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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