TURKEY, TA4

UT0UM and US7IGN are QRV as TA4/homecalls from 01 June 2013 to 14 June 2013.

Open season 2012

Visit to the nearest place available for winter operations was very short. Strong wind and snow convinced me to postpone tests of Vertical for 20-17 meters until the next time.

Nevertheless, I heard a lot of stations on 20 meters. Antenna was veery simple, 1/4 Vertical for 20m, steel guard used as a counterpoise. With 20W I worked several EU stations and even caught two memorial ctations: EK85GM and EM1000USK.

Perfect conditions on 144MHz

Never heard so many EU and UK stations on 2 meters... Last three days were magic.
Made several interesting contacts using 6+9 el SAT Yagi, installed on tripod on my balcony, just 2 meters above ground.

Together with Lars SM7WVZ we were active in the Nordic Activity Contest on 28 MHz on Sept 2, 2010. Our QTH, JO65or, was on a Sony-Ericsson parking, which is completely empty in the evening. Lars prepared Quad loop for 10 meters mounted on 12m Spiderbeam pole, just to proof the concept. But since we arrived just before beginning of the contest we started with vertical and planned to try Q-loop after NAC.. Unfortunately propagation was not that good at that day and had gone shortly after sundown.