
CZECH DX-PEDITION – CROATIA –
PORER ISLAND / LIGHTHOUSE
Date:
06th –13th September 2008
OP/Call Sign: Jan 9A/OK1JK, Jiri 9A/OK1JST, Jarda 9A/OK1JIM, Standa 9A/OK1AGE, Tom 9A/OK1JRA, Vojta 9A/OK1JKV, Radek 9A/OK1MRK
WLOTA 0240 – World Lighthouse On The Air
IOTA EU 110 - Islands On The Air
IOCA CI-090 - The Islands of Croatia Award
ARLHS CRO-014 - Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society
Band: 80m, 40m, 30m, 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m, 2m
Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK
Lighthouse Porer
Built in 1833 on the central part of a 80 m long cliff, 1 mile from the southernmost cape of Istria. From the viewpoint of safety of navigation Porer is one of the most important Croatian lighthouses.
Position: 44° 45,4' N / 013° 53,8' E
Light characteristic: B Bl (3) 15s (2(0,3+2,7);0,3+8,7)s
Main light range: 25M
Standby light range: 12M
Fog signal characteristic: 42s (4 + 4;4 + 30)s
Fog signal range: 2M
Focal height above sea level: 35 m
Racon: Mo (M) 120s 20M
Tower height: 31m
Built in 1833.
The Team:
| Call-Operator: | CW | SSB | RTTY | PSK |
| 9A/OK1AGE | X | X | - | - |
| 9A/OK1JIM | X | X | - | - |
| 9A/OK1JK | - | - | X | X |
| 9A/OK1JKV | - | - | X | X |
| 9A/OK1JRA | - | X | - | - |
| 9A/OK1JST | X | X | - | - |
| 9A/OK1MRK | - | X | - | X |
Antenna:
- Vertical Asay AVT4 10-15-20-40m
- Vertical Asay AVT4 10-15-20-40m
- Rotary dipole WARC 12-17-30m
- Beam Asay 10-15-20m (3 elements)
- Wire dipole 80m
- Wire Delta loop 80m