Biography

If you have NOT received any QSL card from any callsign which I handled, please kindly let me know by email to re-sent at once!

"Winner never blames the conditions" !

Δεν θα στερήσω πότε από κανένα τη χαρά και τη δυνατότητα να αυτοξευτιλίζει τον ευατό του ! (Ξέρουν ποιοί).

«Να ελέγχετε τις σκέψεις σας, να συγκρατείτε τα λόγια σας, να κυριαρχείτε στα πάθη σας, να κάνετε έργα που αντέχουν στο φως της ημέρας».

Μην κρίνεις εξ ιδίων τα αλλότρια = Don't measure other people's corn by your own bushel. Don't judge others by yourself / by your own standards.

Important: My QSL (sv1her) only via RAAG (SV official) Bureau OR direct. Any direct QSL card received with insufficient postage, will be returned via the bureau. NO E-QSL, NO EuroΒureauQSL, NO LOTW.
My apologies.

For the special call signs & Dx-peditions follow the instructions of each callsign at QRZ.com

QSO with SV3/SV1HER or SV1HER/3.
Transmitions are from my father's village named KAMARA (near Megalopolis city) Peloponesse. GRID: KM17CG.

QSO with SV9/SV1HER or SV1HER/9.
Transmitions are from my wife's village named GARAZO (35 Km from Rethymno city) CRETA Isl.
DXCC: SV9, CQ zone: 20, ITU zone: 28, GRID: KM25JI, GIOTA: KRS-005, IOTA: EU-015, WLOTA: 1400, MIA: MGC-005.
These QSO are valid for some lighthouses awards as above. Please asked if any need it during the QSO or asked on your QSL card in order to write on my QSL card.

I am the Secretary General of R.A.A.G. for the years 2010-2013 http://www.raag.org
I was the Treasurer of R.A.A.G. for the years 2006-2009

Member of Hellenic A.R.E.S. Comitee (EmComm Communications) http://www.raag.org/category.asp?ITMID=8&LANG=EN
Member of R.A.A.G.'s Tech Commitee
Also I have the privilege of being able to call myself the official IARU region 1 National Emergency Communication Coordinator for Greece, starting from the year 2010.

Dx-peditions & Special Events:

Year 2005:
SX8L, Antikythira Island, IOTA: EU-113, MIA: MG-014, Lighthouse APOLYTARES (WLH: SV-011, ARLHS: GRE-040, WLOTA: L-0298)
http://www.qrz.com/db/SX8L - & - http://www.sv1jg.gr/SX8L%20Lighthouse.htm
QSL mng: SV1HER

SX1W, celebration station of the 60 years from the end of the WORLD WAR II.
QSL mng: SV1HER

Year 2006:
SY8V, Kythira (Gerico) Island. IOTA: EU-113, MIA: MG-062. Lighthouse MOUDARI / SPATHI (ARLHS: GRE-120, WLOTA: L-1703, WLH: SV-084).
http://users.att.sch.gr/nkontopoul/sy8v - & - http://users.otenet.gr/~perkef/sy8v.htm
QSL mng: SV1HER

SX8F, Rocky islet of Falkonera IOTA: EU-113, MIA: MG-087. Lighthouse FALKONERA (ARLHS: GRE 012, WLOTA:L0740, TWLHD-WLH: SV-029)
http://users.sch.gr/nkontopoul/sx8f- & - http://www.sv1jg.gr/SX8F.htm
http://www.qrz.com/db/sx8f
QSL mng: SV1HER

Year 2007:
SX5AS, Rocky Islets of Astakida IOTA: EU-001 Lighthouse Astakida WLOTA: L-0393.
http://sx5as.blogspot.com - &- http://www.sv1jg.gr/ASTAKIDA.htm
QSL mng: SV1HER

Year 2008:
SX5C, Strogili rocky islet & Lighthouse IPSILI from 25 July - 04 August 2008. DXCC: SV5, IOTA: EU-001, GIOTA: DKS-001, WLOTA: L-1653, ARLHS: GRE-053, MIA: MGD-022.
http://www.qrz.com/db/sx5c
QSL mng: SV1HER

Year 2009:
Coming soon as I found time to remember & to write down.

Year 2010:
SX1ISS, Special Callsign for "ISS School Contact" with Peristeri (Athens) primary schools.
Some pictures are here: http://www.raag.org/news.asp?ITMID=187&LANG=GR
Avery short video is here (tnx sv1cdy): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OClkmjEXh8
QSL card should be sent to RAAG, official SV Bureau, Greece

SX1MAR, Special Callsign celebrating the 2500 years from Marathon Battle.
Portable operation with generators & dipoles (no linears, no beams).
QTH: yard of Marathon Run Museum, Marathonas city, 42 Km NorthEast of Athens.
About,
the battle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon
the Marathon city: www.marathon.gr
& their Marathon Run museum: http://www.marathon.gr/final1.php?lid=1&aid=80&catid=29&subid=0
http://www.qrz.com/db/sx1mar
QSL card should be sent to RAAG, official SV Bureau, Greece

CQ8SV, from CORVO Island, IOTA EU-089 from 20-27 July 2010. CANCELED, due varius reasons. I apologized.

Year 2011:
SV1HER, Participate to the CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest [February 25 - 27, 2011].

SX5F, Farmakonisi islet & Lighthouse "Farmakonisi light", from14 May -22 May 2011. DXCC: SV5, IOTA: EU-001, GIOTA: DKS-057, WLOTA: L-3147, ARLHS: DOD-054, MIA: MDG-009
http://www.qrz.com/db/sx5f
QSL mng: SV1HER.

Others dx-peditions, participations & events:

I participate to Jamboree, Field Day & other outdoor activities every year. You will listen me by my own calsign.

Year 2005:
J49A Dx-pedition at "Imeri Gramvousa" island (EU-187) located at North-West edge of Creta island during the IOTA Contest of 2005.
http://www.rasc.gr/portal/index.php?photo&dir=/photogallery/2005/j49a%20Gramvousa
QSL mng was SV9ANJ,not me.QSL manager for J49A was the "SV9ANK" & not me.

Year 2008:
SX3FRH, FRYKTORIAS 2008 - 13/7/2008 - BRIDGES OF FRIENDSHIP from Greece, Argolis, Ancient Mycenae. An ancient Greek system of communication with fire from torches above mountaintops was called 'fryktories' from 'fryktos' that means 'the torch' in Greek. On July 13th 2008 and after 3200 years, Radio Amateur Assosiation of Greece (RAAG) members in collaboration of Turkish Amateur Radio Association (TRAC) members, was climb up on the same mountaintops (Greece & Turkey) and transmited through the ham radio frequencies a message from ancient city of Troy (located N.W. Turkey) up to the ancient city of Mycenae (located S. Greece) used special calls for each mountaintop in order that the original message will be passed through.
http://www.raag.org/news.asp?ITMID=176&LANG=GR& http://www.raag.org/news.asp?ITMID=175&LANG=GR
Some video here: http://www.raag.org/news.asp?ITMID=179&LANG=GR
QSL cards should be sent to RAAG, official SV Bureau, Greece.

SX1RAAG, Special call (from the club station) celebrating the 50 yearsof Radio Amateur Assosiation of Greece (RAAG) www.raag.org.http://www.qrz.com/db/sx1raag
QSL cards should be sent to RAAG, official SV Bureau, Greece.

Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011:

SX1L From the year 2008, after a very nice invitation, I am joining the Hellenic Contest Team using the callsign SX1L. By this call we are participate to the varius contests every year.
QSL mng: DL1JCZ

Year 2011:
SV1HER, Participate to the CQ World Wide 160-Meter Contest [February 25 - 27, 2011].

SX1SOG, Special call activated from June 25, 2011 up to July 4, 2011 during the Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011.
Transmitions from the club station of the R.A.A.G. Head Quarters.
http://www.qrz.com/db/sx1sog
QSL cards should be sent to RAAG, official Bureau, Greece.

SX100A, Special call activated from Dec. 02, 2011 up toDec. 04, 2011, participating in the celebration for the 100 years from the 1st day in which the historic Battleship "Georgios Averof" joined the "Hellenic Navy".
Transmitions will take place from the radio room of Battleship "Georgios Averof".
http://www.qrz.com/db/SX100A
QSL cards should be sent to RAAG, official Bureau, Greece

73 & Tnx for your visit. De Sotirios / SV1HER. - My Cellular telephone: +30-693-2671602

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