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I was born in 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. In the sixties my focus turned to mechanic and electric things soon - thanks my grandpa.
I have involved in hamradio in the technical high school in 1971.
Young guy learn things fast (including CW) and got my callsign in 1972.
Those were times ! Everybody was working with homebrew TX and Russian military surplus RX.
My HF work was started on 80 meters with 25W and dipole antenna. What a pity I dont have at least a photo about those equipment.

The next big step was a home-made 5-band CW-SSB transceiver. I have worked on it for years. Thank you very much to my former girlfriend - my wife! - for her patience. I've earned the DXCC award in 1980 with that RIG (60W into a tribander vertical antenna).
Later I've built a PA with a GK-71 russian tube. Then I upgraded to a Kenwood TS-520SE and later an Icom IC-761 plus a Heathkit SB-220. My first directional HF antenna was a home-made 2 ele tribander cubical quad, then I changed to a TH3JRS and now a HyGain Explorer 14 on a home-made pole. I am active on CW, SSB and digital modes, such as SSTV, RTTY and FT8.

I used to work on my clubstation HA5KKC also HG5C. We have built a station outside of the city with 5 towers and big HF antennas.

Novadays I'm using an Icom IC-7400 on HF/VHF with a vintage SB-220 / a home made a GI7-b PA . I have built a 3 wavelenght DJ9BV ANTENNA for 2m, on 4 and 6 meters there is a 6/5 ele Yagi on the roof. On 4m I'm using a homebuilt converter - TNX HA5KJ.

In 2008 I joined in SOTA. There are some 76 000 QSOs in my logbook.

That's the story so far. Hamradio is a great fun. I hope to meet you soon on the air.

73 Viktor HA5LV ha5lv.viktor@gmail.com

I am not using the HA QSL buro. All cards sent to the HA bureau for me go unanswered and returned. If you need my card please send your QSL and SAE or SASE to my home address.

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