8.IX.2006
At Sept.8th 2006 we arrived to Ulaan Baatar. Naran, JT1BV meet us
at airport. He arranged for us the licence JT800OK, transport to
Ulaan, everything about accomodations and food, antennas, and many
many others. Josef, OK1XC and Naran JT1BV are old friends (they
meet for the first time 20yrs ago)..
Naran, Your daily service to us is great, thank You!
9.IX.2006
First day we installed antennas. We are guest in the JT1F
appartement (3big rooms + accessories with 4 beds, excellent
equiped, with 10/15/20m 3el Yagi on the flat roof and all services
internet acces including). We was on the air for some times. The
only limit is conditions - bands are mostly dead, propagation ist
not good. Main openeing on limited time is on 20m, some low power
30m QSO and some 40m QSO to Asia, States and Europe are in the
log. First 1000 CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31QSOs is in the log. SSTV
later.
The log and more details will be available later.
10.IX.2006
At sunday morning its a nice sunny day in Ulaan Baatar. We
continue to working on bands. In the previous night we mainly
worked on 40, 30 and 20meter. Conditions seems be the same - not
too good. From EU we copy only good equiped stations.
12.IX.2006
We continue with DXing. New antenna setup is finished. Now our
JT800OK log is available - You can check if You are
there.
13.IX.2006
We updated many new picture - see JT800OK
Pictures Gallery Nr.2. Yesterday
we started SSTV operation and in the log are tens of calls. Also
CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY operation continues. Nice 80m opening to
Europe at our early morning time (evevning in EU) was exploit.
Afternoon we put into operation 50MHz antenna. Tomorrow morning we
will look for 80m USA. Our
JT800OK log is now updated - last QSO 13.9.2006
11.00UTC.
14.IX.2006
We was active on 80m and logged some EU and Asian stations.
Also 30m and 40m was on air. PSK31, SSB, SSTV and CW mostly. In
the early morning time we lost our PA - a big fire in the RFC
caused STOP to transmit. But we are operable - Zdenek OK1CCK and
Milan OK1FM dismanteled PA, dismanteled RFC, wounded new winding,
fixed it. Then we must repair two 15A fuses. It means we take both
fuses to part, join new wire from a piece of cable and put all
together....
YES, now PA works. Only 2,5 hours out of pileup. Not
bad, what you mean?
Click picture of damaged RFC and you see big photo. This problem
was caused by unfaithful assembly by manufacturer. The HV cable
was too long and too narrow to choke.
15.IX.2006
One problem we have since the start is software stability
during transmitting. Antennas are not at big distance from our
computers and HF causes big PC unstability. Very often we must
interrupt pile-up and clear many fault message windows produced by
N1MM and MiXW software. We excuse us when our transmitting is not
rhythmical and is many times interrupted. It is sometimes hard
contest with our computers...
We worked on 80m, few QSOs on 160m and many CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31
and SSTV QSOs are in the log.
At evening visited the world known ham Chak
JT1CO in his QTH abt 30km near Ulaanbaatar. It was great to see
his equipment - vertical for 160 and 80m with beverages for RX and
newest SteppIR for other bands. We worked short pileup on 80m from
his QTH. Very fine job.
Chak JT1CO, many thanks for Your hospitality!
15.IX.2006
Today afternoon we will move for country side to Region 3 or
Region 5 probably. We stay there up to Sunday, Sept. 17th. We will
have two FT-857D with 100W output and two portable antennas (vertical
R5 and G5RV) on the air. Look for JT800OK/3 or JT800OK/5 in
next days, please. We will try all modes ofcourse.
16.IX - 17.IX..2006
At friday afternoon we moved to country side. Our JT patron
Naran, JT1BV with our good friend Mend JT1CZ transport us with
their cars to "Ikh
Dut" very well equiped camp with beautiful
gers. We order two nice gers. Without delay we establish two
portable stations. Both with FT-857D and G5RV and R5 vertical.
Immediately we started JT800OK/3 traffic. Some pictures from this
wonderfull place
(gallery Nr.3).
Saturday afternooon we moved back
to our base QTH in Ulaan Baatar.
 JT800OK/3
crew in Mongolian national dress
18.IX.2006
At sunday we was again on the bands and we logged about 800 CW,
SSB and PSK31QSOs. For lunch we was in nice Czech restaurant in
Ulaan Baatar with wonderfull czech kitchen and superb czech beer.
At late afternoon we was in the city for shopping some souvenirs.
19.IX.2006
As planed before at monday morning I finished my stay in Ulaan
Baatar and make QSY from Ulaan over Moscow to Prague and home to
Plzen. Other 3 hams Josef, OK1XC, Josef, OK1ES and Zdenek OK1CCK will
stay in UB for next 2 weeks. Good DXing, boys!
A dust and rain storm was in UB. Temperature rises under 0°Celsius.
No good conditions on the bands.
20.IX - 22.IX.2006
Day and night activity on 80-15 meter CW, SSB, PSK31, RTTY and
some SSTV. 12m and 10m all day and night closed, no one station
there.
Nice Mongolian diploms - if interested, contact Naran, JT1BV for
details, please.
23.-24.IX.2006
At Saturday and Sunday (23 and 24.Sept.) we participate in the
RTTY contest. Under average condx, less than 1000 RTTY QSOs in the
log. At 24.9. our first (and last up today) QSO on the 10m band (RTTY
with VR2BG). Cold weather is comming to UB, ice and snow in the
night and cold rain with the ice during the day. Sunday afternoon
we going to the city and to museum. See our latest
picture gallery Nr.4.
25.IX.2006
Czech president Vaclav Klaus comes to Ulaan Baatar. Average
conditions on the bands, some hunderts QSOs in the log SSTV
inclusive. White frost and icing on our antennas during the night.
25.-26.IX.2006
Lot of CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 QSO is in our log. WKD on 40, 30,
20, 17 m. No 15m opening.
27.IX.2006
Expedition members visited Gandam monastery. There is a
lamaistic centrum with lamaistic high school in Mongolia. We got
from Naran, JT1BV many competent informations. We take part in the
prayer-mill ceremony. Thank You, Naran.
Then we was at Zaisan peek with beautifull look to Ulaan Baatar.
After we was in Czech restaurant with outstanding czech kitchen
and beer. Do You know Czech meal "moravský vrabec" and
Budweiser - the excellent Czech beer?
Rest of the day we spend at home with JT800OK, for sure.
28.IX.2006
Another JT800OK activity day on the bands with standard condx.
CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY.
29.IX.2006
JT800OK team was accepted by Czech ambassador in Mongolia Mr.
Nekvasil and by Czech embassy first secretary Mr.Somer.
At afternoon and evening we organised in JT800OK QTH a friendly
meeting with Mongolian hams.
Meeting at Czech embassy in Ulaan Baatar (click for enlarge)
Left picture - OK1XC, Czech ambassador Mr.Nekvasil, OK1ES,
OK1CCK
Right picture - OK1XC, first secretary Mr.Somer, OK1ES, OK1CCK
Pictures from the HAM meeting
30.IX.2006
As planed before, Josef OK1ES leaves the JT800OK team and is
QSY over Moscow to Praha.
The both remaining team members Josef, OK1XC and Zdenek, OK1CCK
will stay in UB for the last week.
Click
and get our latest
picture gallery Nr.5
1.X.2006
After long time 15m, 12m and at last 10m was open for
short time and we worked there between 03.00UTC to 05.30UTC. The
10m opening was our 2nd opening during our 3 weeks stay in JT. Our
10m first one at Sept. 24th was very short with 1QSO only. For
long hours alll HF bands are dead, with no sigs. Not easy, hard
job....
2.X.2006
This is the damaged RFC - see the 14.IX.2006 report. We got
from MFJ (USA) a new one. This "home made" repaired RFC
worked for 2 weeks OK in our Ameritron AL-80B PA quite well. See
our large wild windings. The reason is to decrease the voltage
between two nearby wires.
3.IX. to 5.IX.2006
It was very difficult to work any QSO, because high wind and
dusty storm was here. This caused very high static, QRN and no
sigs were on the bands. Weather - snow, and cold.
6.IX.2006
This is JT800OK last day operation. During our morning time we
WKD some
PSK31 from States. Extremly bad conditions. Snow and cold.
We worked some QSOs. The last was at 08.23UTC with F5IUU on 20m.
JT800OK is now QRT. Thanks to everyone
for contact with JT800OK.
Our web log is now complete (see above).
Buro or Direct QSL cards are welcome.
All JT800OK QSL cards will be sent not later than during December
2006. QSL manager is Josef, OK1XC
Meeting at September 29th, 2006 in JT800OK
QTH in Ulaan Baatar with JT HAMs
JT1CI, JT1DA,
JT1BL, OK1XC, JT1BV, OK1CCK, JT1CD,
JT1AP
JT1CD, JT1BO, JT1BL, JT1CC, OK1CCK, OK1XC, JT1DA, JT1AP
JT1DV, JT1BO,
OK1ES
JT1CF, OK1ES, JT1BV
73 Milan, OK1FM
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