JI1FGX/DU9 Amateur Radio Diary, Mindanao, Philippines, IOTA OC-130.
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A diary of life in Mindanao.
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25/10/12
Received APRS signals from ISS
25/10/11
TNC software for APRS manual
25/10/10
TNC software for APRSVer1.0
25/10/09
Making myopia glasses
25/10/09
ICOM IC-820H PLL UNLOCK repair
25/10/05
435MHz Cross Yagi antenna production preparation
25/10/04
Receiving SSTV from the International Space Station
25/10/03
Repair of elevation rotator KR-500
25/10/02
145MHz Cross Yagi antenna production preparation
25/10/01
received APRS signal from ISS
25/09/29
CQ WW RTTY contest
25/09/27
SSTV from the ISS
25/09/26
WARC band fan-out antenna
25/09/25
levation rotator KR-500 acquired
25/09/23
APRS TNC software Dire Wolf with Hamlib
25/09/23
TNC software direwolf
25/09/21
Russian satellite RS-44 beacon
25/09/20
Installing a radio in a car
25/09/17
DH1NGP Peter radio vehicle
25/09/13
3.5MHz SWR increased
25/09/12
3.5MHz Zepp antenna adjustment
25/09/10
Geostationary satellite QO-100
25/09/09
Preparing for the satellite station
25/09/08
DU9JJY
satellite station
25/09/07
14MHz late at night
25/09/03
Mitsubishi Strada Pickup Truck
Oil Change
25/08/18
WSJT-X Automatic operation Ver0.1.0
25/08/18
JTDX Autonomous operation Program Ver0.6.3
25/08/10
Software List
25/07/26
AutoCWType_Ver1.5.8
25/07/20
Create one month's worth of ADIF files from JTDX Ver 2.6.5
25/07/19
Japan's Radio Wave Usage Tax
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.
Direction from Ozamiz (2025/02/26)
A 50MHz 5EL antenna properly aligned
When I asked ChatGPT what the direction to Japan was, I was told it was 338 degrees north-northwest.
The current orientation of each antenna
7, 21, 28MHz dipole
90 degrees, 270 degrees
18, 24MHz dipole
240 degrees, 60 degrees
50MHz 5EL Yagi
335 degrees
Azimuths of various locations calculated by ChatGPT (great circle routes)
destination
Azimuth (great circle route)
Compass Directions
Tokyo, Japan
338°
North-northwest
West Coast of the United States (e.g. Los Angeles)
36°
Northeast
East Coast of the United States (e.g. New York)
4°
Almost North
Europe (Berlin, Germany)
325°
Northwest
Current orientation of each antenna to Europe
frequency
Element orientation (compass angle)
Towards the peak of the figure eight
7, 21, 28, 18, 24MHz dipole
45 degrees ⇔ 225 degrees
145 degrees ⇔ 325 degrees
50MHz 5EL Yagi
335 degrees (for Japan)
February 26, 2024
February 27, 2025