LA9NKA

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      Managed by LA9NKA
Name:Anders
QTH:Røtinga island
Country:Norway
Grid:JP20QD
 
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Norway
 
  
  
ITU: 18
CQ:14
County:Hordaland
 
 
  
   
QSL via: LoTW, eQSL


I have been licenced as LA9NKA since august 2003. Before that I held the callsign LC3HAT from december 1995.
 
In the period from 01.04.2014 to 31.12.2014 I was using the special callsign LI9NKA for the bicentennial of the norwegian constitution (1814-2014). (Visit this page for more information. Online log for LI9NKA).
 
QSL policy: 100% on LoTW and eQSL. I am currently all out of paper QSL cards, so cards received via bureau or direct will not be replied until I get new cards printed, which will take some time. All bureau/direct cards received as of april 2022 has been replied to.
 
My QTH is on Røtinga island, a small island in the west coast of Norway, about 30 km south from the city of Bergen.

LA9NKA PWS @ findu.com
 
I am using the excellent software CQRLOG for my logbook, running under Ubuntu Linux,
integrated with the online log service of HamQTH.com.
 
 
This is my current equipment, as of april 2020:
  • Base station:
    • Icom IC-7400 (HF/6m), mic: Icom SM-20 / HM-36.
    • Icom IC-7100 (HF/6m/4m/2m/70cm), mic: Icom HM-198, tuner: LDG IT-100
      (mostly used for wsjt-x digimodes).
    • Kenwood TS-430S (HF, not in use), mic: Kenwood MC-42-S.
    • Kenwood TM-251E (VHF, not in use), original mic.
    • Ant #1: Homemade Yagi based on DK7ZB "open sleeve" design;
      1 el. (dipole) on 15m / 3 el. on 10m / 3 el. on 6m.
      (tuneable for use as dipole also on 20m, 17m, 12m, and 4m).
    • Ant #2: 80m. full size sloping delta-loop (horisontal pol.)
      (tuneable for use on all bands, 80m to 4m).
    • Ant #3: 30m. vertical 1/4 λ, alu-pipe with wire radials
      (tuneable for use also on 10m, 6m, and 4m).
    • Ant #4: Diamond X-300 (VHF/UHF), vertical 5/8 λ, for 2m/70cm.
    • Ant #5: Homemade dual band Yagi for 2m/70cm, based on DK7ZB design.
    • PA: Heathkit SB-1000 (160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m).
    • PSU: MSE MSR-1231DA+B.
  • Mobile station:
    • Icom ID-E880 (2m/70cm), FM + D-star.
    • Ant: NR-77B, rail mount K-515, MC-3MB cable.
  • Portable station:
    • Icom IC-T2H (2m), FM only.
    • TYT TH-UVF9 (2m/70cm), FM only.
 
My current QSL card (since may 2014):
 
My setup in the "shack" (sept. 2017), from the left, the Icom IC-7100 and IC-7400, the Zetagi 1240 psu 
(now changed to the MSE1231), the Heathkit SB-1000 PA, and the SM-20 mic on the desk. 
On the far left is the modified controller for the Yaesu G-450C antenne rotator, with the IC-T2H and
TH-UVF9 on top. On top of the IC-7100 base unit (behind the display) is the LDG IT-100 tuner, with the 
Nissei RX-403 swr/pwr meter on top. On top of the IC-7400 is the Watson W-220 swr/pwr meter.
On the back wall, the coaxial "spaghetti" with three CO-201 2-way antenna switches, and the 
MFJ-4712RC remote controlled 2-way switch, capable of switching 3 antennas between 2 radios.
 
 
My main base station antenna, a homemade combined 6m (3-el), 10m (3-el), and 15m (1-el/dipole) 
Yagi beam (based on DK7ZB "open sleeve" design), with a Diamond X-300 2m/70cm vertical on top:
Another view of the antenna mast as of august 2020, now with the new homemade dual-band 
Yagi for 2m (4-el) and 70cm (5-el), mounted on a bracket abt. 4m agl:

My mobile station setup, an Icom ID-E880 d-star capable vhf/uhf radio, mounted "hidden" in a box in the
rear compartment, with only the control-head and microphone visible at the front seats:
 
 



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