Finally 2m Es today...!!!!

Everything very early shows that finally happens. MUF was very high early the morning and lot of inband videos on 70 MHz promises something...good.
And yes... Monitoring on 144.300 I hear few weak signals. Es cloud was over Turkey and I turn the antenna to 25 degrees.  Voila....  RW3LL with huge signal...!!! 

Then all goes easy on 144.308 SSB....

316 QSOs and 2 new Countries

4m it's an obsession...

 

Today's new one and FIRST EVER .....LA4LN

 

62 STATIONS OVERALL

SV5BYR-7 DX Spider node...

Join the DXers node...

June 5, 4m opening....

A nice Es afternoon...

43 QSO on 4m band and first time with my good friend PA2CHR (Chris)

All day 6m band sounds like 20m.  Many new stations worked (mainly Italians)

OK1TEH has the audio recording of the day on 4m  here

Sporadic E short skip...

Short skip both on 50 MHz  and  70 MHz   but also and 

2 x Es with ODX on 6m the CU3AC (4813 Km)

On 4m once again I get marginal the SV2DCD, my good friend Leo.

Here is the videos:

Leo SV2DCD, and SV6HHD Vaggelis here. 

Later on, I made QSO with YL Litsa SV2MIN (not captured on video)

Again SV2DCD Leo this time on 4m....

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....!!!! 

MP3 of QSO with OK1TEH here

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.