Mr. ROS exclusive interview to DxCoffe

Exclusive interview of the inventor of Digital mode called ROS to DxCoffe web site by IZ1IVA.

Mr. ROS explain everything about his ROS mode with many details.

DxCoffe is a wanterfoul web site about latest DX and Contest news.

You can read all the inetrview in http://www.dxcoffee.com/

As you can see in the main ROS web http://rosmodem.wordpress.com/ I have completed the first QSO in ROS mode via EME on 2m with DL8EBW.

Download latest version of ROS v5.6.4 beta and enjoy your QSO in this new mode.

You cal also import ROS.adi to HRD logbook or to MIX-W logbook.

More info and details to http://www.dxcoffee.com/

73 de SV8CS

3B9/IZ4AKS - Rodrigues Island August 2010

Antenna used by George,IZ4AKS on Rodrigues island.

My friend George IZ4AKS was for holydays style DXpedition to 3B8 and 3B9.
He was very active on bands and also very strong here in Greece.
If you like to see more photos from 3b9 here we are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iz4aks/sets/72157624903932612/

And the LOG for 3B8 and 3B9 QSO's is here:

http://www.iz4aks.com/3b8-3b9/logsearch/

Read more in dxCoffee:

http://www.dxcoffee.com/ita

73 de SV8CS

6m EME With 3 elements (RX only)

Today 10 Sept. 2010 we have very good EME conditions (Not like the last days) but still GOOD.
I am receiving Lance W7GJ with my remote (RX only system) with 3 elements beam home made (DK7ZB).The location has a very good take off,overlooking the sea and of course very good ground gain. I am using the Kenwood TS-480 without any antenna preamplifier, antenna 3 elememts,10m of ecoflex-10 coaxial cable and the WSJT-9 program in JT65A mode.

I hope to copy Lance as well from his upcoming 6m EME DXpedition from Fiji Islands (3D2LR , in RH92cq) .
http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Fiji2010.htm

Any contribution to help Lance W7GJ, for this rare DXCC 6m DXpedition are welcome.

Please use Pay-pal to : w1jj@aol.com

73 de SV8CS

CQ - WAZ on 6m

Here is the CQ-WAZ award for my 6m activity received today.
WAZ number #94 - 30 zones.

http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/wazrules.html

Now looking forward to 10 more zones.

Good DX in 6m de SV8CS.

KP4AO 432 MHZ EME and SW8NAC

SW8NAC, Anna in the father's shack (SV8CS) , after the QSO with KP4AO.

Anna, SW8NAC she is the youngest ham radio operator worked Arecibo via 432 Mhz EME in SSB mode. Anna has 4x25 elements on 432 for EME activity.

Here is the QSL card received from QSL manager W3HNK.
I made also an SSB qso with KP4AO (432 Mhz EME) but unfortunatelly ... the answer from QSL manager was...SV8CS, you are NOT in the log !!!

So, lets try next time.

73, de SV8CS

Contest University Italy by K3LR and IK2QEI - 2010

Contest University Italy 2010 ( K3RL).

SW8NAC Anna in front of D-Star repeater.

SV8CS during Low Bands Contesting presentation.

SW8NAC receiving plaque from IK2QEI.

Contest University Italy (Montichiari 2010).
Saturday 13 March 2010 me and my daughter Anna, SW8NAC we were in Brescia (Montichiari) close to Milano for the contest University meeting during the Montichiari hamvention. There was also Tim, K3LR from Contest University.
Also IK2QEI, IK2EAD did a great job for this meeting.

DJ6QT, SW8NAC, SV8CS, K3LR ( CTU Italy 2010).

During Contest University Italy 2010 meeting we had:

S50A, Tine explain how to read contest rules and CQWW news.

SV8CS, Spiros for Low Bands Antennas and reception in restricted QTH's.

K3LR, Tim about Contest Operating Techniques.

S52X, Tadej for RTTY contesting and interfaces.

IK4MGP & IK4VET for HQ Italia during IARU 2010.

IW2WIJ & IK2NCJ, about WRTC 2010.

W7EJ also CN2R, Jim for contesting around the world.

During the meeting my daughter Anna, SW8NAC (12 years old), received a plaque as young talent Ham Radio operator.

Into the conference hall the Italian D-Star group had instaled a full D-Star repeater and with this was very easy for me and SW8NAC to have a QSO with our friends (SW8NAG,SV8RX,SV8YM), from Italy to Zante Island.

http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/index.html?issue=2010-03-17

See you next year in CTU meeting.

73, Spiros SV8CS and Anna SW8NAC.

MARCH 20, 2010

First ever 2m EME qso with new ROS mode

February 21 at 21:25, me and DL8EBW we made the first 2m EME qso with the new ROS mode by Jose.

More on http://www.mmmonvhf.de/
Thank you Guido (DL8EBW) agn for the 1 st 2m EME,ROS QSO.

ROS program at :

http://rosmodem.wordpress.com

73, Spiros - SV8CS

First ever Moon reflection with ROS mode.

SCREEN SHOT send me by e-mail from PA4EME RX site.
Today 21 Feb 2010 at 21:36 z I made the first ever reflection of the MOON with this new ROS digital program.
My friend FRANK, PA4EME has RX my signal via moon reflection, as well my e-mail also, with 1 baud rate at the 144.149 Mhz . Unfortunately we have NOT complete a 2-way QSO, but we will try again tomorrow.
Many thanks to Jose for the ROS program and to Frank, PA4EME for his patience.
See you via the Moon.
73- Spiros

ROS - New mode and 1st QSO

This is my first QSO with F1ABE in ROS mode in 16 baud rate.
My power was 1w on 14101.
This evening I will try to test the ROS digital mode on 144 Mhz via moon (EME).
For more info about ROS at:
http://rosmodem.wordpress.com
The nice future of ROS program is that when you have your e-mail next to your CQ SV8CS then you can receive e-mails from all Rxing stations with varius data.
Allreary received reports via auto -e-mail from:

DG8JA,IW1AWH/2,PA2HBL,OH2GAX,IK1RKU,DL2FI,F1SMV,KB2HSH,G0CER,W3CSW,VK3JW,M0POQ,OH7JJT and many others.
See you soon on ROS mode via HF or EME.
Spiros - SV8CS

MAP65-IQ with Linrad and SDR-IQ

LiveCQ 144 at: http://www.livecq144.com/
MAP65-IQ at: www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT
LINRAD at: www.sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/linrad.htm

Once again the very nice program developed by JOE, K1JT, the MAP65-IQ connected together with LINRAD and the RFspace receiver SDR-IQ, with the Hamtronics 2m Converter, you can see a large portion of the 2m band for EME qso's. Also a nice program developed by Rene, PE1L with the name Livecq 144 you can upload in the web all the stations having CQ or QRZ before the call and no other info.

With the live cq www.livecq144.com you can check the activity in EME, the propagation, the trafic etc.

Every station calling CQ received by SDR-IQ & MAP65-IQ & Linrad it's uploaded on liveCQ web page.

73, See you off the Moon

SV8CS - Spiros

28 Jan 2010

QRSS3 Beacons on 0.505 (DI2AM & OK0EMW)

This evening 27 Jan 2010 with the help of my friend Fotis SV2JL we have set the Spectrum-Lab program and start to receive the QRSS beacons on 0.505 Khz.

I had very good signals on both beacons. OK0EWN gives also the locator (JN88KS).

73, Spiros - SV8CS

27 JAN 2010

First RXing test on 129.10 DCF39/49

Today 24 Jan 2010 made my 1st attempt to RX on 137 Khz.
There is a very strong station there located in Germany with the call DCF 39 or DCF49.
The DCF QRG's are 129.10 and 139.0 Khz. Transmition mode 200 bps ASCII (8E1) with shift 340 Hz.The DCF has on both QRG's a steady carrier and at about every 10 seconds send a message in FSK mode. The locator of the DCF is at JO52WG near Magdeburg - Germany.
The antenna is a vertical monopole 324m high with EIRP (Effective Isotrope Radiated Power) 40 KW omnidirectional. In the spectran you can see the shift keyer and with Mix-W you can see the text. DCF is a very useful tool to test your antenna - Receiver and to tune filters and preamplifiers for the 137 Khz amateur band.

Here is what you can see with the MIX-W program.

The station DCF39/49 trasmit on 129.1 and 139.0 Khz.

Here are the MIX-W settings to decode the DCF 39/49.Shift 340 HZ with Baud rate 200 and character set at ASCII 8 even parity and Inverted mode.

FT2000 as receiver in USB mode - antenna 300m beverage.

73, de SV8CS - Spiros

Zante Island (KM07JS)

DI2AM beacon - QRSS

QRSS reception 23 Jan 2010 at 22:13 z
DI2AM beacon signal strength 529 in my Yaesu FT2000 with 300m Beverage antenna on 0.505,20.

SV8CS - Spiros Zante Island KM07JS

23 Jan 2010

NEW transatlantic reception on 0.510 Khz

WE2XGR on 0.51155 - Dial at 0.510 USB - (22 JAN 2010)

Spots at WSPRNET database : http://wsprnet.org/
WE2XGR/6 + WE2XGR/2 + WE2XGR/3

Last night I had my FT2000, 8 Khz higher than usual. It was at 0.510 insteed of 0.502,40. There was WE2XGR station transmitting as WE2XGR/6 - WE2XGR/2 - WE2XGR/3.

Starting receiving the first signal at 23:30z and finishing 20 min after my sunrise.

WE2XGR/6 best signal -7 at 02:02z distance 7837 Km.

WE2XGR/2 best signal -21 at 01:50z distance 7620 Km.
WE2XGR/3 best signal -28 at 05:22z distance 7483 Km.

SV8CS - Spiros, Zante Island KM07js.

22 JAN 2010

500 Khz WSPR - Transatlantic RXing

M0BMU very strong until the daylight local time.
Also reveived G4JNT, PE5T, PA0A etc

WD2XSH/17 again strong this evening at a distance of 7421 Km and also received WD2XSH/10 at a distance 8537 Km. WD2XSH/17 has 10w and WD2XSH/10 has 2w.

SV8CS - Spiros (Loc KM07JS) - Zante Island

USA station on 0.502,4 -WSPR

New stations on my 0.502,40 SWL log.

LA3EQ TXing with 0.1 W and WD2XSH/17 on 0.502,40 TXing with 2.0 W from FN42pb.

WSPR 2.0 Nice RXing on 600m (0.502.40)

This evening 07 Jan 2010 at 22.0z, I had a very nice reception on 600m band (0.502,40 Khz) using the fantastic WSPR 2.0 program by Joe, K1JT.


With my first attempt I received 3 stations. First was PA3FNY transmitted with 1,0 Watt ,second G4JNT transmitted with 0.2 Watt, and third M0BMU with 2,0 Watts

The WSJT 2.0 uploaded the received stations on 0.502,40 Khz to the WSPRnet database.My receiving conditions are Yaesu FT2000 and antenna 300m long beverage.

In the WSPR database foto you can see all the details and info.

Next days I will improve my reception to this band.

73, Spiros SV8CS