Introduction Amateur radio VHF PA - June 2021

VHF PA - June 2021

Smerová mapa spojení vo VKV PA jún 2021
Direction map of connection in VHF PA June 2021

The plan did not work out. I also went with this VHF operating asset with the same setup as the last one. Why?

But let's do it gradually. When transmitting from a dimension, power is important. This is ensured by two batteries. One powers the Kenwood TR-751E radio, the other charges the netbook via the inverter. However, the manufacturer states, that it should last fully charged on the internal battery 6 and more hours, but under load it is not even half, so recharging is necessary.

Change of power supply from batteries to the power plant

A major change was to be the use of a power plant. Tuson ELC1000 seemed to be suitable - it is based on a 4-stroke engine and contains an AVR. At home, I just poured oil and gasoline and tried to start. She caught for the first time.

TOP10 connections in VHF PA June 2021
TOP10 connections in VHF PA June 2021

On arrival at the elevation above the village of Horná Súča, I first built a mast with an antenna. The generator came last in line. She also started for the first time. I connected the power supply and charger of the netbook. Until the beginning of the VHF operating asset remained about 20 minutes. After a while, however, it remained silent. Blackout. The generator turned off. I looked to see if I saw any problem, he waited a moment. She also started right away. However, the blackout was repeated for another ten minutes. I already knew that, that is bad. So I rewired the battery power. What is the cause, that the generator switches off? I do not know yet, but I also have too little consumption. Namely, the netbook and TCVR on reception have relatively low power consumption and may be, that the engine is "choked" when it goes out. Probably also for AVR would be appropriate preload the generator as described by Stano OM8ST

DXCC, with which it was worked in VHF PA June 2021
DXCC, with which it was worked in VHF PA June 2021

Apparently, the warm weather also caused better conditions for the spread to the south than a month ago. The multi-station signal was stronger than then, at 9A1N I probably also noticed airplane scatter. But it could not be verified, because the netbook does not have such performance, to handle more demanding programs like AirScout in parallel with the logo and KST chat.

KST chat is quite a significant help. VHF is the same, that if the antennas are rotated correctly, thus, the chance of a connection increases significantly compared to the situation when each station points the antennas elsewhere. For example, I managed to connect to YO5LD from KN5 in this way, OK1DOY from JN69 or OK1TDO from JO70. I use wtKST, which suits me more than a classic chat in a browser window.

These locators were successful in VHF PA June 2021
These locators were successful in VHF PA June 2021

 

Higher number of multipliers in VHF PA

Thanks to this and better distribution conditions on VHF operating assets in June shifted the number of multipliers to 18 and there is also more to the connection log than before. Quite a few connections were made on call. The map also shows a smaller number of stations near OK2 stations. Damage, that it was not possible to find someone from the Slovak KN squares again, although Slavo OM0AS and others were on the band. Maybe next time.

Direction map of connection in VHF PA June 2021
Direction map of connection in VHF PA June 2021

we'll see, with which he manages to lose a month. Reserves are still considerable, so there is still work to be done. See on the following map, that there are no stations from the Czech capital and its surroundings in the logo. The direction in the line Hradec Králové and Liberec is also very poor.

Coverage of OK stations in VHF PA June 2021
Coverage of OK stations in VHF PA June 2021

The log from the contest is already uploaded to Clublog and also on https://www.hamradio.hr/vhfrobot/index.php . I, that this should be the standard for any radio amateur to publish a diary publicly, what do you say?

Diary OM0AAO from VHF PA

date time Call Mode Sent Rec WWL claimed
QRB
calculated
QRB
2way CC
210620 0801 OE6V 1 59 001 59 035 JN76XU 280 280
210620 0802 OK2BSP 1 59 002 59 003 JN99AK 52 52
210620 0803 OM3WKX 1 59 003 59 004 JN98DR 37 37
210620 0806 OL70KRT 1 59 004 59 004 JN99BK 53 53
210620 0808 OM6CV 1 59 005 59 005 JN99LD 76 76
210620 0810 OK1KTW 1 59 006 59 022 JN89IW 140 140
210620 0812 OK2MAJ 1 59 007 59 004 JN89SG 45 45
210620 0822 HA50VQ 1 59 008 55 032 JN87GJ 206 206
210620 0825 9A2DM 1 59 009 59 034 JN86KD 326 326
210620 0829 OM3KGW 1 59 010 59 027 JN99CH 42 42
210620 0834 OM3KHT 1 59 011 59 029 JN99JC 63 63
210620 0836 OM6TX 1 59 012 59 019 JN88MK 91 91
210620 0837 OM4MX 1 59 013 59 021 JN87WV 121 121
210620 0839 OM5LD 1 59 014 59 026 JN98AH 75 75
210620 0840 OM3CPW 1 59 015 59 017 JN88OD 108 108
210620 0840 OM4KK 1 59 016 59 013 JN88WS 24 24
210620 0844 OK2DTF 1 59 017 59 009 JN89QG 54 54
210620 0845 OK2BXI 1 59 018 59 020 JN89SJ 56 56
210620 0847 OK2VWM 1 59 019 59 018 JN89PP 89 89
210620 0852 OL1B 1 59 020 59 048 JO80IB 151 151
210620 0854 OK1XBF 1 59 021 59 040 JN69MJ 361 361
210620 0855 HG6Z 1 59 022 59 072 JN97WV 186 186
210620 0858 OK2KZO 1 59 023 59 038 JN88AU 141 141
210620 0859 OK2IGG 1 59 024 59 091 JN79QJ 194 194
210620 0900 9A2AE 1 59 025 59 074 JN86HF 322 322
210620 0906 YO5LD 1 59 026 59 067 KN05NR 433 433
210620 0907 OM7CM 1 59 027 59 014 JN98NR 90 90
210620 0909 OK2BMJ 1 59 028 59 007 JN89VC 19 19
210620 0911 SN9W 1 59 029 59 069 JO90PP 209 209
210620 0913 S53MR 1 59 030 59 071 JN86AO 301 301
210620 0916 9A0BB 1 59 031 59 132 JN85EI 421 421
210620 0920 9A3SM 1 59 032 59 076 JN85FW 357 357
210620 0923 S58W 1 59 033 59 021 JN65XM 489 489
210620 0926 SN9A 1 59 034 59 026 JO90OI 178 178
210620 0934 OK1DOY 1 59 035 59 088 JO60UQ 360 360
210620 0936 OM3CVV 1 59 036 59 017 JN88TR 37 37
210620 0943 OK1DOL 1 59 037 59 117 JN69OU 358 358
210620 0945 OM3RM 1 59 038 59 070 JN88QA 115 115
210620 0948 9A4P 1 59 039 59 075 JN85OO 380 380
210620 0950 9A1E 1 59 040 59 107 JN85QT 355 355
210620 0953 OK2KUB 1 59 041 59 062 JN89BO 151 151
210620 0955 OK2RSC 1 59 042 59 011 JN89QH 57 57
210620 0957 OM6AKO 1 59 043 59 011 JN99LB 74 74
210620 1002 9A1N 1 59 044 59 112 JN85LI 411 411
210620 1006 OM3WMA 1 59 045 59 080 JN88RT 41 41
210620 1010 9A1VZD 1 59 046 59 091 JN86BE 340 340
210620 1014 9A0V 1 59 047 59 094 JN95PE 434 434
210620 1015 OM5CC 1 59 048 59 030 JN98JD 112 112
210620 1019 YU7ACO 1 59 049 59 077 KN05RD 502 502
210620 1020 OM3TGE 1 59 050 59 031 JN98FV 38 38
210620 1021 OK2BSN 1 59 051 59 030 JN99CS 90 90
210620 1022 OM4AJH 1 59 052 59 012 JN88XR 28 28 U
210620 1026 OM2RL 1 59 053 59 067 JN88NR 68 68
210620 1026 OK2VZE 1 59 054 59 123 JN89JM 104 104
210620 1029 OM3TFP 1 59 055 59 006 JN98EV 32 32 U
210620 1031 OM3MW 1 59 056 59 011 JN98BX 13 13
210620 1032 OK2VLT 1 59 057 59 101 JN99CS 90 90
210620 1034 OK2KCN 1 59 058 59 106 JN89OI 69 69
210620 1039 OK1KKI 1 59 059 59 097 JN79NF 209 209
210620 1041 OM2DT 1 59 060 59 039 JN88QQ 54 54
210620 1046 OK1TDO 1 59 061 55 068 JO70TA 205 205
210620 1049 OK5SE 1 59 062 59 061 JN89DP 142 142
210620 1054 OM1OW 1 59 063 59 016 JN98HS 54 54
210620 1055 OM3WAN 1 59 064 59 007 JN88VP 40 40 U
210620 1057 OK2BJW 1 59 065 59 014 JN89SM 68 68 U
210620 1059 OK2BPN 1 59 066 59 038 JN89UF 34 0 is

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