Hi, welcome to my blog !

My name is Jerzy and thanks for dropping in. I am very glad you are surfing around here so I would like to take this opportunity and present myself.I have been a radio amateur since 1969. My first SWL signature was SP8-1871 and a short time after I got SP8DXL. After 1976 I used SP2DXL and since 1988 I am LA4YGA. From 2024 I am also as SP2DXL when visited Poland.My QTH is Kristiansand, in the south part of Norway, WW locator is JO48be. My favorite subjects in HAM radio are VHF/UHF propagation and construction of RF equipment.

Standings

Worked DXCC entities and squares

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New DXCC entity on 23 cm

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After a long time a silence on 23 cm finally today I got a twice contact with Marek SP4MPB on 23 cm. QSO in CW and later evening on SSB. It is my first contact with SP and KO03 is a new square.

OZ1FF on 3cm

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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