Garpen EU-037 shack

Photos from Sweden... (tnx sm7ucz)

Looks comfy for a radio shack for a w/e.

From the top of the lighthouse looking down and north:

 Closer view of the hut

The 'harbour'

View due West

 Between hut and lighthouse

The hut/shack

Non-functional generators outside the hut.

The view to the North

Inside:(Note no electrics or facilities)

Some of the island residents

Some panoramic shots

Pud was running search and pounce all night...

Pud is the shack cat.

He loves it when I operate all night long and pops in and out until he ends up just sleeping. In winter his favourite position is sitting on the SDR laptop and chasing the mouse cursor across the screen.
I don't know about managing 5BDXCC but two birds a dove and a pidgeon definitely bought it.

PCB spray on flux lacquer

If you make your own pcb, or manhatten build then consider using SK10 flux lacquer.

You can get it from Rapid
http://www.rapidonline.com/tools-equipment/kontakt-chemie-flux-sk10-spray-200ml-87-0715

Farnell have it listed as well but don't seem to be able to order it.

It keeps your freshly etched pcb looking nice and clean and you can solder through it without having to remove it first (unlike some varnish sprays that have been suggested).

July RSGB IOTA EU-037

For all you IOTA chasers... I'll be doing the solo qrp thing again from Sweden during the RSGB IOTA contest

Garpen Island which is also an active Light House. EU-037 Over on the right hand side of Sweden.

About 3 or 4 km from the mainland.

Satellite photo.. the station and antennas will be on the Northern 'spit'

GRID SQUARE JO86bj

It  will be a LONG call sign so when logging please for heavens sake get it right !

SM7/M1KTA/P (CW) or Sierra Mike Seven Stroke Mike One Kilo Tango Alpha Stroke Portable (SSB) I will be confirming qso by LoTW as soon as I am able, QSL cards will be direct buro cards will be very slow, please include $5 to cover postage.

I have confirmed that I will be using the shed/hut on the left and will use the whole shore line beyond for antennas. (vertical dipoles and maybe a VDA)

Garpen is a bit of a holiday day trip place some days when WX is nice so I'll grab food from a cafe on the island. If WX is bad I will probably get stuck on the island  so will keep making qso.

Should be qrv from early on the Saturday 26th (maybe 25th overnight) to last light on Sunday 27th

I will be using batteries and solar power but I will also have power with extension cable from next house.

Quick fly in, train and fly out.

See you in the contest.

ILLW serial is SE0004 no idea if that is what LH chasers need.

Had fun in the islands of Sweden last yewar and activated EU-138 Utlangan. This is the notification this year: http://www.rsgbiota.org/activations/details.php?activ_uid=00009175

Activation of Garpen (Garpen, EU-037):
From: 26-Jul-2014 01:00
Until: 27-Jul-2014 23:00
Callsign: SM7/M1KTA/P
Operators: M1KTA
QSL Information: QSL direct or bureau to M1KTA and LoTW
M1KTA
Comments: QRV for the RSGB IOTA contest but should be up and running both before and after. QRP station, KX3 ant vertical dipole 10-20 and 40m GP and 80m dipole. SSB and CW
Website: http://m1kta-qrp.blogspot.com
Submitted by: M1KTA on 21 May 2014.

Latest spots for this station from the DX-Cluster

Time:	Callsign:	Frequency:	Comment:	Spotted by:
2013-07-05 08:56:00	SM7/M1KTA/P	14264.1		LY2FN
2013-07-03 11:10:00	SM7/M1KTA/P	14260.1	EU-138	SP6EFY
2013-07-03 10:59:00	SM7/M1KTA/P	14260		HA6VH
2013-07-03 10:55:00	SM7/M1KTA/P	14260	EU138 SRI CALL	UA1AKJ
2013-07-03 10:24:00	SM7/M1KTA/P	14260	EU-138, LANGOREN ISL.	DJ4EL

Commonwealth Contest BERU 2014

Nice to read had thought about being given travelers award!!

UBN is in given only 68 qso total pretty poor really. Note how many broken serials :-) Nice to know many calls were not busted.

This I expected as the speed of some ops was just too great for me so never tried to RX the serial.

So many non BERU stations calling.

Commonwealth Contest Adjudication report for C5/M1KTA : 3500 08/03/14
Date	Time	Call	Correct Call	RST Tx	SN Tx	RST Rx	Correct RST Rx	SN Rx	Correct SN Rx	Reason	Notes
08/03/14	12:26	G4CMQ		599	4	599		83		incorrect serial #85	Adjudicated Invalid
08/03/14	12:32	GW4XXF		599	5	599		1	22	Broken:Serial RX
08/03/14	13:21	G3XTT		599	16	599		125	124	Broken:Serial RX
08/03/14	14:54	EA1DR		599	17	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	15:34	EA5CI		599	24	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	15:46	K3ESE		599	28	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	15:50	K4SO		599	30	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	15:56	SP6OJK		599	32	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	16:01	W1RM		599	34	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	16:04	M0GXM		599	35	599		55		incorrect serial #5	Adjudicated Invalid
08/03/14	16:11	GW0IRW		599	36	599		6	63	Broken:Serial RX
08/03/14	16:14	WU2M		599	38	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	16:21	GW0GEI		599	39	599		1		Not In Log
08/03/14	16:30	PP1CZ		599	43	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	16:32	SP8HXN		599	44	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	17:23	G4LPE	G4LPD	599	49	599		56		Broken:Callsign
08/03/14	17:26	K4SN		599	50	599		1		Broken
08/03/14	17:33	GW0TSG		599	53	599		7		busted call GW4TSG	Adjudicated Invalid
08/03/14	17:49	M0TDW		599	57	599		1	100	Broken:Serial RX
08/03/14	17:54	ZF2XF		599	58	599		60	595	Broken:Serial RX
09/03/14	05:47	G3VPW		599	74	599		373	292	Broken:Serial RX
09/03/14	06:08	K6RIM		599	78	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	06:14	OK2GX		599	79	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	06:42	DL2RMM		599	80	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	07:12	AH6NMI		599	85	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	07:14	G4BVK	G4BVY	599	86	599		146		Broken:Callsign
09/03/14	08:14	G4BUE		599	92	599	559	196		Broken:RS(T) RX
09/03/14	09:43	F5IDJ		599	95	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	09:47	KV8S		599	96	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	09:51	F5RQQ		599	97	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	09:57	EA8ZAK		599	99	599		1		Broken
09/03/14	10:03	VK3HJ		599	101	599		1		Time outside contest
09/03/14	10:11	G4MKR		599	102	599		14		Time outside contest
09/03/14	10:20	EA8/OZ8BQ		599	103	599		1		Time outside contest