VE7DXG
(ex VE3GBA EN82, 2m VUCC #535)
CN88cx
My name is Gabor Horvath, I live on Vancouver Island, in Crofton, B.C.
(CN88eu).
I am quite active on 50MHz, 144 MHz, 222MHz, 432MHz, 903MHz, 1296MHz, 2304MHz and 10GHz, although I
only have 6m and 2m antennas set up at the home QTH.
Most contests find me on the top of Mt. Brenton (CN88bv) where our club
maintains a solar-powered repeater
at 4000' elevation at an abandoned microwave site.
I can usually access
the site from June to November and my setup includes 5 over 5 and 150W on 6m, 2x18
elements and 150W on 2m, 23 elements and 200W on 222MHz, 28 elements and 100W
on 432MHz, 10W and 4x33 on 903, 3W and 55 elements on 1296, 1W and a loop Yagi on 2304 and 15mW into a 2' dish on 10GHz. There is a nice shack up there and open horizon overlooking the ocean
in all directions.
Single operator efforts are run under the VE7DXG
callsign, but I also hold VA7ISL, which we use for multiop efforts.
In the
past I activated CN69, 78, 79, 89, CO60 and CO70 as a rover. Unfortunately in
the last few years I did not have the time to do much roving.
If you're in the neighbourhood you can check out the Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society's
repeater on 146.680MHz (-600) on Mount Brenton
which provides great coverage for the South Vancouver Island area, and on the
mainland from Seattle to Vancouver.
The Society maintains another repeater on
145.470 MHz (-600) in Duncan, with an open phonepatch
although a smaller coverage.
If you need a QSL from me please use the address below.
73&DX
Gabor Horvath, VE7DXG
21 Queens Road
Duncan, B.C.
V9L
2W1
Canada