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Burundi - September/October 2007 - News Page |
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Saturday, Nov 10, 2007 (updated by DL7UFR) |
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The QSL card is printed. First requests are answered. |
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Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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We have added more pictures to Picture Page 2.
Please check also our notes on the Burundi
Kids relief project on this page. |
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Tuesday, Oct 9, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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9U0A went QRT today at 04:00 UTC today after some 33,500 QSOs. The team
is disassembling the station now and returning to Germany today. |
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The pileups were huge till the end. We regret that we couldn't be more
active on 160m (and 80m) but we have had thunderstorms almost every day.
This was the worst QRN we have ever experienced on any of our DXpeditions
which made reception almost impossible. |
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We are glad if we could provide you one or the other new band country
or even an all-time new one. Please check our QSL
Information before sending your QSL. |
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73 from the 9U0A Crew! |
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| 9U0A Band/Mode Breakdown |
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CW |
SSB |
RTTY |
PSK31 |
SSTV |
WSJT |
Band |
| 160m |
127 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
127 |
| 80m |
1721 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1721 |
| 40m |
2546 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2546 |
| 30m |
2781 |
0 |
660 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3441 |
| 20m |
4586 |
3464 |
970 |
149 |
0 |
0 |
9169 |
| 17m |
4777 |
2471 |
741 |
200 |
50 |
0 |
8239 |
| 15m |
4161 |
1081 |
925 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6167 |
| 12m |
1435 |
117 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1552 |
| 10m |
475 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
537 |
| 6m |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
| Mode |
22609 |
7195 |
3296 |
349 |
50 |
5 |
33504 |
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Sunday, Oct 7, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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We've had 6 hours of thunderstorms last night, the longest since we are
here. Only a few QSOs on 80m, none on 160. This morning we had our first
SSTV QSOs. |
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Saturday, Oct 6, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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Today we had a good opening on 12m and even 10m. Today we have strong
thunderstorms again and had to take a break from time to time. |
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Tomorrow (Sunday) we will start to work SSTV on 17m at 08:00 UTC for
about two hours.
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Friday, Oct 5, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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Not many news, QRN "as usual" but a few more QSOs on 160. Before
our sunrise the QRN level gets a bit lower. |
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Welcome to W1JJ and PE1BTX in the WSJT EME log. New pictures added to
the Pictures Page... |
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The 9U0A Team (l.to r.): Frank - DL7UFR, Sigi - DL7DF, Leszek - SP3DOI,
Wolfgang - DL4WK, Manfred - DK1BT, Jürgen - DL7UFN |
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Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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The QRN last night was a real horror. Last evening we had strong thunderstorms
and rain. We are trying all kind of receiving antennas (Beverage, magnetic
loop). We are very disappointed - you can hear us but we can't hear you.
Again, we don't give up and it only can get better. On 160m please send
your call at least three or four times, on 80m at least twice. Please don't
send too fast. You notice when it's difficult for us to dig out a signal. |
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We keep on trying 6m EME. We heard signals from W1JJ, G4GIO, PE1BTX,
K6MYC but unluckily no complete QSO yet.
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Wednesday, Oct 3, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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All in all everything is running well here but we are very disappointed
about 80m and 160m. Thunderstorms cause heavy crashes and there is no cure
for it. We tried all kind of receiving antennas but there is no cure. There
is even S9 noise on a snake receiving antenna. This morning it was a bit
better -- it can only get better. We don't give up. On 10m we don't hear
anything. |
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Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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We managed the first 6m EME QSO. Besides the skeds we are going to call
CQ on 50.209 five minutes before every full hour and try to get QSOs into
the log. If that doesn't work, we are going to call CQ in WSJT for five
minutes every full hour. |
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The QRN situation here on 160 (and 80) is still horrible. |
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Monday, Oct 1, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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Despite building a beverage we still have the same problems with QRN on
the low bands. Maybe it gets better in the next nights, we know you are
all waiting. |
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On 6m we have tried the first EME QSO with W7GJ. |
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We have updated the Pictures Page with the
first photos of our DXpedition. |
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Sunday, Sep 30, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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It is terribly warm at our place, tough conditions for our equipment and
the operators (there is no A/C), plus the night-time missions of the mosquitos. |
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There was no propagation yet on 12m and 10m. On 80m we had QRN last night,
nevertheless we can hear/work stations. On 160m we had very strong QRN,
it was almost impossible to hear anything. |
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The team is fully operational except for minor sunburns from building
the antennas. |
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Friday, Sep 28, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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In the hotel we moved three times to find the best operating place. People
are very friendly and helpful here - today. We were only able to build a
80m vertical and the Hex Beam. It then got dark very suddenly. We are going
to test everything today and build the rest of the antennas. Then we begin
operating. |
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Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 (updated by DF3CB) |
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The team arrived on Thursday morning in Addis Abbeba and took the next
flight to Burundi at 10 am local time. We finally arrived very well in in
Bujumbura. All luggage is luckily complete and customs was no problem. |
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Friday, Sep 21, 2007 (updated by DL7UFR) |
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Now we are ready to go. The equipment is stored in five heavy aluminum
boxes. We also have five boxes with antennas. View
the pictures... |
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Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007 (updated by DL7UFR) |
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The 6 m antenna ist prepared for our DXpedition. View
the pictures... |
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Here are the 6 m frequencies we will use in 9U: |
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50.110 MHz - CW & SSB
50.209 MHz - WSJT JT65A
50.088 MHz - WSJT JT65A - for JA |
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Friday, Sep 07, 2007 |
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The three power amplifiers TY900 for 160m to 10m and the 9U800 for 6m
are prepared for our DXpedition. View
the picture ... |
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Saturday, Sep 01, 2007 |
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Today we made a field test of our new four square antenna array for 40m
und 30m. The 40m antenna coupler was made by DM2AYO, the 30m antenna coupler
by DL7UFR. The test was performed by DL7DF, DL7UFN, DM2AYO and DL7UFR. View
some pictures ... |
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Wednesday, Jun 06, 2007 |
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Today we got our Lizenz 9U0A from ACRT Burundi. Many thanks to our agent. |
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