DF5GO

I appreciate every (paper) QSL card I get, preferably via the bureau. See also my QSL policy below.

About me

I'm a ham since 1996 and my first call sign was DC8TD, which was the Novice license (only 2 m and above) back then. In 1998, I passed the CW test and I got my current call sign DF5GO. In the beginning I lived in South Germany (JN47) but now I live in Berlin (JO62). I am member of the DARC and my current DOK is D08 (Berlin-Tempelhof); until August 2020 my DOK was A01 (Konstanz).

I was QRV from 160 m (1.8 MHz) to 6 mm (47 GHz), but my favourite bands are:

• My first activities were on the 2 m band and I still love that band, both for contesting and normal QSOs.
• As I can use only small antennas at home, the 20 m band is the best compromise on HF.
• In recent years I got into the 6 m band: The booming signals during sporadic-E are nice!
• Rain-scattering on the 3 cm (10 GHz) band with eerily distorted signals and sometimes your antenna seemingly pointing into the completely wrong direction is fascinating.

I learned CW again in the last years. I am very happy about every successful CW QSO, but as it is new I am still nervous in every QSO that is longer than "599 TU".

I like portable operation and actived some hills in the Berlin area. Sadly all of these hill are to low to count for SOTA or GMA.

For educational purposes I hold the callsign DN1LX. This callsign is not used by myself but by unlicensed trainees under my oversight.

Call signs

DC8TD from 1996 to 1998, DF5GO since 1998, see above.

For educational purposes I hold since 2020 the callsign DN1LX. This callsign is not used by myself but by unlicensed trainees under my oversight.

When I am working portable I usually use the portable suffix /p, even if that is not required to use any more here in Germany. But I like the additional information this suffix provides.

DX callsigns I used
EA3/DF5GO/p	IW3/DC8TD/p IN3/DF5GO/p	LA/DF5GO/p	LX/DF5GO	OE/DF5GO/p

QSL Policy

Since 2023 I have the following QSL policy:

• I appreciate every QSL card I get and will always reply if it contains a "pse QSL" or similar.
• I reply to all SWL reports.
• I proactively send QSL cards for every first contact per band and per mode. Exceptions:
  • HF contests: Only if the specific DXCC (or WAE) entity is still unconfirmed on this specific band and mode.
  • FT4/FT8: I do not sent proactively QSL cards.
• For SOTA and POTA contacts I sometimes send special QSL cards with pictures of the specific SOTA/POTA sites.

Please send all QSL cards via bureau to my homecall.