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I was born in April, 1962, in a small village adjacent to the Moravian Beskyde Mountains, in the Czech Republic. I was given an opportunity to watch working with the VHF already at basic school. However, my deep interest in radio non-professional area has started shortly after my having finished the technical school specialized in electrotechnics.
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My first job in Prague was very closely related to my interest in radio amateur sport. First I started with becoming a member of group station OK10FK and after having finished exams in 1990 I obtained a license under a signature OK1DTG.
Being a great ham first I started with a 2 m frequency and later on, after having improved my operational category and having changed my signature for OK1ES, I started to operate also within HF, mostly on 10 and 6 meters, in 2000.
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At the moment, my main focus is on SHF, where I have in sequence reached 5.7 GHz . I participate regularly in most UHF sports, with present venue at our highest mountain Snezka in Giant Mountains, Czech Republic, 1,602 meters ASL.
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As a great ham I have always dreamed about a participation in some really exciting expedition. Therefore, in 1991, when I was relocated with my job to Northern Korea, I have started with dealing with local authorities in order to obtain a radio amateur license. Unfortunately, all my effort remained idle and only a couple of days before my departure back to the Czech Republic I obtained an oral approval with a short term operation within a 40 m band.And, this was a beginning of my Going-To-Hell story. Being a ham, used to VHF operation, I was forced to experience a right pile-up in an unconditional QRM. So within few hours only I rubbed out around 600 QSO mostly into South America and Western Coast of North America.Only after having returned to OK I noticed how extremely rare station my OKDTG/P5 was. But, I have still have stayed in touch with Korean authorities, changing correspondence to obtain from them an official authorization for my operation, so far without any results.
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As to my equipment, I am using Icom 706 with an output 50 W and for VHF tcvr of Czech production BMT 225 and transvertors DB6NT, and FT736 new. Antenna for HF - LW and dipole and for microwaves I will be testing this year for the first time a 120 cm disch.
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Within a year of practice and active broadcasting within a scope of HF frequencies I have up to now gathered 276 countries DXCC, out of that 78 at 6 m. I´m married. I have adult daughter and take care about my wife, dog and two horses.
In Prague February ,24
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