Audio recordings SM7LCB in JO86GH

After the IARU Reg 1 July contest I worked LY2BAW on 13cm we also tried on 3cm but no QSO on 3cm. Later in the evening I worked a new square on 23cm with the QSO with OJ6KTL. Also SM0ERR join this QSO there all stations were 59+. Date       UTC  Call          Locator Band km   Remark 2010-07-04 1446 LY2BAW        KO25IB  2.3G 531   2010-07-04 2049 OH6KTL        KP02OJ  1.3G 726   2010-07-04 2054 SM0ERR/OH6KTL JO89WJ  1.3G 352

Note this afternoon nice thunder on Uffe/PA5DD pages and also say that SM7ECM work many nice QSO on 3cm RS. Quickly I found Anders and worked him easy on backscatter. But then nothing. At 16z I shall go to a party but just before party time OK1JKT found me calling CQ on 100 and I got a second QSO. The party started but I was calling CQ on 3cm hopping for more and I got more. I also got my first QSO via RS on other band then 3cm when I worked my first 9cm RS QSO, thanks to DL3YEE. On hour late to the party but happy! Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-07-11 1420 SM7ECM       JO65NQ  10G  224  RS (backscatter) 2010-07-11 1548 OK1JKT       JO60RN  10G  672  RS 2010-07-11 1551 DL4DTU       JO60TR  10G  650  RS   2010-07-11 1600 DL3YEE       JO42GE  10G  650  RS 2010-07-11 1603 OZ2LD        JO54TU  10G  349  RS (backscatter) 2010-07-11 1616 DL3YEE       JO42GE  3.4G 650  RS

This a monitor the cluster/KST and noted that the thunder was to far away for any QSO. Instead I tried with LY2VA how is QRV on 23, 13, 6 and 3cm. We made easy QSO on 23 and 13cm but no trace on 3cm of LY2VA. We made a sked for next morning (see below). Finely there were some thunder and I got OK1JKT again in log. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-07-12 2017 LY2VA        KO14XV  1.3G 492 2010-07-12 2021 LY2VA        KO14XV  2.3G 492 2010-07-12 2046 OZ7IGY       JO55VO  10G  306   2010-07-12 2048 OZ7IGY       JO55VO  3.4G 306 2010-07-12 2107 OK1JKT       JO60RN  10G  672  RS

This morning I have sked with LY2VA and we made nice QSO on three bands 23, 13 and 3cm. The QSO on 3cm was my second QSO with LY on 3cm but I hope not the last! Later I worked OZ3ZW with very nice signal on 3cm RS. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-07-13 0328 LY2VA        KO14XV  1.3G 492 2010-07-13 0329 LY2VA        KO14XV  2.3G 492 2010-07-13 0341 LY2VA        KO14XV  10G  492  New 3cm! 2010-07-13 0345 OH2AXH       KP20OK  1.3G 682 2010-07-13 0347 OH2AXH       KP20OK  2.3G 682 2010-07-13 0821 OZ3ZW        JO54RS  10G  363  RS

This evening I noted a good thunderstorm in JO82DD (464km). I announced this on KST and tried with some DL stations but nil. Then I tried with OK2POI and his signal came in very nice. Work him and also OK2VSO (same station?) both in JN99AJ (776km). Later that evening I monitor the beacons in OH but all were weak or not at all possible to detect. But I found OH3SHF on 9cm with S1 signal and after 10 minute's it have climbed up to S3. This is the second time I receive the beacon and the first recording. Note that it's keying the frequency of the 13cm beacon but that's because it today share the same key logic as the 13cm beacon. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-07-22 1727 OK2POI       JN99AJ  10G  776  RS 2010-07-22 1730 OK2VSO       JN99AJ  10G  776  RS 2010-07-22 1941 OH3SHF       KP11VK  3.4G 706  OH beacon on 9cm!

During the evening 3 of August I worked my first 2 meter QSO for many year. But my stations is not what it shall be with a lot of coax between the antenna and the radio. This give bad receiver and very little output power. During that evening I worked some long distance tropo QSO and late in the evening also heard some stations via aurora. I tried to work them but no luck. This evening I saw on the DX-cluster that there were some aurora activity so I listen in on the 2 meter band. I found it very empty most because of no preamp. But then I found OH1XT and I called back to him and he responded! What I luck, I got my first aurora QSO with my small setup 6 el yagi and only about 2 Watt of power into that antenna. Nice QSO over 643 km direct path but bit longer with aurora path with my 2 Watt! I will keep the antenna but try to get a preamp and power amplifier in place sometime during the winter or more likely next summer. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-08-04 2021 OH1XT        KP01UK  144M 643  Aurora

I found Torben/OZ3ZW on KST and asked if we can try 23/13/3cm. And yes he was QRV and we started on 23 cm with an easy QSO. On 13 cm it took some time before we complete the QSO. When we then QSY to 3 cm I found hime very fast and we completed the 3 cm QSO with very nice signals. Did the new 0.9 meter dish help on 3 cm? I not sure but it seems to work nice so hopefully it will be a little lift on this band. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-08-05 1209 OZ3ZW        JO54RS  1.3G 363   2010-08-05 1213 OZ3ZW        JO54RS  2.3G 363 2010-08-05 1216 OZ3ZW        JO54RS  10G  363  NEW 0.9m dish!

I got a new # this evening when I worked SP2MKO in JO93 on 3cm. Nice signals and I think the rain between us help but not sure. Will be ingesting to try other times to see how easy it can be to work him during normal conds. Still not sure how my new antenna on 3cm is working but this was nice signals. Date       UTC  Call         Locator Band km   Remark 2010-08-09 1753 SP2MKO       JO93CB  10G  377  NEW # on 3cm, TNX!

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