Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
SV2DCD/ back ON AIR
QRG:144.440
OUTPUT POWER : 5W
ANT:2X6el DK7ZB @ 330dgr + 2X5el F9FT @ 180dgr
PSE REPORT
73 de SV2DCD
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
EA1DDU Spain new one on 4m band
My setup on 4m band is 9el 10m boom DK7ZB homemade and YAESU FT-847.
EA, EA6, EA8, EA9 stations have, as of 22 June, been allowed back onto 70 MHz until June 2010.
70.150 MHz +/- 6 kHz and 70.200 MHz +/- 6 kHz using 10W
Tnx Domi for the nice qso !
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
D44TD Cape Verde New one on 4m band
Yesterday i had qso on 4m band 70.200mhz SSB at with Xara D44TD.His locator is HK86NO and the qrb is 4970 km a new DX world record for multi hop es on 4m band.Xara was very strong on 6m band 50.120 peaking over s9.
I asked him to qsy on 70.200 ssb first at around 17:50z.No copy at that time.
Second try was after 10min while his signal on 6m was building more.No copy also.
Then at 18:09 third try i had him on 70.200 SSB rst 44 !!!!!
Tnx Xara for the nice qso and new one for me!!!
Friday, June 12, 2009
AEGEAN VHF CONTEST SOFTWARE
CLICK ON THE ICON TO DOWNLOADTo install the new version simply copy the VUSC.EXE into your existing
installation over the existing one.
At the first start of the program, do following:
- quick restart "No",
- do NOT open any contest
- make "Contest->Save config"
- close the program with "Contest->quit"
ΠΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΣΤΟ ΕΙΚΟΝΙΔΙΟ ΓΙΑ DOWNLOAD
ΚΑΛΗ ΕΠΙΤΥΧΙΑ
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
D44TD Cape Verde now qrv on 4m band
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
First multi-hop e sporadic on 6m for the season

Yesterday afternoon @ 18:05z on 6m band i had qso with Pedro NP4A.His signal was 52.After 2 minutes i had another qso with WP3UX Willem.This was the first multi-hop e sporadic on 6m band for the season.I was able to copy both inband for more that 45 min.Happy that the "magic band" is starting to give us DX stations.Hope for more in the next days.
Here is an mp3 file to listen how i heard NP4A yesterday http://users.otenet.gr/~macsat/np4a.mp3
My antenna is 8el 2WL homemade and rig YAESU FT2000
73 all good luck on 6m band
de SV2DCD Leo
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
New 50mhz homemade antenna
Friday, April 24, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Help to keep GB3MCB on air
Hi All, I have just posted the following on the UKSMG site and thought you guys would also be interested:
Many of you will be unaware that the GB3MCB beacons comprising beacons for 2m 4m 6m and 70cms are due to be switched off on April 2nd due to lack of funding. Full details of the background to this will appear in
a forthcoming 'Six News' but in brief, the Mid Cornwall Beacon and
Repeater Group, which has a relatively small contributory user base, has insufficient funds to run all of the transmitters associated with the group. The groups main function until recently has been the upkeep of their 2m and 70cm Repeaters but they have now become responsible for the beacon system also.
From a 6m point of view, the good news is that UKSMG have stepped in to
ensure funds are available to allow the 6m beacon to continue. The
other beacons are expected to shut down in about two weeks time. It is
not within our (UKSMG) remit to directly help fund the remaining beacons however, it would not take a great deal of funding to keep all of these beacons running for the coming year at least, and probably into the forseeable future.
Details of contacts for the group for anyone wishing to help with funding are available here:
http://www.btinternet.com/~kevin.francks/GB3NC.htm
However, it seems to me that a co-ordinated approach by groups with a
vested interest in individual beacons (as we UKSMG have done) would be
the best approach to ensure the beacons remained active although please
note the short timescales involved. As a rough guide, it costs
approximately £2 per week per beacon to provide electricity or about
£120 per year. A small cost when the benefits are considered
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Austrian 4 m beacon QRV in summer
Reports :
I am happy to announce, that we have received a license to operate a beacon on the 4 m band.
We did not get the vanity call OE5FOUR. Instead we got OE5QL. This is no Amateur Radio Call the Austrian PTT said. It is an Experimental Operation Radio Call.
Well, there are some restrictions. Time limit is 1 June and until 31 August 2009. Transmission is only 2 minutes per sequence between 04:00 and 19:47 UTC. Each sequence begins at full hour +00 min., +15 min., +30 min. and +45 min, e.g. 04:00-04:02, 04:15-04:17, 04:30-03:32 and 04:45-04:47. Transmission power is 1 W ERP the first minute of each sequence and 5 W ERP the second minute of each sequence.
If the beacon does not interfere with services outside of Austria, an extension is possible after August 2009 the Austrian PTT said.
Anyway after August 2009 we will try to negotiations for 24/7 duration period for the beacon.
This is just the first step, following the offered directives of our PTT in Vienna.
The beacon frequency is 70,045 MHz, location for the beacon JN78CJ, 860 mASL and the antenna a Half-Wave Vertical with Collins Filter design DK7ZB/OZ2M will be used.
73Peter, OE5MPL
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
80m λ/4 vertical up again !!
Local amateur radio friends helped me and the antenna is up with nice results.Wkd FW5RE and some other dx with a couple of calls.
The antenna tuned great on cw 1.2vswr and ssb 1.6vswr.
There are almost 100 radials in the ground 20m length each.
The big test for the antenna will be KP5.
Are you ready??
Good luck de SV2DCD Leo
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Satellite internet instalation in Gjirokastër,Albania
Yesterday i had the opportunity to travel in Gjirokaster (or Argyrokastro in Greek) Albania for the installation of a satellite system providing broadband connection 1Mbps via HELLASSAT 2 at 39deg east.
It is not possible to have a broadband connection through a local provider in Gjirokaster so this solution was the only way.
The system receives and also transmits through the LNB with a maximum power 0,5w on 12ghz
Two cables are ending in the modem and through an ethernet port you can connect your pc to the internet.
I think that this could be a nice idea for some dx peditions in places that there is no local broadband connection.
More info about the satellite provider at http://broadband.hellas-sat.net/
New satellite meter with spectrum analyzer
This is my new satellite meter with spectrum analyzer for my work TRIMAX SM-2500 made in USA.
I bought it brand new and costed 510 euro.
Some features :
- Shows strength and quality readings
- Shows channel picture
- Shows both S/N and C/N
- Show numerical reading and bar reading
- Completely programmable by the user
- Signal Lock Light
- Audio tone
- 3.5 inch TFT LCD Screen
- DiSEqC Control
- 22KHz Control
- Indicator Lights for 13/18 volts
- Indicator lights for 22 KHz
- Calculates Azimuth and Elevation
- USB port for software upgrades
- Global AC power charger included
- 12VDC power car charger included
- Carrying case included
- Neck strap included
- USB software upgrade cable included
Friday, February 6, 2009
4m ba(n)d news...No authorization for Italian stations this year
Hi all
Today I read that Italian Ministry of communications didn't renew 4m licence due to opposite judgment from defence ministry.
I don't know if something will change in the future...
Here a copy of the document:
http://www.cisar.it/images/stories/ministero/com_min_70_rinnovo_2009.pdf
73 de Anto IK4PMB
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
fb signals from FW5RE Wallis Island

It's been a couple of days that FW5RE team is on air from Wallis Island.The signals coming through during our sunrise and sunset are great.Always 599 copy on 80m,40m,30m and 20m as well.The team updates a website with news,photos and online logbook at
http://www.ha0du.com/index.php
Good luck all
de SV2DCD Leo
Monday, January 19, 2009
Norway gets 4 m allocation !
We will get access to 70,0-70.5 MHz, in the same way as Denmark. Some of the "channels" are in use by PMR, and we will get acces to them, when they become available.
Link (in Norwegian): http://www.nrrl.no/NewsArticle.asp?id=296
Google translated: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrrl.no%2FNewsArticle.asp%3Fid%3D296&sl=no&tl=en&ie=UTF-8
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
4m band news.Denmark increases allocation again.
As of 1 January 2009 Danish radio amateurs can also use the 70,225 MHz channel, i.e. the segment 70,2125-70,2375 MHz. This also means that two smaller segments are now joined into one segment 100 kHz wide.
For more details see the Danish bandplan: www.70mhz.org/bandplan_oz.htm
Saturday, January 3, 2009
QSL.net & QTH.net Announcement
December 31, 2008
Dear fellow hams,
After 13 years of providing hams with no cost web space, e-mail forwarding and mailing list services through QSL.net and QTH.net, I have decided to retire. All QSL.net and QTH.net servers and Internet connections at my home QTH are being turned down.
Scott KA9FOX has graciously decided to pick up where I left off, and he is in the process of migrating all services to new hardware. See below for an update on the status of the migration.
I want to thank all of you for all of your support over the years, and I hope that you will support Scott as he takes over the reigns.
See you on the air!
73 - Al Waller, K3TKJ
Friday, January 2, 2009
E44M on the air
Monday, December 29, 2008
Christmas holidays in Zagora, Phlio !!
One month ago I decided to book a room at ANASA HOTEL in Zagora of Pilio.
The owner, Alekos is a good friend of mine and a radio amateur of course, SV4ZQ who is active since the early 80’s.
Wednesday afternoon I was there. It was the first time,
I was visiting his hotel and the truth is I was thrilled. It is a combination of mountain and sea.
Zagora is the biggest village of Pilio. You can find many cafeterias, restaurants with great food and shops with the local products in the two main squares of the village.
Zagora is definitely one of the places to be during Christmas holidays.
It couldn't be better!
HNY de SV2DCD Leonidas
New 40m bandplan effective 29 March 2009
Monday, December 22, 2008
Merry Christmas !!
Merry ChristmasΚαλά Χριστούγεννα
Joyeux Noël
Frohe Weihnachten
Buon Natale
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Natal
Vrolijk Kerstfeest
C Pождеством Xристовом
Sretan Božić
весела коледа
Срећан Божић
Veselé Vánoce
Glædelig jul
Hyvää joulua
Boldog Karácsonyt
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
God jul
Wesołych Świąt
Un Crăciun fericit
Vesel božič
Z Rizdvom Hrystovym
73 de SV2DCD Leo











