JI1FGX/DU9 Amateur Radio Diary, Mindanao, Philippines, IOTA OC-130.
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Introduction. [Lily Diary.
A diary of life in Mindanao.

   
25/07/13  IARU HF Contest
25/07/10 Software updates
25/07/08 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair
25/07/07 CQ Machine Program
25/06/21 LoTW system upgrade
25/06/18 RG8 for 3.5MHz arrived
25/06/15  Time setting Ver0.5
25/06/14 Drone Habsan ZINO arrives
25/06/12 Philippine Independence Day
25/06/11 Algeria 7X2RF QSL card.
25/06/10 Translation API Program
25/06/09 DXCC150 award certificate arrived
25/06/08 AutoCWType_Ver1.4.1
25/06/07 Introducing the Shack
25/06/06 A portrait drawn by ChatGPT.
25/05/26 Windows full-width/half-width switching.
25/05/17 OK2ZAW BCD to 16 converter.
25/05/16 For 3.5MHz Zepp antenna.
Stepping motors
25/05/15 3.5MHz stepping motor design.
25/05/14 3.5MHz tuning coil installed.
25/05/11 3.5MHz antenna installation completed.
25/05/03 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.3.
25/04/26 Drone Habsan ZINO.
25/04/25 Time setting Ver0.3.
25/04/24 AutoCWType_Ver1.3.
25/04/23 Preparing for FTDX3000 LCD repair.
25/04/22 Installation plan for 3.5MHz Zepp antenna.
25/04/21 AutoCWType_Ver1.1.
25/04/20 10,14MHz antenna installation completed.
25/04/19 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program Ver0.4.1.
25/04/19 14MHz antenna pole installed.
25/04/18 ThinkPad X390 repair completed.
25/04/17 Search is now possible.
25/04/15 Preparing the 10MHz dipole.
25/04/12 Hexbeam Part8.
25/04/06 My ThinkPad X390 is broken.
25/04/05. Time setting program.
25/03/31 JTDX Autonomous Driving Program.
25/03/30 Automatic log sending from CWType to Hamlog.
25/03/21 Hexbeam Part 7.
25/03/20 FreeDV Part 3 First QSO.
25/03/18 FreeDV Part 2 QSO in the shack.
25/03/16 Hexbeam Part 6.
25/03/15 Install FreeDV Part1.
25/03/09 Hexbeam Part5.
25/03/07 Hexbeam Part 4.
25/03/05 28MHz antenna modification
25/03/01 FTDX3000 is broken!
25/02/28 Pileup at 50MHz FT8.
25/02/28 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/27 Tower pipe rebuilding plan.
25/02/26 Direction to Japan from Ozamiz.
25/02/26 28MHz is not available.
25/02/23 DXV500ZS linear amplifier repair.
25/02/22 Hexbeam Part 3
25/02/21 Hexbeam Part 2
25/02/18 28MHz antenna construction.
25/02/17 18,24MHz antenna height construction.
25/02/16 Z26NS Cosovo.
25/02/14 21MHz FT8
25/02/12 7,21MHz antenna repair.
25/02/08 Operating CW at 21MHz.
25/02/05 DXV500ZS linear amplifier failure.
25/01/19 Input Director.
25/01/14 Temporary license renewal.
Drone HUBSAN ZINO arrives (2025/06/14) 
On April 26, 2025, my friends in Japan,The drone sent to me by Mr. Namekata, HUBSAN ZINOIt took 47 days to finally arrive.

It was stuck at customs for over a month, and when the month was over,
Submit a document showing the purchase price" I received a letter
But the gift:I inherited it. It was more than four years old and was a worthless used item that could not be flown in Japan due to the Radio Law and Aviation Law.
When I sent the reply Customs duty 2350 pesos(about $42) I received a reply saying that I should pay at the post office.

Sweet, who always helps me at Ozamiz Post Office, calculated the customs duties and postal fees.
HUBSAN ZINOCustoms duty: 2,350 pesos (about. $42)
Post office fee: 184 pesos (about $3.3)

What is customs doing taking a month?

The luggage is unpacked on the spot and visually inspected by the drone.

This Drone, HUBSAN ZINO, uses the 5GHz band for control and image transmission, so it cannot be used in Japan due to the Radio Law.
Therefore, Mr. Namekata purchased a new DJI Mini 4 Pro and gave it to me for free.
He gave me a lot of advice when I purchased the S155 online from the Philippines, and I was grateful for his help this time as well.

 
However, the battery swelled and the drone crashed after just one minute of flight due to battery exhaustion.
Well, it seems it hasn;t been used for almost four years, so its no wonder the battery is dead.

So I ordered a battery from the Philippine online store Shopee for 1,336 pesos (about $24).
This battery is a pre-order, so it will likely take about 15 days for delivery.

June 12, 2025   June 18, 2025