Certificates - CQ WW DX 2009

WAS Award

So I finally got it! 
I applied for it through LoTW. 
Used QSOs only from contests, all in the category LP

CQ WW DX 2009 part CW - TOP Scores

Here you can find TOP CW scores table of CQ WW DX 2009

Results - CQ WW DX SSB 2009

You can download the results here.

I recommend to read this article on www.radio-sport.net as well (7 DQ´s and 29 stations have been moved to Assisted category).

OK/OM DX Contest 2009 - Claimed Scores

Claimed scores for OK/OM DX Contest 2009 is available here.

Certificate - WPX CW Contest 2009

Let me show you one memory of last season on 160 mtrs band

Certificate - WPX SSB Contest 2009

9th. Jan 2010 - Exercise test of antennas through frostbitten ice

Award - Russian DX Contest 2009

The official results are here.

Family Vacation in SV5

I plan to visit Kos Island (IOTA EU-001) from July 25th to Aug 5th. TRX will be in my luggage for sure.

Unfortunatelly I will come to island on Saturday 25th. I hope I will be ready for 2nd part of the IOTA contest. So stick up for me to arrange everything in time :-)

Another weekend is EU HF Contest. If the hotel management will be patient I will participate in this contest as well.

My supposed working conditions:

TRX FT-897D + tuner AT-897
telescopic pole 12m
half-size G5RV (40-10m)
dipole (80-40-20)
laptop with N6TR (DOS version)

See you on the air as SV5/OK2PTZ or SV5/OK6Y!

Claimed Scores for CQ WPX SSB 2009 Contest

You probably took notice of improvement of WPX contest web pages. I mention for instance Searchable Score Database with posibility to download electronic version of certificates. That´s all is work of Randy K5ZD so let me congratulate him for this great job.

Another news is Claimed Scores for CQ WPX SSB 2009 Contest. You can find it here.

Final adjustment of 2xK9AY phased RX system

I mentioned my 2xK9AY receiving phased system many times here. It has been installed during last winter. All cables were installed temporarily and I didn´t care much about them. I slightly sorted them out during the March but it was still temporary installation. Some time I achieved to ride with grass-cutter among the cables without any problem. But accident came without any notice and one coax cable got direct cut. So right moment occured to make the final installation.


The following pictures show how the final installation gone:

1. hard work on southern K9AY - the intrenchment of control cables and koax










2. hard work on northern K9AY





3. control and phased unit

4. inside view

5. phasing cable

6. view to southern antenna. Only N-S loop is installed.

How it probably started II.

My first entry to this blog was my photo from 1970, where I and my father were sitting next to some undefined equipment which provided curious sounds. In addition to this my father very often spoke to it and repeated unintelligible words sounding like "sííkjů sííkjů".

Authentic witness (my mother :-) ) confirmed that this words (means "sííkjů sííkjů") sound very often during my "job" on chamber-pot.


I have found another photos so they are here::


As I remember well it is hard job on Christmas present (medium wave receiver ). Please watch the absorption!




Here is something more interesting. Experts can recognize the Russian army receiver R-250.
On the right side you can see the TX module "made in my Father".



The miniaturisation was coming to countryside as well. In front of me is another father´s homebrew TRX.

Award - EU HF Contest 2008

I received award for 12th place in EUHFC 2008 a couple weeks ago. So it is here. You can find my comments concerning this contest here.

CQ 160m Contest 2009

Please find the copy of 3830 report and the list of countries sorted by quantity of QSO:

Call: OK6Y
Operator(s): OK2PTZ
Station: OK6Y

Class: Single Op LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 23

Summary:
Total:  QSOs = 695  State/Prov = 16  Countries = 59
Total Score = 267,675

Club:

Comments:

Very nice contest! My first serious participation. I did
not believe I can made 700 QSO on one band from the centre
of the town.

I spent 2 weeks before contest to prepare new RX antennas
- 2x K9AY end-fire/broadband array. It "improved" my ears
for sure. :-)

So thanks for all contacts.

73!
Tom
OK2PTZ/OK6Y
http://ok6y-eng.blogspot.com/

Total QSO :701

#	Country	QSO
1	Fed. Rep. of Germany	122
2	Czech Republic	68
3	European Russia	53
4	Ukraine	51
5	Poland	43
6	Slovenia	32
7	United States	28
8	Hungary	24
9	Lithuania	24
10	Slovakia	20
11	Serbia & Montenegro	17
12	Finland (OH1)	16
13	Netherlands	16
14	Romania (YO7)	16
15	Sweden (SM5)	15
16	England	13
17	European Italy	13
18	Asiatic Russia	12
19	Belarus (EU7)	11
20	Latvia	10
21	Croatia	9
22	Norway	8
23	Bulgaria	7
24	Denmark	6
25	Estonia	5
26	Switzerland	5
27	Belgium	5
28	Canada	5
29	Spain (EA5)	4
30	Moldova	4
31	Austria (OE3)	3
32	Kaliningradsk	3
33	Portugal	2
34	Azores	2
35	France	2
36	Cyprus	2
37	Greece	2
38	Kazakhstan	2
39	Qatar	1
40	Morocco	1
41	Madeira Is.	1
42	Canary Is.	1
43	Ireland	1
44	Israel	1
45	Georgia	1
46	Tajikistan	1
47	Isle of Man	1
48	Northern Ireland	1
49	Scotland	1
50	Shetlands	1
51	Wales	1
52	Japan	1
53	Luxembourg	1
54	Aland Is.	1
55	Faroe Is.	1
56	Turkey	1
57	Iceland	1
58	Macedonia	1
59	UK Bases on Cyprus	1

IOTA Contest 2008 - results

3rd place in Dx-expedition Mixed unassisted 24 hours category.

Detailed results you can find here

EU HF Contest 2008 - results

I came across EU HF Contest 2008 results during my browsing on internet. I have been surpriced by very fast contest evaluation. My congratulations to contest commitee.

Brief commentary on my result. I haven´t achieved TOP 10 in MIX LP category again.
Small comfort for me is the move forward for 1 position to 12th place in MIX LP category in comparison with last year. I can achieve TOP 10 by this progress in 2 years. :-)

Nice result has been achieved by Peter OL6P in CW LP category - 5th place.

Other nice results of Czech stations in this unofficial European Championship:
OL8M - 5th place in CW HP
OL3Z - 6th place in CW LP

In national competition the Czech republic moved forward to 8th place. It´s a pity that lower amount of Czech stations participated in this contest. For instance I have been only one station in MIX LP from OK!

Complete results you can find here.

SO2R station - installation of Master units

I have decided to improve my SO2R station after the WW DX contest. I have focused to automatic switching of antennas and BPFs. This feature is provided by 2 pieces of Master Station units from Microham.

I have to say that the options of this unit are really wide. You can:
- configure RX/TX antennas for each band
- configure virtual rotator for 4 square
- control SteppIR
- many other features that you can find on Microham web pages

It is really significant improvement of my SO2R station.

I only have to exploit it during the contest! :-)

The installation of Long John for 10m band

Assembled antenna in the garden

Installed Long John without feedline on the downed tower. You can see 4el Yagi for 15m on the top (view from balcony)


Fully assembled antenna - view from the garden and from yard


View from the house roof (at the back you can see
- downed main tower with 2el Yagi for 40m a 3el SteppIR
- vertical 15 mtrs high for 80m)

The repair of antenna farm after windstorm Emma

Status after windstorm Emma



Course of repair







Main helper: my father OK2BPU

Supervision: flat coated retriever Cedrik

Original tube from main tower

Antennas after repair

All pictures have been taken by my daughter Barbora !!! Many thanks.