HI8RD(Dominican Republic) on 20m USB!!!


HI8RD Dominican Republic Rig - Rigoberto Diaz Gonzalez P. O. Box 1157 Santo Domingo 10111 Dominican Republic [+] Mailing label
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20140106 0032UTC 14280kHz HI8RD
Date : 06/Jan/2014 0032UTC
Freq : 14280kHz USB
Rig : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT : Mini-Whip(PAORDT)
PC recording

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HI8RD

Last Update

2013-12-01 23:17:07

Class

Latitude

18.504733 (18° 30' 17'' N)

Longitude

-69.949077 (69° 56' 56'' W)

Grid Square

FK58am

Geo Source

User supplied

Bearing

27.0° NNE (from JJ5IZX)

Distance

8515.6 mi (13704.5 km)

Long Path

16341.3 mi (26298.7 km)

Sunrise

11:13:25 UTC

Sunset

22:17:07 UTC

ITU Zone

CQ Zone

IOTA

NA-096 Hispaniola

Web Page

http://www.hi8rd.com

QSL by Mail?

Yes (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 ?)

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Callsigns

Alias	Comment
HI8RDG	Previous callsign

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CHOOSE LANGUAUGE

My name is Rigoberto, -nickname is Rig- and my QTH is in Santo Domingo capital city of the beautiful Dominican Republic. I’ve been a ham operator since 1977. My radio interest started while a young kid, playing with a homebrew broadcasting transmitter in my hometown Guananico, Puerto Plata. Looking for a life improvement, my parents relocated to Santo Domingo City. My next door neighbor was David Tabar HI8DTG who inspired me into ham radio. In 1979 I migrated with my parents to US, once in New York City I met Arnold Lopez WA2CID who taught me CW to pass my very first Amateur Radio License with Novice call KA2NQF.I enjoy all about Amateur Radio, mainly DXing and sometimes participate in Contests.
I fell proud of being a ham since I have the fortune of meeting great people and friends in different parts of the world which I value and in some cases some are already part of my family.Amateur radio for me is making friends around the world.
I experiment with antennas, Audio processing equipment and lately enjoy listening a good quality audio or ESSB station.I am very active in most of the bands depending on propagations; one of my favorite’s bands is 40 meters.
Present and Previous calls held (in chronological order): KA2NQF-N2DJA-HI8RDG-HI8RD-KC2VFY-WA2RDG - AI8RD

Mi nombre es Rigoberto y mi QTH es en Santo Domingo, capital de la preciosa Republica Dominicana. He sido radioaficionado desde el 1977. Mi interés por la radioaficion comenzó cuando era un niño practicaba con un transmisor casero de una emisora en mi pueblo natal Guananico en Puerto Plata. Me mude a la ciudad de Santo Domingo y mi vecino era un radioaficionado, DAvid Tabar HI8DTG quien me inspiro a la radioaficion. En 1979 fui a vivir a NY en EEUU y conoci a Arnaldo Lopez WA2CID quien me enseño telegrafia para pasar el examen de Novicio obteniendo mis primera licencia de Radioaficionado con los indicativos KA2NQF.
Disfruto todas las areas de la radioaficion, principalmente el Dxismo –Ocasionalmente participo en Concursos.
Me siento orgulloso de ser radiaficionado porque he tenido la fortuna de haber conocido grandes amigos en diferentes partes del mundo los cuales valoro en su justa dimensión, ya que algunos ya son parte de mi familia.
Radiaficion para mi es hacer amigos alrededor del mundo.
Experimento con antenas, procesamiento de audio y últimamente disfruto al escuchar estaciones con buena calidad de audio o ESSB.
Estoy muy activo en la mayoría de las bandas dependiendo de las propagaciones, una de mis bandas favoritas es 40 metros.
Indicativos actuales o que he tenido (en orden cronologico): KA2NQF-N2DJA-HI8RDG-HI8RD-KC2VFY-WA2RDG - AI8RD

HI8RD

EQUIPMENT RUNDOWN

Radio Equipment [HF –VHF-UHF]

KENWOOD TS-990S
FLEX-Radio Systems FLEX-3000 with WoodBox Radio Tmate 2 Controller
Kenwood VHF-UHF TM-731-A

Receiver

JRC NRD-92 RECEIVER

RF Amplifiers

ALPHA 99
KENWOOD TL-922A
DRAKE L7
SWAN MARK I

Active Audio Gear (Setup One)

Heil PR-40 Microphone
DBX 286s Microphone Preamp Processor
Behringer ULTRAFEX PRO EX-3200
- W2IHY EQplus
- W2IHY Ibox

Active Audio Gear (Setup Two)

- AudioTechnica AT-4040 Microphone
- Roland USB Audio UA-25 EX
- - W2IHY Ibox

PasiveAudio Gear

Behringer FEEDBACK DESTROYER PRO DSP-1124P
Behringer COMPOSER PRO XL MDX2600
Behringer ULTRACURVE PRO DEQ-2496
Bellari Tube Pream MP110
Heil PR 781
Heil Goldline GM4

Dummy Loads

ALPHA 2100 LEGAL LIMIT DUMMY LOAD
MFJ-264 1.5 KW, 0-650 MHZ

Antennas

HF

Optibeam OB-12-6 [12 Ele 6 Bands]
40 & 80 Halfwave Fan Dipole-Homebrew
12-10 M Moxon Beam –Homebrew
12-10 M 5/8 Wave J-Pole –Homebreu
6M LFA Yagi [6 Elements]

VHF-UHF

144 MHz. Dual Pol 11 x 11 Yagi
144 / 440 / 1.2 GHz. Comet GP-9 vertical collinear.

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VIDEO AND PICTURES TAKEN BY MY DEAR SON ANTONIO (15).

VIDEO & FOTOGRAFIAS REALIZADAS POR MI QUERIDO HIJO ANTONIO (15)

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HI8RD SHACK EQUIPMENTS

SHARING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND OPINION AS A HAM OPERATOR AND NON-TECHNICAL REVIEWS ON EQUIPMENTS AND ANTENNAS ON MY SHACK (PRESENTAND RECENTLY OWNED) :

YAESU FT-2000D

Hex Beam Antenna by K4KIO

Flex Radio System 3000

Kenwood TS-990

Optibeam OB-12-6 MUltiband Antenna

FAMILY PICTURES GALLERY

THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY PAGEI hope you enjoy AMATEUR RADIO as well as I do.
If you hear me on any frequency, please feel free to call and have a QSO, I am very happy to have the opportunity to make friends around the world.I am very active on most of the HF bands, and I go around depending on propagations, but you will find me mostly at night on 40 meters which is one of my favorites bands
See you on the air

GRACIAS POR VISITAR Y TOMAR EL TIEMPO DE LEER MI PAGINAEspero que disfrutes tanto de la RADIOAFICION como yo lo hago.
Si me escucha en alguna frecuencia, por favor llamamae, te intito a que tentamos un QSO, me siento complacido de tener la oportunidad de hacer amigos alrededor del mundo.Estoy activo en la mayoría de bandas de HF, y me muevo de acuerdo a las propagaciones, pero me puedes encontrar mayormente en las noches en 40 metros, la cual es una de mis bandas favoritas.
Nos vemos en el aire

DAYTON HAMVENTION 2013


HI8RD sharing with good friends from Puerto Rico Felipe NP4Z,Otis NP4G & Rddhames HI3B from Santiago

Hara Arena during Dayton Hamvention 2013

Thanks to Molly W0MOM for all the great assistance with the Alfa 99 Amp at the ALPHA RF CONCEPTS Booth in Dayton Hamvention

Sharing with the great Tom DF2BO from Optibeam Antennas

Encuentro de amigos de Miami en Dayton - 2013

Vist at the Yaesu Booth with HI3TEJ- Ted & WY2G-John Elias