Hi all,

All of you must know that today will start FT5GA from Glorioso, for a 3 week-long expedition.

This is the most wanted entity # 4, and for sure, it will make a lot of noise on the air.
- My personal goal is to get them at least once, whatever the band is. Of course, the more the better, but at least one for this ALL TIME NEW ONE.
- I don't dream about 80m. 40m could be hardly done but who knows. 20m should be OK during those 3 weeks, but not in the first days. 17m (and 15m) will depend on propagation. 12/10m would be a dream....

I fell like the day before K5D on Desecheo....I hope to get them on the same bands (from 80 up to 15m), but propagation is by far very different. Same kind of feeling "in the air" that this wll be a BIG event, longly expected, but who finally occurred thanks to long-term team preparation.

PLEASE:
- Apply some courtesy attitude on the air
--> Stop calling when he answered to someone
--> Stop calling if the operator gave 2 letters and that those letters are NOT in your call.
--> Stop calling if the operator asks for NA and you are in Europe.

- Avoid dupes (to give a chance for small pistols) 
--> check on-line log frequently.

- Listen to the operator !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--> This is the minimum each of us could do

Needless to say there wll be a lot of "stupid" things happening on the air, QRM, Policemen, etc etc...The usual noise for this kind of expedition.

Please, be patient. The expedition wll last 3 weeks, operators are highly qualified. Most of us will normally be able to put Glorioso in their log. But there is no point in "being the first"....

Good luck to all !!!!!!!!!

Ronan, F8AFC

Hi all,
Sorry not to have been more active during the past month, but
- I was on holidays to Corsica island from 11th to 30 of August
- I then was invited by my job (!) to South Korea until yesterday.

It's nice to be back home, re-plug all the cables and hear the bands active (this is WAE contest this WE !!!!!!!!)

So I thought I'd be a bit active...and got a few nice QSO's

- E21YDP and SU1KM on 40m !!!!!!!!!!!!! (2 new ones, and zone 34 !!!!!! I just need zones 2 and 19 on 40m to complete WAZ on 40m !!!!!)
- 4W6AL on 20m, ALL TIME NEW ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a nice come back on the air !!!!!!

73
Ronan, F8AFC

PS : While in HL, I ent to DMZ (border between HL and...P5 !!!!!!!! And I could see P5 at 100m from me..An old dream came true !!!!!!)

Hi all,

After many months of chasing Lionel on the high bands, I could get him yesterday on 12m !!!!!

For most of European guys, making a QSO with Lionel on 12m is quite easy because he is very active here.

But for me, located at only 200km from him, this is EXCEPTIONAL !!!!!!!!! He is located too closely for normal skip, and too long for direct wave QSO.

In fact, the few times I hear him, it is ALWAYS in side-scatter propagation, and opening lasts a few minutes (seconds) ONLY !!!!

But that was enough yesterday to make the QSO.

Tnx Lionel for the new one on 12m, see you maybe on other bands (10 and 15m? My last bands for guernsey....)

Ronan, F8AFC

Hi all,

2new ones yesterday for my QRP DXCC: I got ET3JA and 3DA0TB with 5w on 17m yesterday. Quite tough, but done !!!!!

Thanks to both operators who have great ears !!!!!!!!!!!

Ronan, F8AFC

Hi all,

3 QSLs in a row today:

9M6/F4BKV from Borneo island (OC088) on 40m, tnx Vincent !
C6ANI from the Bahams on 40m

Both of them being new ones confirmed on 40m.

And also 9L1X on 20/17/15/12m (new one on 12m) from Sherbro island, AF056.

Thanks to all for QSL'ing,
Ronan, F8AFC