Welcome to the Homepage of DL8UD

Some information about myself

Age: 34
Profession: Freight Forwarder
Licensed since: 1992
Hobbies: Squash, my Son, Amateur Radio with special interest in

DX-peditions:
DL8UD/HI8, SO4UD, RK2FWA/DL8UD, C56T, C56A, OZ/DL8UD, EA8/DL8UD, W1/DL8UD, W2/DL8UD, TI2/DL8UD - (see picture on the left)

Contesting:
Member of Bavarian Contest Club
Member of the DARC, OV M15

Owner of the special call sign
DA0WPX (April 99 to April 2000)

Address for QSL cards or contacts:

Uwe Dowidat
Ohldörp 85 a
24783 Osterrönfeld
Germany
Phone/Fax: 0170-999 31 81
Email: dl8ud@qsl.net

Here are some informations about our contest place located in the norther part of Germany,
60 km south of the danish border and 100 km north of Hamburg.

Special thanks to Thorsten - DL3TW for providing his station
Here some pictures of the antenna system and equipment 

The 10 m antenna system on a 50 ft (15m) tower,
a 4-El. Monoband Cubical Quad

The VHF/UHF antenna system on a 56 ft (17m) tower,
VHF= 6 x 6 elements
UHF= 2 x 21 elements

The WARC-band antenna system
12m / 17m 2-El. on top
Tribander for 10m/15m/20m
both systems mounted on a 36 ft. (14m) tower

The right tower another 4-El. Monoband Yagi for
10 m and on top a 4-El.
for 6 m, about 27 ft.
(11m) high

DL8UD in the shack of DL3TW
In the background you can see the amplifiers for UHF/VHF on the left and the amplifier for 10m, 20m, 80m and 160m on the right side

All amplifiers are homebrew from DL3TW

The equipment

another amplifier for 80-10m (L4B Drake)
HF-Transceivers:     VHF/UHF-Transceivers:
FT1000MP                 FT736
FT847                        FT847
IC706                        IC706
FT850                    
FT990

Not shown on the pictures is the tower for 20m with a 4-El. Monoband Cubical Quad
on a 66ft. tower as well as the low band antenna system with a Delta Loop for 80m,
a vertical Delta Loop for 40m and a full size 160m Dipole.

Future project:
83 ft. (25m) tower with a 5-El. Monoband-Yagi for 15m and a full size Delta Loop for 160m.

My latest QSL card

Some of my favorite links:

See pictures of my latest trip to Costa Rica
TI2HMG (Vacation in the tropics)
Bavarian Contest Club
DK0WCY / OV M15

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With best wishes and regards

UWE - DL8UD

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