Little Q is tested and ready to be packed.
Also, DL2NUD, Hermann and DJ4TC, Peter did successfully activate Sardinia in September 2014 (1296 and 23xx) and EA8DBM, Alex in August 2024 (1296), we thought it might be still worthwhile, to go there again. Since they have worked many stations on 1296, we will be focusing on 23xx, 5760 and 10xxx MHz.
We’ll travel by car using the ferry to Sardinia and stay there for 20 days, doing some sightseeing/vacation and of course EME on 1296, 23xx, 5760 and 10xxx. Sorry, but 3400 MHz is not allocated to amateur radio in IS0.
Team members will be again Sam HB9COG, Dan HB9CRQ and Sue Dan’s YL.
Our QTH is a nice little house on the very south of the island in JM48jv, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Since our QTH is located on a bay we expect some 10° to max 20° elevation on MR and MS due to the mountains and some trees (we will only know exactly once we are there). But in anyway, we should have good enough take-off to work all continents.
Here our operation schedule:
29. May (Thursday)
1296.120 Q65-60C IS0/HB9COG 1st CFOM, 06.30z until 20.00z
30. May (Friday)
2320.120 Q65-60C IS0/HB9COG 1st CFOM, 07.30z until 21.00z
2304.120 (during W/VE window, QSY will be announced on HB9Q 23xx logger)
2301.990 and 2400.100 (on request only, please send e-mail before 17. May to dan@hb9q.ch)
31. May (Saturday)
5760.120 Q65-60D IS0/HB9COG 1st CFOM, 08.45 until 21.30z
1. June (Sunday)
10368.120 Q65-60D IS0/HB9COG 1st CFOM , 10.00z until 22.00z
10450.120 (on request only, please send e-mail before 17. May to dan@hb9q.ch), QSY will be announced on HB9Q 10xxx logger
CW: As always, we will work CW on all bands. However, only with big-enough stations and after the pile-up on Q65 is worked.
Equipment (as always):
1.5m dish 1x2mm mesh, homemade automatic az/el control
1296: 100W at feed, circular, preamp at horn
23xx: 90W at feed, circular, preamp at horn
5760: 80W at feed, circular, preamp at horn
10xxx: 50W at feed, v-pol, preamp at horn
How big needs your station to be to work us?
On 23cm 2m dish and 150W at the feed
On 13cm 2m dish and 100W at the feed
On 6cm 1.5m dish and 80W at the feed
On 3cm 0.75m solid dish with 60W at the feed
We’ll have internet access. During our activities we’ll be stand-by on the HB9Q band loggers. We also will check our e-mails several times a day.
QSL policy: QSL only direct including SAE to: Daniel Gautschi, Sonnhangstrasse 31, CH-6205 Menziken
If you wish to sponsor our activity, you are welcome to do so by using PayPal dan@hb9q.ch (please mention your call).
We are looking forward to our IS0/HB9COG DXpedition and hope to work many of you!
Next information a few days before the activity.
Vy 73, Dan/Sue & Sam Q-Team at IS0/HB9COG