OK1KEY MoonContest 2019-12-11

MoonContest 11.12.2019 on 70cm band was our second contest ever. We used our local radio club station callsign OK1KEY but this time we decided to find better QTH for this contest. We found the highest point place in Prague. This place is called Sobinka and it is placed in JO70DB, not far from Prague’s airport Ruzyně. The temparature there was at about -2°C but fortunately no wind.
We used the same equipment as last tim. TRX Kenwood TM-V7E and mag-mount antenna NR-770RSP placed on our car’s roof. We used Banner 12V 74Ah car accumulator as power supply.
This time we were more successful and we achived 4th in total. Guys made 36 QSO and the longest distance was made to the locator square JO80IB, Orlické hory, Suchý vrch. The distance was 173km.
The other „DX“ contacts were: Čelistná (JN79OI) 103km, Komáří vížka (JO60WQ) 76km, Černá Studnice (JO70OR) 99km, Česká Skalice (JO80AJ) 130km, Dolní Černůtky (JO70UH) 105km and Děčín (JO70CT) 84km.

  • OK1KEY, Our temporary QTH, Sobinka
  • OK1KEY, Sobinka, JO70DB, 11.12.2019, 19:00-21:00 UTC, -2°C
  • OK1KEY, Sobinka, JO70DB, 11.12.2019, 19:00-21:00 UTC, -2°C
  • OK1KEY, Sobinka, JO70DB, 11.12.2019, 19:00-21:00 UTC, -2°C
  • Our QSO notes in field conditions 🙂
  • Sometimes bit hard to read 🙂

OK1KEY MoonContest 2019-12-04

MoonContest 04.12.2019 on 2m band. I agreed with our local radio club station OK1KEY to participate this contest with my 11 years sons from my home QTH. As I have just the KENWOOD TM-V7E FM TRX and the mobile mag-mount antenna NR-770RSP on my balcony at 2nd floor we finished the contest on 18th place with 17 QSO and 384 points. The max distnace QSO was made between locators JO70FB and JO60WQ, ca 81km. It was first time when my sons have mike in their hands.