May 11th, 2009
IARU R1 2nd Subregional contest & 13cm records @ LY2WR
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The idea to join forces with LY2VA came during conversations after one of the LYAC/NAC tuesday activities. Aloyzas LY2VA (ex-UP2BBC) is one of the V/U/SHF pioneers in Lithuania and holder of many “firsts”. Photo: Aloyzas LY2VA at LY2WR Club station. |
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We decided it should be interesting to try one of the SHF bands above 23cm during contest weekend because of enhanced station activity. LY2VA promised to build a 8-10W PA for his existing DB6NT for 13cm (2320 MHz) and he did exactly that. Photo: LY2VA 13/23/70cm, LY4U 2m |
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So it becomes clear - the May 2/3 weekend is going to be first serious 13cm DX operation from LY, and the adrenaline levels rise… Photo: 40m high brick tower with LY2WR at the top, and commercially used steel radio tower besides. |
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On friday afternoon the whole team of 3 (LY2VA, LY3BF, LY4U) is already at the new LY2WR KO24FO site - dominating hill in the central part of LY (240m a.s.l. + 40m brick tower). Photo: 144 MHz 11el (top), 432 MHz 20el (below) |
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The place is also somewhat remote from any industrial activities, so the bands are relatively quiet, except for few bad insulators on nearby 110KV line. |
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We had to extend one of the two masts to fit a 50cm dish to be used on 13cm. 2m/70cm/23cm antennas were there already. Photo: 1296 MHz loop-yagi and 2320 MHz dish at 285m a.s.l. |
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Friday evening - we are all set. First QSO on 13cm with LY3AY (50km) 59/59 - all seem to work as expected. Starting to listen to the beacons. And indeed, as the air cools fast after sunset, temperature inversion occurs - at around 22UT ES0SHF/B on 23cm is already 599 (460 km). Unfortunately even on 70cm/2m all CQ-s go empty - everybody’s gone to bed. So do we, take a few hours break. |
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Saturday morning 05UT - ES0SHF fading out fast, but OZ7IGY and couple of SK7 beacons on 70/23/13cm are there, desperately looking for scandinavian QSO partners on ON4KST Microwave Chat. A luck finally - Christian OZ2LD from JO54TU logs in, so we quickly QSY to 2320 MHZ and make easy QSO which is first ever LY-OZ on 13cm and new LY record for that band at 823km. See fine Christian’s station here: http://www.sitecenter.dk/oz2ld/ Photo: LY2VA in QSO with Vitalijus LY3AY on 13cm - a very new band here in LY. |
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14:00 saturday - the contest begins, for the first time we have 3 operators and a capability to operate 3 bands simultaneously. Even with that, every QSO is difficult - the main european activity starts about 800km away. I would like to ask SP/OK/OM and Scandinavian stations to turn antennas more often to LY - there are always few stations willing to participate in these large European contests. Photo: an HF IC-735 with 23/13cm transverters on top, 2m/70cm FT-857, ON4KST chat as an essential part of today’s VHF contesting, 2m/70cm/23cm FT-736R. |
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2m highlights - two little pileups of DL stations from JO60/61/62/70/71 area at around 21-22UT, and a HA/OM pileup from JN97/98/87/88/89/KN06 around 00UT. Later a fine SSB QSO with DL0GTH for 2m ODX 1020km - the QSB went up just enough to exchange contest numbers, never heard them again. Called OE5BGN/P at 976km for about 30min but could not break the DL/OK stations wall. Relatively easy QSOs with many OK/OM mountain-top stations - thank you for not forgetting to turn antennas towards LY. Photo: QSO-map LY2WR 144 MHz from 1-st IARU subregional VHF Contest, March 2009. Taken from http://iaru.oevsv.at (where everybody can send a log now). |
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As it most often happens, there was no inversion thus no tropo for the contest period, the long try on 13cm with Pertti OH2AXH resulted in only some traces of 13cm CW signal, impossible for QSO. Still decided to try 13cm with Ulf SM7LCB JO86GH on sunday morning. Yes! A weak CW signal comes out of noise, and 0730UT we complete a 539/519 QSO at 534km for the first ever LY-SM on 13cm band. Listen to this QSO at SM7LCB website.Photo: 13/23cm antennas and clear horizon to East for 100s of kilometers, from where only one station was QRV - EW1ST… |
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All in all, this was one more great VHF DX and Contest weekend, looking for many more in future! LY2WR contest report is below. Thanks again to everybody for turning antennas to LY and spotting us in DX-cluster, 73 and cul! Photo: Arvydas LY3BF prepares to dismantle the 13cm dish as we pack for home after the Contest. |
| Contest Report from LY2WR in KO24FO at 144 MHzContest : IARU R1 2nd Subregional Date : 2009 May 02 to 2009 May 03 Section : Multi OP QTH : P.O.Box 927, 04013, Vilnius Co-OPs : LY2VA;LY3BF;LY4U TX : ft736r, 1000 W QSOs : 65 ODX : DL0GTH in JO50JP at 1020 km Worked World Wide Locators: Worked DXCCs: Top 20 QSO-points 20090502 1 DL0GTH JO50JP 1020 * Contest Report from LY2WR in KO24FO at 432 MHz Contest : IARU R1 2nd Subregional Co-OPs : LY2VA;LY3BF;LY4U TX : ft736r, 20 W QSOs : 13 ODX : OK2KYC in JN99BM at 712 km Worked World Wide Locators: Worked DXCCs: Top 10 QSO-points: * Contest Report from LY2WR in KO24FO at 1,3 GHz Contest : IARU R1 2nd Subregional Co-OPs : LY2VA;LY3BF;LY4U TX : ft736, 10 W QSOs : 8 ODX : OK2KYC in JN99BM at 712 km Worked World Wide Locators: Worked DXCCs: Top 8 QSO-points: * Contest Report from LY2WR in KO24FO at 2,3 GHz Contest : IARU R1 2nd Subregional TX : DB6NT, 8 W QSOs : 2 ODX : SM7LCB in JO86GH at 534 km Worked World Wide Locators: Worked DXCCs: Top 2 QSO-points: 73 |
Superb! Congratulations guys! So here we have the confirmation of a simple true : if you want to do something - just “move your ass”. Hard work - great results. So let it be ones again - congratulations!!!
Hey,
nice site and congrats ur results !!! Did not realize, that the group was on 144 MHz too - should be easy to work you from my QTH - 65m steel tower ( mobilradio)
In July from Gotland we certainly will have qsos on all four bands
73
Rolf DK2ZF
Hi Rolf,
yes, looking forward for your SM1/DK2ZF activities, good luck with this expedition and don’t forget about LY-Hamfest last weekend of July
http://www.lrmd.lt/hamfest/index.htm
73 Rytis LY4U
Hi,
Nice homepage!
Thanks for first SM-LY on 13cm!
Thanks for my 107 # on 23cm!
Good DX on mw.
73 de ULF/SM7LCB (SM0LCB)
Hello Interesting website! Looking for U on 144/432/1296 and Microwave NAC’s and when condx nice otherwise.
144273, 432173, 1296219 CW/SSB and checking Cluster
and ON4KST. cu all and GL/Lennart SM3BEI-JP81NG
Hi,
Nice homepage and congrats for the results.
Thanks for qso on 2m with DL0GTH.
There should be a good chance on 432MhZ and 1.3GHz in one of the contests coming.
Cuagn
73 de Jens, DL2AKT (DL0GTH)
Hello, I hope that QSO on 23cm will be ok next contest. I heard you during our sked, but you were very weak. Congratulate on your results.
Best regards, Jan OK1ZHS (OK1KPA)
Hello, it has been always hard to work LY stations from our QTH in JN99 because of higher mountains at your direction. This time your signal was excellent! If you are on KST chat, it will be easy to work you in any contest on 2m and hopefully on 70 cm as well.
73! Zbynek, OK2PIN (member of OK2KJT)
Hello! Nice and interesting page! Always problem for me to get an LY in the logg. Only ES as long I can remember. I hope we can have a QSO soon on 144, 432 and 1296?!
73! Mats-Ingvar/SM4DXO
Hello LY-OM’s,
today I found your interesting website during my search for LY-stations.
I’m planning a trip through the Baltic states starting end of May. I’ll bring my 10 GHz-station with me (5 watts) and will try to be qrv during the June-contest from LY.
It would be nice if I could have a short meeting with one of your guys (or the whole LY2WR-group) for discussing the best location.
It would be nice if you could give me a short notice how we can organize such a meeting.
Many thanks in advance and 73 de Peter, DL4BBU
Peter,
I just sent email to your address from QRZ.com
cu in LY!