JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao, Philippines Amateur Radio Diary IOTA OC-130
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Introduction. 【【Lily Diary]
Diary of Life in Mindanao

24/12/11 CVS conversion software for DXCC listings
24/12/05 Aggregation by country from JTDX
24/12/02 ADIF for one month from JTDX
Programs that create files
24/11/24 CwGet and CwType settings
24/11/24 WWDX Contest
24/11/21 CQ Ham Radio
24/11/20 Call Sign Assignment IOTA Number
24/11/13 IOTA 100 Awards Arrival
24/11/12 LoTW WAZ and DXCC
24/11/04 PLDT Optical Internet
24/10/30 Pile-up of 50MHz FT8
24/10/28 Camiguin Is Crowdfunding
24/10/26 50MHz Yagi feeder
24/10/21 RTTY with MMTTY
24/10/19 Firmware for UV-5K
24/10/17 Antenna group seen by drone
24/10/16 7MHz Antenna Pole
24/10/15 3.5MHz zepp transceiver antenna
24/10/14 Hexbeam Purchase Plan
24/10/13 24MHz dipole addition
24/10/13 50MHz Yagi repair completed
50MHz FT8 first pile
24/10/12 Antenna production for 24 MHz
24/10/09 Trouble with Gmail
24/10/09 The Shack
24/10/07 JO1CRA/7 AS-206
24/10/05 3D2V Rotuma Island IOC-060
24/10/01 Camiguin Island Trailer Video
24/09/30 Uruguay
24/09/29 50MHz antenna installation
24/09/25 Pile up on the caller's side
24/09/19 IOTA 100 Award
24/09/18 IOTA Application
24/09/12 DXCC Application
24/09/11 FT8 in communication with KH8T
24/09/08 50MHz Yagi Antenna
24/08/28 Pile up at FT8
24/08/07 Pile up from FT8EU
24/07/19 JW/WE9G in Svalbard
24/06/27 Purchase of air conditioner for wireless room
24/05/28 antenna switch
24/05/27 MFJ-259B Repair
24/05/10 Completed 3-band antenna
24/05/03 7MHz Dipole
24/04/30 7MHz Domestic
24/04/29 Reopening Project
24/04/04 Repair of FTDX3000
24/03/21 To NTC Cagayan
24MHz dipole added (October 13, 2024)
Installed a 24MHz Dipole Antenna (October 13, 2024)
."24/10/12 24MHz antenna productionThe antennas made in the "I was actually attaching the tower to the antenna and adjusting the SWR.
It is called "Fan out type".
Fan-out type antenna with 24 MHz added to the existing 18 MHz element at the same feeding point

I was adjusting the SWR after installing the antenna made onOctober 12, 2024, as described in this link.
It is a Fan-out type antenna. The 24MHz element was added
to the same feed point as the existing 18MHz element, forming a Fan-out type antenna.
We made a bump adjustment using only NanoVNA without MMANA.

First, 24 MHz element length and angle adjustment
In the calculation, 300/24.915/4*0.95=2m86mIt should be a
The actual length adjustment is done while measuring with NanoVNA.2m53cmThe company is now in the process of
Elements are 2m apart.

Next, 18 MHz element length fine-tuning
It should be 300/18.100/4*0.95=3m94cm, but the actual measurement of the element was 3m70cm.

By the way, the height of the tower is21m
The 50 MHz and 7,21 MHz dipoles are18m
The 18 MHz dipole is12m
The 24 MHz dipole is.10.5m
It is attached at the

I performed the tuning on the spot using only the NanoVNA, without using MMANA.

First, I adjusted the element length and angle for 24MHz.
According to the calculation, it should be300/24.915/4*0.95 = 2m86cm.
However, when I actually measured with the NanoVNA and adjusted the length, the
It turned out to be2m53cm. The elements are spaced 2m apart.

Next, I made fine adjustments to the 18MHz element length.
The calculation was300/18.100/4*0.95 = 3m94cm, but the actual measurement was3m70cm.

By the way, the tower height is21m.
The 50MHz and 7/21MHz dipoles are mounted at18m,
The 18MHz dipole is at12m,
And the 24MHz dipole is at10.5m.

Results measured by NanoVNA
Two bands, 18MHz and 24MHz, have the lowest SWR
According to the measurements with the NanoVNA, the
There are minimum SWR values for both the 18MHz and 24MHz bands.


Measured with NanoVNA, the minimum SWR is 1.36 at 18.160 MHz.
Almost flat in the band.
After measuring with the NanoVNA, the
I found the minimum SWR at 18.160MHz, which is 1.36.
The SWR is almost flat across the band.

Measured by NanoVNA, the minimum SWR is 1.16 at 24.890MHz.
This one is also almost flat within the band.
After measuring with the NanoVNA, the
I found the minimum SWR at 24.890MHz, which is 1.16.
The SWR is almost flat across the band as well.

The tropical Philippines, and Mindanao in particular, is located in the southernmost part of the country, at 8 degrees north latitude.
We began repairing the 50 MHz antenna and adjusting the 18 and 24 MHz antennas at 6:00 a.m. and it took us until 2:00 p.m.
The sun shines directly overhead and makes the skin ache.
Adjusting the elements, returning to the shack where the air conditioner was heard, checking the NanoVNA values, and working outside again.
I drank water several times along the way, but my head was getting dizzy.
After lunch and without a break, we immediately worked on the rest of the day's work.
It was 2 pm when everything was over. Then I immediately went to 7-Eleven to buy Pocari Sweat.
A 2L Pocari Sweat costs 165 pesos, or 445 yen.

In the tropical Philippines, specifically in Mindanao at the southernmost point, located at 8 degrees north latitude, I started antenna work at 6 a.m. The task included repairing the 50MHz antenna and adjusting the 18MHz and 24MHz antennas, which took until 2 p.m. The sun was beating down directly overhead, which took until 2 p.m. task included repairing the 50MHz antenna and adjusting the 18MHz and 24MHz antennas, which took until 2 p.m. The sun was beating down directly overhead, causing my skin to burn. The sun was beating down directly overhead, causing my skin to burn.

I would adjust the elements, then go back to the air-conditioned shack I would adjust the elements, then go back to the air-conditioned shack. to check the NanoVNA readings, and then back outside to continue working. I drank water several times, but I started feeling lightheaded. After lunch, I didn't take a break and immediately continued with the remaining work. I finished everything by 2 p.m. and then went to the 7-Eleven to buy a 2L bottle of Pocari Sweat for 165 pesos (about 1.75 USD).

October 13, 2024   October 14, 2024