Vladimir Umanets, UA9BA

Vladimir Umanets UA9BA

HF contester and antenna designer from Karataban, Chelyabinsk region, Russia. Yagi stacks, 160 and 80 meters, LPDA hybrids. Former calls: UA9AIS, UW9AR.

Achievements

CQ WW DX SSB 2021 — World #1, SOAB QRP
CQ WW DX CW 2025 — World #1, SO QRP
Russian Radiosport Championship 2017 (on-site) — champion, SO HF mixed
WRTC 1990, Seattle — UW9AR / UA9AM, 9th place
Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class, in radiosport
CQ WW DX SSB 2019, RK9AX — World #3, SOAB HP Classic
FOC #2110, elected 2017

Vladimir “Willy” Umanets, UA9BA, is an HF contester and antenna designer. He lives in Karataban, Chelyabinsk region, Russia (MO04uq). Former calls: UA9AIS and UW9AR.

He graduated from Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute, where at the club station UK9AAN he built his first LPDA (1976) and a 20 m Log-Yagi (1978).

Contesting

Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class. In 1990 he competed with UA9AM at the first WRTC in Seattle and placed 9th. Russian champion in 2017 (on-site championship, single operator).

In CQ WW DX: World #1 in SOAB QRP (SSB 2021) and SO QRP (CW 2025), World #3 in SOAB HP Classic from RK9AX (SSB 2019). Guest operator at UP2L and RK9AX; from Karataban also as UB8A.

Antennas

Vertically spaced Yagi stacks with unequal power division (UAPD), Spitfire and phased arrays for 160 and 80 m, LPDA + Yagi hybrids. His articles come with MMANA models. His antennas work at Karataban and at RK9AX, UA2FW and RW9AW — see the Station page.