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    Video - 8Q7DX - Fihalhohi Island

    Video announcement 8Q7DX Fihalhohi Island, Male Atoll, Maldive Islands, IOTA AS - 013.




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    8Q7DX Fihalhohi Island
    73 Al 4L5A
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    #2
    Update from 8Q7DX

    Finaly 40/20/15 hilly billy antennas working well
    Big pile ups on 20/40 and a bit on 15m
    Its amazing for just vertical piece of wire with no radials

    Several time i was trying to call outside EU but no chance, EU still calling and caling
    Apologize but there is nothing i can do against

    Tmrw or day after will try 80m antenna

    I give up on 160m since it is not possible to use narrow part of the beach in front from house till ocean because of other guests and tourist on island !

    So far didnt lsn on 12/10m

    73s
    E77DX @8Q7DX
    73 Al 4L5A

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      #3
      17m L/2 end feed antenna 8Q7DX Straight "vertical"

      8Q7DX Maldive Islands Antenna
      73 Al 4L5A

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        #4
        8Q7DX SOAB HP Clasic
        Because of my flight back i decided to operated first 24 hours of contest but lost lost amp in hour 20 when just QSYed to 80m without dooing single QSO there .. pitty for great working and perfectly tuned antenna

        KX-3 worked great
        JUMA 1000 didnt deliver full power here 500-800W depending on bands before died completely

        Antenna sigle wire inv L shape app. 15+5m
        40-10m used end feed trafo from my antennas
        80m additional elevated radial and direct feeding

        Suffered a lot with RFI into CW adapter and notebook
        No station grounding at all

        Thanks QSOs and QSL via E77E or OE1EMS
        Also lotw if i ever get that certificate

        8Q7DX is QRT now
        73s and till next time and next dxp
        Braco E77DX


        8Q7DX Maldive Islands Summary CQ WW DX CW Contest 2018
        73 Al 4L5A

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          #5
          8Q7DX Maldive Islands uploaded to LOTW.


          8Q7DX Maldive Islands Beach LOTW
          73 Al 4L5A

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            #6
            Summary of 8Q7DX

            Logged about 4500 QSOs
            15m, 17m, 20m, 40m and 80m

            Equipment used
            KX-3, Juma-1000
            Fiberglass telescopes for verticals or inv L antennas
            Endfeed transformer from myantennas to avoid radials except on 80m where i used single elevated radial
            Distance from antenna to ocean about 20m in direction north

            Decided to not go for 160m because of to many guests in resort crossing the beach in front of house!

            My personal feeling was excellent on 80/40m!
            Performance on higher bands could be better!

            On 80m could work numbers of stations from midwest, few west coast in log as well but not sure if they where somewhere else!

            Behavior of some stations calling in pileup was really bad!
            Numbers of them where keep calling without hearing me, some EU were completely ignorant
            When i was trying to work north and south america on 80m, they didnt stop calling calling...
            There were few „remote“ callers calling in time when was not possibile to make a contact on that band!

            Unfortunately my amp died during the contest
            And operation was aborted, without making a single 80m contact in contest!
            So far OH Kits promised to repair the amp without extra charges!

            Another low was paying in total 550 USD for extra weight and leaving some radio stuff there !

            In general being active from there was fun but a bit more costly than expected!

            Whole log is already on lotw and will be uploaded on club log as well asap!

            QSL card status.....i will start during the next week with QSL design and right after will go for printing!

            Another low
            after getting back to Vienna operator became dengue fever...mosquito bite on first day ariving to 8Q...explains also beeing so tired during the whole time on 8Q
            After 5 days of suffering finally feel better and on the good way to recover!
            73 Al 4L5A

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