What a day. First the opening to North America.... States and Canada passing for 10 minutes. Then the band get flat again. Worked: K2AXX, VA3DX, VE3BW, K2ERG.
Here is the QSO with K2AXX
Then the 4m open and guess... OY3JE again on my radio. Easy QSO with a nice 599 but my camera wasn't around...
3.726 Km on 4m isn't easy work...!!!
Here is the QSOs list.....
And here is the QSO with OZ8ZS.....!!!
Around 19:00 another suprise..... !!!
K1MS send me a message to try on 50.158 CW.... and easy I copy him 539 QSB. QSO made under heavy SSB QRM and then K1CP follows. Few minutes later K1SIX comes with a real 599...!!!
Here is his reply to my request and the clever solution:
Sent:
Thursday, 4 August, 2011 17:24:07 Subject: de G0UWK
Bit long
winded David but bear with the instructions,
Hope they
make sense to you, it only takes a few mins to sort but took me 45 mins to
write up!
Step 1-
enabling the rig’s transverter mode
Switch
the radio on
Press the
menu button and use the main VFO dial to navigate to menu number 124
(This is
the menu that allows band skipping and you need to turn on the “my band” if it
is not already enabled)
Turn the
SUB vfo dial until you see either AU E or AU d in
the green display area
If AU E
comes up then that parameter is set correctly if AU d comes up then
Press the
ENT key once and AU d should change to AU E
Press and
hold the menu key to save the changes.
Step 2-
enabling ptt ground jack
Navigate
to menu 146 if the green display reads EnA this function is already enabled if
it reads dis
rotate
the sub VFO until the display changes to EnA.
Press and
hold the menu key to save the changes.
Step 3 –
offset frequency display
Navigate
to menu 36
Rotate
the sub VFO to the desired offset, the choice is only between 30-49mhz (mine is
set to 44)
You could
perhaps set yours to read 40 or 30.
Press and
hold the menu key to save the changes.
Navigating
around.
To bring
up transverter operation you will need to use the sub VFO dial as a band
selector as there is no direct input key like there is for all the other bands
This
rig has its own “my Band” for transverter operation, do not use the standard
28mhz key ! and this is how you can
guarantee not to blow the transverter it’s really neat.
This will
only work when its selected to do so, this is where things can get confusing.
The sub
VFO can be programmed to do many different things and if its set in the wrong
mode you will either be stuck in transverter mode, or stuck on H.F. wondering
how to get to transverter mode.
First of
all if the large orange semi circle is lit up to the right of the sub VFO dial
it means the SUB VFO is active as a secondary VFO and not a band selector
(which you need)
Press the
bottom right hand button at the far right of the rig labelled A/B, the orange
light should go out and one of the four buttons to the left of the sub VFO will
light up, press the top one labelled BAND
It should
light up red.
Now use
the sub VFO dial to navigate through all the H.F. bands until you get to 50mhz,
the next band up should be your desired transverter mode and it will read
30.?????? Or 40.?????? Whatever you decided to put in the offset.
That’s
it, once it’s in that mode ANT A and ANT B will not produce any RF, so you can
leave your 28mhz ant connected to either and connect RX ANT for 28mhz
I.F. to your transverter and the TVR port for 28mhz I.F. Transmit
(remember
to switch on RX Antenna on the front panel when in transverter mode)
Hope it
makes sense,
It works
a treat, the Sub VFO then works as a band selector, you just turn it to
whatever band you desire.
If you
want to use 70mhz dual rx put the rig in transverter mode press the A/B button
press the green LED on the sub VFO marked RX turn up both volume controls and
away you go, remembering to press A/B when you have finished otherwise the Sub
VFO can’t be used to band select again.
73’s
Ian
G0UWK
My
scribbled notes ... (probably doesnt anything to you)
Enable
gen cov rx
Select
when on sub-vfo
In gen
coverage set vfo-b to 27.950
set tnvtr
mode - left hand 'band'
but if i
make A=B it stops at 40MHz so (top right) band, select 28mhz (27.950)
deselect
(top right) band).
de G4ASR
Sorry for my English but Im sure that you will undestund ....
Erlier the opening on 4m was nice. I manage to work 26 stations and as always OK1TEH record my transmission. (TNX Matej) You can hear the recording HERE.
The indictment by the
apprehesion was: 1. Radio traffic without
permission from Greece Gouvernment 2. Transceiver with more as ham radio frequences 3. refusal to gives the gear.
He is guiltless for the 1 and 2 (due to his property as lisenced Radio Amateur) and guilty becuse he refuse to give his equipment to the authorities. The lawyer ask for appeal and the court will make new trial in next time.
All this is a statment of his lawyer to me via phonecall.
From my side no any comment except for my sadness about all this are written for my country. The case direct linked with the economical crisis and many people says alot. Thanks to all my friends (old and new) for their support E-mails. Anyone of us can be "Baldur" any time in anyplace.
I try to think as the people like to support me if ever get this situation.
