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Mercredi 22 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Very quiet propagation at this moment on the air..Not so many openings on the high bands, not so many new IOTA's (except next WE maybe for the IOTA contest...), not so many expeditions, except VK9NI.
I already have Norfolk on 20/17/15m, so I can not dream on 12/10m (we are still at the very bottom of the cycle !!!!!!!!!!)..So I can only expect QSO on the low bands...
Because of the summer propagation, 80m looks very difficult...
Norfolk sunrise = 19:39
Norfolk sunset = 06:03
My sunset = 19:55
My sunrise = 04:28
So on the low bands, I can expect some possibilities
- on my evening time starting from 19:00-19:30 until 20:15-20:30 (playing with greyline width)..Opening on 80m is almost impossible, since there is 16minutes of common daylight.
- on my morning, maybe on 40m long path (best time would be around 05:00-05:30...). But 80m would be impossible on my morning time (more than 1.5 hour of difference between my sunrise and their sunset)
This evening, they were spotted on 40m, at a "supposed" good time for me. But their signals were nil here.....I'll not give up, they are there for a week !
Good luck to all (Especially in West Europe !!!!!!)
Ronan
Very quiet propagation at this moment on the air..Not so many openings on the high bands, not so many new IOTA's (except next WE maybe for the IOTA contest...), not so many expeditions, except VK9NI.
I already have Norfolk on 20/17/15m, so I can not dream on 12/10m (we are still at the very bottom of the cycle !!!!!!!!!!)..So I can only expect QSO on the low bands...
Because of the summer propagation, 80m looks very difficult...
Norfolk sunrise = 19:39
Norfolk sunset = 06:03
My sunset = 19:55
My sunrise = 04:28
So on the low bands, I can expect some possibilities
- on my evening time starting from 19:00-19:30 until 20:15-20:30 (playing with greyline width)..Opening on 80m is almost impossible, since there is 16minutes of common daylight.
- on my morning, maybe on 40m long path (best time would be around 05:00-05:30...). But 80m would be impossible on my morning time (more than 1.5 hour of difference between my sunrise and their sunset)
This evening, they were spotted on 40m, at a "supposed" good time for me. But their signals were nil here.....I'll not give up, they are there for a week !
Good luck to all (Especially in West Europe !!!!!!)
Ronan
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Samedi 18 juillet 2009
Hi all,
There is a contest, sounding like a russian contest, this WE. (Sorry, I'm not that kind on contests....). But it is always a good opportunity to get new ones/zones on some bands.
That was the case this morning on 10m...I could get RZ9OO (up to 5/7 real report here) from CQ zone 18, new zone on 10m (#22 on 10m).
New zones (as well as new DXCC) on some bands are becoming rare with this low rising-up solar cycle 24, so I'm quite happy to have done this QSO !
73
Ronan, F8AFC
There is a contest, sounding like a russian contest, this WE. (Sorry, I'm not that kind on contests....). But it is always a good opportunity to get new ones/zones on some bands.
That was the case this morning on 10m...I could get RZ9OO (up to 5/7 real report here) from CQ zone 18, new zone on 10m (#22 on 10m).
New zones (as well as new DXCC) on some bands are becoming rare with this low rising-up solar cycle 24, so I'm quite happy to have done this QSO !
73
Ronan, F8AFC
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Jeudi 16 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Today got ZF2ZB QSL cards for our 40/20m QSO's...New one confirmed on 40m, tnx Gary,
73
Ronan, F8AFC
Today got ZF2ZB QSL cards for our 40/20m QSO's...New one confirmed on 40m, tnx Gary,
73
Ronan, F8AFC
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Mercredi 15 juillet 2009
Hi all,
3 nice IOTA's confirmed today:
VY0A from Fox island, NA186 (CQ zone 4) on 20m
VX8X from Ellice island, NA192 (CQ zone 2) on 20m
ZA0/I8LWL from Sazan island (EU169), new IOTA and new DXCC on 80m !
QSL cards are VERY nice !!!!!!!
Thanks
Ronan, F8AFC
3 nice IOTA's confirmed today:
VY0A from Fox island, NA186 (CQ zone 4) on 20m
VX8X from Ellice island, NA192 (CQ zone 2) on 20m
ZA0/I8LWL from Sazan island (EU169), new IOTA and new DXCC on 80m !
QSL cards are VERY nice !!!!!!!
Thanks
Ronan, F8AFC
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Lundi 13 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Today, I received TI7KK (NA191 IOTA ref) for our 40m QSO's, incl full power AND QRP QSO. Tnx for new IOTA and QRP DXCC !
I also got KG4CN on 20/17m QSO, incl 1 QRP QSO on 20m, this is also a new one on 17m !
Thanks to both of you,
Ronan, F8AFC
Today, I received TI7KK (NA191 IOTA ref) for our 40m QSO's, incl full power AND QRP QSO. Tnx for new IOTA and QRP DXCC !
I also got KG4CN on 20/17m QSO, incl 1 QRP QSO on 20m, this is also a new one on 17m !
Thanks to both of you,
Ronan, F8AFC
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Dimanche 12 juillet 2009
Hi all,
A few minutes during the IARU contest to tell that I received yesterday 2 nice QSL's:
5V7PM on 17/15/12/10m (new one on 17/12/10m !!!!!!!)
JD1BIE from Ogasawara isl (Iwoto, IOTA AS030), all Time New one Confirmed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to both of you,
Ronan, F8AFC
A few minutes during the IARU contest to tell that I received yesterday 2 nice QSL's:
5V7PM on 17/15/12/10m (new one on 17/12/10m !!!!!!!)
JD1BIE from Ogasawara isl (Iwoto, IOTA AS030), all Time New one Confirmed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to both of you,
Ronan, F8AFC
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Vendredi 10 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Today, I completed Creta isl on all bands thanks to Mike, SV9CVY (I already got SV9 on 80/20m with SV9GPV).
I remember having chasing him on 12m during 1 week, which was my last band missing, and I coudl get through finally (at the very beginning of Sporadic E season !)
A new one confirmed on all bands, tnx Mike !!!!!!!!
Ronan, F8AFC
Today, I completed Creta isl on all bands thanks to Mike, SV9CVY (I already got SV9 on 80/20m with SV9GPV).
I remember having chasing him on 12m during 1 week, which was my last band missing, and I coudl get through finally (at the very beginning of Sporadic E season !)
A new one confirmed on all bands, tnx Mike !!!!!!!!
Ronan, F8AFC
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Jeudi 9 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Nice opening yesterday evening on 20m (maybe thanks to the good SSN number we have for the last couple of days..)
I coumd get Ken, ZL3OZ, on the long path at around 21:30GMT, from OC134. Really before the pile-up. We had a nice QSO (he was peaking S7 here !) around antennas, conditiosn were defeinitely good.
I also got a few minutes before ZX8A on IOTA SA016 (I got Orlando on IOTA SA041 the day before), thnaks for the 2 new IOTA's Orlando !!!!!
As a bonus, I also QSO'd with "Booming" Joe, KP2/AA1BU on 15m. A real 5/9 report, at the very first call, at 21:45GMT, he was the ONLY signal on the band. I really look for him on 10m, my last band for KP2 !!!!!!
Good DX to all
Ronan, F8AFC
Nice opening yesterday evening on 20m (maybe thanks to the good SSN number we have for the last couple of days..)
I coumd get Ken, ZL3OZ, on the long path at around 21:30GMT, from OC134. Really before the pile-up. We had a nice QSO (he was peaking S7 here !) around antennas, conditiosn were defeinitely good.
I also got a few minutes before ZX8A on IOTA SA016 (I got Orlando on IOTA SA041 the day before), thnaks for the 2 new IOTA's Orlando !!!!!
As a bonus, I also QSO'd with "Booming" Joe, KP2/AA1BU on 15m. A real 5/9 report, at the very first call, at 21:45GMT, he was the ONLY signal on the band. I really look for him on 10m, my last band for KP2 !!!!!!
Good DX to all
Ronan, F8AFC
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Lundi 6 juillet 2009
Hi all,
Summer propagation is a good manner to fullfill one's DXCC with close-countries.
This was the case for me with EA9IB on 15m (QSO's also on 12 and 6m, I'll send Pedro my direct QSL to finalize EA9 on all bands !)
I also got Jouko, OH3GBS, on 12m, my very last (and longly expected) band for Finland.
Thanks to both of you !
Ronan, F8AFC
Summer propagation is a good manner to fullfill one's DXCC with close-countries.
This was the case for me with EA9IB on 15m (QSO's also on 12 and 6m, I'll send Pedro my direct QSL to finalize EA9 on all bands !)
I also got Jouko, OH3GBS, on 12m, my very last (and longly expected) band for Finland.
Thanks to both of you !
Ronan, F8AFC
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Samedi 4 juillet 2009
Hi all,
A long expected QSL has arrived today: S04R (S zero 4 R), from Western Sahara.
I received in fact 3 QSL cards
2 for "full power" QSO's on ALL bands from 80 up to 10m, incl WARC (80/40/20/17/15/12/10m)
1 for our 3 QRP QSO's on 12/15/20m.
I was missing Western Sahara on 10/80m, now this is done. And this is also a new one in QRP 5W !
MANY THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ronan, F8AFC
A long expected QSL has arrived today: S04R (S zero 4 R), from Western Sahara.
I received in fact 3 QSL cards
2 for "full power" QSO's on ALL bands from 80 up to 10m, incl WARC (80/40/20/17/15/12/10m)
1 for our 3 QRP QSO's on 12/15/20m.
I was missing Western Sahara on 10/80m, now this is done. And this is also a new one in QRP 5W !
MANY THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ronan, F8AFC
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A few words about me...
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Born in 1975 in Brittany, NW France, where I still live. Ham since 1999.
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Graduated PhD Electronics & radio-com systems (1998), I've early and luckely been influenced by my SK dad (F5CKM).
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Now working in consumer electronics market ( mobile phone) and episodically travelling abroad (VU/BV/BY/HL/K, etc...).
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Married and happy father of 3 kids, I still find spare time to be on the air, experimenting few things, homebrewing some small things.to continuously improve the station (Tnx to my lovely XYL's comprehension !)
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Kind on DX'ing, IOTA's, I'm also chasing WAZ and WAS.. and I'm active from 80 up to 6m.
Equipment:
- FT-920 Yaesu fitted with all filters (1.8 / 2.1 KHz IF for SSB) & TS-450SAT as back-up
- HexBeam antenna for 20/17/15/125/10 & 6m (6m with FT-920 ATU) , 10m AGL.
- HF2V for 80/40m with 48 buried radials of 10m plus 4 grounds rods of 1.5m (4.5 feet)
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- Ameritron AL811H (4 * 811a, running at 500W PEP max, no need to push it at max 800W PEP !))
- Testing RX antennas for the low bands (even if living in a small 40 * 30m city lot......)
C U on the air
Ronan, F8AFC
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