OK1DFC
– About me
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
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 |
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Jaroslav SAMEK, AC2 , 788681, RAF - Ground staff - 1940 - 1945 UK |
310. Czechoslovakia fighter squadron - from August 1940 based in Duxford
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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
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Member of contesting group OK5VHF
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OK
VHF club today
1985
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First testing 432 MHz and 1296 MHz
1989
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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
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
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First EME QSO 1296 MHz
with
EA6ADW
1997 - Member of ARRL - Nr.1000031093
1998
– 8.th EME conference Paris
1998 - ARRL EME contest - OK1DFC single 3.th place 1296 MHz W.W.
1999 - Accomplished WAC on 1296 MHz
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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2001
- First place in EU UHF - SHF contest 1296 MHz as OK1KIM |
2002 | 2003 |
2002 – 10th EME conference Praha 2002 - First EME QSO 144 MHz with KB8RQ QRV 3 bands
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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 |
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.
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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.
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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 - 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
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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 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
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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
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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 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 **********
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2014 | 2015 |
2014 - first 432 MHz QSO YJ - OK with YJ0HP 2014 - first 2320 MHz QSO 6W - OK with 6W/PE1L
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 PZ - OK with PZ5EME ********** 02.12.2014 - 432 MHz WAZ - 36 zones Award #9 ********** 2014 - first 432 MHz QSO A6 - OK with A65BR |
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
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2016 | 2017 |
2016 - first 432 MHz QSO P4 - OK with P40MB Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80KG - Stara Morawa - 5,6 & 10 GHz ******* 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
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1st of May 2017 - 40 years OK1DFC license anniversary Short EME expedition SP/OK5EME - JO80KG - Stara Morawa - 10 GHz
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
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2019 |
2018 - first 1296 MHz QSO TD - OK with TD9CHR
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2019 - first 432 MHz QSO VP2E - OK with VP2EMB Short EME expedition SP0VHF - JO80JP - Gajow - 5,6 and 24 GHz
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
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2020 ARI EME spring part - 10 & 24 GHz - Multi - 1st place 10 GHz Multi band 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
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2021 - first 24048 MHz QSO SM - OK with SA6BUN 2021 - first 5760 MHz QSO CX - OK with CX2SC
2021 - Start of operation new 8m diameter offset dish 2021 - ARI Italian EME kontest - 24 GHz - 1st place 24 GHz
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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
ARRL EME contest 1296 MHz - 1st place - Single operator - World record
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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
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