tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88933481902184367362024-03-13T04:10:18.918+02:00SV4FFLHellenic Amateur Radio StationSV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-1028300092448152252015-03-15T17:42:00.000+02:002015-03-15T17:51:15.463+02:00Signal Identification Guide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This wiki is intended to help identify radio signals through example sounds and waterfall images. Most signals are received and recorded using a software defined radio such as the <a href="http://www.rtl-sdr.com/">RTL-SDR</a>, HackRF, BladeRF, Funcube Dongle, USRP or others.<br />
Anyone can edit this wiki, so if you see missing or wrong information please feel free to...<br />
<a name='more'></a>correct it by clicking the 'edit' button at the stop of the signals page. When doing an edit you will be asked to answer a very simple spam prevention question which will appear at the top of the screen after clicking on Save page.<br />
You can also discuss the signals by using the discussion tab at the top of every page, or just by using the comments box at the bottom of this page.<br />
If you would like to contribute an example signal, please contact me at rtlsdrblog @ gmail.com and send a waterfall image, sound or small IQ sample and any information about the signal that you have. Note that it will probably take me 1 - 3 months to get to your signal. If you want to add a signal yourself please consult the instructions here - <a href="http://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Adding_An_Example_Signal">Adding An Example Signal</a>. Don't worry too much if you mess up the wiki syntax, i'll eventually patrol all the pages and fix them up if something is wrong.<br />
Software: There is now the <a href="http://markslab.tk/project-artemis/">Artemis software available</a> which can be used to display the known reference signals in an easy to access offline format.<br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-3913751059538194672015-02-03T08:08:00.001+02:002015-02-03T08:08:55.215+02:00DXpeditions February 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-44737324529143371902015-01-15T09:21:00.000+02:002015-01-15T09:21:12.377+02:00DXpedition To Iran Kish Island IOTA AS166<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br /><br />Thursday morning, three years after our first contact in Iran, members of the Rockall Dx Group will be leaving Brussels at 12 o’clock local time. Flying to Teheran (via Moscow) where we have to change airport for the domestic flight to Kish Island AS-166. We have 30 fully packed suitcases filled with radio equipment and antennas. Radios will be carried as hand luggage which leaves about 6 kg of personal stuff for each operator.<br /><br />We expect arrival on Kish island January 16th early morning. As soon as we have approval from the local police we can start building antennas. Priority will be<a name='more'></a> lowband TX. 40m four-square and Hexbeams setting up the equipment in the shack is planned after sunset. EP6T will probably be going on air early morning of January 17th, but remember that we have not been sleeping for 36 hours at that time! Lowband RX antennas and 10m yagi will go up during the next day. We will be off air for a few hours to finish the station setup.<br /><br />There will be two groups of 5 people operating in 4 hour shifts, around the clock. Again we want to ask people in Europe and Asia for your cooperation when we have propagation to North America, since this is the most difficult path on all bands. Listen to the operators instructions, and we will all be enjoying the pile ups.<br /><br />There has been some deliberate QRM on 80 meters during the last months, the EP6T operators are aware of this, so turn your VFO away from the QRM and maybe you will find us calling a little bit below or above our announced frequency.<br /><br />On Top Band we may be listening 1803 – 1810 for NA if EU/AS signals are causing too much trouble. Again, listen to the operators instructions.<br /><br />We would like some signal reports from NA on 10 and 160m. Please send these reports via ep6t@rockall.beso we can adjust according to propagation openings. We will have daily updates from our pilots. If you want to know the best time to work us, use the link to K6TU on our <a href="http://www.rockall.be/">website</a>. When we have internet access you will find pictures, updates and the online log as well. Don’t forget the donate button which gives you a free QSL card for your QSO with EP.<br /><br />Social media is covered by Bjorn, ON9CFG, <a href="https://twitter.com/RockallDX">twitter #EP6T</a> and on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rockall-DX-Group/290232851176580">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />We would like to say a big “THANK YOU” to Dr Fard, Mrs. Mortazavi and our assistants in Iran helping us getting EP6T on air, without them this expedition would not be possible.<br /><br />The Rockall Dx Group<div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-44896581497254528272015-01-08T19:06:00.001+02:002015-01-08T19:06:21.351+02:00Morse Decoder for Android Smartphones and Tablets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Morse Decoder decodes Morse code characters through the built-in microphone of your Android device.<br /><br />Morse Decoder can be used by Ham Radio operators or anyone else interested in decoding Morse code from a Radio or any other device.<br /><br />Morse Decoder includes a “waterfall” to show a frequency spectrum of about 50Hz to 2300Hz. A narrow band DSP filter can be set for the frequency of the Morse code tones by tapping the waterfall. The DSP filter is followed by an automatic gain control (AGC) to compensate for changing signal strengths.<br /> The detected signal will be shown as a graph and several algorithms will then<a name='more'></a> detect the speed of the Morse code and convert them into readable text. Speeds of less than 4 Wpm (Words per Minute) to more than 50 Wpm can be decoded.<br />Morse Code Decoding:<br /><br />Place your Android device against the speaker of the radio or the device which transmit the Morse code. If there is a tone present the waterfall will display a blue or white vertical line (As stronger the signal as brighter the line) Slide the red rectangular on top of the vertical line. Even though Morse Decoder uses a 200Hz wide AFC (automatic frequency control) it is recommended to move the slider always on top of the vertical line. It may take several initial characters containing both dots and dashes before the WPM speed estimation acquires the actual Wpm and decodes the characters correctly.<br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-4478745927358867012014-04-04T10:21:00.003+03:002014-04-06T13:07:10.475+03:00SOTA SV/TL-015 Activation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Το Σάββατο 5 Απριλίου μια ομάδα φίλων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών, μέλη του Συλλόγου Ραδιοερασιτεχνών Μαγνησίας θα ενεργοποιήσουν τη κορυφή "Δραμάλα" με αναγνωριστικό <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=39.366943359375,+23.12194442749&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr">SOTA SV/TL-015.</a> Η συγκεκριμένη κορυφή έχει μεγάλο Ραδιοερασιτεχνικό ενδιαφέρον μιας και θα είναι η πρώτη φορά που "βγαίνει" στον αέρα!! Χειριστές θα είναι...<br />
<a name='more'></a>ο SV4FFL Κώστας σε CW με endfed Vertical 10m και rig το HB1B MK2 με ισχύ εκπομπής περί τα 3-4W, o SV4FFZ Κώστας σε SSB με το Yaesu FT-817 4-5W ισχύς εκπομπής, επίσης κεραία τύπου endfed Vertical και o SV4FFO Νίκος - Πρόεδρος του ΣΥ.Ρ.ΜΑ.<br />
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Υπολογίζουμε να είμαστε στον αέρα περίπου στις 11:00 ώρα Ελλάδος και θα συνεχίσουμε μέχρι εξαντλήσεως των συσσωρευτών :-)<br />
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Επίσης ευχαριστούμε πολύ τον SV1COX Πάνο και SV2NCH Γιώργο για τη προθυμία που έδειξαν καθώς έσπευσαν αμέσως να βοηθήσουν σε απορίες που δημιουργήθηκαν, μιας και για εμάς είναι το πρώτο εγχείρημα ενεργοποίησης SOTA.<br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-50231927239235166772013-09-02T18:29:00.001+03:002014-04-04T10:36:10.828+03:00J44LH Lighthouse Activation 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The following Greek radio-amateurs:<br />
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<strong>SV4FFL</strong> Costas<br />
<strong>SV4FFK</strong> Thanasis<br />
<strong>SV4FFO</strong> Nikos<br />
<strong>SV4FFX</strong> Tasos<br />
<strong>SV4/SV8GGI</strong> Kostas<br />
<strong>SV4AAQ</strong> Dimitris<br />
<strong>SV4AFY</strong> XYL Katerina<br />
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will activate, for second time after 5 years, the Trikeri Lighthouse, with identification number ARLHS GRE-128. You can browse our old SY4LH DXpedition back to 2008 <a href="http://www.qsl.net/s/sv4ffl//SY4LH/index.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007adf;">here.</span></a><br />
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The Trikeri Lighthouse activation will take place during <strong><u>07 - 10 September</u></strong> with the special callsign J44LH.<br />
The lighthouse is situated on Point Kavoulia, about...<br />
<a name='more'></a>a ten-minute hike from the Geroplina Settlement of Trikeri, in the Gulf of Pagasitikos.<br />
Locator: 39.05.77N 23.03.05E Gridsquare: KM19MC<br />
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You will be able to hear us on all bands, 160m-6m in such modes as CW, SSB, PSK, RTTY.<br />
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<u>Equipment:</u> YAESU FT-897, ICOM IC-706ΜΚΙΙG, Yaesu FT-101ZD.<br />
<u>Antennas:</u> HF Extended Double Zeppelin 20+20m, Multiband Delta Loop (40-10M), 10m endfed Vertical, 3 PC with MixW & Wintest.<br />
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<u>QSL Μanager: <strong>SV4FFL</strong></u><br />
Should you require further information or clarification, please contact Costas SV4FFL on: +30 6945 886306 or via email: sv4ffl( at )raag.org<br />
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CU on the Air 73 de Costas SV4FFL on behalf of J44LH team.</div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-22018226809948713772013-06-18T16:30:00.001+03:002013-06-18T16:31:52.468+03:00Ντοκιμαντέρ με θέμα: ΡΑΔΙΟΕΡΑΣΙΤΕΧΝΙΣΜΟΣ<iframe width="450" height="253" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HET4leoXGAs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-7369710368953337082013-06-16T13:40:00.001+03:002013-06-16T13:40:32.304+03:0018ο HamFest στη Λάρισα<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-31075395528253779742013-05-31T23:15:00.001+03:002013-05-31T23:15:43.062+03:00New Version of LoTW Software<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In December 2012, Dave Bernstein, AA6YQ, and Rick Murphy, K1MU, <a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/logbook-of-the-world-web-page-now-features-daily-and-hourly-status-updates"><strong>recruited a group of volunteer software developers</strong></a> to contribute to this project. After considering input from ARRL management and the ARRL’s LoTW user support group in the League’s Membership and Volunteer Services Department, as well as the ARRL-LoTW e-mail discussion group on Yahoo! Groups, the volunteer...<br />
<a name='more'></a> development group put forward a set of priorities that would be addressed by a sequence of incremental software releases.<br />
A small group of testers began exercising version 1.14 in March 2013; this testing exposed several defects, all of which have been corrected. Testing then progressed to an open beta test period that allowed interested parties to download, install and try out this newest version of Trusted QSL.<br />
The initial release in this sequence -- version 1.14 -- includes these new features:<br />
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<li>Error reporting has been improved.</li>
<li>Installation on <i>Windows</i> has been improved.</li>
<li>Users are notified when a new version becomes available.</li>
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Upgrading to version 1.14 is not mandatory, but is encouraged. Users who choose not to upgrade will not be able to access the new features in version 1.14, but they will still be able to upload logs into the LoTW system.</div>
SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-54756499587005515962013-05-24T00:30:00.000+03:002013-05-24T00:30:50.779+03:00Zoos on the Air<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Zoos On The Air (ZOTA) is an event in which radio amateurs raise awareness of wildlife conservation by operating a radio station at a zoo, aquarium or wildlife park. The 2013 event will take place on Saturday, 25 May to coincide with British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA)’s Love Your Zoo Week.<br />
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The ZOTA event, like conservation and radio, is not limited by national boundaries and radio hams around the world are invited to participate in this event. Once stations have made arrangements with a zoo (or similar organisation) and chosen a callsign for the event, they can <a href="http://www.zota.org.uk/register/" title="Register for ZOTA 2013">register</a> here on the ZOTA website. <br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-53059859997706618182013-05-22T09:47:00.002+03:002013-05-22T10:08:18.432+03:00Εκδρομή στην 21η Ραδ/χνική Συνάντηση Αθηνών<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="userContent">Την Κυριακή 9 Ιουνίου 2013, ο Σύλλογος Ραδ/χνων Μαγνησίας θα μισθώσει λεωφορείο προκειμένου να επισκεπτούμε το μεγαλύτερο Ham Fest της χώρας μας!! Παρακαλούνται όσοι επιθυμούν να συμμετάσχουν ας επικοινωνήσουν μαζί μου στο 6945-886306 (Wind) ή μεσω sms (SV4FFL Κώστας). Βασική προϋπόθεση να προκαταβάλουμε όλοι τα χρήματα ώστε να γίνει έγκαιρα η κράτηση σε τουριστικό γραφείο. Το κόστος κατ' άτομο είναι 25€ και θα ξεκινήσουμε στις 5:00 ενώ η επιστροφή από Αθήνα θα γίνει στις 16:00 μετά την κλήρωση λαχειοφόρου της εκδήλωσης. Καλό είναι...
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όσοι θα παραβρεθούν στα εγκαίνια της λέσχης μας αυτό το απόγευμα να κατοχυρώσουν τη συμμετοχή τους. Ευπρόσδεκτοι και οι συνάδελφοι από τη Λάρισα και τα περίχωρα καθώς υπάρχει δυνατότητα επιβίβασής τους από το Βελεστίνο όπως σε παρόμοιες εκδρομές στο παρελθόν. Είναι ευκαιρία να ταξιδέψουμε όλοι μαζί και να περάσουμε μια όμορφη μέρα συζητώντας για το πολυαγαπημένο μας χόμπι. Μη το χάσετε. Να είστε όλοι εκεί!!</div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-2472009521250726122013-05-13T12:27:00.003+03:002013-05-19T16:27:48.857+03:00Σεμινάριο Πυροπροστασίας<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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συγκεκριμένα τη <u><strong>Δευτέρα 20 Μαΐου 2013 στις 19:00</strong></u> στο κτήριο της πυροσβεστικής <strong>Γαλλίας με Κουμουνδούρου</strong>.</div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-68643697902809485312013-04-30T09:18:00.004+03:002013-05-13T12:42:52.722+03:00Hellenic Phase Shift Keying Club - Contest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Date and Time:</u></strong> Starting time is at 12:00 UTC on Saturday 11.05.2013 and ending time is at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 12.05.2013 (2nd weekend of May) <br />
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<strong><u>Objective:</u></strong> The HPC Club has the honour to invite radio amateurs all over the world to participate in the 1st HPC WW DX Contest. The objective of the contest is to establish as many contacts as possible between radio amateurs around the world and radio amateurs in Europe by using the (B)PSK63 mode. Everybody can work everybody for QSO and multiplier credit. </div>
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<strong><u>Mode:</u></strong> (B)PSK63 <br />
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<strong><u>Bands:</u> </strong>80 – 40 – 20 – 15 – 10 meters, excluding WARC bands. See the table below with the band plan according to the instructions of IARU. The club has no responsibility if any member does not make proper use of frequencies or on radio.<br />
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80 3.580 – 3.590 MHz<br />
40 7.040 – 7.050 MHz<br />
20 14.070 – 14.080 MHz<br />
15 21.070 – 21.080 MHz<br />
10 28.070 – 28.080 MHz<br />
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<strong><u>Contest call:</u></strong> "CQ HPC TEST" <br />
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• Member stations: RST + HPC member num (ex. "SV1XXX 599 001")<br />
• Non member stations: RST + QSO number (ex. "JA1XXX 599 001") <br />
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• Contacts between stations in the same DXCC Country are worth 1 point. <br />
• Contacts between stations on the same continent but different DXCC countries are worth 2 points. <br />
• Contacts between stations on different continents are worth 3 points.<br />
• Contacts with member stations are worth 10 points.<br />
• Contacts with member stations are worth 1 multiplier.<br />
Total score = Sum of QSO points on all bands x multiplier (Sum of QSO points x different HPC member nums) <br />
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Certificates will be awarded in all categories. First, second and third place certificates will be awarded overall and for every country. All scores will be published at the HPC official website <a href="http://pskclub.gr/">http://pskclub.gr</a><br />
The certificates will be issued in a high printing resolution .pdf format. <br />
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<strong><u>Logs:</u></strong> All logs should be submitted in Cabrillo format via Internet. Instructions will be posted online at: <a href="http://pskclub.gr/">http://pskclub.gr</a> <br />
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<strong><u>Deadline:</u></strong> All entries must be submitted by June 15th. Logs received after the deadline will not be considered valid. <br />
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<strong><u>Check logs:</u></strong> Check logs are very much appreciated, they are used for cross checking of all entries. Your comments are also welcome. <br />
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Best 73 de Hellenic PSK Club contest committee.</div>
SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-40454210235681094072013-04-28T01:29:00.001+03:002013-04-28T01:29:12.939+03:00My first V4Chat mode QSO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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That was my first QSO on 30M via the mode called V4Chat. Actually my first attempt was one year ago on March of 2012, but it was really difficult to find out an active station on that rare mode. OM Dezider from Slovak Republic make it happen without having a sked who heared the odd sounding on the band and gave me an answer!!</div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-5580695573249356892013-04-20T22:02:00.001+03:002013-04-20T22:03:15.439+03:00Νέα έκδοση αρχείου Ραδιοχωρών (CTY-2304)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Μπορείτε να χρησιμοποιήσετε την νέα έκδοση αρχείου Ραδιοχωρών προκειμένου να έχετε σωστή αντιστοίχηση των Ραδιοχωρών στις καθημερινές σας επικοινωνίες.<br />
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<li>GB4LER is Shetland and Fair Isle, *GM/s</li>
<li>KA8PVS/BY4BBS is China, BY</li>
<li>EX0X is Kyrgyzstan, EX</li>
<li>TO5BG is Guadeloupe, FG</li>
<li>TO4IPA is Martinique, FM</li>
<li>GB2SPR is Northern Ireland, GI</li>
<li>GB1BD, GB1PC, GB2ATC, GB2SQN and GB2VEF are all Scotland, GM</li>
<li>GB0MPA, GB1PD and GB2MD are all Wales, GW</li>
<li>IU0, IU1, IU2, IU3, IU4, IU5, IU6, IU7 and IU8 are all Italy, I</li>
<li>NC6W is Mariana Islands, KH0</li>
<li>K2G, NH7TL and WD6DGS are all Guam, KH2</li>
<li>K9AGI, KC9AUA, KD7UZG, KE6TIS, KG6JJP, KI6CRL, KI6VYB, KI6ZRV, KO6QT, N6CGA, N6QBK, NO9Y, W8WH, WB5C and WD6GHJ are all Hawaii, KH6</li>
<li>AD7VV, AE7LN, KA1NBL, KD5WEV, KD7TWB, KD8GMS, KF5NHR, KJ4WDI, KV7N and WB4LMK are all Alaska, KL</li>
<li>KH2XQ, KH2XR and KI4FOE are all US Virgin Islands, KP2</li>
<li>KB1IJU, KC2LET, KC5DKT, KK4PHB, N3KFU, W4C and W4L are all Puerto Rico, KP4</li>
<li>LU6DKT/D, LU7DBL/D and LW7DPJ/D are all Argentina, LU</li>
<li>OH1LWZ/0 is Aland Islands, OH0</li>
<li>OK1KI/YL is Czech Republic, OK</li>
<li>RA27, R88EPC and R95PW are all European Russia, UA</li>
<li>RA/DK5JI is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 19</li>
<li>RA27FM, RU27FQ and RU27FW are all European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 30</li>
<li>RU2FB/6/P is European Russia, UA</li>
<li>R2/R6AF and R6AF/2 are both Kaliningrad, UA2</li>
<li>R0FK is Asiatic Russia, UA9</li>
<li>R135TU is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31</li>
<li>R27CGY is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 19, ITU zone 33</li>
<li>R27EKB is Asiatic Russia, UA9</li>
<li>R27ODR, R27ODW, R27OGA, R27OGF, R27OSN and R27OUO are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31</li>
<li>R27UFA and RA/UY7IQ are both Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16</li>
<li>RA27AA and RA27EK are both Asiatic Russia, UA9</li>
<li>RA27OA and RA27OM are both Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31</li>
<li>RA27TR is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16</li>
<li>RU27OZ is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 31</li>
<li>RU27WB, RU27WF, RU27WN and RU27WO are all Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16</li>
<li>VK9/OH1VR is Lord Howe Island, VK9L</li>
<li>YD1BZW/YL is Indonesia, YB in ITU zone 54</li>
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<li>GB0HFC and GB0OS in Shetland and Fair Isle, *GM/s</li>
<li>3D2RO and 3D2RX in Rotuma Island, 3D2/r</li>
<li>DP0GVN/P, OR4TN, RI1ANC and VP8DMH in Antarctica, CE9</li>
<li>EA1HLW/YL, EA9BLJ/5 and EA9PD/7 in Spain, EA</li>
<li>TO22C in Guadeloupe, FG</li>
<li>TO5X in Martinique, FM</li>
<li>TO1A in French Guiana, FY</li>
<li>GB2PP in Northern Ireland, GI</li>
<li>GB0FFS and GB2NCL in Scotland, GM</li>
<li>OK1KI/YL in Hungary, HA</li>
<li>IZ0IJC/BSM in Italy, I</li>
<li>JD1/JG8NQJ and JG8NQJ/JD1 in Minami Torishima, JD/m</li>
<li>KL7QW, NL7CQ and WL7OU in United States, K</li>
<li>K4XV in Hawaii, KH6</li>
<li>K7YFP in Alaska, KL</li>
<li>LU1DP/D, LU1DVE/D, LU1ERA/D, LU1HLH/D, LU1WCR/W, LU1WJV/V, LU1WJY/V, LU1WRV/W, LU1XA/XA, LU1XBR/XA, LU2AGQ/D, LU2DT/D, LU2EK/D, LU2WA/W, LU2WGG/W, LU2XX/XP, LU3DXG/D, LU3VSM/V, LU3WDT/W, LU3XEI/X, LU3XEI/XA, LU3XEM/X, LU4DBL/D, LU4DCY/D, LU4DGC/D, LU4ETN/D, LU4HTD/D, LU4JHF/J, LU4VDG/V, LU4WCD/W, LU5AHN/D, LU5DA/D, LU5DHE/D, LU5DMR/D, LU5HGR/H, LU5HR/H, LU5JZZ/J, LU5VAS/V, LU6DAI/V, LU6DM/D, LU6UVI/D, LU7BTO/D, LU7EHL/V, LU7EO/D, LU7HW/D, LU7JMS/J, LU7XDY/X, LU7XDY/XA, LU8ATM/D, LU8EHV/D, LU8XW/XP, LU9EI/D, LU9HJV/D, LU9HUP/X, LU9JLV/J, LW5DR/D, LW6EGE/D, LW7EDH/D and LW7HA/D in Argentina, LU</li>
<li>OE3AIS/AAW and OE3SGA/AAW in Austria, OE</li>
<li>UE95RA in European Russia, UA</li>
<li>UA9UAX/2 in Kaliningrad, UA2</li>
<li>R2013CG, RA/DK5JI and UE75VV in Asiatic Russia, UA9</li>
<li>UT1KY/WAP and UT7UA/WAP in Ukraine, UR</li>
<li>VE2AEJ and VE2CSI in Canada, VE</li>
<li>VK9AA in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, VK9C</li>
<li>4N in Serbia, YU</li>
<li>ZS2CR/YL in South Africa, ZS</li>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-83727949161920205752013-04-20T10:13:00.000+03:002013-04-20T22:03:00.120+03:007ο HAM FEST ΒΕΡΟΙΑΣ<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ο Σύλλογος Ραδιοερασιτεχνών Ημαθίας διοργανώνει το 7ο HAMFEST Βέροιας το διήμερο Σάββατο 18 & Κυριακή 19 Μαΐου 2013.<br />
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Προσκαλούμε όλους σας σε μία εντελώς δωρεάν για εκθέτες και επισκέπτες Ραδιοερασιτεχνική συνάντηση στην οποία η παρουσία σας θα μας γεμίσει χαρά και θα έχουμε τη δυνατότητα για την περαιτέρω σύσφιξη των σχέσεων μας.<br />
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Οι συχνότητες επικοινωνίας... <br />
<a name='more'></a>για οποιαδήποτε πληροφορία (πρόσβασης στον τόπο Hamfest κ.λ.π.) είναι οι κάτωθι:<br />
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RU97 439.325 MHZ με shift -7.600 Μhz και υπότονο 88,5<br />
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Όσοι εκθέτες ενδιαφέρονται για κρατήσεις θέσεων παρακαλούνται να επικοινωνήσουν με τον πρόεδρο του Συλλόγου ΟΡΦΑΝΙΔΗ ΦΩΤΗ SV2BLF Εδέσσης 20 Τ.Κ. 59100 Βέροια Τηλ.: 2331062275 & 2331066233 κιν. 6974619-620<br />
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Η συμμετοχή για Ραδιοερασιτέχνες ή επαγγελματίες είναι εντελώς δωρεάν. Θα διατεθούν σε κάθε εκθέτη ένα τραπέζι , δυο καρέκλες και τάση 220V. Το Σάββατο βράδυ στο χώρο του Hamfest θα υπάρχει δωρεάν γεύμα για όλους, εκθέτες και επισκέπτες με σουβλάκια, μπιφτέκια και λουκάνικα, αναψυκτικά, μπύρες και ζωντανή μουσική!<br />
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MID-WEST, UNITED STATES — Within hours of South Korean news sources breaking a <a href="http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=ko&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.tv.chosun.com%2Fsite%2Fdata%2Fhtml_dir%2F2013%2F04%2F03%2F2013040390156.html&act=url" target="_blank">story</a> that several Sang-Ho class submarines had disappeared from their North Korean bases, <strong>a ham radio operator named Tim</strong>, picked up a “numbers station” broadcasting on the same frequency as “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_Korea" target="_blank">The Voice of Korea</a>” propaganda station. What makes this even more interesting is that at the tail end of the numbers transmission there was a long duration digital transmission as well.</div>
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<strong>So why is this important and alarming?</strong><br />
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There are several reasons why this new development is particularly alarming. The first being...<br />
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Throughout the Cold War numbers stations were used to convey encrypted messages to covert operatives. The station would come online broadcast a series of numbers, possibly multiple times, then disappear into the darkness. Those numbers were used as coded messages to be decrypted on the other end by the in country operative. Examples of these numbers stations can be found at <a href="http://archive.org/details/ird059" modo="false">The Conet Project Archives</a>. So what makes this number station significant is the proximity in timing to the disappearance of the San-Ho class submarines, as well as the digital transmission. It is important to point out that the Sang-Ho submarines in question were effectively purpose built for covert insertion of small teams of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_Special_Operation_Force#Maritime_SOF" target="NEW">North Korean Maritime Commandos </a>who are part of North Korea’s much lauded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_Special_Operation_Force" target="NEW">Special Operations Force</a>. So at this moment there is a covert North Korean force apparently heading for South Korea.</div>
The Sang-Ho submarines can carry as many as 30 commandos per submarines giving the current submarines a combined force of around 60 troops. Those 60 troops are specially trained to carry out behind enemy lines covert actions such as sabotage and assassinations. So in this case the numbers station was most likely broadcasting a special code to North Korean operatives to announce the impending arrival of the covert operations teams.<br />
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What is more significant is the digital signal at the end of the transmission. Digital transmissions such as this one may indicate the presence of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burst_transmission" target="_blank">burst transmission</a> which contains a compressed and encrypted message bound for some covert force, somewhere. Typically a burst transmission is used to minimize the download time at the end point to prevent discovery. The unusual part of this potential burst transmission is being attached to a numbers station as well as the length and the power of the broadcast. Normal burst transmissions are in the one second to two second range. This transmission was in the 10 to 15 second range which is almost unheard of, unless the end point is a submarine.</div>
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The ham operator who picked up this particular transmission was located in the Midwest of the United States, and he reported the transmission was received 4 by 5 indicating a significant power was used to send the transmission. That level of power coupled with the length and possible submarine end point opens up a new and alarming tangent to this escalating conflict. It is important to point out that the numbers are being read in Spanish but that is typically done to confuse the original source of the transmission. In this case the transmission was detected on a upper side band of the AM range used by the Voice of Korea so while the numbers are Spanish the transmission does appear to originate in North Korea. That fact coupled with the missing submarines seems to provide evidence of the nature of the transmission despite being in Spanish. Its also important to note that the numbers being in Spanish could also be used to employ a different set of codes in the operatives code books.</div>
Now the really alarming part, if the submarines and number station wasn’t alarming enough. One of the things that hasn’t been discussed in mainstream news is the fact that North Korea has between 22 to 24 diesel electric submarines of the Romeo Class. These subs, which are heavily antiquated and for the most part decommissioned, are capable of open ocean missions. They have also been successfully retrofitted to carry a small anti-ship cruise missile, actually six of those missiles and while the YJ-8, the missile used for those retrofits, is an anti-ship missile (similar to the Exocet in use) they could carry a conventional warhead used to hit a building, damage a runway or some other kind of ground based target. But its not beyond the pale to suggest that the warhead could be modified to carry a more interesting payload and it is important to remember that North Korea does have one of the largest chemical weapons stockpiles in the world. The submarine in question also has a range of over 9,000 miles but a top speed of 8 knots which is fairly slow. Its also a diesel so the submarine would would have to run on the surface to recharge batteries of let off exhaust from its engines which is a byproduct of their origin which was late war German U-Boats. Its also important to note that Romeo Class submarines which have been retrofitted must fire their missiles from the surface.<br />
We don’t currently know if any of the Romeo Class submarines are missing, and if they are where they are going or even if they have been retrofitted but if they have then they represent a significant risk to Japan, Guam and even the western coast of the United States. As I said it’s impossible to know if that is the game plan but experts I consulted seem to believe that a burst of that size and power would be destined for a submarine be it Sang-Ho or Romeo Class.<br />
All things being equal the transmission could have also been destined for the commando forces aboard the Sang-Ho submarines, which we know from news reports are at sea, or targeted for the operatives that will be meeting the covert operations teams on their arrival.<br />
At this point we only have the transmission to go on, but its ramifications are both interesting and alarming at the same time. The transmission and the missing submarines also indicate a significant escalation in the deteriorating Korean political situation. Given the deadline North Korea has issued for embassies to shutdown and their staffs to depart we will soon find out.<br />
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Tune into <a href="http://www.groundzeromedia.org/">Ground Zero Radio</a> Tuesday 4.9.13 – Clyde Lewis will be doing a special show on Numbers Stations and we will be discussing this evolving story.</div>
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Thanks again to Tim for finding this broadcast and bringing it to our attention, and as with all things like this please do your own research and come to your own conclusions. What I have provided here is just a few of the possible scenarios gleaned from research and the news of the day but it is by no means the only option. The information presented is fairly easy to find with some good keyword searching on your favorite search engine as well as the Wikipedia and FAS.org. So trust no one and make your own final decisions.<br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-37745158965575214092013-01-15T01:47:00.001+02:002013-01-16T09:52:17.907+02:00New mode called JT9 by Joe Taylor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"If you are on 160 meters, or perhaps on 472 or 137 kHz, you may be interested in a new mode called JT9, designed especially for making QSOs on these bands. JT9 uses the structured messages introduced in 2003 for the JT65 mode, now widely used for EME and for QRP operations at HF. JT9 can operate at signal levels as low as -27 dB (in a 2500 Hz reference bandwidth), with one-minute timed transmissions. It also offers slower transmissions of 2, 5, 10 and 30 minutes duration, and the slowest mode can decode signals as weak as -40 dB. With one-minute transmissions, submode JT9-1 has a total bandwidth of 15.6 Hz -- less than one-tenth the bandwidth of a JT65A signal. The other submodes are narrower still: a JT9-30 signal occupies about 0.4 Hz total bandwidth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you want to try JT9, I suggest using dial frequency 1838, which is also used for JT65A, PSK31, and MFSK. In default configuration WSJT-X allows transmission and reception 1 to 2 kHz above the dial frequency. Please note: WSJT-X is in an early development stage. Your feedback (direct email to me is best) will be much appreciated. And feel free to email me for a sked!</span><br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-67332567140519452312013-01-15T01:39:00.000+02:002013-01-15T01:39:40.179+02:00Νέα έκδοση αρχείου Ραδιοχωρών (CTY-2301)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>14 Ιανουαρίου 2013 (CTY-2301)<br />Version entity is Algeria, 7X</strong><br />
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<li>5B4AKV/EURO is Cyprus, 5B
<li>A61DD/ND and A61Q/ND are both United Arab Emirates, A6
<li>A71CM/ND is Qatar, A7
<li>BD4HF/9 is China, BY in CQ zone 23, ITU zone 43
<li>OH50BBM is Antarctica, CE9 in ITU zone 73
<li>RI1ANC is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 29, ITU zone 70
<li>RI1ANP is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 39, ITU zone 69
<li>VP8ROT is Antarctica, CE9 in ITU zone 73
<li>EA6RC/4, EA9PD/7 and EG8AOP/4 are all Spain, EA
<li>EA8URL/P/SBI is Canary Islands, EA8
<li>TO5X is Martinique, FM
<li>TX5K is Clipperton Island, FO/c
<li>GB0GPF is Northern Ireland, GI
<li>II7IAOI/N and IZ1CLA/N are both Italy, I
<li>K9FD is Hawaii, KH6
<li>N4D and N4H are both Puerto Rico, KP4
<li>LA3CC/C, LA6MT/D, LA7DHA/C, LA7HJ/W, LA8OM/K, LA9GY/U and LB7FA/F are all Norway, LA
<li>LU1ALF/D, LU2DT/D and LU2DVI/H are all Argentina, LU
<li>LU3AIY/V and LU5YF/V are both Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16
<li>LU7HZ/H is Argentina, LU
<li>LU8DLD/XA is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16
<li>LU8DQ/D is Argentina, LU
<li>UE10SK is European Russia, UA in CQ zone 17, ITU zone 30
<li>R20BIS and R25MSB are both Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16
<li>RAEM is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 32
<li>RU20WC is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 16
<li>UE75VV is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ zone 18, ITU zone 32
<li>VE3GNO/2 is Canada, VE in ITU zone 4
<li>VK3GK/9 is Norfolk Island, VK9N
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<li>A41LD/ND, A41MO/ND, A41NW/ND, A41PB/ND and A47RS/ND in Oman, A4
<li>BG0GE/9 and BY1WXD/0 in China, BY
<li>VU3BPZ in Antarctica, CE9
<li>EA8BFH/4, EA9JS/7, EA9LZ/7 and EA9PD/1 in Spain, EA
<li>EA1EHW/8 in Canary Islands, EA8
<li>TO2M in Mayotte, FH
<li>TX1CW and TX5FS in New Caledonia, FK
<li>TO9R in Martinique, FM
<li>TX4FO and TX5EG in French Polynesia, FO
<li>TX5C in Clipperton Island, FO/c
<li>TO1A and TO2A in French Guiana, FY
<li>GB2AD in Northern Ireland, GI
<li>GB2PG and GB999SPC in Scotland, GM
<li>GB0AD, GB0RME and GB6TS in Wales, GW
<li>II0SB in Sardinia, IS
<li>JD1/JF7MTO, JD1/JG8NQJ, JF7MTO/JD1 and JG8NQJ/JD1 in Minami Torishima, JD/m
<li>K6Y and N1C in Hawaii, KH6
<li>K7P in Alaska, KL
<li>KV4BW, N2A, W0AIH/KV4 and W3K/KD2CLB in US Virgin Islands, KP2
<li>W4D and W4W in Puerto Rico, KP4
<li>LU1DAS/D, LU1QR/Q, LU2VA/V, LU3AYE/D, LU3XUC/XP, LU4HK/H, LU4QQ/Q, LU5DA/D, LU5JU/J, LU5QAJ/Q, LU7DDO/D, LU7FJ/F, LU7FOE/F, LU7HCS/H, LU8OAH/O, LU9EI/D, LU9HUP/X, LU9JLV/J, LU9JMG/J, LW1EVO/D, LW2ECK/D, LW3DKO/D, LW4DXH/D and LW5DOG/D in Argentina, LU
<li>PA3GWN/J, PA6JAM/J and PH4RTM/WHE in Netherlands, PA
<li>SX65AP/5 in Dodecanese, SV5
<li>R21GGGR and RA/DL6KV in Kaliningrad, UA2
<li>R750X in Asiatic Russia, UA9
<li>R55SAT in Kazakhstan, UN
<li>VC2X, VE2XB/3, VE3CWU/2, VE3IAC/2 and VE3ZF/2 in Canada, VE
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-30945792265803240782013-01-07T01:05:00.002+02:002013-01-07T01:14:16.266+02:00 Reception of SV1AYC Radio Beacon on 479Khz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today Sunday 06 of 2013, i just heared the radio propagation beacon of SV1AYC on 479 Khz CW, in the new amateur radio band allocated to Greek radio amateurs!!<br />
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<li>Locator: KM18VB</li>
<li>QTH: Likovrisi</li>
<li>vy slow CW, id only, sporadic op.</li>
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<li>Date: 06 Jan 2013</li>
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<li>Locator: KM19LI</li>
<li>Rig: Yaesu FT-920</li>
<li>Antenna: Endfed Vertical 10M untuned on top of 10M building</li>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-5437311625865731282013-01-06T16:48:00.002+02:002013-01-07T01:06:32.129+02:00SV4FFL WARC'n Overtime Award Achievement!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 9:04 PM, John W3HI wrote:<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdGkz_mK8F4/UOmLYZD49XI/AAAAAAAAEdc/LqnRdQg7LXE/s1600/SV4FFL_WARC_BRONZE_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VdGkz_mK8F4/UOmLYZD49XI/AAAAAAAAEdc/LqnRdQg7LXE/s200/SV4FFL_WARC_BRONZE_12.jpg" width="154" /></a>Costas SV4FFL, FH#1121, has achieved several awards with the Feld Hell Club. He owns Certificate number 028 for the DXCC-25 Award, 007 for the DXCC-50 Award and 006 for the Worked All Europe Award. He also qualified for four Gridloc Hell Awards.<br />
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Today, he became the first FHC award winner for 2013, and the first for the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/oldfiles/awards/warc-n-overtime-award" target="_blank">WARC'n Overtime Award.</a> He was issued a sweep of serial number 001 for the Bronze level Awards; 12 contacts on 12 Meters, 17 contacts on 17 Meters and 30 contacts on 30 Meters!<br />
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My hearty congratulations to you, Costas! Somehow, I have an idea I'll be seeing you back for the silver level awards soon!<br />
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Εξαιρετική δουλειά, Κώστα!<br />
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Now that Costas has broken the ice for 2013, how many other Feld Hell Club members qualify for an award? Check those logs!<br />
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Επιστήμονες της NASA προβλέπουν ότι το 2013 μία ηλιακή καταιγίδα τεραστίων διαστάσεων θα πλήξει τη Γη, με άγνωστες μέχρι στιγμής συνέπειες.<br />
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<b><i><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/solarmin-max.html" target="_blank">Σύμφωνα με τη μελέτη</a></i></b>, άνευ προηγουμένου επίπεδα μαγνητικής ενέργειας, που προκαλούν οι ηλιακές εκρήξεις, ενδέχεται να προκαλέσουν κάποια στιγμή εντός του 2013 εκτεταμένες διακοπές ρεύματος και παράλυση των τηλεπικοινωνιών για μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα. <br />
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Τα εθνικά δίκτυα ενέργειας θα μπορούσαν να υπερθερμανθούν, ενώ ηλεκτρονικά είδη, συσκευές πλοήγησης και μεγάλοι δορυφόροι θα μπορούσαν να σταματήσουν να λειτουργούν, ενώ σημαντικές θα ήταν και οι διαταραχές στις παγκόσμιες αερομεταφορές. <br />
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Η ηλιακή καταιγίδα...<br />
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<b><span style="color: #1f497d;"><br />Να σημειωθεί</span></b> ότι η τελευταία μεγάλη ηλιακή καταιγίδα σημειώθηκε πριν από 145 χρόνια. Ωστόσο, η εξάρτησή μας από τα δορυφορικά συστήματα είναι σχετικά πρόσφατη και συνεπώς δεν υπάρχει μέτρο σύγκρισης.<br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-39895449236265824042012-12-02T20:04:00.003+02:002012-12-02T20:06:19.136+02:00ZL9HR - Campbell Island New Zealand DXpedition 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Hellenic Amateur Radio of Association of Australia (HARAOA) is organising a DXpedition to ZL9 Campbell Island (OC-037) New Zealand between November 28th and December 9th 2012.<br />
ZL9 Campbell Island NZ is Number 15 on the current DXCC most wanted list.<br />
The Landing Permit has been approved.<br />
More information at <a href="http://www.zl9hr.com/" target="_blank">www.zl9hr.com</a><br />
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-18866799158679108612012-11-21T00:15:00.002+02:002012-11-21T00:15:39.347+02:00Νέα έκδοση αρχείου Ραδιοχωρών (CTY-2220)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>19 Νοεμβρίου 2012 (CTY-2220)<br />Version entity is Bulgaria, LZ</strong><br />
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<strong><em><u></u></em></strong><br />GM3KZH and MM6BDU are both Shetland and Fair Isle, *GM/s<br />A41LD/ND, A41MO/ND, A41NW/ND, A41PB/ND and A47RS/ND are all Oman, A4<br />BG0GE/9 is in ITU zone 43, not ITU zone 44<br />VU3BPZ is in CQ zone 39, not CQ zone 38<br />VU3BPZ is in ITU zone 69, not ITU zone 67<br />EA8BFH/4, EA8CWF/5, EA9LZ/7 and EA9PD/1 are all Spain, EA<br />EA1EHW/8 is Canary Islands, EA8<br />EC7DZZ/9 is Ceuta & Melilla, EA9<br />TX1CW is New Caledonia, FK<br />GB0BSS and GB1FHS are both Scotland, GM<br />W3K/KD2CLB is US Virgin Islands, KP2<br />LU1DAS/D and LU1QR/Q are both Argentina, LU<br />LU2VA/V is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16<br />LU3AYE/D is Argentina, LU<br />LU3XUC/XP is Argentina, LU in ITU zone 16<br />LU4HK/H, LU4QQ/Q, LU5DA/D, LU5QAJ/Q, LU7DDO/D, LU7FJ/F, LU7FM/F, LU7FOE/F,<br />LU7HCS/H, LU8OAH/O, LU9EI/D, LU9JLV/J, LW1EVO/D, LW2ECK/D, LW4DXH/D, LW5DOG/D<br />and LW7DPJ/D are all Argentina, LU<br />RA/DL6KV is Kaliningrad, UA2<br />VE3ZF/2 is Canada, VE in CQ zone 2, ITU zone 4<br />AX/VK0TH is Macquarie Island, VK0M<br />VK9/OG1M and VK9/OH3X are both Lord Howe Island, VK9L<br />
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<br />BA7JS/9 and BD5HSV/9 in China, BY<br />DP0GVN/P, R1ANR, VK0BFG and VP8ADE in Antarctica, CE9<br />EA3BT/6 in Balearic Islands, EA6<br />GB80GD and GM4WSB/P in Scotland, GM<br />GB1CDS in Wales, GW<br />7Z1TT/ND, HZ1DG/ND, HZ1SBS/J, HZ1SK/ND and HZ1TT/ND in Saudi Arabia, HZ<br />I1YRL/GRA and IZ1CLA/N in Italy, I<br />JD1/JF3CTR and JF3CTR/JD1 in Minami Torishima, JD/m<br />K0Y and N2G in Mariana Islands, KH0<br />LU1DAR/D, LU1DCB/D, LU1EQ/D, LU1FFF/F, LU1HLH/D, LU1VOF/D, LU1XZ/H, LU1YY/Y,<br />LU2DJB/J, LU2DVI/H, LU2FLB/F, LU2WA/W, LU4DBT/D, LU4DDL/V, LU4DLL/D, LU5DEM/W,<br />LU5DGI/W, LU5DX/H, LU5FZ/GA, LU5YF/V, LU6DM/D, LU6EJJ/D, LU6VAC/V, LU7EO/D,<br />LU7HW/D, LU8VER/V, LW4EIN/D and LW7EIY/H in Argentina, LU<br />PH4RTM/MILL in Netherlands, PA<br />SV0XAN/5 in Dodecanese, SV5<br />SV0XAI/9 and SV0XBN/9 in Crete, SV9<br />TC50TRAC/18C, TC50TRAC/18E, TC50TRAC/28G, TC50TRAC/29T, TC50TRAC/38D<br />and TC50TRAC/38K in Asiatic Turkey, TA<br />RD9CX/4/P, RU9CK/6/P, RV9WKI/4/P and RZ9HK/3/P in European Russia, UA<br />R100RW, RA/IK0PRH, RA/IK0PRH/P and RA/UR5WT in Asiatic Russia, UA9<br />VE3AX/7 in Canada, VE<br />VK0TH in Macquarie Island, VK0M<br />ZS1CT/L in South Africa, ZS</div>
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SV4FFL Costas Dovashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07217707985833130019noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8893348190218436736.post-32586202198789109012012-11-18T23:47:00.000+02:002012-11-18T23:58:05.375+02:00"Another piece of meat" DX Event<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Όπως κάθε χρόνο, έτσι και φέτος και για τέταρτη συνεχή χρονιά, το "Another piece of meat" DX Club<br />
:-) διοργανώνει μια όμορφη συνεύρεση φίλων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών, στις 1-2 Δεκεμβρίου 2012 στο προσκοπικό καταφύγιο "Κένταυρος", στα Χάνια Πηλίου. Πρόκειται να διανυκτερεύσουμε επιδιώκοντας ξανά τις γνωστές όμορφες βραδινές συζητήσεις, ατέλειωτo DX, κόκκινο κρασί και πολύ ψητό, ΜΟΝΟ στα κάρβουνα!! Συνολικό κόστος κατ' άτομο είναι τα 10€ τα οποία θα διατεθούν για τα έξοδα της θέρμανσης και του ρεύματος στη κοινότητα των Προσκόπων που για άλλη μια φορά δείχνουν την αμέριστη φιλοξενία και ευγένειά τους. Σκοπός του εγχειρήματος είναι η καλύτερη γνωριμία και ανάπτυξη στενότερων σχέσεων των συναδέλφων Ραδιορασιτεχνών αλλά και η εκπαίδευση - επίτευξη - δοκιμή επικοινωνίας σε συνθήκες εκστρατείας και χωρίς βοηθήματα όπως επαναλήπτες, D-Star, Echolink, βιάγκρα κλπ. hi!! Οτιδήποτε θέλετε να ρωτήσετε όσο αφορά τις λεπτομέρειες ή απορίες σχετικά με τα απαιτούμενα της διαμονής, μη διστάσετε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μου στο 6945-886306.<br />
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