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9A3PA > MS 22.08.98 22:33l 167 Lines 6274 Bytes #-9696 (0) @ WW
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Subj: 9A3PA/p JN82 Exp. REPORT
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From: 9A3PA @ 9A0BBS.HRV.EU (Mate)
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MS & DX STORY FROM KORCULA ISLAND (JN82IW - IOTA EU-016)
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The holiday is finished! MS/DX expedition to Korcula Island is finished!
The story is as follows:
On 19th July I (9A3PA) and my wife (9A4WA) started with our holiday.
Next day we are finally on Korcula Island - our usual place for rest.
Already on the first day we have met with Vedran, 9A4VV - local boy
and Hrvoje, 9A4EW with his girlfriend Melita, 9A7KCZ, from Vinkovci
(north-east part of Croatia), who unfortunately were not in a position
to be members of MS/DX expedition.
While we drink wine and eat fish, we talk about going to the nearest
hill Hum, 370m A.S.L., equipment ... Everything looks fine.
On 23rd July Davor, 9A3ZA & Kruno, 9A3SK with girlfriend came on
Island, bringing rest of equipment and they connect to expedition.
During the next days all activity has consisted of wine & fish. (HI)
On 25th July in the early morning, we set up equipment for HF and
finally started with activities on the bands.
The first dx & pile up has started.
In RSGB IOTA HF CONTEST we worked as 9A2U/p and we had about
1000 QSO's, what wasn't bad for 80 W & multiband dipol antenna.
On 29th July in the afternoon we set up VHF equipment and start with
activity on 144 MHz. The first testing shows us that the location is
good and equipment works fine.
But, before the start of first MS sked, Power generator "collapsed"!!!
Bile, 9A2CP -local boy, specialist for machines, comes to help us and
luckily, fixed the problem.
On the first sked we have been late about 30min. (F6HVK sorry for
waiting).
The above mentioned problems follow us during the next period, so
that some SKEDs failed because of Power generator.
Hereby I apologise to: DL8EBW, DL9MS, OH1XT, OK1FID, DL9AN, DG6JF/p
DH0GHU.
My MS LOG is following:
CALL: 9A3PA/p (NA3PAP on ms cw)
LOC: JN82IW
TIME CALL REP.S/R COMMENTS
=======================================================================
30.7.
0.35-1.00 F6HVK 27/27 4b 12p 5s. max. "C" - sri for start
1.00-1.35 DF8IK 26/27 2b 4p 3s. max. "C" - (rcvd DK1KO)
2.00-2.45 LY2BIL 26/26 3b 10p 5s. max. "C"
2.45-3.02,3 LY2MW 26/26 mni 5s. max. "C"
3.05-3.25 DJ3HW 26/27 2b 8p 3s. max. "C"
4.00-4.10 DL8EBW 37/27 3b mni 7s. max. "NC" - Power gen. off
5.00-9.00 DL9MS, OK1FID, OH1XT, DL9AN "NIL" from me because big big
problems with
big problems with
Power generator
19.00-20.00 EA7GTW - / - "NIL" from him-
21.00-21.40 SP4MPB 26/26 2b 10p 4s. max. "C"
22.00-23.00 SP2OFW 26/27 1b 3p 3s. max. "NC" - final RRR
23.00-23.50 DK5DQ 38/27 4b 9p 10s.max. "C" 1st per. 10s b.
23.50-0.10 DL8EBW 27/38 3b 7p 6s. max. "C" random
31.07
0.10-0.30 DL1KDA 27/27 4b 9p 7s. max. "C"
1.00-1.20 DL3YEL 37/27 5b 9p 8s. max. "C"
2.00-3.00 DK5KK - / - - 2p 1s. max. "NC"
3.00-4.00 G1HWY 26/28 1b 4p 3s. max. "NC" - final RRR
4.00-4.30 SM7TUG 27/27 2b 4p 7s. max. "C"
5.00-5.45 DJ2QV - / - "NIL" from him
5.45-6.00 DL9AN 26/27 3b 2p 7s. max. "C" random
6.00-7.00 GM4YXI 26/ - 6p 1s. max. "NC"
7.00-8.00 DL9MS - / - 4p 1s. max. "NC"
20.00-21.00 DL1ELY 26/27 3b 6p 4s. max., "C"
21.00-22.00 DF9PX - / - "NIL" from him
22.00-23.00 EU6MS 38/38 7b 20p 11s.max. "C" - excellent signal
23.00-24.00 DL9USA 26/37 2b 7p 3s. max. "C" not sure for f. RRR
01.08.
0.00-0.20 G0FIG 28/26 5b 6p 5s. max. "C"
1.00-1.25 LY2SA 37/26 3b 10p 10s.max. "C"
1.55-2.15 PE1OGF 28/28 3b 6p 6s. max. "C"
2.15-3.05 ON4AMX 27/28 4b 9p 3s. max. "C" random
3.05-3.30 DC7OH 27/28 3b 7p 5s. max. "C"
3.30-4.00 DL9MS 26/27 3b 7P 3S. max. "C" random
4.00-5.00 DH9GCD - / - "NIL" from him
5.00-5.10 EA6VQ 38/27 3b 12p 16s max. "C" - excellent refl.
6.00-7.00 DH2OAA 26/27 1b 9p 3s. max. "C" not sure for f. RRR
8.00-9.00 OZ5AGJ - / - "NIL" from him - ssb
20.00-21.00 SK6HD - / - 5p 1s. max. "NC" sri
21.00-21.20 DG6JF/p - / - "NIL", 21.20 Power generator collapsed! sri
21.20-00.00 Big problems with Power generator.. "NIL" from me to
DH0GHU - sri, sri .....
=========================================================================
All MS QSOs have been done by 9A3PA & 9A3ZA.
The following equipment is used:
RIG: Yaesu FT-290R
PA: GS-31b (800W)
PreA: MGF1302
ANT: 2 x 11 el. FLEXA YAGI
TAPE: UHER 4000
SW: OH5IY
Pow.G.: Lamborgine 3,5 kW
Fuel for operators: Domestic red wine (20 l) HI!!.
Also I apologise to: OH9NDD, G3KWY, LA5KO, W7GJ, LZ1ZP & DL1DUR
because I was not able to put them on
the sked list as their e-mail came to late to me.
During the expedition about 500 QSOs have been done by TROPO on
the 9A1CDH/p call (local radio club). From that, 238 QSOs was in
ALPE ADRIA VHF CONTEST.
TROPO ODX: F6HVK JN27LH - 1041km
From 3rd until 15th August finally I was on real holiday (swimming,
sleeping, swimming, sleeping, ....)
At the end, I invite you all, who are interested in much more
bigger and serious expedition & holiday (all bands 1,8-1296MHz, EME ..)
on Korcula Island next summer, to contact me regarding organisation.
More information about this expedition (pictures, certain details...)
and next expedition 1999, soon will be available on WWW on my
home pages (http://ham2.irb.hr/9a3pa/)
Many thanks to all, who help us that expedition successfully
finished, especially to 9A4VV.
All QSOs will be confirmed with QSL cards soon via BURO or DIRECT.
My address:
Mate Botica, 9A3PA
Hrv. domobrana 19
HR-44103 S I S A K
CROATIA
Your comments on QSOs and this expedition please send to:
E-mail: 9a3pa@9a0tcp.ampr.org
AX-25: 9a3pa@9A1DFG.#SISAK.HRV.EU
73's
Mate/9A3PA & co.
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