2m E sporadic opening ( 2nd one)...

Great opening with 56 QSOs with DL, S5, 9A, I, IT9, OE, HA and E7 stations.

Here is the videos:

10th AEGEAN VHF Contest....

This weekend 2 & 3 of July we run the "AEGEAN VHF Contest" like every year.

More info to the site of "5-9 Report" web magazine HERE

The FIRST 2m Es for this seasson finally comes...!!!!

The first 2m Es comes...!!!   Only 16 QSOs with Russians and Ukranian stations but is better than nothing...!!!

Later on the 4m was a festival.... The biggest signals for this seasson so far...

Here the OK1DFC.   Tnx QSO Zdenek. 73s

Frequency readout shows 40.200 and is like that becuse Yaesu have to correct it ....

PJ6D, PJ2 and... PJ76 into the Log...!!!!!

The PJ6D is into my Log.....

It was a 2 minutes opening to KM46ck.

TNX guys.... Have a good time...!!!

Later at 12:37 PJ2/DJ9ON  also been into the log as  Worked Country No 159...!!! 



Latest update 
at 14:09 finally work PJ76....!!!!

Japanese afternoon.....!!!! (on 6m)

Great opening to Japan and BIG pileup with 76 QSO in less of 1 hour...!!!

Here is the video of JF2HEV  QSO....

K1TOL in the LogBook.....

Finally we made it Lefty....!!!!

The video shows the signal of K1TOL right after our QSO....

6m late opening to USA....

W1MU

into the Log.

A quick 559 QSO

Thanks Mike

I0JBL huge RTTY signal....

No Comments...!!!!

If the Es not comes, then try... MS...!!!!

Here is the very first 2 pings of my friend Vlad US8ZAL....

An under 10 minutes QSO......

Right after US8ZAL we try with RN6DJ.... Before start thinking to quit a sequence of bursts helps to finish the QSO..!!
Tnx Sergej too....


No luck with F/SV1NZX (Alex) due to QRB (1960 km) and 9H1GB on last ping...!!!   Sorry guys will try another time. TNX

Just to say that I work on 2m today.

2m Es is tooooo  far....  :(((

6m 2xEs opening (finally)....

Double hop Es from early the morning with LA and CT but no much activity...  Lets hope for the big bang on 2m later....

SV5FOUR beacon (70.016) is back on air with serious keying problems....

SV9DJO is married...!!!!

My good friend George has join the....club.!!!!

My best wishes for him and Rania.

`'•.¸*♫♪♫♪*¸.•'´

(foto is "ClopyRight" from SV9GPV blog)

9K2YM new one and First Ever...!!!

New country and all time first QSO between SV5-9K this afternoon on 6m...

With a 559 signal during qso and a 599+ few minutes later on my S-meter. After he turn to JA for test he disappear into the noise.

Thanks for QSO mister Yaser. Nice to meet you...

Right before the QSO he copied SV5SIX/b with 539.....

DXpedition J48O OTHONOI ISLET 17-25 JUNE

QSPed from SV8CYV's announcement

GIOTA INS-045

Latitude: 39° 51' 54.00'' B
Longitude: 19° 25' 45.12'' E
Grid square: JM99ru

A multi team of 7 experienced operators, will be active from 17-25 JUNE 2011

from the very rare OTHONOI ISLET. Is the Northwestern place of Greece,

GreekIOTA reference GIOTA INS-045 (IOTA EU-052) and from LIGHTHOUSE KASTRI (9 days at Lighthouse) on the island.

They are planning to set up 5 stations on the island.

Modes that they will use : CW, SSB and DIGITAL (RTTY-PSK)

Planning to operate from 160m to 2m!

Focus on 6M for intercontinental QSOs using 2 different directional antennas and also focus on 2M with 8 element QUAD & 11 element YAGI.

OPERATORS

SV2FPU Giannis (Leader of the group & QSL MANAGER)

SV2CLJ Thomas

SV2AEL Savas

SV2HXV Giannis (John)

SV2HXR Marios

SV2YC Dimitris

IK0EFR Andy

J48O BAND PLAN

CW: 1823, 3503, 7003, 10105, 14003, 18073, 21003, 24893, 28003, 50093, 144053

SSB: 1843, 3799, 7060/7160, 14260, 18160, 21260, 24960, 28460, 50160, 144303

DIGI: 1841, 3581, 7041, 10141, 14081, 18101, 21081, 24921, 28111, 50201, 144138

Radios

1. ICOM IC 7000 x 3
2. ICOM IC 7400
3. ICOM IC 756 PRO III
4. YAESU FT 1000 MARK V
5. KENWOOD TS 870

Amplifiers:

ACOM 1000 x 3

Antennas

OPTIBEAM 17 ELEMENTS YAGI 10-20M

SPIDERBEAM 14 ELEMENTS WIRE YAGI 10-20M

PA8GB 2 ELEMENTS QUAD 10-20M

R8 VERTICAL

DIPOLES 30M-160M

OPTIBEAM 5 ELEMENTS 6M

PA8GB 4 ELEMENTS QUAD 6M

DK7ZB 11 ELEMENTS 2M

HOMEMADE QUAD 8 ELEMENTS 2M

Othonoi (Greek: Οθωνοί, Italian: Fanò) is an island and a former community of the Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located northwest of Corfu. Population 663 (2001). In the 19th century the island used to be the capital of the Diapontia Islands Municipality, which consisted of the islands of Fano, Marlera and Mathrachi. Most of the island's inhabitants can trace their origins to Paxoi Island as people from Paxoi were settled in Fano beginning in the 1570’s by Venice.

Othoni is the westernmost settlement and island in Greece. The main yacht port of the island, Ammos, offers good protection only from N winds. Anchor off either inside or outside the quay. Fuel, water, provisions, ATM, tavernas, bars, medical center and post office.

During the last years the island is being slowly discovered by tourists for its crystal clear blue waters, sandy beaches and exotic caves. On the western part of the island, one can visit the cave of Kalypso , near the popular Aspros Ammos (white sands) beach is traditionally believed to have been the place where Calypso kept Ulysses captive. Another attraction on the E of the island, is the historic lighthouse built in 1872 ( N 39° 51' 48" E 19° 26' 06"). The island has four beautiful churches of Byzantine architecture.

( infos are from the J48O web site: http://www.j48o.com/ )

 

For further information about Greek Islands On The Air – GIOTA award programme please look at:  www.greekiota.gr

 

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SV5BYR  Mike

one of the Aegean DX Group

New "5-9 Report" web magazine is on-line...!!!

The new edition of our Web Magazine is on-line.

See the results of the previous AEGEAN VHF Contest and get prepare for this year.

See it HERE

Portuguese afternoon....

Late the afternoon today the band suprise many stations.

2xEs QSOs for 2-3 hours and a new one for me: CU1EZ. (must be a first ever)

Later I miss PJ2 and HI3 but lets hope for the next days....

On 4m the only signal was CT1FFU with 59+....

Yet Another "magic" Day on Radios....

One more day waiting for the Big Bang on 2m ..... Nothing heard so far....

But in the other hand 6m and 4m was just fine....

and the 4m band....

The ODX was the EI8IQ  (3.229 Km)....!!!

Hope to work  you  soon on 2m Es...

4m (and 6m) GREAT opening today...!!!

......the great signal of IK4WTU on video....

Pass also ON, OK, S5, 9A, I, LX, OM, G, GW, GM

Above is the map of 70 MHZ 

And here a picture of 6m Es..

...and the comments   Hi Hi

TNX all for QSOs....and see you soon on 2m Es.

Aegean R T T Y Contest

The 2nd Aegean RTTY Contest is taking place at May 21-22.

Is the only HF Greek Contest.

We hope to see you on our screens...!!!!





More info  HERE

17-5-2011 6m activity....

Today was a strange 6m openingat afternoon...

Everything goes crazy... Unstable signals, inband video and multi direction Es clouds....

Now at the end of the day i count 288 QSOs mostly from Balcan area and Ukraine. Some QSOs also made from OK, DL, SP lands.....

A big thank you for those who support me on DXC.

Another interesting day on 6m....

With very unstable conditions and many inband videos for about 4 hours. 

I0JX/b was audible all  afternoon but no so many Italians active.  

Was a pipeline propagation between Rhodes isl. and Roma area......

TS-2000 new look....!!! ( how to make it with 6 Euros)

After my Kenwood TS-2000 blown the display lamps ( it was only 3 of 6 blown)  I decide to make the "Cool Blue LED modification" by my own without purcase the high priced kit from Internet.  

At this point I have to say that Ham Radio is SHARING of infromation and no BUSSINESS.  The cost for the "kit" is 35 USD and the whole modification it cost me only 6 Euro as the LEDs and resistors cost. (about 9 USD)

Here is the modification:

When you open the radio cover removing the 10 screws remove the upper screws that they keep the panel in place. Lose some the lower two screws and gently leave the panel to come upsidedown in front of you.
In that position free the ribbon from radio side carefully..!!!

Remove the two plugs at the left side to be seperated from the radio body.
Now you can have the front panel free to work...

Now carefully remove all knobs from the face of control panel starting with Dial knob....

and then the smaller ones...

...now you can lose the clips tha hold the plastic surface of control panel on the metal frame-base....
Four screws hold the display on the metal frame.  Free the display and prepare for the soldering work on it...

Six small lamps is used by the Kenwood to give the illumintion to display. With a small cutter carefully cut the legs of this lamps and take them out of the holes. Remove also the 3 SMD resistors ....

I use  3 resistors of 150 ohm (Brown-Green-Brown) for the LED polarization. Prepare the LEDs cuting their legs and leaving 4mm for the soldering point. Be carefull with polarization. The anode goes to te resistor side.

Finish first with resistors soldering and then make the LEDs soldering. Use soldering iron that is for SMD work.

The area you work is sensitive due to small components but is easy if you know how to do it.

A closer view with components on ....

Don't be harry at this phase. Double check the LED polarity. Take your time. Any mistake will put you back at the beggining again....  After the soldering work is time to reassemble the parts again... Put the display back and tight the 4 scews that hold it on metal base.... Check if is enough space between LED legs an metal...any shortcut is....unwanted  hi hi...

Put all back carefully....

Put the ribbon cable and two plugs on place and reassemble the front panel on the radio body. Double optical check at any step...!!!  Do not push too much the ribbon cable. !!!

Put all knobs on their place and close the radio again puting back the 10 screws.

You are finished.....  NOW is the time of trouth....

Plug your radio on 12 volts and turn it ON....!!!

and....   V  O  I  L  A....

Here is  how my radio looks after the modification that cost me only 6 Euros....!!!   and no 35 USD....!!!

If you want to try it, is on your own risk. 

73s de SV5BYR

6m wide open to Europe and Ukraine this afternoon....

My first real opening this year on 6m....

Many Italians and Ukranians....

First 6m Es QSO this year....!!!

IZ5FCC  copied 559 this afternoon....

hope his is lucky.....hi hi

5-9 Report Ham Magazine vol 113 on-line....

The new issue is on-line with 1 day delay....

Don't forget to join  

 AEGEAN   R T T Y   Contest 

at

21 & 22 of May.....!!!

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....

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