Saturday, July 26, 2014

20140725 GA14CG(Scotland) on 20m CW

20140725 GA14CG(Scotland) on 20m CW

GA14CG Scotland flag Scotland
Commonwealth Games Special Event Station
Unit 68, Bandeath Industrial Estate
Throsk, Stirling FK7 7NP
Scotland
QSL: LoTW, e-QSL, Direct and via the Bureau (Clublog OQRS only)
Email: Use mouse to view..
Page managed by MM0KFX Lookups: 13784 
QSL image for GA14CG

20140725 2050UTC 14042kHz GA14GC
Date : 25/Jul/2014 2050UTC
Freq : 14042kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

GA14CG - Golf Alpha One Four Commonwealth Games
Special Event Station to Celebrate the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland
July 21st - August 3rd 2014
"The Commonwealth Games is an International, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years. The Games are described as the third largest multi-sport event in the world, after the Olympic Games and the Asian Games"


To celebrate the Commonwealth Games this summer, the Stirling & District Amateur Radio Society (GM6NX) are hosting a special event station at their club premises, approximately 25 miles north-east of the city of Glasgow
Loc: IO86bc
IOTA: EU-005 (Great Britain)
WAB: NS89
The Station will be run by members of the Stirling & DARS along with the support of other clubs and individuals. Visitors are most welcome to the station
There will be 3 HF stations and 2 VHF stations operational
We will be active from 1.8MHz to 144MHz; using CW, SSB and Data
For more information about the station, check us out at: www.ga14cg.com
You can also follow us on Twitter (@GA14CG) and "like" us on Facebook 

Real time log. Data QSO's will be delayed by 24 hours
If you are not in the log within 24 hours, please work us again!



QSL Information:
Electronic: LoTW and e-QSL
Paper: Direct and Bureau (Clublog OQRS only)
We prefer to QSL via LoTW and e-QSL to save money, time and to protect the environment
If you want a paper card, please request a card direct or via the bureau using Clublog OQRS
When using OQRS, you DO NOT send your card to us, which is unnecessary and slows down the QSL process. You simply request a card (if you are in our log) and we send it to you!
OQRS Request:

Uploads to Clublog are instantaneous. Uploads to LoTW and e-QSL are made at the end of each day
SWL reports welcome. If you would like a card, please e-mail us for further instructions
In summary:
1. LoTW and e-QSL (Uploads are made at the end of each day)
2. Direct and via the Bureau using Clublog OQRS
If you are not a member of Clublog, visit www.clublog.org to create a free account. Upload your log and once your log matches with ours, you can request a card direct or via the bureau using OQRS
If you are a SWL and would like a card, please e-mail us for further instructions
If you send your card via the bureau or direct, you WILL NOT receive a reply!
Thank you for your understanding!
Any questions or issues, please e-mail us at: info@ga14cg.com

Photos:

Our antennas at the GM6NX club HQ in use for GA14CG

Inside the shack


We do not represent Glasgow 2014 Ltd or any of their partners. This special event station is run solely by members of the Stirling & DARS for non-commercial gain and to support and celebrate the Games. All copyrights reserved to their respective owners.

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20140725 OH2XX(Finland) on 20m CW

20140725 OH2XX(Finland) on 20m CW

QSL image for OH2XX
OH2XX Finland flag Finland
KARI LEHTIMAKI
KAUNISHARJU 18
FIN-01230 VANTAA
Finland
Email: 
Ham Member Lookups: 54691 


20140725 2031UTC 14026.3kHz OH2XX
Date : 25/Jul/2014 2031UTC
Freq : 14026.3kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

OK KW and 5EL Yagi..Loud Loud sig in JA : )

This is my number one hobby. I received my first license at the age of 12 in 1979. I was happy to find a DIA photo taken back then - quite amazing picture quality after 30+ years. Here I am right out of sauna with my first radio (Yaesu FT-7B) a straight key and a self made paddle. The antenna was a 40m dipole.

I have been quite active working different contests and chasing DX all these years. Not so serious about contesting any more, but rather enjoyng the activity on the bands. All my more succesfull CQWW contest efforts were in multiop categories like EA8AGD (world #1 M/S '88), OH2U (three time EU #1 multi/multi '97,'99, '00) and EA8ZS (world #1 multi/multi '02). I have also had the fun of being part of some DX/contest peditions like C56B, 4J1FM, OJ0/OH8AA and OH0Z. As my kids are growing up and moving out I may find myself doing more of such activities again. Anyway I have found out that CW is the mode I enjoy operating the most and short QSOs are my cup of tea there.

You might be able to spot the tip of the 40m Yagi element in the picture above. My house happens to be on top of a small ridge so I was not able to fit the tower in the same picture. The self supporting tower is 16 meters high and the surrounding terrain is about 18 meters below providing an effective height for the setup. Below is a better shot of the antennas:

The latest addition to my setup is a remote station @OH2U with Elecraft K3 twin, OM2500A and remoterig RRC-1258MkII. I have managed to improve my DXCC count on 160/80 thanks to the low noise conditions there. At home I am currently running with the following equipment: Elecraft K3 , ACOM1000 Amp, 3-el SteppIr, 2-el for 40m (JP7-2 Shorty by Finnish Antenna Ltd.) and OCF Dipole for 80/160m. The tower used to be loaded as vertical for 80 meters using a half sloper mounted at 22 feet to get 50 ohm resistance. I have replaced that setup with a 40m long Inverted L antenna that I can run on multiple bands - most often on 160, 80 and 30 meters.
Station automation is realised with microHAM's StationMaster (it is really a gem!). I am also using the LP-PAN adapter to have a band scope alongside with the K3. After having one (I had a IC-756Pro3) it is very hard to live without - I like to see what is going on on the bands. CW skimmer adds even more fun to the setup and with WinTelnetX it is easy to combine skimmer and DXtelnet spots into one stream.
My favourite softwares are Win-test for contesting, DX4WIN for LoTW updates and DXing, DX Atlas for Grayline, ViewProp (beta) to monitor band conditions and VOACAP online to make propagation predictions.

Good DX and fun contests to you all!
73 de Kari, OH2XX

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20140725 TZ6BB(Mali) on 20m CW

20140725 TZ6BB(Mali) on 20m CW

QSL image for TZ6BB
TZ6BB Mali flag Mali
Fernando Arroyo
Bamako
QSL via W3HNK
Mali
QSL: W3HNK
Email: Use mouse to view..
Page managed by EA4BB Lookups: 177329 

20140725 2006UTC 14008.5kHz TZ6BB
Date : 25/Jul/2014 2006UTC
Freq : 14008.5kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

He like chatting on CW : )
EA4BB, ex Z21BBST2BFD2BBTU5JL9Q5BB...
More information on me & my station at http://www.qsl.net/ea4bb

   


   SMHSC #230



You can check here whether you are in my log:

Please QSL via

 W3HNK

Thanks everyone for your calls, and see you soon on the air!
73
Fernando
TZ6BB

More information on me & my station at http://www.qsl.net/ea4bb
                                           
I will listen, and listen, and then listen again before calling.

I will only call if I can copy the DX station properly.

I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of the DX station's call sign before calling.

I will not interfere with the DX station nor anyone calling and will never tune up on the DX frequency or in the QSX slot.

I will wait for the DX station to end a contact before I call.

I will always send my full call sign.

I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously.

I will not transmit when the DX operator calls another call sign, not mine.

I will not transmit when the DX operator queries a call sign not like mine.

I will not transmit when the DX station requests geographic areas other than mine.

When the DX operator calls me, I will not repeat my call sign unless I think he has copied it incorrectly.

I will be thankful if and when I do make a contact.

I will respect my fellow hams and conduct myself so as to earn their respect.

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Friday, July 25, 2014

20140725 K9EU(United States) on 20m CW

20140725 K9EU(United States) on 20m CW

QSL image for K9EU
K9EU USA flag USA
ERIK W ANDERSEN
215 PEMBROKE RD
NAPERVILLE, IL 60540
USA
Email: 
Ham Member Lookups: 55739 

20140725 1349UTC 14020.4kHz K9EU
Date : 25/Jul/2014 1349UTC
Freq : 14020.4kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

I was first licensed (age 13) as KN9ZXG in the summer of 1960, a few months before starting high school in an area west of Chicago. We had a little radio club (W9BXU) in the school of which K9KDI (N9SW) was our top DX'er. I am currently a member of the N.I.D.X.A., the A-1 Operator Club, the FISTS CW Club, and the CW Operators' Club. My four passions (hobbies in order of preference/obsession) are music, collecting butterflies, ham radio, and collecting agates. I have actually maintained a real connection between chasing DX/collecting QSLs and chasing butterflies/collecting specimens worldwide. I would like to hear from anyone out there that chases DX and lepidoptera (especially Speyeria).
My current setup includes an FTDX5000MP/TS-940S/TS-950SDX and an Alpha 87A (Omega)/TL-922A to a Steppir 18E Dream Beam up only 50 feet. A sloper for 160/80m and a large tropical butterfly net with a 30 foot extension are also used on occasion. I have achieved 9B-DXCC, DXCC HR (ssb and cw), and WAZ on 7 bands. Finally, after 47 years, I managed to work all current entities. My current projects are extending the DXCC Challenge and attempting to get close to a 5-Band WAZ ( I'll never get it, needing 3 on 80m). Being of Eastern European descent (9A/SP), for years I have enjoyed calling CQ Europe and meeting many European operators on cw.
I have become a serious collector of vintage/current DX QSL's, having put together a collection of 280,000 strong and am the trustee of the Vintage QSL Radio Club, K9ZXG. Before my passing, my intentions are to donate the card collection to the Austrian QSL Museum that houses over 9 million cards (with all the French related cards to be donated to the F6GOX French collection). In the meantime, several of the duplicates will be sold/traded - not for profit, rather for the improvement of the collection.
On a personal level, I am a retired high school math teacher, living with wife, Marisia (a nurse), and daughter, Beth. (Our only child was born with Down Syndrome and has been an absolute joy to raise these 26 years. Although we never expected her to leave the nest, she however has other plans and now is preparing to wed.)
My DXCC totals from the "W9 black hole": Mixed 356 ssb 353 cw 348 (right handed 348 left handed 123) 20m 354 15m 348 40m 342 10m 332 17m 328 12m 314 30m 313 80m 269 160m 174 6m 034 QRP 282 Challenge 2743. Just kidding- I can't use an iambic keyer left handed although it sounds like it at times. "Good Hunting".






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20140725 3B8CF(Mauritius) on 20m CW

20140725 3B8CF(Mauritius) on 20m CW

QSL image for 3B8CF
3B8CF Mauritius flag Mauritius
SEEWOOSANKAR MANDARY
BOX 104, QUATRE BORNES
MAURITIUS ISLAND, INDIAN OCEAN
Mauritius
QSL: DIRECT ONLY
Email: Use mouse to view..
Ham Member Lookups: 252616 

20140725 1320UTC 14026kHz 3B8CF
Date : 25/Jul/2014 1320UTC
Freq : 14026kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

Lookups252616 (306783)
QRZ Record#716536
QRZ Admin3B8CF
Date Joined2007-02-23 04:40:05
Last Update2010-10-14 20:28:01
Latitude-20.279387 (20° 16' 45'' S)
Longitude57.478747 (57° 28' 43'' E)
Grid SquareLG89rr
Geo SourceUser supplied
Bearing245.8° WSW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance6249.7 mi (10057.9 km)
Long Path18607.1 mi (29945.3 km)
Sunrise02:43:27 UTC
Sunset13:49:45 UTC
Born0043
QSL InfoDIRECT ONLY
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 ?)
Admin For(1) 3B8CF
Other
Callsigns
AliasComment
VQ8CFPrevious callsign

Born 1943. HAM since 1967 as VQ8CF. Other callsigns 3B6CF, 3B7CF, 3B9CF, 3B8CF/3B7, VQ9SM, KB1PR.
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20140725 CU8FN(Azores) on 17m CW

20140725 CU8FN(Azores) on 17m CW

CU8FN Azores flag Azores
Hermann Stein
Bairro Francês, 25
Santa Cruz das Flores 9970-305
Azores
QSL: via HB9CRV, bureau + lotw OK
Email: Use mouse to view..
Page managed by CT3FN Lookups: 1396 

20140725 1103UTC 18082kHz CU8FN
Date : 25/Jul/2014 1103UTC
Freq : 18082kHz CW
Rig   : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

Lookups1396 (1962)
QRZ Record#1964117
QRZ AdminCT3FN
Date Joined2003-01-08 16:13:26
Last Update2014-07-18 13:11:32
Geo SourceFrom DXCC
Bearing345.1° NNW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance7303.7 mi (11754.1 km)
Long Path17553.2 mi (28249.1 km)
Sunrise06:43:29 UTC
Sunset21:07:12 UTC
ITU Zone36
CQ Zone14
IOTAEU-089 Western Azores group
Born1942
QSL Infovia HB9CRV, bureau + lotw OK
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?Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
Other
Callsigns
AliasComment
CT8/CT3FNalso CU8/CT3FN
My home calls are HB9CRV and CT3FN.
Thanks to the open mind policy of the ANACOM – Açores (Communications Authority) I got the beautiful call sign CU8FN. I will be active as CU8FN between 21th July and 2nd August, 2014 including participation in the IOTA Contest - CR2V team.
QSL goes via my home call HB9CRV; lotw and bureau are OK.
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20140725 HS8JYX(Thailand) on 20m JT65

20140725 HS8JYX(Thailand) on 20m JT65

HS8JYX Thailand flag Thailand
Voravut Srithong
99/31 Jareansuk rd.
Paknum Muang Krabi 81000
Thailand
QSL: LOTW, EQSL.CC,BUREAU OR DIRECT
Email: Use mouse to view..
Ham Member Lookups: 38399 
QSL image for HS8JYX

20140725 1030UTC 14076kHz HS8JYX


Date : 25/Jul/2014 1030UTC
Freq : 14076kHz JT65
Rig   : ICOM IC-7200
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording




Hello all my nickname is "Wut" (in Thai mean senior or knowledge surprise ) I received first licensed in 1996 (max 10 watts 2 meter only) and intermediate licensed in 2001 (max 200 watts HF, No extra class license exam in Thailand). I use this callsign sinceSep 03 1998 my first rig is ICOM IC-02N and homebrew antennas.
I'm interested in radio technique more than operated but I love morse code and QRP. In my free time I use RufzXPMorse Runner and CW Freak for practice morse code skills.
My Homebrew

http://15meter-radio.blogspot.com/



My homebrew 18 MHz 10 watts transmitter use IRF630.

My homebrew 18 MHz 0.3 watts transmitter use 1 JFET + 2 Transistors.
FH # 3813
EPC # 19015



ดูแผนที่ขนาดใหญ่ขึ้น

Note !!** I'm LOTW ( plus eQSL) user with logs uploaded shortly after the QSOs. **
  • Any license can't operate 6 and 60 meter from Thailand.
  • Thailand use sequential callsign only, No vanity callsign.
  • QSLs via LoTW plus eQSL.cc is the best way for me.
  • HS0Z _ _ for foreign operators in Thailand.
OK now I use the 10,12, 15,17 and 14 meter band (CW JT65A and Feld Hell) with half wave dipole and running less then 50 watts power.
Also AG6BD

I love low profile communications and homebrew.

15 meter dipole antenna.

11 Dec. 2010 I passed US extra class license. (3 elements on the same day) HS8JYX (middle)
23 Dec. 2010 I receive US callsign AG6BD
My web blog ::

See all receive paper QSL Card Click (2011) and New QSL Card (receive 2012) Click.

My Rockmite 14 MHz.

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20140725 MJ/OK1XC(Jersey) on 20m CW

20140725 MJ/OK1XC(Jersey) on 20m CW

QSL image for OK1XC
OK1XC Czech Republic flag Czech Republic
Josef Miksatko
Drachov 79,
Sobeslav 39201
Czech Republic
QSL: VIA BURO OR DIRECT
Email: Use mouse to view..
Ham Member Lookups: 19540 

20140725 0705UTC 14015kHz MJ/OK1XC
Date : 25/Jul/2014 0705UTC
Freq : 14015kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording


























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20140724 DK1NO(Germany) on 20m CW

20140724 DK1NO(Germany) on 20m CW

QSL image for DK1NO
DK1NO Germany flag Germany
Johannes Maier
Fuerst-Wilhelm-Str. 2
72488 Sigmaringen
Germany
QSL: VIA BUREAU OR DIRECT
Email: Use mouse to view..
Ham Member Lookups: 53435 

20140724 2103UTC 14005kHz DK1NO
Date : 24/Jul/2014 2103UTC
Freq : 14005kHz CW
Rig   : KENWOOD TS-870S
ANT : LOOP
PC Recording

Very nice keying and signal.. Level is JA's : )  See Ya Best 73's : )

Lookups53435 (66372)
QRZ Record#732517
QRZ AdminDK1NO
Date Joined2000-01-01 07:00:00
Last Update2009-12-26 02:32:36
Grid SquareJN48oc
Geo SourceUnknown
Bearing326.6° NNW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance5847.5 mi (9410.6 km)
Long Path19009.4 mi (30592.6 km)
Sunrise03:47:53 UTC
Sunset19:11:20 UTC
ITU Zone28
CQ Zone14
QSL InfoVIA BUREAU OR DIRECT
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(2) DK1NO DK1O

DOK P29
The picture shows some VIP-hams with the exception of me. That was after the Bodensee-ham-fair 2000 at a little meeting on the suebian alps. 'Hope we can meet next summer again!
For more details have a look at www.qsl.net/dk1no.
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