OZ7VEA 2009 going QRT

Some picture of OZ7VEA goint QRT for this year.


















Station almost disassembled.













Wires, wires, wires ...

Final QSO status

So these are the final numbers of QSOs achieved in the different modes:

PSK   177
SSB   224
CW    255
RTTY   67
Sum   723

Running the last QSOs from EU-125

OZ7VEA running the last QSOs from EU-125. This picture will also be part of my QSL card, which I'll design once I'm back in DL. Thanks to the OMs on www.globalqsl.com I'm sure I'll have the cards in a month or so.

Meeting Svend - OZ1DYI

After having heard him on 20 m with a very strong signal I determined that just around the corner there is another OM QRV from Rømø. It is Svend OZ1DYI who has his summer QTH here on the Island just a couple of kilometers away. On the link at QRZ.COM you can see his QTH.

We had a very pleasant talk just in front of this house.

It is always a pleasure to meet OMs face to face and to exchange the points of views and the experience made as a HAM.

Thanks to Svend and his wife for this very nice afternoon on Rømø!

QSO status

So far the following number of QSOs are achieved:

PSK   171
SSB   218
CW    242
RTTY   65
Sum   696

QTH of OZ7VEA

The QTH of OZ7VEA this year.

QRV 15.Aug.2009

08:30z Calling CQ 7027.7 kHz
09:03z Calling CQ 14084 kHz
10:00z Calling CQ 14071 kHz
10:50z Calling CQ 18080 kHz
15:21z Calling CQ 14266.4 kHz
15:45z Calling CQ 14085.7 kHz
17:30z Calling CQ 10120.7 kHz
19:45z QRT for today

A day almost free of radio

A trip to Sylt island the whole day prevented me to be very active today.

Nevertheless you can see some APRS spots on aprs.fi

QSO status

So far the following number of QSOs are achieved:

PSK   137
SSB   138
CW    149
RTTY  16
Sum   440

Todays DX

15:01z JQ1QKK on 14260 kHz
16:30z 3B8GT on 14070 kHz

QRV 10.Aug.2009

14:50z Calling CQ 14260 kHz
15:20z Calling CQ 14037 kHz
15:50z Calling CQ 10120 kHz
17:40z Calling CQ 14040 kHz

Online log book

The online log is published every evening after activity is closed for the day.

You will find it here.

QRV 09.Aug.2009

08:22z Calling CQ 14040.0 kHz
11:00z Calling CQ 14071.6 kHz
16:04z Calling CQ 14256.2 kHz
20:11z QRT for today

New DX added to the log

At 15:46z we worked JM3UML with a distance of 8819 km on 14260 kHz.

QRV 08.Aug.2009

09:25z Calling CQ 14276 kHz
09:52z Calling CQ 14040.7 kHz
10:42z Calling CQ 14072.1 kHz
11:40z Calling CQ 14086 kHz
15:30z Calling CQ 7068.6 kHz
15:40z Calling CQ 14260 kHz
17:14z Calling CQ 7053.5 kHz
19:27z QRT for today

OZ7VEA active some hours a day

It seems that the propagation is as worst as last year from EU-171.

Nevertheless we are active as much as possible and so far managed to make around 200 QSOs. The farest DX was JU85TTC (Mongolia) today. We've heard some JA stations as well but no contact was made.

QSO status

Since Sunday the following QSOs were made:
PSK 36
SSB 22
CW 20
RTTY 6

Insight into the shack of OZ7VEA

This gives a small view on the working condition. I urgently need to build up the 20 m loop but the weather conditions currently do not allow this.

OZ7VEA is on the air

After a pleasant journey we arrived on the island during the afternoon.

The first antenna lifted up is a FD3. The trees around the house are not very high, so the antenna isn't either. Nevertheless the first QSOs were made on 20 m in PSK31 and RTTY.

Next step is to build up the loop for 20 m and start working in SSB.

Useful tool to get wire antennas up

Some hams around (DM2JUF, DH7VK) found a very useful tool to get wire antennas up into the trees. It's quite easy to get the wire up to 10 meters and more using it.

I prepared it by connecting a thin string to the ball which then is used to lift up the wire.

Preparation is ongoing

I used the weekend to prepare the equipment:

• Installed all needed software on a MSI Wind netbook
• Cleaned and tested the fibreglas telescope tower
  
• Checked the cables etc.
• Run some test QSOs with my TS 570 DG in SSB, PSK31 and CW
  

So far all seems to work pretty well and there are a couple of things only to finish next week.

OZ7VEA will be QRV from Rømø EU-125 starting August, 2nd

I opened this blog to provide actual information of the activation of Rømø EU-125 in August 2009. You may find more information at www.qrz.com as well.