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First serious start in VHF contest took place in 1st Subregional Tests in
March 2004 from Czersk Castle.
We started on 144MHz and 432MHz. We were
mobilised to hard war on bands but reality was cruel - direction to SP5
was not popular.
Final result: 55 QSOs and only 3 local on 70cm.
How strong we were mobilised shows that Jarek come to us for few hours and went back
to Warsaw - his daughter was born at night.
On saturday afternoon we had also big and noisy company - first Saturday of March is day of traditional meeting of Warsaw Hams at bonfire and many of them visited
our shack.
Some pictures in gallery.
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QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01OX
QSOs: 44
ODX: 724 km
ANT: 9 el. Grauta Yagi
RIG: FT-726R
PA: 50W
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Second start was in 2nd Subregional Tests in May 2004 from Czersk Castle.
We started again on 144MHz and 432MHz. But this time it was much worse - only 39 QSO during 24 hours. It was long free weekend and not to many stations starts.
Some pictures in gallery.
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QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01OX
QSOs: 39
ODX: 675 km
ANT: 9 el. Grauta Yagi
RIG: FT-726R
PA: 50W
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In the meantime we bought transverter and 55 element F9FT Yagi antenna for 1296 MHz. We planned to start in SHF Contest.
In the early (before sunrise) morning of Sunday 6th June we went to the small, lost in forests, village called Ponurzyca. This village had to be highest place near Warsaw. We built up tent and mast with our new antenna.
But there was nothing to listen, maybe mosquitos wings buzz... Brr...
After few hours of thinking - is this really working? Tests with IC-Q1 (HIHI) we heard some morse code. What a surprise. But we are death to morse code, so we call on SSB. OM from SN7L call us and Rafal SQ9CWN made our first microwave QSO. We could go back home. Tired but happy.
Some pictures in gallery.
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QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01QX
QSOs: 1
ODX: 161 km
ANT: 55 el. F9FT Yagi
RIG: FT-817 + TRV 10W
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Hollidays come. In July 3rd Subregional Tests as team started only Jarek SQ5HD and Rafal SQ9CWN.
We choose wide meadows in Latowicz. Only storms interfered with QSOs in this beautiful place.
Some pictures in gallery.
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144 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO02VA
QSOs: 44
ODX: 632 km
ANT: 13 el. SP7GXP Yagi
RIG: IC-746 50W
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432 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO02VA
QSOs: 10
ODX: 399 km
ANT: 10 el. Diamond Yagi
RIG: FT-100D 20W
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In Summer VHF+ PZK Contest we started from mount Stog Izerski (1060m asl) in Izerskie Mountains.
We went there at Zdzislaw SP6LB invitation. Long way from Warsaw. We took a walk to see repeater SR6Z and nature wakeing up after years of acid rains. We also participated in meeting of Sudecki Department of PZK.
We started on 144, 432 and 1296 MHz. Big surprise for us was that we heard so many stations.
Some pictures in gallery.
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144 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/6
Locator: JO70PV
QSOs: 190
ODX: 952 km
ANT: 9 el. Grauta Yagi
RIG: IC-910H 50W
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432 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/6
Locator: JO70PV
QSOs: 36
ODX: 353 km
ANT: 15 el. Diamond Yagi
RIG: IC-910 50W
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1296 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/6
Locator: JO70PV
QSOs: 5
ODX: 288 km
ANT: 55 el. F9FT Yagi
RIG: FT-817 + TRV 10W
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In Region 1 IARU September VHF Contest we started again fom Czersk Castle.
In working helped us Tomek SP5XMU, Bartek SP5QWB and Adam SP5XSC.
We were more experienced and this gave better result.
We used TACLog and Atalanta Locator instead of N1MM contest logger and found Atalanta more useful.
Some pictures in gallery.
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144 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01OX
QSOs: 135
ODX: 815 km
ANT: 14 el. Grauta Yagi
RIG: FT847 / IC-746 50W
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From Czersk Castle we started in Region 1 IARU October Microwave Contest.
Again helped us Adam SP5XSC - now our team member.
Stacked antennas for 432 MHz and hard work pay dividends. Also on 1296 MHz long (300 km) QSO raised our spirits.
This start finished our season - maybe we will start in MMC in year 2005.
Some pictures in gallery.
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432 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01OX
QSOs: 46
ODX: 787 km / S50C
ANT: 2x15 el. Diamond Yagi
RIG: IC-910 50W
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1296 MHz
QRA: SP5PIP/5
Locator: KO01OX
QSOs: 6
ODX: 306 km / OK2BVE
ANT: 55 el. F9FT Yagi
RIG: FT-817 + TRV 10W
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