Activity notes SM7LCB in JO86GH

Last updated 12 September 2023.

Welcome to listen to some of my audio recording during 2023!

List of activity notes:
2023-07-16 : First QSO with IC-9700 (100 W) and 6 el yagi
2023-08-01 : First NAC 144 MHz with IC-9700
2023-08-02 : First Aurora QSO with IC-9700
2023-08-08 : First NAC 432 MHz with IC-9700
2023-09-05 : Nice conds during 144 MHz September
2023-09-10 : Nice conds September!
2023-09-11 : NAC 432 MHz September.

 73 de ULF/SM7LCB 

2023-07-16 : First QSO with IC-9700 (100 W) and 6 el yagi
Installed the new IC-9700 at my remote site the day before but now I got a request for a QSO in a contest which seems to be the CQ WW VHF contest. Well the QSO was made quite easy and it seems that it is possible to make some good QSO with the new setup which is,
- IC-9700 100 W and remote controlled with wfview.
- About 12 meter RG-214 to antenna.
- Antenna is 6 element yagi (Vårgårda).

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band km  Remark
2023-07-16 1030 OK1KZE         JN79FX  144M 718 CW


2023-08-01 : First NAC 144 MHz with IC-9700
First NAC 144 MHz contest with the new station. Seems that increasing output power from 2 W to 100 W makes a differace. Also the sensitivity of the receiver was increased with this new setup. But as I have a new station I was maybe a bit more active on KST to get skeds during th evening. But I left one hour to get a bath in the Baltic sea between 20-21 local time.

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-08-01 1707 SK0EN          JO99JX  144M SSB  29
2023-08-01 1709 SM1CJV         JO97EF  144M SSB  152
2023-08-01 1719 SM7ATL         JO86EQ  144M SSB  43
2023-08-01 1721 SA7W           JO86FP  144M SSB  38
2023-08-01 1730 SK4EA          JO79OO  144M CW   375
2023-08-01 1738 SK7OL          JO66NC  144M CW   213
2023-08-01 1744 SK7CY          JO65RJ  144M SSB  218
2023-08-01 1748 SM7SPG         JO66MD  144M CW   218
2023-08-01 1756 SM7DTE         JO75CN  144M CW   168
2023-08-01 1800 OZ1ALS         JO44XX  144M SSB  439
2023-08-01 1802 OV3T           JO46MC  144M SSB  465
2023-08-01 1858 ES0FX          KO08XL  144M CW   405
2023-08-01 1903 OH0A           KP00AF  144M SSB  482
2023-08-01 1908 SP/DH5YM       JO84GM  144M SSB  200
2023-08-01 1913 SP2FRY         JO83WR  144M CW   300
2023-08-01 1919 LY2R           KO15VS  144M CW   455
2023-08-01 1923 YL2AJ          KO16OX  144M CW   415
2023-08-01 1927 SM7HGY         JO86DR  144M SSB  49
2023-08-01 1940 SM4HFI         JP70TO  144M CW   481
2023-08-01 1944 LY2VO          KO15PX  144M CW   420
2023-08-01 1947 SP2DDV         JO83VE  144M CW   357
2023-08-01 1950 SM6RJV         JO66IR  144M CW   240
2023-08-01 1955 SM6VTZ         JO58UJ  144M CW   371
2023-08-01 2001 SK1BL          JO97HK  144M CW   178
2023-08-01 2008 SM5EPO         JP80MC  144M CW   423
2023-08-01 2013 SM0KAK         JO89XK  144M CW   358
2023-08-01 2017 SM4GGC         JO69RK  144M CW   393
2023-08-01 2023 SM6BFE         JO68DQ  144M CW   367
2023-08-01 2032 OZ6TY          JO55XE  144M CW   313
2023-08-01 2040 OZ4VW          JO45UT  144M CW   428
2023-08-01 2043 SM5DWF         JO88HE  144M CW   209
2023-08-01 2052 ES2MC          KO29GG  144M CW   577
2023-08-01 2057 YL2AO          KO16DK  144M CW   355





2023-08-02 : First Aurora QSO with IC-9700
Noted on KST that SM6VTZ have spoted aurora QSO so now I wanted to try my new station on aurora which have been difficult previously with only 2 W output power. Well it worked out very nice with some long distance QSO over 1200 km. Most of the QSQ was done when beaming in about 30 deg and the last the antenna was about 43 deg. Nice start for aurora QSO with the new station.

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-08-02 1437 SM6VTZ         JO58UJ  144M CW   371
2023-08-02 1443 RK1AA          KO58TV  144M CW   942
2023-08-02 1446 LA3BO          JO59CD  144M CW   491
2023-08-02 1448 OZ1FDH         JO65CS  144M CW   276
2023-08-02 1459 YL2KO          KO37RI  144M CW   674
2023-08-02 1507 R3CT           KO86QF  144M CW   1282
2023-08-02 1525 RK3AF          KO75WO  144M CW   1203

2023-08-08 : First NAC 432 MHz with IC-9700
First NAC 432 MHz contest with the new station. This is a new band  which I now activate with a good station. I have been working on 432 MHz previously but then using the 2 meter antenna and very little output power. The new station worked nice even as the antenna is only a half 23 el CueDee because I have no room for a longer antenna as the two rotors as only space 2 meter from each other. I was last two hours active on KST to get skeds during th evening. But I again left one hour to get a bath in the Baltic sea between 20-21 local time.

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-08-08 1700 SM7HGY         JO86DR  432M SSB  49
2023-08-08 1713 SK0EN          JO99JX  432M CW   429
2023-08-08 1716 SM7ATL         JO86EQ  432M CW   43
2023-08-08 1724 SM6VTZ         JO58UJ  432M CW   371
2023-08-08 1740 YL2AJ          KO16OX  432M CW   415
2023-08-08 1804 SM6BFE         JO68DQ  432M CW   367
2023-08-08 1854 SK1BL          JO97HK  432M CW   178
2023-08-08 1855 SM0BHN         JO89WI  432M CW   348
2023-08-08 1857 ES0FX          KO08XL  432M CW   405
2023-08-08 1902 LY2VO          KO15PX  432M CW   420
2023-08-08 1911 OK1KZE         JN79FX  432M CW   718
2023-08-08 1921 SM4HFI         JP70TO  432M CW   481
2023-08-08 1924 SM0FZH         JO99HI  432M CW   360
2023-08-08 1930 OZ8ZS          JO55RT  432M CW   321
2023-08-08 1938 SK4EA          JO79OO  432M CW   375
2023-08-08 1943 YL2AO          KO16DK  432M CW   355
2023-08-08 1948 SM7ECM         JO65PU  432M CW   208
2023-08-08 1953 SP2IPK         JO93LR  432M CW   326
2023-08-08 1956 SM7DTE         JO75CN  432M CW   168
2023-08-08 2008 SP2FRY         JO83WR  432M CW   300
2023-08-08 2011 SM6CEN         JO67AJ  432M CW   299
2023-08-08 2017 SM5EPO         JP80MC  432M CW   423
2023-08-08 2026 OZ7KJ          JO46ML  432M CW   462
2023-08-08 2033 SK6EI          JO68VK  432M SSB  289
2023-08-08 2036 SM4GGC         JO69RK  432M CW   393
2023-08-08 2044 ES2MC          KO29GG  432M CW   577
2023-08-08 2059 SE6R           JO58RG  432M SSB  375



The 432 MHz antenna.

Yes it is small!


2023-09-05 : Nice conds during 144 MHz September
During this contest I noted soon that there was possibility to work DX station towards F/G so the antenna was fixed in that direction most of the contest which gave 3 nice long distance QSO, FUN!

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-05 1710 OZ1ALS         JO44XX  144M SSB  439
2023-09-05 1712 SK7CY          JO65RJ  144M SSB  218
2023-09-05 1715 SM6BFE         JO68DQ  144M CW   367
2023-09-05 1725 SK1BL          JO97HK  144M SSB  178
2023-09-05 1727 OZ1BEF         JO46OE  144M SSB  454
2023-09-05 1729 DP9X           JO53JP  144M SSB  472
2023-09-05 1731 DL2LBK         JO54BJ  144M SSB  458
2023-09-05 1738 OZ6TY          JO55XE  144M SSB  313
2023-09-05 1747 SK7AF/7        JO77MR  144M SSB  182
2023-09-05 1753 LY1CR          KO15CL  144M CW   366
2023-09-05 1830 SA7W           JO86FP  144M SSB  38
2023-09-05 1836 SP2RTA         JO83TQ  144M SSB  300
2023-09-05 1838 SQ2RAD         JO94GM  144M SSB  236
2023-09-05 1845 OZ4VW          JO45UT  144M SSB  428
2023-09-05 1848 SK6EI          JO68VK  144M SSB  289
2023-09-05 1850 SQ1GU          JO74TE  144M SSB  244
2023-09-05 1857 LA0BY          JO59IX  144M CW   532
2023-09-05 1900 OZ2AR          JO65BT  144M CW   280
2023-09-05 1907 OZ1DLD/P       JO45SK  144M SSB  448
2023-09-05 1914 G4ODA          IO92WS  144M SSB  1142
2023-09-05 1919 DG8LG          JO44VP  144M SSB  464
2023-09-05 1933 DL1LUM         JO54KH  144M CW   422
2023-09-05 1935 OZ/SM4EPR      JO45WX  144M CW   415
2023-09-05 1938 SM7DTE         JO75CN  144M CW   168
2023-09-05 1947 G4FZN/P        IO94JF  144M SSB  1145
2023-09-05 2004 G4KUX          IO94BP  144M SSB  1172
2023-09-05 2012 SK0EN          JO99JX  144M SSB  429
2023-09-05 2016 SP2FRY         JO83WR  144M CW   300
2023-09-05 2019 SM5DWF         JO88HE  144M SSB  209
2023-09-05 2024 SM5KQS         JO88IT  144M SSB  279
2023-09-05 2026 SE0X           JO99FE  144M SSB  340
2023-09-05 2030 LA2Z           JO59EJ  144M CW   501
2023-09-05 2033 OZ8UW          JO46IX  144M SSB  485
2023-09-05 2035 YL2AO          KO16DK  144M SSB  355
2023-09-05 2037 DK5HQ          JO53CO  144M SSB  504
2023-09-05 2041 SM7FMX         JO65KN  144M SSB  244
2023-09-05 2048 SM7XWX         JO65MO  144M SSB  232
2023-09-05 2051 SM1HOW         JO97GL  144M SSB  178
2023-09-05 2054 OZ7KJ          JO46ML  144M CW   462

2023-09-10 : Nice conds September!
It seem to have been good conds during the week 6 - 10 September.
I was not so active for several reasons so I got only a few QSO in the logbook. But it is not easy as there is not many station QRV on the analog modes SSB/CW today. It seem everybody is on the same QRG to work the FT8 mode even if the signal levels is S9, why?

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-07 2024 SM4HFI         JP70TO  144M SSB  481
2023-09-07 2028 OK1MZM         JN89IM  144M SSB  756
2023-09-10 0911 OE5XBL         JN68PC  144M CW   939
2023-09-10 0914 DF1JSF         JO72GH  144M SSB  464
2023-09-10 0922 OK1VDJ         JN79US  144M SSB  730
2023-09-10 0922 OK7GU          JN69QT  144M SSB  753
2023-09-10 1730 SM6DJH         JO58PI  144M SSB  389
2023-09-10 1739 SM6ESG         JO67HD  144M SSB  257



Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-07 1816 SP6GWB         JO80JG  1.3G SSB  673
2023-09-07 1819 SP6GWB         JO80JG  10G  CW   673
2023-09-10 1228 OE5VRL         JN78DK  1.3G CW   889











Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-11 1834 OK1FPR         JO80CE  144M CW   682
2023-09-11 1839 UR4WWT         KO20DC  144M SSB  861
2023-09-11 1841 SQ2LYZ         JO94DJ  144M SSB  241
2023-09-11 1842 SQ2XE          JO94BN  144M SSB  219
2023-09-11 1847 OM4CW          JN88UN  144M CW   866
2023-09-11 1937 OK1ZHS         JO70VS  144M CW   619
2023-09-11 2001 OK1TEH         JO70FD  144M CW   700
144 MHz


Microwave


144 MHz

2023-09-11 : NAC 432 MHz September.
Was only QRV for 1 hour in this NAC 432 MHz contest but the contest started with Aurora on 144 MHz but only got one station in the 2 m logbook.

The NAC contest was a short activity from my side but The band was very quiet in most direction expect towardes OZ there I found some stations calling. I manage to find some OZ station and a final OK station with nice QRB. Well after OK QSO I switched off and walked down to Friends Arena to see soocer Sweden - Austria which was a good play in first periode but then bit bad... (result 1-3).

Maybe more radio activity next NAC 432 MHz contest.

73 de ULF/SM7LCB
Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-12 1647 DL6BF          JO32QI  144M CW   738 Aurora QSO

Date       UTC  Call           Locator Band Mode km  Remark
2023-09-12 1704 SM7HGY         JO86DR  432M SSB  49
2023-09-12 1710 OZ1DLD/P       JO45SK  432M SSB  448
2023-09-12 1716 OZ9GE          JO66CB  432M CW   270
2023-09-12 1739 OZ8PG          JO66EC  432M CW   259
2023-09-12 1748 SM7SPG         JO66MD  432M CW   218
2023-09-12 1758 SK6EI          JO68VK  432M CW   289
2023-09-12 1803 SM6VTZ         JO58UJ  432M CW   371
2023-09-12 1805 SM7DTE         JO75CN  432M CW   168
2023-09-12 1810 SK1BL          JO97HK  432M SSB  178
2023-09-12 1813 OK1KZE         JN79FX  432M CW   718
Aurora


432 MHz



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