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4Z4DX
Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:07 AM PDT
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Episode 166 - Dov Gavish - 4Z4DX Israels most notable amateur radio
operator might just be Dov Gavish, 4Z4DX. First licensed in Israel with
his father over fifty years ago, Dov makes a career of operating from
wherever he happens to be in the World, always ready to get on the air.
While CW is is favorite operating mode, Dov just likes to get on the air
with whatever mode works, now including DMR. 4Z4DX is Erics guest on this
QSO Today. Show Notes
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Licensed: 1968, Kibbutz Ramat David near Nazareth
Father was Israel Gavish, 4X4VB, also licensed at the same time
Son is Matan Gavish, 4Z5DX
First Rig:10A equipment 10 Watt AMHB9CV monoband beam Later:
Drake TR4 Transceiver
SSTV Robot 400 - Dovs father operated slow scan television
Chaverim International, Jewish Amateur Radio Net on 14.320 MHz. "Chavarim
without mem sofit". Hebrew has two letters for the M sound. The mem sofit
is used at the end of a word. In the case of the word Chaverim (Friends),
the used the regular mem to denote that there is no end to the friendship.
Dov's former QTH: Ramat HaSharon
Tel Aviv Volvo dealership owner, also a ham, was the importer of Kenwood
amateur radio gear
Dovs current rigs:Kenwood TS-120 TransceiverIcom IC-7300 for digital
modesFT8 digital modeElecraft K3 line and Elecraft KPA500
Dovs remote rig:Icom IC-7100Remote Rig C 1258mk2
Friedrichshafen Amateur Radio Convention
HB0WR in Liechtenstein
My boss is the "Packet Cluster"
Contest Achievement: 1987 CQWW 1 in the World from Cypress
Holyland DX Contest
WRTC Contest - World Radio Sport Team Championship
N2KW Contest Station - Allen Singers contest station
K1TTT Contest Station - David Robbins super contest station
British Amateur Radio Club ZC4 Cypress
ZC4DX Dovs Cypress call sign
1995 - King Hussein Mt Nebo DXpedition
JY8WW - Dovs Jordanian amateur radio license
JY74X Jordanian Club Station license
IARU 1999 Convention in Tel Aviv
9N7DX Nepal DXpedition
Satish Krishna Kharel, 9N1AA, Nepals first ham
MDXC - Mediterraneo DX Club
Achziv Island DXpedition: 4X0AI team sitting in the water with the table
in the water operating CW
IOTA - Islands on the Air
Dead Sea DXpedition 4X4129
WFF World Flora and Fauna
14.044 or 14.244 MHz
Diploma 2500 parks
PSK31 Mode
PSK63 Mode
WSJTX Mode - used for WSPRnet and direct QSOs.
Great for EME or moon bounce
Herodian
Spiderbeam vertical
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Drake TR4-C HF Transceiver Robot 400 Slow Scan
Television Elecraft "K Line"
K3 Transceiver, P3 Panadapter, KPA500 amplifier