PY7ZC's SITE

PY7ZC's Site

V26MH

Antigua Island Mini-dxpedition is successfully over.

Start: 14.04.2006

End: 16.04.2006

Location: Antigua, Gunthorpes, NA-100

Many Thanks to all HAM to have made QSO with me and thanks for the patience.

I was using the V26B Super Station. It's really a big station:

- tower 10m: 4 over 4 over 4 el. yagi

- tower 15m: 5 over 5 el. yagi

- tower 20m: 3 over 3 el. yagi

- tower 40m: 2 over 2 el. yagi

- 80m: 3 el. Wire on Europe and 1 el. Wire on USA

- 160m: inverted V dipole

- WARC: 3 elements

- another tower with TH7DX from Hygain + 2 el. 40m.

- another tower with 3 el. 6m

My wife HB3YIY has helped me by logging on Pile-ups and made some QSO also, with me beside.

Main results:

1564 QSO

86 DXCC

456 WPX

26 Zones !!!!

163 Spots on DXCluster: link

PICTURES : link

Sounds:

HRD 2006-04-14 235608.mp3

Travel:

Flight Milano - London - St. John, with British Airways, but many companies flight there...

Base:

V26B, for more infos see: http://n3oc.dyndns.org/v26b/

Working Conditions:

- Icom IC-706MK2 - works great !

- Kenwood TS 450

- antennas se upper description

- MFJ Voice Keyer 424 - an incredible tool for not loosing the voice

Other Informations:

Time to get the Licence: 1/2 day, better on morning

Price to get the Licence: 63 USD

Request on site at the Cable and Wireless building, in front of the post office, 4th floor, Licensing Authority, St. John, Antigua

Contact person: M. William Henry at william.henry@ab.gov.ag, phone 268-562-1868, fax 268-562-1872

Approx. Price/person for the stay 2 weeks on Antigua including flight from Italy: USD 2500-3000

Created by HB9OCR