KO1DX <> WW1L

Those who know me well, know I've had a TON of call signs in the 33 years I've been a ham.  Well, I did it again.  I applied for WW1L when it came up available a few weeks ago, and it was granted to me on 8/27.  

Single Antenna + TX/RX + Multi-SDR Setup at KO1DX

I've been asked how I run this SDR using a single antenna.  This is roughly how I'm setup to do this.

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Here's a link to my Antenna currently

6W1TA - Senegal - Worked ANTO #156

XP3A Greenland - Worked

5T5PA - Heard (A LOT!) - Not worked

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9K2GS, 9K2OD - Heard not worked

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TA4LYL (Turkey) - Heard not worked

UX1UA FT8 Heard

HA5JI JN97 Heard not worked

4X4, HA7, E73, 5B4, I

Had a nice little opening for about 1 hour or so today.

Starting around 13:34z

• HA7TM - JN97
• 4X4DK - KM71
• E73DN JN93
• 5B4AGN
• I4EAT - JN64
• IZ5EKV - JN53

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CP1GJ FH53

First EU Opening 2019

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I only worked a few but this opening woke me up out of bed when my "DXFunnel" app alerted me to DK1MAX coming into my RX around 12z It closed here around 13:30z.

Worked DF4UE & IK3SCB via FT8

EB8AC First DX 2019 - Heard/Worked

EB8AC First DX 2019 - Heard/Worked

VE1UW/b Spur @ 50.470+/-

This season I've seen a lot of things using a 1 MHz Wide band display centered around 50.100 Mhz

One of the odd things I've seen is this spur that has shown up around 50.470 sometimes it's drifty around 50.473 but normally between the two someplace when it's in.

NOTE: Most of the time this spur is much stronger than the main carrier

Antenna Setup for 2018

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This antenna is a an Innovantennas "WOS" LFA2.

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There are two ropes.  One main one is about 1/2" wide.   And the others are mil spec rope about 1/8" wide capable of 550 lbs.    The antenna is suspended from the main 1/2" rope by about 1 foot below it which allows me to swivel it (arm strong style).  There is an 1/8" rope on the front and the back which are tied off on two small logs which I can place anywhere.

This way I can rotate the antenna.  And the two ropes with logs tied to them act as anchors.

It's worked well all season.  The antenna is only up just barely 20 ft I think at it's center.

Note that I am tilting it UP in the front about 15-20 degrees at times.  Trying to clear the trees, and test an old 'theory' I've heard about tilting antenna's like this.  It's worked well.  Seems to do better on the remote end when it's tilted up, I suspect do to less tree clutter absorbing RF out.  BUT that's just a hunch.

Another Big 6m Opening Today

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LX0SIX/b - Luxembourg CW Beacon

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US5WE - Ukraine - Worked

ZA1A - Albania - Heard

UT2XQ, UT4XU, UT5UGR - Ukraine - Heard

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