DL7DF and Crew - DXpeditions

DL7DF

Sigi Presch - DL7DF and Crew DXpeditions

DXpeditioning since 1993

5H1DF

February 2009 - Zanzibar

From February 3rd to 13th I was on holiday with my XYL Sabine in Zanzibar. I operated from 160m to 10m in CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV as often as possible.

A25/DL7DF

September/October 2008 - Botswana

From September 23 to October 6 2008, Sigi, DL7DF and Crew were on DXpedition in Botswana, South Africa. The crew was active in all modes and on all bands. Special attention were to the low bands and digital modes.

5Z4HW

February/March 2008 - Kenya

From February 27th to March 11th I was on holiday with my XYL Sabine in Kenya. I operated on all bands in all modes as often as possible. The location was Diani Beach at the coastline of Kenya .

9U0A

September/October 2007 - Burundi

From September 26 to October 9 2007, Sigi, DL7DF and Crew were on DXpedition in Burundi, East Africa. The crew was active in all modes and on all bands. Special attention were to the low bands and digital modes.

VU7RG

Januar 2007 - Laccadive Islands

Between January 15 and 25 2007 Sigi, DL7DF and Crew were a part of a international DXpedition to Laccadive Islands VU7. They were active in all modes and on all bands.

5B4/DL7DF

October 2006 - Cyprus

From October 5th to 12th I was on holiday with my XYL Sabine on Cyprus. I operated on all bands in all modes as often as possible. The location was Paphos.

DQ2006D

May 2006 - DARC Special Event Station -
FIFA Soccer World Championship 2006

Between May 13th and May 18th Sigi, DL7DF, will be QRV with the special event call DQ2006D. Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. He will be active on all bands from 160m to 10m.

A special event award is in preparation.

Logo made by CQDL.

Read more about this special event activities at ...::: amateurradio2006 :::....

VU4AN/

April 2006 - Andaman

VU3NZC
VU3RYG
VU3RYB
VU3RWN
VU3SIE

The National Institute of Amateur Radio was organizing a Hamfest in Port Blair on the Andamans between April 18-25, 2006. Foreign visitors were invited to participate and to operate. See http://www.niar.org/hf_vu4_06.html for more details. We didn't hesitate to be part of this event and thank the Indian organizers for this great event!

FS/DL7DF

February/March 2006 - Saint Martin & St. Maarten

&
PJ7/DL7DF

We want to continue our DXpeditions also in the year 2006. With the current low sunspot conditions it's difficult to provide you new band countries. However, after some investigation and surveys, we decided to go for the Caribbean - FS and PJ7. No really rare entities but good enough for many band countries, especially on the low bands. Our VP2V results confirm this.

We've booked two places at the east coast of each island part to have a free shot into Europe. Activity will be between February 21 and March 8, 2006 beginning with FS and afterwards PJ7.

Five experienced operators will participate: DL4WK (Wolf), DL7UFR (Frank), DL7VOA (Rob), SP3DOI (Les) and DL7DF (Sigi). We will run two stations consisting of 2x IC735, 1x IC706, 2x TY 900 Linear Amp. 900W, a Titanex V80 E, a Hexbeam 5 Band Yagi, a R7 vertical as well as two fiberglass rods with plenty of wire.

Modes will be CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. An online log will be available here on this website. QSL via DL7DF through the bureau or direct.

ZS1/DL7DF

October 2005 - South Africa

I was operating with a TS50 and a long wire from South Africa as ZS1/DL7DF between October 18 and 31, 2005 on a holiday and sightseeing trip.

9G5SP

April 2005 - Ghana

I will be operating from Ghana as 9G5SP, between April 18 and 25, 2005. This is a one-man operation. Look for me on 160-10m CW with a little SSTV. I'm gonna have a 700-watt amp, a beam and dipoles. QSL via DL7DF.

VP2V

Feb/Mar 2005 - British Virgin Islands

Our last DXpedition destination were the British Virgin Islands - VP2V from February 23 to March 9, 2005. Operators and callsigns were VP2V/DL7DF, VP2V/DL7UFR and VP2V/DL4WK. We were using three transceivers and two amplifiers, a Titanex V80 vertical, a R7, a Hexbeam, plenty of wire and a K9AY loop. Emphasis was put on the low bands. Modes were CW, SSB, RTTY and some PSK31 and SSTV.

TJ3SP &
TJ3FR

October 2004 - Cameroon

We'll hit the airwaves again - this time from Cameroon between October 6 and October 20, 2004 with the callsigns TJ3SP and TJ3FR operated by six OP's: DL7UFR, DL7KL, DL7DF, DL4WK, DK1BT and SP3DOI. We will have 4 stations, 3 linears, 2 Yagis for 20, 15, 10 and for the WARC bands, 2 R7's, a Titanex V80DX for the low bands, GP for 30m plus plenty of wire for Beverage antennas. We work all modes.

5Z4HW

February 2004 - Kenia

I was in Kenya between February 17 and March 1, 2004. This was be holiday but I spent plenty of time on the bands. My callsign was 5Z4HW activating CW, SSB, RTTY plus PSK31 and SSTV but due to license restrictions no 160m, 30m and 6m. I was running a 100W into a Ground Plane and wire antennas.

XZ7A

October 2003 - Myanmar

We actually had a special target in Africa for our 2003 DXpedition, however we ran into trouble obtaining the license. But we will go to another country instead - Myanmar, XZ. Our call sign will be XZ7A. Myanmar is not amongst the top 10 of the most needed DXCC entities anymore but we hope for a success anyway.

Activity is planned between September 30 and October 17, 2003. We will have four stations at two different operating places. One of the places is in the capitol, the other one in a sea village. The location in the capitol is very promising because there is a passable roof on a 25m high building.

9Y4

March/April 2003 - Tobago

I was active as 9Y4/DL7DF from Tobago between March 24 and April 9, 2003. It was a holiday so I wasn't too much on the air. However I couldn't resist to fill the log with 6742 QSOs.

3XY7C

Oct/Nov 2002 - Guinea

We have successfully finished our DXpedition to Guinea, 3X. We were on the air between Oct 30, 2002 and Nov 13, 2002 with the callsign 3XY7C, active from 160m to 6m.

Please see our

3X Page for more information.

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DXpeditions

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QSL
Information

The QSL-Route is via DL7DF either direct to:

Sigi Presch
DL7DF
Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123
D-12621 Berlin
Germany

or via the German QSL bureau DARC to DL7DF.

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