Biography

My website: https://sites.google.com/view/leonba-sv1oca

1. Σχετικά με εμένα

Ονομάζομαι Λεωνίδας Μπαϊρακτάρης.
Γεννήθηκα στην Ζυρίχη Ελβετίας, μεγάλωσα στην Αλεξάνδρεια Ημαθίας και διαμένω στον Άγιο Δημήτριο Αττικής.
Είμαι Απόστρατος Ανώτερος Αξιωματικός Ιππικού – Τεθωρακισμένων.

Ήμουν στο Ειδικό Τμήμα Φρουρών των Ηνωμένων Εθνών στο Ιράκ από το 1992 έως 1993.
Ήμουν Πρόσκοπος από το 1973 έως 1983 και Έφορος Διοίκησης Τοπικής Εφορείας Προσκόπων Αλεξάνδρειας Περιφερειακής Εφορείας Ημαθίας από το 1993 έως 1995.

Το 2011 απέκτησα το πτυχίο ραδιοερασιτέχνη εισαγωγικού επιπέδου αφού πρώτα παρακολούθησα εκπαιδευτικά σεμινάρια στον Σύλλογο Ελλήνων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών (ΣΕΡ) και πέρασα με επιτυχία τις εξετάσεις. Το πρώτο μου διακριτικό κλήσης ήταν SW1OCA και εργάστηκα στα 2 m VHF και 70 cm UHF. Το 2013 άρχισα να χρησιμοποιώ τις ζώνες HF καθώς αναβαθμίστηκε η άδειά μου σε Κατηγορία 1 με διακριτικό SV1OCA. Το 2015 έγινα μέλος της Ένωσης Ελλήνων Ραδιοερασιτεχνών (ΕΕΡ). Έχω εργαστεί σε αρκετές DXpeditions και πολλές από αυτές ήταν νέες Ραδιοχώρες για μένα. Ασχολούμαι με την απόκτηση Διεθνών Ραδιοερασιτεχνικών Βραβείων, Βραβείων Ειδικών Εκδηλώσεων και μου αρέσει πολύ να συλλέγω Χάρτινες Κάρτες QSL.

About me:

My name is Leonidas Bairaktaris.
I was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1965.
I was raised in Alexandria, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece.
I live in the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios, Attica, Greece.
I am an Armour-Cavalry Retired Senior Officer, Lt. Col. Armd (ret).
I served with the UN Guard Contingent in Iraq (UNGCI) from 1992 to 1993.
I was a Boy Scout in Alexandria, Imathia, from 1973 to 1983.
Amateur Radio Licence: Entry level, 2011. A-Class, 2013.
Education: Non-Commissioned Officer Army Academy, 1983. Armour School, 1985. Infantry School, 2014.
Profession: Armour-Cavalry Retired Senior Officer, 2017.

A few words: I passed the entry-level amateur radio operator degree exams in 2011 after attending training courses at the Ham Association of Greece (HAG). My first callsign was SW1OCA, and I worked on 2 m VHF and 70 cm UHF. I upgraded my license to A-Class and got the callsign SV1OCA in 2013, then I started using the HF bands. I joined the Radio Amateur Association of Greece (RAAG) in 2015.

QSLing: The QSL card has been the most important part of Amateur Radio communications procedure for many years. In line with this principle, I enjoy collecting paper QSL cards. My hint is to send your QSL card after every QSO.
Adhere strictly to the DX Code of Conduct.
It's not how good you sound; it's how you sound good.
It is not the class of license the amateur holds, but the class of the amateur that has the license.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try - Οὐδὲν τοῖς θαρροῦσιν ἀνάλωτον (Plutarch, Life of Alexander 58.2.3).

Websites - Social network links:
https://www.facebook.com/lbairaktaris
https://www.instagram.com/leonidas_bairaktaris
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonidas-bairaktaris-b8371796

Member of:
​ARRL - DX Century Club: http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-MIXED-20260406-A4.pdf
http://www.arrl.org/system/dxcc/view/DXCC-PHONE-20260406-A4.pdf
WIA - DX Century Club: https://www.wiaawards.com/view/DXCCStandings.php
https://www.wiaawards.com/view/OtherStandings.php
​RAAG - Radio Amateur Association of Greece - https://raag.org
QRZ - https://www.qrz.com/db/SV1OCA
HamCall - https://hamcall.net/call?callsign=sv1oca
HamQTH - https://www.hamqth.com/SV1OCA

My Interviews - Posts - Publications
- Posted on the website of the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios - Apr 26, 2024: https://dad.gr/i-symmetochi-stoys-agones-einai-i-niki-gia-ton-kathenan-apo-emas-to-minyma-tis-synenteyxis-typoy-gia-tin-eirinodromia-2024

- Interview with SV1OCA Leonidas in the PostScript magazine - Ohio Section of the ARRL - August 14, 2023: PostScript Magazine 2023, SV1OCA https://arrl-ohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ps-08-14-23.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 200 Jul - Aug 2023: Ειρηνοδρομία 2023, SV1OCA

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 194 Jul - Aug 2022: Ειρηνοδρομία 2022, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/svn194_SVNEA-oea-5.pdf

- Republication of an Interview with SV1OCA Leonidas in the apantaortodoxias.blogspot.com - Jun 18, 2022: ΑΠΑΝΤΑ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞΙΑΣ 2022, SV1OCA http://apantaortodoxias.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post_182.html

- Republication of an Interview with SV1OCA Leonidas in the anastasiosk.blogspot.com - Jun 14, 2022: ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΟΣ 2022, SV1OCA https://anastasiosk.blogspot.com/2022/06/blog-post_470.html

- Posted on the official page of the Municipality of Agios Dimitrios - May 01, 2022: Δήμος Αγίου Δημητρίου 2022, SV1OCA https://www.facebook.com/Dimos.Ag.Dimitriou/posts/pfbid02JiNSuHKNSc8W943DwXfZ9cTvsi6MwAWCcVLfhuoNH9vw18kByg5J9fNhC8pJb7SJl

- Interview with SV1OCA Leonidas in the Exchange magazine - SouthWest Ohio DX Association - May 01, 2022: Exchange Magazine 2022, SV1OCA https://www.swodxa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Vol5_Issue5.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 179 Ian - Feb 2020: 37ος Αυθεντικός Μαραθώνιος της Αθήνας 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-%CE%91%CE%A5%CE%98%CE%95%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%98%CE%A9%CE%9D%CE%99%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%91%CE%98%CE%97%CE%9D%CE%91%CE%A3-SVNEA179-JAN-FEB-2020.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 179 Ian - Feb 2020: 4ο Kallithea Night Run 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-KALLITHEA-NIGHT-RUN-SVNEA179-JAN-FEB-2020.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 179 Ian - Feb 2020: Athens Flying Week (AFW) 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-ATHENS-FLYING-WEEK-SVNEA179-JAN-FEB-2020.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 175 May - Jun 2019: Kallithea Run 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-KALLITHEA-RUN-2-SVNEA175-MAY-JUN-2019.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 175 May - Jun 2019: Ημιμαραθώνιος Αθήνας 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-%CE%97%CE%9C%CE%99%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%98%CE%A9%CE%9D%CE%99%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%91%CE%98%CE%97%CE%9D%CE%91%CE%A3-SVNEA175-MAY-JUNE-2019.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 175 May - Jun 2019: Εγκέλαδος 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%95%CE%93%CE%9A%CE%95%CE%9B%CE%91%CE%94%CE%9F%CE%A3-SVNEA175-MAY-JUNE-2019.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 175 May - Jun 2019: ΤΕΘΡΙΠΠΟΝ ΑΡΜΑ - ΚΤ 2019, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2019-%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%98%CE%A1%CE%99%CE%A0%CE%A0%CE%9F%CE%9D-%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9C%CE%91-%CE%9A%CE%A4-SVNEA175-MAY-JUNE-2019.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 173 Jan - Feb 2019: Άσκηση Μείζονος Ατυχήματος 2018, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2018-%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%9C%CE%95%CE%99%CE%96%CE%9F%CE%9D%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%A5%CE%A7%CE%97%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%A3-%CE%9D%CE%91%CE%A5%CE%A4%CE%99%CE%9A%CE%9F-%CE%9F%CE%A7%CE%A5%CE%A1%CE%9F-%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%91%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%93%CE%9A%CE%91-SVNEA173-JAN-FEB-2019.pdf

- Published in RAAG's Amateur Radio Magazine SV NEA 173 Jan - Feb 2019: ΤΕΘΡΙΠΠΟΝ ΑΡΜΑ - ΝΤ 2018, SV1OCA https://raag.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2018-%CE%91%CE%A3%CE%9A%CE%97%CE%A3%CE%97-%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%98%CE%A1%CE%99%CE%A0%CE%A0%CE%9F%CE%9D-%CE%91%CE%A1%CE%9C%CE%91-%CE%9D%CE%A4-SVNEA173-JAN-FEB-2019.pdf

My International Amateur Radio Awards
https://sites.google.com/view/sv1oca-awards

My QSL Collection
https://www.dxzone.com/dx35576/sv1oca-qsl-collection.html
https://sites.google.com/view/sv1oca/qsl-collection

My Special Event Award Collection
https://sites.google.com/view/sv1oca-special-event-awards

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Yaesu FT-857D transceiver.
Yaesu FT-8800R transceiver.
Homemade Vertical Multiband HF Antenna.
SIRIO TORNADO 50-60 Antenna.
Diamond X300 vertical Vhf-Uhf Antenna.
Antenna Coupler RAN 306 designed and made by SV1NL.
Antenna Tuner MFJ-945E.
S.B. Interface designed and made by SV1RK.
MFJ-915 RF Isolator.