Radioamateur friend, all over the world, welcome to my QRZpage.

My interest about radio was born at the age of 12 , when a cousin of mine gave me a piece of rock (mineral) named galinitis! I could listen to the greatest topic radio station of my city, Thessaloniki, using just a small loud-speaker! No butteries, no current! It was a miracle for me. Now, retired, I have the time to deal with this wonderful hobby!

Member of the Radio Amateur Club of Pieria (SZ2RCP- www.syrap.gr), established in Katerini (Nea Chrani), North Greece, since 2010.

Also member of Radio Amateur Association of Greece (R.A.A.G - http://www.raag.org). Licensed as a radioamateur on 7th November 2012

I'm a SOTA and BOTA and WWFF fun and I do like to combine climbing and swimming with SOTA,  BOTA and Flora Fauna  activations.

My SKCC number:15661. Patience wins, working Straight Key, but Paddle works too much easier!

My EPC number: #25.699.

My handmade 3el yagi antenna for 2 meters, patent from DK7ZB QRZpage, ultralight antennas.

My portable transceiver is an Elecraft KX-3 and I do enjoy working QRP on summits. I  have also a Yaesu FT-897 transceiver for my base. I hope to meet you on the air from a greek summit soon.

My base antenna is a long wire homemade anntena 30m, staying 20m above ground (Ουκ εν τω πολλώ το εύ, αλλ' εν τω εύ το πολύ).

 

My targets for 2017-18 are:

a. Climb, for a third time, the highest summit of Mount Olympus, the Mount of the ancient greek Gods (Mytikas -SV/TL-001), SOTA -2918m Award , first time on 30/08/2013 and second time on 30/06/2014.

b. Construct all kinds of light portable antennas,

c. Activate as many summits as possible of the "not yet activated ones", for SOTA program,

d. Work SOTA program sophisticately,eg:

   -S2S QSOs with all continents,

   -QSOs only with Antartica, Australia, America, Japan, Malta ect, no matter with the points,

   -Work CW on 25 SOTA summits from 5 greek associations for the greek award,

   -QSOs only via satellites,

   -QSOs only on one band - one mode or one band-different modes,

   -Scheduled QSOs,

   -QSOs without spotting on SOTAwatch or DXSummit,

   -Use different antennas and power, writting down the results,

   -Activate again and again the same summit, on different frequencies,

   -Work a summit as long as batteries hold on or reach a new record, staying on a summit,

   -Work at the same time SOTA and Flora Fauna areas or BOTA and Flora Fauna areas,

   and so on!!!!!!!,

e. Work BOTA program,

d. Work WWFF program.

My handmade 5el yagi antenna for 2 meters ( ssb mode). Patent from DK7ZB QRZpage (Ultralight antennas).

My first QSO on 2 meters SSB, outside of Greece, on 27th June 2015 with DC1LEX, distance: 1.233 km. Yagi antenna (see above).

Eight QSOs on 2 meters, SSB,  (18 June 2016), longest distance 1.665 Km with DF1AN.  Vertical antenna X510 Diamond.

Ten QSOs on 2meters, SSB, this year (31 May 2017), longest distance 2.081,8 Km with G4SWX. Vertical antenna X510 Diamond (see below).

My X510 Diamond baseantenna for 2 meters  and 70cm and my HF long wire antenna.

 QSLcards can be send via SVBureau or direct. SWL reports are welcome and replied graties. Sorry, no e-QSL at the momemnt, but LoTW yes!

Frequencies in the local area: Simplex:145.375 fm and 434.550 fm.  Repeaters: 145.687.5 fm ( Offset:-600Khz, T: 67 )-Location: N.Keramidi, also 430.687.5 fm (No Offset, T:67)-Location:Kolindros  and 430.662.5 fm (No Offset, T:67)-Location:Litochoro.

My WWFF awards:

 

Thank you for visiting my QRZpage.

I hope to meet you on the air soon.

73 de SV2OXS, Christos.