J42T - CQ WPX SSB 2014

Last preparations are under way at Leo, SV2DCD's QTH for our participation in 2014's CQ WPX SSB Contest, in M/2 category, under the callsign of Northern Greece Contest Team, J42T.

 

A fine group of SSB contesters will be gathered from all over Greece to join J42T in this effort, which is dedicated to our good fellow Panos, SY2ALT, who became a SK very early.

 

I was very excited to receive Leo's invitation for this effort on the first days of December 2013, and with no further hesitation, I made all necessary arrangements and pinpointed my calendar !!

 

Leo has a very well appointed amateur radio installation, which aids significantly to the success of J42T effort and to a great score. Check his blog for more Info:

 

http://sv2dcd.blogspot.com

 

Also, an interesting feature will commence at J42T during the contest, that is LIVE video & audio directly from the transceivers, will be available for viewing.

You will be able to see and hear us operating, by clicking here:

 

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/j42t-1

 

Further detailed info on J42T and the team formation for CQ WPX SSB 2014 may be found here:

 

http://www.j42t.net/

 



All of the team members hope for the best, and of course we will have lots of fun and spend time with each other to strengthen our relationships.

 

If you hear us during the CQ WPX SSB 2014 contest, give us a call. We'll need it.

 

73

Stathis, SV5DKL

VP8NO new one on 6m

6m may, indeed, be the "Magic" band !!

Yesterday, it was one of those "magic" afternoons on 6m and I made it into Mike, VP8NO's log on 50.130 at 15:41z in SSB, exchanging 5/5 reports both ways.

 

I monitored Mike for quite a while and he worked a lot of SV Stations. Later, I received a phone call by my good friend Lampros, SV1LK in Athens, who congratulated for my new one and told me that during his QSO with VP8NO, Mike mentioned that propagation was so precise, that it was like you had a wire connecting GREECE with the Falklands !!

 

Mike is also using LotW, so this new one will be confirmed easily, too !!

 

VP8 has been my 92nd DXCC worked on 6m, a few more to go ...



USA-CA County Award with E-QSL only confirmations earned and arrived

Endless hours on the radios, tons of QRM and QRN down the ear tunnel, so hard for my part of the world to achieve it, yet the CQ USA-CA County Award Nr. 3638 has been awarded and arrived yesterday in the mailbox !!

The remark "All E-QSL" at the endorsement sector of the award says it all. We are in for good into a new era of operating our radio stations. Networking and globalization have zeroed distances between people far apart, everything is easier and faster, as they want to make our way of living. No more waiting time, no more paperwork going back and forth ... electronic means of various aspects are here to service us. Use them at your advantage ... Total application time, approval, payment, shipment and arrival of my USA-CA award was a mere 2 weeks !!

Back to the USA-CA award ... IT IS ENORMOUS in size ... didn`t think it would be larger than a A3 or B3 page ... yet it measures 35,5 x 44 cm !!! It doesn`t fit in my awards` wall ...

It is not printed on paper, it more like a papyrus of some kind, coloring is superb and overall decoration is amazing, topped by the flags of each of the 50 U.S., surrounding the main theme.

Ted, K1BV has done an amazing job with this award has made it very easy to apply for and complete, through eQSL.cc

Here is a HQ photo of the award itself:

Use eQSL.cc and see for yourself whether you are liable to apply for it, too !!

73 and enjoy DX

Stathis, SV5DKL

Confirming new ones ... the fast way

I am moving towards completing my 10B DXCC (160m-6m), as 6m is my last band left, so every new one there gives me unprecedented joy, especially when the correspondent confirms through ARRL`s LotW.

For the time being, I am landed on 90 worked DXCC on 6m, with the last new ones worked last week being CE2AWW, ZD8D, 5V7DX, 9J2T & ZP5SNA.

All have already been confirmed through LotW:

Showing DXCC Award data for
SV5DKL - DODECANESE

	Call sign	Worked	Date/Time	Band	Mode	Freq	QSL		DXCC
Details	SV5DKL	CE2AWW	2014-03-09 22:50:04	6M	CW	50.102070	CHILE		Mixed; CW; 6M; Challenge
Details	SV5DKL	CE2AWW	2014-03-09 22:03:20	6M	CW	50.102060	CHILE		6M; Challenge

Showing DXCC Award data for
SV5DKL - DODECANESE

	Call sign	Worked	Date/Time	Band	Mode	Freq	QSL		DXCC
Details	SV5DKL	5V7DX	2014-03-09 21:53:22	6M	CW	50.098530	TOGO		6M; Challenge

Showing DXCC Award data for
SV5DKL - DODECANESE

	Call sign	Worked	Date/Time	Band	Mode	Freq	QSL		DXCC
Details	SV5DKL	ZP5SNA	2014-03-08 20:55:59	6M	CW	50.105650	PARAGUAY		6M; Challenge

Showing DXCC Award data for
SV5DKL - DODECANESE

	Call sign	Worked	Date/Time	Band	Mode	Freq	QSL		DXCC
Details	SV5DKL	ZD8D	2014-03-05 21:26:59	6M	CW	50.113070

Showing DXCC Award data for
SV5DKL - DODECANESE

	Call sign	Worked	Date/Time	Band	Mode	Freq	QSL	DXCC
Details	SV5DKL	9J2T	2014-03-03 17:53:36	6M	SSB	50.120130
Details	SV5DKL	9J2T	2014-03-03 16:56:33	6M	CW	50.103120

For the last two, they still haven`t uploaded their part of the log, but judging from previous QSOs LotW confirmations, it won`t take much longer. 

Looks like this coming summer I will finish off with 6m as well, if propagation will be that good.

Thuringen Diplom & Trophy Nr. 067 entitled

A fine trophy by Thuringen district of DARC has been applied for and granted by Uwe, DL5AOJ, solely through DARC's DCL system.

Below are the diplom and a sample of the Trophy, which is personalised and will be at most in 4 week's time in my hands:

 



Every Thuringen-Trophy is UNIQUE as the stones come from Thuringen mountains. It is about 19cm. high, is made of clay cast and is framed with a color metal plate with the Trophy number and owner's details.

See if you can apply for Thuringen Trophy and/or Diplom here:

http://www.darc.de/distrikte/x/diplome/thueringen-diplom/