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CQWW DX Contest SSB 2019

Last weekend I participated in the CQWW DX contest SSB part under the call sign 4E1A. Propagation was miserable on 40 m and 80 m; with my 100 W low power I was seldom heard by DX stations in EU or NA. On 20 m and 15 m propagation was acceptable, and I got even some openings on 10 m. Finally, I could exceed my points from 2018 and made 852 contacts with 62 DXCC entities and in 30 zones.

Contacts per band. Total 2287 QSO points and 191 Multipliers.

Raw score: 2287 QSOs x 191 multipliers = 436817 points.

Z hhaq

NSPH 2023

Staying Connected

  • Date: June 13, 2020 NEW: April 15, 2023
  • Time: tbd.
  • Location: tbd.
  • Fees: 700 PHP per participant

After the COVID-19 pandemic the meeting was rescheduled to April, 15th, 2023. Place and time to be defined. We will inform all registered participants about new plans and schedules on this website.

Online registration is open now! Please register here. Fees are 700 Pesos per participant and additional donations are always welcome. After your registration you will receive a confirmation email. Please transfer the amount due to the following account:

  • Account name: Normita D Torres or Violeta T Rivera or Emil L Virtudes
  • Account number: 1599-5781-33
  • Bank: BPI
  • Branch: BPI ATC Alabang

and email a copy of the bank slip with your name written on it to Mita (mita0955@yahoo.com ) , Zedith (solid_zedisu@yahoo.com) or Violeta (violetarivera736@yahoo.com).

You can upload your picture on the picture upload page. Pictures will be shown in the NSPH 2020 participants’ gallery.

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Looking forward …

FT-818 portable setup

Finished the setup of my portable station. All components are mounted together using maker beam profiles: FT-818, PA MX-P50M, ATM Z817, Solar charge controller and Computer interface.

FT-818 with 40 W PA and ATM

Rear view with cabling

Computer interface and solar charge controller

CQWW WPX Contest 2018

The results for the CQWW WPX Contest 2018 are out for CW and SSB. I was able to achieve in both modes #1 in the Philippines for all bands, low power. In CW, first time ever, I became continental winner for Oceania.

Equipment: IC-718, 100W, Inv. Vee dipole for 40 and 80 and 3 el Spider beam for 15 m and 20 m. For 10 m I just matched the Spider beam with a matchbox.

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Reached 1 Mio Pts. #3 in Oceania, #16 world wide, not too bad

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Didn’t manage 1 Mio Its, but still enough to become #1 in Oceania

Solar Power for portable Operations

Today I tested the first time my new solar power setup for portable operations. I am using a 60 W PowerFilm foldable solar panel and a 5 A MPPT charge controller for a LiFePo4 4S battery. The whole weight is 1600 g including the 5 m connection cable.

60 W foldable solar panel with MPPT charge controller

Hanging solar panel on the balcony – testing

It was cloudy day and the sun was most often covered by clouds. The panel is only exposed to 1/3 up to max. 1/2 to the full sunlight, if it is there.

Using a power analyzer to measure the incoming power and charge.

Using a power analyzer, the data show a 1.4 A peak current and 19 W peak power. I was able to charge 10 Wh in about 2 hours. Next time I will try to get the panel under full illumination in the sun and measure again.

Power Analyzer from Turnigy

The analyzer shows current, voltage and power and in addition peak values for current and power as well as total energy (power integrated over time) in Wh.