Installation of an balun.

When I put up my new trap dipole for  160/80 I also installed a 1:1 balun. Purpose is to prevent current on the outside of the coax. It is a FT-240-61 and works just fine.

And Winding is some turns of 3 mm dia enamelled copper wire.

I've got an mosquito remover. It is an Thermacell MR-450. And it works. A lot of mosquito's around my head. But when I start the MR-450 after a few minutes all mosquito's is gone fishing! Super!

Wx here at the moment is showers and some TS. And temp is about 25 C ( 77 F ). Prediction for the rest of the day is Moore severe TS and a lot of rain.

CUL

160/80 m Antenna

The storm Alfrida that hit us on the 2 of January it decided that I didn't need any vertical antenna for 160/80 m. So it just put it back to scrap aluminium. I have not yet managed to get hold of new straight aluminium tubing to make a new Antenna for 160/80 m. Meanwhile  I decided to add 160 to my inverted "V" for 80 m. I manufactured two identical coils of dia 45 mm and put 28 turns of wire on them. Then I tuned them using a piece of RG-58 as capacitor and put the traps on 3,55 MHz. Installed and added 14 m of antenna wire after the traps and trimmed it to resonance on 1,825 MHz. All Went well and now I'm QRV again on 160 m.
Heard E31A on 160 last night. He was Calling CQ and no takers. But Before my PA came on line ( very long 2,5 min delay ) he Went QRT!
Anyway here are some Pictures.

I don't knew how long the traps will last in Bright Sunlight and harsh weather that we have here in Sweden. But hopefully I will get some new antenna (GP) up Before next Winter.

CUL

One new IOTA

This week I've got QSL from NA-092, North Padre Island Texas. This push my confirmed score up to 550. 15 to get Honor Roll.
So thanks Mike, AD5A for Quick response. And QSO was also confirmed direct to IOTA via Club-Log.

And my ADSL is now history. And my Internet supplier was here and installed a outdoor antenna for 4G router. And despite 5 km to the nearest 4G mast I have about -80 dbm signal strength. That is OK.

Here are the antenna installation. It has 10 dbi gain. So far so good.

CUL

New Band slots and all wood is in!

Today I received QSL from V84SAA. Worked them on the missing band slots. 160, 80, 40, and 17 m. This finalise Brunei for DXCC. Nice card from LZ1JZ, Tony. And here are the proof.

And all the trees that fell down in the storm Alfrida that hit us at the 2 of January this year is now in the Wood shed. All of the property is also cleaned up and all is just fine until the next disaster will hit!!??

The only thing that is missing is my 160/80 antenna. But that one is scrap due to Alfrida!!!

Well, that's all for now. CUL

Two new IOTA's received

Yesterday I've got two new IOTA's in the mail box. It was TC0M AS-159 Kefken Island and the new one from Sweden/Finland EU-192 Kataja/Inakari Island. Call used was OH10X. And here are the proof!

Nice Cards!

Have a lot of work to do at my garden. I have cut down a few fur trees and at the moment they are just in a pile. So I have a lot to do.

There are a 8 fur and one big Birch. I will start to day to cut them up. Hopefully I will be done around midsummer??!!

CUL

New IOTA received QSL's.

Last week I've got the QSL from Cezar's last expedition. It was TX0A and TX0M.
As usual the quality of the QSL's is super. And here are the proof!

This pushed my score up to 546 IOTA's. But there are still a way to go to achieve 565 for Honor Roll. But I will get there.

Google has announced closing of Google+. I have an account and this blog. But I don't have a clue if this will be affected. We will se int the near future.

CUL!

New QSL arrived today.

Yes! QSL from Ducie Island just fell down into my mail box. Worked them on a few band slots. Only new one was 80 m CW and Digital. Nice card and I'm pleased with the QSO's I achieved as the conditions was not the best.

And I also got it confirmed via LoTW. Thanks!!

As you can see I have a lot of snow. And it is more on the way. Temp this morning was -15 C ( 5 F ). Prediction is it will get warmer. I like that.

CUL