	CQWW 160 SSB	1994	SO SSB LP	124848		1
ON4AEK	CQWW160 SSB	1992	SO SSB LP	35070		1

Lookups 153047 (177324) QRZ Admin OT4A Last Update 2012-01-21 22:17:20 Latitude 51.145833 (51° 8' 44'' N) Longitude 5.541667 (5° 32' 30'' E) Grid Square JO21sd Geo Source User supplied Bearing 330.4° NNW (from JJ5IZX) Distance 5802.3 mi (9337.9 km) Long Path 19054.5 mi (30665.3 km) Sunrise 07:40:07 UTC Sunset 15:48:16 UTC Born 1960 Web Page http://www.qsl.net/on4aek QSL Info ONLY VIA LOTW AND EQSL ! NO DIRECT PLEASE ! QSL by Mail? No (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?) QSL by eQSL? Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?) Uses LOTW? Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?) Admin For (2) ON4AEK OT4A Apply for a new Vanity callsign...

5Z4/M0LEP(Kenya) on 40m LSB!!!

5Z4/M0LEP(Kenya) on 40m LSB!!!

M0LEP  England  Rick Hewett 118 Lovibonds Avenue Orpington BR6 8EN England [+] Mailing label

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QSL: QSL VIA LOTW, EQSL, BUREAU OR DIRECT

20130108 1851UTC 7099kHz 5Z4/M0LEP
Date : 08/Jan/2013 1851UTC 
Freq : 7099kHz LSB
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

His signal is very weak and some noise???

Many station tried to him..but not easy.. : (

QSL Matters

I am registered (and try to keep all my callsign variants up-to-date) on ARRL's LotW and on eQSL. I try to up-load all my direct contact QSO logs (but not, usually, ones for contacts through repeaters or where I'm just a participant in a Net) to both places. I may also send out QSL cards after checking relevant callsign entries on QRZ.com. I'll try to avoid sending more than one QSL card to any one callsign, but this check isn't foolproof so duplicates may escape from time to time. I am happy to receive cards too, but I'm not a chaser after awards, so if you get a card from me and don't wish to send one back, that's OK. Generally I'll send cards out via the bureau unless your QRZ.com entry indicates this route won't work.

On Air

I'm more interested in HF than VHF and UHF, and I've spent some time experimenting with various HF antennae, both commercial and home-built. I spend quite a lot of my on-air time chasing activations organised through programmes and events like SOTA, WOTA, ILLW and ROTA, as much because they give activity a theme as anything. I tend to avoid the more competitive award schemes (like World Flora & Fauna) though; some pile-ups are just no fun at all. So far most of my activity has been using phone modes, but I have spent a little time using digital modes (mainly PSK31 and RTTY), and I am trying to learn morse code.

My Home Shack

At present my "shack" is just a corner of my living room with a few convenient antenna feed sockets and my rigs. I have a Yaesu FT-450AT, an Icom 706 MkIIG, and a Yaesu FT-817ND. The 450 stays at home. The 706 comes with me when I'm likely to operate from a remote base station, and the 817 gets taken into the field. Antennae vary from month to month, depending on current experiments.

Away From Home

Now that I have a full licence I will take advantage of opportunities to operate outside the UK when I can. My first opportunity was in June 2011, whilst visiting Kenya, when I spent two weeks oparating as 5Z4/M0LEP from QTH Loc KI88jp using my Yaesu FT-817ND and a fan dipole for 40/20/17/12/10 metres (which also worked, with a little help from an ATU, on 30 and 15). There's a list of past overseas stations at the end of this page.

Other interests

I've long been interested in astronomy and geology. I spent twenty eight years working as a computer programmer for geophysical survey companies. I've dabbled with computer-generated imagery. I read a fair bit of SF and fantasy literature, and I usually get to a few SF conventions each year. I sing in a small a'capella choir which usually performs at one of those conventions. I also like folk, choral, and early music.

Back Story

I've had an interest in amateur radio for many years. I attempted (and failed) the old City and Guilds examination way back in the mid-seventies before it became a multiple-choice type of paper, and before I'd even taken my A level school exams. I looked into the possibilty of re-attempting the exam occasionally in the following decades. In 2009 I became involved, via friends at my my local amateur astronomical society, in the tracking of amateur high altitude balloon experiments. That required equipment capable of SSB reception and RTTY decoding, and that finally pushed me past just thinking about amateur radio. On 27th February 2010 I joined a Foundation course at the nearby Bromley and District Amateur Radio Society and received my first callsign on 16th March 2010. I missed the Bromley society's Intermediate course later in the year because its final day clashed with a long-booked holiday I wasn't prepared to miss. However, an opportunity to take the Intermediate exam at Cambridge was offered to me, and on a snowy day at the beginning of December 2010 I took a train to Cambridge to sit the exam. I got home, walking the last few miles through gently falling snow, in the early hours of the following day with the appropriate pass certificate. I was encouraged to take the same path for the Advanced exam, and spent a good part of the next two months studying the relevant books. On 1st February 2011 I again took a train to Cambridge. There was no snow this time, but my return journey was almost as delayed after a truck damaged a bridge. The rest of the month I waited anxiously. Eventually, on the 26th, my pass certificate arrived, and I received my full licence callsign almost exactly a year after starting the Foundation course.

Overseas station details

31/5/2011 - 22/6/2011: 5Z4/M0LEP from KI88jp using Yaesu FT817ND, 5W into a 40-10m fan dipole.

29/9/2011 - 3/10/2011: PA/M0LEP and DL/M0LEP, both /P using Yaesu FT817ND, 5W into a 40-17m link dipole, and /M using Yaesu FT9200E.

14/12/2011 - 4/1/2012: 5Z4/M0LEP from KI88jp using Icom 706MkIIG, 100W into a 40-10m fan dipole.

19/12/2012 - : 5Z4/M0LEP from KI88jp using Icom 706MkIIG, 100W into a 40-10m fan dipole.

5Z4/DL1QW(Kenya) on 40m CW!!!

5Z4/DL1QW(Kenya) on 40m CW!!!

DL1QW  Germany  Thomas Lind Saturnstr. 1 44579 Castrop-Rauxel Germany [+] Mailing label

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20130108 1831UTC 7006kHz 5Z4/DL1QW
Date : 08/Jan/2013 1831UTC 
Freq : 7006kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

He was QRX.. a few min..  soon start 5Z4/DL1QW

.*. I was tried to wide CW about 4kHz    
                                  Can you hear his signal (??)


20130108 1841UTC 7006kHz 5Z4/DL1QW
Date : 08/Jan/2013 1841UTC 
Freq : 7006kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Mini-Whip(PAØRDT)
PC recording

Oh..became to Big pile-up ... : )

..........  He said ............

 Also  7P8AA/J5X/T5W/3XA8DX/6O0W

CT3/DL1QW, EA8/DL1QW, OZ/DL1QW

Tea time AFN LOS ANGELES Diego Garcia at 4319kHz USB!!

Tea time AFN LOS ANGELES Diego Garcia at 4319kHz USB!!

20130108 1815UTC 4319kHz AFN Diego Garcia
Date : 06/Jan/2012 1815UTC 
Freq : 4319kHz USB
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP(for 20m not enough Gain)
PC Recording

Good Morning OM!!

This morning is Clear propagation on low freq... : )

The American Forces Network (AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio andTelevision Service^[1] (AFRTS, commonly pronounced "A-farts")^[2][3][4][5] for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American service men and women, Department of Defense and other US government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. AFN broadcasts popular American radio and television programs from the major U.S. networks. It is sometimes referred to as the Armed Forces Network. AFRTS, American Forces Network and AFN are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Shortwave (USB)

• Diego Garcia:
  • 12,579 kHz daytime
  • 4,319 kHz nighttime
• Guam:
  • 13,362 kHz daytime
  • 5,765 kHz nighttime
• Key West, Florida: (decommissioned)
  • 12,133.5 kHz day & night
  • 7,811.0 kHz day & night
  • 5,446.5 kHz day & night
• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (site currently out of service):
  • 10,320 kHz daytime
  • 6,350 kHz nighttime

See: AFN Shortwave Frequencies