Category Archives: QRP Portable

IOTA Contest on Cres Island, EU-136

Posted on 03/08/2016 by Adrian

Just a quick post because I am too lazy these days to write, holiday is near… Last weekend I was on a small trip to Cres Island, EU-136 in Croatia and worked as 9A/YO4HHP for a couple of hours in IOTA … Continue reading →

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SOTA Activation of Slavnik Summit (S5/BR-012)

Posted on 08/07/2016 by Adrian

Some days ago, on 25.06.2016, I went to Slavnik summit in Slovenia, very close to Trieste, about an hour drive, to try my first SOTA activation here in this area. The summit is 1028 m high, 4 points, and it is … Continue reading →

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YOFF-470 Activation, Lacu Sarat (Salt Lake)

Posted on 01/06/2015 by Adrian

Today, taking advantage of the national free day I drove to a nearby location, about 10 km South of my QTH, into a WFF zone, Lacu Sarat (Salt Lake) Braila. This lake is splitted into two by a small road, … Continue reading →

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YOFF-203 & Mobile HF Antenna, Proxel PRO-X1

Posted on 04/05/2015 by Adrian

Last weekend I did some mobile antennas experiments on the field. I have in my shack two of them, one “don’t remember brand” dual band VHF/UHF and one HF antenna, Proxel PRO-X1, which I never use them before. The PRO-X1 is … Continue reading →

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Summer HF Antennas

Posted on 21/04/2015 by Adrian

I took advantage of the small Easter vacation last weeks and installed two HF antennas at our countryside place, 10 km away from the city, where I spent most of the summer weekends. Like every spring, I reinstall my wire … Continue reading →

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Ciucas X3 Marathon & SOTA YO/EC-057

Posted on 21/09/2014 by Adrian

Last weekend I was attending Ciucas X3 mountain marathon, not as a contester of course, but part of a volunteer team of fellow hams to provide emergency communication across the trail. There were about 600 participants for 21 km, 42 … Continue reading →

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Portable in Macin Mountains, YOFF-009

Posted on 15/07/2014 by Adrian

Last weekend, 5th/6th of July, YO DX VHF/UHF Contest took place, along with other neighbour countries own VHF contests, so together with some fellow hams from our local club, YO4KAK, we went on a field-day trip to some close by hills, 35 km … Continue reading →

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Portable Vertical HF Antenna with MFJ-1954 telescopic whip

Posted on 27/10/2013 by Adrian

When going portable in HF I usually use a simple wire dipole, 2x5m, for 20m up, and tune it with the Z817, but this setup goes only when trees are available to hang out my wires. So for tree-less situations … Continue reading →

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Porta Paddle II – new toy in my shack

Posted on 10/06/2013 by Adrian

My new CW paddle finally arrived from US. I bought this Porta Paddle II from Doug W6AME, American Morse Equipment for 80$, shipping included to DX. I was looking for a paddle suitable for base and portable operation for my FT-817, … Continue reading →

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This weekend: YO DX HF Contest

Posted on 20/08/2012 by Adrian

The YO DX HF Contest will take place at the end of this week, from Saturday 25th at 1200UTC, till Sunday 26th 1159UTC. I intend to go for a weekend break outside the city, to the Danube village Chiscani, and … Continue reading →

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