Enciens messages "DX News"
7P8EME DXpedition
06-09-2011
ON4AVJ
A lot of planning, accumulation of equipment and antenna development and cost has gone into the project over the last number of years. The total antenna systems has been re-developed and re-built by Pine, ZS6OB, since the last expedition to Namibia - that expedition was voted the 3rd best expedition world wide out of 69 expeditions for that year - no mean feat for a small group of ZS Radio Amateurs.
This will be a record setting International DXpedition for EME, as far as infrastructure, equipment, band coverage and antenna systems are concerned, which has ever visited another country - all with mobile equipment. The group will be covering all the VHF/UHF frequencies from 50 to 1 296 MHz [excluding 4 metres] on EME.
The venue will be at Ramabanta Trading Post. The Grid locator is KG30vi. The team will operate under the call sign 7P8EME.
There will also be limited HF mostly CW and 144 and 50 MHz - tropo and Meteor scatter operation to provide participation for local operators with smaller VHF and UHF stations.
The dates of the DXpedition are 14 to 26 September 2011. And the team is Pine, ZS6OB, (7P8EME); Wynand, ZS6ARF, (7P8QRO); Dick, ZS6BUN, (7P8BUN); Pieter, ZS6PA, (7P8PA); Dan, HB9CRQ, (7P8RQ) and Hermann, DL2NUD, (7P8HP).
Erika Pienaar and Lana Coats will be looking after the kitchen and feeding the team.To support this DXpedition the South African Radio League has launched a fundraising initiative. You can assist by making a financial contribution.
Deposit your financial contribution in the SARL bank account, ABSA Account4071 588 849. The branch code is 632 005.
When making an electronic transfer use 7P8 and your call sign as the payment reference and send an email to artoday [at] sarl [dot] org [dot] za ">artoday [at] sarl [dot] org [dot] za with details of your donation, your call sign and email address. You will receive an email acknowledgement and your call sign will be added to the list of supporters.
Your donation to the project will be appreciated and acknowledged. For more information, visit www.amateurradio.org.za/7P8.htm.
ON4RSX, Clubstation van de sectie Ronse activeert hun stationssite ! A Traduire
03-09-2011
ON4AVJ
Tijdens het weekend van 10 & 11 september 2011 gaat de viering door van “150 jaar Spoorwegen tussen de steden Ronse en Oudenaarde”.
De “vzw Toerisme en Spoor Patrimonium / Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme asbl” rijdt zowel op zaterdag als op zondag telkens vier pendelritten tussen Ronse en Oudenaarde met een unieke historische reizigerstrein samengesteld “K-rijtuigen 1ste klasse”, waarvan de tractie verzorgd wordt door hun stoomlocomotief “Type 64.169” (een “Pruisische P8” of de latere “Duitse BR38” uit het bouwjaar 1923, concept 1907 – zie foto hierbij).
Ter gelegenheid van deze feestelijke viering activeert de sectie RSX uit Ronse een uitgebreid radioamateurstation van op de stationssite. Het clubstation ON4RSX zal op beide dagen tussen 9u30’ en 18u30’ onafgebroken in de lucht zijn op decameter en VHF, zowel in CW alsook in SSB, FM en Digi-modes. Voor de geïnteresseerden in het “Belgian Railway Station Award” wordt het station van Ronse geactiveerd onder het referentienummer “FRN-86”. Een unieke gelegenheid om ook het station van Ronse aan uw logboek toe te voegen, wat u zo mogelijk terug wat dichter bij uw Award brengt…
De activatie van de stationssite van Ronse door het clubstation ON4RSX werd mede mogelijk gemaakt dankzij de bereidwillige medewerking van dhr. Geert Dierickx, Woordvoerder, Districtsdirecteur NMBS-Holding NW-Communicatie.
Good luck & Best 73,
Michel Vandenbossche – ON6QO, CM van de sectie RSX; ON6QO [at] uba [dot] be.
Kurt Demeyere – ON5UT, sectie WRC & “vzw TSP/PFT”, stoker/machinist op stoomlocomotief Type 64.169; ON5UT [at] uba [dot] be.
Es to 4X...
21-08-2011
ON4AVJ
On July 1st Michel, ON7EH, had the opportunity to work Andy 4Z5LY. This cover a distance of 3202 Km. Both stations where received with 59 signals.
Station details:
- 4Z5LY:
- KM72MS
- 600W
- 8el DK7ZB
- ON7EH:
- JO20FV
- 250W
- 12el M2
EME Conference Cambridge 2012
21-08-2011
ON4AVJ
Hello Folks
CU at Cambridge in 2012
Vy 73 Brian G4NNS
Today it is exactly one year from the start of the 15th International EME conference which will be held next year in Cambridge England.
The conference will start on Thursday 16th August with a tour to Bletchley Park the WW2 code breaking establishment and home of a replica of the worlds first electronic computer. The main conference takes place on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th. A comprehensive partners program is being developed. The venue is Churchill College Cambridge.
Accommodation will be available from the evening of Wednesday 15th through to the morning of Sunday 19th. To provide best value the organising committee are arranging inclusive packages to minimise those hidden extras. The details will be published and the booking web site opened by January 2012.
Accommodation will be available from the evening of Wednesday 15th through to the morning of Sunday 19th. To provide best value the organising committee are arranging inclusive packages to minimise those hidden extras. The details will be published and the booking web site opened by January 2012.
In the mean time more information will be posted on the conference web site at http://www.eme2012.com.
Anyone with products of interest to the EME community, who would like to promote them at the conference or by taking advertising in the conference proceedings please contact me by direct email. I'm on the list or google G4NNS.
Thank you for allowing me to take this bandwidth on behalf of the organising committee.
Anyone with products of interest to the EME community, who would like to promote them at the conference or by taking advertising in the conference proceedings please contact me by direct email. I'm on the list or google G4NNS.
Thank you for allowing me to take this bandwidth on behalf of the organising committee.
CU at Cambridge in 2012
Vy 73 Brian G4NNS
AEGEAN VHF CONTEST 2011
28-06-2011
ON4AVJ
We are sending you our greetings from Greece and the Aegean Sea.
The Aegean DX Group with great joy, informs you that in 2 & 3 of July 2011 the 10th AEGEAN UHF/VHF & 6m Contest will take place.
Many station with special callsigns will operate from all over Greece (J4x, SXx, SZ, SV 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7), as well as from all the Greek Islands (J4x, SXx, SZ, SV 5, 8, 9) and from all Greek Locators and of course in every mode CW, SSB, FM, RTTY, SSTV, PSK etc...
It will be a great opportunity for every radioamateur to get QSL cards from Greek stations on VHF for their VHF Awards or to simply to confirm Greece on VHF & 6m.
The Contest will be held according to the IARU Band Plan of Region-1 on 50, 144, 432 ΜΗΖ. There will be not any QSOs in FM modulation on 50 ΜΗΖ because it is restricted by the Greek authorities.
For any information please send email to SV2DCD Leonida Fiska, contest manager: sv2dcd [at] yahoo [dot] com or a letter to the following address:
AEGEAN DX GROUP
P.O. ΒΟΧ 4
Samos Isl GR83100
HELLAS
Further information and contest rules at http://www.5-9report.gr/aegean.htm.
D-STAR avec TRX analogue devient possible
08-06-2011
ON4AVJ
A TRADUIRE
Xavier Werner ON5XAW, maakt deel uit van de ploeg die de OUFTI-1 satelliet ontwierp.Momenteel werkt aan zijn jongste eindwerk: een D-Star modem.
Hierdoor kunnen de gewone analoge TRX ook in D-Star gaan werken. Goed nieuws want de bouwkit die DARC op de markt bracht is niet meer verkrijgbaar.
Op 24 juni zal hij zijn werk voorstellen in Gembloers.
Achteraf zal de projectleider van OUFTI-1 Jonathan ON7JPD een rondvraag doen. Hij wil te weten komen van de D-Star gebruikers of er ideeën zijn om aan verder te werken in het volgend studiejaar.
Dat kunnen aanpassingen, verbeteringen, een andere manier om D-Star in zetten. Je stoutste D-Star dromen mogen aan bod komen. Wij stappen en alleszins naar toe en komen terug met een verslag.
bron: www.dstarvlaanderen.be
New 50 MHz Contest
19-05-2011
ON4AVJ
This new contest is created by www.rasedx.com and the rules are very easy: only 4 hours of transmission in three sundays this spring and summer.
This is a world wide contest on 50 MHz and if the propagation is good it good be great fun on 50MHz.
For the contest rules please see http://www.rasedx.com/documentos/50raseing.pdf
For the contest rules please see http://www.rasedx.com/documentos/50raseing.pdf
ArisSat
13-02-2011
ON4AVJ
ARISSat-1 is scheduled for deployment from the ISS next Wednesday Feb 16th.
It has a composite VHF downlink that will easily fit into the FUNcube Dongle receive spectrum. The telemetry is 1 kbit BPSK and can, of course, also be received with a normal SSB 2 metre receiver.
The expected signal levels from ARISSat should be similar to those we expect from FUNcube itself (and also eventually from UKube) and the team are keen to discover what will be the minimum and best type of antennas for schools to use with a FCD. Therefore user experience with the ARISSat signals will be very valuable in making this determination.
To encourage everyone to receive ARISSat signals we are offering a FUN reward for listeners!
There are a number of categories for this challenge –they include:
Please submit your "entries", including your location, station details (including FCD serial number where applicable), postal address and reports to g0auk [at] amsat [dot] org.
Good luck,
It has a composite VHF downlink that will easily fit into the FUNcube Dongle receive spectrum. The telemetry is 1 kbit BPSK and can, of course, also be received with a normal SSB 2 metre receiver.
The expected signal levels from ARISSat should be similar to those we expect from FUNcube itself (and also eventually from UKube) and the team are keen to discover what will be the minimum and best type of antennas for schools to use with a FCD. Therefore user experience with the ARISSat signals will be very valuable in making this determination.
To encourage everyone to receive ARISSat signals we are offering a FUN reward for listeners!
There are a number of categories for this challenge –they include:
- The first FCD user, from each continent, who can post a spectrum recording of the received signal together with evidence of decoding the data using the ARISSat software and of sending it to the ARISSat data warehouse.
- The first non-FCD user, from each continent, who can provide evidence of having decoded the signals and of sending it to the ARISSat data warehouse.
- The listener, using a FCD or not, who can demonstrate satisfactory reception of the telemetry in the same ways as described above, using the "smallest" possible receive antenna. The actual closing date for this part of the challenge will be announced later.
Please submit your "entries", including your location, station details (including FCD serial number where applicable), postal address and reports to g0auk [at] amsat [dot] org.
Good luck,
New satellite website
14-01-2011
ON4AVJ
Our friend ON8PM, has made a new satellite website with a lot of information.
Go and visit Satellite Activity.
Go and visit Satellite Activity.
70 MHz in Iceland
27-12-2010
ON4AVJ
The national association of Icelandic Radio Amateurs, Í.R.A., is pleased to announce that as of December 13, 2010 continued access for Icelandic licensees has been secured on the 500 kHz, 5 MHz and 70 MHz bands. In a letter from the Icelandic Post and Telecom administration dated December 13, 2010 access to the 500 kHz and 70 MHz bands previously granted on February 19, 2010, and to the 5 MHz band, previously granted on January 1, 2008 – all due to expire on December 31, was extended for two years, to December 31, 2012.
Privileges and access to 500 kHz and 70 MHz remains unchanged (see below). Nevertheless, Í.R.A. is delighted to report that we have been granted 150 kHz in the 5360-5410 kHz band, as a replacement for eight fixed channels, previously permissible. Maximum power allowed on 5 MHz was though reduced from 200W to 100W (20 dBW).
THE 4 mETER allocation. Frequency span: 70.000-70.200 MHz. Access is granted on secondary basis. Maximum bandwidth is 16 kHz and power limit is 100W. Licensees need to apply to the PTA for a special license. The experimental license is open to both “N” and “G” license classes.
2011
27-12-2010
ON4AVJ
A TRADUIRE
Het nieuwe jaar is aangebroken, en in naam van de VHF commissie en mezelf wens ik iedere lezer en zijn familie het beste toe voor 2011. Ik wens jullie ook veel plezier toe met de hobby.
Traditioneel is dit de periode om even over de schouder te kijken naar het voorbije jaar. Het was het jaar van mijn eerste kennismaking met de werking van de C5 commissie binnen de IARU (VHF commissie). Dit jaar hebben we ook de eer gehad om de IARU R1 50MHz contest te organiseren. De volledige uitslag is te vinden op de VHF pagina’s van onze website. Maar ik wens alvast een dikke proficiat te wensen aan de ploeg van E7DX (multi-op) en aan TA2ZAF (single-op).
Het was ook het jaar dat we met een vernieuwde ploeg van start zijn gegaan. Het resultaat was zichtbaar in de VHF rubriek in CQ QSO die regelmatig gevuld werd met artikels.
Dit nieuwe jaar staat in het teken van het herbekijken van het RIO en het Vademecum om u nog beter van dienst te zijn. We zijn dan ook van plan op tijdens het UBA-Congres een “open VHF Commissie” te organiseren, maar daarover later meer.
ON4AVJ
VHF Manager
Dutch Amateur Contest (DAC)
16-10-2010
ON4AVJ
I am very pleased to inform you that the VERON VHF commission has decided to approve my proposal to introduce the Dutch Amateur Contest (DAC).
The first contest will be Tuesday January 4 in line with the NAC and the UKAC. The bands and dates are exact copies of the NAC.
50 MHz in Oman
13-08-2010
ON4AVJ
In a letter dated 4 August 2010, Brgd. Abdulrazak Alshahwarzi, A41JT, the Secretary General of the Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society, informs that the 6 metre band (50 – 52 MHz) has been allocated for the Amateur Radio and Amateur Radio usage by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in the Sultanate of Oman, on a secondary basis, effective June 2010.
Radio amateurs in the Sultanate of Oman hope to work you on the "Magic Band."
QRP moonbounce on 5.7 GHz
14-07-2010
ON4AVJ
Hi all,
Good activity on 5,7 GHz EME was expected during the second week-end of july, thanks to the coordination of G3LTF.
I decided to have a try, using my 2,3 m offset dish and the system used normally for tropo and rain scatter.
This system consists of a transverter kit from DB6NT and a modified surplus 6 GHz amplifier, giving about 8 W output.
Noise figure of the system is around 1 dB.
The 5,7 GHz transverter has an output on 144 MHz and is followed by another transverter 144 to 28 MHz.
There are various 28 MHz outputs. One output goes to a yaesu FT840 HF transceiver.
Another output goes to an SDR, and another one to a calibrated 28 MHz receiver, allowing precise measure of sun noise and moon noise.
During operation, permanent reading of moon noise allows perfect aiming of the dish and confirms that the system is working alright.
Most EME stations use circular polarization, so a "septum feed" was built following a description by OK1DFC.
Dimensions were adapted in order to illuminate correctly the offset dish.
After optimizing carefully the position of the feed, I could measure 0,5 to 0,6 dB of moon noise versus cold sky. Sun noise was a good 10,5 dB, meaning that the receiving side was working correctly. The feed has some sidelobes and is far from perfect, but efficiency seems to be quite good.
Now the results: during the week-end, 13 stations from Europe, USA and Japan were heard.
To my great surprise, some of them were even able to decode my QRP signal and 3 good QSOs resulted !!!
Conclusion: this band offers very interesting possibilities for the experimenter.
Tropospheric propagation and rain-scatter allow surprisingly good distances even with very small set-ups.
The above results also shows that EME contacts are possible with very low power, thanks to the amazing receiving capability of some stations.
73
Eric
ON5TA
Good activity on 5,7 GHz EME was expected during the second week-end of july, thanks to the coordination of G3LTF.
I decided to have a try, using my 2,3 m offset dish and the system used normally for tropo and rain scatter.
This system consists of a transverter kit from DB6NT and a modified surplus 6 GHz amplifier, giving about 8 W output.
Noise figure of the system is around 1 dB.
The 5,7 GHz transverter has an output on 144 MHz and is followed by another transverter 144 to 28 MHz.
There are various 28 MHz outputs. One output goes to a yaesu FT840 HF transceiver.
Another output goes to an SDR, and another one to a calibrated 28 MHz receiver, allowing precise measure of sun noise and moon noise.
During operation, permanent reading of moon noise allows perfect aiming of the dish and confirms that the system is working alright.
Most EME stations use circular polarization, so a "septum feed" was built following a description by OK1DFC.
Dimensions were adapted in order to illuminate correctly the offset dish.
After optimizing carefully the position of the feed, I could measure 0,5 to 0,6 dB of moon noise versus cold sky. Sun noise was a good 10,5 dB, meaning that the receiving side was working correctly. The feed has some sidelobes and is far from perfect, but efficiency seems to be quite good.
Now the results: during the week-end, 13 stations from Europe, USA and Japan were heard.
To my great surprise, some of them were even able to decode my QRP signal and 3 good QSOs resulted !!!
Conclusion: this band offers very interesting possibilities for the experimenter.
Tropospheric propagation and rain-scatter allow surprisingly good distances even with very small set-ups.
The above results also shows that EME contacts are possible with very low power, thanks to the amazing receiving capability of some stations.
73
Eric
ON5TA
Une solution pour le probleme des simplex hotspots sur la meme fréquence.
30-05-2010
ON4AVJ
A traduire
Simplex hotspots , die dezelfde ontvangst en zendfrequentie hebben, kunnen mekaar storen. Bijvoorbeeld omdat ze zich dicht bij mekaar bevinden of wanneer er goede propagatie is. Wanneer hotspot 1 data uitzend die het via de gateway aangevoerd krijgt, dan zal hotspot 2 dit ontvangen. Deze ontvangen data zal de hotspot op haar beurt weer via de gateway sturen. Zo ontstaat er een lus die het systeem in war brengt. Om dit probleem op te lossen kan je 2 dingen doen: ofwel kies je de frequenties zorgvuldig zoals dat met repeaeters bebeurt. Ofwel zorg je dat de DVAR software van de hotspot ingrijpt. Omdat de uitgezonden data-stream voorzien is van het callsign van de zender, kan je via de software bepalen of de ontvangen stream al dan niet via de gateway ‘mag’ doorgegeven naar het systeem. Door de callsigns van alle hotspots die op de zelfde frequentie op een ‘blacklist’ te zetten, zijn de gevlogen opgelost op sofware-niveau. Op RF-niveau (het zenden en ontvangen via de ether) blijven de storingen bestaan. Die kan je echter niet horen maar ze zijn er wel: zwakke signalen zullen niet ontvangen worden door de hotspot omdat die een andere hotspot ontvangt. Hier kan alleen maar beperking van het uitgezonden vermogen en een degelijke frequentie keuze op basis van de plaats een oplossing bieden. Meer over dit toch wel erg knap bedacht systeem hier en hier.
Croatian 50/70 MHz Contest
13-05-2010
ON4AVJ
Croatian Amateur Radio Association invites you to participate in the third Croatian 50/70MHz contest on Saturday, May 15th 2010 from 12.00-17.00 UTC.
Contest rules can be found at: http://www.hrvhf.net/upload/croatian_50_70mhz_rules.pdf
Prizes: The first three stations in each category PLAQUES
Logs you can put by yourself on our VHF contest robot www.hrvhf.net Contest tab > upload EDI.
It's very simple.
73
Mate 9A4M
Croatian VHF/UHF/mw manager
ON0VHF and propagation....
11-05-2010
ON4AVJ
DL7AFB wrote tu us about ON4VHF....
Dear OM's,
Dear OM's,
during last VHF contest I made a record of your beacon ON0VHF, which is always audible from my fieldday location in JO62JA, 588km away. Conditions were moderate, but the beacon was readable anyway.
Please listen to the sound sample on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neVnSNYYmNE
best regards
Bodo, DL7AFB
D-Star Linking v 2.0 beta is er !
28-02-2010
ON4AVJ
A traduire
Het is al weer meer dan een jaar geleden dat D-Starlinking v1.0 gepubliceerd werd. Sindsdien is de PDF ervan het net rondgegaan en dat was de bedoeling . Ondertussen zijn we wat verder en er is heel wat gebeurd op dat jaar: zelfbouw repeaters staken de kop op. D-plus werd verfijnd, X-trust stak de kop op, GMSK kan zonder een chip en via PC. De DV-Dongle werd de basis voor een zelfbouw transceiver . Meer en meer gebruikers haalden een D-Star transceiver in huis of bouwden een DV adapter. De Hotspots en zelfbouw repeaters schoten als paddenstoelen uit de grond. Veel verandering en dus meer vragen waar op moet geantwoord worden . Dat willen we vooral met dit boekje, want dat is het ondertussen geworden. Vragen beantwoorden en iedere amateur of geïnteresseerde zicht geven op wat D-Star is, hoe het werkt en hoe het te gebruiken. Op – en aanmerkingen zijn steeds welkom ! Klik op foto voor download.
Nog meer downloads hier.
First contact JA-ON on 3cm
28-02-2010
ON4AVJ
Yesterday Eric, ON5TA had a first QSO with JA on the 3cm Band EME.
Congratulations....
The QSOs needed quite a lot of preparation work, because japanese hams are only allowed to transmit on 10.450 MHz, not on 10.368 MHZ.
So a new receiving system had to be build here in order to be able to make "crossband" contacts.
We also needed a common window and the best possible moon conditions. These conditions were met yesterday, but wind could have been a problem.
The japanese hams used big 5 to 6m dishes, very sharp on 3 cm, which make aiming to the moon very difficult with the slightest wind.
As you know, we had wind here yesterday evening, but it was manageable during the QSOs
This why JA4BLC is talking about "a miracle" in his mail. HI !
A little piece of the mail of JA6CZD
Hi Eric,
Yes, QSO by ON5TA-JA6CZD is the first ever between ON-JA on 3cm EME, GREAT!
Me too very much pleased to work you. You are MY #3 on 3cm EME and good signal as well as G4KGC I worked 30minutes before.
It was miracle no wind happened during our QSO.
Iceland on 70MHz
22-02-2010
ON4AVJ
On February 19, 2010 The Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland granted a temporary experimental access to the 4 meter band in Iceland. The permit is valid until December 31, 2010.
Frequency span: 70.000-70.200 MHz. Access is granted on secondary basis. Maximum bandwidth is 16 kHz and power limit is 100 W.
Licensees need to apply to the PTA for a special license. The experimental license is open to both “N” and “G” license classes.
Frequency span: 70.000-70.200 MHz. Access is granted on secondary basis. Maximum bandwidth is 16 kHz and power limit is 100 W.
Licensees need to apply to the PTA for a special license. The experimental license is open to both “N” and “G” license classes.
België heeft zijn eigen D-STAR reflector
18-12-2009
ON4AVJ
A TRADUIRE
België heeft voortaan zijn eigen reflector : REF028. Een Reflector is een virtuele repeater op de gateway. De gateway is de datastroom via internet en door de ether, die alle fysieke D-Star Repeaters met mekaar verbind. Bekijk het systeem zoals een chatbox: een virtuele plek waar je samenkomt. Elke virtuele plek heeft een nummer. Reflector 28 is die voor België. Afgekort is dat REF028. Belgen komen samen op REF28, waar ter ook wereld ze zich ook maar bevinden.. Via een D-Star-repeater en je portabel of transceiver, of dongle, kan je je verbinden met zo'n reflector. Via internet kan je ook instappen op de gateway, mocht er geen digitale repeater inde buurt zijn... Er kunnen meerdere repeaeters (tot honderden) op zo’n reflector aansluiten. Zo ontstaat dan een virtuele plek waar je met mekaar normale QSO's kan maken via een D-Star- repeater. Hang je je portabel of transceiver aan een latptop of PC dan kan je ook data gegevens uitwisselen: foto's of files... Digitale SSTV is ook mogelijk... Allemaal wereldwijd via het D-Star netwerk van ether verbindingen en internet… Ook voor noodsituatie kan een reflector zijn diensten bewijzen.Indeling: module A: Nederlands ; B: Frans ; C: Data (D-Star TV, D-Rats Noodnet enz..).
ON4PN
Meer over het wereldwijde netwerk van reflectors hier.
Congratulations Dirk
07-12-2009
ON4AVJ
Dirk, ON5GS, went on a Dxpedition last year november, during the BCC Meteor contest as EI/ON5GS/P. He activated the squares IO55 and IO65.
With a score of 128 QSO he is the winner of this contest in the Single OP class.
You can find the complete results on this page
With a score of 128 QSO he is the winner of this contest in the Single OP class.
You can find the complete results on this page
DV adapter 2.0
24-11-2009
ON4AVJ
A Traduire
ON4UDO van de UBA sectie Diest maakte als eerste in ons land de DV adapter 2.0 van Funkamateur. Het werkt als een converter. Een ‘voorzettoestel’ dat voor een ‘normale’ analoge transceiver geplaatst wordt. Zo ontstaat een volwaardige D-Star transceiver Voice en data inbegrepen. Het geheel werkt perfekt zoals het hoort. De eerste verbindingen liepen zonder problemen. Hij lijkt zelfs beter te klinken dan ICOM toestellen omdat er een goede microfoon op aangesloten is. Testen werden gedaan met een FT 8900 achter de adapter. Op de DV adapter kan ook een GPS aangesloten en hij kan ook aan een PC voor slowdata verbindingen. Je kan er dus een volwaardige D-Star transceiver mee maken. Goed gedaan Udo !
First VK-ON on 3cm..
06-11-2009
ON4AVJ
Le 5 novembre notre ami Eric ON5TA a eu un QSO avec Charlie VK3NX sur 10GHz en EME.
Murphy était bien présent et de nombreux problèmes techniques ont surgi des 2 côtés tout au long du QSO, principalement avec nos sytèmes de poursuite automatique de la lune qui sont tombés en panne en même temps. Finalement, on a quand même pu terminer le QSO en poursuivant la lune manuellement (mesure du bruit lunaire) et en corrigeant l'orientation toutes les 20 secondes env..
Un extrait du mail reçu de Charlie:
Firstly TU TU !!
What a wonderful signal you have. For me it was “speaker” copy (no need for tin cans)
I find it very hard to believe you only have 2.3m dish and 30 W. It is a credit to your “attention to detail”. Your signal was “huge”!
I have only worked 14 initials on 10 GHz but your’s was easier to copy than some “bigger stations”
I could only just hear my echoes today but I heard you every period. A few times I stopped hearing you in the middle of a sequence, I guess wind at your end?... or perhaps you do what I do and need to re-align on moon noise in the middle of a sked?
Thank you for trying again and I am very happy that we have had such good success (now that I was looking on the right freq...Hi..Hi..)
Unfortunately halfway through the sked for the 1st time ever I “blew up” the regulator on my Azimuth control!...I had to operate the Az movement in “Slow mode” so it took a lot of effort to keep on the moon......and also Murphy tried hard to stop me because TWTA Helix current kept “tripping” the alarm circuit because of moisture in the air.......
....but none of this matters, because of the wonderful success. It is a “ majic” achievement for me each time I work a new station.
Many tnx and hpe to cuagn on 10 GHz and perhaps another band?
73 and GL
Charlie
D-star a traduire
26-10-2009
ON4AVJ
26.10.2009 -ON4PNSpeciaal voor de Dag van de Radio-amateur 2009 (nu zaterdag 31 oktober, Apeldoorn) zijn er door Fred, PA4YBR, 50 zelfbouwkitjes samengesteld.
Met behulp van deze kit is het mogelijk zelf een D-Star hotspot te bouwen, die aan een bestaande analoge transceiver gekoppeld kan worden (een 9600 bps packet aansluiting is vereist).
De hotspot is een verlengstuk van het D-Star netwerk en wordt met een PC verbonden en maakt op die manier contact met andere D-Star repeaters via het internet (een vrije USB poort en een internetverbinding is vereist).
Meer over de dag van de amateur hier en meer over Fred’s goedkope zelfbouw-kits en andere van zijn projecten hier. -
F/ON6MG in JN04
03-10-2009
ON4AVJ
Alain ON6MG will be QRV in the Marconi contest on 07/11 and 08/11 from JN04 on 144 Mhz cw. He will use the call F/ON6MG/P département 46.
Rig 100watt and 9 el yagi antenna.
La Bande de 70MHz peut-être ouvert pour les radioamateurs
22-09-2009
ON4AVJ
L'IBPT a commencé une consultation pour autoriser les radioamateurs sur la bande des 70MHz. On pourra employé cette bande avec un statut secondaire et avec une puissance limité. Pour plus de details cliquez ici.
Maintenant on doit attendre la déscision formèle du conseil de l'IBPT. Affaire a suivre....
Maintenant on doit attendre la déscision formèle du conseil de l'IBPT. Affaire a suivre....
Vecchiacchi memorial day
15-09-2009
ON4AVJ
The ARI of ARI Lucca is organizing on 1th and 2th december the "Vecchiacchi memorial day".
On 5th in 2m; On 6th in 70cm 23cm 10Ghz and up.
If want more information, see www.arilucca.it.
On 5th in 2m; On 6th in 70cm 23cm 10Ghz and up.
If want more information, see www.arilucca.it.
3 cm QSOs between ON - VE
13-09-2009
ON4AVJ
A lttle 3 cm TWT amplifier was installed yesterday on the back of my 2.3 m offset dish.
I also replaced the coax relay with a waveguide switch + W/G preamp.
Have now 1.3 dB moon noise and abt 13.4 dB sun noise/cs, which is much better than before.
Contacted this morning: F2TU, OK1KIR, F5JWF (#), IQ4DF, W5LUA (#), VE4MA (#) and ES5PC (#).
These could be the first 3 cm QSOs between ON - VE and ON - ES.
Thanks to all for a very enjoyable morning !
73 de Eric
ON5TA
I also replaced the coax relay with a waveguide switch + W/G preamp.
Have now 1.3 dB moon noise and abt 13.4 dB sun noise/cs, which is much better than before.
Contacted this morning: F2TU, OK1KIR, F5JWF (#), IQ4DF, W5LUA (#), VE4MA (#) and ES5PC (#).
These could be the first 3 cm QSOs between ON - VE and ON - ES.
Thanks to all for a very enjoyable morning !
73 de Eric
ON5TA
Meteor Scatter Sprint Contest 12 august 2009
31-07-2009
ON4AVJ
The VHF-DX-Portal MMMonVHF in cooperation with the magazines DUBUS and Funk-Telegramm (by Joachim, DL8HCZ) invited you to take part in our new 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest,
which took place for the first time in the 2008 Perseid shower.
The 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest will take place each year on the day of the from IMO (International Meteor Organization) announced maximum of the Perseid shower.
Feel free to download the rules in English or German
which took place for the first time in the 2008 Perseid shower.
The 144 MHz Meteorscatter Sprint Contest will take place each year on the day of the from IMO (International Meteor Organization) announced maximum of the Perseid shower.
Feel free to download the rules in English or German
ON0VHF
27-07-2009
ON4AVJ
La balise ON0VHF a produit quelques perturbations dans le segment DX en VHF. Ce problème a été corrigé grâce à Pierre ON7PC et ON0VHF dispose d'un nouvel émetteur. Les rapports peuvent être envoyés à vhf [at] uba [dot] be
World Moon Bounce Day - June 27th 2009
03-07-2009
ON4AVJ
On Saturday, June 27th, many of the world’s large parabolic antennas (sometimes called dishes) will stop their normal space work and swing around to track the moon when it rises. EOA volunteers will then use the EME or Moon Bounce transmissions to link up with other dishes worldwide via the moon. Signals are literally being bounced off the moon’s surface and back to other stations on earth where they are received some 2.5 seconds later.There has never been so many dishes pointed at the moon since the lunar landings and possibly this will even break that record.
More info:
Special Event Friedrichshafen
24-06-2009
ON4AVJ
A TRADUIRE
Een "special event" station aan boord van de "Zeppelin NT", onder de roepnaam DL0ZZF/AM zal te werken zijn in de ruime omgeving van Friedrichshafen. Operator is prof. Dr. Hans Zwart, DK5JI.De vluchten zullen plaatsvinden op 26 en 27 Juni van 17:10 tot 17:30 UTC . Elke verbinding wordt bevestigd met een QSL kaart.
Frequentie 145.550 MHz analoge FM en D-Star.
Bovendien zal de Zeppeling te volgen zijn viahttp://aprs.fi ">http://aprs.fi en de roepnaam is DL0ZZF.
Super condities op dit ogenblik (a traduire)
23-06-2009
ON4AVJ
ON4PC meldt dat men deze dagen regelmatig zuid-Spanje kan werken in FM op 50 MHz. Aanroepen op 51,510 MHz en dan QSY'en op frequentie hoger of lager in stappen 20 kHz, bv. 51,530 MHz. Er zitten daar verschillende Britse stations zoals en EA7/G7DK en EA7/G0WHX. Die laatste heeft hij ook gewerkt via onze repeater ON0GBN op 51,930 MHz (- 600 kHz en subtoon 79,7 Hz), afstand 1573 km, prachtige verbinding, 100% copy
OT4S Simon heeft vorig weekend een verbinding gemaakt met Puerto Rico en de Dominicaanse Republiek op 50 MHz, met 50W en een min of meer defecte 5 el. antenne.
Ook op 144 MHz werden vorig weeken mooie verbindingen gemeld door ON4KHG, die werkte CN, CT, EA9 en EA8! dit laaste is meer dan 3000Km. CT3 gehoord.
Dus deze periode is er mooie DX te werken...
OT4S Simon heeft vorig weekend een verbinding gemaakt met Puerto Rico en de Dominicaanse Republiek op 50 MHz, met 50W en een min of meer defecte 5 el. antenne.
Ook op 144 MHz werden vorig weeken mooie verbindingen gemeld door ON4KHG, die werkte CN, CT, EA9 en EA8! dit laaste is meer dan 3000Km. CT3 gehoord.
Dus deze periode is er mooie DX te werken...
TM5DUM - île Dumet
05-06-2009
ON4AVJ
Une équipe d’opérateurs français va opérer TM5DUM depuis l’île Dumet les 20 et 21 juin prochains, cette île est rattachée au département 44 avec comme référence IOTA (EU-064) et est également valide pour la référence DFCF 44032. Activités sur toutes les bandes HF et en VHF (SSB et CW). QSL via F5SRH.
ON7ARQ/MM is activating squares
20-05-2009
ON4AVJ
Patrick, ON7ARQ/MM will be QRV /MM on the Costa Europa between May 28th and June 8th with a Yaesu FT817 (5W max) on 50-144-432Mhz.
Dates:
- 28/05 Savona (JN44) Italy,
- 29/05 Barcelona (JN11).
- Passing Balearic Islands,
- 31/05 Casablanca (IM63),
- 01/06 Agadir,
- 02/06 Arrecife (IL28), Lanzarote
- 03/06 Santa Cruz (IL18), Teneriffe,
- 04/06Funchal (IM12) Madeira,
- 06/06 Malaga (IM76) (UBA-contest 6m + EA-contest).
- Passing Balearic Islands
- 08/06 Savona - Italy.
Note: June 2008 on the Island of Elba (IA5) was very poor on VHF-bands.
QSL via home call.
70 MHz open in OM
14-05-2009
ON4AVJ
Since May 1st, 2009 we have an access to 70 MHz band:
- Segment 70,250 - 70,350 MHz
- Max. 10 W ERP
- Extra class only
- Each station must apply for a special permission for 70 MHz
I hope there will be a good activity from Slovakia on 4m.
Roman Kudlac, OM3EI
President of SARA
IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest
11-05-2009
ON4AVJ
Dear OM's,
On behalf of the IARU Region 1 we would like to invite you and your fellow radio amateurs to participate in the 50 MHz Region 1 IARU Contest. We have pleasure of informing you that this year PZK (Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow- Polish Amateur Radio Union) is adjudicating 50 MHz Region 1 IARU Contest.
Please find all information in attached documents:
VHF Manager of PZK Vice President of PZK
Piotr Szolkowski, SP5QAT Bogdan Machowiak, SP3IQ
ON4POO en France
07-05-2009
ON4AVJ
Salut les amis ,je serais actif sur le 2M et le 70CM depuis le département 46 le lot (JN04) entre le 1 mai et 15 mai et surtout la journée du 8 mai avec mes amis du sur-ouest en la personne de Pierre F5ADT et Patrick F5OYS .
Et bien sur le W-E du contest .
Dans l'espoir de vous contacter depuis la bas 73 QRO Michel ON4POO PS : Peu-être du MS et qui sait du ES mais pas avec la Belgique
Et bien sur le W-E du contest .
Dans l'espoir de vous contacter depuis la bas 73 QRO Michel ON4POO PS : Peu-être du MS et qui sait du ES mais pas avec la Belgique
F5ICN JN03
21-04-2009
ON4AVJ
F5ICN will be QRV from JN03BF the first week of may (dept 65).
He will be QRV every morning on 144.265, 432MHz and 1296 MHz.
He will be QRV every morning on 144.265, 432MHz and 1296 MHz.
DX-PEDITION - F/ON7VA/P - IN98QL
21-04-2009
ON4AVJ
ON7VA, Eddy Claes, will be QRV all bands from 02/05/2009 - 09/05/2009.
On 02 and 03/05/2009 QRV on 2m.
SPECIAL EDITION of QSL-Card 100% for each QSO on different bands.
F/ON7VA/P - Eddy - IN98QL - QTH: CEAUCE - La Vérie -Department 61 - ORNE.
Most Wanted squares 2009
21-04-2009
ON4AVJ
Make more miles on VHF a publié la liste annuel avec les "most wanted squares".
Vous trouverez la list via ce lien
4 meter beacon in OE
21-04-2009
ON4AVJ
We are happy to announce, that we received a license to operate a beacon on the 4 m band.
- Callsign: OE5QL
- The beacon frequency is: 70,045 MHz
- Locator: JN78CJ
- Height: 840m ASL
- Antenna: Half-Wave Vertical
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, 04:30-04:32 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.
OEVSV VHF Manager
OE5MPL
