Guess what, 2 new ones for me and my QRP conditions

JW8DW from Svalbard isl (during a pile-up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DP0GVN Mirko, Antarctica (after the pile-up)
KP4DKE on 20m
HB9TNW (My first HB9 on QRP, also Hexbeam user !)

As for now, I've got 131 DXCC/QRP....

The antenna will definitely be the best amplifier of the world !

Ronan

Picture of Mirko:, DP0GVN !

Nothing exceptional, but new ones one some bands today in the mail.
7X4AN QSL for 10m QSO, and 5n6EAM on 15m QSO (both are new ones on each bands.
Thanks to both of you !

Ronan

Yesterday evening, I coninued enjoying excellent conditions on 20m and decided to call /QRP with 5W PEP.
Well, my first one was Wally, R1AND, from Antarctica !!!!!!!!!!!! A new one for my DXCC QRP !
Then a few US stations (again Dick, WN3R, who was really booming here, and K5SIV from Austin, TX.

Reports difference bewteen 5 and 100W PEP was not that big, maybe due to the fact those some QSB was already there. I should try again this evening,  a little bit earlier (the band was starting to close already yestersay, earlier than the day before)...So if you hear me calling on 14.222MHz (+/- QRM), don't hesitate !!!!!!!

Best time for me to try QRP is at about 20:00-20:30z. Band is still well open in my area (West Europe), whereas conditions are already decreasing everywhere else in Europe.

This good opening lasts roughly a good hour before the conditions start to change, making therefore QRP very difficult!!!!!

Anyway, I had a great fun again !

Ronan

"DAGOE" stands for "Dutch Amateurs Going On Expedition". The club members Arie Kleingeld,PA3A (EL2AK), Ad van Ginneken,PA8AD (EL2AG), Arie Noordzij,PA3AN (EL2AN), and Henk van Oosterhout, PA3AWW (EL2AO), are planning a major activity from Liberia from Oct 3-24. The operation on 80m/160m shall start on Oct 7 at latest. Due to the high demand they decided to work in RTTY as well.

Liberia's infrastructure was totally destroyed during the civil war (1989-2003) and shall be supported with this DXpedition financially. You may request your QSLs with a donation after the DXpedition at: http://www.liberia2007.com/qslpolicy.php
The DAGOE members have three main goals:

• Activate Liberia in a major style operation
• The charity project with a call for donations
• Supporting the "Liberia Radio Amateur Association" (LRAA) with equipment 

The DXpedition will use two radios with amp's having the aim to log at least 25000 QSOs mainly in CW and SSB. Following antennas will be used:
160m/80m: vertical (80 radials)
40m: vertical (30 radials)
WARC: triband vertical
20/15/10m: 2ele tribander and a 3ele tribander.

QSL cards may be requested online at the address printed above. This applies only to direct QSLs and a donation for the charity project is mandatory for that. If you send your QSLs direct you should enclose at least 2 US$ and send them to PA3AWW, Meelbeshof 8, 3355 BD Papendrecht, Netherlands. If you prefe QSLs via bureau please send them also via PA3AWW. There will be no eQSLs

Coming soon on the air, and geographically close to PZ (see tohers DX news) : Guyana !

Starting the 30th of September and until the 13th of October we will be on the air  on the usual frequencies in SSB, CW and RTTY as 8R1XR and 8R1XT from Georgetown. QSL via homecalls.

73, DK6XR and DK8XT