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Born  1966                     HAM since 1984                Licensed since 1987

Ex call signs: YU5KV, 4N5KV, Z32KV, Z350KV, ZA/Z32KV, Z3100M

Also: ZA/Z35M   since June 2002

Operator at: Z37FCA, Z30SVP, Z30A, ZA1MH, ZA1B, ZA1AJ, ZA1A, ZA1UT, LZ1KDP, LZ1RDF, YU0HN, RZ4FWA ...

Since 1987  more than 250 000 QSO's.

Worked and confirmed more than 310 DXCC-countries.

The QSL collection of more than 50.000 recieved cards.

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Z35M set European Year QSO Record
43. 300 QSO’s  all  in one year


In year 2001  Vlado, Z35M  decided to run his personal QSO Marathon with aim to see how many QSO's can be made in one year, using only his station and  personal  callsign (Z35M). The final result after 12 months of operation was  43.300 QSO’s !!!
This result is European Year QSO Record (single operator-one year-one call sign) and third best in the World ever. The better known results are those of  VP6BR, operated by OH2BR in 2000, with 56.059 QSO’s, and  KV4AA (SK) who made 48.100 QSO's in 1978.
Vlado's daily rate was 118,6 QSO’s. From the total of 43.300 QSO’s, 12.542  or 28,9%, were with DX stations. The best results were achieved on the second half of the Marathon, when,  for 6 months (July-December 2001) total of 25.080 QSO’s were made, or 136,3 QSO’s per day. Last 3 months (October-December 2001), total of 17. 200 QSO’s  were made or 186,9 QSO’s per day, and the last 10 days  of the Marathon ended with total  of 2.740 QSO’s, or 274 QSO’s per day. The best month was October with 5.900 QSO's.
All QSO's were made on HF bands operating CW and SSB. From 365 days, Vlado was active in 350 and spent around  1.000 hours on the air.
This operation was not a DX-pedition. In the same time is the best result ever achieved from the main land. Macedonia is  not listed among 100 most wanted DXCC entities. At that time, Vlado was  35 years old, had a full time job, family obligations, and manage to fulfill other social and private activities.
This QSO Record was set using modest equipment:
IC-745 and FT-101E; Power 100-400 W; 2el.Quad (14/ 21/ 28 Mc) at 10m; 3 el.Yagi (14/ 21/28 Mc) at 14m, GAP multiband vertical at 2m used for 7/ 3.5 Mc, Dipole for 3,5 at 10m.

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First editor of "ARO", the only Macedonian HAM bulletin, founded 1996. Also regular contributor in "Emiter", Macedonian monthly newspaper for electronics (1996-2002). 

Founder  of "Macedonian telegraphic group" (MCWG), formed 1994 (see more on MCWG page).

First QSO from independent  Republic of Macedonia made on Sep. 8, 1991. From this day Republic of Macedonia is recognized for separate DXCC entity. The QSO was with G3IUS (at 00 07 GMT, 7 MHz, CW).

Member of Macedonian High Speed Telegraphy Team (1995 - 1996).

 

HF-only  

CW, SSB, DX, Contests, Awards, QSL-ing...

Awards: DXCC-mixed, 5BDXCC, WAZ-mixed, 5BWAZ-basic, WPX-mixed, WPX Honor roll-mixed, WAC ...

WAZ  awards program check point.

High speed CW clubs: HSC, VHSC ,SHSC, EHSC, HACWG, OHTC , 9ACWG , MCWG.

Member of  "Macedonia DX Group" - MDXG (see more on page MDX-Award).

QSL Manager: ZA1MH, Z30SVP, Z37FCA, ZA/Z32KV, 4N5KV, 4N5FCA, YU5KV, YU5FCA, Z32KV, Z350KV, Z3100M, ZA/Z35M

Equipment: IC-746PRO, FT-1000MP, Ameritron AL-811, 3el.Yagi (14,21,28MHz.) ,2el.Quad (14,21,28MHz.),GAP vertical (3.5-50MHz.), dipoles ...


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