TS-2000 display bulbs off...

My TS-2000s display went off last night without any warning... I'm looking for the famous "bulbs to LED" modification to give a new cool blue color to my radio display....

[Posted from my iPhone]

Easter Holidays at KM36VC (South Rhodes)...

Until the end of month I'll be QRV  from my alternative QTH at South part of the island of Rhodes. During my stay here you can find me usally on HF bands and 6m if is any  E-sporadic. Also I'll try some 2m MS sceds...

Happy Holidays to all...

VK2IR looking for Greece on Sunday morning....

IZ8GAD Unbelievable signal on 20m....!!!!

After many years I feel again the adrenaline of BIG pileup with signals much above 5-9....
Mostly Italian stations but with huge signals... 
As seen on video....

SV5TEN beacon shows the way....

It works with a President Lnincoln all-mode CB radio and a short CB antenna no more than 50cm.

You can see it daily on DX Cluster to show the "path" of new Sun cycle.

A big THANK YOU for your reports.

At the same location works also the follow beacons:

SV5SIX  50.016
SV5FOUR   70.016
and SV5VHF    144.850

Thanks in advance for your reports.

DX QRP in 21MHz with 1m long antenna....!!!!

Incredible antenna and operator too.....!!! Salute Leo....!!!!

160m New antenna tests this weekend.....

This weekend I will be QRV from my 2nd QTH on 160m using the modified 9 band Fritzel FD-4 Windom antenna. 

Thanks to a small hill beside the house I get the right height and distance to erect the aerial. 

SWR shows to be OK (slightly off on 80 and 160) and will be interesting to explore the behavior of the new antenna at this install. 

I try once some years before and I install this antenna into urban area with poor results. 

Hope the countryside to help this antenna to give me more DXCC countries for my 160m band collection.....  

See you on air....

P29VCX into the Log...

Papua - New Guinea DXpedition.

19:21 UTC is some late but finally made it....
Great signal....

SV9GPV side scatter chasing TJ3AY...

George's SV9GPV signal on my FT-2000 during his try to work TJ3AY via TEP ....

MI5JYK on 10m FM...

Great opening to UK this afternoon and I was trying on FM mode also
As you can see is fun....

Finally Internet.....(!)

After long time finally this weekend we make the wi-fi internet connection at my 2nd QTH (Istrios village) at South Rhodes...Unfortunately the Greek  Telephony Organization says that is unable to give us ADSL connection due to old wireless telephone linking that not allow the data passing over it. So we decide to move our line number to nearest village and get the ADSL there (limited to 2 MBps) and then to make a backbone linking at 5 GHZ to connect both places.  Then a small vertical at the highest point of the village on 2,4 GHZ is giving 90% coverage ...!!! The project was designed by me and two good HAM friends (SV5KJO and SV5KKU)  help to make it  true....Here is the fotos...

Now (finally) Internet is working on my 2nd QTH and will be easiest to have DX cluster connection and ....a full remote station.

That's will be my next project....

 

FT-817 prepared for Emergency Comms....

 My FT-817 is prepared for Emergency Comms setup....


Stay tuned more pics are coming soon....

SV5BYR's new toy.....

After many years of success on 6m, 4m, 2m, 0.70m and have make all extreme modes as SAT, MS, EME etc... my favorite YAESU  FT-847 give its place to YAESU FT-2000....

The new radio is still ..."under exploring" and under full test in all bands and modes....

Im on daily operation the last 2 weeks specialy on 15m CW and RTTY...

Hope to "see" you on air....!!!

QSL, QSLs, QSLing....

More than 200 QSLs left my shack yesterday and about 60 is on the row to be sent...

Please dont' forget to put a SASE  !!!!

QSLs without IRC and SASE will be finished last than the others....

Best regards and hope to "see you on air".... 


SV5BYR (Mike)

ISS FEMALE ON4ISS contact school...

ISS Italian Qso with school...

6m TEP opening this afternoon....

The very first QSO for this year on 6m comes via TEP with ZS6CCY. Great signal 59+10 here....

SFI ....... 153 !!!!!!

SV5BYR and W8PT 15m SSB QSO....

Incredible signal from Chuck this afternoon....!!!

Up to 6 radios Matrix switch box....

 The last 10 years I'm using a homemade matrix switch to share my Microphones, keys, and sound blaster to my radios (up to 6 of them).

 Yesterday  I make one more modification for my straight key connections and i decide to share this idea with you.

 It's just a 19" aluminum box with    switches that makes the routing  pathetically.

The heart of the box is the galvanic isolated audio input-output circuit and the optocoupled PTT switch.

Almost any combination of RX-TX is possible and the share of my shack's accessories to any radio is attached is a snap....

The project is designed and constructed by me...   Hi Hi...


 If you have more than 2 radios try to make it...

Full APRS service of SV5BYR...

 Here is my APRS activity.....

Using iAPRS application on my iPhone4 I update my position over GSM/Internet.

And at home Im using the Kenwood TM-D710 for fixed location and APRS analyzing.

A ....strange visitor in my shack...!!!

 My youngest son Konstantinos-Marcellos ...exploring ham radio starting from ..sounds.

M/V RONA not under control near Rhodes island....

Yesterday I received a PAN PAN PAN call from RONA motor cargo ship on Marine CH 16 the same time as Coastguard and port authoroties.
It was about 30miles southeast of my QTH....
Listening the comunication exchanges I notice that the Port Authority of Rhodes not hear the ship and immidiedly I call them on phone to inform that I still listening the signal loud and clear and that I can help.

The officer tell me to be stand by and two times I make relay between ship and Port Authority.

Also SAR command are informed by telephone by me that Im QRV if they need it on VHF or even on HF.

Thanks god the captain of cargo ship says that they try to fix engine problem and no any help from other ship or Coastguard is neccessery. My associated AIS system here on island is actived and till today I have on my screen the trace of ship. Thanks to SV5KKU (Lakis) for backup AIS system activation from Lindos even without Internet due to disaster of the last days. His providing the AIS data throu his iPhone4 untill this morning....

Also SV5FRC (Kostas) was QRV on VHF and HF for any assistance as member of Hellenic Rescue Team where Im in charge.

>>>>>>>>>  U P D A T E  <<<<<<<<

Matsas Star is under way and very close to ship for help....  30-1-2001 UTC 14:14

Here is some of videos.........

NEW preamplifiers BOX setup...

 My new premplifier box is under construction after aluminum die-cast box arriving. (TNX SV5KKU).

Inside are the two preampilfiers and two coaxial relays CX-600N by TOHTSU.

The VHF preamplifier is homemade by PA2CHR and gives 18db  with 0,35 Noise Figure.

The black one from ARR is the UHF  with 15 db and 0,6 NF   (modified).

SV5 land Beacons....

Here is a photo with the tower where is errected the antennas of SV5 beacons.

All antennas except CB short Antenna are homemade according DL6WU antenna design software.

The "ROHN" tower is 9m tall and the antenna sight is about 800m ASL.

All antennas are pointing to 330 deg.