Over thirty DX-operators were involved with the 4O3T operation during late July and August 2006. This photo-report covers just some who were present at the three different 4O3T sites in Montenegro between Wed 2 Aug and Sun 6 Aug 2006.
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Over thirty DX-operators were involved with the 4O3T operation during late July and August 2006. This photo-report covers just some who were present at the three different 4O3T sites in Montenegro between Wed 2 Aug and Sun 6 Aug 2006. |
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| Five 4O3T ops at the Klinci site with a new Yeasu FT-2000 : Pekka OH2TA, Pertti OH2RF, Bob N6OX, Rich K2WR and Nigel G3TXF. | Bob N6OX co-ordinating the day's operating schedule between the three separate sites that made up the 4O3T operation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Toma YU1AB operates 4O3T on 20m SSB with an FT-1000 at the main YT6A mountain-top contest location at Obosnik. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The journey up to the mountain-top Obostnik location of the YT6A contest station includes a 40-minute bone-shaking Land Rover ride. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The main HF location for the 4O3T operation was Ranko YT6A's mountain-top contest station at Obostnik which has multple towers with various stacks (15m and 20m) and other HF antennas. The neighbouring mast (right) includes FM broadcast, cellular and microwave. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Four 4O3T ops look on while Pekka OH2TA rotates an HF beam at the Klinci site by the "armstrong" method. | The IARU flag flies at the 4O3T Klinci military camp site, which also has its own ever vigilant Alsatian guard-dog. | HF and 6m beams at the 4O3T Klinci site. The beams are rotated manually. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pertti OH2RF operates a new Yeasu FT-2000 together with an ACOM 1010 amplifier at the 4O3T Klinci site in an old military camp which dates back to the Austro-Hungarian empire. | Pekka OH2TA, Bob N6OX, Rich K2WR and Pertti OH2RF at breakfast after the two Finns had been operating all night on 80m and 160m from the magnificent 4O3T coast-station site at Bar. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Anthony (G-SWL), Bob N6OX, Ranko YT6A, Rich K2WR and Dave K1ZZ taking a break in Tivat. Dave K1ZZ had been at the Montenegro DX Festival from the start and was QRV on 80m/160m. | Pekka OH2TA operates an Icom radio and Titan amplifier at one of the two stations at the Klinci 4O3T site. Note the army style bunks! The antenna was a 2-el SteppIR beam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The journey to the main 4O3T sites involved taking a ferry across the water at Tivat. Although the crossing was no more than 10min, the wait in the traffic queue could be over an hour. | Many 4O3T operators stayed in the modern appartments at the Villa Briv on the water's edge. There was also good accommodation up at the YT6A Obosnik contest location. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bob N6OX, Nigel G3TXF and Karel ON5TN on the roof of the YT6A Obosnik contest station with the town of Tivat visible on the lakeside some 1,600m below. | 3Y0X Peter 1 DX-Peditioner Bob N6OX was coordinating 4O3T site operations and transport logistics during our early August visit - together with his green "SKY Communications" van! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Anton ON6NL, Luc ON4IA, Toma YU1AB and Ranko YT6A at the Obostnik contest location which was the main centre of HF operations for the 4O3T Montenegro DX Festival. | Darko T95A operating 4O3T on 15m CW at one of the two main operating positions at the Obostnik contest site. G3TXF's ever faithful ETM-9 keyer can be seen on the operating desk. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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