VHF CONTEST DX-PEDITION
OM/S57C/p - KN09CE
Lomnicky Stit, 2634m ASL

IARU VHF CONTEST 2002
September, 7th&8th 2002

Contest Report
Contest Log
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QSO Statistic

Operators:

S57C, S55M, S57Q, OM3BH


Equipments:

IC275H, SP2000, 3CX800,
4x4 el. S53WW/HM, 2x12 el. I0JXX, 10 el. DL6WU/HM

WE HAVE MORE LUCK WITH WEATHER. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ALL THE TIME OVER +2 AND WE HAVEN'T PROBLEM WITH FREEZING. BUT THE STATIC NOISE MAKE US DEAF FOR A SEVERAL HOURS DURING SUNDAY MORNING.

LOMNICKY STIT LOOKS VERY NICE SPECIALY WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE...

PHOTO GALLERY:
Branko, Sonja, Adi, Tone in Domzale by Branko's parents ready for GO Stevo, Rasto, Branko, Tone & Adi in Bratislava Roman, Adi, Branko, Rasto, Tone and Stevo - talking about contest with concurent team-OM3W At Rasto's home. We take the last things what we need on Lomnicky Stit. Sonja, Adi, Tone Sonja, Tone - We are finaly on lower Cableway station Lomnicky Stit is waiting for us
Just arrived on upper Cableway Station .. and now we have to carry all material to shack and roof... Sonja has been very useful for this job... Rasto, Sonja, Adi and Tone compaling antennas... .. and Branko preparing the Shack... Tone improvised rotor assembly... The glass of Branko's CVICEK exalt productivity..
The 4x4 el. Yagi S53WW designed antennas will be ready in a minute... Rasto tesing the equipments... Smokers corner It looks like Tone not realy believe on Adi's antenna fixing.... Rasto fixing the tower of 2x12 el. I0JXX The part of equipments is ready...
Set up of 4X4 el. & 2X12 el. is finished Another look to house and antennas .. and yet another... The Contest already starts Of course... now is time to notify to wife that we are still alive... Rasto at station....
THE ODX HAS BEEN LOGGED!!!! 10 el. yagi for SOUTH Who knows what is in Rasto's mind... We were not far away of last year freezing!!! Becuse of unwanted static noise the antena switch got nickname STATICMASTER 1 THE CONTEST IS OVER and Sonja has prepared the dinner....
THE SUNSET behind Ladovy stit, 2627mASL at 17:04UTC Michal has just pased the exam for HAMRADIO. We measure VSWR on his 4 el. Yagi antena Look to Gerlachovski Stit which is about 20m higher... On the way down with Cableway... Good Bye Lomnicak! Midlle station of Cableway...have not much time... hurry up... And we are back to valley
Branko, Tone, Adi, Joza, Michal and Rasto Discusion after the Contest.... Joza, OM3TWX has invited us to cup of coffe and beer... After successful Contest we deserve a lunch in Contry house, isn't it?? After all also Sonja looks satisfied!!! The pankakes with icecream were realy nice valediction from Poprad! As I were assigned by S51ZO to be QSL Manager I had derailed the QSL cards for his QSO with OM3CLS and OM3BH on 10 GHz