BITX20

BITX17

RESULTS

This is a collection of the results obtained with the homebrewed BITX17 connected to an end-fed half wavelength antenna appr. 4 meters above sea-level.

FIRST BITX17 TX RESULTS DE PA2RF

FIRST 17M PSK31 QSO ON 17M

UTC

UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF PSE K

PA2RF de UX1HW

GE dear my friend

Thanks for your CALL

ur RST 599 599 599

my NAME : Arthur Arthur Arthur

my QTH : Kremenchuk Kremenchuk

Loc : KN69QC

HW?

BTU

PA2RF de UX1HW kkk

=====UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF

Good evening ARTHUR

Dr OM, it is good to see your signals on my screen !

URST is 599 599,

My name is RON RON, age is 41

QTH is ZOETERMEER 20 km from the North Sea.

QTH loc: JO22GB, ITU:27, CQ:14

BTU dr radiofriend OM

=====UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF kn kn

PA2RF de UX1HW

Thanks, dear Ron

my TRX : Icom-726 PWR 25 W now

ANT : In.V

Comp. P4 1,4 GHz

Soft. MixW2.14

WX : sunny, temp +11c9oo old, first HAM licence on 1989

HW?

BTU dear Ron

PA2RF de UX1HW kkk

=====UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF

Solid copy OM

My PSK31 setup is as follows:

Rig is a homebrew bitx17 with only 4 watts out.

RF Power is 4 Watts on digimodes

PC is a Siemens Celeron 266 MHz with MlxW 2.10 + W98SE

My antenna is a homebrew endfed wire antenne out of attic window

My website ===>

http://home.versatel.nl/laar60

Write some notes in my guestbook if you like

BTU OM ARTHUR from Ukraine.

=====UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF kn kn

PA2RF de UX1HW

o.k. dear Ron

thanks for the nice QSO

my QSLL 100% via Ukrainian QSL-bureau or direct (QRZ.COM)

Good Luck! Good DX!

All the best!

73! 73! 73!

bye bye

PA2RF de UX1HW sk

=====UX1HW UX1HW de PA2RF PA2RF

Thanks very much for the fb psk31 QSO dr ARTHUR.

QSL via eQSL.cc, direct (www.qrz.com) or the bureau will be appreciated.

My QSL card is sent to you via the bureau.

Good luck, bye bye en tot ziens dr radiofriend ARTHUR !

THANKS FOR MY FIRST PSK31 QSO WITH MY HOMEBREW BITX17 TRANSCEIVER

DEAR ARTHUR FROM UKRAINE

Estimated distance between our radio stations QRB 2028 km

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25 Apr 2005, UTC: 18:33:47z

My BITX17 PSK31 QSO nr ON 17M: 001

=====UX1HW UX1HW DE PA2RF PA2RF SK

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CONDX ON 17M 22APR04 WHILE MAKING MY 1^st 17M QSO WERE SIMILAR AS SHOWN ON THE GRAPH ABOVE

FIRST 17M QSO WITH HOMEBREW BITX17

MODE RTTY

22 APR 2005

17:11 UTC

18.106 MHz

CQ CQ CQ DE SV2DGH SV2DGH SV2DGH

PSE K

SV2DGH SV2DGH de PA2RF PA2RF PSE K

PA2RF PA2RF DE SV2DGH

GA, TNX 4 CALL,

UR RST 559 559,

NAME: CHRIS CHRIS

QTH: THESSALONIKI,

REGION: MAKEDONIA, NORTHERN GREECE

LOC: KN10LM

HW CPY ??

PA2RF DE SV2DGH BTU HPHJRHX

=====SV2DGH SV2DGH de PA2RF PA2RF

Zoetermeer (PA) – Thessaloniki (SV) 1920 km with 5 Watts RF power 22APR2005

And the QSL cards of this succesful QSO have been received:

RST 599 !! (oh boy..am I proud)

FIRST BITX17 RX RESULTS DE PA2RF

DECODING SOFTWARE MIXW2.1 ON CELERON 266 MHz CONNECTED TO HOMEBREW BITX17 *ONLY RX PART FINISHED*

09:31 MARCH 5, 18088 MHz CW

...HI DR OM SAN TNX QSO ES FER FB RST 73! SRI RST 599 5NN QTH IS SOFIA SOFIA E ESNAG KEN KEN JR5XPG DE LZ1LZ K K

09:38 MARCH 5, 18082 MHz CW

...CQ CQ D E OH8MS OH8MS OH8MS K

10:52 MARCH 5, 18079 MHz CW

...CQ CQ DE UA3DJI UA3DJI

UA3DJI CQ CQ CQ DE

U A 3 D J I UA3DJI CQ CQ CQ DE UA 3 D JI UA3DJI

P S E K

11:09 MARCH 5, 18081 MHz CW

CQ DE RA3XA RA3XA K

RA3XA RA3XA K

...I 559 B OP VAL VAL QTH ON INSK ONINSK BTU DE RA3XA

BKDAVE DE+VYNICE MEETU =HR IN MOSCOW HAVE FILI FILI PLACE =SOFB TR ZV!

73 GD LUCKDEAR OM DAVE

F B DAVE NW569 56B SIGNAL ZS !Z S ! 73DSW DE RA3XA

12:19 MARCH 5, 18072 MHz CW

..IZ7GEG IZ7GEG IZ7GEG PSE DX DX K

PHONE USB

10:59 MARCH 5, 18137 MHz USB PHONE rst 579

EA5EMH TO ??

11:21 MARCH 5, 18144 MHz USB PHONE rst 589

UA1KVK TO ???

11:25 MARCH 5, 18144 MHz USB PHONE rst 579

EA2AJB TO ZP9EOV (JANOS)

15:05 MARCH 5, 18126 MHz USB PHONE rst 579

RN6BY (ALEX, BLACKSEA COAST) TO SM0PAT

17:05 MARCH 5, 18128 MHz USB PHONE rst 599

CQ CQ LZ2KV

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DIGIMODES

RTTY

14:59 MARCH 5, 18107 MHz RTTY rst 589

CQ CQ DE UR5EDU UR5EDU UR5EDU

CQ CQ DE UR5EDU UR5EDU PSE K

NA1T DE UR5EDU GM, UR 599 599 NAME ALEX ALEX

QTH DNEPROPETROVSK HW? NA1T DE UR5EDU KN

ALL OK, JOHN, THANKS FOR QSO 73!

NA1T DE UR5EDU SK

15:26 MARCH 5, 18112 MHz RTTY rst 578

...RN3OK RN3OK RN3OK

CQ CQ CQ DE RN3OK RN3OK RN3OK PSE K

DF8CS DF8CS DE RN3OK LRN3OK DF8CS DF8CS DE RN3OK RN3OK UR NOT ON MY FREQ URST 599 599 NAME IS KONSTANTIN KONSTANTIN KONSTANTIN QTH QI+H. VORONEZ xVORONEZH VORTNEZY HW??

DF8CS DF8CS DE RN3OK RN3OK PSE K

...RN3OK RN3OK NICE COPY YOU DR. CHRISTIAN ! UR SIGNAL UP))/// 600HZ! THANKS FOR CHRISTIAN.)$'1')3

6! 73 73 DF8CSL DE RN3OK SK

PSK31

15:11 MARCH 5, 18103 MHz PSK31 rst 589.

..via bureu pse ur qsl card

fll the best you and you family

PSE WAB WAB WAB W

w WAB de UW2ZM

CQ CQ CQ de UW2ZM UW2ZM UW2ZM

pse K

CQ CQ de UW2ZM UW2ZM Uh 2=M

CQ CQ C2 de reW2ZM UW2ZM UW,ZM

pse K

M5PLY de UW2ZMA he=llo dr friend Tnx for the call.

Ur rst is 599 599 599 PLUS 10 DB my name

is e Serge Serge

My qth is Pervomaisk Pervomaisk

LOC:KN58MA KN58MA

PSE UR WAB WAB WAB ???

HW?

M5PLY de UW2ZM

pse k

15:17 MARCH 5, 18102 MHz PSK31 rst 589.

...I tM band first time urst 559

My name is Oleg Oleg Oleg

QTH St. Petersburg St. Petersburr loc loc KO59du KO59du

E-mail ua1aae.cmc

BTU F5SAM de UA1AAE

PSE K

CQ van PA0BDW op 6 maart 2005 op 18.103 MHz, 14:32 UTC

April 2005