SV8CS

IQ2MI Beacon QRSS 501.36 Khz

2011-11-21T20:34:00.001-08:00

The IQ2MI qrss beacon as received here on my QTH (Zakynthos island KM07JS) date 22/11/2011, with Yaesu FT2000 and 200m long beverage antenna. The IQ2MI beacon is a QRP transmitter with about 0.4 Watt output. The estimated ERP power is at about 0.025 Watt.Beacon send CW ID in QRSS mode flowed by fast CW.The IQ2MI locator is JN45NL and the antenna is a toploaded capacitive 60 meters long with 3 spaced wires and a vertical section of 16 meters.Used the spectrum lab program by DL4YHF http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/spectra1.html

IQ2MI beacon antenna.

IQ2MI beacon location at JN45NL, near Milano (Sezione ARI Milano).
http://lnx.arimi.it/?page_id=788
73, de Spiros SV8CS (22/11/2011).

70.200 Mhz TEP qso (SSB & Digital) with ZS6WAB

2011-09-29T11:46:00.000-07:00

FOTO: My second QTH powered with GREEN energy (Solar panels and Wind Generator).
Antenna for 4m band: LFA 6 elements. RIG: TS480 with transverter ME4-T by HA1YA.
http://ha1ya.config.hu/transverters.htm
21 September 2011, at 18:15z, I had a very nice TEP qso with ZS6WAB in SSB (signal 52 clear) on 70.200 Mhz and digital using ISCAT mode, (look WSJT program by K1JT).
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/
The decoded lines in ISCAT mode are here:
182330 -13 -43 SV8CS ZS6WAB R-15 R-15
182330 -17 -43 73 ZS6WAB
I hope to see you on 70 Mhz (4m band soon).
73 Spiros - SV8CS

6M Marathon contest 2011

2011-09-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

I like to thanks all 6m Marathoners making qso's with them and help me to touch the first place world wide in the 8th 6m Marathon 2011.Many thanks also to the Finland very nice organization of this 6m Marathon contest.More info you can see at : http://6m.dy.fi

The 6m 2011 Marathon was started at 7 May and ended 7 August 2011. Thank you and I hope to see all of you next year in the 9th 6m Marathon. 73 de Spiros SV8CS.

6m EME qso with W7GJ, with 12v bateries

2011-07-24T11:25:00.001-07:00

5 July 2011 at 20:03 I had an EME qso with Lance W7GJ.This was not my first but I made this QSO from my remote 2nd QTH with my Ecological- Green powered station.

I am using a Kenwood TS-480 (without external preamplifier), Linear amplifier TE-Systems at 150W in (JT65a mode), and 7 elements LFA-2 WOS antenna, without elevation.

This set-up is powered by solar and wind enegy (ECO station), using 4 bateries 12v- 200A/h each (totaly 800A/h).That was my 1st 6m EME with Green power station and 12v bateries.

TNX to Lance and 73 to all de Spiros, SV8CS

QSO details:

194800 4 -19 1.9 57 1 # SV8CS W7GJ DN27 OOO 1 0

195000 0 -29 1.8 54 39

195200 6 -23 1.9 78 1 # SV8CS W7GJ DN27 OOO 1 10

195359 1 -31 64 0 RRR

195559 0 -29 1.6 48 25

195759 2 -30 41 2 73

WINMOR - Free e-mails via HF

2011-01-27T09:22:00.001-08:00

Are you in emergency status or out of internet lines?
Are you in rare DXpedition or sailing?
Now with the help of WINLINK 2000, Global Radio Email system, you can send your e-mails to all your friends via HF transceiver for free.
You can send it via HF transceiver as like PACTOR but you don't need an expensive TNC to do that, because the program has a Virtual TNC (non software), using the audio card of your PC.

Download the WL2K program and following the instructions.You need a CAT control to set the QRG's between the PC and the radio.The program then, can give you a list of gateways (calling RMS),close to your QTH with all QRG'g etc.You can also download the VOACAP (free) to see in real time the propagation from your QTH to all WINMOR servers.

From my QTH,(Zakynthos island - KM07JS) I can easily connected to DA5UHR-5 in 40m and to

OE5XIR-5 on 80m and send (for free) e-mails and receive e-mails in my PC normaly.To send and receive e-mail is as easy as Outlock express.You need a very carefull adjustment to audio (audio PC card, in and out) because any kind of distortion can destroy the signal.
The author of Winmor is Rick Muething KN6KB.

Links:

http://www.winlink.org/

http://www.mediasuk.org/iw0hk/winmor.htm (In Italian).

http://www.webalice.it/brugneraivo/i6ibe/winmor/winmor.htm (in Italian).

73, Spiros

SV8CS

Mr. ROS exclusive interview to DxCoffe

2010-09-14T12:51:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-13T13:16:00.001-07:00

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/

6m EME With 3 elements (RX only)

2010-09-10T10:21:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-19T05:05:00.000-07:00

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

2010-05-07T12:58:00.001-07:00

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

2010-03-19T21:38:00.000-07:00

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

2010-02-23T11:44:00.000-08:00

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.

2010-02-21T13:50:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-20T23:15:00.001-08:00

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

2010-01-28T11:36:00.000-08:00

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)

2010-01-27T12:37:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-24T11:13:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-23T14:22:00.001-08:00

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

2010-01-22T22:27:00.000-08:00

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

2010-01-20T22:15:00.001-08:00

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

2010-01-11T21:24:00.000-08:00

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)

2010-01-07T14:15:00.000-08:00

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

NEW KIDS in the ham radio land

2009-10-27T09:44:00.000-07:00

SW8NAC, Anna and SW8NAG, Nick ... new hams on Zakynthos Island!

Big day today. Two young kids became Radio Amateurs today 27 Oct 2009. My daughter Anna (12 years old) is now a Radio Amateur with the callsign SW8NAC.

Also the son of my best friend George (SV8RX), Nick (13 years old) became also radio amateur today with the call SW8NAG. I am very glad for this hapening. My daughter Anna (SW8NAC) now is the 3rd radio amateur member in the family. Thomas my son is also Radio amateur (SV8KOS).

HONOR ROLL dxcc with the K4M cfm in the LoTW

2009-10-25T14:00:00.000-07:00

K4M new one and #330 dxcc.

With the qsl confirmation from the DXpedition group on Midway Island (K4M) now I am in the Honor Roll list of DXCC award. Waiting also the FT5GA confirmation and the total dxcc countries going up to 330. The honor Roll is going together with my 11 bands DXCC (inlunding 160 countries confirmed on 6m and 130 countries on 2m band).

I would like to thank Paul N4PN for his excellent operation on 160m from Midway Island and the New one for me also on Top Band.

Midway Museum in San Diego.

During the DXpedition on Midway island a very important and Historic QSO was made on October 16 and 17 - 2009 with K4M (Midway Island) and the ham radio operators at the USS Midway museum, who were transmitting from the Museum's flight deck.

W6OSP, Bruce, at the microphone of K4M for the historic QSOs with the USS Midway Museum.

Congratulation for mice operation!

73 de SV8CS (Zante Western Mountains Club)

CQWW RTTY contest 2008 - 3rd world - 15m

2009-05-22T13:11:00.001-07:00

The CQ magazine in the May 2009 edition published the results of the CQWW RTTY contest held September 27+28, 2008.

In this contest after a very hard job to be single operator single band 15m only i finished in the 3rd place world. The propagation don't help me and the MUF was extremelly low. For many hours the band was closed.

Many thanks to all of you that you are in my contest RTTY log and help me to wone the 3rd place world with 110.875 points.

See you in the next CQWW RTTY contest.

73, Spiros - SV8CS

GOOD NEWS about 4m band in SPAIN

2009-04-30T09:28:00.000-07:00

From URE web page:

According to recent discussions, we seek to be accepted and plan for another six months the use of the frequency of 70,150 and 70.200 MHz

Now I will try to contact the EA main land, as a new one on 70 Mhz band, after my QSO with EA6SX in 4m via Meteor.

For more go to :

http://www.ure.es/noticias/1302-prorroga-de-la-autorizacion-en-70-mhz.html

See you on 4m this coming Es season

73 de SV8CS

70Mhz (4m) M/S qso with EA6SX

2009-04-25T10:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I made a new QSO with Miguel, EA6SX in 4m band (70.203 Mhz) using reflections to Lyrids meteors in FSK441 mode. For this qso I went to the top of a mountain at 605m a.s.l. to have open take off horizon, to EA6 land.
The weather conditions there, at the top of the mountain on my island, were very bad.

Fotos taken during the qso at 07.00z (24 Apr 2009) at KM07IS.

Foto taken at 15.00z (23 Apr 2009).

We had strong rain, winds and a lot of fog with 9 degr. Celcius.
After 4 diferent tries with Miguel, we had finally good but not too many reflections.
The qso completed after 4 diferent tries (morning at 05.00z and afternnon 15.00z)
I would like to thank Miguel, EA6SX for his patience to stay there and wait for the meteor reflections.
The most important is that all Spain stations today (25 Apr 2009) they have NOT more permition to operate on 4m. Maybe as the URE web writes they will come back again on 4m after 1 month.

We hope.

My working conditions into the car were:

Rig : Yaesu FT857 + Transverter for 4m by HA1YA (30w) + 6 elements DK7ZB antenna.
TNX Miguel de SV8CS.

2009-04-13T06:46:00.000-07:00

MMMonVHF Sporadic E 2009 summery pages(http://www.mmmonvhf.de/es.php) ; call for reports.Sporadic E summary pages have existed already for many years in Europe first started by Udo, DK5YA between 2001 and 2005 and then by Steffen, DM2SR in 2007-2008. In 2008 this section became part of MMMonVHF directed by Frank, PA4EME and Udo, DK5YA.MMMonVHF has over 2000 registered users and an increasing number of visitors from continents other than Europe. After testing the programming just for Europe in 2008, our intention is to report Es worldwide. During the Sporadic E season in Australia, lasting from approximately Nov. 2008 until May 2009, first maps were created from another continent as Europe. Meanwhile, we are able to produce detailed maps from every Sporadic E opening that occurred on 144 MHz, no matter what day or continent. However the system needs to be feed with information. The information can be obtained from spots on DX-clusters but you may understand we prefer detailed information from stations involved in the opening.Therefore we invite everybody to report their contacts to the Es section of the MMMonVHF pages.. If this is your first visit you need to register. After logging in, the page is self-explanatory. Please follow the instructions. In particular please use the correct time format HH:MM (mind the colon -:- ) and a 4 or 6 character locator. Please select the correct day and check that twice. The information will show only after a delay for processing. You will receive a confirmation that your data was received in good order but it will not show up right away in the summaries. Ansgar, DG2KBC, programmed several tools capable of processing the data. But there are many types of logging programs and formats so every log is checked personally by Frank, PA4EME, or Udo, DK5YA. When needed, we will correct the format of your report to be able to process it. The changes will be visible in the summaries. The 2008 season learned that the time format is needing attention as well the locator. For example: many are using the time format 08.00 but the system needs 08:00 or a locator JO20 needs to be like JO20WX. In case you don't add the last two digits of the square, we will draw the lines from the center of the square which correspondents with the subsquare MM.For 2009 we especially invite amateurs from other continents as Europe to send their reports. However don't forget the time difference between your continent and Europe. We try to get the reports and maps on-line as fast as possible. Last year we succeeded to have maps and reports on the summery pages during ongoing openings in Europe.However don't forget: "Work first and report later..."..... we will do the same!

On behalf of the MMMonVHF team,Frank, PA4EME and Udo, DK5YA

See you in coming Es openings de SV8CS.

5Z4EME - 2m EME qso - New One

2009-04-08T19:52:00.000-07:00

KENYA EME DXpedition from ki79mo - Call : 5Z4EME.

The team of Rene, PE1L, Eltje, PA3CEE and Ronald,PA3EWP is meantime qrv from Kenya (5Z4) from locator : KI79MO. I had a contact with the team from Kenya 5Z4EME 2m EME at 1 of April 2009. Until today they have worked 218 stations. This is a very high score for portable EME operation despite of regular power failure, giant thunder storms and varius other problems.

The antennas are 2X10 elements cross with about 400w of power.
In this foto Rene, PE1L working in the antenna set-up.

And here we have the EME dxpedition team in front of their (5 stars) Hotel and Restaurant.
The DXpedition to Kenya ends at 14 of April so, look for the 5Z4EME on 144.124 1st seq as soon as possible and if you have 70 cm they are also QRV on 432.084 with a single yagi 23 elements and 100w always in WSJT.

For more info and log search going to MMMonVHF page:http://www.mmmonvhf.de/index.php
or to their page: http://www.emelogger.com/kenya/

73, thank you and wish you a safe come back at home de SV8CS.

5N0EME - Nigeria 2m EME New One.

2009-04-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

Bodo, DL3OCH - 5N0EME he will be working in Abuja, Nigeria for several months.He has equipments for 2m,70cm and 23cm EME activity. In 2m he is using 12 elements beam, with the IC-706 and about 1kw. I worked Bodo on 2m EME as a new one at 28/03/2009. He has a very nice signal in 2m. Here is a foto from Bodo's antenna for 2m, taken from the MMMon Vhf web page.
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/index.php

The 5N0EME logs are here:
http://www.mmmonvhf.de/upload-news/DL8EBW/LOGS/5N0EME.xls

Bodo, you are doing a very nice Job on 2m, 70cm and 23cm. Thank you for the EME qso and 1st SV to 5N 2m contact.
73, Spiros - SV8CS

432Mhz EME Up and running

2009-03-24T22:58:00.000-07:00

The 432 Mhz EME set-up is finished and running.

With the 4x25 (by I0JXX) antennae I have a sun noise up to 7.015 db with the KUHNE (MKU LNA 432A) preamplifier attached to the splitter without the antenna relays.
http://www.kuhne-electronic.de/en/shop/143_Low_Noise_Amplifier

For the moment I am using the Russian antenna relays REW-14,

until the NEW antenna relay, ordered to the SSB Electronics (HF400), comes here.
http://www.ssb.de/englisch/products/parts/part_e.shtml

Inserting the REW-14 relays between the splitter and the preamplifier I measured losses at 1,5 db. When the HF400 comes here, I will test again the sun noise difference between the SUN and the cool Sky. The measurements taken with the Noise meter program and the VK3UM excellent EME Calc program.
A very nice page about the sun noise measurements and antennae performance is the Home page of DJ3JJ, Andreas.
http://www.do9bc.de/index.php?page=806688781&f=1&i=1179997641&s=806688781
DJ3JJ, Andreas say that with my 4x25 I must have at least 10db Sun Noise. I have to modify my harnesses (the coaxial cable, Ecoflex15) between the antenna dipoles and the splitter to have less losses. Now the length of the 4 coaxials harnesses is 3,80m ... too long for 70cm EME operations.
When I will improve my system by 3db (from 7 to 10 as DJ3JJ says) it is similar to have 8 antennas instead of 4!!!

With this set-up until today I made 8 EME qso's
HB9Q,DL7APV,DK3WG,G4RGK,I1NDP,JA6AHB,LZ1DX,UA3PTW with only 100w.
Any way, there is NOT so much activity on 70cm as in 2m .... unfortunately.

70cm EME antennas - News.

2009-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

The 432 Mhz antenna system is up and ready to go!

Still waiting for some Ecoflex 15 “N” type connectors.
Once again very hard work under strong winds and heavy rain.

I hope to start the qso’s next week with my 100w linear amplifier mounted close to antenna slpitter.
Every antenna has 16.46 dbd gain (18.6 dbi) and all the system has a total gain of 22.46 dbd. The rotator for Azimuth and elevation is tehYaesu G-5500.

My QTH on Zante Island (KM07JS) - (EU-053) with all antennas.

73 de SV8CS.

NEW antennas for 432 Mhz EME

2009-01-25T12:56:00.001-08:00

New antennas for 70cm EME.

After finishing to rebuild my 4x16 antennas for 2m EME,

Foto 1: 2m EME set- up. 4X16 elem antennas by I0JXX and LNA preamplifier.

I started to build the UHF set-up in my veranta at 3rd floor of my house. I am using the same type of antennas as in 2m, by I0JXX,

http://www.i0jxx.com/. The antennas are 4x25 elements Horizontal polarization only, for 432Mhz EME. Each antenna is 5.50m long (7,94 λ), with total gain of 22,46 dbd (without the coax and connectors losses).

Foto 2: The UHF antennas are under the table for the moment.

I lost a lot of time due to bad weather .... we had a lot of rain the last days.
Today I finished the 3 of the 4 antennas . Maybe next days I will complete the 4x25 system and start to try some qso’s on UHF via the moon .

Foto 3: The 3 from the 4 antennas under the dark sky and the rain.

My power is only 100w with the Rfconcepts transistor linear amplifier. This linear has also a preamplifier NOT so good as nf but good for first time to start. I am starting to build a new preamplifier with the ATF-33143, low noise Pseudomorphic HEMT , transistor,

http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet2/7/0tu7wkiyq19gaaty5fljfizj63fy.pdf

Foto 4: The antennas from the ground.

I am using the ECOFLEX 15 coaxial from antennas to splitter. Each piece of coaxial is 3.90m long. I hope until next weekend to finish the set-up and to start the tests in UHF, EME .
More news to come soon and hope to see you on 70cm via EME.
73, Spiros SV8CS

VINTAGES - Old memories

2009-01-18T09:35:00.000-08:00

The January 2009 QST magazine waked up my memories!
In this issue of the QST, (page 39), I saw a very nice article by Jim Hanlon (W8KGI) with the title: Resurrecting a Command Set Transmitter.
This article made me to remember my radio activity when I was 20 Years Old. In the year 1968 I found in the Athens flee market this type of transmitter, the Command BC-458 (5.3 to 7 MHz). This kind of transmitters was first made for Army Air Forces (the BC series) and the T series for Navy. The BC-458 (5.3 to 7 MHz is equivalent to T-21 (for Navy series). The Command transmitter had a pair of 1625s tubes in the final stage. The 1625s are the same with the very popular 807s (with 12v filament) and very easy to modify the filament voltage.
In this photo my self in 1970 with the command at left (ex call SV1CS).

At the same issue of QST there is also another article in page 73 about Command RX by Phil Salas, AD5X.
My BC-458 was modified (hardly) to make it operate not only in CW in the ham band (40m) but also with voice modulation (Carrier control) like a pseudo SSB and AM of course in 40m. In the 2 octal sockets in the rear side I added 2 tubes to produce the voice modulation. For the CW operation on 40m I was keying the cathodes of the 1625s. In the front panel of my Command I added a Mic Jack Using a crystal AIWA microphone) and a modulation potentiometer. All my qso, in the years between 1969 and 1974 in 40m, were made with this transmitter and for receiver I used a normal domestic radio receiver.

Photo in 1973.
Also I made a small linear amplifier with the 811 tube. To demodulate the SSB (the very early years of ssb) I was using another receiver and with its tuning I was beating the 455KCs local oscillator to produce a carrier to the main radio receiver and so make a BIT to demodulate the SSB of ham radio signals.
In the photo (1974) the command with "modern" receiver and a 2m tube transverter . The 2m TX driven by an old mofified (28Mhz) CB radio.The 2m RX is close to command.
Notes:
a) After years, during a sort trip to USA in 1990, I was surprised to see my early toy inside an aircraft cockpit in a visit I paid to Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
b) I bought my command as surplus in the year 1968, for 200 Drachmas (0.65 Euro).

My self today (18 Jan 2009) in a "post modern photo" . The command in front of the YAESU FT2000- Kenwood TS2000- Yaesu FT847 etc.

If you have any vintage rig don't forget to take part in the CQ-CX -Classic Exchange (CX) contest held twice a year. January 25/26 and February 15/16. Please read more at :http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/01/09/10557/

See you in the CQ-CX contest - 73 de SV8CS

ZD8B- 2m EME qsl card - New One

2009-01-09T01:37:00.001-08:00

Ascension Island qsl card for 2m EME qso

Thank you Ernie for the second New One on 2m after the 1st qso with you from KC4/W1MRQ.

73, de SV8CS

9M6YBG - East Malaysia 2m - EME

2009-01-08T23:38:00.000-08:00

Received the qsl card from GO (9M6YBG) for our 2m EME qso.

Thank you GO for the nice qso and New one on 2m.

73 NHY de SV8CS

5R8EM, Madagascar QSL for 2m EME qso.

2008-12-21T13:12:00.000-08:00

5R8EM

Yesterday received the 5R8EM qsl card for my 2m EME qso with the French group operated from Madagascar, as 5R8EM, on Sainte Marie Island.

More info at : http://5r8em.blogspot.com/

Thank you for this NEW ONE on 2m

73, Spiros - SV8CS

ZD8B - Ascension Isl. NEW ONE 2m EME

2008-12-01T08:42:00.000-08:00

ZD8B - Ascension Island Locator : II22TB
At Nov. 8th had QSO with ERNIE ZD8B from II22TB . Enrie is qrv with 4x 5el Antennas and 180 Watt on 144 MHz and be qrv until the weekend of Christmas. Ernie did work his first QSOs via Moon from that location at 8th of November 2008.

In the photo there are the 2m Antennas used by Enrie ZD8B.

Following Enrie's Log with qso's until today:

LOG until Nov, 10th 2030 UT:

RK3FG PA0JMV EA6VQ S52LM RA6DA SV8CS ES6RQ YU7AA RU1AA DF2ZC and HB9Q.

Worked in the ARRL Contest, 2008-11-15:

RA6AX, RN6BN, W5UN, KB8RQ, AA7A and DK3BU.

More info at :

http://www.df2zc.de/newsletter/index.html and http://www.mmmonvhf.de/

TNX Enrie for the QSO - 73 de sv8cs

BY7PP - China 2m EME QSL card

2008-11-13T20:59:00.001-08:00

BY7PP China 2m EME qsl card

3 days ago received the qsl card from China, confirming my 2m EME qso wirh the Chinese ham radio group .

BD7IXG, Yang Weiwen is the qsl manager for this 2m EME activity.

BY7PP, China qsl card is my number 111 confirmed DXCC on 2M.

73, Spiros - SV8CS

A43DLH - New one 2m EME qso.

2008-11-10T12:06:00.000-08:00

Frank, DL8YHR, is the operator of the EME project in OMAN.The callsign used for the 2m EME activity is A43DLH. Frank joined the HF group in OMAN.

Frank, DL8YHR using for the 2m, EME qso's one antenna 18XXX and a BECO amplifier.

Frank most of the time had a very strong signal with his single antenna. Signals where very strong. The pile-up of calling stations where extremely incredible. My qso with A43DLH in 2m is the number 117 DXCC. More info at MMMonVHF web site http://www.mmmonvhf.de/.Also more info in the DL8YHR web page: http://www.dl8yhr.de/.

Thank you Frank for this NEW ONE for me.

73 Spiros - SV8CS

NA1SS .. SSTV from ISS

2008-10-19T00:30:00.000-07:00

Very nice signal today from ISS during his pass over my QTH at KM07JS - Zante Island - Western Greece.

73 de SV8CS

Make More Miles on VHF

2008-10-12T04:48:00.000-07:00

Make More Miles on VHF is the best site for the VHFer's - UHFer's and also HFer's. All news about DXpeditions , propagation , databases , QSL info , theory etc etc. This site is a grate tool for active VHF amateurs. Site: http://www.MMMonVHF.de/

The MMMonVHF VHF-DX-Portal will be maintened by DG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME and myself (DL8EBW) and we try always to be as up to date as possible. We have around 1800 reg. pleople subscribed our weekly MMMonVHF- Newsletter. There are lot of usefull VHF-Tools at these VHF-DX-Portal and all your ideas and input is very welcome! The MMMonVHF VHF-DX-Portal will use the information without a need of any need of special software...
For an example of other expeditions, please feel free to have a look right now at MMMonVHF http://www.MMMonVHF.de/ Best wishes and waiting your activity and other VHF-expedition-infos...
73 de Guido "Guy" DL8EBWon behalf of the MMMonVHF-TeamDG2KBC DK3XT DK5EW DK5YA HA5CRX IV3NDC OZ1LPR PA2DW PA3BIY & PA4EME.

Hope to see you on VHF band via EME, Es, M/S and tropo de SV8CS.

70Mhz - Good News!!

2008-10-11T04:04:00.000-07:00

News about 4m from MMMonVHF page: http://www.mmmonvhf.de/

BAKU of Azerbaijan

For information of those interested in 70 MHz. CEPT WGFM finally approvedthe 2008 version of the European Common Allocation table at its recent meeting in Baku. It was published on the ERO web-site 7 October and includes footnote EU9 against the bands 68 - 70.45 MHz and 70.45 - 74.8 MHz. EU9 reads "In a growing number of CEPT countries, parts of the band 70.0-70.5 MHz is also allocated to the Amateur service on a secondary basis." The Baku approved version of the ECA can be downloaded at:http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/official/pdf/ERCREP025.PDFThis is the first international radio regulatory recognition of the 4m amateur band since Radio Regulation 182 in the ITU International Radio Regulations, Atlantic City 1947 which states: In France and the USSRthe band 72 - 72.8 Mc/s is allocated for the amateur service. Lets hopethat many more countries release all or parts of the 4 m band. Once 10 countries openly support the sense of EU9, it is theoretically possibleto ammend the ECA to actually include an allocation to amateur servicein the body of the European frequency table. 73 DaveSOURCE: Dave, EI3IO, via The UKSMG Website.

5R8EM (Madagascar) 2M EME New one # 113

2008-09-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

5R8EM is my number 113 dxcc in 2m . Made the qso in JT65b mode with very strong signals.

5R8EM 2m antennas Please look at http://5r8em.blogspot.com/
5R8EM Location Sainte Marie Island, North-East of Madagascar
Freq 144.114 MHz , JT65B
Station, 4x8elts horizontal pol, 500w.

Thank you very much for this new one.

73 de SV8CS

11 BANDS DXCC (160m to 2m)

2008-09-09T13:54:00.001-07:00

Today received my 12m DXCC and with this one I have complete all 11 bands starting from 160m to 2m (4m excluded). My 2m DXCC now has 108 entyties confirmed and my 6m DXCC has 149 CFM.
Hope to see you soon in the bands specialy via the Moon or during the major contests.
73 Spiros - SV8CS.

6m and 2m qsl's received

2008-08-14T09:41:00.001-07:00

The 6m qsl cards started to come after my 6m Es hunting this summer. I would like to thank Willem, PA0HIP, for the new one on 6m from his DU7 qth http://www.pa6m.nl/pa0hip.html.
Also many thanks going to Kenny (K2KW) http://pj6-k2kw.blogspot.com/ for the 2nd new one on 6m. During my hunting to 6m Es, I had completed the 2m qso via EME (JT65B mode) and via Meteor scattering (FSK441 mode) with SU1KM and this is also a new one.

2m EME NEW ONE- UZBEKISTAN

2008-07-09T12:59:00.000-07:00

Thank you very much dear HANS for the NEW one on 2m
73 Spiros SV8CS

SU1KM new one 2m M/S qso

2008-06-27T09:45:00.000-07:00

SU1KM from KL59MX VHF/6M Expedition to Kairo by SU1KM, EA7KW and DL8YHR. http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=1529

Today completed a 2m qso via Meteor scatters (M/S) with SU1KM operated by FRANK DL8YHR. http://www.dl8yhr.de/

This QSO with SU1KM is a new one for me on 2m and now I have 111 DXCC worked and 107 CFM. For more info about the DXpedition look at :

http://www.mmmonvhf.de/index.php

Thank you Frank

NEW qsl cards for 2m EME

2008-06-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

ET3AA and EA8/G4RGK qsl for 2m EME qso's.

ET3AA and EA8/G4RGK qsl cards.

Recently received 2 new qsl cards for my 2m EME activity.

Now I have 108 countries confirmed for the DXCC.

Thank you Bob (ET3AA) and David (G4RGK) for the 2 New one for me, on 2m.

73 , Spiros -SV8CS

SY8B (Zakynthos island EU-052)

2008-06-06T10:14:00.000-07:00

SY8B, DXpedition to Zakynthos island (EU-052) from German radio amateurs, of Berlin D20 radio club.

SY8B (dxpedition to Zakynthos Island)
It was a very big surprise and pleasure to have the visit in my qth and shack from a German radio amateurs group. They planed to operate as SY8B from my island (Zakynthos – EU-052) . The operators are: DL8RO, Uli – DL7WS, Matthias – DL7BW, Bernd – DL7VDC, Dirk – DL7BMG, Marcus and my friend Antony SV1ENG.
The qsl card for SY8B must be send to DL0CON.
I wish you many DX and enjoy the stay on the Island.
Foto in the SV8CS's shack on Zakynthos island.

JW5E (Svalbard Isl) - New One on 2m EME

2008-06-04T21:06:00.000-07:00

Rene, PE1L and Bouke, PA0ZH are qrv from JW5E , Svalbard island, loc.(JQ78) on 2m EME with 2 antennas XP20 - Linear amplifier with 2XGI7B, low noise preamplifier and the Kenwood TS2000.

In the foto are the JW5E antennas.http://www.emelogger.com/svalbard/

They stay on Svalbard Island until 9th June 2008.

Many thanks Rene and Bouke for this contact via EME. It is another New One for me , number 110 dxcc on 2m. http://www.emelogger.com/svalbard/log/log.asp

73, Spiros SV8CS

EPC PSK63 qso party WINNER 2006

2008-05-25T13:24:00.000-07:00

In the year 2006 when for the 1st time the European Phase Shift Keying Club (EPC), lunched the contest style QSO PSK63 party I participated in this QSO party and finishing first world.
Some days ago received from EPC this very nice glass plaque.
Thank you very much and hope to see you in the coming PSK contests.
73 Spiros – SV8CS

2m DXCC # 28 World Wide (103 countries)

2008-05-15T11:07:00.000-07:00

SV8CS - 2M DXCC (15 MAY 2008).

Today received my 2m DXCC.
That is a big event for me, after many years of trying on VHF.
My 2m DXCC, is the 1st 2m DXCC in Greece and I like to dedicate it, to our SV VHF pioneer George SV1AB (sk).
George SV1AB he is not now with us but he was the 1st SV radio amateur using his old equipment to make the 1st EME contacts on 2m .
In this point I would like to thank all those radio amateurs who have helped me to get my 2m DXCC.
Thanks to SV1AB, George - SV1AE, Socrates - SV1CC, Kostas - SV1BG, Bill (all SK’s) for my 1st point to point 2m qso’s (1969).
Thanks to I0IJ/IG9 Tony - 9H1CD Henry - 9H1BT Paul for my 1st DX tropo qso’s (since1972).
Thanks to SM7AED (Arne) for my 1st Es qso (1978).
Thanks to ZE2JV,Ray for my 1st TEP qso (1978).
Thanks to YO2IS (Julio) for my 1st M/S qso (1979 with cw tape recorder.
Thanks to I2FAK for my 1st EME qso (JT65b) (2004).
Thanks to my friends SV3KH,SV8RV,SV8IE,SV8RX,SV2JL,SV2DCD who have helped me in my VHF dxpeditions in the Greek mountains for contesting and DXing since (1974).
Thanks to RA3AQ Dmitri and RU1AA Alex, for their technical support for my EME set-up.
A BIG thank to all radio amateurs who had activated all those rare one DXCC countries with their dxpeditions, putting on the air all those rare calls without to consider lost time, money, personal sweat and family obligations.
Thanks going also to BIG inventor Joe Taylor K1JT, whose the brilliant digital program (WSJT) gave me the chance to complete the last qso’s and obtain my 2m DXCC.
Thanks also to DJ6QT and the German group for allowing me to operate in the 1st SV EME dxpedition outside of Greece on Madeira as CT3/SV8CS during CQWW contest 2005 (CT9L).
Finally I thank also my friends IK2QEI and IK2SGC for helping me to operate 2m EME and 1st 6m EME dxpedition from Morocco as CN3A (2007).
During my long VHF trip, I have used all kind of modulation, like CW,SSB,HSCW,FSK441,JT65b.
At this time I need only the 12m dxcc to finish from 160m to 2m awards.

5D5A+CN3A+5F3COM logs now in the LoTW

2008-05-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

5D5A - CN3A - 5F3COM operators are: IK2QEI- IK2SGC- SV8CS.
In the foto its me (SV8CS), with my son Tomas SV8KOS, on the Safi beach in Southern Morocco.

Now the 5D5A contest logs are uploaded to the LoTW (ARRL) .
Also our other contest logs as CN3A and 5F3COM, all from our contest activity from Morocco, are in the LoTW.
There are until now all together about 48.000 qso’s with 12.000 QSL records.
My 2m and 6M Earth Moon Earth qso’s are also there.
We hope to see you in the next contests from Morocco.

73, Spiros - SV8CS

OZ -Denmark on 6m Es - WSPR mode

2008-04-24T04:09:00.001-07:00

Today received for the 1st time signal coming here in KM07JS (Zante Island) on 6m with the new type of modulation invented by K1JT. Whisper (WSPR) "Weak Signal Propagation Reporter" with TX and RX with digital soundcard mode MEPT_JT is a program that permit to TX with extra low power and be decoded on screen.OZ1PIF and OZ1BNN was the 1st two sigals Rxed today with WSPR via Es. I am Txing with 5w on 50293 beaming with 7 elements beam to North.
I hope to see many new calls this coming Es season on 6m. Good DX de SV8CS

T61AA- Afganistan - 2m EME NEW ONE

2008-04-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

T61AA - Afganistan (QTH:Lashkar Gah- Locator: MM21eo)

T61AA antenna foto from : http://www.df2zc.de/newsletter/
I had a very nice 2m QSO via EME with Ross on 144.125 (JT65b) and of course that is also a new one for me in 2 meters! Ross, T61AA, has no elevation and he is working only during his moonrise and moonset with his 9 elements F9FT antenna and P.A. with GS35b.
TNX Ross for new one, de SV8CS.

5F3COM & CN3A logs in LoTW (ARRL)

2008-04-15T19:23:00.000-07:00

CN3A
Morocco contest team IK2QEI - IK2SGC - SV8CS with the special and contest calls CN3A - 5D5A - 5F3COM, now we have uploaded our contest and dx pedition qso's to the LoTW.

CN3A has now in the LoTW 30.898 QSO records, with 8.595 QSL records, included all qso's made via EME in 6m and 2m with digital modes (JT65B-JT65A-FSK441).

5F3COM

For 5F3COM, (special call), there are at about 2.000 QSO's uploaded in the LoTW.

The 5D5A logs are NOT in the LoTW now, but we will upload the qso's with this call very soon. Thank you for the qso's and see you next contest from CN3A.

73, Spiros SV8CS

ET3AA - 2m EME NEW ONE

2008-04-13T21:30:00.000-07:00

Bob, ZL1RS, who is an aid worker with the International Red Cross is now in Ethiopia and has received the permition to use the club station call ET3AA.Bob running only 150w and 2x11 elements (YU7EF) antennas, verticaly polarised.

Look for more info at: http://www.df2zc.de/et3aa/index.html

This is a copy of my screen regarding our 2m EME (JT65b)qso:
194800 1 -27 4.9 -455 1 # SV8CS ET3AA KJ98 OOO 0 9
195200 2 -27 -460 4 RRR
195400 2 -25 -462 4 73

Bob's secret is that he has installed the L.Amp and the P.S very close to antenna to avoid any losses of signals.Bob is very grateful to the ET3AA Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society for making this activity possible and of course we are all grateful to BOB for his big effort to put in the AIR via EME the ET3AA call.
Spiros, SV8CS

DI2PM (Germany) - 70 Mhz qso via M/S

2008-04-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

After many- many tries… today after 2,30 hours, me and Hans DI2PM we completed a qso on 4m (70.207 qsx 69.950) via reflections to meteor scatters.

My equipments : Transverter made by HA1YA http://ha1ya.config.hu/ with power output 25w and a 3 element antenna home made (DK7ZB). The transverter was connected to a Kenwood TS2000. This is my #6 qso on 4m (9A-CT-DL-OZ-S5-SV).
Hope to see you in the next Es opening on 4m.
73 de SV8CS - Spiros - Zante island (KM07JS)

JD1BMP (paper qsl card) for 2m EME qso

2008-03-18T14:48:00.000-07:00

JD1BMP - Ogasawara Island - 144 Mhz qso via EME

After the confirmation of my qso with JD1BMP via the LoTW (ARRL) today received also the paper qsl from ISAO - JM1WBB.

Thank you very much ISAO for the qsl and the new one on 2m EME (DXCC and Locator) from Ogasawara island.

JD1BMP (Ogasawara) - 2M EME New One.

2008-03-04T07:12:00.000-08:00

JD1BMP - Ogasawara

Way to the 1st. contact (From JD1BMP web page).

Makoto got to Ogasawara on Feb. 13rd. in first and he installed all of our antennas, Aki special for 160m, full size verticals for 80/40m, 4 x 11 elements Yagies for 2m by himself. I joined to him on Feb. 19th noon with PTT inspectors after 25 hours half seasickness. Inspection was done without any problem in the afternoon but we could not manage any QSO on 2m. We got some bi-directinal signals only with JH0MHE Shiro and JR3REX in a few hours. Bloody hell! We had a phasing problem by incorrect explanation by antenna maker. I came to term with inability to get any station at 1st. day. I went to bed before the European window because I was feel tired. So we lost best window in our expedition. Next morning we fixed the phasing problem and completed beam pattern testing.

JD1BMP antennas

Total was 114 QSOs. DGRD was no good but it was easy to copy many station on Feb. 24th. It was last day for EME operation and no window for NA on Feb. 25th. At 10 degrees we got great our echos but we managed a few contacts only. Last QSO was with DD0VF. We have managed total 119 2m EME QSO with 6 days operations in Ogasawara.

http://gongon.com/JM1WBB/ogasawara2008/ogasawara2008.html

SV8CS - JD1BMP is 1st SV to JD (Ogasawara) 2m EME qso with digital mode.

Thank you Isao for this NEW ONE (for me) 2m EME QSO in JT65b with OGASAWARA and many thanks also for the confirmation of our qso via the LoTW (ARRL).

On line log at DL8EBW - MMonVHF web page :

http://www.mmmonvhf.de/upload-news/DL8EBW/LOGS/JD1BMP20080301.txt

OY4TN, Faroe Island - 2m EME NEW ONE

2008-02-28T08:14:00.001-08:00

Yesterday received the qsl card from Trygvi, OY4TN for our 2m EME QSO.
OY4TN (Faroe Island) is a new one for me also. We had QSO at 22 Feb 2008 in JT65b mode and seems to be the 1st between OY land and SV.
Trygvi had a 8 elements antenna and 300w by TE Systems linear amplifier.
Of course Trygvi had upload also his log to the LoTW (ARRL).

Thank you very much Trygvi for your patience to complete the qso and give to me another new one on 2m EME.

3Y0E Bouvet island . New one

2008-02-14T22:30:00.000-08:00

Yesterday received the 3Y0E qsl card from Emil LZ3HI.This is an extra qsl service from Emil. http://www.LZ3HI.com
Many thanks also to Petrus for his nice operation from this isolated and very cold island.

Excelent job also from the pilot stations and the every day updates in the web page of 3Y0E.
http://3y0e.com/

IOTA 2007 - SO 12H SSB 1st World.

2008-02-03T12:33:00.000-08:00

Once again I was active in the 2007 IOTA contest as SO 12H SSB category.

In the 2003 was 1st world in this category and in the 2007 once again 1st in this very nice contest.The name of my island is Zakynthos or Zante and is in the west part of Greece in the Ionian see at about 18 miles from the Greek mainland (Peloponese).

http://iotacontest.com/contest/iota/2007/finalScore.php?c1=if&c2=su&c3=s&c4=1&c5=h#map

Thank you very much for the qso's and hope to see you again this summer in the coming IOTA contest as FIX island station.

73 de sv8cs , Spiros

BY7PP 2M EME NEW ONE

2008-01-30T10:30:00.000-08:00

Thank you very mutch for the NEW ONE on 2m EME in JT65B digital mode.
BY7PP was the call used by BY group (BG7KTA、BG7KTD、BG7IBV、BG7JSQ、BG7IBU、BD7KSF、BD7JLR、BA7IA、BG7IBS、BH7MMC、BD7IXG、BA7NQ) with the presence of VR2KW, Wong.
The group used 2X9 elements antennas and they had a very nice signal via the moon.

For more info : http://www.hellocq.net/forum/showthread.php?t=167547

3Y0E (Bouvet isl) & FO/OH1RX (Marquesas Isl) NEW ONE

2008-01-28T08:31:00.000-08:00

Thank you very mutch PETRUS for this NEW ONE from Bouvet Island (3Y0E).

Bouvetøya lies at 54º 26′ South, 3º 24′ East and is roughly four miles long by three miles wide, rising to 780m at Olavtoppen. The centre of the island contains the ice-filled crater of an inactive volcano known as the Wilhelm II Plateau. Glaciers cover most of the island.
Bouvet has no ports or harbours, only offshore anchorages, and is therefore difficult to approach. The easiest way to access the island is with a helicopter from a ship.

http://3y0e.com/3y0e/

FO/OH1RX

Thanks also to the Finnish group for this NEW ONE from Marquesas island FO/OH1RX.

The OH Pacific 2008 pedition scope is to activate the Marquesas Islands FO/M for the period of Jan 9 - Jan 22, 2008 by the team of Finnish radio amateurs Jouko Häyrynen OH1RX, PerttiSimovaara OH2PM, Veijo Kontas OH6KN and Juha Hulkko OH8NC. FO/M is no. 54 in the mostwanted list at DX 425 News. However, the activities on low bands have been infrequent, so there the relative position is much higher, especially from Europe and US east coast. The mainfocus for the pedition will be on the low bands with special effort for Europe and East Coast US.

http://sm0w.com/marquesas/

FJ/OH2AM - NEW DXCC #338

2007-12-19T12:12:00.000-08:00

Tnx Martti OH2BH and Olli OH0XX for NEW ONE .

FROM ARRL WEB PAGE

The ARRL DXCC Desk is pleased to announce the addition of St Barthelemy (FJ) to the DXCC List, making the island entity number 338 with an effective date of 14 December, 2007. Cards with contacts dated December 14, 2007 or after will be accepted for DXCC credit. New card submissions for St Barthelemy will not be accepted until January 1, 2008 in order to allow time for administrative adjustments.
Background
On February 21, 2007 the French Ministry issued a decree making St Barthelemy an Overseas Collective, making its status equal to that of Guadeloupe, Martinique and other French territories currently on the DXCC List. On November 8, 2007 the President of Association Des Radio Amateurs De St Barthelemy, Philippe Delcroix, FJ5DX, contacted the DXCC Desk, requesting that St Barthelemy be considered a new DXCC entity.
The "event date" that caused St. Barthelemy to be added to the DXCC list was December 14, 2007, the date the US State Department Fact sheet was updated by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. This update added St Barthelemy to the List of Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty with its Administrative Center in Gustavia, qualifying it under DXCC rules in Section II -- 1 Political Entities (c):
c) The Entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a local government, and is located at least 800 km from its parent. To satisfy the "permanent population" and "administered by a local government" criteria of this sub-section, an Entity must be listed on either (a) the U.S. Department of State's list of "Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty" as having a local "Administrative Center," or (b) the United Nations list of "Non-Self-Governing Territories."
St Martin
French St Martin (FS), while also added to the List of Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty, will remain on the DXCC List, but it is now considered a Point 1 Political Entity under the same classification as that of St Barthelemy.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 de SV8CS

2007-12-17T00:37:00.000-08:00

This photo has taken this morning to show how bad was the weather here on my Island (Zante island) during my trying to copy ROTUMA 3D2AG/p first on 20m and then on 7008.
I wish to all of you many DX and Happy new year 2008.

CN3A - Contest QTH

2007-12-11T07:03:00.000-08:00

Here is our contest site in Morocco. This QTH belongs to Stefano, IK2QEI – Matteo, IK2SGC – and Spiros, SV8CS. The locator is IM52JJ, CQ zone 33 and ITU zone 37. We are also using the special calls CN3A, 5D5A and 5F3COM.
Special thanks going to AHMED,OMAR,SAAID (CN8WW) and all the guys of ARRAM for their big help to us. The rigs are a YAESU FT1000-MP, Mark V plus the Icom IC-756. Linear amplifiers by OM-power.
In this foto can’t see our 4 square antenna for 80m.
Hope to see you in the next contest from CN3A.

3X5A- GUINEA - 2M eme QSO (NEW ONE)

2007-12-06T01:30:00.001-08:00

AA7A,Ned and KC7V, Mike were during the CQWW CW contest in Guinea (like me in CN3A). They had operated, as usual, 2m EME. Fortunately they had stayed there continuing their EME activity until 30 November. That was very good for me. Coming back at home, from Morocco, at 28 November and the same night I was very lucky to make a contact with Ned on 2m EME. Of course this qso with 3X5A was a new one for me . Thank you very much Ned and Mike.
For more info look at :
http://www.voodoocontestgroup.com/EME_home.htm

CN3A 2m and 6m dxpedition from IM52JJ

2007-11-30T12:40:00.000-08:00

CN3A dxpedition for this time is over.
IK2QEI was for 48 hours in front of his radios operating Single operator 2 radios CW for CQWW contest. He made about 5600 qso’s. I was operated the 2m and 6m EME rig. Using the 16 elements I0JXX antenna for 2m (5wl) and the 5 elements I0JXX antenna for 6m with the Yaesu FT-857 and in both qrg’s the power was 350w .

TE Systems linear for 6m and Tokyo labs (by SV8RV) for 2m.Made 30 qso’s on 2m and 4 qso’s 6m EME plus some qso’s on 6m via M/S and tropo.It was very very hard this time to work because at our qth (IM52JJ) we had all those days very bad weather (cold, a lot of rain, strong wind and NO electricity for long periods). Every 30 min I was going up to the roof to adjust the antennas for 2 and 6m to following the moon (azimouth and elevation). To go in Morocco and come back at home I used 2 times the ship 4 times airplane and 600 km of high way. So, hope to see you next time with better conditions and better installations for 2 and 6m. First ever qso on 6m EME (JT65A) from Morocco was made with USA , Lance W7GJ ,followed by K6MYC, first with PA , Gerard PE1BTX , first with JA with JN1JFC. Also qso with CT1FFU and CT1HZE 6m via M/S and via tropo with CN8LI. Big help I had from my friend SAAID, CN8WW whom I like to thank very much.

CN3A - CQWW CW contest plus 6m & 2m EME

2007-11-12T23:00:00.000-08:00

Me and Stefano IK2QEI we are going to Morocco at our QTH for the CQWW cw contest. The locator is IM52JJ in a very nice and quiet place at the top of a hill and with very nice take off to USA and EU. We are at about 2 Km from the Atlantic ocean. I will be active on 2m and 6m from moonrise to moonset for 3 days, from 23 to 25 November. The 2m station consists of a 350W linear amplifier offered by Denis SV8RV, a 16 elements (I0JXX) antenna with (14.50 dbd) , same as I had used on Madeira (CT3/SV8CS), a LNA preamplifier and the Yaesu FT-857 . The 6m station consists of a 350w TE systems linear amplifier with preamplifier build-in, the FT-857 and the Icom IC756 as spare and 5 elements (i0JXX) antenna (9dbd). For both set-ups the coaxial cables from the antenna to preamps are not longer than 4 meters. Both antennas have full AZ and EL manually operation. The QRG on 2m is 144.144 CN3A 1st (JT65B) and 144.088 for the JA's. For 6m the QRG is 50.195 CN3A 1st (JT65A).

For 6m skeds (ONLY) please send me an e-mail to zante@otenet.gr until 20 Nov 2007, (for 2m only random operations). We have NOT full 24h internet there but from time to time you can find new infos on ON4KST (2m+6m chat) and at the N0UK (JT65 EME page) mailled, by George SV8RX. Also I will send all updates to DL8EBW (MMMon VHF) page.

http://www.mmmonvhf.de/

I hope to see many of you on my screen from IM52JJ as CN3A.

Accurate computer time will obtained using a Garmin 60CS GPS receiver and GPS Time software.

I will be at home 27 November and hope to contact from 28 to 30, 3XT1 because is a new one for me on 2m EME.

GL to all de SV8CS

1A4A - NEW ONE 2M via M/S

2007-10-25T23:24:00.000-07:00

George, (IZ4AKS) and Miky, (IZ4GWE), thank you very much for the new one DXCC in 2m via M/S. Also i like to give my thanks to all the boys there in SMOM and wish you " in boca lupo per il CQWW contest"

VR2KW - New One 2m EME, qso

2007-10-24T18:54:00.000-07:00

Thank you dear WONG, VR2KW for the 2m qso via EME.Thank you also for your pacience.
Your best signal : 151800 3 -23 2.9 97 1 # SV8CS VR2KW OL72 OOO.

WONG, using 2x9 elements antennas and 200w and he is in a realy dificult QTH for EME contacts.

In those 2 photos you can see the high buildings around Wong's QTH and the elevation - azimuth windows.

Thank you again WONG and mny EME qso's .

SV8CS - This is my shack

2007-10-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

This is my shack on Zante island (EU-052) in western part of Greece.At my right hand is the YAESU FT-2000. My IC-756 it is not show in the photo because i left it in Morocco (CN3A & 5F3COM) for contesting.My shack is configured for SO2R with the EZ-Master. The Kenwood TS-2000 is used only for 2m and 6m EME contacts.
Antennas are:
Mosley PRO-67C (40-30-20-17-15-12-10m) at 30m high tower.HY-Gain Long John 5 elements monobanders for (20-15-10m) at 27m high tower.HY-GAIN 7 elements (DB-1217) for (10-15m), para sleeve driven element, at 12m high tower, together with 6 elements for 6m antenna by (I0JXX).Full size vertical for 160m (tower 30m with gama match), 2 elements delta loop, bidirectional for 80m and dipoles, INV-V for 40-80-160m.Also 5 beverages for low band RXing.

EME antennas.

FOR 2m and 6m EME and Es.
4X16 elements (10wl), for 2m, by I0JXX and 1X6 elements,for 6m, by I0JXX at 11meters tower, with full AZ and EL. For UHF EME 2X19 elements Tonna and 9 elements cross for 2m (SAT operations) and 35 elements for 23cm at 11m above ground.
Hope to see you in the dx pile-ups or contests or during my DXpeditions. 73, Spiros

HB0/DK5EW (Liechtenstein) - 2M EME NEW ONE

2007-10-07T09:12:00.000-07:00

DK5EW,Erwin and DF9UX, Stefan was at 6 and 7 October 2007 , Expedition to LIECHTENSTEIN at http://www.sareis.li/ for a 2m digital (JT65b) EME (JN47TC).Equipment was 4x10 el. antennas + IC 7400 + qro (HA1YA) P.A. Erwin, DK5EW thank you very much for the new one on 2m. More info at DL8EBW page, MMMonVHF : http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php?id=268 .Please look also at : http://www.dk5ew.de/hb0/index.html

3B7C : A contest like running.!! DXpedition.

2007-09-24T07:19:00.001-07:00

A very nice dxpedition. Worked them on all bands where they were active. Unfortunatelly until now they have not operate on 80m RTTY.

My score is 13th position Leading band (world) - 1st position in Greek and 1st position in zone 20.

Thank you for this nice DXpedition.

3B7C home page : http://www.3b7c.com/

YK9SV - Dxpedition to SYRIA (01/11/07 - 13/11/07) - AWARD ISL. (AS-186)

2007-09-22T08:51:00.001-07:00

A group of members of RAAG organises a DXPEDITION to SYRIA, to AWARD island (AS-186) with the call YK9SV. The operators are: SV1IW - SV1JG - SV1QN - SV1RC - SV1RP - SV1GE - SV1ACK - SV1GYG - SV8CS.
More info : www.yk9sv.com

SV8CS: Honorary invitation in SURINAM (PZ5YV) - January 2008

2007-09-22T08:29:00.000-07:00

Recently, Alexis YV5SSB, invited me to join a multinational team DXpedition in Paramaribo SURINAM with the call PZ5YV, coordinated by the 4M5DX group.The event will take place January 2008.Operators are:OH0XX + SV8CS + HK1X + YV5SSB + XE1KK + YV5TX + LU8ADX + YV5KAJ + IT9DAA (qsl mngr).

More info at : http://www.pz5yv.4m5dx.org/team.html

Thank you ALEX ( YV5SSB)

D44TD - 2m EME -- NEW ONE (Cape Verde)

2007-08-23T08:06:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to FRANK, DL8YHR and NORBERT, DL8LAQ for set up an EME 2m station on CAPE VERDE island (HK86NO). Frank and Norbert give to mny hams a new one on 2m EME with their 2 yagies. My new one 2m EME was made at 03-08-2007 in JT65b.Mny tnx .

A25HL - 2M EME NEW ONE (BOTSWANA)

2007-07-25T21:43:00.000-07:00

ZS6WB (Hal) - ZS6OB (Pine) and ZS6BUN (Dick) was in Dxpedition to Botswana operating 2M EME as A25HL,(07-07-07), with 4X9 el antennas by M2 and 300w by TE systems. Thank you very much for the qso and new one on 2m via EME.

SV2ASP/A M. ATHOS 6M and 2M - NEW ONE

2007-05-28T11:21:00.001-07:00

SV2ASP/A, Monk Apollo, gave to me 2 new ones . First qso on 6m - 21 May 2007 at 18:07 and second - 28 May 2007 at 17:35 on 2m both in SSB, via TROPO,(QRB 410 Km). Many thanks dear father Apollo for your pacience to try on those two bands.Thank you again.

6M EME NEW ONE - ZL3NW & JR6EXN

2007-05-28T11:12:00.000-07:00

In the foto is the 6M antenna at the ZL3NW's QTH.

Last week I put my single 7 elements beam for 6m, made by I0JXX, in the middle of the 4x16 for 2m eme tower. So, now I have full elevation and azimuth capabilities. With this single antenna contacted Rod ZL3NW as a new one on 6m, (this is my first single yagi to single yagi 6m EME qso), Hide JR6EXN , Mike K6MYC , Mike W1JJ. Tnx for this 6m EME qsos. The antenna has 11,25 dbd and home made preamplifier by Ben SV0XAT .

6M EME #4 QSO with IW4DHN

2007-05-16T21:08:00.000-07:00

This is my 4th EME qso in 6m with IW5DHN after W7GJ,ON4IQ and PE1BTX. I am using 7el (1,57 WL - 11,25 dbd) antenna by I0JXX plus LNA preamplifier and QRO. This 4th qso was made with my NEW Yaesu FT2000.Now i have full AZ and EL on 6m.

T77NM 2M NEW ONE via M/S

2007-04-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

T77NM (Republic of San Marino) is a new one for me on 2M. Special thanks going to IW4ARD, Gianni for his big effort and big pacience to complete the qso with me via meteor scatering.

Also mny TNX to all the other guys of the T77NM dxped.Temporary logs at http://www.dl8ebw.de/MMM/LOGS/T77NM20070425.txt

ZB2/DF2ZC - Gibraltar * 2M - EME - (new one)

2007-04-21T21:41:00.000-07:00

Thank you Bernd (DF2ZC) for this 2m- EME qso . ZB land is a new one for me.

DF2ZC and DF7FB operated from Gilbraltar (IM76HD) from 20 of April with the TS2000 - 2 X 17 el Tonna and 200w .

http://www.mmmonvhf.de/latest.php#ID:39

3DA0HL Swaziland * 2M - EME - (new one)

2007-03-24T00:49:00.000-07:00

Contacted the 3DA Swaziland dxpedition on 2m EME at 18/03/2007 - 06:56z. Thank you very much dear HAL (ZS6WB) for the new one on 2m.
http://www.irts.ie/cgi/afri75.cgi?log

DX0JP Spratly island 2m EME (new one)

2007-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:00

DX0JP

Many thanks going to all members of the Spratly island dxpedition.A new one for me on 2m via Moon (EME).Other QSO's - 160m (cw) - 80m (ssb) - 30m (rtty)

DL7APV New one EME on 432.063 Mhz

2006-12-27T13:14:00.000-08:00

This is my second qso on 432 EME after HB9Q. Bernd DL7APV where very strong in my set-up for 70cm EME. I am using 2X19 el Tonna and 100w by rf-concepts (rfc 4-110) amplifier. TNX Bernd for the QSO.

EPC PSK63 Party-World Plaque Winner -------- * SV8CS * EPC # 536

2006-12-24T00:53:00.000-08:00

Many thanks going to the European PSK Club and specialy to Yurij MMØDFV.

My score is 587070 points and winning the first ever position World Wide in this PSK63 Party (contest) lunched for the first time in 2006.

For more info about the contest results go to :

http://eu.srars.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=33&Itemid=166

Also:

http://eu.srars.org/psk63/psk63qsopartyresults2006.pdf

I would like to thank and congratulate all the members of the Tsunami Team (RA3BB, RU3QR, UR7QM) who have partecipated with me in this EPC63 contest and won the first ever position world wide.

---------------------------***----------------------------

73 and see you in the EPC PSK63 QSO Party 2007.

OZ1LPR , New 2M EME qso.

2006-12-23T07:57:00.000-08:00

New EME - 2M qso with OZ1LPR with very nice sigal up to -17 db , at 12:51 . QRG = 144.121 (23/12/2006)

Solar Circle 24

2006-12-23T04:26:00.000-08:00

Solar cycle 24, due to peak in 2010 or 2011 "looks like its going to be one of the most intense cycles since record-keeping began almost 400 years ago," says solar physicist David Hathaway of the Marshall Space Flight Center. He and colleague Robert Wilson presented this conclusion last week at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
Right: An erupting solar prominence photographed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). [More]

80M qso's Long path USA

2006-12-19T07:40:00.000-08:00

Foto of my beverage's

Very nice opening for me today (19 Dec 2006) with 3 west coast USA stations on 80M. From 1999 every year I have contact with 3 stations (W6RJ,Bob + W6ZJ,Paul + K7ZV, Rich) with good signals on ssb .I RXed all today (19 Dec 2006) , with my 150 degr Beverage .Best signal (up to 59) was at 15:20z.
My antenna is a 2 el. delta loop at 30m above ground and Rig is the Yaesu FT1000MP - MARK - V.
Spiros , SV8CS

2m - EME J79DI

2006-12-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

J79DI

2M - EME

# 86 dxcc

Antenna 2 times BQH88 with 14,5db (vert and Hor. pol) and 300w. Operators were F1BCS and F1HDI. Mny tnx for the new one - 73

http://j79di.blogspot.com/

2m - EME TZ6NS

2006-12-06T09:46:00.000-08:00

TZ6NS

2M-EME

# 85

Mike KC7V and Ned AA7A has put on the air this new one EME as TZ6NS. Antenna was a single M2 14 elements X pol and 500w . TNX Ned for this New one . 73

http://members.cox.net/aa7a/results_of_tz6ns.htm

DXpeditions - Contests

2006-11-28T10:03:00.000-08:00

1999 IG9A cqww ssb M/M - 2nd world
2000 SY8A cqww ssb 160m sosb - 1st world.
2001 IG9A cqww ssb M/M - 1st world.
2002 D44TD cqww cw M/S - 2nd world.
2004 CT8T cqww ssb M2 - 3rd world.
2005 CT9L cqww ssb M2 - 1st world
2005 CT3/SV8CS 2m EME
2006 5D5A cqww rtty ?

SV8CS's shack

2006-11-28T09:48:00.000-08:00

The shack

2006-11-28T09:26:00.000-08:00

My QTH and the antennas

EME - 2m Antennas

2006-11-28T09:24:00.000-08:00

2006-11-28T02:08:00.000-08:00

SV8CS