YO/LA8OKA from Romania
2 Desember - 8 Desember
2012 - Business trip to Bucharest
27 January - 2 February 2013 - Business
trip to Bucharest
10 February - 15 February 2013 - Business trip to
Bucharest
Operator:
YO/LA8OKA:
LA8OKA Martin Storli
QSL Info
Martin Storli
Rudbakken 12
N-1480 Slattum
Norway
Story
Desember 2012, January and February 2013:
I had to go to
Bucharest
for customer support on our customers aircraft in
Romania.
Not to far from the hotel where a large shopping centre with a
good hardware store, where I could obtain all necessary parts for
building antennas.
QTH:
Bucharest - Romania
Operating bands and modes
Desember
2012, January and February 2013
IDuring the trhree short trips to Bucharest I managed to work 106
QSO's and 29 DXCC's on 80 m, 40 m, 30 m, 20 m 17 m, 15 m, 12 m and 10 m
on SSB, PSK and RTTY. The antennas used this time was
a half wave dipole antenna for 20 m and random wire antennas made out of installation cable. The antennas
was hanging out of the window of the hotel on a telescopic painters pole.
I was also on the air with APRS from the aircraft when I was out
flying with the customer. The flights took me to near all parts of
Romania.
Radio Equipment
Desember
2012, Janauary and February 2013:
Elecraft KX3
160 m - 6 m HF/VHF Multimode Transceiver
Kenwood TH-D72
2 m/70 cm VHF/UHF FM/APRS
Transceiver
MicroHAM USB III Interface
Dipole antenna for 20 m and random wire antennas made on location
Switch Mode PS 12 VDC - 5 A
The shack at the hotel during the stay in February.
The painters pole and the antenna hanging from the pole.
The painters pole and the antenna hanging from the pole.
The Kenwood TH-D72 was placed in a cup holder close to the window in the
paasenger cabin of the aircraft.
Map over the flights as plotted from the APRS beacons.