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1、Olivier Vandenbalck ON4EI/EI8GQB EI7TRG March 2016 AGENDA Introduction 2008 2009 1stHF Contests EI/ON4EI 2010 Islands expeditions EJ8GQB 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB 2012 Caravan & Green Energy 2013 EI1A SO2R Top Europe station INTRODUCTION Olivier V. born in 1967. 1streceiver SW 12 years old. Telec
2、ommunication Engineer. HAM license in 1986 with ON1KOP. Member ON7WR Waterloo (contest U-SHF 90s) HAREX license in 2004 with ON4EI. Wedding in 2006 with Irish princess. Irish call in 2010 with EI8GQB. Contest call in 2012 with EI1A INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION From To INTRODUCTION 1stContests HF EI/ON4
3、EI 2008-2009 Fethard 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI VE7CA 2 elements Tri-band wirebeam 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Bidirectional antenna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Bidirectional ante
4、nna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Bidirectional antenna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Bidirectional antenna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Bidirectional antenna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI More info see : Height : 9m Length : 33.57m Bidirectional antenna 10 elements 20m band 2008-20
5、09 Poor sun activity period 10m band closed 75% High band QSO traffic on20m band 33.57m 9m 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Easy built 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Forward gain : 12.12 dBd Front to back ratio : 10.17 dBd Rear gain: 1.95 dBd Bandwidth : 40 Designed with MANNA-GAL Measured with
6、MiniVNA 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Ireland location is ideal for contest as 70% traffic is Est-West. 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Forward gain : 12.12 dBd Front to back ratio : 10.17 dBd Rear gain: 1.95 dBd Bandwidth : 40 MANNA-GAL simulation (SWR) MiniVNA measurements 1stresults (withou
7、t any optimisation) 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI More info see : 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Low band antenna 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Vertical for 160m-80m-40m 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Top Loading Mat Spiderbeam 18m fibre de verre Verticale 5/8 sur 40m 32 radiales 20m F
8、rsonance = 2.842 MHz 5/8 vertical on 40m Fres = 2.842 MHz 32 radials 20m long Spiderbeam 18m fiberglass mast 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Tuning box 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Tuning box 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Tuning box + 32 radials 160m:band
9、width=24 KHz80m:bandwidth=150 KHz 40m:bandwidth=204 KHz Measurements MiniVNA(Bandwidth SWR2/1) 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI More info see : Beverage antenna for reception Length : 160m Height : 1.5m Balun 9:1 160m 1.5m Balun 9:1 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4E
10、I 3 Improvements Beam Spiderbeam (Future solution for high band as sun activty increases) K3 Elecraft (Improve RX % TS2000) EI/ON4EI EI8GQB (Use an Irish callsign) 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI Contest prehistory ! 2008 2009 1stContests HF EI/ON4EI EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Saltees Islands
11、 EU103 (+ EI4II) July 2010 Bere Island EU121 (Solo) March 2010 EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Bere island CQWW DX SSB March 2010 EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Bere Island EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 More info see : EJ8GQB Islands
12、 expeditions 2010 EJ4II-EJ8GQB Saltee islands IOTA July 2010 EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 IARU HF contest July 2010 at EI4II QTH EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Private island Nature reserve Limited and difficult acces EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Ile prive Rserve naturelle Accs limit et diffi
13、cile EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 Saltee Islands EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 More info see : EJ8GQB Islands expeditions 2010 EI8GQB Campervan period 2011 Fethard 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB EI8GQB NEW QTH 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB
14、CQ WW DX SSB (October 2010) 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB New QTH on the hill 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB New QTH on the hill Easy access Low noise site 500m far from first houses No trees Water available View at almost 360 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB SO1R 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB SO2R 2011 Cam
15、pervan period EI8GQB Beginning SO2R (Single Operator 2 radios) RUN & SEARCH - When :Low activity period (night). Find QSO multipliers or points. Check band opening. - Constrains :Several antennas. TX Locking system (no 2 TX at the same time). 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB Beginning SO2R(Single Operator 2 radios) RUN & SEARCH - Increase by 10% QSO number, 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB Experimentation : 10 elements 20m antenna - 2ndSpiderbeam SO2R 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB SO2R 2011 Campervan period EI8GQB Experimentation : 3 elements 40m ve
