Milestones at VHF from OK point of view
in
OK
Worldwide
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1946.05.06 - first QSO at 10 GHz between W2JRM - W2JM qrb 3,3 km
1951.07.07 - first OK contact abroad at 144 MHz - OK3IA - OE1HZ
1954.07.07 - first OK contact abroad at 432 MHz - OK2KGZ/P - SP5KAD/P
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
1958.13.12 - 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)
1960.21.07 - first EME qso worldwide (at 1296 MHz) between W6HB - W1BU
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 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 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
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
1980.21.11 - first OK EME qso at 144 MHz OK1MBS (ok1ms) - WA1JXN
1980.29.11 - first OK EME qso at 1296 MHz OK1KIR - SK2JG
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
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
1987.31.07 - first OK contact abroad at 5,7 GHz - OK1AIY/P - DB6NT/A
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 (official) OK contact abroad at 3,4 GHz - OK1KIR/p - DF0MTL
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
2002.13.06 - 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 ____________________________________________________________________________
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