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Italian radio amateurs now on 60 meters band (5 MHz band)
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: News
At best of my knowledge, starting on November 3rd, 2018, italian radio amateurs will be allowed to transmit on 60m band with maximum 15 W e.i.r.p., from 5351.5 kHz to 5366.5 kHz. Contacts made before November 3rd, 2018 should be neither legal nor recognizable as DXCC credits, records, awards, etc.
Italy is on 5 MHz band too!
ER/IK1HGE QSLing
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: Moldova ER/IK1HGE
UPDATE 2018-11-05
The QSL shop shipped all the requested QSLs to me. I filled out all the QSLs to be sent out via bureau. I hope that the local bureau sevice will ship the cards to the national service by the end of the year. Im sorry but I can't send QSLs to countries that do not have a bureau service. Wherever I realized that the card recipient is a "Direct only" or a "LotW" one, I did not fill out the QSL card; for those stations, I'm "Direct only" as well. ER/IK1HGE is not on LotW.
I replied to further direct QSL requests and I sent the so called green stamps back to the sender. At present, there are no outstanding requests. Obviously, I'm still available to reply to any new direct request.
Unless unexpected events occur, all activities for 2017 and 2018 operations from Moldova are completed and there will not be any further update.
Thank you everybody!
73's de ER/IK1HGE Roberto
UPDATE 2018-10-08
The print shop gave me some laser printed QSLs that I used to reply to all direct QSL card requests received untill now. So, all direct cards requested have been sent out on Oct 6th, 2018. I still have a few cards for incoming requests.
For cards via bureau: I'm still waiting for the print shop to run the production lot and deliver the 1000 cards to me. I know you are patient, otherwise you wouldn't choose the bureau service 
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UPDATE 2018-09-11
ER/IK1HGE's logbook is complete and uploaded in Club Log. Read here below and then check your call in the module here aside (on the right).
ORIGINAL POST 2018-09-08:
I'm almost done with uploading ER/IK1HGE's logbook in ClubLog. Only three days of operations are still missing in the logbook, however I will upload the remaing data soon. Verify if you are in the log through the Log search "ER/IK1HGE" in the right column of this web page and, if you think you should be in the log but the system says that you are not, then send me the qso data through the "Contacts" page of this web site, it is surely mi fault when copying the notes from the minute to the data base.
I will notify all the progresses in QSLing in the "Moldova ER/IK1HGE" pages (see the Menu here on the right).
73's
ER/IK1HGE
Yaesu FT-450AT for sale
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: Flea market
For sale Yaesu FT-450AT with manuals in English and Italian, and with original packaging. The equipment is dated 2008, I bought it as a second hand item on Aug 10th, 2018 because my own RTX was in maintenanace and I needed a radio for my holidays. I used it for three weeks, having a chance to test almost everything in the HF bands with a G5RV antenna, therefore I can say that, based on my experience, the RTX is perfectly workable and in very good aesthetical condition. It has an internal automatic antenna tuner that tunes up antennas mismatched up to SWR 1:3.
ER/IK1HGE 2018 operations completed
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: Moldova ER/IK1HGE
On Aug. 31, 2018 I had my last QSO from Moldova. The antenna was dismantled and equipment is back to European Union. I made enough QSOs for an ad-hoc QSL to be printed. It'll take a month or so. If you need your confirmation earlier, drop a message to me.
Thank you everybody!
Roberto
Online DXCC - how much is it?
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: News
August 13th, 2018
After so many years, I am now inspired by the DXCC. I really want to hang the DXCC award to a wall of my shack! Well, though I never minded about it, wanted or not, during all these years I've collected QSL cards coming from much more than the 100 countries needed to submit the application; thus, I've chosen 100 QSLs, I've filled in whatever is needed for the "Online DXCC application" (the most cost effective) and I'm ready to check out. Surprise! The bill is 57 (read FIFTYSEVEN) cute dollars! 
You don't believe me, do you? Here you are the snapshot:
High voltage anode power supply 3500 - 4000 V
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: Electronics and radiofrequency
DANGER: HIGH VOLTAGE MAY KILL YOU!
This article is not for beginners. Specific electrical/electronics education is required as well as experience in the field of medium and high voltage circuits..
Observe all suitable precautions and safety rules. If you are wondering what they are, it means that this project is not for you!
ER/IK1HGE Moldova
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: Moldova ER/IK1HGE
I'm active from Republic of Moldova as ER/IK1HGE.
My working conditions consist of a wire G5RV antenna and a 100 W transceiver. I should be operating on all bands from 10 m to 80 m in SSB. If I find some room in my suitcase for my postal tapper, I'll be active in CW too. No PC, thus no digital modes.
If you want the QSL via bureau, send your one via IK1HGE. Direct QSLs must be sent to my Italian address, which you'll find easily.
I don't expect that, with the operating conditions that I told you and in a period of minimum sun activity, I'll collect several QSOs, but who knows...
Look for me on air!
IK1HGE
UPDATE AUG. 22 - 2018
I am mainly working on 40 m and 80 m CW. I am about to install a dipole for 20 m. My Key is giving some troubles to me. Be patient if it gets stuck sometimes. I have no tools to fix it.
UPDATE AUG. 31 - 2018
End of activity from Moldova.
The legend of the letter to ARRL to subscribe to Logbook of the World (LotW)
- Written by ik1hge
- Category: News
The instructions about how to subscribe to Logbook of the World (LotW), by the US Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL), are a little confusing and somehow contradictory, depending on where exactly you retrieve them. ARRL website says one thing, "Trusted QSL" (TQSL) software says another thing, on the several radio amateur web sites we can read interesting tails but, the most amazing stories could be found in the several hamradio forums and discussion groups. I subscribed to LotW in May 2018 as non-US radio amateur; I just downloaded TQSL and installed it. Then...
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