Milestones at VHF from OK point of view
in
OK
Worldwide
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1927.07.?? - first VHF QSO in USA at 5m
1934.28.10 - first VHF QSO in OK (56MHz) OK1AA - OK1VP
1945.15.11 - first QSO at 6cm W2LFG - W6BMS/2
1946.29.04 - first QSO at 13cm W9WHM/2 - W6OJK/2
1946.05.06 - first QSO at 10 GHz between W2JRM - W2JM qrb 3,3 km
1947.??.05 - first QSO at 23cm W1BBM - W1ARC
1947.06.06 - first QSO at 9cm W6IMZ - W6IFE
1947.22.06 - first VHF QSO from OK abroad at 56 MHz (via Es) - OK2MV - G5BY
1949.01.01 - WR Conference Atlantic city - ham radio allocations at 2m, 70, 23, 13, 6 a 3cm
1949.28.08 - first 70 cm tropo record in OK and EU tropo DX record 186 km OK1VR/1 a OK1DB/1
1951.07.07 - first OK contact abroad at 144 MHz - OK3IA - OE1HZ
1952.31.08 - first OK QSO at 23cm OK1VR - OK1KW
1953.27.01 - first successful reception of EME signals on (144 MHz) W4AO - W3KGP
1954.07.07 - first OK contact abroad at 432 MHz - OK2KGZ/P - SP5KAD/P
1955.25.06 - first 9cm QSO in OK OK2KBA - OK2KBR
1957.08.07 - first extraordinary tropo QSO between Hawai and California at 144 MHz - 4078km
1958.06.08 - first OK contact abroad at 1296 MHz - OK1KDO/P - DL6MH/P
1958.28.10 - long time EU tropo 144 MHz DX record has been set - 1518km QRB OK1VR - GI3GXP
1958.13.12 - first meteor scatter qso in Europe between SM6BTT a HB9RG
1959.17.05 - probably first qso worldwide via aurora at 432 MHz between G2XV - SM6ANR
1959.14.06 - first qso via ES worldwide at 144 MHz between G a I
1959.15.07 - first OK contact via aurora on 144 MHz between OK2VCG (now ZX6AXT)- SM7BYB
1959.14.08 - first OK meteor scatter contact OK2VCG - HB9RG (third MS QSO in Europe)
1959.30.08 - first 13cm OK QSO OK1LU - OK1EO
1960.21.07 - first two - way EME qso worldwide (at 1296 MHz) between W6HB - W1BU
1961.02.07 - first 10GHz OK QSO OK1KAD - OK1LU
1961.09.04 - first OK contact abroad at 2,3 GHz - OK1KDO/P - DL6MH/P (first international qso worldwide at 13cm)
1962.08.06 - first OK beacon at 70 cm is operational
1964.13.06 - first EME qso (at 70 cm) between America and Europe between KP4BPZ - HB9RG
1964.27.09 - first EME qso at 23cm between America and Europe between W1BU - HB9RF
1965.01.04 - first OK beacon at 144 MHz - OK1KVR/1 is operational
1965.13.04 - first contact via amateur satellite OSCAR III. HB9RG - W1BU
1965.13.04 - first OK contact via amateur satellite OSCAR III. OK2WCG - HB9RG
1965.04.07 - first OK qso via ES at 144 MHz between OK3KDX/P - GC2FZC
1968.08.09 - first Meteor Scatter QSO at 220 MHz W6WSQ - W0EYE
1972.08.12 - first Meteor Scatter QSO at 432 MHz W2AZL - W0LER
1975.14.10 - first QSO at 24 GHz between GB3BNL/P - G3EEZ/P qrb 150 m
1976.23.05 - first complete OK EME qso (at 432 MHZ) between OK1KIR - WA6LET
1976.12.12 - first OK contact abroad at 10 GHz - OK1WAB/P - OE3WLB/3
1977.29.10 - first TEP QSO at 144 MHz - YV5ZZ + LU1DAU, LU7DJZ QRB 5143km
1978.24.02 - first TEP QSO at 144 MHz - Japan + Australia JH6TEW - VK8GB QRB 4992km
1978.08.05 - first TEP QSO from EU at 144 MHz - 5B4AZ, 5B5WR - ZE2JV QRB 5850km
1980.21.11 - first OK EME qso at 144 MHz OK1MBS (nw ok1ms) - WA1JXN
1980.29.11 - first OK EME qso at 1296 MHz OK1KIR - SK2JG
1981 spring - first Rain Scatter QSO on 10GHz - G8ADP + G3JVL
1981.25.07 - first OK contact via aurora on 432 MHz between OK1BMW - SM6FHZ
1982.24.10 - first OK contact abroad at 24 GHz - OK1KDO/P - DJ4YJ/P
1983.16.01 - first SSB QSO in OK at 10GHz OK1AIY - OK1MWD
1984.05.05 - first OK EME qso at 2320 MHz OK1KIR - OE9XII
1984.03.10 - first QSO at 47 GHz between HB9AMH - HB9MIN qrb 1 Km
1985.03.10 - first QSO at 76 GHz between HB9AMH - HB9MIN qrb 0,5 Km
1986.08.11 - first Meteor Scatter QSO from OK on 432 MHz OK1KKH - SM3AKW
1987.31.07 - first OK contact abroad at 5,7 GHz - OK1AIY/P - DB6NT/A
1987.12.05 - first SSB QSO in OK at 24 GHz - OK1AIY/P - OK1MWD
1991.08.11 - first auroral QSO at 903 MHz K3HZO - WA3NZL
1992.12.12 - first QSO at 145 GHz between DB6NT/P - DL1JIN/P qrb 1 km
1994.10.10 - first OK EME qso at 10368 MHz OK1KIR - SM4DHN
1993.23.05 - first QSO at 241 GHz between DB6NT/P - DL1JIN/P qrb 0,1 km
1994.23.12 - first OK EME qso at 5760 MHz OK1KIR - OE9ERC
1995.05.01 - first OK contact abroad at 47 GHz - OK1AIY/p - DB6NT
1997.05.01 - first OK contact abroad at 76 GHz - OK1AIY/P - DB6NT/P
1998.01.06 - first QSO at 411 GHz between DB6NT/P - DL1JIN/P qrb 0,05 km
2000.07.02 - first (legal) OK contact abroad at 3,4 GHz - OK1KIR/p - DF0MTL
2001.11.04 - first auroral QSO at 1296 MHz SM3AKW - SM5QA
2001.15.12 - first QSO at 322 GHz between W2SZ/P - WA4RTS/4 qrb 0,05 km
2002.30.01 - first EME QSO EU - Asia OK1UWA - JA7BMB at 10 GHz
2002.01.05 - first QSO in OK at 145 GHz - OK1AIY and OK1UFL/P
2002.13.06 - first OK EME qso at 3,4 GHz OK1CA - W5LUA (world record)
2002.01.11 - first OK contact abroad at 394 THz(?) (red laser) OK8DBR - DL1DWI
2003.27.07 - first OK QSO at 241 GHz OK1AIY - OK1UFL/P
2003.24.09 - first OK EME QSO at 24 GHz OK1UWA - W5LUA
2006.20.08 - first OK QSO abroad at 122 GHz OK1AIY/P - SP/OK1UFL/P
2007.14.08 - first OK QSO abroad at 241 GHz OK2BPR - SP9QZO
2008.06.01 - first OK QSO at 70 MHz OK1KT - OK1CO
2011.28.03 - first TEP QSO worldwide at 70 MHz ZS6WAB - SV2DCD QRB 7177km
2011.03.06 - first 70MHz QSO Europe - Asia OK1KT and A92IO
2012.15.07 - first OK auroral QSO at 70 MHz OK1TEH - OZ3ZW
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