| Barbara ( OE3YCB
) and Mike ( OE3MZC
) have visited two islands on the Maldives in
February. Ministry of Science &
Telecomunication in Male has issued temporary
licenses 8Q7BZ and 8Q7MZ
(same as in 1997-Dxpedition
to Kuramathi Island ) Operation took place on
all HF bands in SSB, PSK31 and SSTV on all bands
that offered good propagation. Since it is a holiday-DXpedition
most time has been used for snorcheling and
diving or sunbathing. However, usually about 12:00
utc and around 06:00 utc was a good time
for some pile-ups. Please send QSL via bureau or
direct to OE1PYA. Visit our online logbook of
8Q7MZ
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The equipment was a YAESU FT100 HF and VHF/UHF TRX and a Smartuner
SGC 237 automatic
tuner to make any lenght of wire between the
palmtrees resonant on all HF bands. |
| For Digital Modes 8Q7BZ and 8Q7MZ
did use a Laptop with Soundcard to operate in PSK31
, using DIGIPAN 1.6
software. This mode uses extremely
narrow bandwith and is therefore especially
designed for low power QRP contacts under
difficult HF propagation conditions. |
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Mike, 8Q7MZ , did also
operate in SSTV , transmitting
pictures of nice beaches and underwater fauna.
The software in use has been JVCOMM32
and GSHCP
with a simple Hamcom-modem or Laptop
soundcard. Transmission modes were mainly in
Martin1, Scottie1 or Scottie DX on 21.340 Mhz. Nice
pictures from Poland, Sweden, Turkey and Djibouty
have been received.
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operating frequencies of 8Q7BZ and 8Q7MZ: 14260,
18160, 21260, 24960, 28460 in SSB
10140,
14070, PSK31
14230,
21340 SSTV
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