Author Archives: Jerzy

OZ1FF on 3cm

Today manage a QSO with OZ1FF Kjeld on 3cm tropo, QRB 287 km. The station was placed on balcony with very restricted horisont. He had very strong signal up to S9 and I got report 559. This is my new square #8.

lb2shf beacon

Today, Tore LB2S, finished installation of the 10GHz beacon. The bacon is placed on the mast at local club, LA9K JO48ad. QRG is 10368.870 MHz, sending CW msg, power about 1 watt and antenna is a horn in direction South. We hope the beacon will help us to be heard down in Europe and they

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10 GHz station upgrade

Finally upgraded my portable 10 GHz station with more output power. DB6NT 2 W amp replaced with 8 W amp from DL2AM.  Old 2 W amp, will be used later for 3 cm beacon New 8 W amp fit nicely at place.

SP2HMR

Unfortunately, due to unexpected family activities I was not able to be QRV during almost all my stay in SP. But I´m happy to get a contact with Marcel SP2HMR living in Gdansk, JO94HH. During my last two days stay  here we tried to get a tropo QSO on 3cm. Marcel has very restricted QTH

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SR2XHG

My summer holiday in SP has began today.  First stop is JO94DL96MM90 QTH: Koleczkowo, about 160m asl. 3cm station is set up ready and got at once beacon SR2XHG located in JO94II, QRG: 10368.883 MHz, QRB about 30km. Unfortunately no activity on the band.  See the link showing reception of the beacon SR2XHG

New World Record 10 GHz RS

Last minute news on ON4KST chat published by DK3SE. See the link: DK3SE-IK7UXW . Wow ! Will be hard to beat it ! Congrats to both of you ! For all other records see the link: OK2KKW DX records 10 Ghz RS QSO between IK7UXW-Paolo and DK3SE-Salvo LOC: JN80XP<RS>JN37UP; QRB:1127 KM

QTH/P Flekkerøy JO38XB

I took a clip to show you almost 360 deg horizont. The day was very windy and only 17 deg C. On this place was a German radar FuMO214 station during the 2nd WW (1940-1945). The station was removed about May 1950. Today is only a concrete foundation again at a recreation area with highest

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10 GHz activity

Today decided to check a local hill usefulness for 10 GHz activity. The hill is not far from my home QTH, locator is JO48BE15NB18 and about 95 m asl. Wheather was not good, windy and time to time rain. Take off to OZ is good but to SM and DL doubtful, some trees very close. Got a

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How I build 1.5m dish

Prime Focus Mesh Dish kit from RF HAMDESIGN.  Dish size D=1.5m, F/D=0.45, mesh usable up to 6GHz Gain dBd= 1296/22.2, 2320/27.2, 3456/30.3, 5760/33.9 Linear Tri-Band dish feed 23, 13 & 6cm