About me

My name is Martin. I was born and live in Košice, east Slovakia (KN08OR). Contacts with me are uploaded to eQSL, LOTW, HRDLOG, ClubLog, QRZ.com automatically except LOTW. I upload to LOTW manually from time to time so please be patient. It may take longer time until logs from portable activities are uploaded. 

I am active on HF bands 80m-10m and 6m mainly in SSB and digi modes and on 4m in FM but I am capable to work also in other modes on 4m.

Antennas I use are: 83m DeltaLoop for 80-10m @20-25m above ground, 40m long EFHW heading to the east for 80-10m at 30m abv gnd, 40m long EFHW heading to the south for 80-10m at 30m abv gnd, Diamond CP610 dualband vertical which is L5/8 for 10m and 2xL5/8 for 6m, CB vertical L1/2. Both these verticals work very well also on 10m and 12m. I also use homemade L5/8 vertical for 4m.

I am active on 2m and 70cm in FM and DMR, ocaasionally in C4FM. I use vertical antennas  for these bands like Diamond X-300 and VHF monoband antennas.

I like nature and hiking since my childhood when I was a member of scout troop for many years. I participate in Summits On The Air (SOTA) program where I prefer to use HF bands in SSB.

"The combination of amateur radio and hiking is simply beautiful".

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Hiking with radio

I monitor DMR TG 231 (Slovak Republic calling TG) while hiking if I am in the repeater's range. I primarily use Hytera HP-785 handheld transceiver while hiking with extra batteries. My other handheld is Yaesu FT-70 which I use mainly for airband monitoring or for transmitting on 2m band. I use to power FT-70 from the external 7Ah LiFePO4 battery via battery eliminator so I can push out the full  5W power from Diamond RH770 telescopic antenna when transmitting from a summit without worrying about running out of the battery too quickly. Both VHF and UHF bands work great with this telescopic antenna.

Other fun on HF

I like to play with digi modes on HF not only by making contacts on amateur bands but also by receiving maritime DSC, RTTY, NAVTEX or WeFax transmissions on maritime bands. I also like to monitor aeronautical VOLMETs and HF air traffic control over Atlantic and Indian ocean.

Kosice - the city where I live in

Kosice city downtown

Southern part of Kosice city

Kosice city and High Tatras National Park with the highest peak in Slovakia (2655m/8710ft)

This is Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Somewhere in Slovakia

1 hour scenic relaxation film of Slovakia in 4K. Enjoy & 73!