OM8KT SOTA HF/VHF Activation OM/KE-029, 4/2019

SOTA (Summits On The Air) Activation

of OM/KE-029 Krompassky vrch (1024m ASL, KN08KV)

by Martin OM8KT in April 2019

Start point: Plejsy Ski Center near Krompachy. About 2,5 hrs to the summit.

OM8KT SOTA HF/VHF Activation OM/KE-031, 4/2019

SOTA (Summits On The Air) Activation
of OM/KE-031 Koprivy (887m ASL, KN08NT)
by Martin OM8KT in April 2019

I started my track at 06:30 UTC from Kosicka Bela (380m ASL)

17.3.2019 OMFF-0626 + WCA-00095 Turniansky hrad (castle)

Turniansky Castle is a ruin of a castle from the 14th century over the village of Turňa nad Bodvou, only 5 km from the Hungarian border. It stands on the karst hill which is 375m asl.

Worked All Japan Call Area

Worked All Europe in FT8

Worked All Italian Call Area in FT8

Worked 500 Grid Locators Award in FT8

OM8KT/P OMFF-0007 28.12.2018-1.1.2019

My first WWFF activation.

Location:

OMFF-0007 eastern part of the Slovak Paradise National Park.

WCA AWARD 50

UBA's 70th Birthday Event Award

Worked All Continents in FT8 mode

Another QSO with YO4RYU/MM after 4 yrs

Today, I put the another QSO with Ginel YO4RYU/MM into my log. He was operating again from the tanker ship located in the South Atlantic Ocean this time close to the Gulf of Guinea in locII48OF.

My 5th QSO with Regin OY1R/MM today

Today I have made already the fifth QSO with Regin OY1R as /MM calling on 17m. There were almost no takers and he replied to my first call. RST sent 45 and received 58 at 18:48 UTC. This time Regin was located NW from the coast of Germany in the North Sea. He gave me his exact location: 53° 58.3 N, 006° 55.6 E which is JO33LX as shown on the map below.

My 5th QSO with Regin OY1R/MM :)

DX Flora and Fauna Award 20 | Hunter Award 88

See you on the air!

73, Martin OM8KT

My first Flora&Fauna activation

I have activated my first Flora & Fauna location today together with Peter OM8AKX.

We have tested the equipment for next activations on OMFF-0979 which is the closest FF area to the city where we both live in. We were running on 40m and 20m from portable vertical antenna, using 50 to 100W from Yaesu FT-857. The weather was fine, with the temp. 17°C.

We will re-activate this location soon because the number of QSOs on 20m was not enough. We were forced to close the station earlier than we planned.

See you on the air soon again.

73, Martin OM8KT

Madagascar 5R/F5UFM/MM

I have worked Sebastien 5R/F5UFM/MM near Madagascar in Indian ocean on 12m.
His exact location is unknown. Report 43 sent and 59 received. No takers - easy to work :)

Back on HF after QRT

I am back on HF (80, 60, 40, 20, 15, 12, 10 m) after QRT period from October 2014 to November 2015.
I am interested especially in QSOs with SOTA, WWFF, IOTA, /MM, /AM, /M and other /P stations and expeditions.

Now I use Kenwood TS-870 on HF  with FD4 antenna 30m above the ground.

See you on the air :)

Martin, OM8KT

IZ5GST/MM

I have worked Steve IZ5GST/MM today from JN53CO on 40m.
Nice signal, nice pile-up.
TNX

YO DX Contest this weekend

WWFF Hunter 44 Award