Best ever Es season so far...

Incredible openings all May on 6m and 4m....Hope tommorrow to get 2m also. All predictions shows a "big bang" on 2m....

518 QSOs for a about 8 hours  Es opening.  

I lost much time searching and CQing on 4m but results was beatiful.

The pictures above shows the progress of Es on 4m...

Special thanks to my friend Matej (OK1TEH) for DX Cluster support 

and tests on 4m. I manage to work him QRPP with 5 watts 

and a 435 MHz rubber duck antenna from his side....!!!!

Italian afternoon on 6m...

262 Italian stations today on 6m most of them new calls.

I really enjoy the big signals (90%) and the brodcast style modulations. 

Thanks guys....

Easter Holidays...

Great time for relaxing and many hours on radios.  

Propagation makes many surprises specially on 6 and 4m.

More than 2.000 QSOs most of them on HF.

Thanks to all my ham friends for call and QSOs.

Please check my QSL policy at this blog and 

on my QRZ.COM profile

For those who asking what the "PayPal Donate" means on the 

upper right side of home page at my blog and on last line at 

my QRZ profile, it's simply the best way for many friends 

to give their returning fee. 

I put it there because you ask for it.

TNX 73s

TV Channel 11 (VHF) on KM36vc...

3 days now the Tropo on VHF add one more TV channel at XYL's collection at second QTH. Unfortunately no any activity from Egypt on 2m band....

Nothing like Es.....

Es is back again and this time both 6m &  4m....!!!

SV5FOUR/b  spotted from the very first time on DX Cluster   

(tnx HA1YA for beacon donation) 

The first Es season 6m opening....

Yes, Sporadic E season startsd today for 2013 on 6m band. A hour or bit less opening on 6m band was enough to "smell on air" the summer comes.  

15 QSOs with DL, S5, OK, 9A and IK stations. Strong and deep QSB and 4-5 calls lost under the noise floor.   

Wishes for a nice Es season to all.....!!!

10m SSB FB signals...

Great signals on 10m band the last 10 days...

Here with M0HKB

(Tnx for recording Keiron)

License renew...

Today I renew my Ham Radio License.  The new one is simplest than the old one on a yellow paper with only the necessary data. The older  license was an A class one. 

That means from 1992 till 2003 I give 3 times exams to upgrade from C class to B class and finally on A class, something wasn't so easy (believe me).

Now, the rules are easy but the people prefer the Internet for their communications. 


 

Im still a proud fan of the FIRST ever Social network:   

The Ham Radio.

Remote SDR Server....

My remote SDR server is on-line for about 15 days now thanks to the very nice software from Simon G4ELI / HB9DRV. Im using the RTL-SDR dongle with cost only 10 USD....!!!

 

You can try my Remote SDR server dowloading first the software from here:

http://v2.sdr-radio.com/Previews.aspx

On the right side of page choose the latest Preview and after downloading just make the installation. After the program installation duble click on blue icon to start it. At the higher left corner choose connect and and give my Server's data:    sv5byr.no-ip.org  port  7999  and username and password  guest

Just highlight the dongle and press START.

You should see something like this:

If you have any problem or you need any help feel free to contact me on sv5byr@hol.gr .  

  

ENJOY....!!!

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If you like to try the SV5KKR analog remote server with my son's FT-817 via the Remote Hams see here

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5-9 Report Web Magazine is on-line...!!!

New volume is on-line. Enjoy...!!!

Muchas gracias amigos por apoyar...!!!

Don't forget:   even the word radio it's Greek.

We start tonight....!!!

The big day it's here.

Everyrthing it's ready to run.

Over a year work, preperation, 

promotion wait for 

....YOU.

 The real challenge...

A 24 hours, 3 modes in sequence

non-stop game wait 

for YOU.

  

TRIATHLON 4 days to go....!!!!

Only 4 days untill the big event. Be the first Ham triathlet to win the big prize....!!!

10 days ALL-PAYED (except tickets) 

to Zante island Greece.

 

 Read the rules.

Join the game....!!!

http://www.triathlon-dx-contest.gr

  

Echolink node on Raspi....

Finally the Echolink node is setup on one of my Raspberries.

The software is the SVXLink and works like a charm.. You can see and test my node at Echolink's catalogs (see Europe, Greece).

For the moment all necessary accesories are on place except radio. 

I need some time for further tests and tuning... Then will be active.

So, stay tuned...

Triathlon Contest (2 weeks left)...

Get Ready for the first Triathlon DX Contest at Saturday, 2/2/2013
RTTY, SSB and CW in a single contest!!!

A big surprise award!!!

Team contesting and many more...
Details including rules in English, Italian and Greek in our site

http://www.triathlon-dx-contest.gr

SV5BYR-7 DX Cluster on line....!!!!

  
After few days of experimental use, from last night it's up and running without any problems. The software it's the "DX Spider" and run on a Raspberry Pi (a credit card sized) Computer. 

You can try it here:

  telnet://sv5byr.no-ip.org:7300

Have a nice ...DX !!!

Projects in progress....

Raspberry Pi (2 pieces) working on Remote SDR, 

Echolink Server and APRS server.

A DX cluster node also is under design on Raspi. 

Stay tuned....

Less than a month to GO...!!!!

The  1st  Greek  Triathlon  DX  Contest

Σε λιγότερο από ένα μήνα το πρώτο Τρίαθλον είναι γεγονός!! Ελπίζουμε στην υποστήριξη όλων των Ελληνικών σταθμών.
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες στο 
www.triathlon-dx-contest.gr

The first Greek triathlon dx contest in less than a month,

we count to all of you for participation and we giving to you the chance to visit our beautiful Country

Thank you for your support,
for more info rules prizes etc, please follow  

www.triathlon-dx-contest.gr

Merry Christmas...!!!

Geminids...

Last night I make few QSOs on 2m (144.363) Meteor Scatter during the Geminids shower. 

The big surprise for me was the 2 Greek stations that I manage to work (SV6KRV and SV6KRW).

Conditions on band it's ideal the last 3 days with no QRN at all. Even the -audible only- weak signals was decoded. 

My setup is ICOM IC-7000 +13B2 Cushcraft 13 elements Yagi + MGF1302 ultra low noise preamplifier.

SV5KKR Experimental Remote Base...

As my FT-817 staying without any activity during winter time I decide to put it work on a remote base project.

 After my succesfull efforts last decade on remote stations (See on http://www.5-9report.gr/59report/5-9%20REPORT%20vol88.pdf  and  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsbNUBG938  and also  http://sv5byr.blogspot.gr/2011/10/remote-rig-second-installation.html ) the time for a public receiver comes.

I choose Remote Hams and make a request on my son's call after downloading  the neccessery Server software. All goes well and the system works just fine from the very first moment.  

Now the only thing you need is to download the Client Software from Remotehams and to play with receiver.....!!! (the register mail comes very fast)

Pse feel free to send me you comments and suggestions.

CQWW CW Contest...

QRV 

on 

10m band 

SB LP

at 

CQWW CW Contest

ISS over SV5BYR's QTH....!!!

Commander of ISS Astronaut Sunita L. Williams answer to a school students that have sced with International Space Station on orbit 79899.

CQ WW Contest...

Usally Im operate on CW.  

But this weekend without any plan I decide to run CQ WW SSB Contest on 10m band. 

I make 2000 QSOs and for one more time I confirm that ..."you can't beat the idiot". 

Anyway is an "open game" and you take part on your own risk....!!!

Thanks all my hams friends allover Greece for the support. Also thanks all that hams that never learn what is the real man's behavior. In Greece this is named: "filotimo"... (don't search in any other country dictionary, it doesn's exist)

I'll do it again for shure.

PSK-31 Activity...

Last days Im QRV on PSK-31 mode just to remember again everything...hi hi
You can find me mostly on 15m band...!!!

IK2ECC make me suprise....!!!

Carlo IK2ECC and his wife make us a suprise today. They pass from our house this afternoon right when I was on air at 15m band working USA on CW. He knock the door but nobody answers.... (my hamshack is in backyard) So, he decide to leave a QSL card on window and right when he leave my wife comes from QRL....!!!  So meeting him at the exit ask in Italian something pointing my antenna.....

- Mike a ham looking for you...!!!

We exchange QSLs and Carlo leave the last two issues of Radio Rivista magazine.

He plans to make a small DXpedition next year at Rhodes island and ofcourse I tell him that he is welcome.

Visitor...

At my village people says that bug brings luck and good news. 

I really need some....

Holidays are over....

Icom's new baby....

It's the ICOM IC-7100 new revulotionary radio

A nice opening both 6 and 4m...

My holidays at KM36vc (South Rhodes) are continued. This morning checking my favor band (over coffee), I heard I0JX/b with 559. Starting my CQ on 50.100 many stations (mainly Italians) answered to my CQ...

Short skip on 6m with SV2 land give me the oportunity to work SV2CXW George and my good friend Leo SV2DCD. Leo comes with a 59 later on my FT-847's answered my CQ on 4m...!!!!

Next days I'll be QRV from my alternative QTH on 2m MS.

Stay tuned....

OK5MM pass to say hello...

Vit (OK5MM) and his wife pass from my house today to see us. We have a nice ham conversation and ofcourse we stay for while at my shack. He runs at previous weekend the IOTA Contest from his hotel and as he said manage to make 1300 QSOs.

Welldone Vit....!! 73s