KENWOOD TS-990 - A Kenwood suicide

Looks to me like Kenwood decided to comite suicide! In a market divided between Yaesu and Icom as ham equipment producers, each one with a very defined design, feel and look, KENWOOD was a silent competitor. They had a very traditional way to made radios: simple, functional, intuitive and ergonomic. But with the new TS-990
as I can see it in the leaflet, looks to me that KENWOOD tried to "steal" the market from both ICOM and YAESU! Some of the features seems to be very futuristic and interesting and I believe that either we'll se a "new star" on Broadway, either we will assist to a big laugh from ham radio market... We'll see... Here is the release photo and some informations from Kenwood about ts-990.

 73 de yo3hjv, Adrian.


UPDATE:

Seems that the new Kenwood TS-990 will have a great audio, as we expect from a specialist in sound.
There are some rumors that Bob Heil,  K9EID from HeilSound is under a new NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement)  with KENWOOD for the TS-990!
Looks like Kenoowd tend to choose the right man in the right place for the latest developments. For TM-D710 and TH-D72 they worked with Bob Bruninga, the father of APRS system.


Click on picture to open a larger version (the front panel of the KENWOOD TS-990)

Original press release:

April 18, 2012 New Amateur Radio Product to be Exhibited Prior to Worldwide Launch JVC KENWOOD Corporation is proud to announce that the prototype of a state-of-the-art Amateur transceiver scheduled for worldwide launch under the KENWOOD brand in the winter of 2012 will be unveiled as a reference exhibit at Dayton Hamvention 2012 to be held in Dayton, Ohio, USA (May 18-20). It will also appear at events in Germany and Japan. Reference exhibit model: TS-990 HF/50 MHz Transceiver Featuring a dual TFT display and dual receiver, the TS-990 is a top-of-the-range flagship model in the KENWOOD Amateur radio line-up. Prior to the launch of the TS-990, a prototype will be displayed as a reference exhibit at Dayton Hamvention 2012 in Dayton, Ohio, USA (May 18-20), at HAM RADIO 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany (June 22-24), and at Ham Fair 2012 in Tokyo, Japan (August 25-26). Please note that as this product is under development, published information is subject to change without notice.

1 Leu Iambic CW keyer - touch version

In the quest for the comfortable iambic keyer I made a touch keyer.

The paddles are made from two "50 bani" coins (around 14 Eurocents) each.

Works nice in connection with my home made PIC memory keyer.
The keyer is based on AT42QT1012 capacitive touch sensor.

YO3HJV portable in YOFF-164

From 27 to 30 th of April I was on a little vacation on Black Sea Coast.
I was staying in Costinesti at "Forum" Hotel.

I always have my backpack (ICOM LC156) with me with some stuff ready to operate in HF bands.

I made a few interesting contacts: Albania, Andorra, Thailand  etc with only 5 W from IC 703 with a very short antenna (military folded vertical) and with a small SLA battery (12 V, 7 Ah and a 2.2 Ah backup).

From the hotel, in the early mornings, I used a fishpole stick with a wire hanging, tuned witj ICOM AH4 ATU.

Yes, QRP is (still) possible but you have to be very patient.
What I found is that without internet is very hard to be copied! Not to many hams are searching through the band trying to listen to weak signals. Almost all my QSO's were made after someone post me on DX Cluster.



A very pleasant QSO was the one with Lutz, DL3SEZ. He was on Mount Michael with a IC 7000 and a home made fan-dipole and we were at the third QSO. The first was in 2007, the second in 2011 and now was the third. It was like meeting a old friend!

I cannot say with full confidence if the internet will be the future for the hamradio but I can tell you that this kind of QSO will always make me to turn on the radio again and again!

Here is my log and some pictures:



START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CONTEST: World Fauna and Flora
CALLSIGN: YO3HJV/P
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL QRP SSB
ARRL-SECTION: DX
CLAIMED-SCORE: 0
CLUB :YO3KSR - ROMANIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOAMATEURS
NAME: ADRIAN
ADDRESS: BUCHAREST
OPERATORS:
CREATED-BY: ADIF2CABR V.2.00 (C) SP7DQR
SOAPBOX: E-MAIL:
SOAPBOX: 5W QRP FROM YOFF 164

QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-30 0927 YO3HJV/P      59             4X1DA         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-30 0920 YO3HJV/P      59             5B4AIX        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0902 YO3HJV/P      59             RZ1CWC        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0839 YO3HJV/P      59             DG0OFH        59            
QSO: 28000 PH 2012-04-30 0800 YO3HJV/P      59             RX3AKT        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0555 YO3HJV/P      59             DL3SEZ        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0408 YO3HJV/P      59             RX9FX         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0403 YO3HJV/P      59             RG4F          59            
QSO:  3500 PH 2012-04-30 0347 YO3HJV/P      59             YO3BVJ        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0317 YO3HJV/P      59             N5EKG         55            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0315 YO3HJV/P      59             KX5C          59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-30 0301 YO3HJV/P      59             RA9UIV        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1618 YO3HJV/P      59             OE5PEN        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1617 YO3HJV/P      59             RU6YZ         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1616 YO3HJV/P      59             MM6GWR        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1614 YO3HJV/P      59             OM1AX         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1612 YO3HJV/P      59             GS6PYE        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-29 1558 YO3HJV/P      59             OT4A          59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-29 0612 YO3HJV/P      59             HB9BS         59            
QSO:  7000 PH 2012-04-29 0521 YO3HJV/P      59             ZA100I        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1641 YO3HJV/P      59             EA4GIG        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1626 YO3HJV/P      59             C31VM         59            
QSO: 21000 PH 2012-04-28 1620 YO3HJV/P      59             EA5HJY        59            
QSO: 21000 PH 2012-04-28 1535 YO3HJV/P      59             VU2DK         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1525 YO3HJV/P      59             ON8VC-MM      59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1520 YO3HJV/P      59             HZ1TT         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1453 YO3HJV/P      59             RA4PZI        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1450 YO3HJV/P      59             RX3FZ         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1448 YO3HJV/P      59             UA1WA         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1447 YO3HJV/P      59             ON6DP         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1446 YO3HJV/P      59             RW4PP         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1445 YO3HJV/P      59             RA9RR         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1445 YO3HJV/P      59             RV3LO         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1416 YO3HJV/P      59             YB0JZS        59            
QSO: 28000 PH 2012-04-28 1400 YO3HJV/P      59             A61R          59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1304 YO3HJV/P      59             OH2BLD        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1259 YO3HJV/P      59             DL5X          59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1258 YO3HJV/P      59             F1SUP         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1257 YO3HJV/P      59             F5IL          59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1256 YO3HJV/P      59             DL5MO         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1256 YO3HJV/P      59             CT1IUA        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1255 YO3HJV/P      59             DC1NHS        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1254 YO3HJV/P      59             RA1OW         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1254 YO3HJV/P      59             F5OUD         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1253 YO3HJV/P      59             RA4LFQ        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1253 YO3HJV/P      59             DL4BBH        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1250 YO3HJV/P      59             SV3DVO        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-28 1245 YO3HJV/P      59             DL1RNT        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 1018 YO3HJV/P      59             DJ7BE         59            
QSO:  7000 PH 2012-04-28 0553 YO3HJV/P      59             UT3UW-A       59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0545 YO3HJV/P      59             OH3OJ         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0544 YO3HJV/P      59             4Z4DX         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0543 YO3HJV/P      59             OH3GZ         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0542 YO3HJV/P      59             RZ9OL         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0541 YO3HJV/P      59             EC3ABB        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0540 YO3HJV/P      59             RU3EQ-P3      59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0540 YO3HJV/P      59             IK1GPG        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0539 YO3HJV/P      59             UA9LT         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0537 YO3HJV/P      59             F5IL          59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0534 YO3HJV/P      59             RA3DAD        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0533 YO3HJV/P      59             RZ3DY         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0533 YO3HJV/P      59             HB9DRM        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0532 YO3HJV/P      59             UA3CS         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0529 YO3HJV/P      59             DH1UQ         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0527 YO3HJV/P      59             UA9CES        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0456 YO3HJV/P      59             RV9UCN        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-28 0454 YO3HJV/P      59             RA1OD         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-27 1915 YO3HJV/P      59             LY2CO         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-27 1533 YO3HJV/P      59             UA3VSX        59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-27 1524 YO3HJV/P      59             F1FFP         59            
QSO: 14000 PH 2012-04-27 1522 YO3HJV/P      59             RA1AVP        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1500 YO3HJV/P      59             PC2F          59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1500 YO3HJV/P      59             U1BD          59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1459 YO3HJV/P      59             MM1AWV        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1459 YO3HJV/P      59             DL6IY         59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1458 YO3HJV/P      59             HS0ZIV        59            
QSO: 17M PH 2012-04-27 1457 YO3HJV/P      59             UA9JFD        59            
END-OF-LOG:

Something very interesting!

I found a very interesting blog, filled with lot of stuff for QRP and portable lovers!

To be or not to be...

...fair!

Today I was in a QSO with a elder ham- YO2UW and some others in 40m band. We all had 100W output.
My signal was reported with a 9+10 db or so and I was reporting a 57, peaking at 59.
Oh My God, what I did!!!
"This is the first time my signal is 57 in Bucharest" he said! And he was a little sad about this and continued as addressing to another ham in frequency:
" I was giving him (to me) 59+10 and my signal is only 57 at his station! I will write this on my log!"
The other station, YO3YX, a "veteran" on 40m said to me that I have poor antenna.

OK, I admit, I have a VERY poor antenna! That's right! But I manage to have a 9+ signal.
Or not?

It is my fault that his signal is only 7 on my S-meter? Should I broke my radio because of that?

I am sick of all this "elders" who have nothing to say that "cincinoua-afaraploua" (fivenine-rainingoutside) and making big ado about nothing!
I cannot catch the importance of having only big RST on my log!
Ham radio is about experimenting not about bragging with unreal facts!

Anyway, from now on, i will give to all YO stations only 59+60 db! IF I will ever have a QSO with that kind of people!
Get a life dude!

73!

MASAT-1 misiune de succes!

MASAT-1, primul satelit lansat de Ungaria a facut, cum se spune, “istorie” cand a transmis primele imagini ale Pamantului, la data de 8 martie 2012.

Pe langa frumusetea intrinseca a imaginilor, acestea demonstreaza ca o planificare si o realizare atenta poate sa furnizeze rezultate deosebite chiar si printr-un proiect atat de limitat in dimensiuni si buget energetic precum este cazul satelitilor CubeSat.

8 martie 2012 - 12:37

MASAT-1 a fost proiectat si realizat de catre studenti si cadre didactice de la Facultatea de Inginerie Electrica de la Universitatea de Tehnologie si Economie din Budapesta, in colaborare cu Agentia Spatiala Ungara si cu diverse companii nationale.

Satelitul masoara 10x10x10 cm, are greutatea de 1 kg si a fost lansat pe orbita de joasa altitudine de vectorul VEGA operat de Agentia Spatiala Europeana (ESA) de la baza de lansare din Kourou in arhipelagul Caraibean.

Inca de la lansarea sa, din data de 13 februarie 2012, satelitul a functionat perfect si a transmis date catre statia de sol din Budapesta.

Sistemul de control al atitudinii asigura pozitionarea optima a camerei video atunci cand satelitul evolueaza deasupra emisferei sudice.

Pe langa cele doua statii (Budapesta si Erd), peste 120 de radioamatori au receptionat transmisiunile satelitului, contribuind prin receptia a mai mult de 200.000 de pachete de date la succesul misiunii.

12 martie 2012 - 05:33

Camera de la bordul satelitului are o rezolutie de 640 x 480 pixeli (1-10 km per pixel) si are dimensiunea aproximativa a unei monede de 2 Eur!

Indicativul radio al satelitului este HA5MASAT iar frecventa pe care transmite telemetria este de 437.345 MHz +/- shift-ul Doppler shift (max. +/- 10 kHz.)

Pentru receptia semnalelor transmise se poate folosi un software pus la dispozitie de catre echipa care a realizat satelitul.

Mai multe imagini si informatii aici:

International HF "Bucuresti" Contest 2012

Period:
March 19, 2012, between 18.00-20.59 UTC (20.00 - 22.59 LT)

Bands / mode:

80 m
CW - between 3510-3560 kHz;
SSB - between 3675-3775 kHz;
PSK31 - 3580-3590 kHz

40 m
CW - between 7010-7035 kHz;
SSB - between 7090-7100 kHz, 7130-7200 kHz between;
PSK31 - 7040-7045 kHz

Under The Romanian Society of Radio Amateur's patronage and organised by YO3KSR, the 35th Edition of the HF International Contest "Bucuresti" will be held on 19th of March, from 18:00 GMT in both 80 m and 40 m band. We invite you to take note about the contest's rules!

A special software (Logger, keyer and PSK engine) is available on the contest's webpage. Check for the latest version!

LED Voltmeter (for portable QRP ops)

As the summer is already here (HI), I plan to spend some time on YOFF and SOTA-YO so I prepare my portable backpack.
A portable and compact voltmeter is often nedeed but the usual multimeters are bulky, impractical and heavy (for portable use).
Therefore, I made a little voltmeter, which shows the SLA battery voltage via a blinking LED.
I made it around a PIC 16F876A microcontroller using the embedded ADC.
All can be made on a perfoboard as a Do It Yourself (DiY) Project for a raini afternoon.

Here is the schematic diagram (CLICK to enlarge):

The LED shows the following voltages;

Ind.	Volt	Collour
LED 1	< 11 V	Bright RED
LED 2	11 V - 12 V	RED
LED 3	12 V - 12,4 V	YELLOW
LED 4	12,4 V - 12,6 V	GREEN
LED 5	12,6 V - 13 V	GREEN
LED 6	13 V - 13,3 V	GREEN
LED 7	13,3 V - 13,8 V	YELLOW
LED 8	>13,8 V	Bright RED

Al the nedeed files are .rar archived and available for download HERE.

Here is a little movie with the voltmeter:



If you found this usefull, please drop a line!

73 de YO3HJV

PS
A explanatory article was published into the QRP Quarterly (Spring 2012) 
-Page 1
-Page 2 

Here is another link to download QRP Quarterly with SLA PIC Voltmeter.

Lustraphone mike, another piece of junk restored...

A few months ago I visit a friend of mine.
In his backyard I found a big stock of junk.
Searhing for some interesting, I found a nice desktop microphone who look a little odd!
I took it for nothing.
Unfortunately, I didn't took any picture before I start to open it. The images here are after some cleaning...
At home, after a little thinking, I opened it and found that the microphone is made by LUSTRAPHONE in England.
A nice transformer was fitted under the transducer. The output is balanced at around 600 Ohm.


I search on the Internet but I found almost nothing about this type. Only this site is exhibit a identical one, only for hire!
I removed the old paint which was horrible and sprayed with a matt-black one.
On the chromed pieces I work witha Dremel brush and restored the shining for a nice contrast.
The front of the transducer was covered with a dense copper mesh which was unrecoverable so I removed it.
The switch is the original one (Labeled also with LUSTRAPHONE). It is a double-section two position but one section was unusable (in shortcircuit) so I had to use only one...

The final result is this (click on photo for larger view):

I used it on a FT-2000 and the audio reports were great!
Nice piece...

Why Lustraphone Ribbon Mike was never at BBC.

Some info about LUSTRAPHONE:

Lustraphone was a contemporary of Grampian and Reslo from the 1950s -- all British microphone manufacturers building ribbon and moving-coil mics mainly for the amateur, semi-pro and PA industries. (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/mar02/articles/qa0302.asp).

It seems that hey invented the noise cancelling microphone!

Ten things about ICOM IC-R20 (and more)

ICOM just announced that IC-R20 is not longer in production. 
I still have mine.

I have this pretty communication reveiver for more than 2 yrs. I had a lot of fun with and found a lot of use especially on my experiment bench but also to listen to various stations while travelling.
One of the main benefits is the enourmous autonomy from the LiIon battery which keep the receiver "alive" for more than one week. Of course, with some moderation to the loudspeaker volume and around 2 hrs/day listening.
The full characteristics of the ICOM IC R-20 "A.K.A. "features"are to be found on various places on internet so I do not want to trick you to land on my page for this, HI.
Instead, I will emphasize some of the features and some of the missings of this radio.

1. The SSB is missing above 470 MHz. This lead to impossibility to trace faint signals with a waterfall software (like Spectran or SpectraVue);
2. The excessive sensitivity of the front end sometime make impossible to listen to some signals in a strong RF environment; fortunately, the RF level CAN be applied simultaneous with the RF ATTenuator.
3. The memory and scanning is a little weird for someone used with transceivers. Banks and lists are too complicated but I believe it is hard to organise more than 1k slots.
4. A big plus is the "onboard" recorder though the audio format ( .icw) used is obscure and not supported by the programming software. One have to upload the recordings into the scanner and listen with the IC R20 which is stupid! really stupid. But there is solutions! The squelch-activated recording is a nice feature! The audio file format is weird but I have a conversion software (see links below)
5. The original antenna seems to be fragile but I didn't manage to broke. Yet! (still OK in May 2022)
6. The LCD screen is "the best". Simple and effective, visible in the full sun and also at night. The backlight is also, one of  the best I ever seen.
7. A high level of IMD above 1.5 GHz made this radio tricky to use on some SatCom. I didn't tried in remote places and Bucharest is not the best place for that kind of weak signal receiving.
8. The audio jack is shared with the CAT (CI-V) port. It is mandatory to have some kind of separation between when using headphones. Or to hack a headphone to use it. The built in speaker is not so loud so one will take benefit from a headset in noisy environments.
9. Excellent below 30 MHz and exceptional above 100 MHz; The BC receiving is very nice and the autotune is working well. The SSB is pretty like on a big transceiver.
10. Very quick on scanning memories. Also, the CTCSS/DCS scanning is working very nice.

OK for now...
What about the software? one will ask...

So, there is a programming softare. CS-20 is the "name". With this you will be able to programm the memories and banks. You will be able also to download the recorded communications.
To listen to that recordings is a different story but it is a solution.
You have to use a ICW2WAV utility (audio conversion software)
Also, a steady hand will be able to take the last IF (450 kHz) and send it to a SDR receiver to decode unusual modes while tuning above 1 GHz!
You can use Ham Radio Deluxe to controll the Icom IC R20. With DRM you will be able to decode most of the digital modes below 470 MHz and if you made the IF mod, you will be able to "unleash the beast"!

This are hard to find so, let's organise the files (links updated at 18 May 2022:

-Programming software CS-R20
-Service manual;

-Service manual Addendum;

-Icom R-20 modifications in one file.

-ICW2WAV audio file conversion software .

-If needed, here are OKI DLLs (OkiAudio.dll, OkiAdpcmEnc.dll, OkiAdpcmDec.dll). Unzip them and copy into the ICW2WAV folder. 

Please, be aware that the software is hosted on external server. 

Use a antivirus software to scan for problems before installing and make a  backup copy because I do not how much that will be there!

73 de yo3hjv

Later Edit

So, just happened! Told you to make backup copies!
Fortunately, I was able to find them again so, the links are updated (18 May 2022).

LLE (August 28, 2015)
After more than 3 years after the first impressions and tests with other scanners, I strongly believe that ICOM IC-R20 is the best comm. receiver.scanner at his category (portable/handheld). It's not cheap but the quality has a price!
The LiIon battery is doing fine, after this years keeping the radio running for a week or more on moderate use.
There are hardware mods to use a RTL SDR on first IF; one can have all modes on the entire receiving range but a very steady hand and good eyes to do it.
The original antenna is doing fine, beating the record on this kind of antennas!
I was sorry to heard that the rado is no more on production so, if you find one on stock somwhere, grab it before anyone else will do it.
Definetly, a keeper!

LLLE (May 2022)

I still have it. I can't find the battery holder skeleton but the original LiIon battery still hold the charge like a new one. 

The receiver is still in good shape altough the rubber caps are starting to worn and to show the age.

At some point I considered sell it and buy the new Icom IC R-30 but I am very pleased about this one.

Save WIKIPEDIA!

Knowledge is power! When someone try to conquer this kind of power in the present, the history and the future are in danger! Please, read Orwell, save and preserve The Free Knowledge of Wikipedia! Let us have past, present and future! Without this, all we'll be soon nothing but slaves!
Say no to Internet Censorship!
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International HF "Bucuresti" Contest 2012

We are almost ready to propose you a new format for the traditional BUCURESTI Contest!

Here is a teaser. More information will be soon available on the official page at YO3KSR.


GL & GDX & Happy contesting!
73 de YO3HJV

Organizer:

Romanian Society of Radioamateurs–YO3KSR Club

Date:

March 19, 2012, 16.00-18.59 UTC

Bands/Mods:

80 m

CW – from 3510 to 3560 kHz;

SSB – from 3675 to 3775 kHz;

PSK31 – from 3580 to 3590 kHz

40 m

CW – from 7010 to 7035 kHz;

SSB –from 7090 to 7100 kHz, and from 7130 to7200 kHz;

PSK31 – from 7040 to 7045 kHz

Categories

Can be chosen one of these categories:

- A - QRP - (max.5 W PEP) single operator

- B - LPI - Low power - single operator (max.100 W PEP) –

Note: equipment used at this category must be limited to maximum 100W PEP. If transmitter is capable of more than 100W PEP operator must reduce the power at maximum100WPEP

- C - LPG - Low power group – two or more operator (maximum 100 W PEP)

Note: equipment used at this category must be limited to maximum 100W PEP. If transmitter is capable of more than 100W PEP operator must reduce the power to maximum 100WPEP

- D - SWL - receiver (only category « MIXT »)

And one of these working modes:

-E – Mixt – any of two or more transmission modes

-F – Phone – SSB

-G – CW – Morse code

-H – Digi – PSK31

Reports:

- YO stations: RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + 2 letters code (Bucharest district (a.k.a “sector”) code XA-XF for YO3 stations, or county code for YO counties).

Operators with YO3 prefix will give the report as follow XA-XF only if the transmitter is located in Bucharest XA-XF districts (a.k.a “sector”), if not will give the report accordingly with the county/country where is located the transmitter.

- Foreign stations (other than YO’s): RS(T) + serial number starting with 001 + 2 letters code (code= internet domain. E.g.: Russia=RU, Hungary=HU, Bulgaria=BG, Moldova=MD etc.).

Score

A. YO stations:

- 1 QSO YO3 - YO3, YO – YO, YO – Foreign= 2 pct.

- 1 QSO YO3 - YO, YO - YO3, YO3 – Foreign = 4 pct.

B. Foreign stations:

- 1 QSO with a YO operator or Foreign = 2 pct.

- 1 QSO with a YO3 = 4 pct. (only for transmitters that are located in Bucharest’s districts)

SWL: must log both call signs and both controls transmitted, maxim 5 consecutive QSO’s with the same call sing.

Multipliers: number of counties (AB, AG,... etc.) + number of country codes. (see Appendix) + number of different Bucharest districts YO3 (XA, XB, XC, XD, XE, XF)

Note:

Operators are entitle to work with any station once in CW, once is SSB and once in PSK31 according to band plan described above and multiplier will count only once in such cases. Also QSO’s logged in different bands with same station are scored with the same number of points

Final Score

Final Score = (summ of points of the two bands 80m and 40m) * (summ of multipliers of the two bands 80m and 40m).

Vasile Ciobanita, YO3APG - SK

Postez aici, cu intarziere, stirea care deja se cunoaste. Vasile Ciobanita, YO3APG nu mai este intre noi.
Astazi s-a dus sa se odihneasca.
Inainte insa de a se retrage definitiv, a facut ceea ce ii reusea de fiecare data: Ne-a strans din nou laolalta.
Am senzatia insa, ca azi a fost pentru ultima data!
In pofida celor care vedeau in el sursa tuturor relelor din radioamatorismul romanesc, m-am incapatanat sa vad un om care si-a pus o mare parte din energia sa (daca nu intreaga) in slujba radioamatorismului.
Am facut abstractie de sistemul in care evolua si am preferat sa il cunosc si sa il stimez ca om si mi-am permis sa il banuiesc de cele mai bune intentii.
Era peste tot, raspundea tuturor, stia o multime despre multe. Si nu numai despre radioamatori si radioamatorism.
Chiar si atunci cand avea o opinie diferita, discutia in contradictoriu era placuta si aveai la ce sa te gandesti.
Am fost criticat si eu si el pentru calitatea de "Membru de Onoare" al Societatii Romane a Radioamatorilor dar niciodata nu a vrut sa spuna cine anume il critica. Era discret si chiar si aceasta discretie i-a fost reprosata de multe ori.
Sunt multe de spus despre cum a influentat subtil drumul prin radioamatorism al multora si sunt destui care isi datoreaza o cariera lui Vasile. O vor face altii, sunt covins.
Viata e uneori aiurea si te lasa descoperit atunci cand te astepti mai putin.
Acum, Vasile ramane intre noi prin prin carti, inregistrari de QTC, cateva inregistrari video si multe, multe, tare multe amintiri raspandite in toate indicativele cu care s-a intersectat.

Cea mai puternica amintire a mea este cand, intr-unul din putinele momente de liniste, m-a tras deoparte si mi-a marturisit ca de abia asteapta sa se retraga pentru a mai face cateva legaturi caci ii lipsea tare mult asta!

73 de YO3HJV

PS.
Stiam de dragostea sa pentru munte si am descoperit ca nu numai radioamatorii l-au "avut" pe Vasile ci si montaniarzii! Clubul "Floarea de Colt" este marcat de aceasta disparitie.