Our combined callsign is: DP5R
Mini-DXpedition from March 30 to April 6, 2013 on bord the 4-mast-barque and Flying-P-Liner "SS Passat" from the historic radio room in Lübeck-Travemünde ! (DL0KEG)
Hamholidays from October 2 to October 13, 2012
and again from September 30 to Oktober 10, 2013
in Kalamata, Peloponnese / Greece: SV3/DF1XC
Many thanks to Juergen (Joe), SV0IE, who provided us with his excellent shack, antennas and the wonderful location !!
Hamholidays from April 7 to April 14, 2012 in Snogebaek, Bornholm Island (IOTA EU-030): OZ/DF1XC
DXpedition to Saint Philip / Barbados from July 23 to August 15, 2011: Look at 8P9XC
Many thanks to Peter (8P9NX), who helped us to organize this trip, the accommodation and the amateur radio licensefor 8P. We had a great time together!
First of all I started ham radio in the early 1970's as SWL. I'm licensed since 1975 with the callsign DC4HL (for VHF and higher frequencies), upgraded to class A (for all frequencies) since 1977 with the callsign DF1XC. I keep this callsign until now.
My former and other callsigns are: DC4HL, DN1XC*, W8/DF1XC, LA/DF1XC, 8P9XC, OZ/DF1XC, SV3/DF1XC, DP5R**
*Special callsign for amateur radio education and training: D N 1 XC
**Special callsign for contest- and DX-operations: D P 5 R
My YL is Joana, DJ5YL (ex DO1JYL)!
I'm mostly QRV in my favorite mode CW on HF (all shortwave bands). I like hunting DX-stations. You also can hear me as DF1XC/P or DF1XC/MM in CW-mode with QRP 0.5 - 5 wtts on all HF bands (include WARC).
I'm member of the German Amateur Radio Club DARC, district Y (Brandenburg), chapter Cottbus.
DOK Y24 (OV Cottbus) 
QCWA-No. 35901
AGCW-No. 925 
SKCC-No. 5938 
DIG-No. 3272
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2013
My main rig is a KENWOOD TS-590S with 100 wtts output into a GP antenna (8,60 m long on top of the roof) optionally into a long wire antenna with Balun. The keyers are a KENT twin paddle, a N3ZN-keyer (Ironman) and a 40-years old JUNKER handkeyer.
My QRP rig is a YAESU FT-817 ND up to 5 wtts output with a LDG Z-817 antenna tuner into a multiband vertical antenna (Outback 2012). The keyer is a PALM mini paddle.
Shack
Solar Conditions / Day-Night Zone
I'm QRV with the call DF1XC/MM on board the vessel "Joana" mostly in CW-mode on all HF bands or FM on VHF (2 m band).
You also can reach me on board with inland water radio (UBI) or maritime radio (SRC) under DF4938.
QSL-card DF1XC/mm
Me and my family live in Burg, the gate to the "Spreewald" forest, a biosphere reserve and protected landscape 70 miles south of Berlin.
Biosphere Reserve "Spreewald", Flora & Fauna DLFF-030
At the moment the weather in Burg (Spreewald) is:
up-to-date weather in Burg and forecast
My profession is Neurosurgeon. I'm the head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the "Carl-Thiem-Clinical-Center" in Cottbus, the largest hospital in the State of Brandenburg.
You see a fluorescence guided brain tumor operation.
