IQ2DB is the callsign of ARI Como used by the A. Volta EME Team Como for EME activity on 1296 MHz.
IQ2DB is active on 23cm EME since October 10, 2021 with the following setup:
– 3 Meter diameter mesh dish, AZ-EL BIG-RAS HR rotator and Septum Feed (OK1..)
– RX: LNA G4DDK (0,28 dB NF, 30dB Gain) on the Septum Feed RX Connector, 15m of Hyperflex 10, Kuhne MKU 13G4 (1296-28MHz) Transverter, Flex Radio 6400
– TX: Flex Radio 6400, Kuhne MKU 13G4 (28-1296MHz) Transverter, RF amplifier (80W), 15m Hyperflex 10, Final Amplifier Kuhne MKU PA 23CM – 1000W CU, 4m 7/8″ coax to the Septum Feed TX connector.
Higlights
December 2021: IQ2DB 2nd Worldwide in the ARRL EME Contest, 23cm Multiop
April 2022: IQ2DB 1st Worldwide in the ARI EME Spring contest, 23cm, MIX
September 2022: IQ2DB partecipation to the ARI EME Fall contest, 23cm, MIX, 67 QSO, 12 Mult.
Octorber 2022: IQ2DB sum up 101 QSO in the first leg of the ARRL EME Contest, operating as MultiOp 1296 MHz.
November 2022: ARRL EME 23cm Multiop total declared 783.000 points. 146 QSO, 118 Q65 and 27 CW, 33 DXCC, 17 WAS and 4 VE.
December 2022: Troposcatter and airscatter FlashMob Activity with several interesting QSO, including F6HTJ (606 km) and IC8TEM (714 km).
January 2023: QRX for installation of the RF Choke on the Septum Feed.
February 2023: We are still working with the original Septum Feed without any choke, It looks like the fine tuning of the Choke is quite critical and require some mechanical change to the legs supporting the Septum feed. In the meantime we added PJ2T and EA8DBM to our DXCC (#51 and #52) as well as US State #46 (KA6U from Alabama. Still missing: Kentucky, Nebraska, New Mexico and Wyoming.
March 2023: Thanks to Peter, KA6U, we have now worked Kentucky. Still 3 US States to the WAS!
April 2023: Thanks again to Peter, KA6U, we reached 50 US States for a 23cm WAS
May 2023: low activity this month, although we added two new Countries (S5 and YB) for a DXCC total of 54
June 2023: 3 new countries added: OJ0EME, YU1SAN and 9H1BT
July 2023: DXCC #58 with EA6VQ, via Tropo (850 km)
Aug 2023: Added CT8/W6PQL as DXCC #59 and received WAS 1296MHz Award #25
L to R: Alberto I2DGH, Alessandro I2SVA, Angelo I2ADN, Guido I2GUJ, Mauro IK2XRL
| Date | QSO | Init | DXCC | US states | VE prov | Zones | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 340 | 155 | 41 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 122 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 462 | 169 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 20 | 135 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 555 | 180 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 142 |
| March 31, 2022 | 661 | 193 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 151 |
| April 30, 2022 | 823 | 209 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 161 |
| May 30, 2022 | 838 | 211 | 47 | 25 | 4 | 22 | 163 |
| June 30, 2022 | 889 | 220 | 48 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 174 |
| July 31, 2022 | 945 | 222 | 48 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 178 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1044 | 230 | 48 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 188 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1182 | 239 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 193 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1325 | 250 | 50 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 199 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1438 | 263 | 50 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 211 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1493 | 264 | 50 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 220 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1508 | 264 | 50 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 221 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1561 | 268 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 224 |
| March 31, 2023 | 1641 | 273 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 26 | 230 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1752 | 278 | 52 | 50 | 4 | 26 | 234 |
| May 31, 2023 | 1778 | 283 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 239 |
| June 30, 2023 | 1831 | 290 | 57 | 50/WAS | 4 | 27 | 242 |
| July 30,2023 | 1859 | 293 | 58 | 50/WAS | 4 | 27 | 243 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 1916 | 298 | 59 | WAS#25 | 4 | 27 | 245 |
