Biography

My Name is Stephan born 1958, and my QTH is Zuerich, the largest City in Switzerland.

Amateur Radio License since 1980.

Active mainly VHF/UHF until 2000

Not activ on the air 22 Years

Back on the Air from 2022

Besids the 2m/70cm relay communications I enjoy to work the 10 /15/ 20/ 40m bands and QO100 Satellite

Equipment

Shortwave Setup:

- Main Trx Elecraft K4D
- Backup Trx Yaesu FT1000MP Mark V
- Elecraft K-Pod
- Elecraft KAT-500
- DX ENGINEERING NCC-2
- SPE-Expert 1.5K Solid State Power-Amplifier
- HEIL PR-781 Boom Mounted Studio Microphone
- bhi Equalizer Parapro EQ20-DSP
- Yaesu FT991A
- Icom IC-703.

QO100 Satellite Setup

Icom IC-9700
UP-Converter Kuhne MKU UP 2424 B (144 Mhz to 2,4 Ghz)
Douwn Converter Kuhne MKU LNC ( 10 Ghz to 433 Mhz)
85 cm Offset Dish
Feeding with 2x25m AircomPremium Coaxial Cable, for UP and Douwnlink
Dualfeed feed 2,4/10 Ghz from DJ7GP
Frequency Referenc GPS Clock from Leo Bodnar for Trx and Up & Down.-Converter
Headset HEIL BM-17 From HEIL.
8 Band Tx Equalicer-Compressor-Noise Gate from UR6QW, for Tx audio optimize


VHF / UHF Setup

​​​​Yaesu FT991A​​​
Yaesu MH70 Table Mike

Antennas:

Magnetic Baby-Loop from Ciro Mazzoni resonant from 10 to 40m.
(an excellent Antenna for Urban conditions and definitely suitable for DX) ,

HyEndFed 10 - 80m
Stampfl XOne activ Antenna
DXE ARAV4
X30 VHF/UHF Omnidirectional
Technisat Dish 85cm for QO100