Biography

I born in Agrinio, where I live, in 1967. Agrinio is a small city with about 90,000 people located in West Greece. I have studied as Electrical Engineer and I work in my own office. I am married with Gioyli and I have three children: Tzina, Angela and Chris.

I really love ham radio and this is my main hobby after March of 1996 when I passed the examinations and got the call SV1DPI. I like also to collect stamps, make plastic models and taking photos. I am active on CW, RTTY, SSB and all digital modes from 160 to 6 meters (except K1JT modes: ft4/8, jt65 etc.) I enjoy especially the feldhell (FH #918). If you want we can arrange a sked for a feldhell qso. I am also SKCC member and I like operating with a straight key sometimes. I was one of the EP6T (Rockall group Iran DXpedition), operating mainly cw and rtty. I am also member of SZ1A contest team.

I like a lot to collect QSL cards. I always reply 100% all buro cards and SWL reports but you should know that turnaround time is abt 1 year for DL (the best buro), 1-2 years for SP, JA, I, EA, VE3, OK. All others bureaus are very slow and it is needed 3-5 years to receive and reply a card! I reply the direct cards the same day. I use LotW (mainly) and eQSL (occasionally).

See my site http://www.qsl.net/sv1dpi/ , search my log and request your QSL card online. Don't forget that I need your QSL card also. I send a QSL, only if I receive one, so requesting one via OQRS, you will reduce the time to get your QSL.

I was active like

SZ1A (my Club's official call, mainly used in Contests - I am still active in every contest.)
EP6T (DXpedition in Kish Island AS166 - Iran)
SY9DPI and SV9/SV1DPI from Crete Isl (SV9)
SY5DPI from Rhodes Isl (SV5)
SX8Z and SV1DPI/8 from Kythira Isl (EU113) - KM16le
SW8LH and SV1DPI/p from Zante Isl (EU052) Lighthouse Skinari
J41K, SX1A in several contests from Agrinio
SX6A, SX2004D (special calls for Olympic Games)
SX24VIO (special call for Great Alexander)
SX2CM (special call for St. Cyrillus and Methodius)
J42T
SX9C
SV1AFA (my Club's ex call, mainly used in Contests.)


I have achieved (1 May 2017)
DXCC Mixed Honor of Roll Nr1 April 2016 (#38510 - All cfmd - 339/342),
DXCC Phone Honor of Roll (#25195 - 338/341),
DXCC RTTY (not DIGITAL) (#1410 - 326/329 cfmd),
DXCC CW Honor of Roll (#9829 - 331/334),
10 Band DXCC
DXCC 160m (#1404 - 178/180 current/deleted cfmd),
DXCC 80m (#3126 - 265/268)
DXCC 40m (#5700 - 317/320)
DXCC 30m ( 317/320)
DXCC 20m ( 336/339)
DXCC 17m (#18116 - 329/332)
DXCC 15m ( 326/329)
DXCC 12m ( 311/313)
DXCC 10m (#31840 - 290/293)
DXCC 6m (#1264 - 128/128)
DXCC Challenge (2769 checked - 2797 cfmd),
IOTA 700 #493 (781 checked - 817 cfmd),
5bWAZ (#1457) (missed Zone 1 on 80m),
WAS (#51666),
WPX mixed (#1973) (3447 cfm),
WACounties #3642
Triple Play (1st achieved in Greece) (#499).
A1 Club member
WAJA (Working all Japan Prefectures #2554)
DLD 500 (German DOKs) on 20m
5b WAContinents Mixed, SSB, CW
DIG-CEPT-Diplom (#496)
Russian Award (Working All 75 Oblasts #72 Mixed)

I collect also Russian Districts, Japanese Cities and Guns and German DOKs. So pse send me your QSL card. Maybe I really need it...

I was 1st SV in many many contests. Best was 2005 ARRL RTTY Roundup when I was 1st in Europe and 4th in World, in SOAB, LP.
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I am checker for CQ awards.

I am proud member of the following clubs:

Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece SZ1A (from 1995)
Radio Amateur Association of Greece (from 1999)
Greek Telegraphy Club GTC#205
FeldHell FH#918
Digital Modes Club
DMC#1015
BARTG#8053
SKCC #2705

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Rigs:
YAESU FT1000MP MARK V field and SP-8 speaker
Kenwood TS-2000 with SP23 speaker

Amplifier:
Acom 1000

Antennas:

2 el Quad (10,12,15,17,20m)rotated with Yaesu G1000SDX
Rotatable dipole 30m
Vertical 40m
Dipole 80m
Inv-L 160m
Homemade 6el (6m) (yu7ef design)rotated with Yaesu G800SDX
X510M (2m, 70cm)

Other
Microham mkII
Diamond GSV3000, GSV4000
Array solutions six pack 2 radios
MFJ934 artificial ground
MFJ-1026 noise canceller