Author: SP9FIH

Maybe yes, maybe no, but better be in standby mode for new operation in coming months…

Radek, SP5ADX, designed nice QSL card for us. It is a shame that only a few hams will recive it. But never give up – we are thinking about future….

Why we cannot hear as many of you as we wished? The answer is simple:

The only hotel who agreed to our antenna instalation was Pousada de Coloane. The problem is that we are encircled by close mountains to West, East and North. The mountain wall begins just a couple of meters behind our antennas and peaks to 172.5 m. So the angles of radiation are 40-60 degrees depending on direction. Any more questions?

We spend a lot of money on this trip and we are as frustrated as you. Only making CQs and not copying anything…

We met Bom XX9LT in our QTH. Enjoy our photo under Spiderbeam.

Today we finished antenna work – we put up Harp (VDA) for 17m and 15m. So everything is in hands of propagation gods…Let’s hope they will be with us for another 10 days. Our location has mountains in close distance in East – North – West directions. Only to south there is beach and sea (long path to North America – see photo).

Today we visited DSRT office and they kindly promised callsigns for us : SP9FIH will be XX9TIH and SP2FUD will be XX9TUD.

Today we received Macau import licence for our radio equipment. That means all paperwork possible from Poland is done. Now we are anxiously waiting for flight to Hong Kong, then ferry to Macau, then station antennas setup, then inspection from DSRT officials, then licence issue, then let’s hope in the air….

Flight tickets and hotel are booked. Licences are pending.
Equipment is almost ready to go.

Welcome to our new dxpedition site! This time it is Macau – one of the most wanted DXCC entities in Asia. Callsigns will be known just before our operation.