dear friends,
We would like to introduce you to the details of our fourth radio-cycling expedition, organized this year under the name "Southern Road". You may have noticed information about last year's edition in the magazine Radioamatér; trasa tohtoročnej akcie nadväzuje na tú predchádzajúcu.
Specifically: on Friday 27.7. we will meet in Čierná in Pošumaví, near Lake Lipno, and we will finish on Sunday, August 5. in Mikulov.
Samozrejmosťou je, že na trase budeme vysielať, ako len situácia dovolí – tento rok máme prvýkrát k dispozícii špeciálne volacie označenie OL5CX (Cyklo-eXpedice), ktoré budeme preferovať. Náš „komunikačný kanál“ počas presunu je 145.550 MHz FM. If we pass through your countries, try to contact us directly here - we would be happy to receive tips on where to find the best refreshment or where to swim, or we would like to see a nice antenna system of a local radio amateur along the way.
If we arrive at a higher elevation or during a stopover/overnight stay, we intend to activate other bands/frequencies, primarily: 144.280 MHz SSB, 50.180 MHz SSB, 3.740 MHz SSB, 3.555 MHz CW. Samozrejme, budeme aj inde, ale vzhľadom na to, že budeme používať len QRP zariadenia napájané z batérií, skôr než by sme bojovali s pileupom volajúcich staníc, budeme skôr ladiť, aby sme sa vôbec niekomu dovolali.
Now a list of more significant points on the route where we plan higher radioactivity:
- Saturday, 28.7. – VHF elevation Vitkův Kámen (above 1,000 m above sea level) around noon
- nedeľa, 29.7. – QRV KV in the evening from the dormitory in Čierno Údolí
- pondelok, 30.7. – VKV Kraví Hora nad Hojnou Vodou
- utorok, 31.7. – probably only in the evening at KV
- streda, 1.8. – let's hope that on the way there will be some quota for VKV activity around the Old Town under Landštejn, otherwise in the evening VKV from the hostel in Slavonice
- štvrtok, 2.8. – probably only KV, around Znojmo
- piatok, 3.8. – evening at the shooting range on Turolda nad Mikulovo KV and VKV
- sobota, 4.8. – in the morning, the elevation of Děvín na Pálava, planned participation in the VKV BBT competition; in the afternoon, the Minaret observation tower near Lednica; evening again at Turolda KV/VKV
Our goal is to continuously inform others about the events of the expedition, through packets and the Internet, as the situation allows. We assume that there will be a functional website www.volny.cz/ol5cx, where it will also be possible to leave links to participants.
Radi by sme vyskúšali aj systém pilotnej stanice, snáď nám pomôže na 80 m Lada OK1FRT, a participant from previous years who cannot attend this year, and we hope that he will be in touch with us at least by radio.
He looks forward to the cycling team on many connections
Pavel OK1DX