OK1DFC – About me

  My name is Zdenek (Zdeno) Jaroslav SAMEK and I am born in 1958 year. I have two sons from my first married and two with my second wife. My sons are Zdenek and Jirka and you can see them on the OK1KIM pages as a SHF operators in contests under OL4A call. Honza and Libor are not interesting in this strange hobby :-)

 

1978 - mechanical engineer in TMS Pardubice

1980 - 1990 - mechanical engineer in Krušnohorské strojírny and VZMA Most

1990 up to 2000 I was working as a co-owner of TES Litvinov, later TES Media and KARNEVAL Media, UPC CZ, VODAFONE today,  it was first private CATV system in OK. 

September 2000 up to April 2004 I was working for ALPHA Technologies

From 1st of May 2004 up to February 2013 I was working in CommScope International

From 1st of March 2013 I am working in PPC Denmark - BELDEN

 

I'm retired as of 7.7.2022. However, I am still working as Senior field application engineer in PPC - Belden

  History of OK 1 DFC station

In beginning I had my first young license OL5ATU – since 1974 and first activity on 144 MHz and first QSO with Láďa OK1ATQ 24.12.1974

Adult license OK1DFC – since 15.th of May 1977 and in July 1977 I worked first Es QSO 144 MHz with GD4FWQ and many other stations in UK

 

 

 

This is my first home made TRX CW/SSB for 144 MHz build in 1978 - PA GU29B tube - 70W out - SWR meter and Power supply

in this year first time used for M/S HSCW tests and QSOs.

 

Why DFC ?

Because

 

Distinguished Flying Cross

Jaroslav SAMEK,  AC2 , 788681, RAF - Ground staff - 1940 - 1945 UK

310. Czechoslovakia fighter squadron - from August 1940 based in Duxford

 

 

 

Zdenek Jaroslav SAMEK - OK1DFC and Spitfire Mk IX.c

 

 

GB2IWM - Imperial War Museum Duxford radio-club

 

Airplanes and Airplane History of W.W. II. is my second biggest hobby and interest

 

 

     

 

1974 - 24.12. first CW 144 MHz QSO with OK1ATQ in Christmas contest as OL5ATU

1977 - 1st of May licensed as a OK1DFC

1977 - 7th of July worked first G, GW and GD via Es on 144 MHz

1978 - build first Home Made TRV SSB/CW 144 MHz

1981 - first M/S HSCW QSO . HM TRV and 75W GU29B PA 144 MHz

1982 - Member of contesting group OK5VHF - OK VHF club today

1985 - First testing 432 MHz and 1296 MHz

1989 Since OK-VHF Club – member of OK-VHF Club

1990 - First contacts with EME traffic on 144 MHz


1995  - Member of OK1OKL contest team, as a operator on 23cm done 330 QSOs on 1296 MHz

OK1OKL contest team page

Building first EME system 4*38 el. M2


1996 - First EME QSO 432 MHz with OK1KIR

Building EME system for 1296 MHz with TVRO dish 3,8m by ORBITRON


1997 - First EME QSO 1296 MHz with EA6ADW QRV 2 bands

1997 - Member of ARRL - Nr.1000031093


1998 – 8.th EME conference Paris

  1998 - First place as OK1DFC/p in single EU - SHF contest on 1296 MHz from JO60RN

1998 - ARRL EME contest - OK1DFC single 3.th place 1296 MHz W.W.


1999 - Accomplished WAC on 1296 MHz

  1999 - EME Marathon 1296 MHz 1.st place W.W.


2000 2001

 

2000 - 30th of May first 1296 MHz OK - OX with  OX2K - QSL

2000 - June first QSO OK - OK with  OK1KIR on 3400 MHz

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  2000 – 9.th EME conference Rio de Janeiro

  2000 - First place in EU UHF - SHF contest 432 and 1296 MHz as OK1KIM

 

2001 - First place in EU UHF - SHF contest 1296 MHz as OK1KIM

2002 2003

 

2002 – 10th EME conference Praha

  2002 - Moved to the new QTH and started 10m dish EME project

2002 - First EME QSO 144 MHz with KB8RQ QRV 3 bands

2003 New OK Record by Aurora propagation on 432 MHz with RW3PF

2004 2005

2004 New OK Record by M/S propagation on 432 MHz with SM3AKW

2004 - 11th EME conference New Jersey

 

2005 - EME on 144 MHz with temporary installed system single Yagi 18.el M2

2005 - Start by operating new EME antenna - DISH 10m

2005 - August - first shoot on 1296 MHz with new DISH

2005 - August - first 1296 MHz QSO C3 - OK with C31TLT

2005 - August - first 1296 MHz QSO EI - OK with EI / DL1YMK gallery

2005 - August - first 1296 MHz QSO CU - OK with CU8AO QSL - 2nd side

2005 - ARRL EME contest - OK1DFC single A 1.st place 1296 MHz W.W.

 

2006 2007

 

2006 - first 1296 MHz QSO CT3 - OK with CT3 / DL1YMK gallery

2006 - first 432 MHz QSO CT3 - OK with CT3 / DL1YMK gallery

2006 - first 432 MHz QSO 9H1 - OK with 9H1MRL/p gallery

2006 - 12th International EME conference Würzburg - Germany

2006 - first 432 MHz QSO A71 - OK with A71AW

2006 - first 432 MHz QSO LU - OK with LU7DZ

2006 - Accomplished WAC on 432 MHz

2006 - first 432 MHz QSO HK - OK with HK1DX

2006 - first 1296 MHz QSO 4O6 - OK with 4O6EME

2006 - first 3400 MHz QSO G - OK with G3XDY

2006 - ARRL EME contest - OK1DFC single A 2.nd place 50-1296 MHz MULTI BAND W.W.

  2006 - EME Marathon 1296 MHz 1.st place W.W. 

  2006 - EME Marathon 432 MHz 1.st place W.W. 

 

2007 - first 1296 MHz QSO C6 - OK with C6ARI gallery

Kirill in OK - damaged azimuth and elevation gear - QRT for while

2007 - first 1296 MHz QSO P4 - OK with P43L

2007 - first 1296 MHz QSO OA - OK with OA4BHY

2007 - ARRL EME contest - OK1DFC single A 2.nd place 50-1296 MHz MULTI BAND W.W.

2008 2009

 

2008 - EME DUBUS JT65 contest 1296 MHz 1st place W.W.

  2008 - EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest 1296 MHz 1st place W.W.

  2008 - EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest 432 MHz 5th place W.W.

  2008 - EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest MULTIBAND 5th place W.W.

2008 - SSB EME contest 2nd place W.W.

2008 - first 1296 MHz QSO 3A - OK with 3A/DL3OCH

2008 - first 1296 MHz QSO CX - OK with DL1YMK/CX

2008 - first 432 MHz QSO CX - OK with DL1YMK/CX

2008 - First EME QSO 2320 MHz with OK1CA QRV 4 bands

2008 - First EME expedition 4O / OK1DFC & Z3 / OK1DFC

2008 - 13th International EME conference Italy

2008 - EME MW DX pedition to OM/OK1DFC

2008 - First EME QSO on 3400 MHz with LX1DB QRV 5 bands

 

2009 - first 432 MHz QSO V5 - OK with V5/KT6Q

2009 - first 1296 MHz QSO V5 - OK with V5/KT6Q

2009 - first 1296 MHz QSO 5N - OK with 5N0EME

  2009 - EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest 1296 MHz 4th place W.W.

  2009 - EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest 2320 MHz 4th place W.W.

2009 - EME expedition to Bosnia and Herzegovina E77DX

2nd - 4th - twice 6th place in ARI EME Marathon 2009

2010 2011

 

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO 4L1 - OK with 4L1FP

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO BY - OK with BD4SY

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO 3B8 - OK with 3B8EME

2010 - first 1296 MHz QSO UN - OK with UN7GK

2010 - first 1296 MHz QSO 8Q7 - OK with 8Q7QQ

EME DUBUS CW-SSB contest 2010 -  2nd - 3rd - twice 5th place W.W.

International EME 2010 - DALLAS - TX  USA       Dallas by OK1DFC

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO TI - OK with TI2AEB

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO CE - OK with CE/DK2ZF

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO KH2 - OK with KG6DX

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO BV - OK with BX1DA

2010 - first 432 MHz QSO 7X - OK with 7X2ARA

2010 - first 1296 MHz QSO BV - OK with BV/DL3OCH

2010 - first 1296 MHz QSO DU - OK with DU/DL3OCH

2010 - first 1296 MHz QSO UA2 - OK with R2/DL1YMK

ARRL EME contest 2010 - 3rd place Single op. All mode All bands

ARRL EME contest 2010 - 1st place Single op. All mode 432 MHz

ARRL EME contest 2010 - 1st place Single op. All mode 1296 MHz

EME Marathon 2010 - 1st place Single op. CW/SSB - 432 MHz

EME Marathon 2010 - 2nd place Single op. CW/SSB - 1296 MHz

 

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO C56 - OK with C56EME

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO PJ4 - OK with PJ4X

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO PJ2 - OK with PJ2/PE1L

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO 7P8 - OK with 7P8EME

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO 8P9 - OK with 8P9HP

2011 - first 432 MHz QSO FG - OK with FG4KH

2011 - first 1296 MHz QSO 8P9 - OK with 8P9HP

2011 - first 70 MHz QSO TF - OK with TF / G4ODA

EME Marathon 2011 - 2nd place Single op. CW/SSB - 432 MHz

EME Marathon 2011 - 3rd place Single op. JT65 - 432 MHz

EME Marathon 2011 - 2nd place Single op. CW/SSB - 1296 MHz

EME expedition IS0/OK5EME

 

2012  2013

2012 - first 432 MHz QSO XV - OK with XV4HP

2012 - first 432 MHz QSO J52 - OK with J52EME

2012 - first 432 MHz QSO EY - OK with EY8ZF

2012 - first 432 MHz QSO 5X1 - OK with 5X1EME

2012 - first 432 MHz QSO VP9 - OK with VP9I

2012 - first 1296 MHz QSO GD0 - OK with GD0TEP

2012 - first 1296 MHz QSO VP9 - OK with VP9I

15th International EME conference Cambridge UK

DUBUS EME contest 2012 - 2nd place Single op. All mode All bands

DUBUS EME contest 2012 - 6th 432 MHz, 5th 2320 MHz and 5th Multiband Single op.

ARRL EME contest - 1st place - 1,2 GHz single 1st place - 1,2 GHz single  World record

2012 - first 1296 MHz QSO TI - OK with TI2AEB

 

50th first OK abroad

2013 - first 432 MHz QSO 9G - OK with 9G5EME

 2013 - first 432 MHz QSO 5H - OK with 5H1DX

2013 - first 432 MHz QSO 9X - OK with 9X0EME

2013 - first 1296 MHz QSO 5H - OK with 5H1DX/3

2013 - first 1296 MHz QSO 9X - OK with 9X0EME

Mini EME expedition 5B/OK5EME

2013 - first 432 MHz QSO J4 - OK with J45EME

2013 - first 1296 MHz QSO J4 - OK with J45EME

2013 - first 1296 MHz QSO TA - OK with TA/PE1L

2013 - first 432 MHz QSO TA - OK with TA/PE1L

2013 - first 432 MHz QSO FP - OK with FP/DL2NUD

**********   Accomplished  24.09.2013 - 432 MHz 100 DXCC   **********

 

2014  2015

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO YJ - OK with YJ0HP

2014 - first 2320 MHz QSO  6W - OK with 6W/PE1L

2014 - Accomplished WAC on 2320 MHz

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO ZA - OK with ZA/PA2CHR

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO  4K - OK with 4K/UT6UA

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80JP - Gajow - 432 MHz

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80EI - Zieleniec - 2,3 GHz

2014 - first 1296 MHz QSO 5B - OK with 5B/PE1L

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO  TF - OK with TF3CY

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO  PZ - OK with PZ5EME

**********   02.12.2014 - 432 MHz WAZ - 36 zones Award #9  **********

2014 - first 432 MHz QSO  A6 - OK with A65BR

2014 - first EME QSO 10 GHz - with OK1KIR - QRV 6 bands

 

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO S7 - OK with S79EME

2015 - first 2320 MHz QSO S7 - OK with S79EME

2015 - first 1296 MHz QSO JW - OK with JW/DF8DX

2015 - first 1296 MHz QSO 7Q - OK with 7Q7EME

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO 7Q - OK with 7Q7EME

2015 - first 2320 MHz QSO 7Q - OK with 7Q7EME

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80EI - Zieleniec - 3,4 GHz

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO HV - OK with HV0A

**********   Accomplished 30.08.2015 - 1296 MHz 100 DXCC   **********

2015 - first 1296 MHz QSO HV - OK with HV0A

2015 - first 2320 MHz QSO HV - OK with HV0A

2015 - first 1296 MHz QSO FS - OK with TO2EME

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO FS - OK with TO2EME

2015 - first 2320 MHz QSO FS - OK with TO2EME

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO PJ7 - OK with PJ7/PE1L

2015 - first 2320 MHz QSO PJ7 - OK with PJ7/PE1L

2015 - first 432 MHz QSO FH - OK with FH/DL1RPL

 

2016 2017

2016 - first 432 MHz QSO P4 - OK with P40MB

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80KG - Stara Morawa - 5,6 & 10 GHz

2016 - first EME QSO 5,6 GHz - with - HB9Q QRV 7 bands

*******   2016 - 25.09.2016 Accomplished WAS #29 on 432 MHz   ********

2016 - first 432 MHz QSO S9 - OK with S9YY

2016 - first 432 MHz QSO XT - OK with XT2AFT

2016 - first 432 MHz QSO E4 - OK with E44CM

 

 

1st of May 2017 - 40 years OK1DFC license anniversary

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80JP - Gajow - 6cm

Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80KG - Stara Morawa - 10 GHz

5 bands EME Expedition Ceuta & Mellila EA9LZ

2017 - first 432 MHz QSO 3DA - OK with 3DA0MB

2017 - first 432 MHz QSO D4 - OK with D44TVG

2017 - first 432 MHz QSO V3 - OK with V31EME

90.th First OK abroad

 

2018 2019

 

2018 - first 1296 MHz QSO TD - OK with TD9CHR

2018 - first 432 MHz QSO TD - OK with TD9CHR

2018/09 - first EME QSO 24GHz - with - OK1KIR QRV 8 bands

2018 - September 7 bands EME Expedition 4U1ITU

ARRL EME contest 2018 - 1st place Single op. All mode 1296 MHz

 

 

2019 - first 432 MHz QSO VP2E - OK with VP2EMB

Short EME expedition SP0VHF - JO80JP - Gajow - 5,6 and 24 GHz

2019 - Accomplished WAC on 10368 MHz

2019 - 10m dish operation off

2019 - Build new MW system at home QTH for 9 - 6 - 3 - 1,2cm

2019 - Beginning of new 8m offset dish

ARRL EME contest MW part 10 GHz - 1st place 10 GHz

ARRL EME contest 1296 MHz - 3rd place Multi band - Single operator

 

2020 2021

 

2020 - Accomplished WAC on 5760 MHz

2020 ARI EME spring part - 10 & 24 GHz - Multi - 1st place 10 GHz Multi band

2020 - building system for 47 GHz EME

Build new 2,6m solid aluminum offset dish system

2020 ARI EME spring part - 10 & 24 GHz - Multi - 2nd place 10 GHz Multi band

2020 ARI EME spring part - 10 & 24 GHz - Multi - 1st place 10 GHz Multi band

2020 ARRL EME 1,2 GHz - 7th place 1296 MHz

2020 - build new 8m diameter offset dish

 

2021 - first 24048 MHz QSO SM - OK with SA6BUN

2021 - first 5760 MHz QSO CX - OK with CX2SC

95.th First OK abroad

ARRL EME 1,2 GHz - 18th place 1296 MHz

2021 - Start of operation new 8m diameter offset dish

2021 - ARI Italian EME kontest - 24 GHz - 1st place 24 GHz

2021 - RX test of system for 47 GHz EME

2022 2023

 

2020 ARI EME spring part - 1296 MHz - 2nd place 10 GHz Multi band

2020 ARI EME spring part - 432 MHz - 2nd place 10 GHz Multi band

*******   2022 - 31.08.2022 Accomplished WAS #7 on 1296 MHz   ********

ARRL EME contest 1296 MHz - 1st place - Single operator - World record

Short EME expedition SP/OK1DFC - JO80EI - Zieleniec - 10 & 24 GHz

2023 - first 432 MHz QSO JD1 - OK with JD1YCC

2023 - first 432 MHz QSO YB - OK with YB2MDU

2023 - first 432 MHz QSO CY0 - OK with CY0S

2023 - first 1296 MHz QSO OJ0 - OK with OJ0EME

2023 - first 432 MHz QSO 4W8X - OK with 4W8X

100.th First OK abroad

 ARRL EME contest 1296 MHz - 1st place - Single operator - World record

2024  

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO TX5 - OK with TX5S

2024 - first 432 MHz QSO EL - OK with A8OK

2024 - May - First succesfull decoding EME 47 GHz with DL7YC

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO VP2M - OK with VP2MBM

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO V2 - OK with V26AM

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO PJ5 - OK with PJ5/EA8DBM

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO FJ - OK with FJ/EA8DBM

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO PJ4 - OK with PJ4MM

2024 - first 1296 MHz QSO KP4  - OK with KP4/EA8DBM