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Call: YU1WC
Personal data:

My name is Vladimir Ljubojevic.
My nickname is "Fric" (local spelling for Fritz).
I was born in 1966.
Ham history: Got my first license in 1980, and operated from YU1AGL club station. At the end of the eighties, I got my own call, got a rig, and started operating from my parents' home, most of that during 1988 and 1989. Then I went QRT for a long time.
In December 2002 I decided to reactivate my license, so YU1WC is on the air again!
Location: I live and operate from a suburb of Belgrade, capital of Serbia.
I live in a block of buildings, on a hilltop, but partly surrounded by higher buildings and power lines. So far, the antennas are performing surprisingly well, and there is still some space for improvement.
Rig:

In the radio club we used a Yaesu FT200.
My first rig was an Yaesu FT757GX, 100 watts.
I was dreaming of a rig with decent receiver and narrow CW filter.
But with this small rig I worked a 5BDXCC, and more than 60 countries on 160, all with 100 watts, CW and modest antennas.
In 2003 I bought a second hand TS930s. It was great, but in the summer 2005 the rig died and I lost my interest in ham radio.

QRP Rig:

In March 2009 I completed my first radio kit - the Genesis G40 SDR radio. I enered into QRP world. I did not expect much, but soon I realized that my wire antenna is working great. In 3 months I managed to work 100 dxcc on 40 with 5 watts (my current total is 120 countries). I enjoy very much working dx with this little radio made by my own hands, part by part...
I started the build of the multiband G59 Genesis QRP rig, but I taking my time.

Antennas:

My old antenna setup from the FT757/TS930S days was:

160m End fed matched halfwave, RU3AEP design.
80/40m 2 x 21m doublet, sloping from 30 to 3 meters.
20/15/10m GP of rooftop, 30m high

In this moment, only the 2 x 21m doublet survived, but it works great on 40 with my Genesis G40. It is just a piece of wire, fed with 300 ohm twin lead, with a home made balanced tuner. I have a feeling that I can work all I hear.

Operating modes: Since I reactivated my license and moved to a new apartment, I decided to operate only CW. Digital modes (RTTY, PSK31) are in my plans for the future. I do not hate SSB, CW is the choice for practical reasons:
 
- with CW I will not wake anyone yelling in the mic late in night
- for little pistols (low power, modest antenna), CW is the way to go
Operating power:

Before reactivating my license, I was anticipating TVI problems, and was ready to operate only QRP if necessary. Even my first contest entry (2002 ARRL 10m contest) was operated with 5 watts. Luckily, at the new QTH there are no TVI complaints so far, and I can run all the 100 watts from my rig. I decided to limit my operating power at that level.

This was before I built my G40.

Now, I am still exploring the limits of QRP. I managed to break through dx pileups, worked some 120 dxcc, worked VK/ZL, all with 5 watts on 40 meters and a wire antenna. There are still moments when I wish I had some hundred or more watts, to catch a dx... But anyway, so far the limit is on 5 watts and the thrill when my signal reaches another continent is inmense!

Contesting: Since I reactivated my license, I started to participate in contests. It is a fine way to get some fun, to improve operating skills and to increase a dxcc count. I am still a novice contester, and a little pistol. I operate only CW.
I was always low power, and now I am QRP since I built the G40. In this moment, I am monoband on 40, but when the G59 is finished I'll be contesting on all bands again!
Other hobbies: My biggest passion is speleology (caving).