Hi all,

What an evening, while waiting for some propagation/activity from JD1/o on 40m, I did a bit of 80m and heard DU1IST on 3.512 MHz. Few guys were calling simplex, which was clearly covering him. Then, heard the hord 1 Kc up and in the clear, DU1IST was nicely readable.

But the hord followed and everything kept calling +1KHz creating a typical "European Low-band zoo". I quickly decided to call a bit higher, on +1.4Kc, and DU1IST replied to me after 3 calls !!!!!

Lucky shot, because after spotting "TU, wkd 1.4 up", I could hear the entire +1 - +2.5 Kc range totally covered by endless callers.

I didn't get those JD1/o on 40m, but was extremely happy with this DU1 QSO on 80m (I QSO'd with him on 80/40/30m !)

This is, in a month time, my 3rd QSO with Zone 27 which I've never heard in the past on 80m !!!!!! T8CC, JD1BLY and DU1IST. I miss KH0/KH2 there, but those are quite active and should be OK to be logged at rather short term.

In addition, I received this morning HH2/PY1ZV QSL for our 10 and 40m QSO ! 2 new bands for Haïti. I miss HH2 now on 15 and 80m, let's see what HH2/HB9AMO will bring us, HI !

73

Ronan

December, 28th

Well, that was as unexpected as you could imagine but from my small city lot, I could get my 2nd station from zone 27 on 80m with JD1BLY in the log on 80m CW !!!!!! This is my 2nd new band for Ogasawara this year thanks to CW (1st one being 10m LP !!!!)

Quite weak here, but good one !!!!!! New one of course on 80m, I'll look for them on either 40m or 12m (or both, HI) to finalize JD1/o on all bands,

73

Ronan, F8AFC

Hi all,

Well, very nice morning today with JD1BLY Makoto from Ogasawara in the log on 10/15m CW (LP QSO's). I missed him on 12m, in LP, there was too much QSB....But I hope that from the end of the expedition (2nd of Jan), I'll be lucky enough to get him on 12m (and 40 ?).

I also received XW3DT QSL for our 40m CW QSO, new one confirmed on 40m !

Tnbx both for QSO/QSL, and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU/YOURS !!!!!!!!!!!!

Ronan, F8AFC

All is in the title.

I remember T6JC QSO very well ! Conditiosn were tough, but that was my 1st DX in CW on 40m :-)

I also got the good surprise to QSO with EA1CYK/p from a Spanish Antarctica base, on South Shetlands islands, for a new one on 10m.

Apart from that, I'm having fun during my holidays in chasing E44PM, but nothing really difficult from here.

Chris, ZK2V, as terminated his wonderful operation from Niue, I still need Niue isl on 40m, but that will be (hopefully) for ZK2AC expedition beg onf next year, HI !

73

Ronan

Hi all,

I discovered yesterday evening that I could "tune" from my FT-920 the vertical antenna on 30m. OK, I only output 30-40W, but this could be enough to be a bit QRV on 30m band !

I then tried to answer CQ calls from 5N7M (he was 539), but he didn't hear me. Few mintues after, I heard 8J1RL CQ'ing, 579 here, so I tried my chance and went through: That was my 1st ever QSO on 30m.

Of course, with this power, I can not expect too much, above all within pile-ups. But being opportunist, this is a new band to be monitored !!!!!

This makes me say I need to install something more adequate on that band. Either a parallel radiator to the vertical (7.5m high roughly, but I fear about interactions with 80/40 settings), or something like a inverted-V dipole located below the HexBeam (it wouldn't be that high, about 6-7m high...).

We will see, but for the moment, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tonight : Forecast said wind will be blowing above 100km/h....aouch!

See you on 30m !

Ronan

Hi all,

nice trio arrived today in the mail:

VK0KEV (Macquarie isl !) on 17m...2nd band confirmed after 20m

ZL1BYZ, John, on 10cw and 12m CW+SSB : Now I have zone 32 confirmed on ALL bands (tnx John !!!!)

VE7SV on 40/10m CW, also new zone (z3) now confirmed on 10m !

Tnx guys for QSL'ing !!!!!!!!!!!!

Ronan